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Best live acts of 2011

shimmetry [Edit] [Delete] 125 replies 10:30, 2 December '11

I haven't decided myself yet, what with ATP next week and all but I thought after seeing DJ Shadow last night (who was AMAZENESS) I'd re-run this from last year. http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4273486
Which lots of you took part in. ASIWYFA and Bon Iver surely to join DJ SHadow in my top 5 this year.
Same rules, choose 5, each mention get one point. I'll leave it to the new year to total up as some people kept adding their thoughts after I'd posted the results. Ooh, me!me!me!

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  • Tough choices, but here’s my favourites:

    Sufjan Stevens at RFH
    Trail Of Dead at Brixton Windmill
    Dananananackroyd at the Cluny
    Gillian Welch at the Apollo
    Pulp at Primavera

    Notable mentions to Superchunk at the Scala, Trouble Books at Café Oto, Conquering Animal Sound at Café Oto, Electrelane at the Scala, Why? at the Union Chapel, Antlers at the Borderline, Future Of The Left at Hoxton B+G, Congotronics at the Barbican, Hidden Cameras and Gonzales at the Barbican,

    marckee | 2 Dec '11, 10:45 | X
  • Memory. So. Hazy.

    As such:
    The Cure
    Anais Mitchell
    PJ Harvey
    Atari Teenage Riot
    Foals

    pentargo | 2 Dec '11, 10:45 | X
  • Today is the Day

    Melvins
    Church of Misery
    Unsane
    Screaming Females

    fellover | 2 Dec '11, 10:47 | X
  • Cementimental

    Cementimental | 2 Dec '11, 10:50 | X
  • Sufjan at RFH/Primavera

    Low at Primavera
    Big Boi at Primavera
    Los Campesinos at KCLSU
    Modeselektor at the Forum
    Portishead at IBYM

    plasticniki | 2 Dec '11, 10:59 | X
  • Joanna Newsom - End of the Road

    tUnE-yArDs - EOTR
    Beirut - EOTR
    TV on the Radio - Glastonbury
    Sufjan Stevens - Sage
    The National - Latitude
    St.Vincent - Brudenell

    Sugarcube | 2 Dec '11, 11:00 | X
  • Deerhunter @ Glasgow Oran Mor

    Pulp @ Primavera & Brixton
    Sufjan Stevens @ Primavera
    Drugstore @ St Giles-in-the Fields
    Caitlin Rose @ The Antelope Tooting & The Windmill

    Honourable mentions go to Trail of Dead @ The Windmill, Disappears @ The Borderline, Wooden Shjips @ The Scala, Nils Frahm @ Cafe Oto, Steve Wynn @ The Garage Upstairs, Nisennenmondai @ Primavera, Perfume Genius @ Primavera, Swans @ Primavera & Pj Harvey @ The Troxy.

    jack_on_fire | 2 Dec '11, 11:01 | X
  • Sufjan Stevens at RFH by a country mile

    Was utterly lukewarm to him for the most part going in, came out absolutely exhilarated. Would make my top-5 gigs of all time let alone this year!

    Janelle Monae at Glasto
    The Rural Alberta Advantage at Bush Hall
    Los Campesinos! at SBE and KCLSU
    DFA1979 at the Forum

    Antpocalypsenow | 2 Dec '11, 11:05 | X
  • Sufjan RFH
    Antlers various
    Pulp Brixton (though I loved Hyde Pyrk too)
    Interpol SBE
    Portishead IBYM

    the-breacher | 2 Dec '11, 11:10 | X
  • acid mothers temple

    freddiehubbard | 2 Dec '11, 11:11 | X
  • Another vote for Sufjan (Sage)

    Also Efterklang were great too.

    Septih | 2 Dec '11, 11:11 | X
  • Los Campesinos! at Oran Mor, Glasgow

    Warpaint at Queens Hall, Edinburgh
    Vessels at Captains Rest, Glasgow
    Katy Perry at SECC, Glasgow (not even kidding)
    Bright Eyes at Oran Mor, Glasgow
    Fucked Up at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

    hanshotfirst | 2 Dec '11, 11:12 | X
    • i so wanted to go to that Warpaint gig

      daaaamn you

      JaguarPirate @hanshotfirst | 2 Dec '11, 20:09 | X
      • Not to rub it in mate, but they were brilliant

        Make sure you go see them next time!

        hanshotfirst @JaguarPirate | 13 Dec '11, 13:36 | X
  • Los Campesinos! at Oran Mor, Glasgow

    Warpaint at Queens Hall, Edinburgh
    Vessels at Captains Rest, Glasgow
    Katy Petty at SECC, Glasgow (not even kidding)
    Bright Eyes at Oran Mor, Glasgow
    Fucked Up at Cabaret Voltaire, Glasgow

    hanshotfirst | 2 Dec '11, 11:17 | X
  • In no particular order (though probably a straight fight between The Cure and Pulp for number one...)

