Best indie band you've seen live?

pseudonym

radiohead. the point, 4th december 2003.
****in mindblowingly good.
was in a great mood for about a week after it.

dimerocks

acquiescefc wrote:

RATM at Reading in 96 and Manchester in 97.(not sure theyre indie)
Manics all 15 times(+1 JDB solo)
Polly and Muse in Nimes 2001
Ultrasound in Sheffield cant remember when.
Radiohead every single ****in time


Loads more

where did you see jdb solo??? i am so freaking jealous and of the 15 manics gigs too!

dimerocks

oh and any sylvia saint gig especially new years this year!what a hoot

Q_Ball

/dons flame-proof underwear...

The Frames at marley last august...

/dives on the ground, hands over head screaming "DUCK AND COVER!!! DUCK AND COVER!!!"

Q_Ball

Q_Ball wrote:

/dons flame-proof underwear...

The Frames at marley last august...

/dives on the ground, hands over head screaming "DUCK AND COVER!!! DUCK AND COVER!!!"

/dons airplane captain voice, "Welcome to the elitist forum"

Miguel_Sanchez

Smog or (Smog) as he's calling himself now in the Roisin Dubh, Galway Nov 2001 - absolutely brilliant - support was from Goodtime John.

Close seconds are:

Sigur Ros - Ambassador Oct(?) 2002
Godspeed You Black Emperor - Ambassador Mar (?) 2002
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Olympia 2000(?)
Sonic Youth - Olympia July '98 (?)

Man my memory for dates is so bad.

Serbian

Have to say that the best Indie band that I have seen live (as far as I can remember) was Sons & Daughters in Whelans at some point in 2004. Imagine my disappointment when I picked up their album after the gig and it was less than 24 minutes long

Still, that gig rocked. Apart from that, I really enjoyed the Babyshambles in the Village in 2004 (and yes, everything that could ever be said about Pete Doherty has already been said, so don't bother ).

Acerferrari3200

Fav - Jeff Buckley - Whelans -- The frames in support.. (They where good , but I was not ready for what was to follow !)

I had not listened to him before the gig, just seen one video on no disco ( RTE bring it Back ) .....,, He opened with Mojo Pin ,,,and from that moment on I was gone to another place...it still makes the hair on my neck stand up when I replay the gig in the IPOD of my mind. ...Have to say I did cry when I found out he died ...was to be one of the greats.

Others that come to Mind just now

REM - RDS -Green Tour
The Cure - RDS - The Point
Oasis - Tivoli Theatre ....just before first album.
Suede - Tivoli Theatre.(Best venue before vicar street ...some great gigs in its early days)
David Bowie - The point last tour 3 1/2 hours !
Prince - every Irish Show
Underworld ...Red Box
Sigur Ros - Temple


Jazz .
David Holland - Vicar Street
Jimmy Smith RIP ...RDS
Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Vicar Street.

irishraven

Best gig ever was probably John Mayer in Whelan Feb 2003 although David Gray in Boston 2000 was pretty amazing!

JMArr

Just want to say to those who have seen the Smiths live ...quote from the prisoner in Life of Brian ....you lucky lucky lucky b*stards !

I would say " these Charming Men" in tbmc April 1st 2005![ joke ]but very good
Blues Explosion in the tivoli were pretty awesome ..but not the best
likewise Killers in the Olympia was memorable for the atmosphere ...

For me its probably Beck live at Witness a few years back just after midnite vultures came out ..played with a full backing band ..horns etc ..blew me away..one talented dude and an amazing show.

bucks73

The Stone Roses at the Feile in Cork in 1995. Not the original line up as Reni had left but still excellent.

Browns voice wasnt the best for the first four songs but then the second four songs came out so good they put them on an EP.