Best Concert of 2012

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  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,846
    Pearl Jam in Montana. That's the only show i've seen this year, though i have The Who in December.
  • Not sure anything will top Amsterdam II
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    Not sure anything will top Amsterdam II
    +1 I've still got a few shows to go with it being spring here & have a few concert tix in my pocket(so to speak) already but I'm sure nothing will top the shows I saw in Europe June-July. :)
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    PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014, Auckland1&2 2024
    EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
  • mipmip Posts: 33
    PJ - Stockholm
    Ryan Adams - Stockholm
    Machine Head - Stockholm
  • kwdaleykwdaley Posts: 499
    Without a doubt, Roger Waters' The Wall.
    Ottawa 2011
    London 2013 "The Dundas Hookers on Crack" Show
  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    PJ in Stockholm for sure.
    Kool Kat Club 1992, Moderna museet 1992, Globen 2012, Friends arena 2014
  • Man this is tough... I've seen

    Tool-Boston
    Bruce-Boston x3
    Bruce-Philly
    Phish-Worcester x2
    Phish-SPAC x2
    Phish- Atlantic City x2
    Umphrey's McGee Boston x2
    Red Hot Chili Peppers-Boston
    Ghost- Boston
    Tenacious D-Boston
    Brian Jonestown Massacre-Boston

    That's all I can think of right now. I'd say Bruce Gillette or Phish SPAC night 3, BJM was pretty great as well.
    "What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
  • Kearn5yKearn5y Ireland Posts: 2,900
    Guns N Roses - Dublin
    Pearl Jam - Manchester x 2
    Leonard Cohen- Dublin

    All were great shows but Leonard Cohen was probably in the top 3 of my best ever shows
    Kearnsy
  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    Kearn5y wrote:
    Guns N Roses - Dublin
    Pearl Jam - Manchester x 2
    Leonard Cohen- Dublin

    All were great shows but Leonard Cohen was probably in the top 3 of my best ever shows

    I fear I'll not realise the dream of seeing Leonard Cohen but keeping my fingers crossed. I simply couldn't go this year and I was gutted! Saw two great PJ shows in Manchester but Mark Lanegan with Creature With The Atom Brain supporting was the best night musically this year.
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
    Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
  • AMSTERDAM 2
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    think my concert season is over this year....

    and the winner

    Radiohead St. Louis.
    81 is now off the air

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  • Two BirdsTwo Birds Posts: 256
    Well because of no PJ concerts for me this year, this one from Sat. night Uncle Neil and Crazy Horse gave me what has been missing. Words can't say enough of what I experienced. Third time seeing Neil saw him back in 83 with CH then in 2009 and then 2012. Neil will always be my true Musical Love of my life. The energy on stage was like a PJ concert. What you take away from it carry's me through.

    O Canada (recorded music, spontaneous singalong by Young and others, fans)

    Love and Only Love

    Powderfinger

    Born in Ontario

    Walk Like A Giant

    The Needle and the Damage Done (solo, acoustic)

    Twisted Road (solo, acoustic)

    Ramada Inn

    Cinnamon Girl

    F---in' Up

    "She's Looking for a Good Time" ("brand new" song, title is just a guess)

    My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

    (Encore)

    Mr. Soul

    Roll Another Number (for the Road)
    Peace,
    ________________________
    Too many shows but never enough!
    These guys are the fruit of the earth...
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,800
    Missoula
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,412
    Iron Maiden Maiden England Chicago & Missoula
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • acutejamacutejam Posts: 1,433
    UPDATING!!!
    acutejam wrote:
    Oh I'll play! Lemme just rank those....

    1) Built to Spill - Uptown Theater, Napa
    2) Silversun Pickups - The Fox, Oakland
    3) Glen Hansard - The Fillmore, SF
    4) The Black Keys - Oracle Arena, Oakland
    5) Built to Spill - The Fillmore, SF (only got to see last 8 songs... but still!)
    6) Death Cab for Cutie - The Fox Theater, Oakland (Weds)
    7) Silversun Pickups - Mondavi Center, Davis
    8) Death Cab for Cutie - The Fox Theater, Oakland (Tues)
    9) Matt Nathanson - The Fillmore, SF
    10) Magical Myster Tour/SF Symphony - Davies Music Hall, SF
    11) Keane - The Fox, Oakland
    12) The Fab Four - The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
    13) OAR - The Fillmore, SF

    And then, sigh .. not seen: Coldplay double booked for EV which was then cancelled.

    I know EV/Hansard in Phoenix will prolly be No. 1. Hard to say, was 2nd row in Napa -- only in like 11 for Eddie... Remains to be seen where Ben Gibbard's first serious solo tour lands him! Expect he'll edge out Beatles Symphony Show for Top 10.... All in all, a pretty good year of shows! Didn't have high hopes, but it worked out pretty damn well!

