Shows

Every concert and festival I have been to since 2016, kept as a list since the first one. Forty-four shows in fifteen states and one province, and a chart with a hole in it where 2020 should be.

44shows attended

15states, plus British Columbia

11years, 2016 to 2026

5^xElectric Forest and Lost Lands each

Where the music has taken me

Every state I have seen a show in, plus British Columbia. Drawn from public-domain boundary data, no map service involved.

Iowa7
Illinois5
Michigan5
Ohio5
Minnesota4
Florida3
Texas3
Kansas2
Missouri2
Utah2
Alabama1
Arkansas1
California1
Nevada1
Washington1
British Columbia1

Stronger green means more shows. Alaska and Hawaii are not on the map. I have not seen a show in either, yet.

Shows by year

Three a year to start, then a jump once festivals took over.

No shows in 2020.

The regulars

The ones I keep going back to.

5xElectric Forest2017, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
5xLost Lands2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
4x515 Alive2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
3xLollapalooza2019, 2021, 2022
2xAustin City Limits2021, 2022
2xDancefestopia2024, 2025

First and latest

First showBen Rector, March 5, 2016Uptown Theater, Kansas City, Missouri
Latest showLost Lands, September 18 to 20, 2026Legend Valley, Thornville, Ohio
FarthestShambhala Music Festival, July 2026Salmo River Ranch, British Columbia, Canada

All 44 shows

Numbered in the order I went, oldest first. Festivals are wristbands, concerts are ticket stubs. Filter by year or by kind.

Kind

Year

Order

Showing 44 of 44

Admit one · concert

Ben Rector

March 5, 2016MO

Uptown Theater, Kansas City, Missouri

515 Alive

July 22 to 23, 2016IA

Des Moines, Iowa

Festival wristband

Admit one · concert

Volbeat / Killswitch Engage / Black Wizard

August 23, 2016IA

Seven Flags Event Center, Clive, Iowa

Admit one · concert

Falling In Reverse / Issues / Motionless in White / Dangerkids / Dead Girls Academy

February 3, 2017MO

The Pageant, St. Louis, Missouri

Admit one · concert

Panic! At The Disco

March 14, 2017IA

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

Admit one · concert

NF

April 3, 2017UT

Club Sound, Salt Lake City, Utah

Admit one · concert

The Chainsmokers

April 30, 2017IA

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

Electric Forest

June 29 to July 2, 2017MI

Rothbury, Michigan

Festival wristband

Warped Tour

July 22, 2017IL

Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Illinois

Festival wristband

515 Alive

August 18 to 19, 2017IA

Des Moines, Iowa

Festival wristband

515 Alive

August 17 to 18, 2018IA

Des Moines, Iowa

Festival wristband

Lollapalooza

August 3, 2019IL

Chicago, Illinois

Festival wristband

515 Alive

August 16 to 17, 2019IA

Des Moines, Iowa

Festival wristband

Admit one · concert

Rezz

October 31, 2019MN

The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lollapalooza

July 29 to August 1, 2021IL

Chicago, Illinois

Festival wristband

Admit one · concert

Alec Benjamin

September 24, 2021MN

Fillmore Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Austin City Limits Music Festival

October 8 to 10, 2021TX

Austin, Texas

Festival wristband

Admit one · concert

Jack Harlow

November 13, 2021MN

The Fillmore Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Admit one · concert

Zeds Dead

December 18, 2021IL

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois

Hangout Fest

May 20 to 22, 2022AL

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Festival wristband

Sunset Music Festival

May 28, 2022FL

Tampa, Florida

Festival wristband

Admit one · concert

Excision

June 11, 2022CA

Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Electric Forest

June 23 to 26, 2022MI

Rothbury, Michigan

Festival wristband

Lollapalooza

July 28 to 31, 2022IL

Chicago, Illinois

Festival wristband

Lost Lands

September 23 to 25, 2022OH

Legend Valley, Thornville, Ohio

Festival wristband

Austin City Limits Music Festival

October 7 to 9, 2022TX

Austin, Texas

Festival wristband

EDC Orlando

November 11 to 13, 2022FL

Orlando, Florida

Festival wristband

Electric Forest

June 22 to 25, 2023MI

Rothbury, Michigan

Festival wristband

Lost Lands

September 22 to 24, 2023OH

Legend Valley, Thornville, Ohio

Festival wristband

EDC Las Vegas

May 17 to 19, 2024NV

Las Vegas, Nevada

Festival wristband

Dancefestopia

September 5 to 8, 2024KS

Wildwood Outdoor Education Center, La Cygne, Kansas

Festival wristband

Lost Lands

September 20 to 22, 2024OH

Legend Valley, Thornville, Ohio

Festival wristband

Excision Presents: The Thunderdome

February 7 to 9, 2025WA

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington

Festival wristband

Admit one · concert

Daily Bread

March 26, 2025UT

Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah

Forbidden Kingdom Music Festival

May 30 to 31, 2025FL

Orlando, Florida

Festival wristband

Electric Forest

June 19 to 22, 2025MI

Rothbury, Michigan

Festival wristband

Dancefestopia

September 1 to 7, 2025KS

Wildwood Outdoor Education Center, La Cygne, Kansas

Festival wristband

Lost Lands

September 19 to 21, 2025OH

Legend Valley, Thornville, Ohio

Festival wristband

WAKAAN Music Festival

October 2 to 4, 2025AR

Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, Arkansas

Festival wristband

Wicked Oaks Festival

October 25 to 26, 2025TX

Carson Creek Ranch, Austin, Texas

Festival wristband

Infrasound

May 14 to 17, 2026MN

Harmony Park Music Garden, Clarks Grove, Minnesota

Festival wristband

Electric Forest

June 25 to 28, 2026MI

Rothbury, Michigan

Festival wristband

Shambhala Music Festival

July 24 to 27, 2026BC

Salmo River Ranch, British Columbia, Canada

Festival wristband

Lost Lands

September 18 to 20, 2026OH

Legend Valley, Thornville, Ohio

Festival wristband