here i am only including more well-known bands. obviously i have heard many local bands and cover/tribute bands, but i'm not counting those here, even though some of them were spectacular.

• fall out boy
• william beckett (frontman of the academy is)
• a kidnap in color
• taking back sunday
• buckcherry
• kiss
• a lot of famous country artists at the grand ole opry (jimmy c. newman, connie smith, jack greene, etc.)
• black eyed peas
• lmfao (opened for black eyed peas - terrible)
• ludacris (opened for black eyed peas - terrible)
• slash
• owl city
• lights
• kid rock
• bon jovi
• bob seger
• guns n roses
• loverboy
• lonestar
• grouplove
• paul rodgers
• lynrd skynrd
• diiv
• we the kings
• motion city soundtrack