So, yeah, I’ve reviewed a few shows over the years.
IRON MAIDEN at Rogers Arena, Sept. 3, 2019
SONNY LANDRETH at the Rio Theatre, Aug. 24, 2019
BAND OF FRIENDS at the Fox Cabaret, Dec. 18, 2018
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS at the Imperial, Feb. 2, 2018
ROGER WATERS at Rogers Arena, Oct. 28, 2017
GUNS N’ ROSES at BC Place Stadium, Sept. 1, 2017
THE AGE OF ELECTRIC at the Commodore Ballroom, April 30, 2016
GENERATION AXE at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, April 6, 2016
ULI JON ROTH’S ULTIMATE GUITAR EXPERIENCE at Venue on March 19, 2016
BLACK SABBATH at Rogers Arena, March 7, 2016
JUDAS PRIEST at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Oct. 28, 2015
NEIL YOUNG + PROMISE OF THE REAL at Rogers Arena, Oct. 5, 2015
FOO FIGHTERS at Rogers Arena, Sept. 11, 2015
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Aug. 30, 2015
RUSH at Rogers Arena, July 17, 2015
JOURNEY at Rogers Arena, July 11, 2015
DAVE ALVIN AND PHIL ALVIN at the Electric Owl, June 30, 2015
WHITESNAKE at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, May 31, 2015
TOMMY EMMANUEL at the Vogue Theatre, May 16, 2015
U2 at Rogers Arena, May 14, 2015
DEF LEPPARD at Rogers Arena, April 18, 2015
FLEETWOOD MAC at Rogers Arena, April 4, 2015
LYNYRD SKYNYRD at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, March 20, 2015
SAVOY BROWN at the Electric Owl, March 19, 2015
BOB SEGER at Rogers Arena, March 7, 2015
BILLY IDOL at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Feb. 12, 2015
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at Rogers Arena, Feb. 6, 2015
STEVE HACKETT at the Vogue Theatre, Dec. 11, 2014
MOTLEY CRUE and ALICE COOPER at Rogers Arena, Nov. 21, 2014
ELTON JOHN at Rogers Arena, Sept. 13, 2014
SLASH at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Aug. 15, 2014
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS at Rogers Arena, Aug. 14, 2014
ROD STEWART and SANTANA at Rogers Arena, Aug. 2, 2014
RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, July 15, 2014
QUEEN + Adam Lambert at Rogers Arena, June 28, 2014
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS at the Vogue Theatre, April 22, 2014
THE STEVE MILLER BAND at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, April 12, 2014
PAUL SIMON & STING at Rogers Arena, Feb. 20, 2014
THE NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS at the Rio Theatre, Jan. 24, 2014
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND at the Vogue Theatre, Nov. 1, 2013
GOV’T MULE at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 25, 2013
JOE SATRIANI at the Vogue Theatre, Oct. 19, 2013
THE EAGLES at Rogers Arena, Sept. 5, 2013
BLACK SABBATH at Rogers Arena, Aug. 22, 2013
FLEETWOOD MAC at Rogers Arena, April 19, 2013
BOB SEGER at Rogers Arena, March 27, 2013
WISHBONE ASH at Venue, March 19, 2013
SOUNDGARDEN at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Feb. 10, 2013
PAUL McCARTNEY at B.C. Place Stadium, Nov. 25, 2012
BUDDY GUY & JONNY LANG at Red Robinson Show Theatre, Sept. 28, 2012
JOE WALSH at Red Robinson Show Theatre, Sept. 7, 2012
METALLICA at Rogers Arena, Aug. 24, 2012
STEVE EARLE at Red Robinson Show Theatre, June 8, 2012
CHICKENFOOT at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, June 5, 2012
ROGER WATERS at B.C. Place, May 26, 2012
GEORGE THOROGOOD at Red Robinson Show Theatre, May 19, 2012
VAN HALEN at Rogers Arena, May 7, 2012
THE DARKNESS at the Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 24, 2012
