Gigs of the year 2024

[cdm22]

1. AURORA - Royal Albert Hall. I had the first seat in stalls pretty much on the stage and it was just magical. 

2. Olivia Rodrigo - O2. The energy and singing from the crowd was something else. 

3. Depeche Mode - O2. Won tickets and was in a suite. The first time seeing them in 30 odd years!

4. Orla Gartland - Lafayette, London, Always excellent and the first chance to hear stuff from her new album.

5. AC/DC - Wembley. Much as I generally don't like stadium gigs, these guys smashed it.

 

[archiegow]

First proper year of gigs for me, been a whirlwind! As for top 3:

 

1. IDLES - Newcastle City Hall (got tickets last minute, my friend's first ever gig, absolutely electric!)

 

2. The Killers - Co-op Live (getting to see my favourite band for the second time, on the floor was brilliant! Everyone going mental in Human was a year highlight! Travis were excellent as the support too.)

 

3. Wunderhorse - NX (just an outstanding live band. Whole floor was jumping!)

 

Honourable mentions:

Blossoms - City Hall (saw them twice this year after being a casual enjoyer, now a devoted fan! Red Rum Club were great as the support too!)

Fontaines D.C. - Boiler Shop (intimate setting, electric performance and the crowd was buzzing. Hearing Sundowner live was unreal)

The Libertines - NX (thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. Being dragged into the pit by my girlfriend from Horror Show to Don't Look Back into the Sun was surreal)

Nile Rodgers & Chic - City Hall (what is there to say?? Banger after banger after banger!)

 

Really wish I could've added KOL at the Hydro in here because they are one of my favourites and they were very good on stage (hearing Cold Desert and My Party live was amazing) but the crowd was so unbelievably dead except for the two obvious songs that it dragged it all down unfortunately.

 

Edited December 28, 2024 by archiegow

[internetjef]

King Gizz - Wide Awake festival 

Sprints - Thekla 

idles - marble factory 

[superhans]

1. The Cribs @ Liverpool Olympia

2. The Cribs @ Live at Leeds

3. The Libertines @ Albert Hall

4. The Libertines @ Clwb Ifor Bach

5. Snow Strippers @ Manchester Academy 2

 

Honourable Mentions: Jamie T @ Truck, The Chats @ Victoria Warehouse, thistle. @ The Rat and Pigeon

Looking forward to The Dare, Descendents, The Maccabees and Julie next year 😀

[Ayrshire Chris]

21 hours ago, cdm22 said:

1. AURORA - Royal Albert Hall. I had the first seat in stalls pretty much on the stage and it was just magical. 

2. Olivia Rodrigo - O2. The energy and singing from the crowd was something else. 

3. Depeche Mode - O2. Won tickets and was in a suite. The first time seeing them in 30 odd years!

4. Orla Gartland - Lafayette, London, Always excellent and the first chance to hear stuff from her new album.

5. AC/DC - Wembley. Much as I generally don't like stadium gigs, these guys smashed it.

 

Aurora was tremendous on the park stage this year. We’ve been fans since we saw her as a teenager playing the Glasgow college of art in front of a few hundred folk, just before she released her first album. Seen her often since then including three at Glastonbury. Absolutely unique haunting voice. 
good choice! 

Edited December 28, 2024 by Ayrshire Chris

[TheSheriff]

Eagles/The Doobie Brothers Coop Arena was by far my stand out gig of the the year, wonderful venue and two all time legendary bands both in great form 

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

I've seen bigger acts this year, but for me Bellowhead was most enjoyable.

[-TLR-]

1. Bruce Springsteen - Asbury Park 

 

2. Bruce Springsteen - Cardiff

 

3. Channel One Soundsystem - Village Underground sessions

[ukmountie]

For me:

1. Dave Mathew’s Band Manchester. That this was number one says something as I spent the second half in an ambulance for non-substance related reasons. 
2. The 1975 Birmingham Resorts World

3. The Eagles/Doobie Brothers. A bit bittersweet for me. Joe Walsh is showing the wear when he sings, though guitar is all it ever was. Co-op live as a venue gets mixed reviews. They really need to look at traffic management. 