    Pulp @ Leeds Festival (somehow topped Primavera)
    Sufjan Stevens @ Primavera
    The Cure @ Bestival
    Bon Iver @ Manchester Apollo
    Bright Eyes @ Leeds Academy
    Janelle Monae @ Glastobury
    Wild Beasts @ Manchester Cathedral
    Josh T Pearson @ Royal Northern College of Music
    Slayer @ Sonisphere
    The National @ Primavera

    geordiedave1981 | 2 Dec '11, 11:19 | X
    • Glastonbury, obviously...

      geordiedave1981 @geordiedave1981 | 2 Dec '11, 11:28 | X
  • Hazy memory, but...

    -The Go Team (think this was this year, most fun live band ever and awesome songs)
    -Vitalic (not very live as such, but he played the hits and the atmosphere was spot on)
    -Aidan Moffat/Bill Wells/The Best Ofs (triple bill Valentine shenanigans, and he played 'I Would Have Liked Me A Lot Last Night' solo on the autoharp)
    -Jesse Malin (dude is a showman)
    -LCD Soundsystem (gutted that was the last time, proper good band)

    Fully expect either Mogwai on the 22nd or Lemonheads on Monday (fingers crossed) to trump at least one of these.

    Honourable mentions to Lykke Li for playing a blinder, although the atmosphere from the crowd was non-existent, and The Field for being The Field, although I hadn't swotted up on the new album so it wasn't as jaw dropping as the last time.

    First Atp next week too, hopefully a few from there might creep in too.

    al_la | 2 Dec '11, 11:30 | X
    • Too much too too.

      al_la @al_la | 2 Dec '11, 11:31 | X
    • Jesse Malin was great at Scala the other night

      always puts on a good show

      didn't get to catch D Generation though :'(

      podge @al_la | 2 Dec '11, 12:26 | X
      • One trick pony

        "Chief, I'll listen to the lyrics and work out what the song is about, now shut the hell up and play".

        Seen him few times, same jokes, same stories and adlibs, same old same old name dropping. Most of the Ryan Adams audience ended up chatting through his set. He's fake leather, authentic as a ten minute in substituted player in the qualifiers giving the lecture on being a World Cup participant.

        marbled @podge | 4 Dec '11, 10:11 | X
    • Turns out that LCD gig was over a year ago...

      Getting old; years starting to melt into each other in my mind.

      I'll add Primal Scream at T in the Park to the list instead; hearing them do Damage was an individual highlight of the year.

      al_la @al_la | 3 Dec '11, 17:29 | X
  • 1. Big Boi at ATP

    2. Animal Collective at ATP
    3. Gang Gang Dance at ATP
    4. Black Dice at ATP
    5. Atlas Sound at ATP

    I did actually go to other things though. Danananaykroyd and The Field and Islet and Jeffrey Lewis were all great and not at ATP.

    Rhymenocerous | 2 Dec '11, 11:42 | X
  • 1. Girls - Electric Ballroom

    2. Primal Scream - Bestival
    3. Foals - Latitude
    4. Metronomy - Shepherd's Bush Empire + Bestival
    5. The Cure - Bestival

    (Honourable mentions: Fucked Up - Village Underground, Odd Future - Village Underground + Electric Ballroom. The Horrors - York Hall + 100 Club, Bombay Bicycle Club - Reading + Barfly + Brixton + Latitude)

    jopzorz | 2 Dec '11, 11:43 | X
    • yup, Girls at Electric is my top one too

      politelydeclined @jopzorz | 2 Dec '11, 16:12 | X
  • 1. Weezer @ Brixton

    2. Big Boi @ ATP
    3. Death From Above 1979 @ The Forum
    4. Omar Souleyman @ Glastonbury
    5. Janelle Monae @ Glastonbury

    Honourable Mention: The Zelda concert at Hammersmith Apollo. Granted, not a proper 'live act' but that was insanely good.

    ATP to come and I'm sure there'll be more goodies to come.

    SCROTUM | 2 Dec '11, 12:02 | X
    • That Weezer setlist looked simply awesome. Lucky dude

      Pink-Squares @SCROTUM | 2 Dec '11, 15:04 | X
  • Sufjan at RFH

    The Antlers at Reading Fest
    The Mars Volta at Sonisphere
    The Cure at Bestival
    Glassjaw at Reading Fest

    the fact that i've missed off so many other incredible sets is a shame but notable mentions to Bjork, Mogwai, Four Year Strong, Fucked Up, Muse, Elbow, PJ Harvey and Robyn,

    pieces_of_reece | 2 Dec '11, 12:09 | X
    geordiedave1981 this'd this
    • That Mars Volta show at Sonisphere was outstanding

      geordiedave1981 @pieces_of_reece | 2 Dec '11, 12:26 | X
      • i am so glad i wasn't the only one who thought so

        They were at their concise groovey hypnotic best. I hope the new album is good after that.

        pieces_of_reece @geordiedave1981 | 2 Dec '11, 12:29 | X
        • DAMN YOU!!!

          medulla @pieces_of_reece | 18 Dec '11, 05:41 | X
  • fucked up

    shrinebabe | 2 Dec '11, 12:11 | X
  • 1. Sufjan Stevens @ Manchester Apollo

    2. Villagers - Brudenell Social Club - Not a fan of the album, but really was special in the Brudenell.
    3. Daedelus/Tokimonsta/Teebs/Jeremiah Jae - Great line up at Brudenell
    4. Ruins Alone - great drumming and slightly bonkers bespectacled japanese fella. What a spectacle!
    5. Flaming Lips @ Joddrel Bank - Great setting and some more proper songs rather than just all happy clappy singalongs.

