2008 Shows Of The Year

[TMS2787]

2008 is winding down and I remember we had one of these threads last year about the best shows/sets of the year. So, I figured we should do it again. Post a top 5, 10, 15, 20, whatever you want and include the name of the band (obvious), venue/city, date, and setlist if you have it. I will be doing mine later tonight because I only have one more show for the rest of the year.

[tie]15. Death Cab For Cutie - 06.13.08 - The Plain Dealer Pavilion At Natuica - Cleveland, OH
15. Jimmy Eat World - 05.02.08 - Meadowlands Sports Complex - The Bamboozle 2008 - East Rutherford, NJ
14. The Cool Kids - 04.11.08 - The 'Sco - Oberlin, OH
13. Lupe Fiasco - 10.07.08 - Mac Center - Kent, OH
12. Jack Johnson - 06.17.08 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyhoga Falls, OH
11. Anthony Green - 08.07.08 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
10. Between The Buried And Me - 10.06.08 - House Of Blues Cleveland - Cleveland, OH
09. Explosions In The Sky - 04.03.08 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
08. Girl Talk - 08.03.08 - Grant Park - Lollapalooza 2008 - Chicago, IL
07. Coldplay - 10.21.08 - The Q Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH
06. Minus The Bear - 10.20.08 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
05. The Arcade Fire - 03.03.08 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
04. Jay-Z - 10.29.08 - The Q Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH
03. Dave Matthews Band - 07.03.08 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyhoga Falls, OH
02. Brand New - 08.01.01 - House Of Blues Chicago - Chicago, IL
01. Kanye West - 05.18.08 - Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain - The Glow In The Dark Tour - Scranton, Pa

[just-in.]

1. 09/18/08 - Sauget, IL - Pop's - EasyCore Tour: New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore, and Crime in Stereo
2. 03/26/08 - Sauget, IL - Pop's - The Starting Line, Bayside, Four Year Strong, and Steel Train
3. 08/02/08 - Chicago, IL - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Warped Tour: Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, and Against Me!
4. 07/07/08 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant - Shout It Loud Tour: Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Big D & The Kids Table, and Suburban Legends
5. 12/03/08 - St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl - Fall Out Boy

Both dates of the EasyCore tour that I saw this year were badass. some of the best live bands around today
Against Me! tears it up alive, always
Set Your Goals does it great, favorite band so its a given
Less Than Jake and Goldfinger are always great to see
Fall Out Boy at Creepy Crawl was ridiculous.

2008 was a pretty good year actually.

[fightoffyrdmns]

1. 08/01/08 - Chicago, IL - Brand New, Kevin Devine, and Manchester Orchestra. Proof Spring Tour 07 needs to happen again.
2. 09/26/08 - Indianapolis, IN - Brand New, The Builders and the Butchers. Introducted to TB&TB, BN played jams...awesome.
3. 10/25/08 - Vineland, NJ - Saves The Day, Anthony Green, Moneen. Saw Moneen for the first time in years, Saves the Day in Jersey...enough said. Oh yeah, except for Deciding. End.
4. 06/06/08 - Richmond, VA - Race The Sun, Patent Pending, Just Surrender, Every Avenue - Race The Sun reunited and I died of sheer happiness.
5. 04/20/08 - Washington DC - The Starting Line, Bayside, Four Year Strong - Last time seeing TSL in a club, plus I don't count Bamboozle so it's really their last show of mine. Sucks.

Honorable mention - Kevin Devine/Manchester Orchestra tour. I went to one date already and the sets weren't up to their potential, but I still have two more to go.

[JimmyIymmiJ]

10/4/08 - Less Then Jake - Club Bourbon Street, New Port Richey, FL - It was at a smallish club. They brought a lot of energy as usual, and the small venue made it pretty awesome. It reminded me more of shows I went to 10 years ago then anything I've gone to in a while, so that's probably why I'd say it was the best show I was at this year. Nothing else really stuck out.

[rollerman4221]

1. Orlando, FL: Warped Tour 2008: so amazing, ADTR, SYG, ETID, Gym class heroes, greeley estates, reliant k, FYS on the smallest damn stage ever with security making a barrier, between the trees, cinematic sunrise, i cant remember more but i mean damn, ill never go to a show that awesome again.
2.Tallahassee, FL: Easycore Tour: Nfg, FYS, and ADTR, what else could you want?
3. Orlando, FL: Atl, Maydayparade, The Maine, and Every Avenue: ATL blew me away, circles put the icing on the cake

a year is to damn long to remember shows from, those are basically just lately, oh well.

[rawker31]

This is certainly not an AP friendly list, but I have different preferences in music:

1. 3/14/08 - Poughkeepsie, NY- Chevelle, Sick Puppies, God or Julie
2. 10/13/08 - New York, NY - Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Gaslight Anthem
3. 5/3/08-5/4/08 - East Rutherford, NJ - The Bamboozle Festival (I can't rank the days seperately)
4. 8/7/08 - Uncasville, CT - Nine Inch Nails
5. 3/22/08 - Albany, NY - Taste of Chaos: Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Blessthefall.....
6. 8/16/08 - Hartford, CT - Mayhem Festival: Slipknot, Disturbed, Mastodon, Underoath, Machine Head......
7. 5/21/08 - Poughkeepsie, NY - As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace
8. 2/19/08 - New York, NY - Foo Fighters, Serj Tankian, Against Me!
9. 4/19/08 - New York, NY - Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch
10. ***12/26/08*** - Worchester, MA - Reveille ( I know the show hasn't happened yet, but I know that it will be one of the best of the year, especially since it's a reunion show)

[humanafterall]

All happened at Lollapalooza 2008 (Aug 1-3) at Chicago, IL.

1. Rage Against the Machine
2. Kanye West
3. Radiohead
4. Girl Talk
5. The Raconteurs
6. Holy Fuck
7. Does it Offend You (DJ Set)
8. The Go! Team
9. Saul Williams
10. Foals

[GlassyLight]

1. NIN at Lolla
2. Flogging Molly at Lolla
3. Against Me! w/ Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Des Moines, IA
4. HORSE the band - Iowa City, IA
5. 3 Inches of Blood - Iowa City, IA

[HugoOne]

Did I even go to 5 shows this year? Damn, I fell behind.

1. Switchfoot in Estero, FL.
2. nine inch nails in Orlando, FL.
3. Thrice, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
4. O.A.R. in Estero, FL.

Did I only do 4 this year? Daaaamn.

[anamericangod]

Butch Walker
Relient K

[voncorn]

1. Reggie And The Full Effect, MC Chris, Leathermouth, Warship - Denver, CO
2. Nine Inch Nails - Red Rocks in Morrison, CO
3. Four Year Strong, I Am The Avalanche, This Is Hell, A Loss For Words - Denver, CO

I've been to 20+ shows this year, those are the only standout and memorable ones. Oh, and James Dewees is the greatest human being on Earth.

[Batman138]

Here is my list, cant remember the dates though. It consists of a lot of Every Time I Die and This is Hell shows, they are the best live bands around right now. Alot of mine are out of state shows for me. It was hard for me to make this list cause I went to so many shows this year, but these are all at least rememberable.

