“I hate New Year’s Eve, it’s always so anticlimactic.” - Friends of yours that don’t see live music every year.

Perhaps you’ve already got a show picked out for New Year’s Eve 2008-2009. Maybe you lucked out and it’s local or maybe you’re traveling 3,000 miles or even crossing an ocean to get there. Regardless of the status of your plans, it’s always fun to know what else is going on at that exact moment all over the country.

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Well maybe not that exact moment, we’ve got those damn time-zones to deal with. When My Morning Jacket rings in New Year’s in New York, Umphrey’s McGee will be one hour behind in Chicago, followed by Widespread Panic in Colorado and finally Phil Lesh & Friends play the last notes of 2008 in the Continental United States.

So we’re sorting this guide in the following manner: First by Time zone then State then City then Band Name. Whenever we could, we linked directly to ticketing information. This post will be continually updated.

EASTERN STANDARD TIME

Ryan Montbleau Band with Zach Deputy & Jesse Dee, The Warehouse - Hartford ($30-65)

Earth Wind & Fire, Foxwoods - Mashantucket ($60-95)

The Breakfast with Shakedown, Toad’s Place - New Haven ($12.50)

Hall & Oates, Mohegan Sun Casino -Uncasville ($55-90)

READ ON for the rest of our New Year’s Eve Concert Guide…

The Heavy Pets, Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale ($14.99)

JJ Grey & MOFRO, Freebird Live - Jacksonville Beach ($35)

Doobie Brothers, Universal City Walk Plaza Stage - Orlando

Sister Hazel, Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg ($39.99)

Of Montreal, 40 Watt - Athens ($15)

Perpetual Groove, Georgia Theatre - Athens ($35)

Band Of Horses, Variety Playhouse - Atlanta ($28.50)

Colonel Bruce with Blueground Undergrass, Smith’s Old Bar - Atlanta

Cracker, Hyatt Regency - Atlanta ($109 “and up”)

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Fox Theatre - Atlanta ($35-45)

Sound Tribe Sector 9 with Pnuma Trio, The Tabernacle - Atlanta ($67.50)

Soulive, Paradise Rock Club - Boston ($40)

Badfish with Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse, Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge ($40)

Assemby Of Dust with The Brew, Pearl Street Nightclub - Northampton ($30)

Martin Sexton, Calvin Theater - Northampton ($25-45)

Dark Star Orchestra, Rams Head Live - Baltimore ($59)

The Bridge with Rebirth Brass Band, Sheraton City Center Ballroom - Baltimore ($89)

Wu-Tang Clan featuring Method Man, Rza, Gza, Ghostface, Raekwon, Masta Killa, U-God, Cappadonna & Inspecta Deck, Sonar - Baltimore

The Macpodz, Papa Pete’s - Kalamazoo ($8)

Blind Melon, Hyatt Regency - Dearborn

U-Melt with Buzz Universe, Lemon Juice and a late night set from The Point, The Stone Pony - Asbury Park ($20)

The Goo Goo Dolls, House Of Blues - Atlantic City ($52-67)

Mike Doughty, Maxwell’s - Hoboken ($30)

Little Feat, Montclair High School (First Night) - Montclair

Yo La Tengo with The Feelies - Wellmont Theater, Montclair ($33)

Chuck Berry, B.B. King’s - NYC ($120-160)

Gov’t Mule, Hammerstein Ballroom - NYC ($50-99.50)

Mingus Big Band, Jazz Standard - NYC ($195)

My Morning Jacket, Madison Square Garden - NYC ($49.50)

The Bad Plus, Village Vanguard - NYC ($125)

The Disco Biscuits, Nokia Theatre - NYC ($69)

The Benevent/Russo Duo with Surprise Me Mr. Davis LATE NIGHT (non-midnight show) - B.B. King’s, NYC ($25)

Tiesto, Roseland Ballroom - NYC ($150-300)

Chris Botti, The Blue Note - NYC ($95-175)

Donna The Buffalo, Orange Peel - Asheville ($30)

Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Grey Eagle - Asheville ($30)

Rusted Root with Backyard Tire Fire, House of Blues - Cleveland ($37-49.50)

ekoostik hookah, Newport Music Hall - Columbus ($40)

Gregg Allman, Keswick Theatre - Glenside ($49.50-$59.50)

The Machine, Penn’s Peak - Jim Thorpe ($20-34)

