I’m sure it’s been done before but the comment about Katy Perry not being able to sing live got me thinking.

For me, British Sea Power at the Brum Academy or Ocean Colour Scene at the same place. Pendulum also deserve a mention but I don’t think I was quite drunk enough to fully appreciate them.

The Greenman festival was great, even considering the mud, Black Mountain, Alela Diane, Cave Singers, Pentangle, Iron and Wine were all good.

Guilliemots were awsome at the Oxford Academy

Killers in Dublin was top of my gig list for last year. Supported by Bloc Party who were pretty good too 🙂

Foo’s at Wembley – got to the front barrier ahead of 80,000 people.

Fantastic 🙂

Sigur Ros – Bristol Colston Hall – truly mind blowing!
Second choice would be either James (Colston Hall) or Primal Scream (Carling Academy)

Does It Offend You Yeah? @Southsea Wedgewood Rooms

Bloody marvellous. (thats my review, not another band name)

Saw more gigs last year than in the previous decade (due to inability to bike)

Highlights were:

Tom Waits in Ediburgh
Nick Cave in Sheffield
Goldfrapp in Leeds
Bruce Springsteen in Manchester

Looking forward to

Tinewara (or however they spell it)
Hamell on Trial

But guess this year will be less as now back on bike and spending cash on that

Has’nt been one for me. Instead I got to escort my daughter to the likes of Escape the Fate. Eliot Minor etc etc all year. But she was 16 a few days ago so I can just leave her to it now.
And I’ll be dragging her to P J Harvey in April to give her a proper musical ed-u-mication.

EOTR festival was good – Mercury Rev esp, but Flaming Lips in Belfast was best of this year – brilliant, what a show!

fbk – Member
Foo’s at Wembley – got to the front barrier ahead of 80,000 people.

Fantastic

Git! Sorry, just jealousy. Saw them at Live Earth @ Wembley, but only a few songs – still the best on the line-up.

seasick steve tonight……………………………oh yeah………………………………………

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What were Waits and Cave like?

Killing Joke, Town & Country Club The Forum, October.

Always helps is your lead singer is several marbles short of a bag.

it has to be the foo`s at manchester Dave Grohl is a rock god. its been a long time since i last moshed!

Stranglers
Pogues
RATM
REM
Pendulum
All at P in the Dark

Stranglers again (Inverness)

For pure comedy value – Starbase 109 (supporting the Stranglers)

Bon Iver were pretty good, haven’t seen many this year.

Clutch are always brilliant, if you get a chance to see them go.

Dave – RATM: Are they gigging again? Original line-up?

Linkin Park @ the MEN, hotly followed by the Foo’s again at the MEN.

Best outside gig was without a doubt ELbow in Del’ Forest, truly anthemic outdoor stylee songs there

Spiritualized, Glasgow ABC. I’ve seen them about 7 times and this was the best I’ve seen them. Seasick Steve there early last year was good too.

DezB – Original lineup played T in the Park 2008. As for gigging again – anyone’s guess.

Springsteen at Emirates or Goldfrapp at Brixton.

Glasvegas @ Manchester Academy 3. Just because it was such a small venue, And it was so atmospheric

The Cure in Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, on stage for about 3 hours….Awesome.

Unbelievable but COLDPLAY at MEN in December.

Rage Against The Machine in Paris, that was an amazing gig! Anyone else there?

The Chemical Brothers at Londons Olympia.

Simply mind blowing.

Foo’s at wembley for me too, was there on the Saturday :o)

Joe Bonamassa
Stephen Stills
Matt Schofield

Keb Mo at the Jazz Cafe.
Joe Bonamassa and Eric Bibb were both good at Cornbury too.

The Tennessee Three at the Lawrence D’Arabie in Chalus just befive Christmas.
I played geetah!!! We had a great night.
Wreckless Eric was there! 8)

Foo’s @ mcr – first big outdoor gig with my lad – fantastic, also Paul weller (again) at the MEN, still brilliant live…(IMHO) …

sinaloa at kro bar, manchester
off minor/…who calls so loud/hail brethren at the klondyke bowls club, levenshulme

i like my gigs nice and tiny. and seemingly obscure too!
just in case you’re interested in hearing what these bands sound like:

sinaloa

off minor

…who calls so loud

hail brethren

Roots Manuva in Leeds, Jay Z at Glastonbury

Amazing