Best concerts in 2007
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Okey dokey, been to quite a lot of gigs this year, so here are the top 5:
LCD Soundsystem at Summercase, Barcelona Had never heard of them before, and that gig made me go out and buy their entire back catalogue...
The Chemical Brothers at Summercase, Barcelona Blinding gig, with lots of friends... "Get Yourself High" - indeed! :)
Re:Order/The Smythes, Camden, London Absolutely superb night (looking forward to tomorrow night as well) - lots of friends, New Order covers, what more do you want?
Rebuild (A Guy Called Gerald/Graham Massey), Elephant & Castle, London Graham & Gerald playing live on analogue Rolands for the first time since 1988 - superb
A Guy Called Gerald, Club 11, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Superb venue (11th floor of a disused postal sorting office) - great music.
There are a lot more gigs (Underworld, Chems @ Trafalgar Square, Chems @ Amsterdam, Pet Shop Boys/Hooky DJ set, Carter USM, Big Chill Festival, Hexstatic, Rodrigo Y Gabrielle, James, Sisters Of Transistors, Biting Tongues, Paul Hartnoll, Monaco x 2, Versus Cancer, UNKLE, Interpol, etc) that I've been to - all good in one way or another.
Arcade Fire- Barcelona Arcade Fire- Vienna Arcade Fire- Munich OMD- Barcelona Interpol- Zurich, Berlin and Koko Editors- Apollo and Warrington Parr Hall Interpol- Koko LCD- manc Academy Manics- Preston Guild Hall The Whip- Manc University The Sunshine Underground- The Roadhouse Kloot- Night and Day Maps- The Roadhouse
I only go to good gigs...
The 3 concerts I went this year [all within a month of each other!], my favorites in the order they follow.
#3] Clay Aiken [Sunday 19 August 07] - most fun I could have going to a concert that's got nothing to do with rock whatsoever. Originally went to accompany a friend whose Birthday was two days before the gig. But beware--Clay likes big butts and he cannot lie: he did a pop-song medley starting with Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back!" 
And for him to do that, that takes cajones to do that!! 
He's earned my respect.
#2] Punx Picnic [Saturday 18 August 07] - annual punk festival in my small hometown. A good lot of people gather for this festival--15 bands, two stages. One of them, the Antics, reunited just for this festival!! Overall, great stuff. The first two [this year was the 2nd annual!] Picnics were just fanfcukin'tastic--can't wait for next year!! 
#1] Morrissey [Sunday 15 July 07] - good Lord, what a night!! Didn't like opening act Kristeen Young very much, but otherwise it was the best night of the year for me. Not much else needs be said on that!! 
Uncle Liam wrote: Arcade Fire- Barcelona Arcade Fire- Vienna Arcade Fire- Munich OMD- Barcelona Interpol- Zurich, Berlin and Koko Editors- Apollo and Warrington Parr Hall Interpol- Koko LCD- manc Academy Manics- Preston Guild Hall The Whip- Manc University The Sunshine Underground- The Roadhouse Kloot- Night and Day Maps- The Roadhouse
I only go to good gigs...
a good year for you...but did you miss the chemical brothers??
Andrès wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Arcade Fire- Barcelona Arcade Fire- Vienna Arcade Fire- Munich OMD- Barcelona Interpol- Zurich, Berlin and Koko Editors- Apollo and Warrington Parr Hall Interpol- Koko LCD- manc Academy Manics- Preston Guild Hall The Whip- Manc University The Sunshine Underground- The Roadhouse Kloot- Night and Day Maps- The Roadhouse
I only go to good gigs...
a good year for you...but did you miss the chemical brothers??
no, i saw them twice.
only went to one concert this year, but next year i plan to do two or more, and at least one outside london, lol 
ooh the concert, well i started the thread, its
manic street preachers 11th december, just an awesome alternative to my fave band, new order of course
Uncle Liam wrote:
Andrès wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Interpol- Zurich, Berlin and Koko
LCD- manc Academy Manics- Preston Guild Hall The Whip- Manc University The Sunshine Underground- The Roadhouse Kloot- Night and Day Maps- The Roadhouse.
a good year for you...but did you miss the chemical brothers??
no, i saw them twice.
