Top 10 Gigs of 2023

[Gnomicide]

1. James with Orchestra - Liverpool Philharmonic
2. The Hold Steady - Camden Electric Ballroom
3. Guns n Roses - Glastonbury
4. The Mission - Manchester Ritz
5. The Murder Capital - Liverpool Invisible Wind Factory
6. Public Service Broadcasting - Bearded Theory
7. The Coral - Birkenhead Future Yard
8. Red Rum Club - Liverpool Jimmy's
9. Frank Turner - Buckley Tivoli
10. The Saw Doctors - Glastonbury

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

In no particular order (including DJ sets):

Underworld - Royal Albert Hall

Green Lung - Download Festival

Guns n' Roses - British Summertime 

DJ Stingray 313 b2b Objekt - Junction 2 Festival 

Queens of the Stone Age - Glastonbury

The Hives - Glastonbury

The Prodigy - Mad Cool, Madrid

Limp Bizkit - O2 Academy, Birmingham 

Kendrick Lamar - Life is Beautiful, Las Vegas

Orbital - SWG3, Glasgow

 

[OllieMadd]

Bruce Springsteen - May 5/9, Dublin 

Pretenders - Thekla, Bristol

Carly Rae Jepsen - Glastonbury

Billy Bragg - Glastonbury

Jim Jones All Stars - Golden Lion, Bristol

Girl Ray - The Fleece, Bristol

Bruce Springsteen - Hyde Park, First night 

Dylan - Glastonbury

Hayseed Dixie (yes, I know) - The Fleece, Bristol

Beyonce - Principality Stadium, Cardiff

[MrZigster]

Gig at my local tonight (NYE) was a proper happening.

Roger Waters (both nights) at London 02 is one of the greatest shows ever put together imo. First night has the edge as they toned down some of the content for the second (goodbye dictators uniform, crossed hammer banners and realistic machine gun prop (thanks ADL)).

Edit: All of Glastonbury obviously. Stand out being GnR followed by Steve Hillage. Axl > Reg.

The Anti Nowhere League at Dover Booking Hall. One of the great punk bands in a great intimate venue.

Edited January 1, 2024 by MrZigster

[MrZigster]

Edit (again): Yeah forgot The Hives. Also Generation Sex.

Not a top ten I l know. Unless you count every weekend I can supporting local bands and Glasto I don't go to that many gigs. Sure I've must've been to some comedy gigs at The Marlowe in Canterbury this year but nothing's springing to mind at the moment. Got three gigs in the next three months lined up there for this year.

[zahidf]

My top 10 live shows of the year. Young fathers are number one, rest in no particular order

 

1. Young fathers

2. Lankum

3. The national 

4. Blur

5. Pulp

6. Sixousie souxe

7. Charlatans 

8. Allo darlin

9. Delgados

10. Sigur ros

[Simsy]

In no particular order, and probably forgetting some:

Pulp - Finsbury park

Boygenius - Gunnersbury park

Young fathers - Glastonbury 

Caroline Polachek - Chalk, Brighton 

Self Esteem - Hammersmith Apollo 

Eurovision jury final - M&S arena, Liverpool 

Dadi Freyr - O2, Bournemouth 

CMAT - Glastonbury 

Say She She - Glastonbury 

Nova Twins - Glastonbury 

[Kaboom Boxer]

1. Fred Again, The Barn, Rock Werchter
2. boygenius, Marquee, Pukkelpop
3. Sam Fender, Rock Werchter
4. Muna, Club, Pukkelpop
5. Fred Again, Connect Festival
6. The 1975, Rock Werchter
7. Amelie Lens, Boiler Room, Pukkelpop
8. Spoon, The Barn, Rock Werchter
9. Xavier Rudd, The Barn, Rock Werchter
10. Blink 182, Ninex, Manchester 

Honourable mentions: Bruce Springsteen, Nova Twins, Baby Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Sigor Ross, VTSS, Luude, Sub Focus, Joy Anonymous, Big Piig, Foals, Jesse Ware, Paul Heaton

Edited January 1, 2024 by Kaboom Boxer

[Dales]

In no particular order and numbered so I know I have not goneoover 10.

