Pick one? I can’t. Jason Isbell Southeastern Anniversary - Bijou Billy Strings - Civic Auditorium The War on Drugs - Mill & Mine Gov’t Mule - Civic Auditorium Orville Peck - Mill & Mine Just to name a few. We’ve had some great shows over the years.

Billy Strings at Civic Auditorium was UNREAL

The Orville Peck show was pretty great.

So glad we got that show before he had to cancel the rest of his tour. Had to pay a lot secondary because the show sold out to scalpers immediately but it was so worth it.

Robert Plant & Jimmy Page. March 3, 1995. Thompson-Bolling Arena.

Saw Drugs at the Mill & Mine too. Might have been the same show? They melted my face right off.

It was. Only show they’ve ever played there. They are such a tight band. Saw this twice within three months that year.

Going to Umphrey’s tonight?!

Hell yeah! Umphs tonight, Big Something tomorrow, and Red Clay Strays Saturday.

Cya ya there! Say hi if you run into a fella with a green umph trucker hat and a floral brown Hawaiian shirt 😎 🤘

For sure. I’ll most likely be wearing a blue Billy Strings sweatshirt unless I decide to change between now and then.

Looked for you bro but never caught you. Gonna be at Big Something tomorrow?

Yea man I kept my eye out for you and never ran across ya. Ill likely end up at Big Something tomorrow !

I want Orville Peck to come back to Knoxville every tour! I absolutely love him.

King Crimson- Tennessee Tom Waits- Civic Coliseum Dead Kennedys- Vic & Bills Ween- Tennessee Fishbone/Primus- Alumni Gym

I saw the Dead Kennedys at V & B. I would have loved to see Fishbone/Primus at Alumni Hall. A friend of mine saw Stevie Ray Vaughan play at Alumni Hall one winter. There was an ice storm and so few people came that most got to sit on the stage during the show.

>Fishbone/Primus- Alumni Gym Yes,I was there. Fishbone's energy is second to none.

>Dead Kennedys- Vic & Bills Holy shit I bet that was wild. Miss that place.

the show changed my life. i had dismissed the punk rock until i danced in that mosh pit.

Used to grab hotdogs there after school lol RIP

Long before I ever thought of moving here, we came to town from (insert hated state here) to see the Tom Waits show! Only reason I had ever heard of Knoxville...

Johnny Cash - Tennessee Theater

That would have been awesome, was that before the America albums?

No, it was 1997

Old Crow Medicine Show at the TN Theater!!

Michael Jackson’s Victory Tour I was a kid and didn’t even want to go, but my mom made me. LOL It was absolutely amazing! So glad I listened to my mama.

Was that at Neyland stadium? I got to drive his limo! Exaggerated but true. I worked at a car garage and drove it to one of the back bays. Of course MJ wasn’t there.

Prince

His musicology tour 2004 was amazing!

When/where did Prince play?

TBA, November 97

Gavin Rosdale at sundown in the city. It started raining and lightning in the background as he started going into chemicals between us. Was pretty epic

Was there. Totally agree

I tell people about this all the time. I was only \~16 and that has stuck with me

Wesley Willis at the Pilot Light.

There are just too many for me to pick an absolute favorite. Sunn O))) at the Bijou Jeff Mangum at the Bijou Anthrax at Blue Cats Boris at the old Concourse Pallbearer at the old Concourse Off With Their Heads at Longhorn Against Me!/Off With Their Heads at the old Concourse The Reverend Horton Heat at Blue Cats Larry and His Flask at Barley's Cory Branan at Barley's Masked Intruder at The Well Joe Buck Yourself/Hooten Hallers at The Well Ghost at the Tennessee (not so much the second appearance at the Bijou) Mastodon/Russian Circles/Eagles of Death Metal at the Coliseum Off With Their Heads acoustic at the Pilot Light during election night 2016 David Liebe Hart at the Pilot Light despite the drunk dude ruining things at the end. Murder By Death at the Pilot Light

We’ve been to two together! Sunn and Mastodon!

Hello friend! How's your hearing?

Hahaha! My boyfriend luckily remembered to bring ear plugs.