    Honorable mentions to Joan as Policewoman, Daughter, Deerhunter, Fink.

    Bill_Bobbins | 2 Dec '11, 12:15 | X
  • Antlers - Borderline/Birmingham

    Okkervil River - Heaven
    Godflesh - Forum
    Pulp – Brixton
    The Twilight Sad – Borderline

    Notable mentions - Elbow in Hackney; Superchunk last night; Kills at the RH

    Stuzza | 2 Dec '11, 12:19 | X
    artimusmaximus this'd this
  • Off the top of my head:

    Sufjan Stevens @ Copenhagen Vega
    Efterklang @ Crossing Border, Eindhoven
    Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros @ London Old Vic Tunnels
    Dustin Wong @ London Lexington
    Pulp @ Primavera, Barcelona

    And for a non "gig" musical experience: Distant Worlds at the Albert Hall last month.

    citizenmeh | 2 Dec '11, 12:23 | X
  • Sufjan @ RFH both times

    PJ Harvey at Troxy
    Blood Orange/CANT @ Cargo
    Portishead @ Alexandra Palace
    OK GO @ Koko

    burak | 2 Dec '11, 12:26 | X
  • Gang Gang Dance

    Les Savy Fav
    The Go! Team
    Beirut
    Wild Beasts

    CastleKnight | 2 Dec '11, 12:32 | X
  • i haven't seen much this yr but all these were awesome.

    godflesh...forum
    swans & gybe & portishead @ ill be your mirror

    theescapedslave | 2 Dec '11, 12:34 | X
  • These were all great...

    Nicki & The Dove - Electrowerkz
    Telescopes/Insect Guide - Zigfried Von Underbelly
    The Coathangers - XOYO
    Screaming Females / Human Hair - Lexington
    Paris Suit Yourself - Madame JoJos
    Versailles - Islington Academy
    LCMDF/Sykur - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
    Britney Spears - Wembley Arena
    Givers - XOYO
    Wire/Talk Normal - XOYO

    Silentcommand | 2 Dec '11, 12:53 | X
  • Loads of mint stuff this year

    Er top 5

    Mike Watt & The Missingmen
    Group Inerane/Flower Corsano last night was INCREDIBLE!
    Our Love Will Destroy The World
    R Stevie Moore
    Thee Oh Sees

    they were all in Newcastle

    6th place - Goblin

    also mint

    Jessica Rylan
    Bishop-Orcutt-Corsano
    Hype Williams
    Rhys Chatham Guitar Trio
    Richard Dawson
    Melvins with two drummers/with one drummer
    Pretty sure Iggy and The Stooges would've been amazing if it hadn't been at the worst festival in the world.
    Big Boi
    Meat Puppets
    Khaira Arby
    Kyuss Lives

    mug_mug_mug | 2 Dec '11, 13:10 | X
    • very jealous of anyone who got to see Group Inerane/Flower Corsano

      Saw Flower Corsano a few years ago and it was brilliant and I imagine Group Inerane would be pretty great live too

      karl @mug_mug_mug | 2 Dec '11, 13:20 | X
      • there were pretty good!

        It's those bits where they sound a bit like a stuck record and just get louder and louder. It was just as weirdly psychedelic as the cd!

        mug_mug_mug @karl | 2 Dec '11, 20:11 | X
  • Stands outs off top of head

    Evangelista, Cafe Oto
    Bjork, Manchester (surprised I'm first to mention this)
    The Phantom Band, Norwich Arts Centre
    Group Doueh, ATP
    Animal Collective, ATP

    karl | 2 Dec '11, 13:18 | X
    • forgot Staff Benda Bilili, Norwich Royal Theatre

      Great performance, crap venue!

      karl @karl | 2 Dec '11, 13:21 | X
  • Bon Iver - Usher Hall

    Deerhunter - Oran Mor
    Gold Panda - King Tuts
    Emeralds - Arches
    Battles - Arches (especially witnessing John Staniers brilliance)

    dis-charge | 2 Dec '11, 13:26 | X
  • Didn't go to many gigs

    But the best ones were:

    Metronomy - Debaser, Stockholm
    LC! - Unit, Tokyo
    Mogwai - Headlining some festival in an abandoned steel mill in Naples
    Owen Pallett performing Heartland - Barbican, London
    The Horrors - Black Cat, Washington, DC

    artimusmaximus | 2 Dec '11, 13:27 | X
    • Didn't go to many gigs....