JUDAS PRIEST at Rogers Arena, Oct. 30, 2011
JEFF BECK at the Centre in Vancouver, Oct. 27, 2011
SOUNDGARDEN at Rogers Arena, July 29, 2011
RUSH at Rogers Arena, June 30, 2011
ROD STEWART at Rogers Arena, April 22, 2011
ROBERT PLANT at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, April 17, 2011
MOTORHEAD at the Vogue Theatre, Feb. 7, 2011
ROGER WATERS at Rogers Arena, Dec. 10, 2010
OZZY OSBOURNE at Rogers Arena, Nov. 14, 2010
AEROSMITH at Rogers Arena, Sept. 16, 2010
IRON MAIDEN at GM Place, June 24, 2010
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS at GM Place, June 8, 2010
THE EAGLES at GM Place, May 9, 2010
ROB ZOMBIE & ALICE COOPER at the Pacific Coliseum, May 1, 2010
THE TRAILER PARK BOYS at River Rock Show Theatre, Jan. 29, 2010
KISS at GM Place, Nov. 14, 2009
ROGER DALTREY at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 10, 2009
THE JONAS BROTHERS at GM Place, June 29, 2009
JOHN FOGERTY at GM Place, June 7, 2009
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY at the Commodore Ballroom, March 15, 2009
SONNY LANDRETH at the Yale Hotel, Feb. 19, 2009
RANDY BACHMAN at the Commodore Ballroom, Jan. 23, 2009
AC/DC at GM Place, Nov. 28, 2008
JOHN HIATT at the Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 18, 2008
SHERYL CROW at GM Place, Oct. 4, 2008
ALICE COOPER at the Centre in Vancouver, Sept. 18, 2008
CARLOS SANTANA at GM Place, Sept. 7, 2008
STEVIE WONDER at GM Place, July 12, 2008
IRON MAIDEN at the Pacific Coliseum, June 3, 2008
RUSH at GM Place, May 29, 2008
VAN HALEN at GM Place, Dec. 5, 2007
OZZY OSBOURNE & ROB ZOMBIE at GM Place, Oct. 20, 2007
ZZ TOP, THE PRETENDERS & THE STRAY CATS at GM Place, Aug. 23, 2007
ROGER WATERS at GM Place, June 21, 2007
THE POLICE at GM Place, May 28, 2007
ERIC CLAPTON at GM Place, March 23, 2007
HEAVEN AND HELL at the Pacific Coliseum, March 11, 2007
AEROSMITH & MOTLEY CRUE at GM Place, Dec. 13, 2006
THE ROLLING STONES at BC Place, Nov. 25, 2006
JAMES BLUNT at GM Place, Nov. 5, 2006
QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS at the Pacific Coliseum, April 13, 2006
JUDAS PRIEST at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 23, 2005
JOHN FOGERTY & JOHN MELLENCAMP at GM Place, Aug. 23, 2005
STEVE VAI at the Commodore Ballroom, April 23, 2005
VELVET REVOLVER at the Pacific Coliseum, March 31, 2005
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at GM Place, Nov. 14, 2004
VAN HALEN at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 23, 2004
HILARY DUFF at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 10, 2004
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Feb. 19, 2004
DAVID BOWIE at GM Place, Jan. 24, 2004
THE WALLFLOWERS at the Commodore Ballroom, Jan. 17, 2003
NICKELBACK at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 25, 2002
BUDDY GUY at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 27, 2002
THE EAGLES at GM Place, June 12, 2002
THE WORD at the Commodore Ballroom, Jan. 19, 2002
AC/DC at GM Place, April 22, 2001
U2 at GM Place, April 13, 2001
JEFF BECK at the Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 17, 2001
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at GM Place, Nov. 15, 2000
SANTANA at GM Place, Oct. 26, 2000
STEVE EARLE at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 11, 2000
STING at GM Place, July 28, 2000
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS & FOO FIGHTERS at GM Place, May 28, 2000
TINA TURNER at GM Place, May 13, 2000