 

[jonnyf]

My top 5 gigs of 2024

 

1. Foo Fighters- Manchester

2. Tool- Birmingham

3. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Wolverhampton

4. Florence Black- Nottingham

5. Marcus King- Birmingham 

[Empire87]

I've only made it to 12 shows this year. Highlights:

• Holly Humberstone - Albert Hall
• Sprints - New Century
• Press Club - White Hotel
• Kasabian - Coop Live
• Fontaines - Aviva Studios

[mjtko]

14 hours ago, Empire87 said:

I've only made it to 12 shows this year.

"Only 12"? :-) I made it to 13 shows during 2024, and I thought that was good going!

[Watergirl]

1. Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls, Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary
2. The Waterboys, Universal Hall, Findhorn Foundation, Scotland
3. Ben de la Cour, Green Note, Camden
4. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, 3Arena, Dublin
5. ØXN, Vicar Street, Dublin
6. Margo Price, Vicar Street, Dublin
7. Diana Jones, Whelans Upstairs, Dublin
8. Allison Russell, St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
9. Arooj Aftab, National Concert Hall, Dublin
10. The Unthanks, Liberty Hall, Dublin

[Olshansky]

On 12/27/2024 at 6:07 PM, Punksnotdead said:

Very End of the Road heavy for me as I didn't get to many other gigs:

 

1. Slowdive - EOTR 

2. Camera Obscura - EOTR

3. The Hold Steady - Electric Ballroom 

 

Other belters: Phosphorescent, Bill Ryder-Jones, Idles & Sprints at EOTR and Lottery Winners at Gloucester Guildhall 

 

that slowdive performance was transcendent.  i know they said they had some issues early on, but I couldnt hear it, could you?  ranks for me, for sure 

[Pipine]

It’s been an unusually quiet year for me gig wise.  I’m still full of regret for not going to see Chappell, Charli or Billie.. don’t know what I was thinking missing out on those three.  I also failed to get Taylor Swift tickets because I was just too late starting to think about wanting to go.
Really hoping that Chappell and Charli will be up on the Glastonbury line up so I don’t miss out again.

 

Of what I did go and see the highlights were:

 

1. Postal Service @ APE

2. Dead Pony @ leadmill

3. Phoenix @ APE

4. Ladyhawke @ Yellow arch

[Porcelina]

Pretty stacked year - in no particular order.

 

Bleachers at PRYZM

Springsteen at Wembley (night 1)

The Antlers at Union Chapel

The War on Drugs at RAH

Bob Dylan at RAH (night 3)

 

Honourable mentions for Phoenix at APE, Olivia at The O2 and Taylor (Wembley June night 2)

 

[foolee]

1. Green Day - Madrid/Nuremberg

2. Foo Fighters - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

3. Bring Me The Horizon - O2 Arena, London

 

Honourable mentions;

Limp Bizkit - Download Festival

Soft Play - Download Festival

The Vaccines - Bath Forum

Biffy Clyro - Victorious Festival

Blink-182 - Dublin

Robbie Williams - BST

Deftones - Primavera Sound, Barcelona

[Ben7amin_]

This is Tough but I think  - Public Service Broadcasting at the Albert Hall foe me 

[balti-pie]

Not going to rank em, cos comparison is the thief of joy etc, but the most great live things ive seen this year; 

 

Goatwhore, Brighton arch 

Dinosaur Jr - bearded theory

Harrowed and Believe Nothing - local metal thing on Eastbourne Pier

Cattle Decapitation - Brighton

Jack White - Brighton

 

bit rude to not let me choose any of the glastonbury things, LTJ Bukem and Nia Archives would both be right up there (particularly the latter) 

 

[dingbat2]

The remaining Beatles reunion, O2 London, 19th December

[RandomEnglishPerson]

1. Travis Scott - White Hart Lane

2. Parkway Drive - Download Festival 2024 (Secret Set)

3. Pendulum - Reading Festival 2024

 

Honourable Mentions

Limp Bizkit - Download Festival

Enter Shikari - Download Festival

YMAS - O2 Oxford

Spiritbox - Reading Festival

QOSTA - Download Festival

Blink 182 - Reading Festival

Denzel Curry - Reading Festival