Favorite Concerts of 2025

GlowGirl

josevolution said:

GlowGirl said:

josevolution said:

I’m not sure I saw any live bands? Was Jack White at the beginning of 25 if so that’s the only show I attended 

Yes. It was February. 

Ah yes thanks it was nice meeting you that night 😊 hope you have a great holiday season 

It was great meeting you as well. That was a great show.

RatherStarved

Obviously the PJ shows I was able to make are on the list as well as Earthlings Ohana.  Other notables trom my year:

Neil Young Toronto
Glen Hansard Toronto 
The Offspring Bethel Woods
Coldplay Toronto
Paul McCartney Montreal 

I would also like to add that I was supposed to see Billy Joel but his health issue cancelled his tour.  Get well soon Billy! 

tempo_n_groove

ymalkiel said:

I only saw two concerts this year:

The Who at Jones Beach Theater was a fine show, but nothing too extraordinary. 

Luke Spiller at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC, though, was nothing less than magical. His solo album that he put out this year is simply enchanting. 

I've been to that venue.  VERY intimate.  Good for you.

lexicondevil

DE4173 said:

Tyler Bryant - Tulsa - The Vanguard
Mammoth - OKC - Diamond Ballroom
Taylor Hunnicutt - Tulsa - Mercury Lounge
Jerry Cantrell - Tulsa - Brady Theater
Sturgill Simpson - Tulsa - BOK Center
David Lee Roth - Tulsa - Hard Rock
The Beaches - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom
Poppy - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom

Did DLR come through and perform well? I was going to go to the show by me, but I still have fond memories of the last VH tour and didn't want to ruin them.

DE4173

lexicondevil said:

DE4173 said:

Tyler Bryant - Tulsa - The Vanguard
Mammoth - OKC - Diamond Ballroom
Taylor Hunnicutt - Tulsa - Mercury Lounge
Jerry Cantrell - Tulsa - Brady Theater
Sturgill Simpson - Tulsa - BOK Center
David Lee Roth - Tulsa - Hard Rock
The Beaches - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom
Poppy - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom

Did DLR come through and perform well? I was going to go to the show by me, but I still have fond memories of the last VH tour and didn't want to ruin them.

As a huge VH fan since 1984 came out, I can honestly say he didn't perform well. I had a good idea what we were in for beforehand, so I had a lot of fun and it was good to see him live one. last. time. ❤️😭

I LOVED the backup singers as they added much needed vocals to the show and were fun. Some may have thought it as cheesy, but these shows don't happen without them, imo.

Dave was pissed at the sound guy for the first several songs (sounded fine too me🤷‍♂️) and kept bitching at him during the songs which took the air out of the crowd.

He's 71, looks it, and would never sound like he did back in the day. Told rambling stories that led nowhere and quite a bit of the crowd just sat down from then on lol.

TL:DR - Your fond memories of the last VH tour would've been ruined. 😄😄😄

pjl44

DE4173 said:

lexicondevil said:

DE4173 said:

Tyler Bryant - Tulsa - The Vanguard
Mammoth - OKC - Diamond Ballroom
Taylor Hunnicutt - Tulsa - Mercury Lounge
Jerry Cantrell - Tulsa - Brady Theater
Sturgill Simpson - Tulsa - BOK Center
David Lee Roth - Tulsa - Hard Rock
The Beaches - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom
Poppy - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom

Did DLR come through and perform well? I was going to go to the show by me, but I still have fond memories of the last VH tour and didn't want to ruin them.

As a huge VH fan since 1984 came out, I can honestly say he didn't perform well. I had a good idea what we were in for beforehand, so I had a lot of fun and it was good to see him live one. last. time. ❤️😭

I LOVED the backup singers as they added much needed vocals to the show and were fun. Some may have thought it as cheesy, but these shows don't happen without them, imo.

Dave was pissed at the sound guy for the first several songs (sounded fine too me🤷‍♂️) and kept bitching at him during the songs which took the air out of the crowd.

He's 71, looks it, and would never sound like he did back in the day. Told rambling stories that led nowhere and quite a bit of the crowd just sat down from then on lol.

TL:DR - Your fond memories of the last VH tour would've been ruined. 😄😄😄

Still made the favorites list though ha ha

DE4173

Definitely! 😄

It's Diamond Dave!!💎

lexicondevil

DE4173 said:

lexicondevil said:

DE4173 said:

Tyler Bryant - Tulsa - The Vanguard
Mammoth - OKC - Diamond Ballroom
Taylor Hunnicutt - Tulsa - Mercury Lounge
Jerry Cantrell - Tulsa - Brady Theater
Sturgill Simpson - Tulsa - BOK Center
David Lee Roth - Tulsa - Hard Rock
The Beaches - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom
Poppy - Tulsa - Cain's Ballroom

Did DLR come through and perform well? I was going to go to the show by me, but I still have fond memories of the last VH tour and didn't want to ruin them.

