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Old 08-12-2015, 21:56
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And which was your favourite?

It was a slow year for gigs in my world (not so album releases though) as I only got to a few.

In June I saw The Who in Belfast supported by The Last Internationale (who I liked - they had good energy on stage). Then I saw ACDC in Dublin supported by Vintage Trouble. Then there was nothing until a couple of weeks ago when I saw Joanne Shaw Taylor (finally) in Belfast (I can't remember the band who supported her so they must have been pretty forgettable) and just last night I saw Whitesnake and Def Leppard (with guests Black Star Riders) again in Belfast.

My favourite of those was without doubt Joanne Shaw Taylor. She blew me away with her passion on stage. To really appreciate this young woman you have to experience her live so if you have not yet seen her and get the chance you should grab it.
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Old 08-12-2015, 22:11
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Y not festival in July
Reverend and the makers in November
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Old 08-12-2015, 22:39
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And which was your favourite?

It was a slow year for gigs in my world (not so album releases though) as I only got to a few.

In June I saw The Who in Belfast supported by The Last Internationale (who I liked - they had good energy on stage). Then I saw ACDC in Dublin supported by Vintage Trouble. Then there was nothing until a couple of weeks ago when I saw Joanne Shaw Taylor (finally) in Belfast (I can't remember the band who supported her so they must have been pretty forgettable) and just last night I saw Whitesnake and Def Leppard (with guests Black Star Riders) again in Belfast.

My favourite of those was without doubt Joanne Shaw Taylor. She blew me away with her passion on stage. To really appreciate this young woman you have to experience her live so if you have not yet seen her and get the chance you should grab it.
What was that like? I intended seeing them at Wembley but in the end I didn't bother going. Ditto Motley Crue last month. Seen them twice before and enjoyed it so as with Leppard/Whitesnake probably should've gone!

It's been a very sparse year for me gig wise compared to how many I usually go to.

But I did see:-

Suicide (they were good and interesting but I'm not sure I'd go again)
Puppini Sisters ( I have very diverse tastes )
T-Rextasy (Islington o2 show, just excellent as usual)
Queen + Adam Lambert. I went to the BBC broadcast New Years Eve show which was good but even better was the London O2 show 6 months later.
and AC/DC while I was in Toronto in September. Was ok - but it was in like a park on the borders of the city and getting there and back was a total nightmare which dampened the enjoyment somewhat.

They were all pretty good but Queen/Adam Lambert was definitely the best I saw this year.
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Old 08-12-2015, 22:57
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Olly Murs - 14th April, SSE Hydro Glasgow

got Madonna a week on Sunday [20th December] at SSE Hydro Glasgow
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Old 08-12-2015, 23:22
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Fleetwood Mac - June 17th - Hydro, Glasgow
U2 - November 18th - SSE Arena, Belfast

Both brilliant.
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Old 08-12-2015, 23:39
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June 28 Shania Twain
June 30 New kids on the block/Tlc/Nelly
July 10 Keith Urban
July 12 Iggy Azalea/Icona Pop
July 14 Patrick Bruel
July 15 Rolling Stones
July 16 Lights
Sept 9 Madonna
Sept 21 Madonna
Oct 9 Shania Twain
Oct 20 Moltey Crue /Alice Cooper
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Old 09-12-2015, 00:36
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October 3rd - Wheatus' 15th Anniversary at the O2 Academy. Fantastic for the low price!
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Old 09-12-2015, 01:25
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Public Service Broadcasting in Southampton, and they were amazing
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Old 09-12-2015, 01:39
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Slipknot & Korn - Amazing!
Coal Chamber & Soil - Brilliant
Korn 20th Anniversary tour - Amazing again
Marilyn Manson - Surprisingly good

Got Def Leppard & Whitesnake next week.

My favourite one music wise was Slipknot & Korn as it was my first time seeing them. Both bands had so much energy and pounded the songs out.

The one I enjoyed the most was Coal Chamber & Soil, great small venue (Ritz in Manchester), got my photo taken with Soil lead singer and met 3 members of Coal Chamber in the pub afterwards. We had a great night
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Old 09-12-2015, 10:57
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Caught Duran Duran at London's O2 last night, great show.
Plenty of the old stuff played (Planet Earth, Rio, A View To A Kill, etc...) with a few surprises from the back catalogue that I've not heard Duran play live since the 80's (New Moon On Monday and I Don't Want Your Love).

Plenty of new songs from the new album which sounded great. Guest appearance on Danceaphobia and Rio from Lindsay Lohan, rather bizarrely and a great warm up set from Seal who was in fine form.

Great night out.
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Old 09-12-2015, 12:07
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gigs this year have included:

Brandi Carlile x 2
Mary Chapin Carpenter x 2
Gretchen Peters x 3
Kate Miller-Heidke
Rosanne Cash
Paul McCartney
Fleetwood Mac
Sadie Jemmett
Nils Lofgren
Don McLean
Diana Krall
and a superb solo acoustic performance from Lissie last night.

