Your 2010 concert year in review

[Powerage5]

It's that time of year again, when our concert schedule is winding down for the year. So, who all did everyone get to see this year? Best show this year? Let's hear it!

My 2010 list:

1/12 - Agent Orange (Rochester)

1/24 - Guns N' Roses (Hamilton)

2/20 - The Misfits (Rochester)

3/22 - Tower Of Power (Buffalo, early show)

3/22 - Tower Of Power (Buffalo, late show)

3/23 - Coheed & Cambria (Rochester)

3/24 - Coheed & Cambria (Syracuse)

3/30 - Coheed & Cambria (Scranton)

5/19 - Coheed & Cambria (Toronto)

5/20 - Reverend Horton Heat (Toronto)

5/21 - Reverend Horton Heat (Buffalo)

5/22 - Alice Cooper & Rob Zombie (Lewiston)

6/15 - Herbie Hancock (Rochester)

6/18 - Booker T & The MG's (Rochester)

6/18 - Jeff Beck (Rochester, late show)

6/19 - Iggy & The Stooges (Toronto)

7/3 - Iron Maiden (Toronto)

7/6 - Iron Maiden (Ottawa)

7/11 - Iron Maiden (Holmdel)

7/12 - Iron Maiden (New York City)

7/14 - Iron Maiden (Pittsburgh)

7/15 - Iron Maiden (Cleveland)

7/17 - Iron Maiden (Detroit)

7/20 - Alice Cooper (Verona)

7/23 - Rush (Saratoga Springs)

7/27 - Tower Of Power (Verona)

7/30 - Adler's Appetite (Rochester)

8/6 - The Cult (Stockholm)

8/7 - Sonisphere Sweden: Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Iggy & The Stooges, Slayer, Anthrax (Stockholm)

8/8 - Sonisphere Finland: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Iggy & The Stooges, Slayer, Anthrax (Pori)

8/11 - Iron Maiden (Bergen)

8/31 - Rush (Allentown)

9/2 - Rush (Syracuse)

9/10 - Joey Belladonna (Rochester)

9/14 - Reel Big Fish (Penn State)

10/12 - Alice Cooper & Rob Zombie (Binghamton)

10/18 - Tower Of Power (Buffalo, early show)

10/18 - Tower Of Power (Buffalo, late show)

11/9 - Bob Dylan (Penn State)

11/17 - Bob Dylan (Binghamton)

11/20 - Michael Angelo Batio (Rochester)

12/19 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Buffalo)

My top 5 for 2010:

5. 9/10 - Joey Belladonna (Rochester)

4. 10/12 - Alice Cooper & Rob Zombie (Binghamton)

3. 7/15 - Iron Maiden (Cleveland)

2. 1/24 - Guns N' Roses (Hamilton)

1. 8/7 - Sonisphere Sweden

Edited November 22, 2010 by Powerage5

[Rovim]

Saw Shackler's on youtube.

[ITW 2012]

This year I saw Axl twice and Ozzy once. Pretty weak year for shows but the two GNR ones were killer.

[stevo81]

Money's been tight so just Muse in Manchester and GnR in Birmingham this year.

[Powerage5]

2010-04-02 - Moti & The Short Fuse Band @ Huize Maas, Groningen

2010-04-26 - Mumford & Sons, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, Albatros @ Tivoli, Utrecht

2010-05-05 - Guus Meeuwis, Wallis Bird @ Bevrijdingsfestival, Groningen

2010-05-28 - Boudewijn de Groot @ Oosterpoort, Groningen

2010-05-29 - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood @ Gelredome, Arnhem

2010-06-20 - Crowded House, Connan Mockasin @ Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam

2010-06-23 - Aerosmith, Stone Temple Pilots, Sleeze Beez @ Gelredome, Arnhem

2010-07-10 - John Fogerty, Crosby Stills & Nash, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, The Cranberries, De Dijk @ Bospop Festival, Weert

2010-10-03 - Guns n' Roses, Imperial State Electric @ Gelredome, Arnhem

2010-10-14 - Joe Cocker, Charlie Dee @ Martiniplaza, Groningen

2010-11-11 - Black Keys, The Monroes @ Oosterpoort, Groningen

2010-12-07 - Pe Daalemmer en Rooie Rinus @ Van Berensteyn Theatre, Veendam

2010-12-21 - Pe Daalemmer en Rooie Rinus @ Stadsschouwburg, Groningen

Best - Tie between Mumford And Sons, Clapton & Winwood, Crowded House and John Fogerty. Yes, it's a lame answer, but they all brought something amazingly special.

