Kicking cancer's ass - day 1596

Yesterday's blog post got me thinking about concerts.... both ones I've attended and just in general.  Concerts are a big business.  If you don't know that, have you tried to purchase a concert ticket lately?  You practically need a second mortgage to afford most of them.  It's an expensive hobby.... but one that's good for you.  Surprised?  Read on.

US News & World Report posted the following article describing the health benefits (yes, health) of attending concerts:

6 Reasons going to concerts is good for you  (including stress relief and exercise!)

There are three types of concert people in the world:

There are people who go to concerts because they like live music, or they are friends with or married to someone who likes live music.  They don't mind going, but they sit in their seat and maybe mouth a few lyrics while checking their watch every 10 minutes.  They don't take pictures or videos and they certainly do not stand for anything except to hit the concession stand.

There are some people who wouldn't be caught dead at a concert.  Being surrounded by thousands of screaming men and women with music blaring and lights flashing, and having to pay to experience that?  These people say HELL NO!  

Then there are people who can't get enough.  They are the ones who pay more than they should to get the best seats (or the best standing room!).  They are the ones who know the words to every song and sing loud and proud.  They are the ones who stand from the first note until the end of the encore.  

I most definitely fit into that third category.  I've been fortunate to be able to attend quite a few fantastic concerts lately, and more than a few in my lifetime.  There are still some artists on my bucket list that I have never had the chance to see (The Eagles, Keith Urban, Daughtry, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church.....), but from my very first concert as a young girl (Rick Springfield) to now, I've amassed quite a resume of concert attendances.  

I wonder how many I can remember.  (The ones in italics were opening acts)

Air Supply

Alabama

Kelsea Ballerini

Beach Boys

Clint Black x2

Garth Brooks x3

Luke Bryan x2

Tracy Byrd x2

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Collective Soul

Sheryl Crow

Billy Ray Cyrus x too many to count

Dan & Shay

Jordan Davis

Def Leppard

Neil Diamond

Diamond Rio

Deryl Dodd

Melissa Etheredge

Florida Georgia Line

Foreigner

Vince Gill

Pat Green

Heart

Ty Herndon

Faith Hill x3

Alan Jackson x2

Chris Janson

Billy Joel

Journey

Lady Antebellum

Miranda Lambert

Cyndi Lauper

Tracy Lawrence

Little Big Town

Lonestar x2

Patty Loveless

Martina McBride

Reba McEntire

Tim McGraw x4

John Michael Montgomery x2

Montgomery Gentry

Justin Moore

Kip Moore x2

Lorrie Morgan

Brad Paisley

Jon Pardi

Kellie Pickler

Cassadee Pope

Collin Raye

REO Speedwagon

Darius Rucker

Sawyer Brown

Ed Sheeran

Rick Springfield

Chris Stapleton

Rod Stewart

George Straight

Taylor Swift x3

Pam Tillis

Shania Twain x2

Drake White

Trisha Yearwood x2

Brett Young

Chris Young

I'm sure there are more, but that's what I can come up with.  Quite the list, huh?  More concerts than years I've been alive... by a bunch.