Shucks. Seems more a year of missed opportunities. Loved to do the Hovefestival '07. Think in April or May. Interpol's set lists carted out TOTBL and Specialist a couple of times.
Then even if the line- ups not there. Leeds and Reading one year. Monaco's for !Sunrise alone.
El Jarvo wrote:
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: 4. Chemical Brothers @ Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam - looking at these two computernerds is boring but theitr music live is soooo f**ing powerfull!
Eh? Visually, they just can't be bettered! They're nothing to look at admittedly - just two blokes behind a bank of gadgets - but the lightshow and graphics are like nothing anyone else has done since Kraftwerk!!
I'm dead embarrassed to admit, as has been pointed out to me in the pub tonight by my work colleague Mike who was in Holland at the same time as I .... but, we had a good half-dozen from this site at said gig in the Heineken Hall.
That is sooo shameful -- I genuinely made that comment earlier forgetting I was actually at the Amsterdam gig.
And, yes, from what (little) we saw, it was ace!
The only concert I've seen this year was David Gahan doing a free show at the Apple Store in NYC. I waited 8 hours in line, but it was a darn good gig. That man still sings well and still has a great ass.
UNKLE Pet Shop Boys Arcade Fire Klaxons Polyphonic Spree Lily Allen Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Rufus Wainwright Martha Wainwright Duke Special Beastie Boys The Go! Team
Binoche wrote:
Why do you like mens bottoms ?
Binoche wrote: It was the following that did it for me:-
The BUndeswher Vest
Why do you like men in tight vests Mike? 
In no particular order:
Melvins - Black Box Manics - Ambassador Dwarves - Spring and Airbrake Ozzy - The Point Foo Fighters and NIN - Marlay Park Bill Bailey - Whitla Hall Naplam Death - The Limelight Orange Goblin - The Limelight The Wildhearts - Spring and Airbrake The View - Mandella Hall Cold War Kids - The Empire The Damned - The Empire
Big Black wrote: In no particular order:
Melvins - Black Box Manics - Ambassador Dwarves - Spring and Airbrake Ozzy - The Point Foo Fighters and NIN - Marlay Park Bill Bailey - Whitla Hall Naplam Death - The Limelight Orange Goblin - The Limelight The Wildhearts - Spring and Airbrake The View - Mandella Hall Cold War Kids - The Empire The Damned - The Empire
Festivals didn't rate?! Listed sound like cool Venues..
and you did catch 
Ozzy.
Binoche wrote:
Regardless of whether you are male or female, you do have to admit that David Gahan has an awesome ass
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote:
Binoche wrote:
Regardless of whether you are male or female, you do have to admit that David Gahan has an awesome ass
I'm male, and I've never noticed Dave Gahan's ass, and I'm certainly not about to start looking at it now...
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote:
Binoche wrote:
Regardless of whether you are male or female, you do have to admit that David Gahan has an awesome ass
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote:
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote:
Binoche wrote:
Regardless of whether you are male or female, you do have to admit that David Gahan has an awesome ass
I'm male, and I've never noticed Dave Gahan's ass, and I'm certainly not about to start looking at it now...
C'mon, Jeff. You know you want to click on the video.
Fcuk me, I forgot VNV Nation [Friday 6 April 07] from earlier this year!! That concert was fanfcukin'tabulous!!
The Mekons @ the Aladdin is the only show I care to think about from this year; absolutely brilliant (and funny as hell!)
Ian Brown - Llandudno Charlatans (at Ritz and at Mcr v Cancer) Modest Mouse at the Ritz
Cant think of any others at the moment.