      No bloody wonder, you must've spent most of your year in airports/bus stations/on motorways.

      al_la @artimusmaximus | 2 Dec '11, 15:53 | X
  • 1. My Dying Bride @ Manchester Academy

    2. Laura Cantrell @ Sheffield City Hall
    3. Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton @ Sheffield Library
    4. Justin Townes Earle @ The Greystones, Sheffield
    5. Erland and The Carnival with Hannah Peel @ Sheffield Leadmill

    basil | 2 Dec '11, 13:43 | X
  • Bjork - Mcr
    Morrissey - York Barbican

    Pretty much everything else has been not that memorable. In fact, I think I've been to less shows this year than normal.

    BunkMoreland | 2 Dec '11, 13:47 | X
  • Uh, off the top of my head

    - Janelle Monae was off the hook
    - Sufjan RFH show was phenomenal
    - Big Boi was delirious fun
    - Julianna Barwick at Slaughtered Lamb was intimate and lovely
    - Demdike Stare's dark brew

    WhiteLightWhiteCity | 2 Dec '11, 13:50 | X
  • Jaga Jazzist - Scala.

    Battles - ICA.
    PVT - The Lexington.
    Oh Sees - The Dome
    Enablers - The Lexington.

    petec | 2 Dec '11, 13:51 | X
  • So many really great shows this year

    Pulp @ Glastonbury
    Weezer @ Brixton Academy
    The Flaming Lips @ Jodrell Bank
    Dananananaykroyd @ Derby Victoria Inn
    Los Campesinos! @ Leeds Cockpit
    Wild Beasts @ Glastonbury
    Beyonce @ Glastonbury
    Best Coast @ Manchester Club Academy
    Esben and the Witch @ Salford St. Phillips Church

    Jaymoo | 2 Dec '11, 14:06 | X
  • bilge pump

    action beat
    zun zun egui
    francois & the atlas mountains
    electrlane

    thegoodmrbrodie | 2 Dec '11, 14:14 | X
    themolegerald this'd this
  • Things wot I liked

    Primavera highlights: PiL, Pulp, Matthew Dear, Factory Floor, Pissed jeans, Shellac

    IBYM: Portishead, PJ Harvey, Company Flow, DOOM, Beak>... all of it basically

    FOTL @ Hoxton B&Grill
    Katy B @ Shepherd's Bush Empire
    Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells @ Cargo
    Juan Maclean @ Cargo
    Janelle Monae @ Roundhouse

    vamos | 2 Dec '11, 14:21 | X
  • My top 5 - did no one catch Jens Lekman this year?!

    Jens Lekman - Heaven
    Janelle Monae - Glastonbury
    Beyonce - Glastonbury
    Pulp - Glastonbury
    Sufjan - RFH

    spoiledff7 | 2 Dec '11, 14:41 | X
    • a very 'grouchland' list

      politelydeclined @spoiledff7 | 2 Dec '11, 16:09 | X
      • Who's grouchland?

        spoiledff7 @politelydeclined | 13 Dec '11, 14:42 | X
  • Still got ATP to go...

    Tune-Yards (End of the Road/Primavera)
    Suicide of Western Culture (Primavera)
    Mogwai (various)
    The Antlers (Birmingham)
    Pulp (Primavera)

    Christophales | 2 Dec '11, 15:23 | X
  • MEGADETH @ Sonisphere

    shucks | 2 Dec '11, 16:08 | X
    • I bet a festival length set from Megadeth would be amazing

      I saw them in Manchester and after two and a half hours I was hating Dave Mustaine big time.

      mug_mug_mug @shucks | 2 Dec '11, 19:52 | X
  • Top 5

    1. Sufjan Stevens - Brighton Dome (by a country mile)
    2. Mono - Concorde 2
    3. Mogwai - Bournemouth Academy
    4. Why? - Duke of York's Brighton
    5. Dean Wareham - Komedia, Brighton

    Low tomorrow night though so they'll probably be in there somewhere.

    rich-t | 2 Dec '11, 16:09 | X
  • Sufjan Stevens

    I could list others as well, but it seems pointless given how superior sufjan was to everything else to the point that other live music is basically redundant.

    Wasted_Opportunity | 2 Dec '11, 16:12 | X
    Sugarcube and still_here this'd this
    • main thing to take from this thread..

      Sufjan Stevens preety much kicks ass

      Sugarcube @Wasted_Opportunity | 2 Dec '11, 16:17 | X
  • 1. Girls - Electric Ballroom

    2. Cat's Eyes - Latitude
    3. Real Estate - The Garage / Rough Trade East
    4. John Maus - Rough Trade East
    5. Jeffrey Lewis - Heaven

    politelydeclined | 2 Dec '11, 16:15 | X
    • mentions to

      smith westerns, the go! team, cults, twin sister, avi buffalo, high llamas, caribou, deerhunter, spectrals

      politelydeclined @politelydeclined | 2 Dec '11, 16:17 | X
      • thurston moore would probably replace jeffrey lewis

        politelydeclined @politelydeclined | 3 Dec '11, 09:18 | X
  • 1. Stevie Nicks @ Hyde Park