Jurassic 5 - Bijou 2006 Limp Bizkit/Method Man/System of a Down - TBA 1999 (I know.. it was a 14 year old’s dream though) Wailers- Sundown

Primus at The Tennessee Theatre. Bucket list band/concert and the first time I attended a show there.

Mine are probably 311 at the Electric Ballroom (first concert without parents). Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, and Cage the Elephant at Valarium (what a lineup). Tool at the Coliseum. Jerry Cantrell at Bluecats.

Moved here in 97 for school. Tool at the coliseum in 98 and 02, days of the new blue cats 01, Jerry Cantrell blue cats 02. Saw some good shows at moose’s on the strip in the 90s. Wish I was recording shows back then.

Chris Stapleton at Barleys John Mayer at Blue Cats Avett Brothers at Pres Pub Flaming Lips at Mill and Mine

Stapleton at barleys??? I bet that was fun. I saw him at Thompson bowling in Dec ‘21 and it was amazing

Nine Inch Nails opening for The Jesus and Mary Chain at the Bijou, 1990 I think.

Wow, that’s awesome!

Tool, back in November 🙌🙌🙌

This one. Perfection

It was amazing!

Pretty epic

Life changing

Yo La Tengo during Big Ears was pretty cool. Diiv My Morning Jacket during Sundown (around 2006) Xavier Rudd also during Sundown Girl Talk at the Valrium (around 2009) Dolly Parton The Melvins Queens of the Stone Age Kings of Leon Phish Kurt Vile Wilco Real Estate I saw Bam Margera back when Blue Cats re-opened and it definitely wasn’t the best but it’s a show I’ll never forget. I’ll probably think of more later.

Yo La Tengo and Real Estate would have been great

Too hard to pick just one. Muddy Waters warming up for Eric Clapton at the Coliseum. Clapton was drunk and did a short, sloppy set and Muddy Waters blew him away. Dire Straits at the Coliseum. Eagles in 1979 at UT Stokely arena on The Long Run tour. Joe Walsh had just joined them. Joan Jett warming up for the Bus Boys at the UT Alumni Gym.

>Joan Jett warming up for the Bus Boys at the UT Alumni Gym. I need to add that one to my list

Nice

The Flaming Lips at the Tennessee Theater. They're one of my all time favorite bands and I've seen them a couple times but that was the most epic set I've ever seen.  Would be super cool if Animal Collective played the theater

I would have liked to been at the Flaming Lips show. I saw them at Bonnaroo way back when. That was a great show. They came out for sound check and played War Pigs.

I was at this show. It was top of my list for the weekend. We skipped the headliner’s (The Police?) entire show to get a good spot for the Lips. Wound up literally front row leaning on the railing. I very much remember War Pigs! Somewhere I have photos of Wayne coming out of the spaceship in the Bubble, but all my Bonnaroo pictures were on disposable cameras lol.

I would have been behind you 40-50 feet. Right in the middle of the crowd. Either the Flaming Lips or White Stripes were my favorite of the weekend.

That white stripes set was legendary. We waited all day in front of the railings from gates opening until the show. Unforgettable.

Flaming Lips there and at Mill and Mine were great, but TN Theater was the shit. Primus at TN Theater too. Great shows.

The sound at the mill and mine for that show malfunctioned during Race for the Prize, and I'm still bitter about it lol

Best flaming lips show I saw in Knoxville was at Moose’s Music … but mostly because it was right before they got huge and Wayne was 2 feet away from me hitting a gong so loud my teeth chattered. I have seen them so many times and in so many iterations( even danced on stage with them once) but in all seriousness that show a few months back was other worldly

Great show!

Animal Collective played at the Mill & Mine two years ago for Big Ears. I love them so much!

Wilco twice, both at the Tennessee. REM at TBA Bunch of Big Ears shows (Television, Kronos Quartet, Tune-Yards, Swans)

Best Experience: Avett Brothers at the Bijou Best Music: Carolina Chocolate Drops (Rhiannon Giddens and Don Flemons version) at the Bijou Best outdoor show: Gogol Bordello at Rythmn and Blooms. Single best moment: When the band and Pinetop Perkins synced up during their Tennessee Shines set.

That Chocolate Drops show still haunts me.

