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***Top 5 Concerts of 2015***
Since the year is ALMOST over...
it's a good time to look back and remember what a GREAT year we had!!
What were the TOP 5 shows you attended this year?
Here's my list:
1. MY MORNING JACKET - Red Rocks Amphitheatre / Morrison, CO
2. GLEN HANSARD - Taft Theatre / Cincinnati, OH
3. PEARL JAM - Central Park / New York, NY
4. CHRIS CORNELL - Lakewood Civic Auditorium / Lakewood, OH
5. FAITH NO MORE - The Fillmore / Detroit MI
HM: Neil Young / Band Of Horses just missed my Top 5
it's a good time to look back and remember what a GREAT year we had!!
What were the TOP 5 shows you attended this year?
Here's my list:
1. MY MORNING JACKET - Red Rocks Amphitheatre / Morrison, CO
2. GLEN HANSARD - Taft Theatre / Cincinnati, OH
3. PEARL JAM - Central Park / New York, NY
4. CHRIS CORNELL - Lakewood Civic Auditorium / Lakewood, OH
5. FAITH NO MORE - The Fillmore / Detroit MI
HM: Neil Young / Band Of Horses just missed my Top 5
'96: Seattle: Key Arena
'98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
'00: Columbus: Polaris
'03: Columbus: Germain
'10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
'11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
'12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
'13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
'14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
'15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
'16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
'17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
'18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
'22: Nashville / St. Louis
'98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
'00: Columbus: Polaris
'03: Columbus: Germain
'10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
'11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
'12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
'13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
'14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
'15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
'16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
'17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
'18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
'22: Nashville / St. Louis
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2. Faith No More in Portland
3.Faith No More in Seattle
4. Puscifer in Seattle
5. U2 in Los Angeles
2. Glen Hansard / Trinity Cathedral / Cleveland, OH
3. An Evening Celebrating The Who w/ Eddie & Pete & more / Rosemont Theatre/ Chicago, IL
4. The Rolling Stones / Comerica Park / Detroit, MI
5. MMJ / Fillmore Detroit / Detroit, MI
and 5 more honorable mentions cause 10 is a nice number :
Kendrick Lamar / Terminal 5 / New York, NY
Guster / Capitol Theatre / Port Chester, NY
First Aid Kit / Saint Andrews Hall / Detroit, MI
Leon Bridges / Webster Hall / New York, NY
Delta Spirit / Saint Andrews Hall / Detroit, MI
~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
Faith No More, Boston, August (it was a toss up between this show & their Boston show in May - setlist from August wins out)
Tool & Primus, Monster Mash, Tempe, AZ Halloween. Tool's sound was only meh at times (vocals were in & out all night - par for the course w/ Tool) but seeing them open w/ 'No Quarter' dressed as Led Zeppelin alone was worth the cross country flight.
Puscifer, Boston, November..... What an amazing show (luckily Maynard can / will sing these songs - I would see them again in a heartbeat)
Foo Fighters, Fenway Park, July
Battles, Boston, October
Honorable mentions include PJ in Central Park ( as good as it was, it wasn't better than any of my top 5) and the Pixies playing right in front of Boston City Hall @ Boston Calling over Memorial Day weekend)
2. Ghost- 9/29@ Union Transfer
3. My Morning Jacket/Jason Isbell@ Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. War on Drugs- 3/27@ Tower Theater
5. Eagles of Death Metal- 9/14@ Underground Arts
Honorable Mentions:
Tame Impala- 10/5@ Tower Theater
Possibly/maybe Foals??? (I'm seeing them this Saturday at Union Transfer).
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
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
2) Titus Andronicus at Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
3) Future Islands at Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
4) Calexico at Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
5) Pearl Jam at Central Park NY, NY
6) Spoon at House of Blues Boston, MA
7) Smashing Pumpkins at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Boston, MA
Actually my full list of shows for 2015. Got sort of busy finishing up my undergrad so only got to check out the stuff I really felt like I couldn't miss. All fantastic shows. Pleasantly surprised Smashing Pumpkins wasn't just okay. Pearl Jam would be higher on the list if I wasn't so far away that I at times felt like I wasn't actually there. Also, not a lot of big fans in my vicinity kind of killed the vibe for me a bit as well. That solo during Alive, though...
