Yes, their are still a couple of weeks left in the year. So if something slips in under the wire before then,feel free to add it in.But yours truly appears to be done for the year,live show wise. Not that I can complain. Unfortunately our boys didn't hit the road this year. But I did manage to catch some good shows. Altough I will have to separate the top 5 Springsteen shows from the non Springsteen shows. But here goes:

Top 5 Springsteen
1.St. Louis
2.Sacramento
3.Nashville
4.San Jose
5.Anaheim (Not that any of them were bad)


Non Bruce:
1.Neil Young - Reno
2.Steely Dan - Lake Tahoe
3.Steve Miller - The Fillmore
4.ACDC-Oakland
5.Lindsey Buckingham - Lake Tahoe
5.Tom Petty - Hollywood Bowl

AC/DC: Tacoma, WA
Taj Mahal: Bend, OR
Tina Turner: Sacramento, CA
Stone Temple Pilots: Bend, OR
The Police, Wheatland, CA
The Who: VH1 Honors Concert: Los Angeles, CA

Jeez, this thread got me thinking - I've only been to two gigs in 2008  Not such a good year gig-wise...

Well, they were both worth it. Marianne Faithfull playing in a beautiful theater (I almost started crying like the cry-baby I am when she played "Something Better" and spoke about Mick and Keith) and Suede's Brett Anderson in a superb acoustic set.

Havent been to a concert by anyone since July, but even though I didnt get to see the Stones or Dylan in 2008, quality wise it was a year of consistently brilliant shows.

5 Springsteen shows - Milan, Paris and three in Dublin. As good a series of shows as I've seen by anyone. Even more so as they were in stadiums, which isn't normally that enjoyable an experience.

two amazing nights of Neil Young at the Apollo theatre in Manchester in March. Featured a performance of 'Down By the River' on the first night which may well have been the best version of any song I've ever seen at a concert.

Leonard Cohen in Dublin in June. Never thought i'd ever get to see him. What a delight in every way. Mesmerizing performance, and who would have thought that this surreal year will end with a cover of a Leonard Cohen song being the Christmas #1 single in the UK.

Tom Waits in Edinburgh in July. Frenetic, surreal and barking mad. An incredible experience.

Two solo shows by Steve Earle in Belfast in January. In a club. Great to see him in such an intimate setting.

Oh, and Cohen is 74, Young (who almost died from an aneurysm 3 years ago) is 63 and Springsteen is 59. Yet each of them played for around 2 and three quarter hours (Bruce's Milan show clocked in at 3 hours exactly). Ok, so Cohen and Young had intervals in the middle, but that's still some going.

lotsajizz wrote on Dec 17^th, 2008 at 6:51am:



I think they effectively see Keith's set as the 'break' anyway as far as the audience goes.

You would have thought, though, that an act as merchandise-orientated as the Stones are would be quick to exploit the potential increase in revenue that a 30-minute intermission would bring.

Very few concerts this year

Bruce would be my highlight.

Did see great shows by Jackie Greene, the Cardinals, and Lucinda Williams also!

just got home five am from this one: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/arts/music/17youn.html?_r=2
and this one:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/arts/music/27clap.html?scp=1&sq=clapton%20winw...

Actually the best show I saw this year was at my nephew's bachelor party this last summer.
They had a cute couple of exotic dancers. Highly professional, they sure knew how to grab the audience attention.

top 3 of about 100

Testament at the Key Club
Gang Of Four at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Mad Juana at the Scene

The most expensive being Mad Juana at $7

Other really awesome ones were Jail Weddings (4 Mondays in a row at the Echo) , Jack Bruce, Sun Trash, The Humpers, Zeke, Melvins at the Troubadour, Bruce Springsteen at the Pond, No Age/Mika Miko at the Central Library, Dresden Dolls at the Wiltern, Coachella.

There's a lot more people who have seen over and over and over again but to be honest it's hard to be impressed or excited when I am mainly just going out of habit.

springsteen by default. Bad year all around.

yeah, gee Zack, too bad you could not get a better seat for Fogarty!   

One stunning Springsteen show, a Dylan show, and...um....shit, either I forget the rest or that's all there was. Even worse than I'd thought.