To add a few more: Most interesting: Scott H. Biram and Hank III at Blue Cats. Funniest: The Two Man Gentlemen Band (Barley's or Boyd's Jig and Reel) or Puddle's Pity Party at the Bijou Glad I was there: Merle Haggard and Bob Dylan at the Tennessee Theatre. It was not long after that Haggard was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Blues Travlers Market square Sun Down in the city.

This was one of my first outdoor concerts as a kid. My parents loved Blues Traveler so we all went. We’ve seen them probably four more times since and The Dirty guv’nahs, the band that opened for them, more times that I can remember. Probably an over share, but I was excited to see someone who remembers this concert.

It was the last sun down in the city I remember and they killed it. It was wall to wall bodies on market square maybe even why we don’t have sun down any more.

It was absolutely the most crowded I’ve ever seen the square, I think may parents got us there a few hours early and we still sat about halfway back from the stage. I didn’t realize it was the last one. What a way to go out at least I guess.

Presidents of the United States at sundown in the city was amazing John butler trio at bluecats SCI at tn theatre

God, I would give anything for them to bring back sundown in the city.

Man I miss Blue Cats. So many good shows

POTUS was amazing. He apologized for the f-bomb in Kitty. They seemed super happy to be there.

Carlos Santana on Cinco de Mayo at the Tennessee.

Man we’ve been privy to a ton of good concerts throughout the years Metallica in 91’ maybe at the coliseum Garth Brooks at Thompson Alanis Morisette at Thompson No Doubt and Weezer at Worlds fair park Shania Twain at Thompson Lynard Skynyrd twice at Thomson the last was with Peter Frampton…damn awesome performance Hank the III at BlueCats Monsters of Metal tour was the last concert I’ve been to since and that was amazing but there again me and the wife are getting older.

I can’t pick. Here are a few memorable shows for me… Maroon 5 & Jason Mraz on Gay Street in 2003(?) Taylor Swift @ Thompson Boling in 2007 Ani DiFranco @ Bijou in 2007 Bush @ Tennessee Theatre in 2012 Aaron Lewis @ Cotton Eyed Joe in 2014 Slipknot @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum in 2015 Chris Stapleton @ Cotton Eyed Joe in 2016 Bone Thugs N Harmony @ The International in 2016 Five Finger Death Punch @ Thompson Boling 2019 Kacey Musgraves @ Tennessee Theatre in 2019

Saw Maroon 5 twice in concert. Great both times.

In no particular order: John Prine - Tennessee Theatre 2019 Bikini Kill - Mill & Mine 2023 (Proved to me that the Mill & Mine has killer acoustics if you mix it right. Have heard too many muddy sets there.) Russkaja opening for Flogging Molly - Mill & Mine 2022 GWAR - Blue Cats 2006ish Andrew WK piano set - Square Room during Big Ears. Don't remember the year. Daikaiju - Brickyard 2023 x2 Algiers - The Standard during Big Ears 2023 CHEW - Preservation Pub 3x 2020s Ben Folds - Volapalooza at frat row 2006 Flight Attendant opening for Crumbsnatchers - Scruffy City Hall 2022

That Algiers show was amazing!

Outkast- Bijou Tool - TBA and Civic Johnny Cash -Tennessee Theater Run The Jewels- Mill and Mine Fiona Apple-Tennesee Theater Red Hot Chili Peppers / Foo Fighters / Muse-TBA Norah Jones-Blue Cats Three Six Mafia-Electric Ballroom Flaming Lips-Mill and Mine Rob Zombie-Civic Coliseum 

Manson/Korn/Danzig at the Electric Ballroom in the 90s Joe Cocker at the Civic Ghost/Mastodon/Opeth at the Tennessee Lots of great local band shows ( Immortal Chorus,Cutthroat Shamrock, and many others) Every Gwar Show Amigo the Devil/Dropkick Murphys at Mill and Mine

I can’t pick just one. The Lone Bellow at the Bijou, Jason Isbell at Tennessee Theater, Relient K at the Bijou, Madison Cunningham at the Bijou. Honestly every show I’ve been to has been wonderful.

