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Best gigs you've seen in 08


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i didn't get out much this year due to uni commitments but i was rocked to phuq by...

 

My Bloody Valentine & zombie zombie@ bestival

Spiritualized & Caribou @ the green man

the chap @ a tiny venue in brighton

Jayetal @ the railway inn a couple of weeks ago

the limes @ various venues

 

gig i really should have gone to but didn't for lame-o reasons...

Holy F_ck & Four Tet @ some Brighton festival

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1. Metallica @ O2

2. Iron Maiden @ Twickenham

3. Alter Bridge @ Brixton

4. Down @ Brixton

5. Rock Im Park (Metallica, RATM) @ Nuremberg

6. Death Angel @ Underworld

7. Exodus @ Underworld

8. Megadeth @ Brixton

9. The Unholy Alliance III (Slayer) @ Hammersmith

10. Bonded By Blood/Gama Bomb @ Underworld

11. Jimmy Eat World @ Brixton

12. Velvet Revolver @ Brixton

13. Black Stone Cherry @ Brixton

14. Municipal Waste @ Underworld

15. Symphony X @ Astoria

16. Defenders Of The Faith (Opeth, Arch Enemy) @ Brixton

 

Dragonforce = horrific band, I won't be seeing them again.

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Bjork - Hammersmith Apollo, just awesome.

 

Was supposed to be going to see her at Sheffield City Hall but she cancelled so I got a refund. She re-scheduled it and I bought new tickets, then she fvcking cancelled that one at the last minute as well. B1tch!

 

My best gigs this year were...

 

Portishead @ Manchester Apollo (their first official gig in the UK in about 8 years and it was simply awesome)

UNKLE @ Plug in Sheffield (really good live act)

Gomez @ Plug in Sheffield (their 10th anniversary tour)

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Maiden @ Twickers - took my sons, the hotel we stopped in was absolutely swarming with Eddie T-shirts.

 

Rothwell Temperance Brass Band at Yeadon Town Hall, ( bit biased, my daughter plays for them ).

 

Also saw David Tennant playing Hamlet at the RSC ( Courtyard Theatre )

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I saw James at Brixton Academy yetserday, was right at the front and it was pretty damn good. They are very good live :)

 

 

Following on from your post, my faves are...

 

1) James @ The Wedgewood Rooms (14th June)

2) James @ Brixton Academy (16th Dec)

3) James @ Oxford New Theatre (19th April)

 

As you can see, there is a bit of a pattern here. The reason being is that James are (probably) one of the best live bands of my generation. I have seen them over 20 times now and they just get better and better.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Alter Bridge (twice)

SLF at The Brook were great

The Sheffield City Tour was fantastic with Heaven 17, ABC and Human League

The Stranglers at Guildhall were great too.

Bit of a retro year really shame would love some new up and coming stuff

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  • 2 weeks later...
Pendulum - Radio One Stage, Reading Festival

Bloc Party - Main Stage, Reading

The Killers - Main Stage, Reading

The Subways - Southampton Guildhall

R.A.T.M - Main Stage, Reading

Metallica - Main Stage, Reading

 

I enjoyed all of these (except Killers) although would only say that RATM would earn the title of 'best'.

 

Also saw The Subways at The Brook and were very very good. I was in the toilets being sick for most of their Guildhall set :(

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