THE PRETENDERS at the Orpheum Theatre, Feb. 19, 2000
JEFF BECK at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Sept. 18, 1999
ALICE COOPER at the Orpheum Theatre, Sept. 11, 1999
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS at GM Place, Sept. 2, 1999
THE GOO GOO DOLLS at GM Place, July 24, 1999
JOHN MELLENCAMP at GM Place, May 15, 1999
MOTLEY CRUE at GM Place, March 28, 1999
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at GM Place, March 11, 1999
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD at the Vogue Theatre, Jan. 10, 1999
B.B. KING BLUES FESTIVAL at GM Place, Aug. 7, 1998
YES at GM Place, July 17, 1998
AEROSMITH at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 25, 1997
INXS at the Rage, Aug. 31, 1997
LYNYRD SKYNYRD at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 28, 1997
JOHN FOGERTY at the Orpheum Theatre, Aug. 22, 1997
LINK WRAY at the Starfish Room, July 4, 1997
ZZ TOP at GM Place, June 1, 1997
RUSH at GM Place, May 16, 1997
SCREAMING TREES at the Rage, March 16, 1997
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH at GM Place, Nov. 22, 1996
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at the Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 8, 1996
THE WHO at GM Place, Oct. 16, 1996
GRANVILLE ISLAND BLUES FESTIVAL at Granville Island, Sept. 21, 1996
THE SEX PISTOLS at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 31, 1996; and KISS at GM Place, Sept. 2, 1996
OZZY OSBOURNE at GM Place, July 29, 1996
FOXFEST at the Plaza of Nations, July 19, 1996
ALICE COOPER and THE SCORPIONS at the Pacific Coliseum, July 7, 1996
OZZY OSBOURNE at GM Place, June 6, 1996
CRACKER at the Commodore Ballroom, April 5, 1996
EVERCLEAR at the Commodore Ballroom, March 30, 1996
TOM COCHRANE at the Commodore Ballroom, March 22, 1996
AC/DC at GM Place, Feb. 9, 1996
BLUES TRAVELER at the Commodore Ballroom, Dec. 2, 1995
DEF LEPPARD at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 23, 1995
BROTHER CANE at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 20, 1995
COLLECTIVE SOUL at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 14, 1995
JUNKHOUSE at the Town Pump, Sept. 8, 1995
ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION at Thunderbird Stadium, July 13, 1995
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at the Railway Club, July 12, 1995
LITTLE JIMMY KING at the Commodore Ballroom, June 30, 1995
TOM PETTY at the Pacific Coliseum, May 6, 1995
EXTREME at the Commodore Ballroom, April 10, 1995
THE EAGLES at the Pacific Coliseum, March 27, 1995
THE ROLLING STONES at B.C. Place Stadium, Dec. 17, 1994
AEROSMITH at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 24, 1994
THE PAYOLA$ at the Town Pump, Oct. 13, 1994
JIMMIE VAUGHAN at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 7, 1994
METALLICA at Thunderbird Stadium, July 17, 1994
PINK FLOYD at B.C. Place Stadium, June 25, 1994
ROBERT CRAY and TAJ MAHAL at the Commodore Ballroom, Jan. 21, 1994
BLIND MELON at the Commodore Ballroom, Dec. 20, 1993
BON JOVI at the Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 28, 1993
WISHBONE ASH, URIAH HEEP, BLUE OYSTER CULT & NAZARETH at the Commodore, Nov. 6, 1993
BLIND MELON at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 31, 1993
RICK DERRINGER at the Lunatic Fringe, Oct. 8, 1993
STEVE VAI at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 29, 1993
BRUCE HORNSBY at the Vogue Theatre, Sept. 23, 1993 (the day I met my wife!)
