Mom had mentioned that my cousin Ken could rattle off every concert he ever went to. I’m just not that good with my memory in some things. However, I do save my ticket stubs and so I was able to compile this list. Venue names are the name of the venue as printed on the ticket at the time, so some venues are listed under multiple names. If the date is hyperlinked, that will go to my review of the concert as posted in my blog. As you can see, I spent some time on this.
| Artist | Venue (w/Location) | Date |
| Barry Manilow | Hollywood Sportatorium (FL) | 10/18/1980 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Oakland Coliseum (Stadium) | 10/22/1984 |
| Genesis | Oakland Coliseum (Arena) | 10/19/1986 |
| Bridge School Concert IV | Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA | 10/26/1990 |
| Bridge School Concert VI | Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA | 11/01/1992 |
| Paul McCartney | Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL | 05/09/1993 |
| Tina Turner | Miami Arena | 08/22/1993 |
| Elton John | Sunrise Musical Theatre | 10/01/1993 |
| Rod Stewart | Miami Arena | 11/21/1993 |
| Billy Joel and Elton John | Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL | 02/21/1994 |
| Jimmy Buffett | Sunrise Musical Theatre | 04/13/1994 |
| Phil Collins | Miami Arena | 05/31/1994 |
| The Eagles | Orange Bowl Miami, FL | 07/24/1994 |
| James Taylor | Sunrise Musical Theatre | 10/21/1994 |
| The Eagles | Miami Arena | 02/25/1995 |
| Billy Joel and Elton John | Joe Robbie Stadium Miami, FL | 04/13/1995 |
| Neil Diamond | Miami Arena | 12/09/1996 |
| Phil Collins | Miami Arena | 03/03/1997 |
| Elton John | Miami Arena | 05/04/1998 |
| Elton John | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 10/04/1998 |
| Neil Diamond | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 12/18/1998 |
| Billy Joel | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 02/02/1999 |
| Bruce Springsteen | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 03/09/2000 |
| Tina Turner | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 04/15/2000 |
| Tina Turner | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 04/16/2000 |
| Tina Turner | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 10/18/2000 |
| Jimmy Buffett | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 02/10/2001 |
| Neil Diamond | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | 02/21/2002 |
| Crosby Stills Nash Young | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 04/13/2002 |
| Billy Joel and Elton John | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 05/03/2002 |
| Paul McCartney | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 05/17/2002 |
| Jimmy Buffett | MGM Grand Garden Las Vegas, NV | 05/25/2002 |
| Rolling Stones | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL | 10/22/2002 |
| Elton John | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | 09/27/2003 |
| Simon and Garfunkel | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | 12/17/2003 |
| Simon and Garfunkel | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 12/18/2003 |
| Jimmy Buffett | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 05/01/2004 |
| Elton John | Royal Albert Hall London, UK | 07/04/2004 |
| Phil Collins | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 09/30/2004 |
| Styx and Kansas | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 02/03/2005 |
| Jimmy Buffett | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 02/19/2005 |
| REO Speedwagon | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 04/07/2005 |
| Elton John | Office Depot Center Sunrise, FL | 05/18/2005 |
| U2 | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | 11/14/2005 |
| Billy Joel | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 01/07/2006 |
| Queen w/Paul Rodgers | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | 03/03/2006 |
| Trans-Siberian Orchestra | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 11/04/2006 |
| The Who | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 11/20/2006 |
| Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band | Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, FL | 01/11/2007 |
| Trans-Siberian Orchestra | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 11/04/2007 |
| Van Halen | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 02/20/2008 |
| Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 07/15/2008 |
| Neil Diamond | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 10/26/2008 |
| Tina Turner | American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | 10/30/2008 |
| Elton John | Caesars Palace Coliseum Las Vegas, NV | 11/03/2008 |
| Trans-Siberian Orchestra | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 11/13/2008 |
| Elton John | O2 Arena London, UK | 12/31/2008 |
| The Eagles | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 01/26/2009 |
| Tina Turner | O2 Arena London, UK | 04/07/2009 |
| Metallica | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 10/01/2009 |
| KISS | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 10/22/2009 |
| Santana | Hard Rock Joint Las Vegas, NV | 11/14/2009 |
| Jimmy Buffett | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL | 02/27/2010 |
| Paul McCartney | SunLife Stadium Miami, FL | 04/04/2010 |
It’s pretty complete though I can think of a few things that are missing like a 4th of July concert by Chicago at ProPlayer Stadium sometime in the 1990s. Tina’s listed six times but I’m sure the correct number is seven. I also think Neil Diamond’s total is missing one too. I only included musicians, so comedy concerts aren’t included, nor are any mixed media shows. Everything listed was a full-length concert.
I had a great deal of fun doing this. I really didn’t grasp that I had seen over sixty concerts in my life. The first three were fun because I didn’t have tickets but those were the first three concerts I saw in my life. And with the help of Google — they know everything — I was able to figure out what the dates were.
For those of you who went to any of these shows with me, feel free to add comments. If you know of any that are missing, drop me a note and I’ll update the post.
Elton John wins with a total of 11 concerts (8 without Joel and 3 with). Tied with Tina at six is Buffett’s but I think that one’s correct. By venue the 31 shows at the same place win — National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, and BankAtlantic Center are all the same building — out of 62 shows that’s an impressive fifty percent.