Gigs of the year 2020

[philipsteak]

Didn't get to any music gigs this year. Did manage to make a handful of comedy gigs before it all kicked off. David Baddiel, Trolls, not the dolls probably the best of them

[jonnyf]

I only managed to do 5. So my top 5

 

1 Editors - Birmingham Arena

2 The Menzingers - Birmingham Asylum

3 The Rising Souls The Soundhouse Leicester

4 Rews - Nottingham Bodega

5 The Mysterines - Nottingham Bodega

 

[Chapple12345]

30 minutes ago, philipsteak said:

Didn't get to any music gigs this year. Did manage to make a handful of comedy gigs before it all kicked off. David Baddiel, Trolls, not the dolls probably the best of them

Very much the same, I saw Sandi Toksvig, Phil Wang and Kerry Godliman, the latter of which was the week before the Marvh lockdown - I did manage to see AC/DC tribute band Livewire if that counts as a gig? 

[found home in 2009]

2 hours ago, priest17 said:

can you remember their name?

Just did a bit of googling and discovered they were called Gimp World. How did I forget that 😂 Not sure how heavy they are on record, but in person they sounded far too loud for the tiny room they were playing.

[priest17]

4 minutes ago, found home in 2009 said:

Just did a bit of googling and discovered they were called Gimp World. How did I forget that 😂 Not sure how heavy they are on record, but in person they sounded far too loud for the tiny room they were playing.

Ahahah I'm gonna have to investigate this, thanks

 

[Dave]

Think I did 5 before it went belly up!

1) Slipknot - Birmingham Arena

2) The Subways - Hitchin Club 85

3) Supergrass - Birmingham Academy 

4) Editors - Manchester Apollo

5) Bombay Bicycle Club - Birmingham Academy

[a6l6e6x]

Frank Carter - Alexandra palace, Ho99o9 were my act of the day/year not that there's much to choose from

[foolee]

I also managed to get to 5. 

1) Turnstile - Bristol Trinity

2) The Interrupters - Leeds O2 Academy

3) Blossoms - Bath Pavilion

4) Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes - Alexandra Palace

5) The Menzingers - Bristol SWX

 

[Memory Man]

1) Carly Rae Manchester - so much fun. Way better than i expected.

2) Orbital Leeds

3) Kevin Devine Leeds

4) Working Mens Club at Yes Mcr (socially distanced)

5) Alexis Taylor Leeds Belgrave (socially distanced)

What topped the lot was Not a gig but a dj - Theo Parrish leeds belgrave, unbelievable.

Edited December 2, 2020 by Memory Man

[tpark]

1) Gentleman's Dub Club - Cardiff Great Hall

2) Dutty Moonshine Big Band - Bideford Palladium + Bath Moles

3) Vant - Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach

4) Example - Cardiff Tramshed

5) Kaiser Chiefs lol - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

[baggie92]

Same as most people, only managed 5.

1. Georgia - Birmingham, Mama Roux's

2. Editors - Birmingham Arena

3. Cage The Elephant - Birmingham Academy

4. Bombay Bicycle Club - Cardiff, The Great Hall

5. The 1975 - Birmingham Arena

[petewilson09]

Courteeners album launch show at Leeds uni only one i remember this year. 

And as much as they get a lot of hate in here, that was a quality night.

[nikkic]

No gigs, no festivals, no nights out.

Fuck you 2020.

[gigpusher]

My top 2 would be 

1 The Lounge Kittens Farewell gig at Band on The Wall (the love in that room was immense!)

2 Bombay Bicycle Club supported by The Big Moon and Liz Lawrence (all 3 acts were awesome) Liz Lawrence was so great I bought tickets to her show during the gig. 

Edited December 2, 2020 by gigpusher

[FakeEmpire]

Fortunately, I had a good run Jan - Mar.