    2. Bright Eyes @ Royal Albert Hall
    3. Antlers @ DiS stage, De Montfort Hall at Summer Sundae
    4. When Saints Go Machine @ CAMP
    5. Gang Gang Dance @ Great Escape
    6. Luke Abbott @ DiS stage Great Escape
    7. Austra @ Cargo
    8. Friendly Fires @ XOYO
    9. Christian AIDS/Stay+ @ DiS stage at Great Escape
    10. Jeniferever @ Lexington

    sean | 2 Dec '11, 16:19 | X
  • sufjan

    bright eyes
    the walkmen
    wild beasts

    brandt | 2 Dec '11, 20:24 | X
  • good year, can't remember the beginning of it at all though

    1. Chad VanGaalen @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
    2. St Vincent @ Stereo, Glasgow
    3. White Denim/Royal Bangs @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh
    4. Drive-By Truckers @ The Queens Hall, Edinburgh
    5. The Go! Team/Phoenix Foundation @ Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh

    Chad was so drunk, second last night of his tour. He thought it'd be a good idea to do a 2 minute "sniff solo", one of the funniest moments of my life. St Vincent was a hazy dream of a show, though the cider and the heat probably helped. WD are a stupidly tight band, was grinning nonstop through it. DBT played literally two songs I recognised but I was entranced all the way through, sign of a gooood gig. The Go! Team never disappoint either.

    Honourable mention for all of the Cambridge Folk Festival, no real stand-outs but it was just a whole weekend of fun

    JaguarPirate | 2 Dec '11, 20:43 | X
  • another good year...

    badland @ folly bridge inn, oxford
    arandel @ sonar, barcelona
    redinho @ sonar, barcelona
    kimura/ ono @ womad, wiltshire
    whitetop mountaineers @ bestival, isle of wight

    furryfan | 2 Dec '11, 23:57 | X
  • Quality over quantity this year

    Sufjan at Brighton Dome
    Mogwai at Bestival
    Swans at IBYM
    Bon Iver at Bristol Colston Hall
    Brian Wilson at Bestival
    Tall Ships at Tramlines

    Don't thing I've seen a bad gig this year. Flaming Lips at Eden Project was too expensive and contained too many "COME ON MOTHERFUCKERS's" and not enough songs, but otherwise I've had a good year.

    Steve13105895 | 3 Dec '11, 00:00 | X
    • Yeah, I love The Flaming Lips,

      but I've seen them too many times with all the gimmicks. I'd rather they play a dozen songs in a set, than 7 songs with a lot of faffing.

      Still awesome to take a first timer though, almost more fun watching their reaction than the gig.

      al_la @Steve13105895 | 3 Dec '11, 17:25 | X
      • Know what you mean...

        being that Eden was my first experience of the Flaming Lips live and I was totally blown away! And I thin the biodomes must've blown Wayne's mind - like he'd got back to his home planet! Seriously enjoyed that gig, and the Go!Team in support were great fun!

        couleurs @al_la | 4 Dec '11, 11:40 | X
        • nah he has acted like that a lot this year

          COME ON MOTHERFUCKERS COME ON

          was fairly annoying to be honest. Still a great show though

          useded @couleurs | 13 Dec '11, 14:45 | X
  • More love for Sufjan

    Sufjan at Primavera (easily the best I saw)
    The Antlers at Screen on the Green
    The National at Primavera
    Okkervil River at Koko / Heaven
    Parts and Labor at Camp

    DrShades | 3 Dec '11, 01:14 | X
  • fleet foxes

    never much cared for them until seeing their live show. stunning.
    also..
    akron/family
    st.vincent
    future islands
    danny brown

    watsona7 | 3 Dec '11, 02:18 | X
  • So many great gigs this year. Quite pleasing.

    Breathe Owl Breathe - travelled to Paris to see them at La Flèche d'or, seeing as they weren't coming to the UK. Totally worth the giant journey to see them.
    13 & God - at the Garage. This was even better than I was hoping for.
    The Real Tuesday Weld - saw them about 5 times this year. Probably last night at the Cobden Club was my favourite.
    I'm From Barcelona - saw them twice this year; their headline Tabernacle gig was their usual brilliance
    Sleep Party People - three times in three nights. Great bunny-masked band.
    Jens Lekman - saw him twice, could happily have seen him many times more.
    tUnE-YaRdS - three times, all great fun
    Team Me - Lexington
    Admiral Fallow - Lexington
    Sufjan Stevens - both RFH shows. So so amazing.
    Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros -Old Vic Tunnels & SBE
    Loney Dear - three times
    Agnes Obel - very beautiful gig at the Union Chapel
    Efterklang - Scala
    Owen Pallett and orchestra - Barbican

    and also Efterklang, Owen Pallett and The National each three nights in a row in The Netherlands in February. Such an amazing line-up.

    paulo13 | 3 Dec '11, 14:53 | X
  • The Cure @ Bestival.

    Simply incredible and one of the best shows I've ever seen, never mind just this year.