1. Every Time I Die with The Bronx/Stick To Your Guns in Long Island, NY
2. Danzig with Winds of Plague in Los Angeles, CA
3. This is Hell with Elysia/Ruiner/Soldiers in Augusta, GA/Birmingham AL
4. Every Time I Die with The Bled/August Burns Red in Atlanta, GA/Charlotte, NC
5. Warped Tour Every Time I Die/Dillinger Escape Plan/As I Lay Dying/Maylene in Atlanta, GA
6. Gallows with This Is Hell/Cancer Bats in Atlanta, GA
7. Bleeding Through in Atlanta, GA
8. Killwhitneydead with Demonstration/Carnifex in Charlotte, NC/Augusta, GA/Columbia,SC
9.H20 with Bane/Cruel Hand in New York, NY
10. Agent Orange in Atlanta, GA
11. Parkway Drive with Arsonists Get All The Girls/After The Burial in Atlanta, GA
12. Stick To Your Guns with My Children My Bride/Gwen Stacy in Atlanta, GA
13.Soldiers with Stray From the Path/Recon in Augusta, GA/Douglasville, GA
14. Maylene and Sons of Disaster with Gwen Stacy/Whitechapel/Devil Wears Prada in Douglasville, GA
15. Norma Jean with My Children My Bride/Haste The Day in Nashville, TN
16. Terror with The Warriors/Death Before Dishonor in Atlanta, GA
17. This Is Hell with Cancer Bats in Columbia, SC
18.This Is Hell with Gravemaker in Birmingham, AL
19. Bring Me The Horizon with The Ghost Inside/Misery Signals in Atlanta, GA
20. War From A Harlots Mouth in Atlanta, GA tied with Have Heart with Verse in Atlanta, GA


Shows likely to be added to this list before end of year:
Every Time I Die Christmas show in Buffalo NY (I can't miss this so Im flying up for it)
This is Hell with Evergreen Terrace/Casey Jones (this is next Saturday, can't wait)

[gurrentzy321]

rock the pony (1st gig with my band lol)
warped tour
silverstein/devil wears prada/a day to remember
foo fighters
underoath/saosin/devil wears prada
3oh!3 halloween show
a static lullaby/four letter lie/dance gavin dance/secret and whisper
every time i die/the bled/ fftl/ august burns red
all time low/mayday parade/ every avenue
the vincent black shadow
journey/heart/cheap trick
forever the sickest kids/cobra starship/hit the lights/ sing it loud
dillinger escape plan/throwdown/bury your dead/cavelaria consperacy
mayhem festival
the offspring/paramore/dropkick murphys
dillinger escape plan/fear before the march of flames

[ourlady311]

love threads like this...obviously, my top two favorites are going to be pretty evident from my SN

1. 311 - 3/11/08, NOLA (311 day baby!)
2. 311 - Atlanta, GA - hands down, one of the best nights of my life. doesn't top 3-11 Day, but I met Nick and everyone else...the set was epic, the crowd was phenomenal, and the energy was definitive of a positive 311 show. Amazing, amazing night.
3. PROBABLY would have been NFG's show in ATL, but my friend and I decided to get stupid wasted and pass out for the entire show. what a waste, lol.
SO, 3 really is probably Rise Against/Alk3/Thrice at the Tabernacle back in October
4. Against Me! in Ahens back in January...what an unbelievable show, I had hardly heard of them before that day either.
5. Warped Tour - great lineup this year, made me a believer in SotY again. plus AvA, Shwayze, Against Me!, and Jack's Mannequin were fantastic.

[lurker411_k9]

1. Warped Tour - Every Time I Die/All That Remains/Bring Me The Horizon in Cincinnati, OH
2. Mayhem Fest - Slipknot/Disturbed/Mastodon/Machine Head/Underoath in Indianapolis, IN
3. Killswitch Engage with Dillinger Escape Plan/Every Time I Die/Parkway Drive in Cincinnati, OH
4. DevilDriver with Napalm Death/36 Crazyfists/Invitro in Louisville, KY
5. Mindless Self Indulgence with The Birthday Massacre/Julien-K in Louisville, KY
6. Death Cab For Cutie with So Many Dynamos in Champange, IL
7. Megadeth with In Flames/Children of Bodom/Job For A Cowboy in Louisville, KY
8. Trivium with All That Remains/36 Crazyfists in Louisville, KY
9. Summer Slaughter - The Black Dahlia Murder/Vader/Despised Icon in Louisville, KY
10. The Acacia Strain with Whitechapel in Louisville, KY
11. Norma Jean with Haste The Day/The Showdown/Mychildren Mybride in Louisville, KY
12. A Static Lullaby with Greeley Estates/Motionless In White/Jamies Elsewhere in Louisville, KY
13. 36 Crazyfists with Walls of Jericho in Louisville, KY
14. Chiodos with The Showdown/Emarosa/Forever In A Day in Lexington, KY
15. In Flames with Job For A Cowboy in Columbus, OH

All amazing shows.

[Hainzey X]

10.) Tom Petty - June 6 - The Whacovia Center

Despite being completely hammered and not remembering a lot of the show, its awesome to have been there and seen one of my idols live on stage : still touring after all these years.

9.) August Burns Red - August 31 - The Starlight Ballroom
This show was bananas. really solid opening acts, and i went with my absolute best friends. There was no barrier so kids were stage diving and shit. It was just insane. August Burns Red is really fucking tight live.

8.) City & Colour - October 3 - The Electric Factory

Dallas Green, my absolute favorite musical discover of 2008. sometimes ( pun intended ), a band will come around at just the right time. just when your most into them. Dallas stopped in philly on his tour with Tegan & Sara when i was basically listening to Bring Me Your Love exclusively. Dallas is one of the few live performers i can name who actually pulls of their live set better then on the album. The only reason Dallas only made #8 was due to his short set, which im sure was beyond his control.

7.) Circa Survive - September 26 - The
First Unitarian Church

Nothing like a hometown show. " Philly Baby !!! ", Anthony exclaimed several times during the show. Circa did a few intimate headlining shows in september before shacking up in the studio to record their follow up to 2007's On Letting Go. I love everything about the First Unitarian Church as a venue and it seemed to suit a band like Circa perfectly. Anthony was dead on, and again prooved to me why he is one of my favorite frontmen to watch.

6.) Saves The Day - May 1 - The TLA

The Bamboozle Road Show 08 ! The line-up of this show was . . . different. pairing electro power pop sensations, Metro Station with the likes of high adrenaline pop punk likes of Set Your Goals definitly raised some eyebrows, but all in all made for a fun time and an excellent pre-game to bamboozle. Saves The Day played a 33 song set made up of solely crowd requests, taking a break only to do shots ( courtesy : SYG ) every 11 songs. Amazing show.

5.) The Starting Line - April 18 - The Electric Factory

What needs to be said ? The Starting Line's final tour. Amazing tour support in Bayside, Four Years Strong & Steel Train. Last chance to sing "Ready" at the top of my lungs along with a sold out, hometown crowd. The Starting Line did the keystone state proud and we love / miss them very much.

4.) Underoath - October 22 - The Electric Factory

Plain & Simple : Underoath put on one helluva rock n' roll show. The lights, production, films, it all just adds up to a truely epic concert-going experience. The new songs sounded incredible live. Don't miss Underoath on Warped Tour 09' this summer !

3.) Fall Out Boy - November 7 - The North Star Bar

Worth the 10 hour camp in north phily ? worth every minute of it. it felt less like a show and more like an experience. I met so many awesome people and the show itself was just insane. 7 songs from TTTYG and a really diverse crowd. There's really just not enough words. Ill really never forget this show, ever. Oh&petehumpedmeinabearsuit. /swt brg.