Nasty Habits wrote on Dec 17^th, 2008 at 8:07am:


WTF?? - your comments please

That's sad if you can only find a few shows to go to in New York City. It can't be that much worse than L.A.

This was a great year of shows for me ~ I took advantage of the year off from the Stones! Most of these tickets were under $100
MY 2008 CONCERTS list:
February 2, LENNY KRAVITZ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC ~ Fabulous club show, Lenny is very cool and HOT!
February 28, CLAPTON & WINWOOD, Madison Square Garden, NYC ~ REALLY GREAT, these guys are PRO's!
March 1, JOE PERRY & TAB, Hard Rock Cafe, NYC ~ club show which was cool because Joe Perry's 2 sons are in the band "Tab"
March 30 SHINE A LIGHT Premiere, Ziegfeld Theatre NYC,The STONES were there and looking good, not a concert but it was a thrill
April 8, SANTANA Madison Square Garden, NYC ~ he played hard for 3 HOURS!
April 26, THE WALLFLOWERS, House of Blues, AC ~ just went to see Dyan's son, not really a fan but it was good
May 26, MARK KNOPFLER (Dire Straits), Royal Albert Hall, London ~ LOVED the venue, it was fabulous, the show was folk music
May 30, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Emirates Stadium, London  ~ one of the best most & enthusiastic BRUCE shows I have ever seen!!
June 1, PAUL McCARTNEY, KAISER CHIEFS & THE ZUTONS, Liverpool Anfield Stadium, UK ~ Best show of my year!!!!
June 7, ROGER HODGSON (Supertramp), Atlantic City ~ small club show which was sweet
June 10, ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSSE, MSG Theater, NYC ~ very cool show and different for Robert Plant, who was HOT!
June 28, RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STAR BAND (Edgar Winter, Billy Squier, Colin Hay), Taj Mahal Atlantic City ~ simply fabulous!
July 27, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, Giants Stadium, NJ ~ great show, and long too, but too crowded and hot as hell
August 3, THE POLICE & ELVIS COSTELLO, PNC Arts Center, NJ ~ prettygood but no new material for the Police, Elvis was better
August 16, BOB DYLAN, The Borgata AC, NJ ~ typical Dylan ~ no frills show but satisfying
August 23 ROD STEWART, The Borgata, AC, NJ ~ 2nd row seats, loved ROD's style and charm!
October 29, TIM RIES ROLLING STONES PROJECT, Jazz Standard, NYC ~ really interesting jazzy Stonesy gig
October 31, THE WHO, Borgata AC ~ fabulous 9th row seats, great show
Nov. 25, HUBERT SUMLIN w/Sp. Guests JIMMY VIVINO, LEVON HELM, DAVID JOHANSEN, BB Kings NYC ~ legendary blues
Decvember 15, NEIL YOUNG, Madison Square Garden, NYC ~ Neil rocked all night, MSG didnt empty out till 1 AM!

My 2 favorite shows were in England:
PAUL McCARTNEY at Anfield ~ final show at that venue!
and
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN at Emerites ~ first show at that venue!
and
CLAPTON & WINWOOD was very special too
and
RINGO
and
THE WHO and DYLAN and ROD and NEIL!
lots of talent in the music bizz!

EDGAR WINTER gets an honorable mention!
My favorite SONG of the year ~ FRANKENSTEIN by EDGAR WINTER! You gotta check these video's out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZwllRMnwhg
Second favorite song of the year!
DEAR MR. FANTASY ~ CLAPTON & WINWOOD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRd2_B3Luc
Third favorite song of the year!
THE RISING/LAST TO DIE ~ SPRINGSTEEN in London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKPoI3lRqI

Quote:


Eeeww Uncle Ted

You're a poo poo platter

Mr. Sex Drugs Rock n Roll wrote on Dec 18^th, 2008 at 10:32am:


Stormtroopin', Stranglehold, Cat Scratch Fever, Free For All, Snakeskin Cowboys, Motor City Madhouse - all classic songs. The first time I saw Ted Nugent he had Tommy Aldridge on the drums. If you can tune out the stuff between the songs, he always delivers a top notch show.

Mr. Sex Drugs Rock n Roll wrote on Dec 18^th, 2008 at 10:32am:


well i will agree he's not the most handsomest rock star around.  what do you expect from someone who is 60?