A bit of a cop out but my gig of the year (more of an event really) was the Doctor Who Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. An amazing show and a wonderful experience
Other highlights were
The Mary Wallopers - Latitude
Kasabian - Latitude
CMAT - Latitude
The Last Dinner Party - LCR Norwich
Confidence Man - LCR Norwich
I haven't been to that many gigs this year sadly but already got plenty booked for 2025 🤩
Surprisingly quite a few of my top picks were outdoors this year, but show of the year was an impromptu gig from The Hives at The Leadmill when storm something or other stopped them getting to Ireland.
Outdoor top picks...
Yard Act at Tramlines
The Cribs at Live at Leeds
Richard Hawley at Don Valley
Grace Jones at The Piece Hall
Michael Kiwanuka at The Piece Hall
Human League at Tramlines
Indoors...
Sirens of Lesbos at Sidney & Matilda
Elbow at Leeds Arena (letdown by an awful self-indulgent support set from The Waeve)
Loads of other good stuff too, and was absolutely gutted to miss The The at Holmfirth Picturedrome due to a knee injury.