Artists I've seen live

Seeing your favorite music performed live by their authors is a fantastic experience. Here’s a list of concerts I’ve attended, in alphabetical order.

• a-ha - 2002-08-21, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Alan Parsons - 2000-11-28, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Alanis Morissette - 2009-02-10, Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre
• Alceu Valença - 2010-02-16, Marco Zero, Recife
• Alice Cooper - 2000-11-28, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• alt-J - 2022-06-11, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Anderson Rabin Wakeman (Yes) - 2016-10-16, Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
• Arcade Fire - 2014-04-04, Citibank Hall, Rio de Janeiro; 2024-07-07, Malahide Castle & Gardens, Malahide, Ireland
• Arctic Monkeys - 2007-10-30, TIM Festival, Curitiba
• Björk - 2007-10-31, TIM Festival, Curitiba
• Black Country, New Road - 2022-09-27, The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
• Black Midi - 2022-09-27, The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
• Bloc Party - 2024-07-28, O2 Institute, Birmingham, England
• Bryan Adams - 2005-06-03, Municipal Stadium, San Jose, CA
• Bruce Dickinson - 2023-04-25, Araújo Vianna, Porto Alegre
• Cake - 2005-05-06, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
• Capital Inicial - 2013-09-14, Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro
• Cidadão Instigado - 2010-02-16, Recbeat, Recife
• Coach Party - 2022-06-12, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Cordel do Fogo Encantado - 2010-02-14, Marco Zero, Recife
• A Cor Do Som - 2005-08-24, Canecão, Rio de Janeiro
• Courtney Barnett - 2019-02-22, Opinião, Porto Alegre
• David Gilmour - 2015-12-16, Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
• Deep Purple - 2003-09-18, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Def Leppard - 2005-06-03, Municipal Stadium, San Jose, CA
• Dream Theater - 2005-07-26, Gigantour, Sacramento, CA; 2005-12-10, Credicard Hall, São Paulo; 2005-12-11, Credicard Hall, São Paulo; 2012-08-30, Citibank Hall, Rio de Janeiro
• Echo and the Bunnymen - 2024-07-07, Malahide Castle & Gardens, Malahide, Ireland
• Eric Martin - 2023-04-13, Teatro Unisinos, Porto Alegre
• The Ex - 2012-10-13, Teatro Odisséia, Rio de Janeiro
• Explosions in the Sky - 2013-05-26, Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro
• Extreme - 2015-06-14, Fundição Progresso, Rio de Janeiro; 2023-06-02, Best of Blues and Rock Festival, Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo
• Faith No More - 2009-11-03, Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre
• Fito Páez - 2010-10-14, Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre
• Florence + the Machine - 2013-09-14, Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro; 2023-06-04, MITA Festival, Novo Anhangabaú, São Paulo
• Fontaines D.C. - 2022-06-12, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Foo Fighters - 2012-04-07, Lollapalooza, São Paulo; 2018-02-28, Allianz Parque, São Paulo
• George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic - 2018-03-02, House of Blues, Houston, TX
• Gomez - 2005-05-06, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
• Garbage - 2016-12-11, Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro
• Green Day - 2010-10-13, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Grizzly Bear - 2013-02-05, Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro
• Guns ‘n’ Roses - 2016-11-08, Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre; 2016-11-15, Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro
• Haim - 2023-06-04, MITA Festival, Novo Anhangabaú, São Paulo
• Hellacopters - 2003-09-18, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Humberto Gessinger - 2018-05-19, Tom Brasil, São Paulo
• Interpol - 2022-06-12, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Iron Maiden - 2004-01-17, Pacaembu, São Paulo; 2019-10-09, Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
• Jelusick - 2024-04-28, Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro
• Joe Satriani - 2000-08-19, Araújo Vianna, Porto Alegre
• The Joe Perry Project - 2022-07-15, Best of Blues and Rock Festival, Parque Farroupilha, Porto Alegre
• Jon Anderson - 2000-11-28, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• The Killers - 2007-10-31, TIM Festival, Curitiba; 2024-06-27, OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
