Capturing the human experience through live music.
YOU WERE THERE.
TAKE US THERE.
Why you went. Who you were with. The sights, sounds, smells, and how it all felt. Tell us the whole story—and what it meant to you.
Tell your story ↓
TELL YOUR STORY
Write it or tell it aloud. Don’t remember every detail? Start with what you know. Use “Find your show” below to look for the date and place.
WATCH A SHOW. BRING BACK A MEMORY.
Browse concert films and photographs from our companion site, Right Up Front—or tell us about a night we weren’t there to capture.
Watch concert videos ↗Explore the photos ↗Shared archives from Right Up Front. Your stories live here on Write Up Front.
STORIES FROM THE ROOM
This collection starts with the people who were there. Stories appear after review, organized by artist, place and date. Approximate dates and unknown dates are welcome too.
Browse storiesAdd your experienceABOUT WRITE UP FRONT
The concert is the setting. The human experience is the subject.
Write Up Front collects firsthand experiences of live music, from the audience, the stage and behind the scenes. We want to preserve what happened and what it meant to the person who lived it—the stories that might otherwise disappear with an old post, a lost page or a fading memory. You don’t need to be famous to have a story worth keeping.
Founded by Brian LeMaster, Write Up Front is the companion to Right Up Front, home to his interviews, concert films and photographs.