2. U2 - London
3. Foo Fighters - Los Angeles
4. ACDC - San Francisco
5. Soundgarden - Melbourne
Honarable mentions - Imagine Dragons - Melbourne, The Eagles - Sydney, Foo Fighters - Hobart
2. Smash Mouth at House of Blues, Dallas, TX (for real, it was great)
3. Toadies at Schroeder Hall, Schroeder, TX
4. Collective Soul at House of Blues, Dallas, TX
5. Noel Gallgher's HFB at Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX
2. Pearl Jam, New York City
3. Steve Winwood, Detroit
4. Bob Dylan, Detroit
5. (Postponed) The Who, Detroit
2011: DETROIT (EV), HAMILTON
2012: OSLO, COPENHAGEN, MEMPHIS (EV)
2013: LONDON, CHICAGO, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE
2014: ST. LOUIS, DETROIT
2015: CHICAGO (EV & TOWNSHEND), NEW YORK
2016: QUEBEC CITY, OTTAWA, TORONTO 1, BOSTON 1 & 2
2018: LONDON 1, CHICAGO 1
2022: HAMILTON
2. Monster Mash Festival (Tool, Primus, Puscifer, Linkin Park) - Tempe, AZ
3. U2 - Vancouver
4. Puscifer - Vancouver
5. Foo Fighters - Vancouver
Honourable Mentions:
Chris Cornell - Vancouver
Florence + The Machine - Vancouver
AC/DC - Vancouver
Slipknot/Lamb Of God - Las Vegas
Vancouver, BC - 2009
Vancouver, BC - 2011
Vancouver, BC - 2013
Mountain View, CA - 2014
Mountain View, CA - 2014
Quebec City, QC - 2016
Ottawa, ON - 2016
Pemberton, BC - 2016
Seattle, WA 1 - 2018
Seattle, WA 2 - 2018
Phish - Philly 2
MMJ - Beacon 4
Dr. Dog - Philly
Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks singer) solo - Philly
'10- MSG 1-2 '11- PJ20
'12- MIA; DeLuna '13- Wrigley; Pitt; Brooklyn 1-2; Philly 1-2; Baltimore; Seattle
'14- Denver '16- Philly 1-2; MSG 2
'17- Pilgrimage Music Fest (Eddie)
'18- Fenway
2. Alabama Shakes, Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas
3. Interpol, Cosmopolitan Pool, Las Vegas
4. Kendrick Lamar, Pot of Gold Fest, Tempe, AZ
5. Lord Huron, Marquee, Tempe, AZ
Honorable mentions:
Mudhoney, Gerard Way, Milky Chance, Schoolboy Q, Echosmith
Kinda pissed I didn't get to more shows this year... But it's been a busy year...
6/29/06 - Milwaukee, WI
9/25/11 - Vancouver, BC
11/4/12 - (Eddie Vedder) Phoenix, AZ
11/1/13 - New Orleans, LA
11/19/13 - Phoenix, AZ
11/21/13 - San Diego, CA
10/12/14 - Austin, TX
10/22/14 - Denver, CO
8/22/16 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley 2)
Drive By Truckers
MMJ - Red Rocks
Houndmouth
Lucero
2. Frank Turner & The sleeping souls - Underground, Köln
3. Foo Fighters - Lanxess arena, Köln
4. Royal Blood - Live music hall, Köln
5. Manchester Orchestra - Pukkelpop, Hasselt
2006 Arnhem, Antwerp
2007 Düsseldorf, Nijmegen
2009 Rotterdam, London
2010 London, Nijmegen, Berlin, Arras, Werchter
2012 Manchester I, Amsterdam I + II, Werchter, Berlin I + II, Stockholm
2013 Brooklyn I + II, Philly I + II
2014 Amsterdam I + II, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Werchter, Leeds
2016 Fenway I + II
2018 Amsterdam I + II, Pinkpop, London I + II, Padova, Kraków, Barcelona, Seattle I + II
2022 Pinkpop, Zürich, Frankfurt, London I + II, Prague , Amsterdam I, Amsterdam II
2023 Austin I + II
1. U2: two nights at msg. They put on one hell of a show!
2. The Get Up Kids: Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ. One of my all time favorite bands that I followed around in college. They are from Lawrence, Kansas and are one of the great emo bands from the mid 90's.
3. PJ central park. This show was just ok for me, Nothing bad nothing great. It was just an average show that I'll remember more for the scenery around me than the actual concert.
2. Pete Townsend and Eddie Vedder at Rosemont, Chicago
3. Billy Idol, New Orleans House of Blues
4. Foo Fighters, New Orleans House of Blues
5. Judas Priest, Hard Rock Biloxi Mississippi
Kissimmee 04/Montreal 05/Chicago 06/Gorge 06/Leeds 06/London 07/Lollapalooza 07/EV Chicago 08/EV Santa Barbara 08/Bonnaroo 08/EV @ McCartney NY 09/EV Atlanta 09/Spectrum 09 (4 shows)/Jazz Fest '10/Voices for Justice (EV) 10/Columbus 10/Noblesville 10/EV Sydney, Melbourne 11/EV Philadelphia, Detroit 11/Alpine weekend/Toronto 11 (2 shows)/Made in America 2012/Deluna Fest 2012/Missoula 2012/Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Dallas, OKC, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle 2013/Global Citizen/Florida 16/MSG 16/Wrigley 16
05/11- Faith No More- Orpheum: Waited 20 years to see these guys and they did not disappoint. Mike Patton's voice is still perfect.
07/03- Grateful Dead 50- Soldier Field: I've never seen so many happy people at a concert before. Incredible crowd and Trey killed it.
08/16- Phish- Merriweather Post Pavillion: Incredible second set with two huge jams. Tons of bustouts in the first played very well.
11/21- My Morning Jacket- Orpheum: These guys just keep getting better and better. They played about 6 songs from It Still Moves which was awesome.