2.) Elton John - July 19 - The Boardwalk Hall

Sir Elton. Ever since i was young, ive always loved elton john's music. Naturally, when he decided to play music a mere hour away from my house, i had to participate. Elton John has been writting music & performing for over 40 years. the man never has to work a day in his life again, yet he plays hundreds of shows a year. its really inspiring. From Yellow Brick Road to The Bridge, Im a Rocket Man for life.

1.) Bamboozle 08' - May 3 & 4 - Giants Stadium

Just plain awesome. Got to see everyone from Circa Survive to A Day To Remember. Set Your Goals to The Starting Line, it was just incredible. What a weekend.

[Hainzey X]

great thread, troy.

[makeasound]

This is actually really hard to decide haha.

I still have two shows left this year (maybe three) so this might change, but as of right now...

1. New Kids on the Block - Oct. 10th, HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.
I'm putting NKOTB at #1 because it was a show I honestly never thought would happen, I'd waited 18 years to see them. And they definitely didn't disappoint.

The rest aren't really in any order persay, and I lumped in multiple shows on tours because I can't pick between them lol.

2. The Starting Line w/ Bayside, Four Year Strong, & Steel Train - April 3rd, Slims in San Francisco.

3. Saosin w/ Armor For Sleep, Fear Before, Meriwether, and Thieves & Liars - Feb. 15th at The Underground in Roseville, and Feb. 16th at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz.

4. Yellowcard (acoustic) w/ The Spill Canvas, PlayRadioPlay, and Treaty of Paris - April 6th at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

5. New Found Glory w/ A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore, and Crime in Stereo - Sept. 12th at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, Sept. 13th at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma.

6. Set Your Goals w/ Hit The Lights, I Am The Avalanche, and The Years Gone By - May 24th (my 25th birthday!) at the Glasshouse in Pomona.

7. Bayside w/ The Matches, Valencia, and The Status - Oct. 19th at Slim's in San Francisco, Oct. 20th at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.

8. Melee w/ Matt White - Jan. 18th at Slim's in San Francisco.

9. Chevelle w/ I Hate Kate - May 30th at the Senator Theater in Chico, June 2nd at the Fillmore in San Francisco

10. Runner Runner - Oct. 30th at The Wire in Upland.

[YourBestBet182]

1. New Found Glory and ISHC Tip of the Iceberg release show. 5-19-08 at Safari Sam's.
- Tip of the Iceberg in its entirety followed by a set of fan requests. Best NFG set EVER!

2. Jesse Lacey, Kevin Devine, and Brian Bonz. 7-21-08 at the Roxy.

3. Set Your Goals w/ Hit The Lights, I Am The Avalanche, and The Years Gone By. 5-24-08 at the Glasshouse.

4. Jimmy Eat World. 7-20-08 at the Avalon.

5. Easycore Tour. NFG w/A Day To Remember, Four Year Strong, ISHC, and Crime In Stereo. 9-11-08 at the Dome.

6. Rise Against w/Thrice, Alkaline Trio, and The Gaslight Anthem. 11-2-08 at the Hollywood Palladium.

7. Chiodos surprise headline show during Linkin Park tour. 3-3-08 at the Glasshouse.
- They claimed it was their longest set ever and played the majority of All's Well.

8. Bayside w/The Matches, Valencia, and The Status. 10-22-08 at the Glasshouse.

9. Tegan And Sara. 4-23-08 at the Glasshouse.

10. Taking Back Sunday. 11-13-08 at Ckub Nokia.

[Gumbyjag]

1. Jimmy Eat World w/Minus The Bear, Dear and the Headlights. 6/18/08 Dodge Theater/Phoenix, AZ

2. Take Action! Tour '08. Everytime I Die w/From First To Last, The Bled, August Burns Red, The Human Abstract. Marquee Theater/Tempe AZ

3. Vans Warped Tour. Cricket Pavilion/Phoenix, AZ

4. Coheed and Cambria w/The Secret Machines, Russian Circles. Rialto Theater/Tucson, AZ

5. Underoath w/Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada, The Famine. Marquee Theater/Tempe, AZ

6. Coheed and Cambria w/Cartel, The Stiletto Formal. The Gammage/Tempe, AZ

7. Silverstein w/The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Comeback Kid. Marquee Theater/Tempe, AZ

8. Rockstar Get A Life Tour. The Used w/Straylight Run, Street Drum Corps, Army Of Me. Marquee Theater/Tempe, AZ

9. Bayside w/The Matches, Valencia, The Status. Rialto Theater/Tucson, AZ

in no particular order.

[Paulb-182]

1) Oasis - Birmingham NIA
2) Less Than Jake - Leeds Festival
3) Jimmy Eat World - Birmingham Academy
4) Coldplay - Birmingham NIA
5) New Found Glory - Birmingham Academy
6) Dillinger Escape Plan - Birmingham Academy 2
7) Kanye West - Birmingham NEC
8) Metallica - Leeds Festival
9) Rival Schools - Birmingham Academy 2
10)Fall Out Boy - Birmingham NEC
11) Less Than Jake - Birmingham Academy
12) Far - Birmingham Barfly
13) Angels And Airwaves - Birmingham Academy
14)Gaslight Anthem - Leeds Festival
15) Funeral For A Friend - Brmingham Academy

[Deartragedy88]

5.Flatfoot 56/Squirtgun 2/8 The Venue Lafayette, IN
4.Cornerstone Festival-Anberlin, Children 18:3, The Classic Crime, The Fold, Jonezetta, Once Nothing, Run Kid Run, Sixpence None the Richer, Thieves & Liars 7/1-7/5 Bushnell, IL
3.Relient K/House of Heroes/Ludo/This Providence 10/7 Murat Indianapolis, IN
2.Warped Tour-Anberlin, The Bronx, Ludo, Motion City Soundtrack, Reel Big Fish, Relient K, Say Anything, Story of the Year
1.Say Anything/Weatherbox/Manchester Orchestra/Biffy Clyro 3/21 House of Blues Chicago, IL

[hailthewarrior]

1. Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican - April 26, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
2. Emery, As Cities Burn - January 29, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
3. Underoath - August 20, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
4. mewithoutYou, Maps & Atlases - July 2, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
5. Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem - October 21, The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
6. Warped Tour - Anberlin, The Gaslight Anthem, Relient K, Say Anything, Jack's Mannequin - July 9, Atlanta, GA
7. As I Lay Dying, Dillinger Escape Plan, August Burns Red - January 18, The Valarium, Knoxville, TN
8. Norma Jean, Haste the Day - October 3, The Valarium, Knoxville, TN

I only went to 8 shows this year? Lame.

[iseeumonkey]

i feel like a loser because i haven't gone to as many shows as ya'll. i've been to like, 5 this year.

the best setlist of those shows was probably a tie between Jack Johnson and Bruce Springsteen (Bruce played almost all deep tracks).

i might be misinterpreting this thread as the best shows that i've attended, so bear with me.

[lindZ629]

Dave Matthews Band with opener Alejandro Escovedo (June 10) Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA
Dead/Allman Brothers (October 13) Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA
John Legend with opener Raphael Saadiq (Dec 4) Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA
Blue Man Group (April 30) Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA

No order, they were all great in their own way.

