Top 10 Gigs of 2023

[Sitruc97]

Didn't get to as many gigs as I would've liked in 2023 for various reasons, but I certainly do have a top 3:

 

1st - Elton John - Palau Sant Jordi - Barcelona 

2nd - Blink 182 - AO Arena - Manchester

3rd - The Weeknd - London Stadium - London 

[cidy]

Louis dunford _ Hammersmith apollo

Billy joel - hyde park

Saw doctors - acoustic glasto

Mary wallopers _ acoustic

Cat stevens _ Glastonbury 

Elton _ glasto 

Mary wallopers _ dingwalls  camden

Generation sex _other stage

Lottery winners _ strummerville

[gfa]

Not doing 10, not even doing 3.

But will say The Prodigy at Ally Pally in november was the best i saw all year without a doubt 🙂 

[Kaboom Boxer]

11 hours ago, gingerevans84 said:

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

It was unbelievable wasn’t it.

[Padjeq]

1. Madonna @ the millennium dome

2. Paramore @ NIA

3. 1975 @ NEC

4. Def Leppard @ Brammal Lane

5. Eurovision Semi 1 @ Liverpool Arena

6. Bruce Springsteen @ Villa Park

7. Gwen Stefani @ Warwick Castle

8. Siouxsie @ Wolvo Halls

9. Front Bottoms @ Institute 1

10. Carly Rae Jepsen @ Institute 1

[Skip997]

In no particular order

Mungo's HiFI and Eva Lazarus - Shambala

Denis Sulta - The Glade

The Comet is Coming - The Park

Leftfield - The Park

The Blessed Madonna - Block 9

Rudamental - West Holts

Orbital - The Wyldes

L'Entourloop - Shambala

There's probably more I can't think of right now

[-TLR-]

1. WASP - London

2. Tangerine Dream - London

3. Bruce - Dublin (night 3)

4. Bruce - Villa Park

5. The Almighty - London

6. Terrorvision - London

7. Cannibal Corpse - London

 

cant think of anyone else i saw this year that was actually any good.

Napalm Death, Obituary and Paradise Lost were all various levels of disappointing to sh*t.

all the other Bruce shows i went to this year were sh*t.

 

[sfroml]

Lottery Winners – Brudenell Social Club

Fat White Family – Project House

Blur – Newcastle City Hall

Sparks – Park Stage

James – Manchester Apollo

Mogwai – Albert Hall

Sea Power – Trades Club

Bob Mould – Brudenell Social Club

Sam Fender – Leeds Festival

Steve Mason – Sheffield 02

[jenko]

In no particular order:

Pulp - Lattitude

Half Man Half Biscuit - Camden Electric Ballroom

Father John Misty - Hammersmith Apollo

Billy Joel - Hyde Park

The Black Keys - o2

Belle and Sebastain - Liverpool Olympia

Depeche Mode - Primavera Barcelona

Eels - Hammersmith Apollo

Dexys - Brighton Dome

Sparks - Primavera Barcelona

[Badlands]

in no particular order….

Fender @ SJP 

Bruce @ Villa Park

Young Fathers @ Boiler Shop

Self Esteem with Northern Symphonia @ Glass House

Blur @ City Hall

Max Cooper @ Boiler Shop

National @ First Direct

The Unthanks @ Glastonbury

CMAT @ Uni 

Reg @ Glastonbury 

 

[Chef]

The Boss - Hyde Park

Pulp - Hammersmith Apollo

Loyle Carner - RAH

Elton - Pyramid 

Teskey Brothers - Other 

Ocean Colour Scene - Hammersmith Apollo

NGHFB - Penn Fest 

Young Fathers - WH

DJ Yoda 50 Years of Hip Hop - Stonebridge 

Blondie - Pyramid (Lol, not really)

Blur - Wembley 

[anditmakesmesmile]

1) Sault, Drumsheds

2) The Bays, Jazz Cafe

3) Little Simz, Alexandra Palace

4) Fred Again, The Other Stage, Glastonbury

5) Blur, Hammersmith Apollo

6) Nick Cave, Beacon Theatre

7) Bob Vylan, Sunrise, Latitude

8) Gabriels, Pryzm, Kingston

9) Tom Walker, Brunel Museum

10) Loyle Carner, Hammersmith Apollo

 

 

Edited January 2, 2024 by anditmakesmesmile
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[faymondo]

Jalen Ngonda (Liverpool O2) is my winner. 

[Hugh Jass II]

Already posted my list but a shoutout for my pleasant surprise of the year… Muse. A band I’d long lost all interest in and hadn’t really bothered with since a string of underwhelming albums and a stinker of a GF show in 2016.

Was offered a cheap ticket to their O2 gig in October and went along with fairly low expectations… was absolutely blown away by how good and how much fun that gig was. 

