***Top 5 Concerts of 2014***
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. BECK - The LC Pavilion / Columbus, OH
2. PEARL JAM - iWireless Center / Moline, IL
3. BAND OF HORSES - Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN
4. PEARL JAM - Joe Lewis Arena / Detroit, MI
5. BAND OF HORSES - The LC Pavilion / Columbus, OH
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. BECK - The LC Pavilion / Columbus, OH
2. PEARL JAM - iWireless Center / Moline, IL
3. BAND OF HORSES - Ryman Auditorium / Nashville, TN
4. PEARL JAM - Joe Lewis Arena / Detroit, MI
5. BAND OF HORSES - The LC Pavilion / Columbus, OH
'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. Beck- Thomas Wolfe Auditorium/Asheville, NC
3. the War on Drugs- the Orange Peel/Ashevegas, NC
4. Farm Aid- Walnut Creek Amphitheatre/ Raleigh, NC
5a. the Black Angels and Roky Erickson- the Grey Eagle/ Asheville, NC
5b. Ringo Deathstarr- 529/Atlanta, GA and the Pinhook/Durham, NC
damn, I think this might be the only shows I went to this year.
I need to get out more.
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1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
All great shows, but they also all had other reasons to make them great... (And it's impossible to pick only 5....)
1. May 5, 2014: Foo Fighters, 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
2. Jun 14, 2014: Jack White, Bonnaroo 2014
3. Sep 11, 2014: The Gaslight Anthem, 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
4. Sep 13, 2014: The Gaslight Anthem, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
5a. Apr 5, 2014: Negative Creep, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York, NY, USA
5b. Jun 21, 2014: Cage the Elephant, Firefly Music Festival 2014
5c. Jun 21, 2014: OutKast, Firefly Music Festival 2014
5d. Aug 2, 2014: Nine Inch Nails, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
5e. Jun 15, 2014: Elton John, Bonnaroo 2014
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
2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
PEARL JAM OSLO
PEARL JAM VIENNA
PEARL JAM BERLIN
PEARL JAM MILAN
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
2. Cage The Elephant - Baltimore
3. Tom Petty - Buffalo
4. CTE & TBK - Pittsburgh
4. Foxy Shazam - Cleveland
2003 -Cleveland
2006 -Cleveland, Pittsburgh
2007 -Lolla
2008 -EV -Santa Cruz, PJ -DC
2009 -EV -Baltimore I & II, PJ -Chicago I
2010 -Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 -EV -Detroit, Bridge School I & II, PJ -Toronto
2013 -Wrigley Field, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Detroit
2016 - PJ - Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, Toronto I, Wrigley I & II, TOTD - MSG
2017 - PJ - NYC - RRHOF Induction, EV - Nashville
2018 - Wrigley I & II
2022 - Hamilton, ON, Toronto
2023 - Chicago I & II
2024 - Baltimore
2. PJ- Milwaukee
3. The Gaslight Anthem- Chicago @ the Aragon
4. Arcade Fire- Chicago @ the UC
5. Against Me!- Chicago @ the Aragon
1. Pearl Jam- First Direct Arena- Leeds, UK
2. Foo Fighters- 9:30 Club- Washington, DC
3. Arcade Fire- Barclays Center- Brooklyn, NY
4. Umphrey's McGee- Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD
5. The Black Keys w/ Cage the Elephant- Joe Louis Arena- Detroit, MI
Honorable mentions:
Dave Matthews Band- DTE Energy Music Theatre- Clarkston, MI
Pearl Jam- Joe Louis Arena- Detroit, MI
The War on Drugs- St. Andrew's Hall- Detroit, MI
Justin Timberlake- Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band- Farm Bureau Live- Virginia Beach, VA
Joseph Arthur- City Winery- New York, NY
~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
Foo Fighters - The Roxy / Hollywood, CA
Reignwolf - The Troubadour / West Hollywood, CA
The War on Drugs - The Troubadour / West Hollywood, CA
Ty Segall - The Echo / Echo Park, CA
Honorable Mention:
Paul McCartney - Dodger Stadium / Los Angeles, CA
Queens of the Stone Age - The Forum / Inglewood, CA
Band of Horses - Wilshire Ebell Theatre / Los Angeles, CA
Jack Johnson -- Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL
Sturgill Simpson/Cris Jacobs -- Workplay in Birmingham, AL
Taj Mahal -- Jemison Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL
Beck -- Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Honorable Mention:
Jason Isbell/St.Paul and the Broken Bones -- Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
1-Beck ACL 1. I saw him 4 times this year and he was electrifying at this show.
2- thee Oh Sees at Warsaw NY
3- TY Segall at the Bowery
4- the Weeks at Brooklyn Bowl. These guys keep getting better and better.
5-arcade fire Sunday show at Barclays. Their entrance and exit from the show was amazing.
HM- Korn at the paramount. Foals at terminal 5. Modest Mouse at Forrest hills. Bombay Bicycleclub at Hammerstein. Totally forgot NIN and QOTSA at Barclays. They killed it too.
2. Pearl Jam - BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
3. Pearl Jam - Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
4. Jack White - Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO
5. QOTSA & Head And The Heart - Pointfest, St. Louis, MO
6. Avett Brothers - Roots & Blues Festival, Columbia, MO
7. Flaming Lips - The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
8. Afghan Whigs & Joseph Arthur - Ready Room, St. Louis, MO
9. Grouplove & Outkast - Loufest Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
10. Pixies - The Peabody, St. Louis, MO
Sorry, couldn't do just five with PJ being three of them. They are just on a different level than almost all other shows for me. Only one that came pretty close was Jack White.
