2022...a year in gigs and festivals!

[theciderviking]

2022...a year in gigs and festivals!

Last gig of the year for me tonight, I'm embracing The Lottery Winners at Albert Hall Manchester, and it promises to be one hell of a show. 

After a few rough years, circumstances changed for the better earlier this year for me and I've managed to get out a lot more than I have for a long time - can honestly say I've not been to a bad show all year, and some have been out of this world good. I really do know how lucky I've been to have so many amazing experiences. 

Abba Voyage
Beans on Toast
Bearded Theory
Beat-herder
Bicep (Live)
Billy Bragg (x2)
Bluedot
Confidence Man (x3)
Creamfields
Frank Turner
Glastonbury
Grace Petrie (x3)
Guise
Kae Tempest (x2)
Liverpool Pride
Lucy Dacus
Lucy Grubb
Paul Heaton
Pink eye Club
Plaid
Scuttlebuggs
Sigrid
Sleeper
SOAK
Taylor Hawkings Tribute
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
The Flaming Lips
The Lottery Winners
The Phonics
The Weather Station
Yossari Baby

I know there's been a few more random gigs with up and coming local bands too, but my mind's gone blank. 

How's everybody else's live music year shaped up?

Edited December 22, 2022 by theciderviking

[Freddyflintstonree]

3 minutes ago, theciderviking said:

2022...a year in gigs and festivals!

Last gig of the year for me tonight, I'm embracing The Lottery Winners at Albert Hall Manchester, and it promises to be one hell of a show. 

After a few rough years, circumstances changes for the better earlier this year for me and I've managed to get out a lot more than I have for a long time - can honestly say I've not been to a bad show all year, and some have been out of this world good.

Abba Voyage
Beans on Toast
Bearded Theory
Beat-herder
Bicep (Live)
Billy Bragg (x2)
Bluedot
Confidence Man (x3)
Creamfields
Frank Turner
Glastonbury
Grace Petrie (x3)
Guise
Kae Tempest (x2)
Liverpool Pride
Lucy Dacus
Lucy Grubb
Paul Heaton
Pink eye Club
Plaid
Scuttlebuggs
Sigrid
Sleeper
SOAK
Taylor Hawkings Tribute
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
The Flaming Lips
The Lottery Winners
The Phonics
The Weather Station
Yossari Baby

I know there's been a few more random gigs with up and coming local bands too, but my mind's gone blank. 

How's everybody else's live music year shaped up?

Nice! Top 3?

[Nestacres]

This year , I went back to the 90's!

Supergrass
Crowded House
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Glastonbury
Pearl Jam &  Pixies
Sam Fender
The Prodigy
Truck festival
Richard Ashcroft
Coldplay
Ocean Colour Scene
Reading Festival
The Lemonheads
Suede
Counting Crows
Kaiser Chiefs

[theciderviking]

Ooh, now you're asking!

Taylor Hawkins Tribute was honestly the best gig I've ever been to, it was an experience like nothing else. 

Seeing a Beatle play the Pyramid Stage was a bucket list item for me, so Paul's Glasto set is right up there too.

Third place is a tie though (sorry, know that's cheating) as there's nothing to choose between Kae, Bicep and The Flips. 

So there's a top 3/5 for me. 😁

 

Special shout out goes to Pink Eye Club too who's making massive noise in the London music scene, and who did his first UK tour earlier this year, can't wait to see him on a festival stage sometime soon. 🤞

 

 

[dreams_burn_down]

Great year, these were my favourites:

Charli XCX (Primavera)
Pavement
Turnstile
Burna Boy (Primavera)
LCD Soundsystem
Giveon (Wireless)
Drug Church

[gfa]

Phoebe at Glastonbury, whole of Field Day and Fred Again at APE some of my favourites

[clasher]

It's been a great year for me gig-wise. Had a ton of tickets for festivals/gigs that were postponed, postponed and postponed again, but than most of them happened during summer. 

My Chemical Romance
Idles
The Killers (2x)
Šumski
White Lies
Gogol Bordello
Royal Blood (2x)
Sleaford Mods
Deftones
A/lpaca
The Comet is Coming
Roisin Murphy
Mordai
Kasabian
Wolf Alice
Thrice
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
Metallica
Fever 333
Nothing But Thieves
Modest Mouse
London Grammar
The War on Drugs
Muse
Pixies
Editors
Kings of Leon
King Gizzard (2x)
Grace Cummings
Arctic Monkeys
Inhaler
Tame Impala
Porcupine Tree

And a ton of more or less local acts.