I'll continue to add on as I remember more shows. I don't keep all the tickets.

[TMS2787]

great thread, troy.
Thanks. Even though I can't take full credit for it because it was done last year.

Dave Matthews Band with opener Alejandro Escovedo (June 10) Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA.
I was suppose to go to that show. I had a fifth row center/isle seat but I couldn't make it out to Scranton due to low funds. The setlist was insane and the show I did go to didn't even come close to matching it.

[jdr2187]

Man Man and Tim Fite at the Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, All Get Out at Rocketown, Nashville TN
Steel Train and Paper Rival at Rocketown Nahville, TN
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's and The New Frontiers at the Exit In, Nashville, TN
Colour Revolt at The 5 spot, Nashville, TN
Anathallo, Cale Parks, Timbre Rocketown, Nashville, TN

[juliaisnotcool]

1. Jack's Mannequin, Fun, Treaty of Paris. 11/11 Grand Rapids, MI
2. Jimmy Eat World, Manna & Quail. 7/5 Pontiac, MI
3. Anberlin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run, There for Tomorrow. 10/24 Pontiac, MI
4. Warped Tour - Jack's Mannequin, Between the Trees, Anberlin, The Academy Is, The Audition. 7/18 Detroit, MI
5. Simple Plan, The Graduate. 2/29 Detroit, MI

I went to a lot more but these were the best/most fun

[GreenJellyBean]

promise of redemption (cd release show), kenny vasoli, triangle shirt factory. – jan 11.
steel train, person l, paper rival – jan 30.
envy on the coast, the audition – feb 15.
desoto jones, the graduate, simple plan – feb 26.
manchester orchestra, say anything – mar 26.
brighten, envy on the coast – mar 30.
steel train, four year strong, bayside, the starting line – april 18.
set your goals, armor for sleep, saves the day – may 1.
my chemical romance, taking back sunday – may 6.
you me and everyone we know, the morning light, every avenue, just surrender – june 8.
jack’s mannequin, paramore – aug 15.
valencia (cd release show), the great american soundtrack – aug 26.
danger radio, farewell, brighten – sept 26.
the rocket summer, phantom planet, the secret handshake, the morning light – oct 4.
hanson – oct 29.
bayside, valencia – nov 15 & 16.


i had to narrow that down so much..i've been to 88 shows this year already.

and i still get to see just surrender 3 more times, bayside and valencia 2 more times, four year strong/set your goals/every avenue, hopefully the ace enders/good old war/the morning light tour, and the scenic and the great american soundtrack for the millionth times this year.

[SandManTEND13]

yess!! love these threads, its really cool to see what other people put

but wow, I did not go to nearly as many shows this year then usual
so here we go
4. October 3rd/ Embassy Theatre/ Fort Wayne, IN- Ben Folds with the Fort Wayne Orchestra- This was a really fun and cool show...it was apart of their Pops series and it was just Ben and his piano with the orchestra. The set list was really diverse some BF5, some Way to Normal, Some Rockin the Suburbs, it was everywhere. It was my first time seeing him and it was just really cool seeing him with an orchestra.
3. October 17th/Murat Arabian Room/ Indianapolis, IN- Margot and the Nuclear So and So's- It was a hometown show for these guys, Animal! and Not Animal! had just been released that Tuesday. They came out in Animal masks and played a solid set! I was really glad to see them. It was a fun show.
2. August 1st/ House of Blues/ Brand New/ Manchester Orchestra/ Kevin Devine/ Chicago,IL- This was a really great show, it was 17+. It was apart of the Lolla after party. It started at like 10 and went really late. I had a blast, it was my first time seeing all of the bands. Brand New was really good. It was such a fun night, I was so tired after that show.
1. May 23rd/ United Center/ Chicago, IL/ Glow in the Dark Tour- Wow! this was such a great tour! Kanye, Rihanna, Lupe, N.E.R.D., It was all around a great show. Kanye killed it in the home show. It was my first time seeing these guys also! The set up was crazy cool to. It really topped it off for me as the tour of 08'

Festivals(ish)
3. August 13th/Mayhem Festival/ Verizon Wireless Music Center/ Noblesville, IN- It was cool seeing Underoath, and I really liked seeing Slipknot also. It wasnt the best thing ever though
2. July 31st/ Warped Tour 2008/ Verizon Wireless Music Center/ Noblesville,IN- I had a great time as usual seeing bands like 3OH!3, Four Year Strong, Bring Me the Horizon, Say Anything, KATY PERRY! jk, The Devil Wears Prada, All Time Low, Family Force 5, Motion City Soundtrack, The Bronx, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship and tons more
1. August 1-3/ Lollapalooza 2008/ Grant Park/ Chicago, IL- What else can I say, Kanye was great, Jesse blew up and threw a guitar into a drum set, Girl Talk's set was soo crazy and great that the stage almost broke, People almost died during Rage Against the Machine (my favorite act of the weekend I will say. It was awesome), Radiohead was crazy also, Raconteurs, Innerpartysystem, Lupe Fiasco, Black Keys, Explosions in the Sky, MGMT was crazy also to, I love them now, people were complaining but I thought they were exellant, Stephan Malkamus, Does It Offend You Yeah? (DJ Set), The Cool Kids, Spank Rock and Flosstradamus. I mean that whole weekend was a blast I loved every minute of it. I could go on and on about how cool that was for me

I would love loved to go to more shows but couldnt sadly, Hopefully in 09 it will bring me more

[lindZ629]

Thanks. Even though I can't take full credit for it because it was done last year.


I was suppose to go to that show. I had a fifth row center/isle seat but I couldn't make it out to Scranton due to low funds. The setlist was insane and the show I did go to didn't even come close to matching it.
I went for the lawn tickets, but got there early, so I was able to get up close right against the fence. The weather was intense, and LeRoi's solo in Crush set off the tornado alarms. It was easily the best I've seen them.

[Mr.Piano93]

I only got to attend 3 shows this year....but all 3 were great

Panic At the Disco w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Hush Sound, Phantom Planet- Atlanta, GA- Masquerade

OneRepublic w/ Augustana, The Spill Canvas, The Hush Sound- Atlanta, GA- The Tabernacle

Panic At the Disco w/ Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T'sX-), The Cab- Atlanta, GA- Gwinnett Arena

My favorite? The Panic At the Disco/ Motion City Soundtrack concert:-)
I know...I didn't have time to go to more shows.. However, one of my main New Years Resolutions for 2009 is to attend atleast 8 concerts

[fightoffyrdmns]

Oh shit, forgot about Glow In The Dark. Such a sick show. And considering I went to ten of the JL/KD solo shows, I guess one of those should get an honorable mention.

[more heart]

1) 8/28/08 Hit The Lights, Fireworks, A Rocket To The Moon, Nightbeast(lol)
2) 5/2/08 Pre-Bamboozle Bash- Four Year Strong, Hit The Lights, Farewell, Every Avenue, Mayday Parade, Faster Than Fashion
3) 1/13/08 All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Every Avenue
4) 9/14/08 Emarosa, Tne Years Gone By, Attack Attack!, Burden of a Day, In Fear and Faith
5) 5/3/08 The Fall of Troy, Foxy Shazam, The Dear Hunter

[andrewa5]

This year was filed with crazy shows! Top 5:
5.January 16th Bell center-Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, In This Moment
4.October 8th, Club Soda- August Burns Red,Greeley Estates,sky Eats Airplane,A Skylit Drive, This or the apocolapse
3.Febuary 9th,-Club Soda-Silverstein,Protest The Hero,Ill Scarlett, The Devil Wears Prada
2.April 22nd,Metropolis- Chiodos,Protest The Hero,From First To Last, Lights
1. WARPED TOUR!!!!!!!!

