Your 2009 concert year in review

[Powerage5]

2009 is winding down, and that means it's time again for us all to brag about the concerts we went to this year. I'll kick it off:

1/9/09 - AC/DC (Toronto)

3/7/09 - Motley Crue (Erie, PA)

3/25/09 - Tower Of Power, David Sanborn (Verona, NY)

3/27/09 - Joey Belladonna (Rochester, NY)

4/23/09 - Millions Of Dead Cops (Buffalo, NY)

5/12/09 - Queensryche (Verona, NY)

6/7/09 - John Hammond (Rochester, NY)

6/9/09 - Reverend Horton Heat (Niagara Falls, NY)

6/13/09 - SMV (Rochester, NY)

6/17/09 - Dave Brubeck (Rochester, NY)

6/19/09 - Tower Of Power (Rochester, NY)

6/27/09 - Al Chez (Syracuse, NY)

7/2/09 - Bad Company, Doobie Brothers (Canandaguia, NY)

7/9/09 - Average White Band (Rochester, NY)

7/13/09 - Stone Temple Pilots (Ottawa)

7/18/09 - Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson (Bethel, NY)

7/19/09 - Crue Fest 2 (Camden, NJ)

7/21/09 - Crue Fest 2 (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

7/24/09 - Average White Band (Buffalo, NY)

7/28/09 - AC/DC (Foxborough, MA)

7/30/09 - Tower Of Power (Albany, NY)

8/18/09 - Heaven And Hell, Coheed & Cambria (Cincinnati, OH)

9/3/09 - Crue Fest 2 (Syracuse, NY)

9/4/09 - Crue Fest 2 (Scranton, PA)

9/5/09 - Crue Fest 2 (Darien Lake, NY)

9/21/09 - Alice Cooper (Verona, NY)

9/22/09 - Alice Cooper (Scranton, PA)

10/18/09 - AC/DC (Buffalo, NY)

11/7/09 - The Cult (Rochester, NY)

11/21/09 - Stone Temple Pilots (Kingston, ON)

Who all did everyone else get to see in 2009?

[DirtyDeeds]

You think you maybe saw enough shows there? Jesus.

[bt88]

I was short on it this year.

Testament- Syracuse, NY

Norma Jean- Syracuse

Mastodon- Brooklyn (best of the year)

Mastodon/Converge/High On Fire/Deathklok- Buffalo

AC/DC- Buffalo (awesome)

Missed- Baronness in Buffalo

Clutch in Syracuse

Between The Buried and Me in Syracuse

Looking forward to- Faith No More's return to the US

Alice in Chains in Philly (March 13th, anyone else going?)

[Street_Of_Dreams]

How can OP afford all that?

[Spoon87]

15/08/09 Pearl Jam in Berlin.

Only band I wanted to see, as I missed The Boss, Ben Harper and Max Herre.

Edited December 8, 2009 by Spoon87

[Shuffle]

01.28 Oasis + Caesars

01.29 Backyard Babies + Bullet

02.17 The Gaslight Anthem + Frank Turner

02.22 AC/DC + The Answer

02.28 Judas Priest + Megadeth + Testament

03.04 J. Tillman + First Aid Kit + Pearly Gate Music

03.07 Metallica + Machine Head

03.23 Bob Dylan

04.16 Dundertåget

05.03 Woven Hand + Isobel & November

05.13 Beyoncé

06.05 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

06.07 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

06.12 Neil Young + Pixies

06.13 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + Fever Ray

07.14 Britney Spears

07.18 The Tallest Man On Earth + The Specific Heats

08.12 Babylon Bombs + Jailbait

08.27 Dundertåget

09.04 King Khan & BBQ Show + Nodzzz

09.05 Sunset Rubdown + The Tallest Man On Earth

10.07 Mean Streets + Tarantula Waltz

10.11 Green Day + Primadonna

10.18 Massive Attack

10.24 Muse + The Horrors

11.13 Placebo

11.19 Monsters of Folk

that's what I've got so far...missed a few I should've gone to

[Powerage5]

I was short on it this year.