Top three would be The Killers at Mad Cool, Tame Impala at Arena Pula and Porcupine Tree at Gasometer. The second night of King Gizz at Šibenik fortress is an honorable mention. Their first night and MCR in Prague were great performances ruined with shitty sound, and NBT were awesome, just ruined by weird placement at Mad Cool (only 35min, tucked on the third stage in the afternoon, was absolutely packed despite 40+ degrees). 

Great fun, great memories, and even better - plenty of plans for next year.

[Gnomicide]

In chronological order:
Beans on Toast
The Hold Steady
Porcelain Hill
Frank Turner
Hotter Than Hell
The Shires
Bearded Theory
North West Calling (punk all-dayer)
Glastonbury
Craig Finn
Frank Turner
The Snuts
Counting Crows
Red Rum Club
Paolo Nutini

The ones that got away (all cancelled):
Moses
Mik Artistic
First Aid Kit
Bull

Tickets in the bag for 2023 so far:
Frank Turner
Beans on Toast
The Lathums
The Hold Steady
WASP
Bearded Theory
Glastonbury
(FAK & Bull still saying to be rearranged rather than cancelled) 

[Chapple12345]

Been very lucky and been to some fantastic events this year in both music and comedy 

In chronological order I've attended: 

Katherine Ryan

Ed Gamble 

Echo and the Bunnymen 

Wolf Alice 

Flo and Joan

Jools Holland 

Neck of the Woods festival 

The Killers 

Madness 

Kasabian 

Latitude Festival - my favourites were Fontaines DC, Self Esteem, Foals, Manic Street Preachers and Phoebe Bridgers 

Harry Hill

David O'Doherty

Blossoms 

Already have Florence and the Machine lined up in the new year and Latitude 2023 booked in too, can't wait to see what else I can attend 

 

 

[mike46]

Probably been my best year of music to date. Topped out just shy of 100 gigs (one more to go next week) and then a fair few one day festivals too. 
 

Hard to pick one favourite, National at APE got me in places, Foals at Brixton was also special. Biggest thing though was the volume of amazing new bands that are coming through, there were some absolute shockers as well but it’s probably the most excited I’ve been for new music for a long time. was also a year I got to see some legends for probably the last time such as the Stones and Macca. 
 

All in all, one for the memory books. 

[BenG92]

Two festivals in Primavera and Rock Werchter, day at Leeds, and a few big gigs.

Tool x2, Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, Bring me the Horizon, Tame Impala, Beck, The National, Gorillaz, Nick Cave, Jorja Smith, Nick Cave, Tyler the Creator, Pearl Jam, The War on Drugs, Metallica, Bicep, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Royal Blood, and dozens of smaller bands.

Despite all those big names, aside from Tool, top shows of the year were Turnstile, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Bicep. Had a whale of a time but this year taught me to not put too much stock in headliners. 

[JA_Watts]

Unsurprisingly, the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show was the best of what I saw this year. An emotional and unforgettable gig and the perfect tribute to the great man. 

A toss up between Tool (O2), Arcade Fire (KOKO) and Idles (Brixton) for best 'regular' gig of 2022. Also caught:

- Royal Blood / The Amazons (O2)

- Muse (Hammersmith)

- Travis (Roundhouse)

- Billy Talent (Islington Academy)

- Elton John (Hyde Park)

- Coldplay (Wembley)

- Mad Cool Festival (Metallica, Muse, Killers, KOL etc)

- The Enemy (Kentish Town)

- Alter Bridge (The O2)

- Idlewild (Kentish Town)

 

Not a bad year truth be told, albeit a huge GSH that's been overhanging since 2019. Roll on next year...

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Less activity this year but some crackers nonetheless.

