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Best Concert of 2012

El PapeEl Pape Posts: 81
edited December 2012 in Other Music
Which concerts have you gone this year?
and
What was the best?? or ¿Which did you enjoy more?

My answers....
Roger Waters - The Wall Live (the best concert of my life)
Foo Fighters - Lollapalooza Chile
Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (exceeded widely my expectations)
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    White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,812
    Radiohead- AAC
    Spoon- Granada
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Only 3 so far this year (so far being the key word--I think I'm going to about 12 shows this summer!):
    Guns N Roses- MD
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band- DC
    Rodrigo y Gabriela with C.U.B.A.- DC

    Springsteen's the winner by a country mile, though I really did enjoy all the other shows.
    But there's just something about a Springsteen show...was my first and I was absolutely knocked out by how incredible the whole experience of being there was. That show was just the epitome of why I love music so much!
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    GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    Pearl Jam in Central Park!!!
    2006: 5/28
    2008: 6/19, 6/24, 6/25
    2009: 6/14 (EV), 10/27, 10/28
    2010: 5/17
    2011: 6/21 (EV), 6/22 (EV), 9/11, 9/12
    2012: 9/2
    2013: 10/15, 10/16, 10/19, 10/21, 10/22, 10/27, 11/23, 11/24
    2014: 10/19
    2016: 5/1, 5/2, 5/8
    2018: 8/20, 9/2, 9/4
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,565
    Mark Lanegan Band in Athens
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
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    catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    ryan adams sydney opera house february 28th. 8-)
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    quimby20quimby20 Posts: 823
    PJ21 @ Alpine Valley :corn: :corn: :corn: :corn:
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    AlbertaGirl70_AlbertaGirl70_ Posts: 1,738
    EV in LV...my 1st Eddie live EVER! So it will be my best this year for sure..Do I even call it a concert?or is it a show...Either way gonna be my best.....
    I will walk w/my hands bound
    I will walk w/my face blood
    I will walk w/my shadow flag

    Memories back when she was smooth and strong
    and waiting for the world to come along...

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    BamaPJFanBamaPJFan Posts: 410
    My favorite(s) so far in 2012 are Guns N' Roses. I saw GNR twice in March on their small venue tour. Awesome stuff. Axl sounded great and his band is really good. Obviously not the original lineup that too many people obsess over, but you wouldn't know it just by listening to them play.

    I've also seen Springsteen. It was my first Bruce concert, but to be honest, I wasn't that impressed. I thought it was a little on the boring side. It was a good show, but nothing unique or 'special' as so many people tend to say about his concerts. Maybe that's because I'm not a huge Springsteen fan, but at least I can now say that I've been to one of his shows.

    Coming up, over the next few months, I have Roger Waters performing 'The Wall' in Atlanta at Philips Arena, Iron Maiden with Alice Cooper in Charlotte (I'm pretty stoked about this show. The Mighty Maiden!!!), Van Halen twice (New Orleans and Birmingham, AL), Aerosmith in Atlanta, and Merle Haggard in Aspen, CO.
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    Gibson Amphitheatre (Los Angeles): 10/7/09


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    LiftedLifted Posts: 1,726
    of montreal at the union transfer in philadelphia april 2nd.

    it will be a hard one to top.
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    adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,505
    We've only been to one concert so far this year, but it was great. The wife and I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers last week and they put on an excellent show. They played most of the hits as well as a couple covers and a few deeper album tracks. I've always wanted to see them and they certainly didn't disappoint. I'd definitely recommend seeing them if you get a chance. Here's the setlist:

    Listen to Her Heart
    You Wreck Me
    I Won't Back Down
    Here Comes My Girl
    Handle with Care (Traveling Wilburys cover)
    Lover's Touch
    I'm a Man (The Yardbirds cover)
    Something Big
    Saving Grace
    Free Fallin'
    Spike
    It's Good To Be King
    Time To Move On
    Learning to Fly
    Yer So Bad
    I Should Have Known It
    Good Enough
    Refugee
    Runnin' Down a Dream
    Encore:
    Mary Jane's Last Dance
    American Girl

    http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty ... fbdf0.html

    We've got tickets to see Chris Cornell next week then we're heading to Bonnaroo next month. We also have tickets to see Eddie Vedder in Fort Lauderdale in November (rescheduled from this weekend).
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    tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
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    The DBT show the night before Easter Sunday was simply epic....easily the second best DBT show that I have seen.....the Friday night show was not far behind.
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    merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    I've seen a number of shows this year, and I gottta second the Drive-By Truckers. They seemed re-energized and ready to rock this last swing. Wilco was right up there too.

    Flight to Mars and Gillian Welch are coming up, those should both be contenders.
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    Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Any concert Jose and Antonio went to with me...
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    uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    I'll just rank my six concerts of the year (so far):
    1. Tool
    2. Mastodon/Opeth
    3. Supersuckers/Nashville Pussy
    4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
    5. Andrew WK
    6. Young the Giant

    I have Big Wreck coming up tomorrow, and I fully expect that to be better than the bottom two at least.
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    Citizen ZackCitizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    Only show for me so far this year was G Love & Special Sauce at the House of Blues in Houston. It was an awesome show.