WILD ‘T’ AND THE SPIRIT at the Town Pump, Aug. 26, 1993
BOB DYLAN and CARLOS SANTANA at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 22, 1993
AEROSMITH at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 14, 1993
ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION at Seabird Island, July 17, 1993
FOXFEST 1993 at Seabird Island, July 3, 1993
TINA TURNER at the Pacific Coliseum, June 10, 1993
PAUL RODGERS at the Commodore Ballroom, May 14, 1993
BLUES TRAVELER at the Commodore Ballroom, May 13, 1993
GUNS N’ ROSES at B.C. Place Stadium, March 30, 1993
KEITH RICHARDS & THE X-PENSIVE WINOS at the Orpheum Theatre, Jan. 19, 1993
ALICE IN CHAINS at the 86 Street Music Hall, Dec. 18, 1992
THE BLACK CROWES at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Oct. 28, 1992
DEF LEPPARD at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 3, 1992
BLUE RODEO at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 2, 1992
JEFF HEALEY, ROBERT CRAY & COLIN JAMES at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 3, 1992
GREAT CANADIAN PARTY at Thunderbird Stadium, July 1, 1992
ROBERT GORDON and CHRIS SPEDDING at the Town Pump, May 30, 1992
METALLICA at the Pacific Coliseum, May 23, 1992
DIRE STRAITS at the Pacific Coliseum, March 31, 1992
JOHN MELLENCAMP at the Pacific Coliseum, Feb. 26, 1992
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS at the PNE Forum, Feb. 3, 1992
LENNY KRAVITZ & THE CULT at the Pacific Coliseum, Jan. 11, 1992
JETHRO TULL at the Orpheum Theatre, Dec. 10, 1991
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS at the Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 18, 1991
VAN HALEN at B.C. Place Stadium, Nov. 13, 1991
TOM COCHRANE at the Orpheum Theatre, Nov. 4, 1991
GEORGE MICHAEL at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 17, 1991
ROCKHEAD at the Rock Cellar, Oct. 5, 1991
PEARL JAM at the Town Pump, Sept. 26, 1991
DAVID GOGO & THE PERSUADERS at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 13, 1991
CROWDED HOUSE at the Orpheum Theatre, Sept. 1, 1991
DON HENLEY at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 16, 1991
THE PALADINS at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 9, 1991
13 ENGINES at the Town Pump, Aug. 7, 1991
MARSHALL CRENSHAW at 86 Street Music Hall, July 20, 1991
THE TRAGICALLY HIP at the Commodore Ballroom, July 16, 1991
THE REPLACEMENTS at 86 Street Music Hall, June 28, 1991
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS at the Pacific Coliseum, June 7, 1991
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE at the Pacific Coliseum, April 17, 1991
DAMN YANKEES and BAD COMPANY at the Pacific Coliseum, March 15, 1991
TAD at the Town Pump, March 9, 1991
POISON at the Pacific Coliseum, Jan. 19, 1991
AC/DC at the Pacific Coliseum, Jan. 11 and 12, 1991
D.O.A. at the Commodore Ballroom, Dec. 1, 1990
THE BEAT FARMERS at the Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 23, 1990
DANZIG at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 8, 1990
ZZ TOP and COLIN JAMES at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 2, 1990
ROBERT PLANT and THE BLACK CROWES at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 21, 1990
SAVATAGE at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 31, 1990
THE LONDON QUIREBOYS at 86 Street Music Hall, Aug. 11, 1990
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN and JOE COCKER at the Pacific Coliseum, July 22, 1990
SCATTERBRAIN at Club Soda, July 9, 1990
MOTLEY CRUE at the Pacific Coliseum, June 9, 1990
THE CRAMPS at the Commodore Ballroom, April 12, 1990
AEROSMITH at the Pacific Coliseum, March 17, 1990
ALICE COOPER at the Pacific Coliseum, Jan. 18, 1990
THE B-52s at the Orpheum Theatre, Jan. 17, 1990
BABYLON A.D. at the Metro, November, 1989
THE ROLLING STONES at B.C. Place Stadium, Nov. 1, 1989
JOHNNY WINTER at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 1, 1989
MEAT LOAF at 86 Street Music Hall, Aug. 31, 1989
KING SWAMP at 86 Street Music Hall, July 21, 1989
ROD STEWART at B.C. Place Stadium, July 16, 1989
METALLICA at the Pacific Coliseum, May 31, 1989
BREIT BROS. at the Town Pump, May 25, 1989
THE ROMANTICS at the Commodore Ballroom, May 20, 1989
