On 11 August 1978, I had the first live-music experience that I remember, a double bill of Linda Ronstadt and Livingston Taylor. Between memories, online setlist sites, photographs, social-media posts, and a careful record since September 2019, I've been able to put together a long list of concerts I've attended. I am sure that there are quite a few concerts that I have forgotten, but today, with the duo of Jorge Rossy and Kevin Hays at the Bird's Eye in Basel, my list reached 1000 concerts. It may not be exact, but I'll take that thousandth concert in just under 48 years as a symbol of my love of live music. (Andrew Shields, #111Words, 20 June 2026)