Top 10 Gigs of 2008

[Tugger2k]

now im ready to reflect on my year im just about ready to list my fave sets of 2008 (94 to choose from)

what are yours?

i'll kick off with mine

1 - Massive Attack @ Festival Hall

2 - Doves @ Festival Hall

3 - Elbow @ Roundhouse (their latitude set would be in here as well but they played Forget Myself @ the roundhouse and im limiting mysely to 1 act each in this list)

4 - Groove Armada @ Unleashed

5 - Sigur Ros @ Latitude

6 - REM @ Twickenham

7 - Stereophonics @ O2

8 - Interpol @ Latitude

9 - Natty @ Unleashed

10 - Franz Ferdinand @ Latitude

[Originalshez]

Only went to one outside of Glasto.

Bruce, in Cardiff. Nuff said.

[.jay.]

can't narrow it down to ten or choose any order other than the top 3 but here's mine

1. Soulwax - Get loaded in the Park.

2. Queens of the Stone Age - Southampton Guildhall

3. Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal &Creature with the Atom Brain - The Zitadel, Berlin

then in no particular order

Neil Young - The Hop farm

Jay Z - Wirless Festival

Beck - Wireless Festival

N*E*R*D - Isle of Wight Festival

New Young Pony Club - Isle of Wight Festival

Muse - V Festival

The Stereophonics - V Festival

Chemical Brothers - V Festival

Gogol Bordello - Get Loaded in the Park

Oasis - Wembley Arena

Cage the Elephant - Brighton Concord II

Kings of Leon - Brighton Centre

The Mighty Boosh - Brighton Centre

Edited January 22, 2009 by .jay.

[ralph250]

1 - neil young - hammersmith

2 - radiohead - werchter

3 - joanna newsom - latitude

4 - shlomo - glasto

5 - neil young - werchter

6 - sigur ros - werchter

7 - buddy guy - glasto

8 - mars volta - hammersmith

9 - lenny kravitz - werchter

10 - justice - werchter

honourable mention...

11 - death cab for cutie - latitude

12 - leonard cohen - glasto

13 - amadou & mariam - latitude

14 - candi staton - glasto

[ralph250]

Queens of the Stone Age - Southampton Guildhall

[Tugger2k]

1 - neil young - hammersmith

2 - radiohead - werchter

3 - joanna newsom - latitude

4 - shlomo - glasto

5 - neil young - werchter

6 - sigur ros - werchter

7 - buddy guy - glasto

8 - mars volta - hammersmith

9 - lenny kravitz - werchter

10 - justice - werchter

honourable mention...

11 - death cab for cutie - latitude

12 - leonard cohen - glasto

13 - amadou & mariam - latitude

14 - candi staton - glasto

[.jay.]

I was at that gig, twas pretty cracking.

Edited January 22, 2009 by .jay.

[ralph250]

that was a great gig also, noon in the sunshine, oh yes

[Tugger2k]

I nearly cried

It was perfect in my opinion, even with the slight muck up forgetting the lyrics...Think I appreciated it more with just her than I would've with a whole band; being able to hear every note.

I'm really really hoping she's gonna do glasto this year, what with presumably a new album coming out in 2009. Guess she's working on it anyways, what with the 3 new songs she played last year.

[Dark Star]

Dusty Rhodes & The River Band - Exeter Cavern

The Black Crowes - Brixton Academy

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Emirates Stadium

Thea Gilmore - Exeter Phoenix

Queensryche - Bristol Colston Hall

Leonard Cohen - London o2

Shpongle - Roundhouse

Dreadzone - Exeter Phoenix

Rancid - Bristol Academy

Runrig - Bristol Colston Hall

[ralph250]

i saw them 4 or 5 times last tour and that was bar far the best of the lot the setlist was amazing! (best of the tour according to most fans)

i couldn't believe my luck when they played walking on the sidewalks and then nearly shit a brick when they followed it up with The Bronze!!!

i just love how they never repeat a setlist and always mix it up and use their entire back catalogue including b sides etc that's so rare these days

had such a great night, first time i'd been to the guildhall and thought it was a really good venue sound wise, the bar was a bit pricey though beers were cheaper at the hammersmith apollo the night before!

[Tugger2k]

Dusty Rhodes & The River Band - Exeter Cavern

The Black Crowes - Brixton Academy

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Emirates Stadium

Thea Gilmore - Exeter Phoenix

Queensryche - Bristol Colston Hall

Leonard Cohen - London o2

Shpongle - Roundhouse

Dreadzone - Exeter Phoenix

Rancid - Bristol Academy

Runrig - Bristol Colston Hall

[.jay.]

yeah, that was my 3rd time seeing them...the others being festival shows.

Been to the guildhall a few times as lived in soton for a year...it's not the greatest soundwise in my opinion, but I've generally enjoyed the gigs I've been to there.

[festival frenzy]

1. Jay-Z @ Glastonbury

2. Muse @ V Festival

3. Gogol Bordello @ Brixton

4. Pete Doherty @ Royal Albert Hall

5. Vampire Weekend @ Glastonbury

6. Hot Chip @ Brixton

7. Cribs @ The O2

8. Ash @ Ben And Jerry's Summer Sundae

9. Swell Season @ Glastonbury

10. Coldplay@ The O2

[Tugger2k]

1. Jay-Z @ Glastonbury

2. Muse @ V Festival

3. Gogol Bordello @ Brixton

4. Pete Doherty @ Royal Albert Hall

5. Vampire Weekend @ Glastonbury

6. Hot Chip @ Brixton

7. Cribs @ The O2

8. Ash @ Ben And Jerry's Summer Sundae

9. Swell Season @ Glastonbury

10. Coldplay@ The O2

[pehaw]

These five stand out for me...

