Tragically Hip – Sarnia Bayfest
Barenaked Ladies – once in Thunder Bay for CJ’97 and once at Sarnia Bayfest
Doobie Brothers – Tall Ships Sarnia
The Caverners – Twice, once in London and once in Sarnia
Beatle Mania
[2026: Oh, so many bands since then — where to start? One of my biggest disappointments with modern technology is the digital wallet. Convenient? Sure. But there goes the ticket stub collection.
Slayer, twice — once with Marilyn Manson post-SARS (MM was sick and spitting on everyone — yuck), and once with Megadeth, where they played the entirety of Seasons in the Abyss and Rust in Peace, plus two sets of other material each.
The Trews. Big Sugar. Queens of the Stone Age. Brit Floyd. Airbourne. Bobnoxious. Slash. Aerosmith. Snoop Dogg. KISS. Def Leppard. Billy Talent. Black Sabbath. Neil Young. The Sam Roberts Band. Matt Mays and El Torpedo. The Steve Miller Band. The Eagles. The Struts. Buckcherry.
Tomorrow X Together — yes, really. Free concert in my company’s box. I thought I was being punk’d and had to Google the name just now.
U2 – sort of. When I was in Las Vegas in 2025, U2 had already finished their residency, but I managed to get tickets to see the recorded show at the Sphere. Between the incredible sound system and the immersive 3D visuals, it was so well done that it genuinely felt like the band was performing live. I’d still go see U2 in person if they ever came through London and the tickets were reasonably priced, but for now I consider them checked off my bucket list.
I’ll add more as I think of them