Fun concert fact: in 2023 I sat in the rain at 3 concerts – all 3 happened to be to see 3 brother bands. 3 different 3 brother bands in 3 different states. (GA, CT, NY – Hanson, AJR, Jonas)
Most expensive show:
Other than Back To The Island which doesn’t quite count, Jonas Brothers at Yankee Stadium clocked in at $320, plus we already had another ticket on top of that before we got there.
Least (not free) expensive show:
Virtual were in the $10-20 range but for actual in person shows, Eric Hutchinson was $37
Free shows:
2 days of the Cherry Blossom Festival, Hanson’s Members Only Event (we’ll ignore I had to pay for membership), Darius Rucker
# artists seen: 88
# unique artists seen: 30
# shows seen in CT: 16
# of shows out of state: 25
Show farthest away: I think Jamaica wins this year
Closest show: Fairfield CT
$$ spent on tickets: About $5k
Miles traveled: 20,296
Top 6 shows of the year? The 2nd Hanson show at Escanaba for sure. I think there was a BTTI show I was really into as well. And I saw John Mayer 3x so let’s give him 3 spots… and Ruben & Clay can round out the 6th spot.
Total number of shows in 2023? 41 (2 virtual)
First show of the year? Hanson
First show with actual tickets: I’m not sure any have “actual” tickets anymore. 🙁 (My Ridgefield and Fairfield shows most likely had actual tickets, and then Darius I had one too because it was a comped will call ticket but they are coming fewer and farther between sadly)
Last show of the year? Darren Criss (because Aerosmith got postponed)
Most surprising show? Maybe Jonas at Yankee Stadium
Most disappointing? Aerosmith postponement
Farthest traveled? Jamaica
States attended shows in? CT, RI, NY, NJ, TN, GA, OK, IA, AR, PA, MI [no new states this year but AR was a new Hanson state]
Venue most visited? I think Ridgefield Playhouse wins this year
Band seen the most? Hanson
Best new discovery? Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Bands seen this year that also broke up this year? None that I know of
Friends made at shows? I don’t think I made any, though the girls next to us at Jonas were super nice and helpful but we didn’t keep in touch.
Band members met? Hanson, Joey McIntyre, Hunter Hayes, Fresh Kids of Bel Air, O-Town, BBMak, Chris Kirkpatrick, Darren Criss
Best souvenir from a show? I’m not sure. Nothing is jumping out at me as being really cool.
Longest time in line? I don’t think any were GA that I had to wait at all for… which is impressive.
Shows seen from the barricade [front row]– Matt Nathanson, Haley Reinhart, Hanson (IA, CT, PA, MI, MI), Fresh Kids of Bel Air, Lindsey Stirling, Jonas Brothers and I had quite a few from second row as well.
Most shows in one month?
January – 6
February – 4
March – 6
April – 1
May – 5
June – 3
July – 7
August – 3
September – 1
October – 2
November – 2
December – 1
Most shows in one week? Back to the Island and then the CT/TN/GA stretch where I did 2 concerts, flew to TN, went to a Broadway show (didn’t see the end), and then did 3 more shows 1 in TN and 2 in GA.
Biggest crowd? Sound on Sound was maybe like 15-20k? Not totally sure but probably the biggest as it was a festival
Any drunk encounters? There were 2 separate occasions in which drunk people were standing *on top of me* at concerts. How drunk do you need to be to not realize you are standing on another human?
Missed shows:
Had to sell my tix to David Cook to get some sleep for an early flight
Aerosmith postponed and no new date has been announced yet