BON JOVI at B.C. Place Stadium, May 11, 1989
THE DICKEY BETTS BAND at 86 St. Music Hall, April 2, 1989
TOM COCHRANE AND RED RIDER at the Orpheum Theatre, March 2, 1989
CHEAP TRICK and EDDIE MONEY at the Pacific Coliseum, Feb. 24, 1989
JOHN MAYALL at the Town Pump, Jan. 14, 1989
COLIN JAMES at the Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 11, 1988
THE GEORGIA SATELLITES at the Commodore Ballroom, July 28, 1988
MONSTERS OF ROCK at the Seattle Kingdome, July 27, 1988
JEFF HEALEY at the Yale Hotel and Town Pump, July 2, 1988
DEF LEPPARD at the Pacific Coliseum, June 23, 1988
AC/DC at B.C. Place Stadium, June 13, 1988
IRON MAIDEN with GUNS N’ ROSES at the Pacific Coliseum, May 30, 1988
INXS at the Pacific Coliseum, May 27, 1988
EDGAR WINTER and LEON RUSSELL at the 86 Street Music Hall, May 25, 1988
DAVID LEE ROTH at the Pacific Coliseum, May 21, 1988
MIDNIGHT OIL at the Orpheum Theatre, April 22, 1988
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP at the Pacific Coliseum, March 19, 1988
KISS at the Pacific Coliseum, March 11, 1988
THE ALARM at 86 Street Music Hall, March 9, 1988
HOT TUNA at the Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 25, 1988
THE RAINMAKERS at 86 Street Music Hall, Jan. 25, 1988
AEROSMITH at the Pacific Coliseum, Jan. 20, 1988
PSEUDO ECHO at the 86 Street Music Hall, Dec. 11, 1987
PINK FLOYD at B.C. Place Stadium, Dec. 10, 1987
THE OUTLAWS and FOGHAT at the Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 27, 1987
STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES at 86 Street Music Hall, Nov. 19, 1987
THE BEAT FARMERS at 86 Street Music Hall, Nov. 10, 1987
JOHN MAYALL’S BLUESBREAKERS at 86 Street Music Hall, Oct. 29, 1987
WHITESNAKE and MOTLEY CRUE at the Pacific Coliseum, Oct. 16, 1987
NAZARETH at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 20, 1987
JOHNNY WINTER at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 18, 1987
HEART at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 28, 1987
DAVID BOWIE at B.C. Place Stadium, Aug. 15, 1987
ALVIN LEE at Expo Theatre, Aug. 8, 1987
THE CURE at Expo Theatre, July 9, 1987
BON JOVI at B.C. Place Stadium, July 2, 1987
BILLY IDOL at the Pacific Coliseum, May 16, 1987
CFOX 20th BIRTHDAY BASH at the Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 12, 1987
NRBQ at the Commodore Ballroom, January 29, 1987
VAN HALEN at B.C. Place Stadium, Oct. 23, 1986
GEORGE BENSON at the Expo Theatre, Sept. 6, 1986
GEORGE THOROGOOD at the Expo Theatre, Sept. 1, 1986
KIM MITCHELL at the Expo Theatre, Aug. 25, 1986
EURYTHMICS at the Expo Theatre, July 28, 1986
THE EVERLY BROTHERS at the Expo Theatre, July 13, 1986
LOVERBOY at the Expo Theatre, June 30, 1986
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP at the Pacific Coliseum, April 16, 1986
ROY BUCHANAN at the Town Pump, Feb. 10, 1986
DIO at the Pacific Coliseum, Dec. 28, 1985
ZZ TOP at the Pacific Coliseum, Dec. 16, 1985
MOTLEY CRUE at the Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 12, 1985
TINA TURNER at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 28, 1985
DIRE STRAITS at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 23, 1985
BUDDY GUY & JUNIOR WELLS at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 20, 1985
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 29, 1985
ERIC CLAPTON at the Pacific Coliseum, July 26, 1985
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD at UBC War Memorial Gym, June 22, 1985
ROBERT PLANT at the Pacific Coliseum, June 10, 1985
NRBQ at Club Soda, June 6, 1985
EDDIE MURPHY at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 11, 1985
HEAVY METAL ROCKARAMA at the New York Theatre, April 26, 1985
THE JACKSONS at B.C. Place Stadium, Nov. 16, 1984
BURTON CUMMINGS at the Commodore Ballroom, August, 1982
BLUE OYSTER CULT & ALDO NOVA at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 22, 1982
THE GO-GO’s at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 21, 1982
THE STRAY CATS at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 13, 1982
YOUTH EXPLOSION #3 at the West End Community Centre, June 12, 1982
OZZY OSBOURNE at the Pacific Coliseum, June 10, 1982