    Other honourable mentions:-

    Pulp @ Leeds Festival
    Sisters Of Mercy @ Sonisphere
    Wild Beasts @ Leicester Y Theatre
    The Horrors @ Leeds Festival
    The National @ Primavera
    Factory Floor - everywhere I've seen them to be honest although the Summer Sundae and Highbury Garage shows stand out.

    domgourlay | 3 Dec '11, 20:14 | X
  • No mention of

    Suede in this thread? Big surprise. Staggeringly good at Brixton

    1. Suede at Brixton Academy
    2. Touche Amore at Hevy
    3. Gillian Welch at Hammersmith Apollo
    4. Feed The Rhino at Hevy
    5. Destroyer at Heaven

    Hopeful for that Wild Flag / Veronica Falls gig next week too.

    Teepee_uk | 3 Dec '11, 20:48 | X
  • In no particular order

    Death From Above 1979
    Battles
    Efterklang
    Esben and the Witch
    65daysofstatic
    Daedelus
    Portico Quartet (in a tiny pub in Sheffield!)

    1_234589 | 4 Dec '11, 12:25 | X
  • Bump, for pigfoot. (Perhaps we could sticky this thread)

    marckee | 7 Dec '11, 17:35 | X
    • I'll answer this but I'll see other answers and be like DOH! Missed that one!

      1. Braids at Club Academy
      2. Sufjan Stevens at Manchester Apollo
      3. Pinback at Brudenell
      4. Flaming Lips at Jodrell Bank
      5. The Antlers at Sound Control

      Galaxie 500 at Primavera and Crystal Stilts at Ruby Lounge just missing out

      Scout | 7 Dec '11, 17:41 | X
    • Post ATP bump

      and for anyone else who missed it before...
      I'll definitely be adding Holy Fuck, deciding between Caribou, Battles, Oxes, Flying Lotus and Les Savy Fav for the other 2 is tough!

      shimmetry | 13 Dec '11, 12:51 | X
      • Might be worth trying to find the thread started by pigfoot too,

        As I think a fair few people posted theirs in there too.

        marckee @shimmetry | 13 Dec '11, 12:56 | X
    • Too broke this year to see much music

      but catching Pulp at Leedsfest was great.

      Tiresias | 13 Dec '11, 12:57 | X
    • Prince - Hop Farm Festival

      Simply one of the best live performances I've seen in a long time let alone this year.

      Davidamoon | 13 Dec '11, 13:27 | X
      • Duchess Says at CAMP Basement last night...

        ...Jesus H Christ! Amazing.

        Silentcommand @Davidamoon | 13 Dec '11, 14:14 | X
    • Melvins - Electric Ballroom

      Godflesh - The Forum
      Lavotchkin - Old Blue Last
      "Kyuss" - The Forum
      Ghost of a Thousand/Bastions/Turbowolf - Old Blue Last

      Ichor | 13 Dec '11, 14:32 | X
      • Black Breath - Borderline

        Slipknot/Weezer - Sonisphere

        Ichor @Ichor | 13 Dec '11, 14:33 | X
    • Evening bump for the working people of DiS

      this had a fuck load more replies last year, maybe the other thread has ballsed up my cornflakes.

      shimmetry | 15 Dec '11, 18:56 | X
    • 1. Bon Iver - Manchester Apollo

      2. Bon Iver - Leeds O2 Academy
      3. Sufjan Stevens - Manchester Apollo
      4. Tune-Yards - Brudenell, Leeds
      5. Wild Beasts - Brudenell, Leeds

      Special Mentions to:

      Trail of Dead - Manchester Academy
      Braids - Constellations, Leeds
      GYBE - Leeds Met
      St. Vincent - Brudenell, Leeds
      Phosphorescent - Brudenell, Leeds
      Band of Horses - Leeds O2 Academy

      Biggest disappointment: Deerhunter - Leeds Irish Centre

      Wolflikeme | 15 Dec '11, 21:08 | X
    • Bon Iver - Usher Hall, Edinburgh

      Caribou Vibration Ensemble - ATP
      The Flaming Lips - Alexandra Palace
      Bright Eyes - T in the Park
      Battles - Arches, Glasgow
      Bombay Bicycle Club - Barrowlands, Glasgow

      duncaniw | 15 Dec '11, 22:02 | X
    • Swans

      PJ Harvey
      and
      Portishead @ I'll Be Your Mirror
      Anais Mitchell @ The Union Chapel
      Honorable mentions go to
      Zola Jesus@Heaven

      wewerewerewolvesonce | 15 Dec '11, 22:13 | X
    • Been a quiet year... the following all deserve honourable mentions

      Battles at The Plug, Sheffield
      The last Dananananackroyd at The Cluny, Newcastle
      And So I Watch You From Afar, 2000 trees Festival

      But hands down best? Weezer, Brixton. Un-flipping-believable.

      Ze_Criz | 15 Dec '11, 22:26 | X
    • -o-

      1. Sufjan Stevens @ RFH
      2. David Thomas Broughton @ King's Place
      3. Bill Orcutt @ Cafe Oto
      4. HEALTH @ Jericho Tavern
      5. Jonquil @ Blessing Force 1

      marke | 17 Dec '11, 13:01 | X
    • More or less in order

      Pulp @ Primavera
      Sufjan Stevens @ RFH
      Electrelane @ XoYo
      M. Ward @ EoTR
      Deerhunter @ Shepherd's Bush
      Tuneyards @ EoTR
      Belle & Sebastian @ Primavera

      Ganzo | 17 Dec '11, 13:21 | X
      • I can't believe I forgot..