1. Siouxsie - Troxy

2. James Orchestral - Royal Albert Hall

3. Muse - Home Park Plymouth

4. The Mission - Roundhouse

5. Queens of the Stone Age - Dreamland Margate

6. Pulp - Finsbury Park

7. The National - Ally Pally

8. Depeche Mode - Twickenham Stadium

9. Inhaler - Camden Electric

10. Wet Leg - Royal Albert Hall

[Bennykill]

Top 10 gigs of 2023 ( excluding festivals)

1. Fourtet @ Alexander Palace
2. Pet Shop Boys @ Eden Project
3. Midge Ure @ Cliffs Pavilion
4. Blur @ Wembley
5. Horne Section @ Indigo
6. Pink @ Warsaw Stadium
7. Elvana @ Roundhouse
8. Chemical Brothers @ O2
9. Self Esteem @ London Apollo
10. Flaming Lips @ London Apollo

[Nice hymer]

1. Aphex Twin - Forwards Festival Bristol (easily one of the best sets I've ever seen)

2. DJ badger - Closing set at Shangri-La

3. Interpol - o2 Academy Bristol

4. Amyl and the Sniffers - Forwards Festival Bristol

5. Fred Again - Other Stage

6. Foos/Churnups - Pyramid

7. Barrington Levy - West Holts

8. Texas - Pyramid

9. Guns n Roses - Pyramid

10. Generation Sex - Other Stage

 

Others that didn't quite make the cut. The Crawlers (Leftfield), Nova Twins (Other), Pixies (Cardiff), Subhumans (Bath Moles).

One gig that I'm gutted to have missed is Viagra Boys at The Park, probably my most played video this year, it looked epic...

[Kusy]

Father John Misty - Berlin

Bruce Springsteen - Ferrara & Vienna

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Warsaw

Arctic Monkeys - Oslo

Billy Joel - London

Blur - London

Patti Smith - Berlin

Slowdive - OFF Festival 

The Black Keys - Manchester

Queens of the Stone Age & Kendrick Lamar - Open'er Festival

 

[paulshane]

No particular order:

 

Neds Atomic Dustbin + Bently Rhythm Ace - Birmimngham

Head Rush Brass Band - Birmingham train station of all places

Oh My God Its The Church - Bristol

Phil Hartnoll DJ set - Arcadia Crew Bar

Belishas - The Lanes, Bristol

Steve Hillage, The Egg - The Glade

Lottery Winners - Strummerville

Ronny DJ set - Berlin

Kleptones DJ set - Cornish Arms

Churnups - El Pointo

Edited January 1, 2024 by paulshane

[Pipine]

Other than festivals… in order of awesomeness.. 
 

Madonna - O2

Pulp - Sheffield Arena

Self Esteem - Sheffield O2 Academy

Baby Queen - Leadmill

Dead Pony - Sidney and Matilda

Suede - Sheffield O2 Academy

Gaz Coombes - Leadmill

[Kaboom Boxer]

Forgot to add in the Jain gig in Paris to my honourable mentions. Massively surpassed my expectations. 

[foolee]

Top 3 2023: Blink-182 @ Birmingham Arena, Yungblud @ Wembley Arena & The Hives @ The Fleece

Honourable Mentions: Soft Play @ Birmingham Arena, Dune Rats & Southampton Joiners, Royal Blood @ SWX Bristol, Gwen Stefani @ Hyde Park, Cancer Bats @ 2000 Trees, McFly @ O2 Academy Bristol & Fever 333 @ Fuji Rock Festival

Edited January 1, 2024 by foolee

[nikkic]

Fred Again - Ally Pally 

Elton John - Glasto

VTSS - Warehouse Project 

The National - Ally Pally 

K Klass - Glasto

The Churnups - Glasto 

Madonna - O2

Overmono - Warehouse Project 

Confidence Man - Camp Bestival 

The Streets - Ally Pally

 

[internetjef]

In chronological order…

young fathers - Bristol SWX 

big thief - Cardiff Great hall 

guns n roses - glasto 

cat stevens - glasto 

Elton - glasto 

Yeah yeah yeahs - all points east 

Amyl and sniffers - all points east 

Deadletter - Bristol dareshack 

Australian pink Floyd - Bath forum 

darkness - Bristol beacon 

[Chapple12345]

Mainly festivals for me but my top 5 is: 