Gigs: Idles @ Victoria Warehouse x 2, Kurupt FM @ Marble Factory, Wolf Alice @ Bristol Academy, The Who @ Royal Albert Hall, Pearl Jam @ British Summertime, The Prodigy @ Brixton Academy x 2, Chemical Brothers @ Field Day, Overmono @ SWX, Corey Taylor @ Swansea Arena, Showhawk Duo @ SWX  

Club: Glitterbox @ Printworks, Trick @ DC-10 Ibiza, Clockwork Orange @ Cova Santa Ibiza, Glitterbox @ Hi Ibiza, Cafe Mambo on the Beach WSM, Hacienda 40 @ Warehouse Project

Festivals: Primavera Sound, Glastonbury Festival, Camp Bestival

 

The unexpected return of the Prodigy was a big thrill for me. A definite highlight.

 

Not much in the books for 2023, so far. Glastonbury Festival, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Prospa, Limp Bizkit and Guns n' Roses are the only events in the diary at the moment. Got my eye on Download, Mad Cool and Life Is Beautiful festivals.

[cdm22]

A bit of a mixture but going through my phone I get...

Rockaway Beach festival

Let’s Eat Grandma

Jane Weaver

Damon Albarn

Tori Amos

Hans Zimmer

Bodega

Supergrass

Gaz Coombes

Goldfrapp

Dream Wife

Confidence Man

Pet Shop Boys

The Smile

Lorde

Glastonbury festival

Guns N’ Roses

Pearl Jam

Standon Calling festival

DIIV

Bananarama

Christina Aguilera

Salty Dog all-dayer

Taylor Hawkins tribute gig

Just Mustard

Lonely the Brave

Big Moon

Sound of 007

Chk Chk Chk

ABBA Voyage

Let’s Eat Grandma

October Drift

PVA

Skid Row

Crows

A Love Parasite all-dayer

Working Mens Club

The Cure x 3

 

Not too bad 🙂

[Bennykill]

 

Been an odd year.  lots and lots of shows and comedy gigs but not that much live music

Metronomy

Brian Adams

Pet Shop Boys (x2)

Flaming Lips

Crowded House

Glastonbury

Belle and Sebastian

Lady Gaga

Lakefest

Coldplay

Everything Everything

The Proclaimers

ABBA Voyage

 

Edited December 22, 2022 by Bennykill

[gingerevans84]

Plenty of gigs and festivals attended this year. Top 3..

National at Primavera. Was utter perfection!

Sam Fender at Finsbury Park

Biffy in Bournemouth last month with Architects.

Honourable mentions to Muse at the Apollo, LCD at Brixton and Lorde at Primavera.

 

Roll on 2023.

Edited December 22, 2022 by gingerevans84

[lessthanwill1]

Struggle to get to many gigs these days due to work. Managed to see BCNR, Famous, Legss and O. though. 

At Green Man I saw: Kraftwerk, Beach House, Bicep, Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul, Jenny Hval, WITCH, Cassandra Jenkins, Arooj Aftab, Ichiko Aoba, L’orchestra baobab, Sofia Kourtesis, Metronomy, Yves Tumour, Honeyglaze, Wunderhorse, Mandrake Handshake, BCUC, Mdou Moctar, Minyo Crusaders, Carwyn Ellis, TORRES, Deathcrash, Lemondaze, Blue Bendy, Tapir!, Mhaol, Katy J Pearson, Annie Hart, Donny Benet, John Francis Flynn, Lucy Gooch, Ural Thomas & The Pain, Bingo Fury, Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, James Yorkston and Naima Bock. 

Arooj Aftab, Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul, Jenny Hval and Mdou Moctar were the highlights. 

[Greenelk]

Highlights for me (Glastonbury aside) were The Wannadies in Sweden, Baby Queen, Gabriels, Self Esteem and Suede, but I loved loads of these.  Inhaler at the Roundhouse was probably the poorest of the lot.  The Taylor Hawkins tribute was as others have said, all sorts of special and incredibly moving.  16 gigs booked for next year, no festivals at this time!

Arcade Fire (O2)
Baby Queen (Electric Ballroom)
Desperate Journalist * 2 (Lafayette & Oslo)
Does It Offend You Yeah? (Electric Ballroom)
EMF (229)
Gabriels (Here at Outernet)
Gang Of Youths * 2 (Brixton Academy & Here at Outernet)
Glastonbury
Inhaler (Roundhouse)
Jimmy Eat World (Brixton Academy)
Larkins (PowerHaus Camden)
Latitude
Linoleum (Moth Club)
Maximo Park (Roundhouse)
Melody Gardot (Royal Festival Hall)
Nick Heyward (Pizza Express Holborn)
Paolo Nutini (100 Club)
Placebo (Brixton Academy)
Ride (Here at Outernet)
Self Esteem (Town & Country Club)
Suede (Electric Ballroom)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute (Wembley Stadium)
Tears For Fears (Shepherds Bush Empire)
The Clockworks (Electrowekz)
The Cure (Wembley Arena)
The Divine Comedy (Barbican)
The Enemy (Town & Country Club)
The Killers (The Emirates)
Thyla (Paper Dress Vintage)
Wannadies * 2 (Debaser, Stockholm & Islington Assembly Hall)

[JSmurphy]

King Giz 4 times in 5 days in Barcelona. Dreamy. 