Phish
Primus
Trey Anastasio Band
NIN
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
1. Pearl Jam - Denver 10/22
2. (Tie) - Jack White - Red Rocks 8/20 & Pearl Jam - Lincoln, NE 10/9
3. Interpol - Denver 9/27
4. Arcade Fire - Denver 4/23
2. Sun Kil Moon - Opera House, Toronto
3. Arcade Fire - Lollapalooza, Santiago
4. The Twilight Sad - Primavera Sound, Barcelona
5. Cloud Nothings - Primavera Sound, Barcelona
Starting to regret I missed out on seeing Beck this year....
2006 Arnhem & Prague
2012 Amsterdam I & II / EV Amsterdam II
2013 Buenos Aires & Wrigley Field / Brad Utrecht / Soundgarden Oslo & Amsterdam
2014 Amsterdam I & II, Vienna, Berlin & Leeds / Soundgarden Santiago, Utrecht & Tilburg
2016 MSG I & II, Quebec City, Fenway Park I & II
2018 Amsterdam I & II, Krakow & Berlin
2022 Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam & Toronto
2023 Austin I & II
2024 Manchester, Barcelona I & II, Melbourne I & II, Sydney I & II
2. Butcher Babies - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
3. Fat White Family - Electric Ballroom
4. Mayhem - The Garage
5. Courtney Barnett + Honeyblood - The Horn, St Albans
Karen O
Death Cab For Cutie
Jimmy Eat World (& minibosses!)
Bridge School Benefit
Honorable Mention: NIN/Soundgarden
Dishonorable Mention: Weezer, originally scheduled to be the first show after the new album drop, when the album was pushed back a week, only played for a little over an hour at a non-festival headlining show. Completely inexcusable for a band with that many albums.
1. Pearl Jam - Melbourne BDO
2. Eddie Vedder - Palais Theatre, St Kilda #2
3. Eddie Vedder - Palais Theatre, St Kilda #1
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
I saw him & his band twice this year...
Once here in Columbus, MY #1 show of the year,
and then again in Detroit at The Fox Theatre.
The Detroit show was GREAT too, but not in my Top 5.
'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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4. PJ - Amsterdam 1
3. PJ - Detroit
2. PJ - Moline
1. PJ - Milwaukee
Honorable Mention- 10-31-14 Primus @ the Beacon - trippin BALLZ - Halloween >-)
1. Pearl Jam - Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO (best show I've ever been to for that matter)
2. Pearl Jam - BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
3. Scott Weiland - Juanita's, Little Rock, AR
4. Scott Weiland - Trees, Dallas, TX (say what you will about Scott but both shows were great)
5. Beck - Edgefest, Frisco, TX (would probably be above Scott at Trees if it wasn't a shortened festival set)
2)jason isbell - geneva
3)pearl jam - cinci
4)jeff tweedy - ithaca
5)drive-by truckers - rochester
*centro-matic this sunday will likely change this list.
2. Pearl Jam Milwaukee
3. Queens of the Stone Age Chicago 1
4. Amon Amarth Chicago
5. Slayer Milwaukee
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)
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
2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI
Pearl Jam- (Tulsa)
Gaslight Anthem
Toadies
Bruce Springsteen (saw him 3x each show was great)
Neutral Milk Hotel
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
2. Lucius - December 6, 2014, Terminal 5, New York City
3. TWEEDY - September 23, 2014, Brooklyn Academy of Music
4. Soul Asylum - September 27, 2014, The Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
5. The Spring Standards - December 28, 2013, Mercury Lounge, New York (hey, it was less than 365 days ago. Might replace it with their 12/26/14 show if I make it.)
Honorable mention - The Old 97s/Madison King show at Brooklyn Bowl that was canceled due to a neighborhood power outage, resulting in a sidewalk acoustic set by Rhett Miller. Certainly a memorable night!
Pearl Jam St Louis 2014
2. Billy Joel - Wrigley Field, Chicago
3. Foo Fighters - Cubby Bear, Chicago
4. Soundgarden/NIN - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park
5. Ani DiFranco - Old Town School of Folk, Chicago
Three shows in one week! October was awesome. 10/15 - Ani, 10/17 - Foo Fighters (couldn't get tickets to Moline) and the icing on the cake 10/20 - Pearl Jam.
2. Gaslight Anthem- 9/13@ Mann Music Center (Skyline Stage)
3. Strand Of Oaks- 12/3@ Union Transfer
4. Queens Of The Stone Age- 7/20@ Mann Music Center (Skyline Stage)
5. Band Of Horses- Meriam Theater (acoustic show)
Honorable Mention-
Against Me!- 1/11@ Chameleon Club
Temples- 8/20@ Morgan's Pier (free show!)
The Whigs- 4/25@ Northstar Bar
TV On The Radio- 11/17@ Union Transfer
*all shows in philly except Against Me! (Lancaster, PA)
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
2. Phish NYC, Randalls Island 7/13
3. Ryan Adams NYC, Carnegie Hall (solo acoustic) 11/17
4. Ryan Adams NYC, Hammerstein Ballroom (full band electric) 11/22
5. Arcade Fire Brooklyn, Barclays 8/23
[I didn't see Pearl Jam in 2014]
MSG 1 & 2 2016
Central Park 2015
Barclays 2, Seattle 2013
MSG 1 & 2 2010
Boston 1 & 2 2006
Boston 1 2004
Augusta 1996
2 Jack White- Merriweather Post Pavillion
3 QOTSA- MPP
4 Billy Joel MSG 2x
5 Springsteen VA Beach
Honorable mention to Phish at Merriweather, had never scene them before, never even heard one of their songs before, went with a friend and it was just a great show- watching the band AND the crowd.
Probably some other I am forgetting but this off the top of my head.