Best Concert of 2012

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  • rpech'e
    rpech'e Posts: 1,106
    Pearl Jam Missoula Mt :D
  • samjam
    samjam 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
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,840
    Been a great year....PJ in Amsterdam, Pulp, Madness, MMJ, BOH, Stone Roses in Manchester
  • mensane
    mensane Posts: 912
    at this time....I will have to say my best concert of 2012 was Afghan Whigs in New Orleans. HOLY. SHIT.
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,147
    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 / New Orleans 2025
  • 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!
  • mensane
    mensane 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.
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    16 shows booked before dec 31st

    guess i'll have to reply later :geek:
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,147
    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 / New Orleans 2025
  • halszka123
    halszka123 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.
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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    halszka123 wrote:
    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.

    i get that.so powerful to break that barrier...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqR_Z6tzQBs
    Michael Franti - Hey Hey Hey (Live @ GM Place, Vancouver, 4.1.2010)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFPobQ-ewiA
  • pjamaholic
    pjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    Finally saw Radiohead tonight and last night after months of waiting. For me, they are definitely the best concert of 2012. I thoroughly recommend them and cant wait to see them again though I guess I'll be waiting a few years. Awesome band!!! :D:D
  • Roeghmann
    Roeghmann Posts: 969
    Pearl Jam - Forum, Copenhagen
    Chris Cornell - Royal Theater Copenhagen
    Pearl Jam - Globen,Stockholm
    Mark Lanegan - Amagerbio Copenhagen
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh see the world.
  • kasedoug
    kasedoug The Golden State Posts: 3,019
    Gary Clark Jr. threw his hat in the ring this past week for one of the best shows I've seen this year, maybe ever.

    1. Bruce Springsteen @ LA Sports Arena (First time I've ever seen him. It was the eve of my birthday so it ended up being really special)
    1A. Gary Clark Jr. @ Troubadour
    2. The Jack White experience (Mayan, Wiltern x2, Outside Lands, "B" show in the woods @ OSL, and Bridge School. You really have to see him multiple times to get the full experience with both bands.)
    3. My Morning Jacket's 3 night stand at the Wiltern (~67 songs over three nights with NO repeats)

    Honorable Mention: Black Keys @ Santa Barbara Bowl, Other Lives @ El Rey, Wilco @ Hollywood Bowl, Beck @ El Rey, Coachella sets (Gary Clark Jr., The Hives, Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg), & Outside Lands as a whole.

    Few more shows to go this year including The Joy Formidable @ Troubadour, Soundgarden @ Fonda
  • SH17171
    SH17171 Posts: 425
    Mastodon
    Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
  • MissPennyLane
    MissPennyLane Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 687
    kasedoug wrote:
    Gary Clark Jr. threw his hat in the ring this past week for one of the best shows I've seen this year, maybe ever.

    Can't wait to look back years from now on seeing him at the Troubadour, easily my favorite show this year.

    I am very excited for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Troub again Dec. 21
  • djklambake
    djklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,524
    For me... Radiohead, Glendale, AZ, 3/15

    And the recent Japandroids show here in Tempe was pretty damn rad.

    Of course, there's Eddie's show in PHX. That was magical.

    Good god...I wrote magical...
    6/27/98 - East Troy, WI
    6/29/06 - Milwaukee, WI
    9/25/11 - Vancouver, BC
    11/4/12 - (Eddie Vedder) Phoenix, AZ
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    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)
    5/9/22 - Glendale, AZ
    5/18/24 - Las Vegas, NV
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,088
    PJ in Missoula
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I've got to give it to Jack White in Montreal with the guy's band. I saw him with both bands, but he was just on fire that night. A close second (and maybe number 1 depending on my mood) would be Bruce Springsteen in Ottawa. 3 hour show, amazing.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Radiohead in Mansfield, MA
    Wilco in Newport, RI
    My Morning Jacket in Brooklyn, NY

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