[westholtschic]

Been a good year for me.

Glastonbury 

Reading

Chic at the Amphitheater by Bristol Harbour 

Elbow Pilton Party

Level 42 in Torquay.

Next year so far Glastonbury, WOMAD, Glastonbury Extravaganza, Reading, End of the Road festival and possibly coming back for Pilton Party depending whose playing.

[Watergirl]

Great year.  Gig top ten:

1. Måneskin, Circo Massimo, Rome

2. John Francis Flynn, Yellow Arch, Sheffield

3. Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, Cyprus Avenue, Cork

4. Flook, Sugar Club, Dublin

5. Ye Vagabonds, Vicar Street, Dublin

6. Frank Turner with Matt Nasir (acoustic duo show), Columbia Theatre, Berlin

7. David Keenan, Olympia, Dublin

8. Christy Moore, Vicar Street, Dublin

9. The Unthanks, Vicar Street, Dublin

10. Lankum, Vicar Street, Dublin
 

And festival sets:

 

1. Anaïs Mitchell,  End Of The Road

2. Flook,  Cambridge Folk Festival

3. Christone Kingfish Ingram,  Cambridge Folk Festival

4. Roseanne Reid,  Glastonbury

5. The Young 'Uns,  Cambridge Folk Festival

6. B C U C,  End Of The Road

7. Tinariwen,  End Of The Road

8. Spiers and Boden,  Cambridge Folk Festival

9. Beans On Toast,  Cambridge Folk Festival

10. Vrï,  Cambridge Folk Festival

 

 

[4AssedMonkey]

Quiet one for me this year.  Probably only 4 gigs + Glasto.  Next year already shaping up nicely though.  Already got tix for, Frank Turner, Gaz Coombes, The Beths, Elvana, Lumineers and Glasto.  

 

[Willy-wam-wam-wozzle]

Some good gigging going on in this group!

A really quiet one for me, due to a 15 month old baby! Hopefully next year will be better!

Festivals:

WOMAD

Love Supreme (day ticket) 

 

Gigs:

Idles

Kojey Radical x 2 (Resident Records and Brixton)

Roni Size

Run the Jewels

[maelzoid]

For me, one of the best years ever for live music. Part of this is due to the quiet two years due to the pandemic. Also been an expensive year.... But worth it. Chronologically...

• Wolf Alice
• Gaz Combes
• Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets
• Muse
• Tool
• Glastonbury
• Guns N' Roses
• Pearl Jam (2 shows)
• St Paul & The Broken Bones
• Phish (3 shows)
• Coldplay
• Porcupine Tree
• Charlotte Church's Pop Dungeon

Not a single disappointment among that lot. I do want to make more of an effort to see acts in smaller venues next year though.

[charlierc]

As a sequence, I got this...

• Chvrches (Birmingham O2)
• Royal Blood (Birmingham NIA)
• Vaccines (Aylesbury)
• My Chemical Romance (Milton Keynes)
• The Killers (Coventry)
• Green Day/FOB/Weezer (London Olympic Stadium)
• Haim (London O2)
• Franz Ferdinand (Ally Pally)
• Biffy Clyro (Birmingham NEC)

Plus 2/3 stand-up shows, 2 TV show recordings and the like.

I also had tickets to Wolf Alice but couldn't go due to a storm cancelling all trains and coaches, and had tickets to Foals but couldn't go after multiple problems. Saying that, if I went to all shows I even just considered, I might have genuinely gone to at least 25+ gigs this year.

I'm happy enough, mind. I only saw one show in 2021 due to a discomfort with managing a certain crowd anxiety in the covid age. But I'm happy this is a start. Fingers crossed 2023 produces a few more great shows thrown into the bargain.