Honarable Mentions: Killswitch Engage andEscape The Fate(2 diff. Shows.),

[MyWorldEntire]

1. August 2nd Lollapalooza (Brand New/Okkervil River/Broken Social Scene/Rage Against the Machine)
2. August 1st Brand New/Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine (even though my friend got sick during Brand New)
3. March 21st Say Anything/Manchester Orchestra/Biffy Clyro/Weatherbox

[fhsbb232]

1. June 19th - Death Cab for Cutie, Rogue Wave - Columbia,MO - It was a great show after the rain stopped and once i got out of line. A great set with two encores will make everything all better. The fact that it was outside on a Saturday night during summer with Death Cab also made for a good night.
2. October 9th - New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore, Crime in Stereo - Columbia, MO - NFG's shows are always well done, but the fact that they were with so many other great bands made this night unforgettable.
3. July 1st - Warped Tour - Maryland Heights, MO - For the tour being in the middle of summer, it sure didn't feel like it. Plus, the bands that I saw included A Day to Remember, Every Time I Die, Mayday Parade, Jack's Mannequin, Anberlin, Say Anything, The Academy Is..., The Bronx and Protest the Hero.
4. March 11th - Relient K, The Wedding, Rookie of the Year - Columbia, MO - Relient K put on a good set, along with the other bands, and this was one of the shows with their new drummer to prepare for Warped Tour. They left me wanting more in the end.
5. November 9th - Every Time I Die, The Bronx, Stick to Your Guns, Bald Eagle - Columbia, MO - Every Time I Die puts on a great show and it was awesome at a small club with how Keith interacts with the crowd. He is such a cool guy to talk to also. One of my favorites in the music industry.
6. November 20th - Ludo, The Higher, Eye Alaska, The Randies - Columbia, MO - The fact that Ludo dressed up as characters from the popular musical "Little Shops of Horrors" made for a real fun time at the Blue Note. The Ghostbusters cover was also awesome.
Honorable Mention:
Taking Back Sunday - December 10th - Columbia, MO - I can't wait to see this show and the new songs that they've been playing currently. It should be fun.

[red8ge]

Weezer w/ AVA
Warped Tour
My Chemical Romance w/ Billy Talent.

Not many shows this year..

[Eldriario22]

1. Neverender (Coheed and Cambria) NYC
2. Bamboozle NJ
3. Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican Albany, NY
4. Warped Tour Montreal
5. Linkin Park, Coheed and Cambria, Chiodos, Montreal
Honorable Mention: Underoath, August Burns Red, Enigmatic Heart

I feel like i'm forgetting something good too but since I can't remember I guess it couldn't have made top 5 anyways

[Chalie22]

1. Paint It Black Record Release Show at the First Unitarian Church with The Hope Conspiracy, Have Heart, Crime In Stereo, Let Down. January 6, 2008

2. Tom Gabel at the Barbary November 19th 2008

3. Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band with the Evangelicals at the Trocadero August 11th, 2008

4. Saves The Day at the TLA May 1st, 2008

5. Built To Spill performing Perfect From Now On at the Trocadero Septemeber 20th, 2008

6. Hot Water Music reunion with The Loved Ones at the Trocadero July 11th, 2008

7. Foo Fighters with Against Me! at the Wachovia Spectrum Feburary 21st, 2008

8. Murder By Death at the First Unitarian Church November 9th, 2008

9. The Loved Ones Record Release Party with The Gaslight Anthem and The Ergs! at the First Unitarian Church Feburary 24th, 2008

10. The Starting Line with Bayside, Four Year Strong, and Steel Train @ The Electric Factory April 18th, 2008

[whatwewant]

1. rise against/alkaline trio/thrice/gaslight - toronto - sound academy - october 3 &4
2. bayside/straylight run/four year strong/tokyo rose - london, ON - call the office - february 1st or 2nd (can't remember)
3. tiger army/the unseen/the creepshow - toronto - the opera house - may 9th
4. warped tour: the academy is, the aggrolites, gym class heroes, beat union, anberlin acoustic, 1.5 four year strong songs, bouncing souls, jack's mannequin, say anything, shwayze, every time i die, against me, cobra starship, the higher, oreska band - mississaugua, ON - arrow hall - some time in july
5. the loved ones/the artist life/permanent bastards/i killed jesus - toronto - wrongbar - also some time in july, i think

i'm also seeing illScarlett, Hostage Life, the Arkells and a bunch of other Underground Op bands before the year's out, so the list might change

[guitarliketom]

the only shows I can think of right now were Radiohead and Beck

both epicly amazing

[Phil507]

As someone who attended over 100 shows this year (and finally started to wear earplugs), here goes my top 10.

10) WEEZER/ANGELS & AIRWAVES/TOKYO POLICE CLUB @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) – Bringing out their fans on stage for the “hootenanny” made it clear to me that there were still new things that could be none in the big bad rock show.

9) JIMMY EAT WORLD @ The Bamboozle (East Rutherford, NJ) – A mostly mediocre festival weekend (or maybe I’m just getting old) but Jimmy Eat World was absolutely beautiful outside (the rain was an added bonus).

8) JACK’S MANNEQIUN @ The Blender Theatre (New York, NY) – Such a powerful record and one of the most endearing and earnest live shows. Andrew makes it fun while still getting his tunes across.

7) PEARL JAM @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) – Wierdly, the theme of this list is the bigger shows whereas I usually love club/theatre shows. Still, PJ proved why they are one of the most relevant bands today. Such a powerful and political show that it’s hard not to see it as an early indication of the ’08 election.

6) FLEET FOXES @ Webster Hall (New York, NY) – Loved the banter, loved how beautiful they sounded. Plus, anyone that can play and sing without a microphone in a NYC venue and have 1,400 people be totally quiet gets a tip of the hat.

5) THE RACONTEURS @ Terminal 5 (New York, NY) – Jack White proves he’s one of the last few rock stars. He has that glow that stars have.

4) NINE INCH NAILS @ The Izod Center (East Rutherford, NJ) – Such an amazing production and Trent is as intense as ever. Seriously, the best lighting I’ve ever seen at a show.

3) RADIOHEAD @ ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL (Night 2) – Liberty State Park (Jersey City, NJ) – Almost as good as night 1. Of course, I had people with me but when they played “Fake Plastic Trees” my eyes welled up.

