What Is a Concert Tracker?

A concert tracker is a tool that logs every show you've attended, helping you maintain your complete concert history with dates, artists, venues, and stats. The format varies (app, spreadsheet, physical logbook), but the purpose is the same: building a searchable record of your live music experiences.

What a Concert Tracker Does

At its core, a tracker answers the question: "What concerts have I been to?"

Most trackers capture:

Artist/band name for each show
Date of the performance
Venue and location
Basic notes or ratings

More sophisticated trackers add:

Automatic stats (total shows, most-seen artist, venues visited, shows per year)
Setlist integration (what songs were played)
Photo storage (images tied to specific shows)
Upcoming show tracking (concerts you have tickets for)
Milestones and achievements (your 100th show, first time seeing an artist)
Shareable cards or summaries (year-in-review exports)

The value compounds over time. A tracker with 10 shows is useful. A tracker with 200 shows reveals patterns about your concert life you'd never notice otherwise.

Types of Concert Trackers

Dedicated Concert Tracker Apps

Purpose-built apps designed specifically for logging shows. They typically include:

Quick logging (add a show in under a minute)
Automatic stats and insights
Setlist lookups
Social features (sharing, comparing with friends)
Photo galleries tied to shows

The Concerts Remembered App is an example. You log shows with artist, venue, date, and location, then add photos, ratings, memories, and setlists when you have time. The app tracks your stats automatically and lets you create shareable concert cards.

Spreadsheets

Google Sheets or Excel spreadsheets give you complete control over what you track. You design the columns, the formatting, everything.

Pros: Free, private, fully customizable, you own your data completely.

Cons: Manual setup, no prompts or guidance, no automatic stats (unless you build formulas), easy to abandon without structure.

Spreadsheets work best for people who enjoy building systems and will actually maintain them.

Setlist.fm

Setlist.fm is primarily a setlist database, but it has a tracking feature. You can mark "I was there" on any show and build a list of concerts attended.

Pros: Huge database, setlist data included, community-maintained.

Cons: Limited personal notes, not designed for personal memory capture, no stats beyond a list.

It's useful for finding setlists but limited as a personal concert archive.

Physical Concert Journals with Logging Pages

Some physical journals include quick-log pages for basic tracking alongside deeper journaling prompts. The Snapshot Journal holds 100 concerts with one page each, designed for quick entries rather than deep reflection.

Pros: Tangible, doesn't require charging, can store memorabilia.

Cons: Not searchable, no automatic stats, requires more time than an app.

Concert Tracker vs. Concert Journal

These terms get used interchangeably, but they serve different purposes:

	Concert Tracker	Concert Journal
Focus	Data: what, where, when	Experience: how it felt, what you'll remember
Primary output	Searchable list with stats	Written entries with context and emotion
Time per entry	30 seconds to 2 minutes	5 to 20 minutes
Best for	Complete history, patterns, quick logging	Deep reflection, memorabilia, artifact creation
Format	Usually digital	Usually physical (though digital journals exist)

Many fans use both: a tracker for the complete list and quick logging, a journal for the 3-5 shows per year that deserve deeper reflection.

Why Track Concerts at All?

Know your actual history. Most people guess their concert count. Trackers give you the real number plus context.

See patterns. How has your attendance changed over time? Who have you seen most? Which venue do you visit most often? You can't see patterns you don't track.

Prevent forgetting. Even a basic log (artist, date, venue) dramatically improves recall compared to relying on memory alone.

Create a shareable record. Year-end recaps, milestone celebrations, conversation starters. Your concert history becomes something you can show and share.

Appreciate the scope. Looking at 50 or 100 or 200 shows in one place creates a different relationship with your concert life than vaguely knowing you've "been to a lot of shows."

FAQ

What's the best concert tracker app?

It depends on what you value. If you want quick logging plus stats plus memory capture, the Concerts Remembered App does all three. If you just want a list, simpler options exist. If you want full control, a spreadsheet works.

Is there a free way to track concerts?

Yes. Spreadsheets are free. Setlist.fm's "I was there" feature is free. The Concerts Remembered App is free to download and use.

Can I track past concerts I attended years ago?

Yes. Most trackers let you add any date, past or future. Many people use trackers to rebuild their entire concert history, adding shows from years ago.

How is a concert tracker different from a concert journal?

A tracker focuses on data (what, where, when) and stats. A journal focuses on experience (how it felt, who you were with, what you'll remember). Trackers are typically faster to use. Journals create richer entries. Many people use both.

What should I track for each concert?

At minimum: artist, date, venue, location. For richer records, add: who you went with, your rating, one highlight, setlist, and photos.

Do I need an app or can I use a spreadsheet?

Either works. Apps are faster and provide automatic stats. Spreadsheets give you complete control but require more manual effort. Choose based on whether you prefer convenience or customization.

Can I use a tracker and a journal together?

Yes, and many fans do. Use the app for quick logging after every show. Use the journal for the concerts that deserve deeper written reflection.

What if I've already forgotten a lot of concerts?

You can still build a record going forward, and you can use photos, emails, bank statements, and friends' memories to recover past shows. See How to Find Your Concert History for recovery techniques.

Never Lose a Show Again

Track every concert with the Concerts Remembered App. Log shows in seconds, see your stats, and build your complete history.

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Want deeper memories? Pair it with our Concert Journal for reflection and memorabilia.