Florence + The Machine -O2 Arena

The Killers - Reading 

Muse - MK Bowl 

Pulp - Latitude 

James (Orchestral Show) - Latitude 

The rest in no particular order 

Softplay - Reading 

Billie Eilish - Reading 

Confidence Man - Latitude 

Far From Saints - Latitude

Declan Mckenna - Reading 

A lot of great events I've been lucky enough to go to and here's to many more in 2024 

[Hugh Jass II]

Pulp - Finsbury Park

Blur - Wolverhampton Civic

Madonna - The O2

Pulp - Hammersmith Apollo

Elton - Glastonbury

The National - Ally Pally

Muse - The O2

James (orchestral) - RAH

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - APE

LDR - Other Stage (purely for the comedy ending)

 

 

[ourkid1984]

In chronological order: 

1 - Gently Tender - Heartbreakers, Southampton 

2 - Will Varley - Railway, Winchester 

3 - Panic Shack - The Loft, Southampton 

4 - Pete Doherty - Royal Albert Hall

5 - Arctic Monkeys -  Ageas Bowl

6 -  Boygenius - Lowlands Festival 

7 - Dry Cleaning - Lowlands Festival 

8 - Midnight Rodeo - Heartbreakers, Southampton 

9 - Skinny Lister - Engine Rooms, Southampton 

10 - Big Moon - Papillon, Southampton 
 

[Dark Star]

Some of the highlights...

The Frames - Cork Marquee

The Hold Steady - Colours Hoxton

Mary Wallopers - Exeter Phoenix

John - Exeter Cavern

The Hu - West Holts

Glen Hansard - Cork City Hall

Bruce Springsteen - Hyde Park

Sleater-Kinney / Mhaol - Roundhouse

 

 

[gingerevans84]

11 hours ago, Kaboom Boxer said:

1. Fred Again, The Barn, Rock Werchter
2. boygenius, Marquee, Pukkelpop
3. Sam Fender, Rock Werchter
4. Muna, Club, Pukkelpop
5. Fred Again, Connect Festival
6. The 1975, Rock Werchter
7. Amelie Lens, Boiler Room, Pukkelpop
8. Spoon, The Barn, Rock Werchter
9. Xavier Rudd, The Barn, Rock Werchter
10. Blink 182, Ninex, Manchester 

Honourable mentions: Bruce Springsteen, Nova Twins, Baby Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Sigor Ross, VTSS, Luude, Sub Focus, Joy Anonymous, Big Piig, Foals, Jesse Ware, Paul Heaton

Was also at the barn for Xavier Rudd and Fred. Easily the best festival atmosphere I've ever experienced.

[Kwendo]

1. Queens of the Stone Age - Glastonbury

2. Self Esteem - Marble Factory, Bristol

3. Paramore - The Domain, Sydney

4. Beyonce - Spurs Stadium, London

5. Ezra Collective - Truth Stage, Glastonbury

6. Loyle Carner - Glastonbury

7. Weyes Blood - SWX, Bristol

8. Overmono (Live) - Beyond The Valley Festival

9. Hiroko Yamamura - Mode Festival

10. The Big Moon - Glastonbury 

[Watergirl]

I have two lists. This is stand alone gigs:

1. Måneskin - The O2, London (8 May)

2. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Parken, Copenhagen (13 July)

3. The Waterboys - Knocknarea Arena, Sligo (4 November)

4. Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls: 'Tape Deck Heart 10th Anniversary', House Of Blues, Anaheim CA (23 September)

5. Lisa O'Neill - Whelans, Dublin (23 February)

6. John Francis Flynn - Vicar Street, Dublin (2 December)

7. Talisk - Whelans, Dublin (10 October)

8. Lankum - Vicar Street, Dublin (31 May)

9. Frank Turner with Matt Nasir: 'Acoustic duo' - House Of Blues, Anaheim CA (21 September)

10. John Cale - Town Hall Theatre, Birmingham (10 February)

 

And festival sets:

1. Måneskin, Glastonbury

2. Steve Earle, Glastonbury

3. Joan Shelley, End Of The Road

4. John Francis Flynn, End Of The Road

5. Vassvik, Womad

6. Orchestral Qawwali Project, Womad

7. Guns 'n Roses, Glastonbury

8. Allison Russell, Glastonbury

9. Charley Crockett, End Of The Road

10. Arooj Aftab, End Of The Road