As a huge VH fan since 1984 came out, I can honestly say he didn't perform well. I had a good idea what we were in for beforehand, so I had a lot of fun and it was good to see him live one. last. time. ❤️😭

I LOVED the backup singers as they added much needed vocals to the show and were fun. Some may have thought it as cheesy, but these shows don't happen without them, imo.

Dave was pissed at the sound guy for the first several songs (sounded fine too me🤷‍♂️) and kept bitching at him during the songs which took the air out of the crowd.

He's 71, looks it, and would never sound like he did back in the day. Told rambling stories that led nowhere and quite a bit of the crowd just sat down from then on lol.

TL:DR - Your fond memories of the last VH tour would've been ruined. 😄😄😄

Awesome. Sounds like it was fun to see, but not necessary. I was really surprised at how good VH sounded on their last tour. That was the one and only time I made it to their show, and it was very satisfying.

clayton12

My Morning Jacket-Halloween, Atlanta.

I've pretty much had the same answer for the past 20 plus years. 

CROJAM95

clayton12 said:

My Morning Jacket-Halloween, Atlanta.

I've pretty much had the same answer for the past 20 plus years. 

You can never go wrong with them… very satisfying experience every time and unique as well 

ymalkiel

tempo_n_groove said:

ymalkiel said:

I only saw two concerts this year:

The Who at Jones Beach Theater was a fine show, but nothing too extraordinary. 

Luke Spiller at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC, though, was nothing less than magical. His solo album that he put out this year is simply enchanting. 

I've been to that venue.  VERY intimate.  Good for you.

Thanks! This is the second show I’ve seen there. First was Duff McKagan last year, which was life-changing. 

I’ll be back in February to see Drink The Sea there. Very excited for that show. 

GlowGirl

ymalkiel said:

tempo_n_groove said:

ymalkiel said:

I only saw two concerts this year:

The Who at Jones Beach Theater was a fine show, but nothing too extraordinary. 

Luke Spiller at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC, though, was nothing less than magical. His solo album that he put out this year is simply enchanting. 

I've been to that venue.  VERY intimate.  Good for you.

Thanks! This is the second show I’ve seen there. First was Duff McKagan last year, which was life-changing. 

I’ll be back in February to see Drink The Sea there. Very excited for that show. 

I will be at that Drink the Sea show there as well. 

ST66483

Was lucky enough to see some great shows in 2025, but some of the standouts were as follows.
Jack White - Toronto Night 2 (saw all 3 but night 2 was my fav)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Toronto 
Sessanta - Toronto
BBNO$, Doechii, Tyler the Creator, Glass Animals - Montreal (Osheaga)
Scissor Sisters - Toronto
Sparks - Toronto
Darkness - Kitchener 
Alabama Shakes - Toronto 
James - Toronto 
Modest Mouse / Built to Spill - Toronto 

Zod

I think my favourite of the year was Jack White at the Commodore in Vancouver.

I really enjoyed collective soul's set opening for Our Lady Peace in Victoria.   AC/DC in Vancouver was pretty good.  

tempo_n_groove

ST66483 said:

Was lucky enough to see some great shows in 2025, but some of the standouts were as follows.
Jack White - Toronto Night 2 (saw all 3 but night 2 was my fav)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Toronto 
Sessanta - Toronto
BBNO$, Doechii, Tyler the Creator, Glass Animals - Montreal (Osheaga)
Scissor Sisters - Toronto
Sparks - Toronto
Darkness - Kitchener 
Alabama Shakes - Toronto 
James - Toronto 
Modest Mouse / Built to Spill - Toronto 

You saw Doechii?  How was she live?

I love looking at these and seeing the artists people get to witness.

ST66483

Doechii was really good, just her and a DJ on stage, but so much energy in her performance. It helped that the crowd was massively into it too.

jjflash

Top 5:

1. David Byrne -- Atlanta
2. Ringo Starr & Friends -- Nashville N2
3. Billy Strings -- Austin N1
4. Dead & Company -- San Francisco N2
5. My Morning Jacket -- Louisville N2

Loujoe

Only show i saw and loved it

Geoff Tate

I think he's still touring if you get a chance and like that lightweight metal stuff

GB281198

Made it to 10 shows this year and I enjoyed all of them. My top 5:

Sturgill Simpson: Columbia MD 
Pearl Jam: Raleigh 2
Red Clay Strays: Richmond 
49 Winchester: Richmond 
John Fogerty: Richmond 

The rest:
Town Mountain: VA Beach 
49 Winchester/Mavericks/Dwight Yoakam: Richmond 
Gaslight Anthem: VA Beach 
Blink 182: VA Beach 
Outlaw Fest (Turnpike Troubadours/Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson): VA Beach 

Vinylicious

Bush tickets 🎟 🙌 👀 😀 😄 ☺️