Huffton Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 For me its 1. Iron Maiden at Twickenham 2. Metallica at the O2 3. Turisas who were supporting Dragonforce at the Guildhall. Metal played on an accordian. WTF?:supz:
saint lard Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 Motorhead,supported by Saxon,at Southampton Guildhall. Brilliant.
Ponty Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 The Wildhearts in Oxford last week. Sheer entertainment and as tight as a drum.
jeff leopard Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 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
Rattlehead Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 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.
TheCholulaKid Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 4 stand out gigs: Yeasayer@King Tuts - Glasgow Holy F*ck@Digital - Brighton White Denim@Audio - Brighton Duffy@Komedia - Brighton (no stage presence but cracking voice) Disappointment: MGMT@Pressure Point - Brighton (believed their own hype)
fish fingers Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 Bjork - Hammersmith Apollo, just awesome.
MK Saint Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 My Bloody Valentine - London Roundhouse Echo & The Bunnymen 'Ocean Rain' - Liverpool Echo Arena A Place To Bury Strangers - London The Social
bpsaint Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 1.Muse at the Albert Hall 2.The Killers at the Albert Hall 3.Foo Fighters at Wembley
Rusaldo Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 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
CabbageFace Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 1. RATM - Reading Festival. nothing will ever come close to this ever, unless i see GnR.
oldskoolsi Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 The Boss at the Emirates Neil Diamond at Rose Bowl Wildhearts at Shepherd's Bush Less Than Jake at the Astoria
Linvoy's Afro Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 A few good ones this year - Mogwai @ Hammersmith Apollo Radiohead @ that park in London Rage @ Reading 65daysofstatic @ Wedgewood Rooms
manji Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 Low Wedgewood Rooms April Spiritualized Wedgewood Rooms Oct. Conor Oberst Wedgewood Rooms Aug.
Saintandy666 Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 (edited) I saw James at Brixton Academy yetserday, was right at the front and it was pretty damn good. They are very good live Edited 16 December, 2008 by Saintandy666
Sheaf Saint Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 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)
keithd Posted 17 December, 2008 Posted 17 December, 2008 best gig - last shadow puppets pompey guildhall pleasantest surprise better than i thought gig - the courteeners pyramids pompey
Chapello Posted 18 December, 2008 Posted 18 December, 2008 REM: Rose Bowl Jimmy Cliff: Bmth Opera House Kings of Leon: Bmth BIC
badgerx16 Posted 18 December, 2008 Posted 18 December, 2008 (edited) 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 ) Edited 18 December, 2008 by badgerx16
miserableoldgit Posted 18 December, 2008 Posted 18 December, 2008 Oysterband at Salisbury City Hall last month. Awesome night! Steve Earle at The Big Session Festival in Leicester Looking forward to Bellowhead at The Brook in February.
Marsdinho Posted 19 December, 2008 Posted 19 December, 2008 (edited) 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. Edited 19 December, 2008 by Marsdinho
SuperMikey Posted 19 December, 2008 Posted 19 December, 2008 Hard to remember them really, i've been to so many this year... 1. Foo Fighters @ Wembley Stadium 2. Guillemots @ So'ton Guildhall 3. Stevie Wonder @ O2 Arena
Rory Posted 19 December, 2008 Posted 19 December, 2008 1. dEUS -- London Koko 2. British Sea Power -- Soton Uni 3. The National -- Glastonbury.
Big Poppa Posted 19 December, 2008 Posted 19 December, 2008 Oasis - BIC Bournemouth The Subways - Soton Guildhall Pendulum - Pompey Guildhall Beck - Soton Guildhall Jay-Z - BIC Bournemouth
tombletomble Posted 20 December, 2008 Posted 20 December, 2008 Battles- Glasto I really want to see them at their own gig. They where amazing but their set was cut short.
SimonRichards Posted 22 December, 2008 Posted 22 December, 2008 Coldplay @ Datch Forum, Milan Kaiser Chiefs @ Forum, Kentish town Queen + PR @ Hyde Park Coldplay @ BBC carpark
Colinjb Posted 22 December, 2008 Posted 22 December, 2008 Erm, not been to many, but Alphabeat where quite a laugh at Casbah in Cov.
alexpro7 Posted 22 December, 2008 Posted 22 December, 2008 Airbourne - Bristol Academy. Great energetic Aussies. Loudest gig ever. Thunder - Corn Exchange , Cambridge - British Blues rockers back out of retirement proving they are as good as ever.
jeff leopard Posted 22 December, 2008 Posted 22 December, 2008 Erm, not been to many, but Alphabeat where quite a laugh at Casbah in Cov. i saw their first few tracks at bestival, they were surprisingly unawful and just the thing to cleanse the palet between big name acts. the whole tent went very gay, i could feel myself turning...
Saint_Jim Posted 23 December, 2008 Posted 23 December, 2008 No particular order, Rage against the machine- Reading Festival Enter Shikari- Soton Guildhall Pendulum- BIC We Are Scientists- Soton Guildhall
Andy_Porter Posted 24 December, 2008 Posted 24 December, 2008 Foo Fighters - Wembley Vampire Weekend - Glasto Hot Chip - Guildhall
Michelle Posted 11 January, 2009 Posted 11 January, 2009 Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium Linkin Park/ Jay-Z - Milton Keynes Bowl James Walsh/ Passenger/ Dlugokecki - Shepherd's Bush Empire
Saint_clark Posted 11 January, 2009 Posted 11 January, 2009 Foo Fighters at Wembley was by far and away the best i've seen.
dubai_phil Posted 11 January, 2009 Posted 11 January, 2009 Muse - Dubai Desert Rock (about 6,000 fans just after they sold out at Wembley for 2 nights) Leonard Cohen - Glastonbury - wasn't even planning to see him but was stunning Queen + PR - Dubai Biggest let down MGMT at Glastonbury most worryingly entertaining - Kylie
pele Posted 12 January, 2009 Posted 12 January, 2009 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
Hamilton Saint Posted 12 January, 2009 Posted 12 January, 2009 In this order: Richard Thompson (solo) Leonard Cohen Bruce Springsteen Lucinda Willams The Who Ray Davies
Ponty Posted 12 January, 2009 Posted 12 January, 2009 I saw Hamilton Saint's name, associated with this thread, on the index screen and immediately thought the Beatles had somehow reunited. Haven't seen your name on the list for awhile.
Sfc90 Posted 12 January, 2009 Posted 12 January, 2009 Saw.... Oasis - BIC Jamie T - Guildhall The Enemy - Guildhall Isle Of Wight Festival
mikey_boosh Posted 23 January, 2009 Posted 23 January, 2009 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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