- Mumford And Sons was just pure magic in a small venue with an up and coming band managed to create this magical energy with an extremely powerful repertoire. Everything to prove and they didn't miss a beat.

- Clapton & Winwood made me understand why people, back in the day, wrote "Clapton is God" on the walls.

- Crowded House was the kind of gig where it feels like you're in this relaxed atmosphere with close friends sharing good memories. They were just so loose and interactive. Their music is horribly underrated as well

- And the there was John Fogerty at Bospop festival. With the band and the crowed anckle-deep in the mud dancing in the pouring rain for two hours and not a single dry spot on anyone. Especially the man himself who ignored the festival's organizers wishes to cut the set short because of the storm. I consider this my Woodstock (Crosby Stills & Nash at the same festival added to that feeling)

Not to sell any of the other artists short, I really didn't see a single bad headliner this year. Some opening acts (Connan Mockasin, Imperial State Electric, Sleeze Beez) were bloody awful though.

Johnny Flynn And The Sussex Wit however (opening act for Mumford And Sons) was pretty much my new discovery of the year with some amazing folk music about everyday life. Fantastic lyrics and great music.

And I say all this with two Pe Daalemmer en Rooie Rinus gigs ahead of me. These two guys are streetmusicians from the 80's who wrote and sang in my dialect. Worldfamous in Groningen (the provence in the north of Holland where I live). No doubt in my mind they'll be anything other than hilarious. But you really have to be a local to get it I guess.

6/18 - Booker T & The MG's (Rochester)

How'd you like them? I really loved them last year in Amsterdam. It's just that old school groove that you sort of don't see anymore these days. Legends in their own right.

One of my friends just introduced me to Mumford & Sons last week. He saw them earlier this year, and said they're the best live band he's ever seen. Would love to see them one of these days...

[mrandyk]

GNR/Alice in Chains in Sturgis, Aerosmith in Omaha, Rush in Omaha, Slash in Clear Lake, and The Wall in Omaha. Also seeing Ozzy and Slash in January.

[FuddMckagan]

Only been to 2 shows this year, on was a festival (Big Day Out) in January, and saw Slash in August. Both were awesome, but I would say my Slash experience was better than the BDO, due to how close I was to the stage, how awesome the sound was, the atmosphere, the kick ass crowd and the fact that I touched Myles' hand

[ScottRose]

Feb. 1 - Biffy Clyro (Oslo)

Mar. 15 - Airbourne (Oslo)

Apr. 13 - Metallica (Oslo)

May. 4 - Mark Lanegan (London)

Jun. 2 - GN'R (Oslo)

Jun. 16 - Alice In Chains (Oslo)

Jun. 22 - Pearl Jam (Dublin)

Jun. 23 - Pearl Jam (Belfast)

Jul. 4 - Werchter Festival (Alice In Chains, Them Crooked Vultures, Arcade Fire, Pearl Jam) (Belgium)

Sep. 22 - The Union (London)

Oct. 2 - The Union (London)

Oct. 20 - Biffy Clyro (Oslo)

Still to go: Avenged Sevenfold & Kings Of Leon

The 3 best? Pearl Jam, then Pearl Jam and then.. hmmm.. Pearl Jam.

[MJG]

Holy shit OP hates gigs! Good effort sir

I actually can't remember everything I've been to this year. What I can remember:

Slash (x1)

GNR (x1) bonus Seb. Bach

Alter Bridge (x1)

Manic Street Preachers (x2)

Alice In Chains (x1)

Chains was fucking mental. Probably the most enjoyable gig I've ever been to. The highlight of the year has to be GNR though just because of the pure spectacle of it all. Finally seeing them at this point felt like an end to the whole Chinese Democracy saga too.