Best/most enjoyable three:

Paul McCartney-his voice may be going a bit these days but a nice long set and an excellent choice of songs

Brandi Carlile-the pindrop tour-no amplification, the way she and the band carried it off was just superb

Diana Krall-helped by the fact I'd bagged front row and was smack bang in front of the piano so coulds literally see every note she was playing!-the quality of her playing and the musicianship from the band and the overall atmosphere-although I still think she name-checks the band way too much!
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Old 09-12-2015, 12:08
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My favourite of those was without doubt Joanne Shaw Taylor. She blew me away with her passion on stage. To really appreciate this young woman you have to experience her live so if you have not yet seen her and get the chance you should grab it.
Fairport Convention
Curved Air
Vesbim Floyd
Richard Thompson
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Emily Portman Trio

I'd agree that JST was pretty good - she's a tremendous guitarist - however, when it comes to great guitarists, nobody is better than Richard Thompson and I'd have to say that was my best gig of the year. I've got one more gig scheduled this year - the Albion Christmas Band this Friday. Should be suitably festive.
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Old 09-12-2015, 12:28
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Aside from Glastonbury and the Leeds Festival my favourite gigs this year were

1.FFS @ Albert Hall, Manchester
2.Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
3.Interpol @ Leeds Beckett University Students Union, Leeds,
4.Underworld@ Albert Hall, Manchester
5.The War On Drugs @ O2 Academy Sheffield
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Old 09-12-2015, 13:44
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My favourite of those was without doubt Joanne Shaw Taylor. She blew me away with her passion on stage. To really appreciate this young woman you have to experience her live so if you have not yet seen her and get the chance you should grab it.
I've got to agree about JST, she is superb live!!

For me...

Festivals:

Ramblin Man Fair
Planet Rockstock

Royal Blood
Anathema x 3
Halestorm
Skindred x 2
Placebo
Russian Circles
Blues Pills x 2
Manic Street Preachers
Paloma Faith
Steven Wilson
Lifehouse
Joanne Shaw Taylor x 3
Opeth
Delain & The Gentle Storm
Leave's Eyes & Diabulus In Musica
Epica & Eluveitie
Crossfaith
Mediaeval Baebes
Nightwish (next week )

My favourite three:

Steve Wilson @ Royal Albert Hall, simply breathtaking. The highlight being Routine sung with Ninet Tayeb with Jess Cope's beautiful, unbelievably sad video as a backdrop.

Steven Wilson - Routine

Russian Circles. First time I'd seen them live, their musicianship is remarkable.

Anathema. The first time I saw them this year they did a "reverse anthology" where they played tracks from every album from the latest to the first with original band members on each track. The best part of three hours of music and songs I've not heard played live for a very, very, long time.
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Old 09-12-2015, 17:47
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Slipknot + Korn + King 810 - Wembley Arena
Europe + Black Star Riders + The Amorettes - Shepherds Bush
Halestorm + Nothing More - Camden Roundhouse
Steel Panther + Skindred - Wembley Arena
Download 2015: KISS, Motley Crue, Slash, Billy Idol, Blackberry Smoke, Tremonti, Cavalera Conspiracy - Donington Park
AC/DC + Vintage Trouble - Hampden Stadium
Ramblin' Man Fair 2015: Scorpions, Dream Theater, Blue Oyster Cult, Saxon, FM, Toseland, Blues Pills, Solstafir, Quireboys, Temperance Movement, Rival Sons, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Bernie Marsden, Greg Allman - Mote Park
Halestorm + Halestorm Acoustic - KOKO
Foo Fighters + Iggy Pop + Royal Blood - MK Bowl
Motley Crue + Alice Cooper - Wembley Arena
Skindred + Crossfaith + Hed PE - Brixton Academy
Five Finger Death Punch + Skindred + As Lions + Arcane Roots - Wembley Arena
Judas Priest + Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock - Brixton Academy
Deep Purple + Rival Sons - O2 Arena

Still to come:
Def Leppard + Whitesnake + Black Star Riders - Wembley Arena
The Darkness - Camden Roundhouse

Top 3:

Ramblin Man Festival: Finally seeing Scorpions live was amazing. And as the OP says, Joanne Shaw Taylor is stunning live too. Blues Pills and Rival Sons are both also fantastic up and coming bands and then Saxon got everyone nice and pumped up. A perfect weekend if ever there was one.

Steel Panter + Skindred: Loads of people write off Steel Panther because they're a comedy band. Nevertheless, their show at Wembley Arena was frankly stunning. Brilliant stage presence, great inter-band banter, fantastic crowd interaction, a nice, long setlist. Steel Panther really set the bar for everyone else this year. Skindred are also one of my favourite bands so them supporting was great for me too.