2) LESS THAN JAKE/GOLDFINGER @ Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY) – Getting on stage with Goldfinger at a venue I grew up going to was an experience in itself. The fact that both bands played like it was 1997 all over made it a strong #2

1) RADIOHEAD @ ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL (Night 1) - Liberty State Park (Jersey City, NJ) - I knew my first experience with Radiohead had to be alone without any distractions, without anybody whispering in my ear. It had to be just me and the band. I was also lucky that it was a general admission situated that allowed me to get within 4 rows of the stage (though I pissed off a good number of people who had planted themselves there since 11am). Phenomenal, especially when they played “How To Disappear Completely”. They lived up to everything I had heard about.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

311 @ Coney Island (Brooklyn, NY)
Against Me (Warped Tour) @ Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)
Death Cab For Cutie @ McCarren Pool (Brooklyn, NY)
Foo Fighters/Serj Tankian/Against Me @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Honda Civic Tour (Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet) @ Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY)
Jesse Lacey @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
Kaiser Chiefs @ Webster Hall (New York, NY)
The Hives @ Terminal 5 (New York, NY)
The Killers @ Hammerstein Ballroom (New York, NY)
The Kooks @ Terminal 5 (New York, NY)
Linkin Park/Coheed & Cambria @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Ludo @ The Knitting Factory (New York, NY)
Minus The Bear @ Webster Hall (New York, NY)
My Chemical Romance/Taking Back Sunday @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Rise Against/Alkaline Trio/Thrice/Gaslight Anthem @ Roseland Ballroom (New York, NY)
Santogold @ Irving Plaza (New York, NY)
Third Eye Blind @ Nokia Theatre (New York, NY)
Tokyo Police Club @ Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
We Are Scientists @ Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
Yellowcard/The Spill Canvas @ Irving Plaza (New York, NY)

[Phil507]

BTW, everyone posting in here. Wear earplugs. Believe me, I've been torturing my ears for the past 12 years and am regretting it.

[wheresadalia]

oh....i will have to come back and do this after my final...it would take me too long to think now, having been to like 50 shows, with like 3 more to go, one of which would probably make my list (EOTC/TBS)
but i like this thread :]

[Chalie22]

Just want to say how can one band's 30 minute set at warped tour be the show of the year

just sayin

[dbleck23]

1. We Are Scientists @ Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY) - best venue in the city and a great live band
2. REM/Modest Mouse/The National @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) - so many different styles in one night
3. Pearl Jam @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) - its Pearl Jam
4. Lupe Fiasco @ Nokia Theater (New York, NY) - amazing set, showed me rap concerts can be fun too
5. Allman Brothers Band/Bob Weir and Rat Dog @ Jone Beach (Watagh, NY) - Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks ripped it up
6. Phil Lesh and Friends/Levon Helm Band @ Jones Beach - After all these years, Phil has still got it
7. NINE INCH NAILS @ Virgin Mobile Festival (Baltimore, MD) - Absurd visuals, great energy from Trent while he fought a cold
8. Say Anything/Manchester Orchestra/Biffy Clyro/Weatherbox @ Nokia Theater (New York, NY) - Great show, terrible crowd
9. Chromeo @ Virgin Mobile Festival (Batlimore, MD) - Dance party extravaganza
10. Andrew Bird @ Virgin Mobile Festival (Baltimore, MD) - Never heard of him prior to the concert, huge fan after his live show
11. 311/Snoop Dogg @ PNC Bank Arts Center (Homdel, NJ) - Can never go wrong with a 311 summer show
12. Dark Star Orchestra @ Nokia Theater (New York, NY) - Hippie craziness
13. Third Eye Blind @ Nokia Theatre (New York, NY) - Their self Titled CD is still one of the best ever
14. Foo Fighters/Serj Tankian/Against Me @ Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) - love Dave, but new setlists needed

[wheresadalia]

Just want to say how can one band's 30 minute set at warped tour be the show of the year

just sayin

did anyone actually say that? i got the impression that show refers to the whole day of warped, and all the bands seen, just like a regular show would include all the bands seen, not just one's set

[almostghostless]

1) Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem-The Palladium Worcester, MA
2) Easycore Tour: New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore, Crime in Stereo- Lupo's Providence, RI
3) Rx Bandits, Portugal. The Man, Maps & Atlases- Harper's Ferry Allston, MA
4) Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Civet-McCoy Stadium Pawtucket, RI
I assume this will make the list, so I will just stick it here at the bottom for now-
5) Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, Every Avenue, Energy, A Loss For Words, Lions Lions-The Palladium Worcester, MA

[wheresadalia]

ok... mine are numbered just so i could keep track...but not necessarily in order if that makes sense..i just know what my top shows are, not necessarily the order of them lol

1. Fall Out Boy @ The Basement (Columbus, OH) - Like someone else said, it didn't even feel like just a concert, it was an experience. We camped out, and it was such a diverse crowd. when we got there, it was already even between guys and girls, and almost everyone was college aged (or older). i met tons of awesome people that helped time pass, and the actual show itself was insane

2. Warped Tour (kinda combining all 3 i went to as one b/c the days all blur together and i don't remember which one was best lol...so.... Detroit, Cincinnati, and Noblesville)- seriously...can it be summer again? this year kicked ass (although it did kinda kick my ass too haha)

3. Bamboozle Festival (New Jersey)- both days, not gonna separate them lol. pretty much everything that could have gone wrong that weekend did, and it still was absolutely amazing...and i will never forget the barriers falling the second Madina Lake started playing (NEVER PUT ML IN THE BUBBLE KTHNX...OWW)

4. Story Of The Year with Madina Lake and Josephine Collective @Bogarts (Cincinnati, OH)- all amazing live, and i met up with so many River People, it was awesome

5. Envy On The Coast with Brighten @The Basement (Columbus, OH)- 1st time I saw EOTC, and woah....blown away. looking forward to seeing them again with TBS on sunday. and i've always loved Brighten :]

6. Cute Is What We Aim For with Ace Enders, Danger Radio, and Powerspace @ The Basement (Columbus, OH)- i also saw them in Cleveland, but Columbus was the last night, so it was crazy. The show was sold out, and of course there were pranks. the show in toledo (withough CIWWAF) is what started my D:R obsession lol.

7. Kiros, School Boy Humor, Broadway, Rosematter @ Frankies (Toledo, OH)- this show was so small and chill...half of the crowd was the other bands lol. but it was so much fun b/c of that. and going to steak-n-shake afterward with Kiros....best time ever! love those guys

8. Mayday Parade with My American Heart and The Graduate @The Basement (Columbus, OH)- 3 of my fave bands all in one show

9. All Time Low with Mayday Parade, Just Surrender, and Every Avenue @The Basement (Columbus, OH)- front row right between Alex and Jack....oh yes :]
also the first time i saw EA, who i now love and have seen almost as many times as ML haha

10. The Hush Sound with The Cab, Steel Train, and The Morning Light @ Headliners (Toledo, OH)- Camp Hush Sound!! yay....but really, the time before the concert was a lot of fun, and the actual show was great too.

and after doing this, it became even more obvious why I love the Basement... I have always had a great time there lol

[EmoPunkKid28]

In no real order, here are a few of mine.

Jack's Mannequin- The Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA: Awesome set, and was front and center for a great performance. Andrew puts in 110% and it shows.

Howie Day- Paradise Lounge, Boston MA: Incredibly small venue, again got up front and center. First show in Boston in years and he played a few older songs, newer ones, and everything in between. After being out of the public eye for a few years, he sounded amazing, and I was so glad to get to see him twice this year.

John Mayer- Tweeter Center, Mansfield MA: Got incredible seats, and to watch John wail on his guitar is a damn good time. His interactions with the crowd are awesome as well. If you are even a casual fan of his, you absolutely need to get to one of his shows. You won't regret it.

Angels and Airwaves- Palladium, Worcester MA: I know a lot of people hate this band, but I enjoy the music for what it is. Performance was better than what Tom usually delivers, and I was able to meet him afterwards which was great. I've been listening to his music in one way or another since before I can even remember, so it meant a lot.

