Top 5 Live Performances of 2014

[willutalk]

Metallica - Glasto

Nine inch Nails -O2 arena

Linkin Park - Download

QOTSA - Reading

Royal Blood -Reading

Arcade Fire -Glasto

(Had to go to six)

[Gnomicide]

Amazing! Would have loved to have seen them around that time although that was 5 years before I was born...

Oh for God's sake!!

[pilton digger]

in no particular order, top 5 that I have enjoyed the most

Beans on Toast - Boomtown Fair

Cuban Brothers- Standon Calling

Young Fathers - Shambala

Massive Attack - Glastonbury

Dub Pistols - Exeter Pheonix

honorable mentions to Wolf Alice, Royal Blood, Fat White Family and Slightly Offensive Steve.

Edited December 8, 2014 by pilton digger

[The 38 year old virgin]

5- mogwai, magna Rotherham

4- massive attack, other

3- Ringo deathstarr basement, Glasgow

2- Metallica, pyramid

1- war on drugs, latitude, -possibly one of the best live music experiences I've had

[rjb94]

The National - Vittoriale

Sharon Van Etten - Manchester Cathedral

Kate Bush - Hammersmith Apollo

St. Vincent - Glastonbury

Arcade Fire - Glastonbury

[Badlands]

Been a lean old year gig wise for me other than Glastonbury. I've also just been on the clashfinder to remind me who I saw this year so it couldn't have been that memorable. I'll go:

Janelle Monae - Manchester Academy

Chali 2na - Hoochie Coochie

TWOD - Pyramid

Deltron 3030 - West Holts

Gruff Rhys - Gateshead Sage

Heaton/Abbott - Acoustic (though I can barely remember it other than getting chokec up during Prettiest Eyes and complaining about the sound later on)

[LondonTom]

1)Arcade Fire - Earls Court

2)Jack White - The O2

3)Foals - Bestival

4)Pixies - Field Day

5) Kasabian - Glastonbury

Honourable mention for The Hives at Brixton and Franz Ferdinand at the Round House and Somerset House but I always expect them to deliver

[Comfy Bean]

Arcade Fire - Marley Park

King Charles - Really small tent, crowd really up for it - T in the Park

Colonel Mustard and the Djon 5 - Wickerman

2manydjs - Kendal Calling. Perhaps because it never stopped raining all weekend and they were in a tent.

James - The Hydro

Kasabian - Grand Hall Kilmarnock. Tuesday night. Crazy scenes summed up when this happened .......

Edited December 8, 2014 by comfortablynumb1910

[TheBoz]

The Libertines - Barrowlands

Pearl Jam - Rock Werchter

DFA1979 - Glasgow Garage

Royal Blood - o2ABC2 Glasgow

The War on Drugs - Latitude

Foals - Rock Werchter

Biffy Clyro - Barrowlands

Both in mine too

That PJ set was just unbelievable and Foals smashed it in the Barn. Many other crackers at Werchter too this year

[FloorFiller]

Neutral Milk Hotel - Albert Hall

The Antlers - Kazimier

Arcade Fire - Glastonbury

Caribou - East Village Arts Club

Young Fathers Glastonbury

probably. first ones that popped in to my head, although i'm sure i'll come back and change this numerous times

[justanothername]

5- mogwai, magna Rotherham

When the hell did Mogwai play at Magna

[The 38 year old virgin]

When the hell did Mogwai play at Magna

October i think. I had a spare as well as my tit of a mate got twatted and couldn't be arsed

[justanothername]

October i think. I had a spare as well as my tit of a mate got twatted and couldn't be arsed

It was just because I was curious about them playing Magna, most of the time the venue space is used for electronic music events (and there was a festival there once but it moved the year after probably because Rotherham is so shit ) and even then it is hardly used. Just nice to know that a decent band played in my town for once (not that I listen to them or anything )

[Mezhyp1]

Both in mine too

That PJ set was just unbelievable and Foals smashed it in the Barn. Many other crackers at Werchter too this year

Agreed, that's the third time I've been to werchter and by far the best, shame it clashes with glasto this year but I wouldn't be missing glasto for the world

[CaledonianGonzo]

Prince at SSE Hydro

Kate Bush at Hammersmith Apollo

The Dolly Parton / Yoko Ono double bill

Neutral Milk Hotel at Glasgow Barras

and probably Madness next Thursday night

[Lubic]

Nine Inch Nails - Manchester Arena

Kasabian - Glastonbury

CHVRCHES - Glastonbury / Manchester Academy

Brand New - Leeds O2 Academy

Warpaint - Glastonbury Greenpeace set (purely because I was so close to them!)

[blue6field]

Libertines - Glasgow Barrowland

First Aid Kit - Old fruitmarket (Glasgow)

War on Drugs - O2 ABC (Glasgow)

Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Barrowlands

Sunshine Underground - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

[MichaelsBeard]

Morrissey - San Jose

Prince - Manchester Academy

Manic Street Preachers - Glasgow Barrowlands

Arcade Fire - Glastonbury

Arctic Monkeys - Leeds Festival

[jed123]

1. Metallica - Glastonbury
2. Chic ft. Nile Rodgers - Bestival
3. The Family Rain - Strawberry Field Festival
4. Arcade Fire - Glastonbury
5. Jamie T - Reading/Ally Pally
Worst:
1. Blink-182 - Reading

[1waveydavey]

In no particular order

Pixies - Both Glastonbury & Field Day

Kate Bush - Hammersmith (like she played anywhere else...)

Wilco & Daltrey - Shepherds Bush

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Cologne

Elbow - Glastonbury

[Porcelina]

Arcade Fire - Glastonbury

Neutral Milk Hotel - London Forum (so much better than Roundhouse)

The National & Wild Beasts- O2 Arena

The War on Drugs - Bowery Ballroom, NYC

The Cure - Royal Albert Hall

Then...

Prince - KOKO, LDN

Hop Along - Trocadero, Philadelphia PA

Cloud Nothings - Scala, LDN

The Smashing Pumpkins - KOKO, LDN

Jon Hopkins - Glastonbury

Edited December 9, 2014 by Porcelina

[Tuna]

Jon Hopkins - Glastonbury

finally! where is the love? incredible set

[Porcelina]

One of the most disorientating live music experiences of my life. An utter joy.

Especially after John Grant.

[russycarps]

cant believe there's been not one other mention of flaming lips in this thread! The current setlist is the best they've been in years

[MichaelsBeard]

Forgot all about Flaming Lips! Them at Edinburgh would make my top 5.