        Dean Wareham at Primavera. Probably squeezes in ahead of Sufjan.

        Ganzo @Ganzo | 17 Dec '11, 13:27 | X
    • Boris/Russian Circles/Saade

      triple header at the Fleece in Bristol. In a word, LOUD

      couldbebrianmay | 17 Dec '11, 13:29 | X
      • not one person has mentioned

        Thee Oh Sees in this thread.
        this makes me sad

        chasingabee @couldbebrianmay | 17 Dec '11, 19:10 | X
    • Muse

      Muse
      Muse
      Just kidding.

      in_limbo | 18 Dec '11, 04:54 | X
    • !!! forever

      GabrielGuerra | 18 Dec '11, 09:00 | X
    • BUMP _ last few days

      Seems Sufjan rules this year, don't leave it too late!

      shimmetry | 27 Dec '11, 13:31 | X
    • Saw Mogwai at the Bournemouth Academy

      They were pretty fucking good.
      But I'm in Bournemouth so there's been nothing else worth seeing. Such cases.

      commitsar | 28 Dec '11, 00:34 | X
    • Flaming Lips

      Sufjan Stevens
      Battles
      Fleet Foxes
      Mogwai
      Redneck Manifesto
      Not Squares

      Icarus-Smicarus | 28 Dec '11, 00:49 | X
      • Oh I didn't realise this was a proper top 5 POLL thingy. Ignore the last 2 I guess.

        Icarus-Smicarus @Icarus-Smicarus | 29 Dec '11, 12:52 | X
    • Hmmm top 5...so damn difficult.

      1. Pulp at Glasto.
      2. Sufjan at Primavera (thursday show). Seven Swans was incredible. And so damn loud.
      3. Josh T Pearson at EOTR. This narrowly pips his Barbican and Lexington gigs.
      4. Flaming Lips at Primavera. I know this didn't get much love, but I thought it was amazing, so cheerful. I was near the front and nicely drunk and had a good jump around with friends.
      5. Grinderman at primavera. Or mogwai at hoxton bar and kitchen.

      godspeed_steve83 | 29 Dec '11, 11:29 | X
    • This:

      1. Sufjan Stevens at the Royal Festival Hall
      2. Matmos at Auto Italia
      3. No Age at Spaghetti Tree
      4. Dustin Wong at The Lexington
      5. Future Islands at Plan B
      6. JEFF The Brotherhood at the Old Blue Last
      7. Trouble Books at Cafe OTO
      8. The Antlers at The Borderline
      9. Ty Segal at Primavera
      10. Low at the Barbican

      Honourable mentions for Roll The Dice at Cafe OTO, Foot Village at The Victoria, Flying Lotus at ATP NBC, Zola Jesus at the Bowery Ballroom, How To Dress Well at XOYO and Bill Callahan at the Barbican

      aboynamedgoo | 29 Dec '11, 12:04 | X
      • ....

        Bjork - Manchester
        The Walkmen - A church in Manchester
        a.p.A.t.T/ Secret Chiefs 3 - Salford
        Sufjan Stevens - Manc Apollo
        St Vincent - Leeds Brudenell
        Radiohead- Glastonbury
        Queens Of The Stoneage - Manchester Academy
        Iron Maiden - Manchester MEN
        Efterklang - Manchester Academy 3
        Mogwai - Manchester Academy
        Trail Of Dead - Manchester Academy 2

        dirdyboy @aboynamedgoo | 29 Dec '11, 12:46 | X
    • St Wincent

      Playhouse | 29 Dec '11, 13:26 | X
    • These ones

      Les Savy Fav at Heaven
      Pulp at Primavera
      Portishead twice at Alexandra Palace
      EMA at Cargo
      Fire! and Oren Ambarchi at the Vortex
      Islet at The Lexington
      The Ex and Getatchew Mekuria at ATP Minehead
      Wild Flag at ATP Minehead

      alanbee | 29 Dec '11, 13:38 | X
    • Doubling up my top 3

      Gillian Welch - Chicago & Brighton
      Ryan Adams - Oxford & Union Chapel
      Bon Iver - Indianapolis & Hammersmith
      The Decemberists - Glasgow
      Pulp - Hyde Park

      Bubbling under...