[Snake Eyes]

I'll make a list of what I've seen this year but the highlights have easily been foals, modest mouse, black rebel motorcycle club, arcade fire, kasabian, biffy clyro, babyshambles, mumford & sons and the dead weather.

[Street_Of_Dreams]

I saw four shows this year.

College sponsored show featuring Brand New and some rappers. It was awful

Gaslight Anthem- Definetly the best show of the year

STP- I'm a big Stp fan but this show was so boring!

Slash in Atlantic City- Awesome, cool as hell, Myles is the man. B)

[CheapJon]

worth mentioning:

slash

aerosmith

GNR

stone sour

wasp

steel panther

rammstein (2)

slayer

iron maiden

alice cooper

iggy and the stooges

motley crue

hatebreed

garcia plays kyuss

best? can't say, worst? i can say but powerage5 will be maaaaaad

missed a couple that i really wanted to go to but couldn't for whatever reasons, anthrax, danko jones, avenged sevenfold among others.

[bacardimayne]

Didn't see much.

GNR - 9/10

Pros: Setlist, Axl's voice

Cons: Didn't play Rocket Queen or TWAT

Slash - 5/10

Pros: Atmosphere, Slash's playing

Cons: Myles, really short and bad setlist

[Snake Eyes]

Gigs + TITP festival and a few notable openers.

Foals x2, Modest Mouse, Kasabian, Mumford & Sons, Stereophonics, Muse, Eminem, The Courteeners x3, Stiff Little Fingers, Jay-Z, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dark Horses, MGMT, Dum Dum Girls, The Draymin x3, Frightened Rabbit, The Dead Weather, Slash, Biffy Clyro.

The Charlatans x2, Paul Weller, Arcade Fire, Twisted Wheel x3, The Big Pink, Babyshambles, Marina & The Diamonds x2, Ellie Goulding, The Temper Trap, Bryan Adams, Florence & The Machine x2, Jackson Browne & David Lynley, Ocean Colour Scene x2, The Moons.

The Skids, The Stranglers, Newton Faulker, The Proclaimers, The Black Keys, Editors, The View, The Gaslight Anthem, Dan Arborise, Goldhawks x2.

Foals, Modest Mouse, BRMC, Frightened Rabbit, The Dead Wather, Arcade Fire, Babyshambles and Mumford & Sons were my favourites this year.

[Street_Of_Dreams]

How was Jay-Z Snake eyes?

[Snake Eyes]

The sound was pish, I get really frustrated with the sound at festivals not being loud enough, especially when it's windy. But aye he was decent, nothing exceptional but entertaining.

[ZoSoRose]

i had a really good year so far

i saw-

-Guns N' Roses/ Sebastian Bach and Danko Jones (Chinese Democracy Tour)- John Labatt Center, London, Ontario

-MUSE/ Silversun Pickups (The Resistance Tour)- The Palace of Auburn Hills

-Cobra Starship/ Down with Webster (DID NOT go on my own accord lol)- MSU Auditorium, East Lansing

-Scorpions/ Cinderella (Get Your Sting and Blackout Farewell Tour)- DTE Energy Music Arena, Clarkston

-Steve Miller Band/ Peter Frampton (Bingo Tour/ Dougfest)- DTE Energy Music Arena, Clarkston

-Eric Clapton/ Roger Daltrey- DTE Energy Music Arena, Clarkston

-Green Day (21st Century Breakdown Tour)- DTE Energy Music Arena, Clarkston

-Aerosmith/ Sammy Hagar (Cocked, Locked, & Ready to Rock Tour)- The Palace of Auburn Hills

-KISS (The Hottest Show on Earth Tour)- DTE Energy Music Arena, Clarkston

-Eric Johnson, Andy Mckee, and Peppino d’Agostino (Guitar Masters Acoustic Tour)- The Ark, Ann Arbor [Got to meet Eric, Andy and Peppino]

