Tour Of The Year 2008? [Archive]

aaron401

12/04/08, 05:29 PM

what was everyone's favorite tours of 2008?

my picks (that i can remember and attended)

The Honorary Title w/ paper rival, mansions, new frontiers

Steel Train w/ Dear & The Headlights, Forgive Durden

Tegan and Sara w/ City and Colour

versus_god

12/04/08, 05:31 PM

Hot Water Music reunion
Revival Tour
Asian Man Tour

Dr. Acula

12/04/08, 05:48 PM

Hot Water Music reunion tour.

voncorn

12/04/08, 06:26 PM

Reggie And The Full Effect's Farewell Tour (According to KISS)

Best show I've ever been to. Ever. Not even Nine Inch Nails at Red Rocks was as good of a show experience as James Dewees rocking out with his cock out in that tiny club.

Rodeo

12/04/08, 06:37 PM

Fake Problems / Frank Turner

mimexcore

12/04/08, 07:08 PM

It wasn't a tour, but Cursive's sorta-one-off stop at San Francisco's Noise Pop festival was fabulous.

TakeLotsWithAlcohol

12/04/08, 07:11 PM

Thrice/Circa Survive/Pelican

Thrice/Alk3/Gaslight Anthem/Rise Fagainst

imagination

12/04/08, 07:27 PM

It wasn't a tour, but Cursive's sorta-one-off stop at San Francisco's Noise Pop festival was fabulous.
man, i wasn't into that show at all

i can't really think of any best tours.. but i remember really liking an horse/tegan and sara

actually, the blow/mirah was a good thing

fly_guy

12/04/08, 07:48 PM

I didnt freaking go to anything this year. Like, 4 shows and thats it. Very sad

TSLROCKS

12/04/08, 07:49 PM

Barely went to any shows this year but my favorite show that I did attend was Copeland/Lovedrug/Lydia tour

Burn That Shit

12/04/08, 07:53 PM

Thrice/Circa Survive/Pelican

WhiteLies.

12/04/08, 07:59 PM

My favorite was probably Jesse Lacey/Kevin Devine, but Thrice/Pelican was a good time as well. I didn't go to much this year, disappointing.

AP_Punk

12/04/08, 08:01 PM

Hot Water Music reunion
Revival Tour
Asian Man Tour

Yes. Even though I missed all three because I suck.

AP_Punk

12/04/08, 08:02 PM

My favorite was probably Jesse Lacey/Kevin Devine, but Thrice/Pelican was a good time as well. I didn't go to much this year, disappointing.

omg not punk

liar23

12/04/08, 08:13 PM

Radiohead/Liars. Only good one I attended this year

mimexcore

12/04/08, 08:34 PM

man, i wasn't into that show at all

The support was super hit-or-miss, with the exception of Judgement Day [pretty fantastic], but Cursive was pretty fun

duhpunk

12/04/08, 08:39 PM

Dream Theater/Opeth/Between the Buried and Me/3

recall reality

12/04/08, 08:44 PM

Rx Bandits, Portugal. The Man, Facing New York/Maps and Atlases/Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground

All of these bands put on great live shows.

WhoSaidThat?

12/04/08, 10:23 PM

Kanye West, Rhianna, N*E*R*D*, Lupe Fiasco. The Glow in the Dark Tour.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee224/chelabella_photos/Glow.jpg

lovelife

12/04/08, 10:29 PM

Dream Theater/Opeth/Between the Buried and Me/3

Dude yes!!
Best thing to ever happen in this world!

This years highlights for me:

Unearth, Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, White Chapel, Gwen Stacy.

[TAS destroyed lives. White Chapel, Protest and Unearth shredded me into pieces. I didn't care much for Gwen Stacy.]

Bring Me The Horizon, The Ghost Inside, Misery Signals and Confide.

[Mis Sigs was phenomenal, I was so stoked on them. The Ghost Inside tore it up, but the mix wasn't too good so it lacked guitars. BMTH puts on a killer show, though I'm not a fan of their music they were badass on that stage. Confide also had good stage presence, but I was just not into their music]

duhpunk

12/04/08, 10:31 PM

Dude yes!!
Best thing to ever happen in this world!

This years highlights for me:

Unearth, Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, White Chapel, Gwen Stacy.

[TAS destroyed lives. White Chapel, Protest and Unearth shredded me into pieces. I didn't care much for Gwen Stacy.]