Judas Priest + Michael Schenker: Imagine a gig where you get to hear UFO's "Doctor Doctor" and "Rock Bottom", Scorpions' "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and Judas Priests' "Breaking the Law", "Painkiller", "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", "Electric Eye" and "Hell Bent For Leather" all in the space of about 2 hours. Yeah, it was that good.
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Old 09-12-2015, 18:09
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Only 3 this year, and each show was just fantastic!

Kylie/Grace Jones/Nile Rogers Chic/Years and Years/Mika- Hyde Park 21st June
Madonna - The O2 London 1st December
Marina and the Diamonds - London Palladium 6th December
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Old 09-12-2015, 18:31
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What was that like? I intended seeing them at Wembley but in the end I didn't bother going. Ditto Motley Crue last month. Seen them twice before and enjoyed it so as with Leppard/Whitesnake probably should've gone!
It wasn't bad. David Coverdale is showing signs of fatigue now as well as the fact his voice isn't what it was. Def Leppard were, well, Def Leppard. Nothing ground breaking but good. It was great to see Vivian Campbell on the stage with a huge smile on his face after the year he has had. Black Star Riders were brilliant.
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Old 09-12-2015, 20:51
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Ben Howard in April at the Hydro
Neil Diamond in July at the Hydro
U2 last month at the Hydro

Got Madonna next week at the same venue. U2 gig has been my favourite. They were the band I grew up listening to
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Old 10-12-2015, 01:49
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I've been to 23 gigs this year, plus Field Day Festival. Top 5 is difficult;

Father John Misty - De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Concorde 2, Brighton
Spector - Patterns, Brighton
Mac DeMarco - Field Day
Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Green Door Store, Brighton

That is based on a combination of set list, my personal enjoyment, the enthusiasm of the band, and how I felt after leaving. Would have liked to have seen Beach House, and Mac DeMarco outside of a festival. He sold out both his dates in London.

Got 6 gigs lined up already for 2016, but I fear FJM will sell out his third show at the Roundhouse.
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Old 10-12-2015, 08:14
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Top 3:

Ramblin Man Festival: Finally seeing Scorpions live was amazing. And as the OP says, Joanne Shaw Taylor is stunning live too. Blues Pills and Rival Sons are both also fantastic up and coming bands and then Saxon got everyone nice and pumped up. A perfect weekend if ever there was one.

Steel Panter + Skindred: Loads of people write off Steel Panther because they're a comedy band. Nevertheless, their show at Wembley Arena was frankly stunning. Brilliant stage presence, great inter-band banter, fantastic crowd interaction, a nice, long setlist. Steel Panther really set the bar for everyone else this year. Skindred are also one of my favourite bands so them supporting was great for me too.

Judas Priest + Michael Schenker: Imagine a gig where you get to hear UFO's "Doctor Doctor" and "Rock Bottom", Scorpions' "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and Judas Priests' "Breaking the Law", "Painkiller", "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", "Electric Eye" and "Hell Bent For Leather" all in the space of about 2 hours. Yeah, it was that good.
I really enjoyed Ramblin' Man Fair, despite the weather on the Sunday although I spent most of my time on the Prog Stage.

I listed my "Top 3" but I could have picked plenty more, Blues Pills amongst them. I think they have the potential to be huge.
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Old 10-12-2015, 08:54
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Not as many as previous years for me, but happy with the ones that I've made it to.

Tommy Scott
Jesus And Mary Chain
Manic Street Preachers x3
Future Islands
David Gilmour
Super Furry Animals/Public Service Broadcasting/Charlotte Church
Space x2
Echo And The Bunnymen
Saint Etienne
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Old 10-12-2015, 09:50
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Forgot to include Vonda Shepard on my list.
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Old 10-12-2015, 14:37
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Not been the busiest year for me but the ones I remember.

Palma Violets
Fat White Family
The Cribs
We Were Promised Jetpacks
The View
Drenge
The Bohicas
The Libertines
The Strypes
Spector
Father John Misty
Hooton Tennis Club
Happy Mondays
Frank Turner

I enjoyed them all but the best were Frank Turner, The Libertines and Father John Misty.
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Old 10-12-2015, 15:26
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I really enjoyed Ramblin' Man Fair, despite the weather on the Sunday although I spent most of my time on the Prog Stage.

I listed my "Top 3" but I could have picked plenty more, Blues Pills amongst them. I think they have the potential to be huge.
Agreed! I enjoyed RMF so much I already have my tickets for 2016, they announced Whitesnake, Europe, Hawkwind and a handful of others yesterday so it's a decent start for me! Loved every band I saw at RMF, surprise of the weekend for me though had to be just how much I loved Bernie Marsden's set in the tent, got everyone singing along to the various Whitesnake songs and had top crowd interaction. Really set the bar for next year's headliners.
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Old 11-12-2015, 13:45
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David Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall. Amazing.
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