Testament- Syracuse, NY

Norma Jean- Syracuse

Mastodon- Brooklyn (best of the year)

Mastodon/Converge/High On Fire/Deathklok- Buffalo

AC/DC- Buffalo (awesome)

Missed- Baronness in Buffalo

Clutch in Syracuse

Between The Buried and Me in Syracuse

Looking forward to- Faith No More's return to the US

Alice in Chains in Philly (March 13th, anyone else going?)

When were Testament in Syracuse? Didn't know about that!

How can OP afford all that?

I spend most of my money on concerts. Plus, probably a third of those shows were under $30, and 5 of them I got into for free.

[D..]

Hummm didn't attend to much shows this year because I couldn't risk the chance to getting hit for six months because of an accident so:

07/07/09 Nine Inch Nails

08/09/09 Muse

17/11/09 Muse

I was supposed to see Emiliana Torrini on September 29th but for some obscure reason I convinced myself the show was on the 30th and didn't check my tickets and when the 30th came, I went to the Olympia and... I read the date 10 times on my ticket: September 29th. You can't imagine how made I was, I fucking love Emiliana Torrini and I have never seen her live yet. GODAMMIT I STILL HATE MYSELF FOR MISSING THAT SHOW WHY DID YOU CREATE THIS TOPIC?!!!!

That's it for this year

Edited December 8, 2009 by D..

[kevdo242]

Best - Marmaduke Duke

Worst - Bob Dylan

[MrBrownstone531]

My resolution for this year was to attend a major concert at least once every month. It looks like my luck is going to run out this month, but the previous 11 weren't too bad

Jan: AC/DC/The Answer

February: Avenged Sevenfold/Buckcherry/Papa Roach

March: Joe Bonamassa

April: Kings of Leon

May: Bruce Springsteen

June: Black Keys, Jane's Addiction/Nine Inch Nails, Aerosmith/ZZ Top

July: Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap Trick, Ratt/Extreme

August: George Thorogood/Jonny Lang, CrueFest 2

September: Robin Trower

October: U2/Muse, UFO

November: Tesla

[Mansin Humanity]

It's pretty guaranteed I'll forget one or two.

2/21 - State Radio (Providence, RI)

3/18 - Motley Crue (Portland, ME)

3/21 - Pete Francis/Braddigan (Bates College, ME)

5/8 - Pete Francis and Barefoot Truth (Portland, ME)

7/9 - State Radio (Hampton Beach, NH)

7/28 - AC/DC (Foxboro, MA)

8/8 - Guster (Portland, ME)

8/22 - Bruce Springsteen (Mansfield, MA)

9/12 - State Radio (Boston, MA)

9/28 - State Radio (Scarborough, ME)

11/25 - 311/State Radio (Portland, ME)

I have tickets for two more State Radio shows this weekend (in boston). As you can see, I dislike them.

The candidates for show of the year are in bold.

Edited December 8, 2009 by asp324

[GUNSNROSES513]

june

aerosmith/dropkick murphys

black crowes

july

buddy guy

greenday

august

blink 182

widespreadpanic/allman brothers

september-zz top

[LCG]

04/29 - Bob Dylan

06/27 - Neil Young

08/18 - Pearl Jam

12/06 - Alice In Chains

Edited December 8, 2009 by LCG

[Graeme]

All in all it's been disappointing year, particularly in compariston to last year in the amount of bands I've meneged to see. The quality's been excellent though.

This year I've seen:

Anterior

The Haunted

All That Remains

The Answer

The Subways

AC/DC

U2

Blair Douglas

King Creosote

The Peatbog Faeries

Runrig x2

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

Every Time I Die

In Flames

Killswitch Engage

GiveWay

Seeing Porcupine Tree this Friday, which should be a good way to end the year.

[FuddMckagan]

This year I've seen:

Megadeth

Slayer

And they were in the same show. Go me.

[Powerage5]

It's pretty guaranteed I'll forget one or two.