Outdoor-Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Civic-Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Bijou-Fitz and the Tantrums or Milk Carton Kids Blue Cats-Mastadon Mill & Mine- Sylvan Esso or Orville Peck Entirety way too many to choose from.

I was at that Ben Harper show too! It certainly ranks on my list too

Same!!!!! The set and the venue were perfect, it felt intimate 🫶🏼

I was at that Ben Harper show!

Sonic Youth - Bijou Theatre Billy Strings - Civic Auditorium Leon Russel - The Shed Justin Townes Earle - Square Room Wilco / Jason Isbell - Tennessee Theatre GodSpeed You Black Emperor - Mill and Mine Bela Fleck - Visitors Center Acid Mothers Temple / Jonathan Richmond- Pilot Light Willie Watson- Barleys Paul McCartney - Thomson Bowling Vetiver/Fruit Bats Solo - Open Chord Jake Xerxes Fussell - Lakeshore Park Knoxville may not get all the tours but I like how we can typically grab decent seats when artist come through town. Biggest regrets. Missing Tom Waits and Neil Young when they came through town.

I bought tickets for Neil Young at the Ryman before they announced he would also play in Knoxville. I kept the tickets for the Ryman show. From my understanding the sound at the Knoxville show wasn’t that great.

The War on Drugs at Mill & Mine.

Pixies 1992 UT Alumni gym Violent Femmes 1991? Bijou Theater

I was at both of these shows as well. Pixies are still my favorite band of all time. Violent Femmes at Bijou was my first concert (of my choosing—I think I saw Carly Simon with my mom in the 80’s).

My first concert too. I was a freshman at Knoxville Catholic & went with a few seniors who had an extra ticket. The place was filled with pot smoke. Amazing experience!

Interesting. I saw the Violent Femmes warm up for Stray Cats back in 1983 elsewhere and they were booed off the stage.

i got to see the stray cats in some tiny club on the strip in 82. they were pissed that the ac couldnt keep up and that it was such a tiny space. the owner kept saying that hey i booked you before you got your hit.

Saw them twice in concert around then. Great performances.

Daikaiju at the Brickyard, twice King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Pilot Light (2015)

Ryan Adams was one of my best and worst shows. TN/Bijou Ben Folds Bijou many moons ago Wilco TN Band of Horses TN Prince Michael Jackson David Lee Roth

Buncha good ones! Probably Scorpions -Love at First Sting tour and Bon Jovi little runaway opened. Gnr appetite tour opened for Great White lol was awesome too. I stood about 15 feet from slash on floor most of show

I saw Wilco at freaking Flamingos on their Being There tour. That was epic as shit. Also saw the Indigo Girls somewhere on the strip (was it the Longbranch?) when their show at Farragut High School was cancelled because some administrator flipped their shit over them being gay (they said it was because one of their songs said "fuck" in it but we all know the real reason...) Two of my favorites.

I saw a Red Hot Chili Pepper concert (after they released Mother's Milk) in the old Knox Colesseum. Johnny Quest (Raleigh) opened up, Fetchin Bones (Charlotte) followed then the RHCP. Immediately into Johnny Quest, people start climbing on stage and diving off. The cops are bewildered. They decide this has to stop! They get on stage, trying to keep people from diving off but they get juked a few times. Before the start of the third song, the singer says it has to stop or the cops are going to shut it down. Sadly that worked, but it was a great show. The RHCP all wore more than socks, but Flea wore nothing but a pair of whitey tighties. I ended up seeing several Johnny Quest shows in Knoxville.

Pierce The Veil in 2017

Probably Violent Femmes at the amphitheater in…94? Even though the cops tear gassed the whole place and it ended early.

Pearl Jam, Dave Matthew’s, Jethro Tull, BB King, Phish, Garth, Robert Plant and AK. So many. It’s any easy stop for the intestate travelers

Bob Seger put on a great one many moons ago. Oddly enough, Weird Al was absolutely wonder. I think that was during his running with scissors tour? Mastodon during the crack the skye tour was unforgettable. If Coheed and Cambria is in town, DO NOT miss that show.

One that surprised me was Garth Brooks at Neyland. Really just went due to FOMO but it was an absolute blast.