-X Japan (First Ever North American Tour!)- Riviera Theater, Chicago

-Roger Waters (The Wall Live 2010-2011 Tour)- The Palace of Auburn Hills

highlights were traveling to see gnr with my best friend for the first time, weve been waiting years plus he caught bbf's pick on patience, being front row for the scorps show and getting a pick from rudolf and strumming some bass strings live, aerosmith and meeting joe perry the day after, traveling to chicago with my gf for x japan, and the freakin wall... roger put on a hell of a show.

i had tickets for U2 for the 360 tour at east lansing but it was postponed cause of bonos back so i have to wait until june

and i have vip meet and greet tickets for joe satriani in december at the house of blues in cleveland

[Death Star]

So far I have seen

Seether

Drowning Pool

Three Days Grace

Five Finger Death Punch

Lacuna Coil

Hellyeah

War Of Ages

Silverstein

Four Letter Lie

Breaking Benjamin

The ones I enjoyed the most were War of Ages, Silverstein, Drowning Pool/Hellyeah (FFDP, Lacuna Coil and Seether were also on the bill), but DP and Hellyeah wee better in my opinion.

[Stiff Competition]

These are all the shows I have seen this year..some aren't exactly concerts or full concerts but I still have them listed (slash video shoot, buckcherry on kimmel, etc) but I would say the best shows out of all of these were jane's at the roxy and Macca at the Hollywood Bowl(the Frisco show was a lot of fun as well). Aside from a couple camp freddy gigs in december and anything that comes up unexpectedly, this should be about it for the year.

Cheap Trick @ The Rose Bowl Tailgating party (Pasadena, Ca) – 1/01/10

Cheap Trick @ The House Of Blues (West Hollywood, Ca) – 2/25/10

Paul McCartney @ The Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, Ca) – 3/31/10

Golden Gods Awards w/ Slash and Rob Zombie @ Club Nokia (Los Angeles, Ca) – 4/8/10

Slash video shoot for “By The Sword” (Hermosa Beach, Ca) – 4/9/10

Slash @ The Roxy (West Hollywood, Ca) – 4/10/10

Camp Freddy @ The Hollywood/Highland Complex (Hollywood, Ca) – 4/15/10

Cheap Trick @ The Long Beach Grand Prix (Long Beach, Ca) – 4/17/10

Jane’s Addiction @ Bardot (Hollywood, Ca) – Cinco De Mayo 2010

Stone Temple Pilots @ Jimmy Kimmel live (Hollywood, Ca) – 5/26/10

Murderdolls @ The Key Club (West Hollywood, Ca) – 6/17/10

Jane’s Addiction @ The Roxy (West Hollywood, Ca) – 7/2/10

Paul McCartney @ AT&T Field (San Francisco, Ca) – 7/10/10

Aerosmith/Cheap Trick @ Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre (Irvine, Ca) – 7/29/10

Cinderella @ Viejas Casino (San Diego, Ca) – 7/30/10

Buckcherry @ Jimmy Kimmel Live (Hollywood, Ca) – 8/12/10

Slash @ SSMF (West Hollywood, Ca) – 8/28/10

Rob Zombie/Alice Cooper @ Gibson Ampitheatre (Los Angeles, Ca) – 9/30/10

Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band (with Iggy Pop, Perry Farrell, etc) @ The Orpheum (Los Angeles, Ca) – 10/1/10

Slash @ The House Of Blues (West Hollywood, Ca) – 10/6/10

Stone Temple Pilots @ The Santa Barbara Bowl (Santa Barbara, Ca) – 10/27/10

Stone Temple Pilots @ Nokia Theatre (Los Angeles, Ca) – 10/29/10

Edited November 23, 2010 by Stiff Competition

[Spoon87]

Money's been really tight this year, so only Pearl Jam in Berlin with Ben Harper as the opening act. Best concert and day of my life!

Missed Slash in Berlin as I couldn't afford to go to Berlin twice in a month and GNR in Arnheim didn't fit in my time schedule.

Maybe I'll see Fistful of Mercy in December, but I'm not sure about that.