2. Best Festival Day of the year: AWOLNATION -> Cage The Elephant -> Modest Mouse -> Paul McCartney
3. Pearl Jam on Colbert - RITFW, no explanation needed
4. Stone Temple Pilots - Theater show in Montclair, NJ
5. Bush - Been waiting 6+ years to see these guys!
Full list: http://www.setlist.fm/concerts/FrankieG
2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
- Drive By Truckers @ First Avenue, MPLS, MN - All acoustic show. Got there early and got on the rail. Awesome night.
- Jason Isbell, State Theater, Eau Claire, WI - This guy keeps getting better and better. If you haven't seen him yet, do it.
- Father John Misty @ First Avenue, MPLS, MN - This man is a phenomenal performer. Saw him twice this year.
- My Morning Jacket @ Northrup Auditorium, MPLS, MN (Night 1 of 2) - An amazing night of music. Second row seat was great as well.
- The Lone Bellow @ Turf Club, St. Paul, MN - Seeing and hearing this group is like getting punched in the face. The wife brought me with, and they made a fan out of me.
Honorable Mentions:
- Neko Case @ Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, MN - I'd pay to hear her sing the phone book.
- Trampled By Turtles @ First Avenue, MPLS, MN
- Old Crow Medicine Show @ St. Charles, IA - A great night of music under a full moon in the middle of a corn field in central Iowa. Brandi Carlile opened and played a few numbers with OCMS.
Kissimmee 04/Montreal 05/Chicago 06/Gorge 06/Leeds 06/London 07/Lollapalooza 07/EV Chicago 08/EV Santa Barbara 08/Bonnaroo 08/EV @ McCartney NY 09/EV Atlanta 09/Spectrum 09 (4 shows)/Jazz Fest '10/Voices for Justice (EV) 10/Columbus 10/Noblesville 10/EV Sydney, Melbourne 11/EV Philadelphia, Detroit 11/Alpine weekend/Toronto 11 (2 shows)/Made in America 2012/Deluna Fest 2012/Missoula 2012/Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Dallas, OKC, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle 2013/Global Citizen/Florida 16/MSG 16/Wrigley 16
1. JJ Grey and Mofro - Thomasville, GA
2. My Morning Jacket - St. Augustine, FL
3. Avett Brothers - Tallahassee, FL
4. Zac Brown Band - Tallahassee, FL
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
02. U2 - Amsterdam 02
03. The Arcs - Koln
04. Muse - Pinkpop
05. Faith No More - Pinkpop
2. Noel Gallagher a Orpheum Theatre
3. Foo Fighters Los Angeles
4. Chris Cornell Walt Disney Concert Hall
5. Pete Yorn SLO Brewing Co
2015 was such a remarkable year for concerts. (At least for me personally)
I got to see my 3 favorite bands of all time (FNM, PJ, Tool) in 3 consecutive months.
Throw in a couple of Primus shows, Foo, pixies, another FNM show, Tallest man on earth, Battles & more, and I can say with confidence that this is probably my greatest year for shows to date (a time frame that spans 23 years to boot!)
2. The Kills - Chicago, IL - The Metro
3. Chris Cornell / Hemming - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theater
4. Foo Fighters - Wichita, KS - InTrust Bank Arena
5. Primus - Chicago, IL - The Chicago Theater
Jack White- MSG
U2- MSG N8
U2 -MSG N1
Faith no More- Webster Hall N1
No particular order.
Faith No More (San Francisco)
Christian Mistress (Antwerp)
Ayreon: The Theatre Equation (Rotterdam)
Judas Priest (Utrecht)
2. MMJ- Beacon Theatre November 25/27 (tie)
3. MMJ/St Vincent- Susquehanna Bank Center July 25
4. Tame Impala- Radio City Music Hall October 6
5. Courtney Barnett- Terminal 5 July 22
Honorable MentionsL
Spoon- King Theatre June 16
Ty Segall acoustic at Bell House
Hot Chip at GovBall (epic dance party)
Bjork at GovBall (strange yet beautiful)
Ryan Adams at GovBall (fun seeing him for the first time)
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
2. U2- @ The Forum (night 1) in LA
3. Flogging Molly (on St Patricks Day) @ the Palladium, Hollywood
4. Its Not Dead Festival (all day punk and ska show)-San Manuel Amphitheatre
5. Offspring @ the Palladium, Hollywood
Other awesome shows i saw this year were Bad religion (3 times total), Social Distortion (4 times total) Streetlight Manifesto, Ben Folds, Rise Against, Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish. Its been a great concert year, and im still seeing Rancid and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones on New Years Eve!
2006-LA2
2009-Universal City 2
2010-MSG 1
2013-San Diego/LA 1&2/Oakland/Portland/Spokane/Calgary/Vancouver/Seattle
2014-Denver/Bridge School Benefit 1
2015-Mexico City
2016-MSG 1 & 2, Wrigley 1 & 2, EV-Ohana Fest, TOTD LA
2. U2 TD Garden, Boston (3 nights)
3. Smashing Pumpkins Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston
4. Motley Crue DCU Center, Worcester MA
5. Billy Idol Orpheum Theater, Boston