Gogol Bordello, Electric Factory - Philadelphia ($38)

They Might Be Giants, Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia ($30)

New Riders of The Purpe Sage, The Silo - Reading

Brothers Past, The Note - West Chester ($35)

Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Lupo’s - Providence ($30-40)

Outformation, The Pour House - Charleston ($20)

Keller Williams, Shoreline Ballroom - Hilton Head Island ($25)

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals with Barbacoa, Higher Ground - South Burlington ($45)

GWAR, The National - Richmond ($20)

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soul Kitchen - Mobile (TBD)

Future Rock with Daedalus and Dark Party, Abbey Pub - Chicago ($25-75)

Holy Fuck, Subterranean - Chicago ($30)

Justice DJ Set with SO ME, Congress Theater - Chicago ($60-200)

Umphrey’s McGee with Buddy Guy, Joshua Redman, Koko Taylor, and Stanley Jordan (Guests will be appearing over the 3-night stand), Auditorium Theatre -Chicago ($63-73)

Gin Blossoms, Grand Prairie Hotel - Hutchinson

Galactic with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tipitina’s Uptown - New Orleans ($55)

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk with Papa Grows Funk, Howlin’ Wolf - New Orleans ($60-70)

The Big Wu with God Johnson, Trocaderos - Minneapolis ($15-30)

Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Treasure Island Resort and Casino - Red Wing ($40-70)

The Flaming Lips, Cox Convention Center Arena - Oklahoma City ($20)

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Blank Slate - Tulsa

Jim Lauderdale, Bijou Theatre - Knoxville

Del McCoury Band, Ryman Auditorium - Nashville ($29.50-$49.50)

Lynyrd Skynyrd with Trace Adkins, Sommet Center - Nashville ($47-247.50)

Mama Digdown’s Brass Band with Steez & Baghdad Scuba Review, The Majestic - Madison

CAKE, Riverside Theater - Milwaukee ($45-75)

MOUNTAIN TIME

Styx, Tempe Beach Park - Tempe

Los Lobos, Rialto Theatre - Tuscon ($46-81)

Lotus with Pretty Lights, Fox Theatre - Boulder ($40)

Rose Hill Drive, Boulder Theatre - Boulder ($30)

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Ogden Theatre - Denver ($59.50)

Flogging Molly, The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver ($40)

Hot Buttered Rum, The Oriental Theater - Denver ($20)

Melvin Seals & JGB with Steve Kimock & Eric McFadden, Owsley’s Golden Road - Denver ($30)

Widespread Panic with Yonder Mountain String Band, Pepsi Center - Denver ($61)

Los Lonely Boys, Sky Ute Casino - Ignacio

PACIFIC STANDARD TIME

Neil Diamond, Save Mart Center - Fresno ($37.75-125)

B.B. King, Warnors Center for Performing - Fresno ($50-105)

Stone Temple Pilots, Club Nokia - Los Angeles

Roy Hargrove Big Band, Yoshi’s - Oakland ($100)

Thievery Corporation with Bassnectar, The Mutaytor, BLVD, more, Concourse Exhibition Center - San Francisco ($70-125)

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic with Greyboy Allstars, The Warfield - San Francisco ($79-89)

Les Claypool with Zappa Plays Zappa, War Memorial Opera House - San Francisco ($69-125)

Tea Leaf Green, Mezzanine - San Francisco ($30-75)

The Radiators, Cade du Nord - San Francisco ($100)

ALO, The Independent - San Francisco ($85)

Phil Lesh & Friends with Ratdog, Jackie Greene Band, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco ($65)

Marshall Tucker Band, The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano ($65)

The Wailers, The Roxy Theatre - West Hollywood ($76.50)

Bette Midler, Caesars Palace - Las Vegas ($86.36-227.27)

Kid Rock, Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort - Las Vegas ($128.50-253.50)

Sha Na Na, Cannery Casino - Las Vegas

EOTO, Wonder Ballroom - Portland ($48-100)

Railroad Earth, Aladdin Theater - Portland OR ($55)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Northern Quest Casino - Airway Heights

Garaj Mahal, The Capitol Theater - Olympia

Devotchka, Showbox at the Market - Seattle ($35)

Ghostland Observatory, WaMu Theatre - Seattle ($35)

Presidents Of The United States of America, Paramount Theatre - Seattle ($50)

Where will you be? What did we miss? Let us know below. . .