[Amir]

3rd July - Slash, Manchester

13th Sep - Axl, Paris, Bercy

14th/15th Sep - Axl, Paris, L'Arc

16th Sep - Axl, Geneva

13th Oct- Axl, London

14th Oct- Axl, London

To come -

16h Dec- Axl, Abu Dhabi

More gigs this year than I've been to in my life. 1st one was Jethro Tull in Dubai in 2003 or 2004. Then Deep Purple in Manchester (with Peter Frampton opening ) in 2004 I think (maybe 2005). Gogol Bordello in Bordeaux in December 2008. Metallica in Sheffield in Feb 2009. And WASP in Glasgow in Dec 2009.

[Scaramouche]

Don't even know where to start, it's been the best concert year for me ever. Decided to not attend that many shows this year, so that I had the money for travelling to se GN'R.

- Guns N' Roses London second day. Best show I've been to my whole life.

- Guns N' Roses London first day

- Guns N' Roses Aalborg.

- Guns N' Roses Manchester

- Guns N' Roses Birmingham

- Guns N' Roses Oslo

- Guns N' Roses Bergen

- Guns N' Roses Helsinki

- Slash Norway Rock

- White Lies Bergen

- The Australian Pink Floyd Show

- Muse Bergen

- Soinsphere Festival

[Powerage5]

Don't even know where to start, it's been the best concert year for me ever. Decided to not attend that many shows this year, so that I had the money for travelling to se GN'R.

- Guns N' Roses London second day. Best show I've been to my whole life.

- Guns N' Roses London first day

- Guns N' Roses Aalborg.

- Guns N' Roses Manchester

- Guns N' Roses Birmingham

- Guns N' Roses Oslo

- Guns N' Roses Bergen

- Guns N' Roses Helsinki

- Slash Norway Rock

- White Lies Bergen

- The Australian Pink Floyd Show

- Muse Bergen

- Soinsphere Festival

Which Sonisphere were you at? I'd assume Stockholm?

Edited November 23, 2010 by Powerage5

[stevGNR666]

Bassnectar (11/5/10, Phillys Electric Factory)

Sunn O)) and Boris performing Altar (9/7/10, Brooklyn Masonic Temple)

BXI (9/7/10, Brooklyn Masonic Temple)

Sonic Youth (9/4/10, ATP New York)

The Books (9/4/10, ATP New York)

The Breeders (9/4/10, ATP New York)

Avi Buffalo (9/4/10, ATP New York)

Explosions in the Sky (9/4/10, ATP)

Shellac (9/4/10, ATP New York)

Bardo Pond (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Sleepy Sun (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Tortoise (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Fuck Buttons (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Boris (Philly, 8/4/10)

Russian Circles (Philly, 8/4/10)

Further (7/11/10, Philly, Mann Center)

Phish (6/25/10, Camden)

The Melvins (6/17/10, Philly)

Isis (6/17/10, Philly)

Dave Matthews Band (Roo 10)

Stevie Wonder (Roo 10)

Tenacious D (Roo 10)

The Flaming Lips Performing Dark Side (Roo 10)

The Dead Weather (Roo 10)

Pheonix (Roo 10)

John Fogerty (Roo 10)

Regina Specktor II (Roo 10)

Galactic II (Roo 10)

Tori Amos (Roo 10)

Les Claypool (Roo 10)

Jeff Beck (Roo 10)

The Disco Biscuits (Roo 10)

She & Him (Roo 10)

Deadmau5 (Roo 10)

Kris Kristofferson (Roo 10)

Medeski Martin & Wood (Roo 10)

The Crystal Method (Roo 10)

John Butler Trio (Roo 10)

The Melvins (Roo 10)

They Might Be Giants (Roo 10)

Isis (Roo 10)

Lotus (Roo 10)

Baroness (Roo 10)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (Roo 10)

The Dodos (Roo 10)

The Entrance Band (Roo 10)

Fanfarlo (Roo 10)

Dieselboy (Roo 10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Philly, PA. 5/17/10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Bowery Ballroom, NYC. 5/16/10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 5/15/10)