2/21 - State Radio (Providence, RI)

3/18 - Motley Crue (Portland, ME)

3/21 - Pete Francis/Braddigan (Bates College, ME)

5/8 - Pete Francis and Barefoot Truth (Portland, ME)

7/9 - State Radio (Hampton Beach, NH)

7/28 - AC/DC (Foxboro, MA)

8/8 - Guster (Portland, ME)

8/22 - Bruce Springsteen (Mansfield, MA)

9/12 - State Radio (Boston, MA)

9/28 - State Radio (Scarborough, ME)

11/25 - 311/State Radio (Portland, ME)

I have tickets for two more State Radio shows this weekend (in boston). As you can see, I dislike them.

The candidates for show of the year are in bold.

Just out of curiosity, where exactly is there to play in Scarborough? I go to the area on vacation every year and can't think of any venues really...

[Scaramouche]

June

Slash w/ Ozzy, Bonham, Perez, Fergie, Ron Wood ++

Mötley Crüe

Hardcore Superstar

Audrey Horne

Skambankt

McQueen

Juke Kartel

Morrissey

Bruce Springsteen

August

White Lies

Datarock

Coldplay

October

Duff McKagan's Loaded x2 (UK)

The Parlor Mob (UK)

Muse

November

Deep Purple

White Lies

December

Going to see In Flames this Sunday

Best shows are bold. The two Loaded gigs were probably best, especially the one in Hammersmith.

[Black Sabbath]

2009-09-17 - Alice Cooper

2009-09-29 - U2 and Muse

2009-10-12 - KISS and Buckcherry

2009-12-4 - Rob Zombie, Nekromantix and Captain Clegg

2009-12-5 - Rob Zombie, Nekromantix and Captain Clegg

All of them were fantastic.

[Mansin Humanity]

It's pretty guaranteed I'll forget one or two.

2/21 - State Radio (Providence, RI)

3/18 - Motley Crue (Portland, ME)

3/21 - Pete Francis/Braddigan (Bates College, ME)

5/8 - Pete Francis and Barefoot Truth (Portland, ME)

7/9 - State Radio (Hampton Beach, NH)

7/28 - AC/DC (Foxboro, MA)

8/8 - Guster (Portland, ME)

8/22 - Bruce Springsteen (Mansfield, MA)

9/12 - State Radio (Boston, MA)

9/28 - State Radio (Scarborough, ME)

11/25 - 311/State Radio (Portland, ME)

I have tickets for two more State Radio shows this weekend (in boston). As you can see, I dislike them.

The candidates for show of the year are in bold.

Just out of curiosity, where exactly is there to play in Scarborough? I go to the area on vacation every year and can't think of any venues really...

It was an in-store show at a Bull Moose Music shop to promote their new album. It's right by the mall, if you know where that is. On a related note, Maine really needs more/better venues.

[Death Star]

1/12//09 Metallica

12/1/09- Hawthorne Heights

[Gordon Comstock]

May 2: Buckcherry (with Papa Roach, The Trews, Rev Theory)

July 27: Crue Fest 2 (Motley Crue, Godsmack, Drowning Pool, Theory Of A Deadman, Charm City Devils)

September 8: Marilyn Manson (with Die Mannequin)

October 16: Slipknot (with The Deftones)

i think thats it.... but i have tickets for 2010:

Guns N' Roses - Calgary, Jan 16

Motley Crue - Victoria, Jan 23

[Powerage5]

It's pretty guaranteed I'll forget one or two.

2/21 - State Radio (Providence, RI)

3/18 - Motley Crue (Portland, ME)

3/21 - Pete Francis/Braddigan (Bates College, ME)

5/8 - Pete Francis and Barefoot Truth (Portland, ME)

7/9 - State Radio (Hampton Beach, NH)

7/28 - AC/DC (Foxboro, MA)

8/8 - Guster (Portland, ME)

8/22 - Bruce Springsteen (Mansfield, MA)

9/12 - State Radio (Boston, MA)

9/28 - State Radio (Scarborough, ME)

11/25 - 311/State Radio (Portland, ME)

I have tickets for two more State Radio shows this weekend (in boston). As you can see, I dislike them.