      The Cave Singers at Greenman, Ani Difranco at Shepherds Bush, The Handsome Family, Vetiver, Meursault and Sparrow & The Workshop all at South Street, Reading

      Pale-eyedBadger | 29 Dec '11, 18:14 | X
    • 1. The Rapture (@ SWG3)

      2. DJ Shadow (@ ABC)
      3. CSS (@ Stereo)
      4. The Go! Team (@ Oran Mor)
      5. Motorhead (@ Academy)

      (ATP NBX Top 3: Battles, Wild Flag, Nisennenmondai)

      TheWza | 31 Dec '11, 19:19 | X
    • Wild Beasts, Leicester Y Theatre
      Los Campesinos!, Wakefield Hop
      Dananananaykroyd, Leicester Firebug
      Josh T Pearson, EOTR
      Aidan Moffatt & Bill Wells, Swn

      Honourable mentions: Allo Darlin', Trail Of Dead, Phantom Band, Warpaint, Edwyn Collins, Gruff Rhys, ASIWYFA, British Sea Power in a library

      simon_t | 31 Dec '11, 19:38 | X
    • Dead Rider + Poino at the Shacklewell Arms was one of the best "small" gigs I've ever seen

      Advert at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
      Blurt at The Macbeth (also at the Victoria in Mile End)
      Nought at The Macbeth
      Bo Ningen at Corsica Studios

      3 of those gigs were ones I put on but still.

      pip_ | 1 Jan '12, 03:56 | X
    • Bright Eyes at the Scala

      m-dizzle | 1 Jan '12, 06:07 | X
    • Sufjan Stevens @ RFH - front row and utterly sublime
      Wild Beasts @ Wlton's Music Hall
      PJ Harvey @ Troxy
      Suede @ Brixton Academy - Dog Man Star night, with the best encore ever

      points75 | 1 Jan '12, 12:30 | X
    • Not been to many at all this year, but here goes

      1. The Walkmen at Latitude
      2. Mercury Rev playing Deserter's Songs at Primavera
      3. Pulp at Primavera
      4. Bjork at Manchester International Festival
      5. Tindersticks at Bridgewater Hall

      sizeofanocean | 1 Jan '12, 12:44 | X
    • Final bump for this

      then I'll totes do the totes. I may not do it, and see if anyone notices.

      shimmetry | 4 Jan '12, 14:16 | X
      • I haven't posted mine

        Wild Beasts - Leicester Y theatre. On the day Smother was released, the day after my birthday in a beautiful little venue. I drove from Brum on my own, and watched the band on my own. This made it extra special, and not tragic thanks for asking.
        And So I Watch You From Afar - 2000 Trees festival. Immense.
        Bon Iver - Birmingham Academy. The only act to have a crowd in that venue in absolute silence during his quieter moments. An amazing transformation of the acoustic songs to big band success, in a way that Iron & Wine should note.
        Holy Fuck - ATP NBC. Perfect party people.
        Adam Ant - Birmingham Academy. Waited 30 years for this, and wasn't expecting much but it was fantastic. An early b-side heavy set that no-one else on earth could get away with. And two drummers.
        DJ Shadow - Birmingham Institute. The shadowsphere. Enough said, if you've seen it surely. I don't think I've ever been that entanced by the music/visuals combination at any other show, just mindwarping. And I only had one beer.
        Runners up... Fleet Foxes, EITS, Gruff Rhys,Jonny, AnCo, Spectrum,Tall Ships, Battles.

        shimmetry @shimmetry | 4 Jan '12, 14:30 | X
    • I'll have a bash then . . .

      1) Sufjan Stevens at Primavera
      2) Wild Beasts at Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
      3) Josh T. Pearson at Stereo, Glasgow
      4) Caribou at Primavera
      5) Primal Scream at Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens

      AnotherDeadHero | 4 Jan '12, 14:26 | X
    • 1. Monster Magnet @ The Garage, Glasgow 24/11/2011
      2. Crystal Head @ The purple Turtle, Camden 25/11/2011
      3. The Black Angels @ Jo's Place SxSW, Austin, Texas 19/03/2011
      4. Amplifier @ Colchester Arts 08/12/2011
      5. The Early years @ CAMP 02/11/2011

      Very close
      Spotlight Kid @ The Flapper, Birmingham 22/10/2011
      Boxer Rebellion @ Shephers Bush Empire 29/09/2011
      Moby/Silver Apples @ The Roundhouse (iTunes Festival) 31/07/2011
      Warrior Soul @ Camden Underworld 22/09/2011
      A Place To Bury Strangers @ Cheer Up Charlies SxSW, Austin, Texas 16/03/2011

      TheGrudge | 4 Jan '12, 14:26 | X
    • In no particular order

      Sufjan at Primavera
      Janelle Monae at Bristol Academy
      The National at Bristol Academy
      Bjork at Manchester International Festival
      St Vincent at Fleece, Bristol
      Metronomy plus Ghostpoet at Clwb Ifor Bach

      Wakestock | 4 Jan '12, 14:39 | X
    • From what I can remember (2010 & 2011 seem to clump together a bit...)

      Evangelista @ Cafe Oto
      Glassjaw @ The Forum
      Mono & The Holy Ground Orchestra @ Koko
      The Books @ IBYM, Alexandra Palace
      Rival Schools @ O2 Islington

      ...Trail of Dead were also great at that O2 show, and Helen Money, BEAK> and Portishead were fantastic at IBYM too. Honourable mentions to Esmerine @ Electrowerkz, Sleepingdog @ Cafe Oto (though the audience, for once, weren't very receptive which kind of dampened it), Nadja, also @ Cafe Oto, and Torche & Part Chimp @ The Garage.

      ThierryEnnui | 4 Jan '12, 16:20 | X
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