Top gigs of 2011 (so far)

binncheol

so far:
Manchester Orchestra @ Ruby Lounge, Manchester
City & Colour @ The Academy

I've been to so few gigs this year, it's shocking!

ItsAWindUp

Morrissey in Cork.

Gunslinger92

marwelie wrote: »

Elbow in the O2, definitely gig of the year, maybe of the decade, possibly of the century. Life affirming stuff.

There is no emoticon to accurately describe my face right now.. They bored the damn pants off me at Slane.. Each to their own sure...

My best gig of 2011 in Ireland: Queens of the mother-effing Stone Age at the Olympia. It was immense. And I was in the nosebleeds!!

However, I also saw them in Bournemouth in June, and that is my best overall gig of 2011, I was at the barrier right in front of Josh, the setlist was beyond epic, and the crowd were deadly. I was the only girl to last at the barrier too, so I am proud of that :D

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leakyboots

In no order - Roger Waters, Pee Wee Ellis (probably the highlight for me), Paul Simon in Cork, Trinity Orchestra at Electric Picnic, Jimmy Cliff at same. The best is yet to happen though - Primal Scream at the O2

Prince at North Sea Jazz was phenomenal, although I was pretty out of it. Trombone Shorty was another great one at that, Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins too

Dubhthamlacht

ASIWYFA @ EP. That is all.

ItsAWindUp

leakyboots wrote: »

In no order - Roger Waters, Pee Wee Ellis (probably the highlight for me), Paul Simon in Cork, Trinity Orchestra at Electric Picnic, Jimmy Cliff at same. The best is yet to happen though - Primal Scream at the O2

Prince at North Sea Jazz was phenomenal, although I was pretty out of it. Trombone Shorty was another great one at that, Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins too

He was class wasn't he? Can't wait for Primal Scream too.

dr strangelove

Grinderman at the Village

Hands down my best gig this year, and certainly in my top 5 ever

clig

I thought the Tune-Yards gig in whelans was tremendous fun, the crowd were well up for it which I find is actually quite rare considering our reputation....

poundhound

The O2 will never host better gigs than the 2 Roger Waters shows this year.

dixiefly

My gig of the year has been Paul Simon in Vicar Street followed by Squeeze also in Vicar St.

grimm2005

Without doubt Rush at the O2. A close second would be Muse at Lolapolooza, Chicago

deepsouthtalla

Erasure @ Marquee down in Cork, only because i got to meet Vince Clarke afterwards, what a legend and very nice to talk to...........

bebostalker

Heisenberg. wrote: »

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yeah Foster the People was class, didnt even know a single song by them but really enjoyed it.

I don't know how most people don't have Foo Fighters at Oxegen on theirs lists

unless they weren't at it

Reiketsu

Dir en grey @ Le Divan Du Monde, Paris, France. 10/08/2011. Probably one of the best gigs of my life. The atmosphere was unreal and the band were on fire. Incredibly special night and everyone there knew it. I was a broken woman, sat outside afterwards chain-smoking and unable to string a sentence together hahaha.

Suicide Commando @ Resistanz, Sheffield, 05/04/2011
Depsite initial sound problems they managed to pull through and put on a great show! Was a bit like a dream come true for me as well, have been a fan for a while.

SAM @ Resistanz, Sheffield, 06/04/2011
Wasn't sure what to expect from these guys. Very energetic set, left with a huge grin on my face. Love when a band you don't really know blows your head off .

ASIWYFA @ The Nerve Centre, Derry, 25/06/2011
Finally got around to see them after my friends never shutting up about them. Definitely enjoyed it!

Been a fairly quiet year for me, gig wise. But I am going to Dimmu Borgir in Belfast and then off to Glasgow for Machine Head and Devildriver so maybe then I'll have more to add.

Kevin1150

THE NATIONAL @ oxegen
RHCP @02
boom

PTH2009

Rush @ The o2
Def Leppard/Thin Lizzy/Alice Cooper @ the o2
Foreigner/Journey @ The o2
Bon Jov @ the RDS

schemingbohemia

1. Gillian Welch - Grand Canal Theatre, November 2011.

Knocked everything else this year into a cocked hat.

Technocentral

1. Manic Street Preachers at the Olympia
2. Arcade Fire at Elec. Pic
3. PJ Harvey at Elec. Pic
4. Ash at Whelans
5. Warpaint at the EP

indiewindy

1. Swans. Barcelona
2. moon Duo. Workmans club
3. Dean Wareham plays galaxie 500. Workmnas club
4. Explosions in the sky. Vicar Street
5. Mercury Rev. Vicar Street

Daith

James Vincent McMorrow @ Olympia
Janelle Monae @ Tripod

marwelie

Daith wrote: »

James Vincent McMorrow @ Olympia

Marvellous Stuff, love how genuinely surprised he was that he managed to sell out two nights there.

Dragged a reluctant friend to it and he has been raving about the gig ever since.

In the top three, with Elbow in the O2 and the Airborne Toxic Event in the Academy a few Sundays back too.

delbertgrady

1. Roger Waters, O2
2. Gillian Welch, Grand Canal Theatre (new entry)
3. Tori Amos, Grand Canal Theatre (new entry)
4. Elton John, Cork Marquee
5. Tom Tom Club, Vicar Street

jungleland86

Queens of Stone Age - Olympia. Possibly the best gig I've ever seen with a brilliant crowd to match.

Deplasterer

AnalogueKid wrote: »

1. Rush - the O2 (by a long way!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76p4TZ9FBc0

+1.

gaius c

marwelie wrote: »

Elbow in the O2, definitely gig of the year, maybe of the decade, possibly of the century. Life affirming stuff.

Meh. They didn't play Coming Second.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes in Button Factory
Declan & Brendan Murphy acoustic set in arts centre Lisburn
Queens of the Stone Age in Olympia
Are mine.

binncheol

binncheol wrote: »

so far:
Manchester Orchestra @ Ruby Lounge, Manchester
City & Colour @ The Academy

I've been to so few gigs this year, it's shocking!

going to add:
Brand New @ The Paramount, NY
Anna Calvi @ Vicar Street

been to a few others but these were the best.

Mental Mickey

Christy Moore last night in Vicar Street. Brilliant gig. And it was my first time to see him live.

G-Money

The Darkness at the Olympia.

Wish I had went to see Ash at Whelans though

roy rodgers

Noel Gallagher at the Olympia

It just was a magic moment that will never be relived