Check out my concert photography from some of the following shows!
AC/DC
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: November 7, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Best Moment: My brother: “I’m not gay! (But make sure to get lots of pictures of Angus stripping)”
Bachman-Cummings
Where: Harris Park, London, Ontario
Event: Hawk Rocks the Park 5
When: July 26, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Opening Acts: Streetheart, Mark Farner, April Wine
Best Moment: Changing the setlist — it’s like Bruce Springsteen!
Steve Winwood
Where: Harris Park, London, Ontario
Event: Hawk Rocks the Park 5
When: July 25, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Opening Acts: Pat Travers, Sweet, Tom Cochrane
Best Moment: “Little Willy Willy won’t (tch! tch! tch!) GO HOME!”
Sammy Hagar
Where: Harris Park, London, Ontario
Event: Hawk Rocks the Park 5
When: July 24, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Opening Acts: Lee Aaron, Skid Row, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Best Moment: “You look like David.”
Ted Nugent
Where: Harris Park, London, Ontario
Event: Hawk Rocks the Park 5
When: July 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Opening Acts: Diamond Dust, Great White
Best Moment: “Can’t get enough of the adrenaline RUUUSH!”
Bruce Springsteen
Where: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
When: March 3, 2008 at ???
Opening Act: N/A
Best Moment: Playing “Where’s Waldo?” and when the guy ran up on stage. Also, the insane amount of butt shots on the big screen.
Mika
Where: Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario
When: January 26, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Opening Act: Creature
Best Moment: Mika gets the hiccups at the start of “Stuck In The Middle”.
Dennis DeYoung
Where: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Event: Party in Niagara
When: December 31, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Opening Acts: Honeymoon Suite, Loverboy
Best Moment: The crowd chanting “KIL-ROY! KIL-ROY! KIL-ROY!” during “Mr. Roboto”.
Van Halen
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: October 7, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: Ky-Mani Marley
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Best Moment: “Rocky Raccoon” in the middle of “Somebody Get Me A Doctor“.
Heaven and Hell
Where: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
When: September 20, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Opening Acts: Queensryche, Alice Cooper
Def Leppard
Where: Sarnia, Ontario
Event: Rogers Sarnia Bayfest
When: July 21, 2007 at 5:00 PM
Opening Acts: Boy In December, The Room, Revolver, The Ending
Best Moment: As cliché as it sounds, “Pour Some Sugar On Me” really, really rocked.
Toby Keith
Where: Sarnia, Ontario
Event: Rogers Sarnia Bayfest
When: July 20, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Opening Acts: ???
Aerosmith
Where: Sarnia, Ontario
Event: Rogers Sarnia Bayfest
When: July 19, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Opening Acts: Suzie McNeil, State of Shock
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Best Moment: “Joe Perry in the house!“.
Nickelback
Where: Sarnia, Ontario
Event: Rogers Sarnia Bayfest
When: July 18, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Opening Acts: Faber Drive, Hedley
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Best Moment: Seeing “roadie with hat” and “roadie with no shoes” again.
Meat Loaf
Where: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
When: March 20, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act and Featuring: Marion Raven
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Best Moment: Meat tells everyone who has a camera to take a picture and then tells security to “get ‘em!”.
Foreigner
Where: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Event: Party in Niagara
When: December 31, 2006 at ???
Opening Act: Justin Hines
The Who
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: December 4, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: The Pretenders
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Best Moment: The “UH-OH” guys: “Hmm, I think I smell a little bit of pot!” — “A little?”.
Alice Cooper
Where: Avalon Ballroom at Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario
When: October 13, 2006 at 8:30 PM
Opening Act: N/A
Best Moment: People in the front row being up in Alice’s face with camera phones during “Ballad of Dwight Fry”.
The Who
Where: John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario
When: September 30, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: moe.
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Best Moment: Spontaneously deciding to go two hours before the concert, buying the last available and cheapest tickets, and finding they were right beside the stage.
Eric Clapton
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: September 24, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act and Featuring: Robert Cray
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Best Moment: Eric said “thank you”.
Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band
Where: Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts
When: July 19, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: N/A
Featuring: Billy Squire, Edgar Winter, Richard Marx, Rod Argent (The Zombies), Shelia E., Hamish Stuart
Best Moment: Sheila E introduces the next musician: “someone who has changed music, someone who has been an inspiration to billions around the world… I’m sorry, Paul McCartney could not be here tonight”
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: July 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: N/A
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Best Moment: Stephen Stills falls down and cuts open his hand during the encore and they don’t play “Woodstock”
Jerry Lee Lewis
Where: Avalon Ballroom at Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario
When: April 22, 2006 at 8:30 PM
Opening Act: N/A
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Best Moment: Realizing how close our seats were
Bon Jovi
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: January 23, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: Mulholland Drive
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Best Moment: When Jon Bon Jovi waved at the drunk girls next to us, but for a moment, it looked like he was actually waving at us
Paul McCartney
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: October 10, 2005 at 8:00 PM
Opening Act: Some DJ guy
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Best Moment: Paul miming drinking a cup of tea and asking “would you like to sit with me for a cup of English Tea?”
The Rolling Stones
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
When: September 26, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Opening Act: Beck
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Best Moment: When my brother and I were the only ones standing for Keith Richards’ songs
Micky Dolenz
Where: Aurora, Illinois
Event: Downtown Alive!
When: July 23, 2004 at ???
Opening Act: Empty Can Band
Featuring: Coco Dolenz
Best Moment: Someone in the crowd shouts “Monkees rule the world!” and Micky replies “no, that was ‘Planet of the Apes’”
Peter Tork
Where: Cafe Lena, Saratoga Springs, New York
When: February 7, 2004 at 8:00 PM
Opening Act: N/A
Featuring: James Lee Stanley
Best Moment: Getting a hug from Peter Tork, duh!
Davy Jones
Where: Flamboro Downs, Flamboro, Ontario
When: September 1, 2003 at 8:00 PM
Opening Act: N/A