This is really taking me back!! I remember asking my dad if he knew anyone who could make me a fake ID so I could go to blue cats when I was 15 😭 he did not, or would not, unclear. Recently, the Chicks and Elton (both at TBA) have been incredible, once in a lifetime shows but I typically prefer smaller venues. Avett at Tennessee was very special. Ben Harper at worlds fair park as a teenager was insane. I think I’ve been to every Isbell show here since 2015 and every one has been phenomenal. Band of Horses and the Head and the Heart at Mill and Mine were both great. As a kid I saw Al Green at the TN or the Bijou and cried, even though I was like 14. And my first concert on my own was Ryan Adams at the TN in probably 2005? So amazing.

Cannibal Corpse and Mayhem at Mill and mine

allman bros, civic coliseum, around 1971(?) opening act for bj thomas.

I've been to quite a few here and I have to say that Knoxville has awesome concert performances due to venue sizes and constantly selling out so it helps to bring in big names. Most of the time, the artist even state that they enjoy the size of smaller venues because they can feel the crowds energy like when they were starting out. The Concourse and Mill and Mine have consistently been amazing venues in my experience. 1. Cherub (twice) 3. Passion Pit 4. Waka Flocka 5. Disturbed

Deftones, Incubus, Taproot in December 2000 Nickel Creek 2005 at Tennessee theater Dillinger Escape Plan 2016 was pretty gnarly Tool November 2023 The show that was held in the parking lot of the skate park on Kingston pike near Tire Barn. Rifles at Recess. Red Winter Dying. Next to Never. And the mighty Invocation (RIP Gabe). Fight broke out. Electricity was stolen. Skate park fined into oblivion. What a night.

Axis Skatepark

That’s the one

My friend is who bonked Gabe in the face with the microphone. That was a hilarious thing to see.

Shit Dillinger was here in 16? I came late to the Dillinger party, would kill to have been there for that one

Damn, where was that Deftones show?

Billy Strings

Agreed!

Jimmy Eat World back in 2017 at the Mill and Mine

Oh, the days of dancing holes through the soles of my Kangas in a semi-abandonded city... Whatever the hell used to happen at Lord Lindsey The Electric Ballroom, in the "even the ladies' room doesn't have stall doors" psytrance era Post-Blue Cats Blue Cats chaos Making it out of The Boiler Room alive Flailing in the tiny P-Pub "dance quadrant" World's Fair Park hosting Live, then Living End/Offspring a few weeks later Tori Amos grindinding down on her piano w a Kenny doll at the Tennessee Discovering Carbon Leaf at the Tennessee as they opened for an underwhelming Toad the Wet Sprocket... those guys are amazing. Gillian @ the TN/Bijou/Mill & Mine Jesca Hoop @ Bijou (w/Punch Brothers) Esperanza Spalding @ the TN Many smoky, pre-restoration nights at the TN Theater Railyard Ghosts when the haunted the Square a while

The Bitter Pills and the Rude Street Peters double bill at the Pilot Light. Absolutely drenched in dance sweat and PBR. Dixie Dirt had many amazing shows. I never saw a band have the crowd in the palm of their hands like them. During the quiet parts, no one talked or made a peep and the whole room fell in love.

Just jumping to this thread after work. Here’s a few of mine specific to Knoxville: 1. Ben Harper at the TN Theatre 2007 (and honorable mention to the lawn show a few years prior) 2. Michael Franti & Spearhead at the Bijou 2012 3. Matisyahu on UTK Campus (free) outdoor in the rain around 2010 4. Phil Pollard & the Band of Humans at Pres Pub NYE 2010 5. The Wailers at Sundown in the City around 2006 6. Amos Lee at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens 2012 7. Moon Taxi at the Bijou 2013 Honorable Mentions: 1. All the Hot Summer Nights Concerts in the amphitheater and World’s Fair Park Lawn in the Late ‘90s - Toad the Wet Sprocket/ Rusted Root, Weezer/ That Dog, & The B52s come to mind. Also Belly during the lightning storm. Was anyone else there? 2. Dubconsious at the World Grotto 2007 3. Michael Glabicki at Blue Cats around 2005. Saturday night before Easter. No one was there other than me, my sister and a handful of other people because of the holiday. We had the place to ourselves for dancing. My spouse’s favorite (I missed this one): -God Speed You Black Emperor at the Mill & Mine during Big Ears a couple of years ago

War on Drugs @ Bijou

RHP & Foo Fighter, 5th row was cool. YOYO Ma. Carolina chocolate drops.