Bring Me The Horizon, The Ghost Inside, Misery Signals and Confide.

[Mis Sigs was phenomenal, I was so stoked on them. The Ghost Inside tore it up, but the mix wasn't too good so it lacked guitars. BMTH puts on a killer show, though I'm not a fan of their music they were badass on that stage. Confide also had good stage presence, but I was just not into their music]

I wanted to go to see PTH, but I was out of town when it was here.

Misery Signals is great live, but I cant stand BMTH

lovelife

12/04/08, 10:36 PM

Oh man, well I recommend that when you get a chance you check out PTH. They are flawless. Guhhh.

Misery Signals never dissapoints, thats for sure.

BMTH has so many hatazzzz haha. Yeah I'm not into them, especially that new record of theirs, their vocalist sounds like he wants to be in Fight Paris or ETID.
wtfdood!?

duhpunk

12/04/08, 10:39 PM

He sounds like the screamer from Underoath.

And come on...don't type like you're 13. No one on here will take you seriously.

makeasound

12/05/08, 12:12 AM

Bayside w/ The Matches, Valencia, & The Status would get my vote. Four great bands and all four were amazing at both shows I went to.

schaft0620

12/05/08, 08:47 AM

rise against
alkaline trio
thrice
glasslight anthem

erinfxs

12/05/08, 09:03 AM

GIAN - Give It A Name
It had some bands I really love on it e.g:
Paramore
All Time Low
Set Your Goals
Mayday Parade
Four Year Strong
You Me At Six

And it gave me the chance to see a few more bands I like e.g
Finch, The Audition, Chiodos, Cobra Starship, Meg & Dia

EDIT: Though I guess it was more of a festival then a tour,
but the give it a name introduces tour with mayday parade, four year strong, meg & dia and teh color fred was good too.

blimpcityhero11

12/05/08, 09:10 AM

1) The Starting Line, Bayside, Steel Train, and Four Year Strong

2) Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, and City and Colour

3) Jack's Mannequin, Fun, Treaty of Paris

erinfxs

12/05/08, 09:14 AM

1) The Starting Line, Bayside, Steel Train, and Four Year Strong

2) Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, and City and Colour

3) Jack's Mannequin, Fun, Treaty of Paris
Wow, each of them tours has a band i really like.
The starting line and four year strong would be amazing to see together in one night,
i saw fys tooo, they're really good live :'D
then death cab for cutie i want to see live
and jacks mannequin :| i want them to come to the UK soooon

realt

12/05/08, 09:45 AM

finch and scary kids scaring kids toured together which was awesome

bayside/the matches/valencia/the status was a sick show

chiodos/silverstein/escape the fate/alesana was pretty sweet too

alkaline trio/bayside/the fashion was a good time

nannyj

12/05/08, 09:56 AM

Say Anything/Manchester Orchestra/Weatherbox
Jimmy Eat World/Dear and the Headlights/Paramore

but the best show I saw all year was the Hold Steady & the Drive-By Truckers

FeynmanWannabe

12/05/08, 10:20 AM

xidreamofyou32x

12/05/08, 10:25 AM

My top tour of 08 was:

Jack's Mannequin/Eric Hutchinson/Treaty of Paris - 10/30/08

shit stroll

12/05/08, 10:29 AM

the gaslight anthem/american steel/polar bear club

FeynmanWannabe

12/05/08, 10:34 AM

Iron & Wine w/ Blitzen Trapper or Built to Spill w/ Meat Puppets. Haven't gone to many shows. Forget what was this year and what was last.

Best tour that I didn't go to: R.E.M. + Modest Mouse + The National. :-(
Oh, the variation on the BTS tour was awesome, when it was Built to Spill + Dinosaur Jr + Meat Puppets. Sadly, Dino Jr did not come.

SaintSammy17

12/05/08, 10:34 AM

The Sell Out Tour (All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine, Every Avenue)
Explosions In Your Pants Tour (Mayday Parade, My American Heart, The Graduate)
Spring Break Tour (The Audition, Hit The Lights, Every Avenue, The Morning Light)
Bill and Trav's Bogus Journey Tour (The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Hey Monday, Carolina Liar)
Warped Tour

Those would have to be my top 5 tours of the year, that I attended.
Other than that I would've LOVED to go to the Rise Against and Jack's Mannequin tours, but the timing was bad.