The Disco Biscuits (Montclair, NJ. 5/8/10)

Girl Talk, Matt and Kim (TCNJ, 4/29/10)

Acid Mothers Temple (Knitting Factory, Brooklyn. 4/7/10)

Favorites:

Bassnectar (11/5/10, Phillys Electric Factory)

Sunn O)) and Boris performing Altar (9/7/10, Brooklyn Masonic Temple)

Explosions in the Sky (9/4/10, ATP)

Tortoise (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Russian Circles (Philly, 8/4/10)

The Flaming Lips Performing Dark Side (Roo 10)

The Disco Biscuits (Roo 10)

The Melvins (Roo 10)

Dieselboy (Roo 10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Bowery Ballroom, NYC. 5/16/10)

Acid Mothers Temple (Knitting Factory, Brooklyn. 4/7/10)

Edited November 23, 2010 by stevGNR666

[Amir]

Bassnectar (11/5/10, Philly’s Electric Factory)

Sunn O)) and Boris performing Altar (9/7/10, Brooklyn Masonic Temple)

BXI (9/7/10, Brooklyn Masonic Temple)

Sonic Youth (9/4/10, ATP New York)

The Books (9/4/10, ATP New York)

The Breeders (9/4/10, ATP New York)

Avi Buffalo (9/4/10, ATP New York)

Explosions in the Sky (9/4/10, ATP)

Shellac (9/4/10, ATP New York)

Bardo Pond (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Sleepy Sun (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Tortoise (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Fuck Buttons (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Boris (Philly, 8/4/10)

Russian Circles (Philly, 8/4/10)

Further (7/11/10, Philly, Mann Center)

Phish (6/25/10, Camden)

The Melvins (6/17/10, Philly)

Isis (6/17/10, Philly)

Dave Matthews Band (Roo ’10)

Stevie Wonder (Roo ’10)

Tenacious D (Roo ’10)

The Flaming Lips Performing Dark Side (Roo ’10)

The Dead Weather (Roo ’10)

Pheonix (Roo ’10)

John Fogerty (Roo ‘10)

Regina Specktor II (Roo ’10)

Galactic II (Roo ’10)

Tori Amos (Roo ’10)

Les Claypool (Roo ’10)

Jeff Beck (Roo ’10)

The Disco Biscuits (Roo ’10)

She & Him (Roo ’10)

Deadmau5 (Roo ’10)

Kris Kristofferson (Roo ’10)

Medeski Martin & Wood (Roo ’10)

The Crystal Method (Roo ’10)

John Butler Trio (Roo ’10)

The Melvins (Roo ’10)

They Might Be Giants (Roo ’10)

Isis (Roo ’10)

Lotus (Roo ’10)

Baroness (Roo ’10)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (Roo ’10)

The Dodos (Roo ’10)

The Entrance Band (Roo ’10)

Fanfarlo (Roo ’10)

Dieselboy (Roo ’10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Philly, PA. 5/17/10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Bowery Ballroom, NYC. 5/16/10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 5/15/10)

The Disco Biscuits (Montclair, NJ. 5/8/10)

Girl Talk, Matt and Kim (TCNJ, 4/29/10)

Acid Mothers Temple (Knitting Factory, Brooklyn. 4/7/10)

Favorites:

Bassnectar (11/5/10, Philly’s Electric Factory)

Sunn O)) and Boris performing Altar (9/7/10, Brooklyn Masonic Temple)

Explosions in the Sky (9/4/10, ATP)

Tortoise (9/4/2010, ATP New York)

Russian Circles (Philly, 8/4/10)

The Flaming Lips Performing Dark Side (Roo ’10)

The Disco Biscuits (Roo ’10)

The Melvins (Roo ’10)

Dieselboy (Roo ’10)

A Silver Mt. Zion (Bowery Ballroom, NYC. 5/16/10)

Acid Mothers Temple (Knitting Factory, Brooklyn. 4/7/10)

How were Explosions in the Sky & Fuck Buttons? They're both bands I've recently gotten into (I can only imagine how epic Surf Solar must have been).