The Bus

My top show of 2007 also happens to be my top show of all time. This is something, considering I had never heard a single one of the band's songs before going.

1. The Pogues — Philadelphia, PA
   
2. Electrelane (with Tender Forever) — Philadelphia, PA
   
3. Manu Chao — Philadelphia, PA
   
4. Yo La Tengo — San Francisco, CA
   
5. Vampire Weekend — Brooklyn, NY
   
6. Vampire Weekend — Philadelphia, PA
   
7. Yo La Tengo — Philadelphia, PA
   
8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — Philadelphia, PA
   
9. Peter Bjorn & John — Philadelphia, PA
   
10. Of Montreal — Philadelphia, PA
    

The Bus

I saw them play a midnight set inside a gym a few years ago. There was no stage. They simply played and the crowd was around them. I was about 10 feet away from them the entire show.

B5Erik

Black Sabbath, errr... I mean Heaven and Hell!!!

I dare ANY Rock and Roll or Heavy Metal singer try to pull off what Ronnie James Dio did on this tour - at the age of 65!!!

From the looks (and sounds) of things he's still got a few really good years left in him!

lcnickell

hmmm

1. Mayhem, The Dwarves, Nifelhiem, Testament - in Malmo Sweden
2. Reading Festival- Dwarves, Turbonegro, NIN, & about 12 others i checked out
3. Turbonegro- SXSW, austin
4. Dwarves/ Black Halos- Vancouver
5.Blackpool festival UK, Adicts, Dwarves, Uk Subs, Penetration, english dogs
6. leeds festival
7. turbonegro/ Mondo generator- Dallas


hmmm, i dunno, guess all i did was see Turbonegro, and the dwarves all year long.

brokenhanger

Unfortunately I only made it to 1 show this year - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult - but they were shockingly great. Who knew that not only would they still be around in 2007, but that they'd still be putting on great shows?

I've got my tickets for SFA and the Spice Girls in January and Feburary and can't wait.

cinta5

1. Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem
2. The New Pornographers
3. Shiny Toy Guns
4. Matt Costa

MetalGator311

1) Tool x 2
2) Roger Waters
3) Red Hot Chili Peppers
4) Manson/Slayer
5) Queens of the Stone Age
6) The Police
7) Dave Matthews Band
8) Down
9) Hellyeah
10) Guster

sauce07

1) Umphrey's McGee - Baltimore
2) Rush - NOVA
3) Umphrey's McGee - DC (October)
4) Huey Lewis & the News - NOVA
5) Umphrey's McGee - DC (April)
6) Jimmy Buffett - NOVA

cupcake jesus

1. The Arcade Fire - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
2. Wilco - Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
3. The Boston Pops - Holiday Pops (Keith Lockhart, cond.) - Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
3. Modest Mouse - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
4. The Beastie Boys - Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
5. Ben Folds - Assumption College, Worcester, MA
6. Download Festival 2007 - Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
7. The Smashing Pumpkins (w/Explosions in the Sky) - Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI

Other than Aerosmith at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA (which was pretty bad), I think that was it for concerts. A pretty satisfying year, although I didn't get to nearly as many shows as I would've liked.

cheers,

-the Jesus

tofu

Ben Lee
Bloc Party
Interpol
Bjork @ Virgin Festival 2007, Toronto
Ryan Adams
Peter, Bjorn, & John

cdollaz

I think I only went to 3 this year:

Heaven And Hell - Awesome
Rush - The best setlist of any Rush show I have seen, so probably my favorite Rush show
Sonic Youth - Great performance. Probably 75% of the set was stuff I had never seen them perform before. The downside was that the audience had a ton of Austin dicks in it. Kinda ruined the show.

superdeluxe

But if it was in Order:

1)Smashing Pumpkins, Ridgefield Washington
2)Armin Van Buuren, Seattle Washington
3)Above and Beyond, Seattle Washington
4)Endfest, Seattle Washington
5)Blank and Jones, Seattle Washington
6)Kyau and Albert, Seattle Washington

