In 2022, I traveled to Los Angeles to attend the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. I couldn’t resist because three of my all-time favorite artists were receiving honors and performing — The Eurythmics, Pat Benatar, and Duran Duran. In the past two years, those artists hit the road for some of the best concerts that I’ve seen in recent times. (Duran Duran made this best shows of the year list in 2022 and 2023, for example!)

As you’ll see on this list, Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics and Pat Benatar with husband and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Neil Giraldo both played in the DC area this year, qualifying them for spots on my list. I also was very much thrown back to my senior year of undergraduate school with some of the records that I revisited in concert this year.

Here are my Top 10 Concerts of 2024.