Best Concert of 2012

uninnocent- · May 2012

uninnocent- wrote:

I'll just rank my six concerts of the year (so far):
Mark Lanegan

Tool

Mastodon/Opeth

Supersuckers/Nashville Pussy

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Big Wreck

Andrew WK

Young the Giant

Edited to include tonights Mark Lanegan concert

No Coder · May 2012

Bon Iver - Brisbane in March - Best Non PJ concert I have seen - Just Brilliant

City and Colour - Brisbane May 8th

Calling all Cars - Brisbane May 5th

Coming up I have Matt Corby and then Busby Marou - Both should be very good. Then hopefully Slash in October

SVRDhand13 · May 2012

Beach House, Bowery Ballroom NYC 5.15.12

perfectlefts14 · May 2012

81 wrote:

bit early in the year, but Radiohead by a mile

^^^this^^^

kasedoug · May 2012

Saw Beck at the El Rey last night and have to add him to my top 3. He was playing with his old band for the first time since they recorded Sea Change 10 years ago. The show was incredible and heavy on Sea Change and Odelay, which are my two favorite Beck albums.

kasedoug wrote:

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, Beck, and then the rest.

eeriepadave · May 2012

eeriepadave wrote:

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

*updated since i saw Polyphonic Spree last night

1. 5/25- The Polyphonic Spree@ TLA
2. 3/10- The Black Keys/Arctic Monkeys@ Wells Fargo Center
3. 5/3- The Shins@ Tower Theater
4. 3/21- Kasabian@ TLA
5. 2/2- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour@ Union Transfer
6. 3/31- Nowadays Music Festival in Bethlehem, PA w/We Are Scientists & RJD2

This was my first time seeing the Spree. I was a "Casual fan" before. Had their albums and all but no real desire to see them. Some of my friends had seen them before and I decided to check them out. I heard they were good live. Not what I expected, really really good/fun/energetic band. Great interaction with the crowd and Tim (former singer of Tripping Daisy) seemed real cool. Hung out signed autographs, took pics. Hate to say this but they reminded me a lot of Arcade Fire. About 15 people in the band and just as good live

titchinello · May 2012

BamaPJFan wrote:

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.

I'm just home from seeing guns n roses in Glasgow, and must say it was awsome, and its true, the new line up is so amazing, you don't miss the original line. axl and band sounded great. so far my fav gig of the year

Lanternjaw · May 2012

I can't not go with Springsteen in Albany April 16... I took my two daughters and the neighbor's son who had never seen Bruce. I sat side stage about 11 rows up with my youngest daughter (she's 11) and gave my oldest daughter (16) and the neighbor's son (15) the GA tix... they lucked out and got into the pit via the lottery and this was the result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSiR2wqz ... e=youtu.be

My daughter got pulled up on stage and the neighbor's son is the red-haired kid with the blue hat.

It can't get much better than that...

stargirl69 · May 2012

kasedoug wrote:

Saw Beck at the El Rey last night and have to add him to my top 3. He was playing with his old band for the first time since they recorded Sea Change 10 years ago. The show was incredible and heavy on Sea Change and Odelay, which are my two favorite Beck albums.

Nice

stargirl69 · May 2012

MissJam81 wrote:

I went to see Florence and The Machine in New Castle and she blew me away!!! :clap: :clap:

I saw Florence in Glasgow in March,she was amazing.I was so surprised as I didn't know what to think but she was one of the most engaging performers I have seen in a while.I thought she'd be dour and uncommunicative but she was bright and laughs a lot.She is also absolutely beautiful.

mensane · May 2012

doesn't really matter.....seeing Afghan Whigs later this year will surpass all....

uninnocent- · October 2012

I haven't posted in this thread for a while. Here's my updated list:

29-Sep - Ben Harper
15-May - Mark Lanegan
16-Sep - Glen Hansard
25-Jan - Tool
07-Apr - Mastodon/Opeth
26-Apr - Supersuckers/Nashville Pussy
28-Apr - Red Hot Chili Peppers
10-May - Big Wreck
17-Aug - Grace Potter & the Noctournals
14-Jun - Bad Religion
27-Mar - Andrew WK
1 Mar - Young the Giant

Zoso · October 2012

my morning jacket - AGAIN.

riotgrl · October 2012

Still have a couple of shows to hit before the end of the year but so far:

1. Pearl Jam in ATL!!!
2. Mumford and Sons (by far one of the best shows I've ever seen)
3. Old Crow Medicine Show (Bluegrass Fest was best then Central Park and the Palace in Louisville although I'm also going to see them NYE at the Ryman which should be the BEST of the 4)
4. My Morning Jacket

Hopefully will be seeing Springsteen in November and then EV in Memphis.

eeriepadave · October 2012

eeriepadave wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

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

*updated since i saw Polyphonic Spree last night
1. 5/25- The Polyphonic Spree@ TLA
2. 3/10- The Black Keys/Arctic Monkeys@ Wells Fargo Center
3. 5/3- The Shins@ Tower Theater
4. 3/21- Kasabian@ TLA
5. 2/2- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour@ Union Transfer
6. 3/31- Nowadays Music Festival in Bethlehem, PA w/We Are Scientists & RJD2

This was my first time seeing the Spree. I was a "Casual fan" before. Had their albums and all but no real desire to see them. Some of my friends had seen them before and I decided to check them out. I heard they were good live. Not what I expected, really really good/fun/energetic band. Great interaction with the crowd and Tim (former singer of Tripping Daisy) seemed real cool. Hung out signed autographs, took pics. Hate to say this but they reminded me a lot of Arcade Fire. About 15 people in the band and just as good live

wow, i've seen about double the shows now, not sure if i can rank them now

Plus would festivals count as 1 event or say if it's a 2 or 3 day thing separate events for each day :?:

uninnocent- · October 2012

eeriepadave wrote:

wow, i've seen about double the shows now, not sure if i can rank them now Plus would festivals count as 1 event or say if it's a 2 or 3 day thing separate events for each day :?:

I keep a spreadsheet of my concerts, including a rank column (out of ten). So for me it's somewhat easy, just sort by ranking. Personally I count two nights of a festival as separate entities, but that's just me, and I don't see too many festival shows.

uninnocent- · October 2012

Updated to include last night's Afghan Whigs Show

29-Sep - Ben Harper
15-May - Mark Lanegan
16-Sep - Glen Hansard
25-Jan - Tool
07-Apr - Mastodon/Opeth
03-Oct - The Afghan Whigs
26-Apr - Supersuckers/Nashville Pussy
28-Apr - Red Hot Chili Peppers
10-May - Big Wreck
17-Aug - Grace Potter & the Noctournals
14-Jun - Bad Religion
27-Mar - Andrew WK
01-Mar - Young the Giant

helplessdancer · October 2012

got give a nod to the boss
most concerts are 2hours
he plays over 3.5hours on this tour
thats another concert after a normal concert :shock:

and comparing club shows to concerts is another thing entirely. i love club shows

also the year isn't over yet. i still have approx 20more ticket stubs

pjamaholic · October 2012

81 wrote:

bit early in the year, but Radiohead by a mile

I would have to say Roger Waters cos he's the only concert I've been to this year. But then I have a band I've been eagerly awaiting for many months - Radiohead in November.

restlesssoul · October 2012

considering Ive got RHCP, Neil Young, Paul Mcarntey and Tragically Hip still to go, this conversation will take place later.

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