Spiritualized - Newcastle Carling Academy

Glasvegas - Newcastle Digital

Prodigy - V

James - Newcastle Carling Academy

Billy Bragg - Gateshead Sage

[thegremlin_1999]

1) Metallica @ Leeds Festival

2) Beatsteaks @ Underworld, Camden

3) Justice @ Leeds Festival

4) Skindred @ Download Festival

5) Goldfinger @ Leeds Festival

6) Foo Fighters @ Wembley Stadium (ok, the sound was shit but it was first time I've seen a full set having being dragged away from them by my now ex-girlfriend at Reading 2002)

7) Rage Against The Machine @ Leeds Festival

Kiss @ Download Festival

9) Slipknot @ Sheffield Arena

10) Coheed & Cambria @ Birmingham Academy (Kerrang Tour...)

and the worst?

Madina Lake supporting Coheed & Cambria @ Birmingham Academy...

That was suprisingly difficult, I hardly seem to have gone to any gigs last year. Or more likely I've forgotten which bands I actually saw last year!

[Tugger2k]

1) Metallica @ Leeds Festival

2) Beatsteaks @ Underworld, Camden

3) Justice @ Leeds Festival

4) Skindred @ Download Festival

5) Goldfinger @ Leeds Festival

6) Foo Fighters @ Wembley Stadium (ok, the sound was shit but it was first time I've seen a full set having being dragged away from them by my now ex-girlfriend at Reading 2002)

7) Rage Against The Machine @ Leeds Festival

Kiss @ Download Festival

9) Slipknot @ Sheffield Arena

10) Coheed & Cambria @ Birmingham Academy (Kerrang Tour...)

and the worst?

Madina Lake supporting Coheed & Cambria @ Birmingham Academy...

That was suprisingly difficult, I hardly seem to have gone to any gigs last year. Or more likely I've forgotten which bands I actually saw last year!

Edited January 22, 2009 by Tugger2k

[glastonbury2008]

1. Oasis @ N.I.A

2. The Enemy @ Astoria ( R.I.P )

3. Kaiser Chiefs @ Ellend Road

4. The Paddingtons @ Joe Strummer Glastonbury Festival

5. Revolve @ The Enterprise - Chalk Farm Road London

6. The Supernovas @ FLU Club - Old Queens Head London

7. The Blockheads @ Leamington Assembly

8. The Young Knives @ Ellend Road

9. Friendly Fires @ Oxford Academy

10. The Verve @ Glastonbury Festival

x

Also...

The Displacements @ Godiva 2008... Infact just every Band @ Godiva 08

Edited January 22, 2009 by glastonbury2008

[gooner1991]

2. The Enemy @ Astoria ( R.I.P )

[BlackHole2006]

1. Manu Chao at Glastonbury

2. Seasick Steve at glastonbury

3. Alabama 3 at guess where?

4. British Sea Power brighton corn exchange

5. Guillemots somerset house

6. Hard Fi in worthing

[glastonbury2008]

That was definitely good choice, personal favourite was Dirty Pretty Things Final Gig at Astoria 2

[WS_Jack_III]

gona be mainly festivals but

The Raconteurs - Glasto (despite the crowd been rubish)

Cage the elephant- Glasto

The Verve - Glasto

KOL - Glasto and Newcastle can't split it.

Hobo jones and the junkyard dogs - Anywhere i'v seen them but probs best at beautiful days

Editors- leeds (despite them messing up)

Enemy - leeds (don't listen to them but they were bloody good)

Levelers - Beautiful days ( acoustic set though)

Futureheads Glasto

Seasick Steve - Glasto

[glastonburynoodles]

In rough order

1. Kaiser Chiefs - Elland Road

2. Reverend and the Makers - Glastonbury JP

3. Cage the Elephant - Leeds Festival

4. The Enemy - Elland Road

5. Paul McCartney - Anfield

6. The Verve - Glastonbury

7. The King Blues - Bingley Festival

8. Natty - Bingley Festival

9. Frank Turner - Leeds Academy

10. The Jamm - York

Honourable mentions

Frank Sinazi - Shangri-La, not quite a gig but very memorable

The Music - Leeds

Martins Topley Bird - Glastonbury, awoke to her voice drifting into the tent on Sunday morning.

I had my best Glastonbury ever last year but it was the worst for really memorable music.

[cabstar]

1 Simple Minds Sheffield Arena

2 Reverand & the Makers skegness embassy, v staffs was a great show too

3 Courteeners hull uni

4 Vampire Weekend jp tent

5 Presets Sheffield fusion

6 Chesney Hawkes big reunion weekend chapter 2 skegness

7 Edwynn Collins park stage

8 Infadels Bingley music live

9 Delays Hull Lamp

10 Juiceboxxx nottingham chameleon

outsiders

friendly fires york

cribs jp tent

ladyhawke dot to dot nottingham

really hard that list saw 137 bands last year!!!!!!