• Kip Winger - 2009-07-10, Drakkar, Porto Alegre
• Kiss - 1999-04-15, Hipódromo do Cristal, Porto Alegre
• Kraftwerk - 2009-03-20, Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro
• Living Colour - 2009-10-14, Opinião, Porto Alegre
• Los Hermanos - 2009-03-20, Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro
• Manic Street Preachers - 2024-07-05, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales; 2024-07-06, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
• Marillion - 2012-10-13, Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro
• The Mars Volta - 2023-06-04, MITA Festival, Novo Anhangabaú, São Paulo
• Megadeth - 2005-07-26, Gigantour, Sacramento, CA
• Metallica - 2010-01-28, Parque Condor, Porto Alegre
• Milton Nascimento - 2022-08-21, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Mr. Big - 2011-07-10, Opinião, Porto Alegre; 2015-02-08, Fundição Progresso, Rio de Janeiro; 2024-04-28, Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro
• Mudhoney - 2005-12-04, Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro
• Muse - 2011-04-13, Morumbi, São Paulo; 2013-09-14, Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro; 2019-03-25, BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL; 2013-09-14, Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro; 2022-06-11, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Nando Reis - 2016-11-25, Metropolitan, Rio de Janeiro
• Oasis - 2009-05-12, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Os Paralamas Do Sucesso - 2006-06-21, Canecão, Rio de Janeiro
• Paul McCartney - 2010-11-07, Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
• Paulo Ricardo - 2022-11-12, Auditório Araújo Viana, Porto Alegre
• Pearl Jam - 2005-12-04, Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro
• Plebe Rude - 2016-11-15, Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro
• The Police - 2007-12-08, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
• Radiohead - 2009-03-20, Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro; 2016-10-07, Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX
• Rammstein - 1999-04-15, Jockey Clube, Porto Alegre
• Red Fang - 2023-05-03, Opinião, Porto Alegre
• Ritchie Kotzen - 2010-04-28, Drakkar, Porto Alegre
• Roger Waters - 2002-03-12, Estádio Olímpico, Porto Alegre; 2012-03-25, Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre; 2024-11-01, Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
• The Rolling Stones - 2006-02-18, Praia de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
• Royal Blood - 2022-06-12, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Rush - 2002-11-20, Estádio Olímpico, Porto Alegre; 2010-10-10, Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro
• Sebastian Bach - 2024-04-28, Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro
• Sepultura - 2003-09-18, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Shaaman - 2004-01-17, Pacaembu, São Paulo
• Snarky Puppy - 2023-05-24, Auditório Araújo Vianna, Porto Alegre
• Spoon - 2015-10-15, Sacadura, Rio de Janeiro
• Stanley Clarke - 2013-05-25, Bourbon Jazz Festival, Paraty
• Suede - 2024-07-05, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales; 2024-07-06, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
• Sungazer - 2022-06-18, La Boule Noire, Paris, France
• The Strokes - 2022-06-12, Tempelhof Sounds, Berlin, Germany
• Tame Impala - 2013-10-17, Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro
• O Teatro Mágico - 2009-06-25, Opinião, Porto Alegre
• Tesla - 2005-05-18, The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
• Thirty Seconds to Mars - 2013-09-14, Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro
• Tom Morello - 2023-06-02, Best of Blues and Rock Festival, Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo
• Tony Hadley - 2000-11-28, Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
• Travis - 2024-06-27, OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
• U2 - 2011-04-13, Morumbi, São Paulo
• Virgil Donati - 2011-06-23, Novo Hamburgo
• Walk the Moon - 2019-03-25, BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• Winger - 2015-02-08, Fundição Progresso, Rio de Janeiro
• Zé Ramalho - 2010-02-14, Marco Zero, Recife

Some of the artists above are my favorite ever, and some were just opening (or closing!) acts.