1. Kano - Bristol O2 Academy

2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Brixton Academy

3. Angel Olsen - Bristol SWX

4. Los Campesinos! - Islington Assembly Hall

5. Cage the Elephant - Birmingham O2 Academy

6. The Libertines - Newcastle Utilita Arena (Socially Distanced)

7. Bombay Bicycle Club - Cardiff Great Hall

8. Editors - Birmingham Arena

9. Maximo Park - Newcastle Utilita Arena (Socially Distanced)

10. Madonna - London Palladium

[Hotchilidog]

I had a great start to the year and managed to fit in the following

1. Clowwnns - Prince Albert

2. Flying Burritos Tribute - Komedia

3. Beach Riot/Sick Joy - Hope & Ruin

4. The Bellrays - Prince Albert (amazing show)

5. Black Honey -Green Door Store

6. Peaness - Prince Albert

7. Beans on Toast -  Chalk

8. Enslavement - Prince Albert

9. Frank Turner (solo) - Brighton Dome

10. Bad//Dreems - Hope & Ruin 12th March the last gig of the year

I really wanted to up my gig game this year and was so sad  it all came to an end Anvil at Chalk was the first cancellation

[Giraffe Man]

Michael Kiwanuka Southampton Guildhall 

[Superunknown]

Managed to get 4 in before the world went to hell. 

1. Carly Rae Jepsen @ Victoria Warehouse

2. Cage the Elephant @ Victoria Warehouse

3. Slipknot @ Manchester Arena

4. The Big Moon @ Liverpool Academy 2

 

Got a free ticket for Carly, hadn't listened to her before besides Call Me Maybe, came away a massive fan, Emotion has been on quite a bit over lockdown. 

[jump]

I went to about 7 gigs but 3 of them was an unknown band club nights and I can't remember who was actually playing.

1. Babymetal with Creeper at Hammersmith

2. The Interrupters with The Skints & Buster Shuffle at Kentish Town

3. Monster Magnet at Kentish Town

4. Frank Carter at Ally Pally

[Dark Star]

21 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

1. The Hold Steady - Camden Electric Ballroom

😩

The Hold Steady were my last 3 gigs of 2020. Such a brilliant weekend. 

6 hours ago, Hotchilidog said:

9. Frank Turner (solo) - Brighton Dome

I thought 9. was always supposed to be Pablo Honey. Is something broken? 🤣

I saw 9 shows in total this year, Frank at the Cavern and Brian Fallon at the 100 Club as part of Independent Venue Week. Both of those were a real treat, getting to see those guys in rooms smaller than normal would be something in a normal year, all the more special given what was to come. 

Most expensive drinks of the year were had at Tyler Childers (Shepherds Bush Empire), worst venue of the year was Wembley Arena (Tedeschi Trucks Band with Blackberry Smoke). Furthest travelled for a gig was Dublin (Sleater Kinney at Vicar Street). 

My gig of the year was also the shortest headlining set I saw, The Mysterines at Louisiana in Bristol. Can't wait to see them again next year on the retitled Covid's A Bitch tour. 

[Hugh Jass]

At least we can definitively say now that the gig of 21 will be Macca on the Pyramid.

[Greenelk]

Frank Turner at  the Clapham Grand in September was my favourite, as my first live music since Feb, got quite emotional!

Slipknot at the o2 was epic, glad I finally saw  them live

Geneva at the Lexington, he's still got an amazing voice

Bruno Major at EartH Hackney, love his voice, he shares his Birthday with me (I interviewed him at Latitude on our birthday, it's not a stalker thing), and Larry Lamb was there as well

Beth Hart at the Brighton Dome

And Old Dirty Brasstards at Brew/LDN.  Though I've got to stop breaking my ankles after watching them, it's not funny anymore

[Quark]

7 hours ago, Hotchilidog said:

6. Peaness - Prince Albert

Fuck I forgot that was this year! 2020 has proper buggered my memory.

You weren't the hammered bloke that got carried out were you?!

[gigpusher]

14 minutes ago, Quark said:

Fuck I forgot that was this year! 2020 has proper buggered my memory.

You weren't the hammered bloke that got carried out were you?!

If you couldn't remember it and they could doesn't it seem more likely that you were the hammered bloke that got carried out 😜

[Quark]

5 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

If you couldn't remember it and they could doesn't it seem more likely that you were the hammered bloke that got carried out 😜

How very dare you madam!!!