The candidates for show of the year are in bold.

Just out of curiosity, where exactly is there to play in Scarborough? I go to the area on vacation every year and can't think of any venues really...

It was an in-store show at a Bull Moose Music shop to promote their new album. It's right by the mall, if you know where that is. On a related note, Maine really needs more/better venues.

Is it the Bull Moose in the same plaza as the army store? That's the only one I actually know where it is, but I love that place. Always get plenty of albums there every summer, can't beat their prices.

Edited December 9, 2009 by Powerage5

[Amir]

Sunday, 6th of December...

W.A.S.P. in Glasgow! Pretty good gig, but before Blind in Texas at the end Blackie said "I'd like to apologise, I've got the flu real bad and I feel like I'm ripping you guys off..." Nah, it was awesome :xmasssanta:

Saw Metallica in Sheffield in February. Mindblowing to see a band I've wanted to see live for 8 years and be right at the front rock1

Spent way too much on AC/DC tickets for Glasgow in June, didn't even get to go and didn't have time to sell them on Oh well...

[Vogstar90_G'N'R]

1 The Red Paintings

2 Quan

3 Mike Herrera

4 Alesana

5 All that Remains

6Goldfinger

7 The Subways

8 Forever The Sickest Kids

9 Underoath

10 Anberlin

11 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

12 Dillinger Escape Plan

13 The Bloodhound Gang

14 Billy Talent

15 Alice in Chains

16 Nine inch Nails

17 Mindless Self Indulgence

18 WhereWolves

19 Elora Danan

20 The Amity Affliction

21 The Getaway Plan

22 Archaea

23 Aeternitas

24 Be'lakor

25 Hoobastank

26 The All-American Rejects

27 Steve Parkin

28 Bob Evans

29 Eskimo Joe

30 Arcane

31 Queensryche

32 Bridgemary Kiss

33 Philadelphia Grand Jury

34 Grinspoon

35 Cloud Control

36 Calling all Cars

37 I Heart Hiroshima

38 MM9

39 After The Fall

40 Dead Letter Circus

41 Mammal

42 Shihad

43 Frenzal Rhomb

44 British India

45 Something With Numbers

46 Little Birdy

47 The Butterfly Effect

48 The Living End

49 Bad Religion

50 NOFX

51 Double Dragon

52 Megadeth

53 Slayer

54 The Art

55 Marilyn Manson

56 Liam Finn

57 Ben Harper And The Relentless 7

58 Pearl Jam

I'm including opening acts also... And I am forgetting about 5 bands.

Can anyone beat 60 odd?

Edited December 9, 2009 by Vogstar90_G'N'R

[Snake Eyes]

From best to worse order..

Kasabian + Reverend & The Makers (SECC, 10/10)

U2 + Glasvegas + The Hours (Hampden, 10/10)

AC/DC + The Answer (Birmingham, 9/10)

Oasis + Kasabian + The Enemy + Reverend & The Makers (Murrayfield, 8/10)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (Hampden, 8/10)

Arctic Monkeys + Eagles Of Death Metal (8/10)

Jackson Browne (Festival Theatre, 8/10)

AC/DC + The Answer (Hampden, 8/10)

The Enemy + General Fiasco + Akeal (Corn Exchange, 7/10)

Nickelback + Black Stone Cherry (SECC, 7/10)

Twisted Wheel (Velocity, 7/10)

Biffy Clyro (Alhambra, 7/10)

The Eagles (Hampden, 6/10)

Black Stone Cherry + Duff McKagan's Loaded + The Parlor Mob (6/10)

Crosby, Stills & Nash (5/10)

And got tickets for The Charlatans, Twisted Wheel, Reverend & The Makers, Ian Brown, The Enemy and Kasabian (not all this year).

Edited December 9, 2009 by Snake Eyes