Colleen asked me the other day what are my top ten favorite concerts and I decided that was a very good question. After considerable thought, here’s my current list (in no particular order):

• Tom Petty with Joe Cocker @ Red Rocks
• Rolling Stones @ The Bank
• Police Synchronicity Tour @ Met Center
• Beastie Boys and Tenancious D @ The Roy
• Arctic Monkeys @ First Ave
• Cake @ Brooklyn Bowl Vegas
• Richard Thompson @ Papa Charlies
• Living Colour @ First Ave
• Bruce Springsteen Seeger Sessions Tour @ Xcel
• Robert Cray @ State Fair Bandshell

Honorable Mention: Bjork @ First Ave, U2 Joshua Tree Tour @ St. Paul Civic Center, Offspring @ First Ave, Freedy Johnston @ Aster Cafe, Kid Rock @ State Fair Grandstand, Macklemore @ State Fair Grandstand, Tracy Chapman @ First Ave, AmericanaramA (Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Richard Thompson) @ Midway Stadium, David Byrne @ The Fitz. Also need to pick one of the many Pearl Jam and Neil Young shows…