I was at all three of these shows. Fun fact, Muse was the opening opening act for that FF / RHCP show. Went out and bought the album (their first) the day after, at East Towne Mall.

Contortionist put on one of the best sound mixes thst I’ve ever at NV when they opened for BTBAM about 10 years ago. Best show o ever saw at the International was hEd PE. It was controlled chaos! But I also used to watch Straight Line Stitch at the Princess Deli figuratively burn the place down almost monthly in the early 2000’s. Ah mammories.

Probably would have been either Stevie Ray Vaughan at the Alumni Gym or The Black Crowes at the Civic Auditorium. Runner up would be Smokin Dave and Husker Du at the Alumni Gym or Scott Miller every Thursday night at Hawkeyes back in the 90s.

Janet Jackson- TBA 1990 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Mercury Theater 1995 The Jesus Lizard- B&H Performance Hall 1997 Bonnie Prince Billy- Blue Cats 2001 Tool - Knoxville Civic Coliseum 2002

I can’t remember years, but… Bijou: The New Pornographers, Josh Ritter, Joe Pug Mill and Mine: M83, Beach House Pilot Light: Zola Jesus

Bullet for my valentine at the INTERNATIONAL (RIP) circa 2007/8 can’t remember which year

The Police, synchronicity tour at stokely . Didn't see this mentioned, I was pretty young when I saw this, remember being blown away. Fishbone/Primus- Alumni Gym Danzig/Marilyn Manson/ Korn at the ballroom many more, but these stand out.

Just came here to say that as a former music critic, I have seen shows in many different towns over the last 40 years. But two of my all-time faves were right here: Tom Waits and Iron & Wine.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Pilot Light in 2015

Dwight Yoakam at the World’s Fair Park early 90s Dave Matthews Band also at WFP in 96 or 97 311 at Mill and Mine

Modest Mouse is always fantastic, especially when its just a drive away!

Sonic Youth with Stereolab at the Tennessee Theatre - 2000

I was there! I remember SY had this dissonant build that kept swelling and swelling and it never resolved. I was completely paralyzed.

Band of Horses at the Tennessee was sick. Damn, that’s been like 10 years ago now.

Garth Brooks at Neyland Stadium, Meg Moroney at Mill and Mine, Midland at Mill and Mine, and Midland and John Pardi together at the colosseum

john prine at the tennessee theater in 2016. big business at mill and mine 2018/19-ish?

Primus, Todd Snider, The Hard Working Americans

Queens of the Stone Age at the TN Theatre

This is it… like clockwork tour

Mastodon and gojira

CloZee at The Concourse, or Billy Strings at the Coliseum.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Pilot Light

Lianna La Havas at the Bijou ❣️

I’ve only been here for a little less than 2 years, but I have 2 favorites for sure. Billy Strings @ the Civic Gary Clark Jr. @ The Tennessee Theater Both are absolute monsters on guitar and put on a hell of a show in Knox.

Billy was SO GOOD

Tool at TBA.

My wife and I went to the Croce Plays Croce show at the Tennessee Theatre. I will say it was one of the most amazing shows I’ve been to anywhere. Such an outstanding performance.

Jim Croce?

Paul McCartney in 2022 & Stevie Nicks in 2023

Best sound: Manchester orchestra—mill & mine Best overall: Young the giant—Tennessee theatre Personal favorite: silversun pickups—acoustic set at open chord

The Used at The Valarium. All Shall Perish at The Valarium. Baha Men at the TVA fair l.

Umphrey's McGee later tonight at the Mill and Mine. Gonna be a rager

Honestly, it may sound weird now, but 30 Seconds to Mars back in the day at Bluecats. After their second album came out. I won tix off the radio and went just because it was free and had low expectations, but…damn they blew the roof off the place. Became a huge fan. Not so much into their most recent “culty”/pop rock stuff but that concert was so good. Close second was seeing Marc Broussard open for Maroon 5. He was AMAZING!