Adrian

1. Muse - Wembley Stadium 6/16 & 6/17 (London, England)
2. Muse - The Forum (Los Angeles, CA)
3. Muse - Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
4. Muse - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (San Francisco, CA)
5. Muse - ACL Festival (Austin, TX)
6. Muse - Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
7. Muse - Edgefest 16 (Frisco, TX)
8. Muse - BankAtlantic Center (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

+ any 2 of the below ... / Okay, Top 10 or more of non-Muse Gigs/Concerts/Shows in 2007:

full sets
Damien Rice - ACL
Rage Against The Machine - Coachella Music and Arts Festival (Indio, CA)
Arcade Fire - Coachella
The National - ACL
Klaxons - Coachella
Arctic Monkeys - Coachella
Arctic Monkeys - Hard Rock Cafe (Orlando, FL)
I'm From Barcelona - Lollapalooza
Joss Stone - ACL
Midlake - ACL
Fratellis - Coachella
Hot Chip - Coachella
LCD Soundsystem - Coachella
Daft Punk - Lollapalooza
Pearl Jam - Lollapalooza
Blonde Redhead - ACL
Placebo - Edgefest 16
Willy Mason - ACL
Bjork - ACL
Wilco - ACL
Spoon - ACL
Modest Mouse - Lollapalooza
The Rapture - Coachella
Air - Coachella
Air - O2 Wireless
Queens of the Stone Age - O2 Wireless
St. Vincent - ACL
Silversun Pickups - Coachella
The Kooks - Coachella
Jarvis Cocker - Coachella
Jesus Mary and Chain - Coachella
Amy Winehouse - Lollapalooza

partial sets
Ratatat - Coachella
Andrew Bird - ACL
MIA - Lollapalooza
MIA - ACL
Bjork - Coachella
Damien Rice - Coachella
LCD Soundsystem - Lollapalooza
Blonde Redhead - Coachella
Spoon - Lollapalooza
Justice - Coachella
Explosions in the Sky - Coachella
Konono No. 1 - Coachella
Manu Chao - Coachella
Teddybears - Coachella

superdeluxe

I see you like Muse and Big time Music festivals.

Giles

really can't say I saw alot of concerts last year but of the few I saw, here's how they are ranked

1 - Hot Chip / 9:30 Club, April 21 *****
2 - Klaxons / 9:30 Club, October 9 *****
3 - Muse / GMU Patriot Center, August 9 *****
4 - LCD Soundsystem / 9:30 Club, May 13 ****
5 - Travis / Filmore (San Francisco), May 2 ****
6 - Morrissey / Wolf Trap, July 2 ****
7 - Keane / 9:30 Club, May 29 ****
8 - Air / 9:30 Club, May 9 ****

Artman

In Seattle -

Band of Horses
John Butler Trio
Common Market
Siberian
Dave Bazan

asianxcore

1) Neurosis @ Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA)
2) Bayside @ Slim's (San Francisco, CA)
3) Fall Out Boy/Gym Class Heroes @ San Jose Events Center (San Jose, CA)
4) Flogging Molly @ Fort Mason (San Francisco, CA)

Didn't go to that many shows. Then again seeing Neurosis (after trying to for 8 years) made it an amazing year.

Adrian

I forgot The Cure and Kruder & Dorfmeister at Ultra Mustival in Miami, FL, Yo La Tengo @ Jacksonville, FL and The Thermals @ St. Augustine, FL.

If I live in Seattle I would've gone to Sasquatch Music Festival.

Some 2007 Gigs not in Festivals I've seen that did'nt quite make my best of 2007:

The Killers @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (worst show I've seen in 2007)
The Avett Brothers @ Jacksonville, FL
Of Montreal @ Jacksonville, FL
Tokyo Police Club & Cold War Kids @ St. Augustine, FL
Cold War Kids @ Madison Square Garden
Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Streets, Dirty Pretty Things @ Wembley Stadium
The Immigrants @ The Forum & BGCA
Morrissey @ Jacksonville, FL



I will be driving and more likely attending my first Bonnaroo this year. I'm not planning to go to Coachella, Lollapalooza and ACL this year. But Muse in Coachella? I will definitely not miss that.

Oh, I'm seeeing Editors tomorrow night in Orlando and R.E.M. at Langerado Music Festival in March.