    On the horizon though:

    5/18 Dave Matthews Band
    5/25 Bright Light Social Hour
    6/2 The Avett Brothers
    7/28 The Avett Brothers
    11/14 Eddie Vedder (rescheduled Houston date)

    and possibly Austin City Limits 10/12 - 10/14, depending on the lineup
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,229
    I'll rank mine as well:
    1. 3/10- The Black Keys/Arctic Monkeys@ Wells Fargo Center
    2. 5/3- The Shins@ Tower Theater
    3. 3/21- Kasabian@ TLA
    4. 2/2- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour@ Union Transfer
    5. 3/31- Nowadays Music Festival in Bethlehem, PA w/We Are Scientists & RJD2
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    5/21/10- NYC
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    7/19/13- Wrigley
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    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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    iammine16iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 821
    So far Puscifer and Big Wreck have been my best shows. However with Roger Waters later this month, I am thinking this will change :lol:
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    kasedougkasedoug The Golden State Posts: 2,909
    edited May 2012
    So far this year, I've seen Wilco, Mark Lanegan Band, Cake, Sleigh Bells x2, Dead Sara, little hurricane, Cloud Nothings, Guns 'N Roses, The Joy Formidable, Of Monsters and Men, The Stone Foxes, The Beach Boys, been to Coachella (my top sets were Gary Clark Jr., Other Lives, Pulp, The Black Keys, The Head and the Heart, The Shins, Radiohead, The Hives, and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg), Deer Tick, and Jack White.

    Jack White has probably been my from that list, with Radiohead, Wilco, The Joy Formidable, and The Hives rounding out the top 5.

    Oof. How can I forget the Boss? Totally slipped my mind about Springsteen and I don't know how because he was incredible and tops the list. Springsteen, Jack White, and then the rest.
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    ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,644
    The Wall was cool. Jeff Mangum is right up there. One of my 5 EV shows will probably win out.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,025
    Only one for me so far this year - Lemonheads. It was a fun show, but I know it will not be one of my top shows by the end of the year
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    acutejamacutejam Posts: 1,433
    Oh I'll play! Lemme just rank those....

    1) Built to Spill - Uptown Theater, Napa
    2) The Black Keys - Oracle Arena, Oakland
    3) Built to Spill - The Fillmore, SF
    4) Death Cab for Cutie - The Fox Theater, Oakland (Tues)
    4) Death Cab for Cutie - The Fox Theater, Oakland (Weds)
    5) Matt Nathanson - The Fillmore, SF
    6) OAR - The Fillmore, SF

    And then, sigh .. not seen: Coldplay double booked for EV which was then cancelled.
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    titchinellotitchinello Posts: 3,139
    so far - Black stone cherry in Inverness is the only gig i've been to this year. so i guess its that.

    I have Guns n Roses in Glasgow in 2 weeks though.
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    chimpatchimpat Posts: 590
    I saw the Avett Brothers last night at Terminal 5 in nyc, was really impressed with their show. Awesome live band.
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    Jason PJason P Posts: 19,124
    So I take it that it's worth seeing Roger Waters then?
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    Arthur Digby SellersArthur Digby Sellers Posts: 259
    Railroad Earth. I saw two shows at the World Cafe and was blown away. But then I am almost every time I see them.
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    ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,644
    Jason P wrote:
    So I take it that it's worth seeing Roger Waters then?

    Yeah, it's worth it.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
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    ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,644
    chimpat wrote:
    I saw the Avett Brothers last night at Terminal 5 in nyc, was really impressed with their show. Awesome live band.

    Did they play some new stuff? Can't wait for their next rekkid.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
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    Citizen ZackCitizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    ComeToTX wrote:
    chimpat wrote:
    I saw the Avett Brothers last night at Terminal 5 in nyc, was really impressed with their show. Awesome live band.

    Did they play some new stuff? Can't wait for their next rekkid.

    Nothing new except for The Once & Future Carpenter. They've been playing that one live for the last year or so and it's slated to be on the new record. It actually might be my favorite song by them right now and I'm a huge fan. Seeing them twice more this summer and can't wait.

    The set from NYC last night looked awesome though -

    Will You Return, Tin Man, Traveling Song, Distraction #74, Paranoia in Bb Major, At The Beach, Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane, Prettiest Thing, Down With The Shine, Slight Figure of Speech, Salina, Shame, Denouncing November Blue, Head Full of Doubt, The Fall, The Once & Future Carpenter, Gimme A Kiss, Murder in the City, Ballad of Love & Hate, Closer Walk With Thee, Laundry Room, I Killed Sally's Lover, Go To Sleep, Kick Drum Heart, I & Love & You

    Encore: January Wedding, Matrimony, Talk On Indolence
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    ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,644
    Citizen Zack wrote:
    ComeToTX wrote:
    chimpat wrote:
    I saw the Avett Brothers last night at Terminal 5 in nyc, was really impressed with their show. Awesome live band.

    Did they play some new stuff? Can't wait for their next rekkid.

    Nothing new except for The Once & Future Carpenter. They've been playing that one live for the last year or so and it's slated to be on the new record. It actually might be my favorite song by them right now and I'm a huge fan. Seeing them twice more this summer and can't wait.

    The set from NYC last night looked awesome though -

    Will You Return, Tin Man, Traveling Song, Distraction #74, Paranoia in Bb Major, At The Beach, Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane, Prettiest Thing, Down With The Shine, Slight Figure of Speech, Salina, Shame, Denouncing November Blue, Head Full of Doubt, The Fall, The Once & Future Carpenter, Gimme A Kiss, Murder in the City, Ballad of Love & Hate, Closer Walk With Thee, Laundry Room, I Killed Sally's Lover, Go To Sleep, Kick Drum Heart, I & Love & You

    Encore: January Wedding, Matrimony, Talk On Indolence

    Agree. It's a great song. Saw them in October and thinking about a Texas show this summer.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
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