Here is the complete list of concerts I saw in 2004.
| Rank | Bands | City | Location |
| 1 | Joanna Newsom, Bonnie Prince Billie | Chicago | Open End Gallery |
| 2 | Azita, Iron and Wine | Chicago | Abbey |
| 3 | Velcro Lewis and His 100 Proof Band, Slick 57, Split Lip Rayfield | Chicago | Abbey |
| 4 | Dolorean, Damian Jurado, Richard Buckner | Chicago | schubas |
| 5 | Coctails, Pixies | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom |
| 6 | Manishevitz, Mountain Goats | Chicago | Empty Bottle |
| 7 | Troubled Hubble, Head of Femur, Manishevitz | Chicago | Gunther Murphys |
| 8 | Damnwells, Old 97s | Chicago | Metro |
| 9 | Smog | Chapel Hill | Go Studios |
| 10 | The Narrator, Perfect Panther, Make Believe | Chicago | Empty Bottle |
| 11 | Starflyer 49, Pedro the Lion | Minneapolis | 400 Bar |
| 12 | John Vanderslice, Pedro the Lion | Minneapolis | First Ave |
| 13 | Bridge 61with Tim Daisy, Nate McBride, Jason Stein, and Ken Vandermark | Chicago | Empty Bottle |
| 14 | The Datsuns, Pixies | St. Paul | Roy Wilkins Auditorium |
| 15 | The Walkmen, Broken Social Scene, Modest Mouse | Minneapolis | First Ave |
| 16 | Stephen Elliott, Prageeta Sharma, Bill Calahan, White Magic, Joe Wenderoth, Harmony Korine, David Berman, Silver Jews w/ Will Oldham, Chestnut Station | Chicago | Empty Bottle |
| 17 | Walkman, Death Cube for Cutie, Modest Mouse | Chicago | New City YMCA |
| 18 | Liz Payne & Ben Vida, Architecture in Helsinki, Archer Prewitt, Sam Prekop | Chicago | Empty Bottle |
| 19 | Rivulets, Pinebender, The New Year | Chicago | schubas |
| 20 | Johnny Dowd, Sally Timms | Minneapolis | 400 Bar |
| 21 | The Cushicles | Chicago | Rodan |
| 22 | Old 97s, They Might Be Giants, Counting Crows | Chicago | Petrillo Music Shell |
| 23 | Robbers on High Street, The Reputation, Ambulance Ltd | Chicago | schubas |
| 24 | The Ron Mots, Chris Connelly, Archer Prewitt | Chicago | schubas |
| 25 | Owen, Cameron McGill, Life At Sea | Chicago | Metro |
| 26 | The Rouge Wave, Calexico, The Shins | Minneapolis | First Ave |
| 27 | Lonsome Dan Kase and the Crush Collision | Minneapolis | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 28 | Perfect Panther, Electrelan, Ted Leo/Pharmacists | Chicago | Logan Square Auditorium |
| 29 | Chicago Blues | Chicago | Pops Highwood |
| 30 | Mammy Nuns, Von Ehrics, Slick 57 | Minneapolis | Turf Club |
| 31 | Eisley, Snow Patrol | Minneapolis | Ascot Room @ The Quest |
| 32 | Ollabelle, Diana Krall | Minneapolis | Northrop Auditorium |
| 33 | The M's, Brendan Benson | Chicago | Taste of Randolph |