    And 2013 starts out with The Who in February!
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  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Updated to include Rush
    1. 29-Sep - Ben Harper
    2. 15-May - Mark Lanegan
    3. 16-Sep - Glen Hansard
    4. 25-Jan - Tool
    5. 16-Oct - Rush
    6. 07-Apr - Mastodon/Opeth
    7. 03-Oct - The Afghan Whigs
    8. 26-Apr - Supersuckers/Nashville Pussy
    9. 28-Apr - Red Hot Chili Peppers
    10. 10-May - Big Wreck
    11. 17-Aug - Grace Potter & the Noctournals
    12. 14-Jun - Bad Religion
    13. 27-Mar - Andrew WK
    14. 01-Mar - Young the Giant
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    edited October 2012
    Jack White - Montreal
    Jack White - Seattle
    Hold Steady/The Sheepdogs - Ottawa
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Ottawa
    Grace Potter - Ottawa
    Tedeschi Trucks Band - Ottawa
    Arkells - Ottawa
    Bruce Springsteen - Ottawa
    Post edited by keeponrockin on
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  • Jnich2424Jnich2424 Posts: 608
    5/15/12 - Jack White / Alabama Shake @ The Ryman
    3/23/12 - The Revivalists @ Vinyl Music Hall
    5/16/12 - Jack White / Alabama Shakes @ The Ryman
    3/16/12 - The Avett Brothers @ The Amphitheater At The Wharf
    1/13/12 - The Revivalists @ Vinyl Music Hall
    3/08/12 - Mumford and Sons / Dawes @ The Ryman
    4/21/12 - Trombone Shorty @ Vinyl Music Hall

    Would probably add Avett Brothers w/ Amos Lee on NYE at the top of the list, but looks like I'm stuck here longer now and won't be making the show
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,028
    Pap wrote:
    Mark Lanegan Band in Athens

    1. Mark Lanegan Band + Illegal Operation - 05/04/2012 (Athens)
    2. Lemonade On Stage - 19/01/2012 (Serres)
    3. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble + Tuber - 20/10/2012 (Thessaloniki)
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024
  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Both Ultravox and "Joy Division" this year were great, but the best was Pearl Jam without a doubt.
    Kool Kat Club 1992, Moderna museet 1992, Globen 2012, Friends arena 2014
  • rpech'erpech'e Posts: 1,106
    Pearl Jam Missoula Mt :D
  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    samjam wrote:
    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!

    Wow, this year has been a crazy year in concerts for me (in a good way!), to say the least! Since those 3 shows, I have seen 24 more shows :shock: (in part due to having 2 awesome music related internships that have gifted me with free shows) And I have more coming up! But after all those shows, I still gotta go with Springsteen. I was awestruck by it. What an unbelievable experience (wasn't just a show, was an experience)!!
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,517
    Been a great year....PJ in Amsterdam, Pulp, Madness, MMJ, BOH, Stone Roses in Manchester
  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    at this time....I will have to say my best concert of 2012 was Afghan Whigs in New Orleans. HOLY. SHIT.
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,028
    mensane wrote:
    at this time....I will have to say my best concert of 2012 was Afghan Whigs in New Orleans. HOLY. SHIT.


    Isn't Greg a lovely person? I had the honour to see his other band The Twilight Singers in London in 2011. I didn't manage to meet him personally as you did ;) , but from what I saw on stage I believe he must be a great guy.
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    mensane wrote:
    at this time....I will have to say my best concert of 2012 was Afghan Whigs in New Orleans. HOLY. SHIT.
    Right on!
  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    Pap wrote:
    mensane wrote:
    at this time....I will have to say my best concert of 2012 was Afghan Whigs in New Orleans. HOLY. SHIT.


    Isn't Greg a lovely person? I had the honour to see his other band The Twilight Singers in London in 2011. I didn't manage to meet him personally as you did ;) , but from what I saw on stage I believe he must be a great guy.

    LOVE THE TWILIGHT SINGERS!

    he is sooooo nice. I've talked to him a few times and always super sweet. those dimples....sigh...lol.
  • 16 shows booked before dec 31st

    guess i'll have to reply later :geek:
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,028
    mensane wrote:
    those dimples....sigh...lol.


    Because I'm a man I was talking on a different level, but yes I can see your point here... :lol:
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024
  • halszka123halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    Gentleman (reggae) - Opole, Poland. This man simply love the music and people. He went into the audience singing and than stopped there to listen how his wife is singing on the stage (she is in choir). Amazing.
    Not 10c member? Have sth to say? write to me - I'll put it on the forum
    halszka123@op.pl
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