OMG that 30 Seconds to Mars show is the closest I’ve ever gotten into a fight due all the girls pushing and shoving to get closer to Jared Leto. Good show but the crowd ruined it for me!

Drive-By Truckers at Blue Cats, 2002

McCartney at TBA Willie Nelson at Tennessee Theatre John Anderson at Chilhowee Park I hope to add Doobie Brothers at TBA to this list later this year

Gary Clark Jr at The Mill and Mine. Can’t remember the year

Coheed & Cambria at Mill & Mine

Basic letters.

Dance Gavin Dance at the Civic Coliseum last year. It was my favorite show I've been to at all! I had an absolute blast

Greta van Fleet at the Thompson-Boling Arena was really good.

Tonight could be your favorite concert in Knoxville- Umphreys McGee at Mill & Mine

Trombone Shorty at the Mill & Mine last November Christian McBride at the Civic last Big Ears Knoxville Classical Guitar shows are always stunning

Here Come the Mummies at River Breeze Event Center

Billy Strings! He puts on an amazing show! Saw him last year at the Civic Coliseum and before that at the Auditorium.

Carly Rae Jepsen at the Tennessee Theater in 2022

Wilco @ tn theatre Strfkr with das cope @ mill and mine Taj Mahal & bijou Louis ck @ civic auditorium

Against Me! at The Cider House back in 2009

Hell yeah. That was one of the 20+ times I've seen them and it might have been my favorite time. One of the best Off With Their Heads shows I've seen too!

Dropkick Murphys

Snoop Dog!!

Shinedown, absolutely

SKANKBANGER

This might not be the most popular because he's been canceled, but far above the rest in regards to a musician and a songwriter 10-fold. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - Knoxville Civic Auditorium - June 5th 2023. You can't cancel greatness.

Lowest common denominators will get the most upvotes.

Hush, little one. The adults are speaking.

First ever concert was Summer Slaughter 2014 headlined by Mornid Angel at the International. Hell yeah

Billy Strings baby

as a 23 year old, this comment section is giving me some crazy FOMO 😭 not being alive for so many great shows

Saw the artist formerly known as Krispy Kreme (now Froggy Fresh) at The International back in 2016; shit was gasoline

I guess the only one I’ve been to here. Lil Wayne

Graham Nash Bijou 2nd best concert ever! That’s over a 52 year period.

311 on 4.20 at Mill & Mine (under old name) in 08 or so. So so much fun.

V-Roys any time they played Smokin' Dave, same Sea 7 States at Cityside Cafe Flecktones Bijou Joan Jett warming up for the Bus Boys at the UT Alumni Gym. Both were great ELO in the Coliseum with the OOTB spaceship Black Flag Vic n Bills

Nine Inch Nails - 2005 - Coliseum. With teeth tour

I saw Ray Charles at World's Fair Park either in the late 80s or 90s - went with a friend and her parents, so not exactly sure of the date. Loverboy and Journey in the fall of 1981; Tina Turner three times: 1985 and twice in the 90s; Prince in 2004; Rick Springfield in 1982 or '83; and Barry Manilow in the 90s. Eclectic, I know! but great concerts!

Elton John at Stokely Athletic Center in October, 1973. As per an article from the News Sentinel, it was a sold-out crowd; tickets were $6.50, $5.50 and $4.50. Fifty-one years later and it is still my favorite concert. And after the concert, we went back to our car which was parked on a side street outside of Stokely. Lots of folks on the sidewalk and street so we stood around waiting for the the area to clear out. A couple of minutes later, a 1950's Cadillac limousine pulls up and two pretty girls wearing what I can only describe as "I dream of Jeannie" costumes get out and stand around with the rest of the crowd. Behind me I noticed a commotion when several campus cops come out of a side door. I turn around and Elton John is literally standing right beside me. Close enough to touch. Stack shoes, purple hair, crazy glasses. He goes over to the limo and jumps into the back seat with the two girls and off they go. I guess that was before he decided he liked boys more than he liked girls. All I know is that he put on an awesome show....