Hotel Cafe Tour, Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA: It was interesting how they did the sets on this tour. Each act would perform a few songs, invite one of the other acts to play a song or two with them, then let someone else come play for a bit. Each performer got to do a bunch of little sets throughout the night. Cary Brothers and Joshua Radin were the best of the night, but ingrid Michelson was pretty good too.

Concerts I wish I made it to:
Third Eye Blind / Howie Day
Anberlin at the Palladium
Jason Mraz!
Weezer
Vampire Weekend!!!

[cscwell107]

ok... mine are numbered just so i could keep track...but not necessarily in order if that makes sense..i just know what my top shows are, not necessarily the order of them lol

1. Fall Out Boy @ The Basement (Columbus, OH) - Like someone else said, it didn't even feel like just a concert, it was an experience. We camped out, and it was such a diverse crowd. when we got there, it was already even between guys and girls, and almost everyone was college aged (or older). i met tons of awesome people that helped time pass, and the actual show itself was insane

2. Warped Tour (kinda combining all 3 i went to as one b/c the days all blur together and i don't remember which one was best lol...so.... Detroit, Cincinnati, and Noblesville)- seriously...can it be summer again? this year kicked ass (although it did kinda kick my ass too haha)

3. Bamboozle Festival (New Jersey)- both days, not gonna separate them lol. pretty much everything that could have gone wrong that weekend did, and it still was absolutely amazing...and i will never forget the barriers falling the second Madina Lake started playing (NEVER PUT ML IN THE BUBBLE KTHNX...OWW)

4. Story Of The Year with Madina Lake and Josephine Collective @Bogarts (Cincinnati, OH)- all amazing live, and i met up with so many River People, it was awesome

5. Envy On The Coast with Brighten @The Basement (Columbus, OH)- 1st time I saw EOTC, and woah....blown away. looking forward to seeing them again with TBS on sunday. and i've always loved Brighten :]

6. Cute Is What We Aim For with Ace Enders, Danger Radio, and Powerspace @ The Basement (Columbus, OH)- i also saw them in Cleveland, but Columbus was the last night, so it was crazy. The show was sold out, and of course there were pranks. the show in toledo (withough CIWWAF) is what started my D:R obsession lol.

7. Kiros, School Boy Humor, Broadway, Rosematter @ Frankies (Toledo, OH)- this show was so small and chill...half of the crowd was the other bands lol. but it was so much fun b/c of that. and going to steak-n-shake afterward with Kiros....best time ever! love those guys

8. Mayday Parade with My American Heart and The Graduate @The Basement (Columbus, OH)- 3 of my fave bands all in one show

9. All Time Low with Mayday Parade, Just Surrender, and Every Avenue @The Basement (Columbus, OH)- front row right between Alex and Jack....oh yes :]
also the first time i saw EA, who i now love and have seen almost as many times as ML haha

10. The Hush Sound with The Cab, Steel Train, and The Morning Light @ Headliners (Toledo, OH)- Camp Hush Sound!! yay....but really, the time before the concert was a lot of fun, and the actual show was great too.

and after doing this, it became even more obvious why I love the Basement... I have always had a great time there lol

I went to this show with the graduate's drummer's cousin who is one of my really good friends. We thought we could get in even though it was sold out but we didn't. We talked to them and they tried to get us in but the guest list was already over booked. We ended up just hanging out in columbus all day.

[wheresadalia]

I went to this show with the graduate's drummer's cousin who is one of my really good friends. We thought we could get in even though it was sold out but we didn't. We talked to them and they tried to get us in but the guest list was already over booked. We ended up just hanging out in columbus all day.

that sucks. did you at least have fun in columbus? lol
and i love tim....him, max, and matt are always the nicest to talk to...although i must say max is my favorite :]
and yeah..my friend ended up not being able to go b/c she waited too long to buy her ticket...so i basically went alone, but i knew people that would be there, so it was all good.

[KyleMcr]

1. All Points West - Radiohead, Underworld, Kings of Leon, Animal Collective, and Rodrigo y Gabriela in Jersey City, NJ
2. Radiohead, Bats for Lashes in Paris, France (x2)
3. Coachella - Portishead, Roger Waters, The National, I'm From Barcelona, Prince in Indio, CA
4. Sigur Ros, Parachutes in San Diego, CA
5. My Morning Jacket in San Diego, CA
6. The Mars Volta in San Diego, CA
7. Isle of Wight - The Police, Kaiser Chiefs, Iggy & the Stooges, Starsailor, Sex Pistols in Isle of Wight, UK
8. Radiohead, Liars in San Diego, CA
9. Smashing Pumpkins in San Diego, CA
10.Foo Fighters in London, UK

The Second Radiohead performance of All Points West was the greatest live performance I have ever witnessed.

edit: I"m seeing Nine Inch Nails this weekend and assume that their show will make it into this list...

[Texcore68]

6. Rise Against/Alkaline Trio/Thrice/Gaslight Anthem
5. Say Anything/Manchester Orchestra
4. Alkaline Trio/Bayside/The Fashion
3. Thrice/Circa Survive/Pelican
2. Jesse Lacey/Kevin Devine/Brian Bonz
1. Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine/All Get Out.

[SteveLikesMusic]

1.Jimmy Eat World/Paramore

2.The Gaslight Anthem/American Steel

3. Okkervil River

4. Brand New

5. Killswitch Engage/Every Time I Die

6. Reel Big Fish/Less Than Jake

7. Chiodos

8. Lydia...short opening set

[hailthewarrior]

I only got to attend 3 shows this year....but all 3 were great

Panic At the Disco w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Hush Sound, Phantom Planet- Atlanta, GA- Masquerade

OneRepublic w/ Augustana, The Spill Canvas, The Hush Sound- Atlanta, GA- The Tabernacle

Panic At the Disco w/ Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T'sX-), The Cab- Atlanta, GA- Gwinnett Arena

My favorite? The Panic At the Disco/ Motion City Soundtrack concert:-)
I know...I didn't have time to go to more shows.. However, one of my main New Years Resolutions for 2009 is to attend atleast 8 concerts


i'm just gonna throw out there that thrice played the same day as PATD/MCS and you shouldve seen them instead.

[BenfoldsA'Five]

All of these shows are in Toronto, except for one. I don't have a driver's license and can't afford to travel to a bunch of shows in the boondocks like some of you. Venues are listed just in case someone out there is from here.

11) Narcotized/Radio Revival, June 28 @ Reilly's -- This is just my friend's band and one of their opening acts. It was a fun night, finally seeing my friend drumming in a performance setting. The band dissolved, but they were very tight considering how short a time they had been together.

10) Ska Saves Lives Fest (Cheap Suits/The Expos/One Night Band/Stop Drop 'n' Skank/The Good Times), June21 @ The Reverb -- Great roster of Canadian ska bands, the Cheap Suits being my hands down favourite. My fourth time seeing them, I think? They played my shouted song request at the end of the set because the crowd was cheering for it.

9) Greg Proops, July 11 @ Comix Comedy Club in New York -- First visit to New York and this was a great way to cap it all off. Absolutely hysterical, especially for a Whose Line fanboy like myself.

8) Protest the Hero/Chiodos/From First to Last/Lights, April 25 @ The Sound Academy -- I seem to be the black sheep for thinking this, but Chiodos blew Protest out of the water at this show. Protest are one of my favourite bands, but they were off that night, possibly because of Rody's throat infection. Too bad Chiodos weren't nearly as good with Silverstein last month...