[DDave]

On 1/2/2024 at 11:20 PM, faymondo said:

Jalen Ngonda (Liverpool O2) is my winner. 

Good to hear. Seeing him at Band on the wall soon. 

[goonerben]

In rough order:

• Blur @ Eastbourne Winter Garden (second warmup show back, 1000 capacity)
• Soft Play @ Tunbridge Wells Forum (first show back after hiatus)
• Fred Again @ Glastonbury
• Hotwax @ Tunbridge Wells Forum
• Pulp @ Hammersmith Apollo
• Shame @ Glastonbury
• Suede @ De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill
• Arctic Monkeys @ Emirates Stadium
• Lottery Winners @ Glastonbury (Rabbit Hole Saturday set)
• Melin Melyn @ Tunbridge Wells

[Skip997]

Another one I think I forgot:

Shy Girl - The Park

[RossTC]

Arctic Monkeys - Dublin (last gig of the world tour)

Elton - Glasto

Foos - Glasto

Fred Again - Glasto

Ocean Colour Scene - Hammersmith apollo - Guest appearences from Paul Weller and PP Arnold

Franc Moody - Bristol Trinity

DMA's - Bristol O2

[Peter_Quaife]

1. Suede - Forest Fest

2. Viagra Boys - Park Stage

3. The Frank & Walters - 100 Club

4. Bruce Springsteen - Dublin

5. The Lathums - Other Stage

6. Ron Sexsmith - Belfast

7. James - Forest Fest

8. The War on Drugs - Other Stage

9. Bell x1 - Stendhal

10. Peter Hook & The Light (Joy Division set) - Forest Fest

[Funkyfairy!]

On 12/31/2023 at 10:57 PM, Gnomicide said:

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

Totally with you on your number one choice. James orchestral (mine at brighton ) utterly outstanding and potentially my gig of a decade for being utterly captivating 

[Quark]

Had to struggle to think of what gigs I went to, 2023 was a bit of a blur for various reasons. Had to go back into my ticket purchases to remind myself, and depressingly I seem to recall incredibly little of Glastonbury 😞

Having a stab at 5 instead:

Mogwai - Brighton Dome
Death Cab For Cutie - Brighton Dome
Max Richter - Park (shout to @bennyhana22 and @Titters for taking me to that one)
Teskey Brothers - Other (ditto to @Gnomicide)
Dub Pistols - Concorde 2

Not quite a gig so it gets an honourable mention, but finally saw Wheel Of Four Tunes on Sensation Seekers and it was an absolute joy.

Honourable mentions for pleasant surprises to Gwenno on Park and Dylan (not that one) at Victorious.

[Gnomicide]

1 minute ago, Quark said:

Had to struggle to think of what gigs I went to, 2023 was a bit of a blur for various reasons. Had to go back into my ticket purchases to remind myself, and depressingly I seem to recall incredibly little of Glastonbury 😞

Having a stab at 5 instead:

Mogwai - Brighton Dome
Death Cab For Cutie - Brighton Dome
Max Richter - Park (shout to @bennyhana22 and @Titters for taking me to that one)
Teskey Brothers - Other (ditto to @Gnomicide)
Dub Pistols - Concorde 2

Not quite a gig so it gets an honourable mention, but finally saw Wheel Of Four Tunes on Sensation Seekers and it was an absolute joy.

Honourable mentions for pleasant surprises to Gwenno on Park and Dylan (not that one) at Victorious.

This is why I take at least one photo of every act I see. I'd have forgotten a fair few from 2023 without going back through my photos.

[Talcroft]

Four Tet with Squid Soup at Ally Pally 

Moderat at Warehouse Project 

 

Everyone else was fine but those two... *chef's kiss*.

Four Tet was probably gig of a lifetime for me, made all the more special by going on a little jolly to London all on my own. 

[Mr Boo]

PP Arnold - The Sub Rooms

Jake Shears - Bristol Pride

Pulp - Isle of Wight

Robbie Williams -Isle of Wight

Ezra Collective - Forwards festival 

Yeah Yeah Yeah - All points East

Jungle - All points East

Brass Against - Marble Factory

Lottery Winners -SWX

Dexys - Bath Forum

Other highlights included- Gabriels, Raye,  Oh My God it’s the church, Eels, Gaz Coombes and Hot 8 Brass band

Edited January 6, 2024 by Mr Boo

[Mr Boo]

1 hour ago, Mr Boo said:

PP Arnold - The Sub Rooms

Jake Shears - Bristol Pride

Pulp - Isle of Wight

Robbie Williams -Isle of Wight

Ezra Collective - Forwards festival 

Yeah Yeah Yeah - All points East

Jungle - All points East

Brass Against - Marble Factory

Lottery Winners -SWX

Dexys - Bath Forum

Other highlights included- Gabriels, Raye,  Oh My God it’s the church, Eels, Gaz Coombes and Hot 8 Brass band

No order to mine