Most expensive show:
Back to the Island, The Lawrence Brothers VIP, Non-VIP was Jonas Brothers
Least (not free) expensive show:
Jason Arendt, but I didn’t end up going. Least expensive I actually went to was Aly & AJ.
Free shows:
90s Con, Hanson Day, Hanson at Mystic Lake, the Banana Ball performances, Johnnyswim
# artists seen: 64
# unique artists seen: 19
# shows seen in CT: 14
# of shows out of state: 28
Show farthest away: Jamaica out of the US, Snoqualmie in the US
Closest show: Fairfield CT
$$ spent on tickets: $5,728
Miles traveled: ?? I didn’t keep track of that this year
Top 5 shows of the year?
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Total number of shows in 2025? 42
First show of the year? Hanson
First show with actual tickets: Matt Nathanson
Last show of the year? Tartan Terrors
Most surprising show? Skylar Astin
Most disappointing? The number I ended up skipping
Farthest traveled? Seattle!
States attended shows in? NY CT PA OK RI WA MN MA ME IL MI GA NJ MD
Venue most visited? Everything was pretty spread out this year. Just a few a couple of times.
Band seen the most? Hanson
Best new discovery? Not really sure
Bands seen this year that also broke up this year? Hanson? :/
Friends made at shows? I wasn’t very social, yet again
Band members met? Hanson, Chris Kirpatrick, Jeff Timmons, Erik Estrada, BBMak, Greg and Matt of Dreamstreet, The Lawrence Brothers, Skylar Astin
Best souvenir from a show? Setlists
Longest time in line? Longest waiting was to meet Skylar after the show
Shows seen from the barricade [front row]– Wilson Phillips, OTown, Skylar Astin, BBMak, OTown, Hanson (a few times), Stephen Kellogg, Lawrence Bros, Ruben, Casey Abrams, Tartan Terrors
Most shows in one month?
January – 5
February – 2
March – 1
April – 1
May – 4
June – 4
July – 3
August – 6
September – 7
October – 6
November – 1
December – 2
Most shows in one week? September I did 4 shows in 4 states in 4 days…
Biggest crowd? Jonas Brothers at Mohegan or Hanson at the Rib Fest
Any drunk encounters? None I can remember, but there was the jerk face who stole from the ribfest cash register
Missed shows: Eric Hutchinson, Barenaked Ladies, DJO, Jason Arendt, Billy Rafoul, Natalie Merchant x2, Jon McLaughlin