Music Monday: 2024 Concerts Catch Up

Remaining US tour has been cancelled – including the Utah show

Let me catch you up on my 2024 concerts I’ve been to.

But first, Jane’s Addiction has cancelled all remaining 2024 US dates. 15 of them.

Nothing’s Shocking

At the Boston show on Friday September 13, during the song “Ocean Size” Perry Farrell ended up losing it, yelling at the crowd and then going over to body clock Dave Navarro. Watch the YouTube video above.

The show stopped at that point. And then this morning the rest of the tour got cancelled. I got to see the band in Phoenix last month and I am so glad I did. Do I think they are done? Who knows. They have been done so many times since 1993. But at this stage of the game and with everyone being older – Perry is 65 – we shall see. All depends on Perry getting better and if the other 3 want to keep it going.

2024 List So Far

And here is what shows I have been to (19 so far)

1. DEVO – 01/22/2024
2. Grouplove – 03/11/2024
3. Adam Ant – 05/05/2024
4. Vampire Weekend – 05/10/2024
5. The Postal Service – 05/11/2024
6. LCD Soundsystem – 05/12/2024
7. Metric – 05/16/2024
8. James Taylor – 05/31/2024
9. Echo & The Bunnymen – 06/01/2024
10. Jane’s Addiction – 08/15/2024
11. Howard Jones – 08/17/2024 – with Haircut One Hundred and ABC
12. Beach Boys – 08/18/2024
13. Rob Zombie – 08/22/2024 – with Alice Cooper, Ministry and Filter
14. Sheena Easton – 08/23/2024
15. X – 08/28/2024
16. Thievery Corporation – 08/29/2024
17. Airborne Toxic Event – 09/05/2024
18. Buena Vista Orchestra – 09/09/2024
19. Def Leppard – 09/10/2024

Yes, that is a LOT of shows. A couple of them were free. I have a concert friend – Melody – that I like hanging out with and went to 3 of the shows with.

I have 5 more shows I have tickets to:

1. Crowded House – 09/18/2024
2. ZZ Top – 09/26/2024
3. KoRn – 10/13/2024
4. Iron Maiden – 10/18/2024
5. The The – 10/30/2024

Concerts I Wanted To Go To

There of course were shows I wanted to attend. All of them I would have had to travel to.

• Pearl Jam – Wrigley Field Nights 1 and 2 – August 29 and 31, 2024
• Stone Temple Pilots – Phoenix, AZ – August 19, 2024
• Sammy Hagar Best Of All Worlds – any date that was close enough
• Foo Fighters – Denver CO – August 3, 2024

The main reason for not going? Time and money. Pearl Jam was at the top of my list. I first was looking at both nights in Los Angeles in May. Didn’t work. Then hearing the buzz about the Wrigley field shows. I did the simple math which included tickets, hotel, plane fare, Uber rides, food, etc. It was around $2600. I did the Jane’s Addiction show in Phoenix for under $400 for everything. Foo Fighters was going to be around $1200 which the ticket cost of $40 including fees was the cheapest part. But that was mostly time that prevented that one from happening.

So I have had to rely on YouTube footage for those shows to “experience” the live music.

Feel free to comment away on any of these shows I’ve been to.