Students sometimes ask me what drummers I have seen performing live. I've missed some oportunities, unfortunatelly, but I've also seen some of the most famous and fantastic drummers too.

Not everyone, specially young drummers, know all the following names. But, all you have to do is search their names on YouTube to find out how awesome they are, or were.

Year by year, the following is what I can remember or found the concert ticket in my collection. There were of course many more shows, but the list is about awesome drumming events, or somehow remarcable shows with famous drummers.

2025 Dennis Chambers (with Mike Stern)
2024 Dave Weckl (clinic)
2024 Dave Weckl (with Frank Gambale) x2
2024 Bruno Valverde (Angra)
2024 Steve Gadd (band)
2024 Anika Nilles (clinic)
2023 Will Calhoun (with Living Colour)
2022 Mikkey Dee (with Scorpions)
2022 Mike Portnoy (with Sons of Apollo)
2022 Ricardo Confessori (with Shaman)
2022 Gregg Bissonette (with Andrew Synowiec)
2021 Drummer Queens
2020 Antonio Sanches (with Pat Metheny)
2019 Virgil Donati (with Southern Sons)
2019 Virgil Donati (clinic)
2019 Gene Hoglan (clinic)
2019 Royal Edinburg Military Tattoo
2019 Vinnie Colaiuta (with Herbie Hancock)
2019 Dave Lombardo (with Slayer)
2019 Scott Travis (with Judas Priest)
2019 Charlie Benante (with Anthrax)
2019 Pete Drummond (clinic)
2018 STOMP
2018 Will Calhoun (with Living Colour)
2018 Ricardo Confessori (with Shaman)
2018 Benny Greb (clinic)
2017 Mike Portnoy (with Shattered Fortress)
2017 Mike Mangini (with Dream Theater)
2017 Virgil Donati (clinic) and/with...
2017 ...Thomas Lang (clinic)
2017 Pete Drummond (clinic)
2016 Pete Drummond (with Dragon)
2014 Ronald Bruner Jr. (with Chaka Khan)
2011 Joao Barone (with Paralamas)
2010 Lars Ulrich (with Metallica)
2009 STOMP
2008 Nicko McBrain (with Iron Maiden)
2007 Tony Royster Jr. (clinic)
2007 Marco Minnemann (clinic)
2007 Sonny Emory (clinic)
2007 Lost and Found (STOMP orchestra)
2006 STOMP
2005 Aquiles Priester (with Angra)
2005 Virgil Donati (band)
2004 Joao Barone (with Paralamas)
2004 Will Calhoun (with Living Colour)
2003 Ricardo Confessori (with Shaman) x2
2001 Scott Travis (with Judas Priest)
2001 Ricardo Confessori (with Shaman)
2001 Manu Katché (with Sting)
1998 Ricardo Confessori (with Angra)
1998 Mike Portnoy (with Dream Theater)
1998 Dave Lombardo (with Slayer)
1998 Joao Barone (with Paralamas)
1997 Mike Portnoy (clinic)
1997 Mike Portnoy (with Dream Theater) x2
1997 Ian Pace (with Deep Purple)
1996 Ricardo Confessori (with Angra)
1996 Tommy Aldridge (with Yngwie Malmsteen)
1996 Simon Phillips (with Joe Satriani)
1995 Deen Castronovo (with Ozzy Osbourne)
1994 Ventor (with Kreator)
1993 Lars Ulrich (with Metallica)
1993 Vinnie Paul (with Pantera)
1993 Charlie Benante (with Anthrax)
1992 Vera Figueiredo (show)
1992 Mikkey Dee (with Motorhead)
1992 Ventor (with Kreator)
1992 Nicko McBrain (with Iron Maiden)
1992 Vinny Appice (with Black Sabbath)
1991 Ian Pace (with Deep Purple)
1991 Mike Bordin (with Faith No More) x2
1991 Scott Travis (with Judas Priest)
1991 Igor Cavalera (with Sepultura) x3
1990 Igor Cavalera (with Sepultura)
1989 Lars Ulrich (with Metallica)
1989 Igor Cavalera (with Sepultura) x2

I left Riverdance out of this list because it's not a drummer, or a group of drummers, like the other names on the list, but not only Riverdance has a fantastic drummer and percussionist, the tap dance performances are extremely awesome too.