7) These Silhouettes/Emarosa, August 14 @ The Kathedral -- Dead and Divine headlined this show, but I'm not a fan of theirs. This made me a diehard Emarosa fan, and These Silhouettes are a great tiny club band. I even got to sing a lyric of a song. These Silhouettes recently disbanded however.

6) Silverstein/Protest the Hero/illScarlett/The Devil Wears Prada, February 8 @ Kool Haus -- In my opinion, Protest's best set of the seven I've seen. This was the last time I saw them before they discontinued Blindfolds Aside, and they were on top of their game. There was so much anticipation leading up to this show, the entire place was electric.

5) Barenaked Ladies, December 7 @ Massey Hall -- First REAL Ladies concert (I had seen them at a Chapters bookstore in the spring, promoting their kids' album), and it was astounding; I had been desperate to see some of my favourite songs live, and they played almost all of them. Welcome back, Steven Page.

4) Take Action Tour (Every Time I Die/From First to Last/The Bled/August Burns Red/The Human Abstract), March 19 @ The Phoenix -- I don't get to see enough shows at this venue. But this one was impeccable. As is the trend with me, this show made me an ETID fan, and on top of that, I got to climb on stage sporting a profuse nosebleed (kicked in the face by a crowd surfer). That rush over the barricade at the end was pretty fucking exhilirating. From First to Last were slightly disappointing live, but perhaps I was expecting too much from them.

3) Fall Out Boy, October 28 @ MuchMusic in the parking lot -- Not ideal circumstances for your first FOB show, I know, at a free, corporately sponsored outdoor show in frigid temperatures, but it was still superb and precisely what I needed at the time. A full hour and a half set free of charge is nothing short of impressive. Plus, they played four TTTYG songs and closed the set with I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy. Couldn't have asked for more... except maybe a jacket... and less domineering security (some other guy got thrown out for a pit I started).

2) Less Than Jake, January 19/September 25 @ The Sound Academy -- These two are tied for me, though the earlier date probably wins by a smidgeon, simply because it was 19+ and I got to watch from the balcony despite being under age. LTJ shows have become a spiritual experience for me, they're my all-time favourite band. Also, at the September show, Buddy fell off the stage and injured his ribs rather severely, so the set was truncated and didn't have Gainesville Rock City. Disappointing.

1) Warped Tour, July 19 @ Arrow Hall in the parking lot -- An absolutely unparalleled music experience. Every Time I Die's set was drenched in torrential rain, then the skies opened up again RIGHT when Protest started playing Bloodmeat. Plus, the day reunited me with an estranged friend and bonded me with a new one. I can't wait for the new lineups to be announced.

[whatwewant]

7) These Silhouettes/Emarosa, August 14 @ The Kathedral -- Dead and Divine headlined this show, but I'm not a fan of theirs. This made me a diehard Emarosa fan, and These Silhouettes are a great tiny club band. I even got to sing a lyric of a song. These Silhouettes recently disbanded however.



These Silhouettes were a great live band... I had no idea they weren't together anymore :(

[nannyj]

1. August 2nd Lollapalooza (Brand New/Okkervil River/Broken Social Scene/Rage Against the Machine)
2. August 1st Brand New/Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine (even though my friend got sick during Brand New)
3. March 21st Say Anything/Manchester Orchestra/Biffy Clyro/Weatherbox

We went to a few of the same shows...I agree with #3, though I still maintain the Hold Steady and Drive By Truckers was the best show I saw all year.

[ALotLikeVegas]

1. Thrice, Circa, Pelican- Electric Factory May 9- Philly, PA
2. Warped Tour-Susquehanna Bank Center July 25- Camden, NJ
3. Underoath, Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada, P.O.S.- Electric Factory Oct 22- Philly(this should be 2nd as far as live performances go, but nothing beats a whole day of warped)
4. Silverstein, The Devil wears prada, protest the hero, and a day to remember- the trocadero Feb 23- Philly
5. Chiodos, Silverstein, Escape the Fate, Alesana, and A Skylit Drive- Electric Factory Nov 6- Philly

hoping bmth saturday will be added to this, probably not though

[cscwell107]

that sucks. did you at least have fun in columbus? lol
and i love tim....him, max, and matt are always the nicest to talk to...although i must say max is my favorite :]
and yeah..my friend ended up not being able to go b/c she waited too long to buy her ticket...so i basically went alone, but i knew people that would be there, so it was all good.

Columbus was still fun but the concert would have been much more fun. I couldn't believe that it sold out so fast. I didn't think mayday parade was that big yet.

[BenfoldsA'Five]

These Silhouettes were a great live band... I had no idea they weren't together anymore :(

Yeah, just recently happened... things weren't going well with them for awhile though, they almost split this past summer.

[duhpunk]

1. Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3

2. Between the Buried and Me, August Burns Red, Behold...the Arctopus

3. Flogging Molly, Jack's Mannequin, Anberlin (Buzz Bake Sale)

4. The Starting Line, Bayside, Four Year Strong, Steel Train

5. Less Than Jake

6. Joe Satriani, Mountain

7. everything else

[Thomas Balkcom]

i'm just gonna throw out there that thrice played the same day as PATD/MCS and you shouldve seen them instead.

I was going to say this because I was at Thrice

[Thomas Balkcom]

mine were both of Murder by Death's headling tours that came here
Thrice/ Circa Survive/ Pelican
Say Anything/ Manchester Orchestra

I missed a lot of shows I wanted to go to this year

[panix]

1. thrice/circa/pelican
2. anthony green/good old war/ person L
3. bamboozle-> seeing the starting line and the receiving end of sirens for probably the last time

and to be added to this list, probably: wu-tang clan dec. 21, ace enders/good old war dec. 19, eotc/person L/crime in stereo/ life between sleep.

i missed a lot of shows this year :/

[stupidtyonparad]

1. brand new and reel big fish @ suny geneseo 4/20/08---best show ever. got a bn setlist, a backstage pass, a signed show poster by all of rbf
2. foo fighters @ blue cross arena rochester---the fuckers know how to put on a show.
3. nofx @ town ballroom buffalo---the decline, fat mike, good shit.
4. brand new @ suny oswego---drum stick, good friggin show, weather sucked, it was a blizzard
5. warped tour---would be higher if against me!'s setlist didnt suck so hard

[DarkOne]

1. 09/18/08 - Sauget, IL - Pop's - EasyCore Tour: New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore, and Crime in Stereo
2. 03/26/08 - Sauget, IL - Pop's - The Starting Line, Bayside, Four Year Strong, and Steel Train
3. 08/02/08 - Chicago, IL - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Warped Tour: Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, and Against Me!
4. 07/07/08 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant - Shout It Loud Tour: Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Big D & The Kids Table, and Suburban Legends
5. 12/03/08 - St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl - Fall Out Boy

Both dates of the EasyCore tour that I saw this year were badass. some of the best live bands around today
Against Me! tears it up alive, always
Set Your Goals does it great, favorite band so its a given
Less Than Jake and Goldfinger are always great to see
Fall Out Boy at Creepy Crawl was ridiculous.

2008 was a pretty good year actually.

your number 2 and 5 were stellar shows...Bayside on 3/26/08 was insane

[Spenny]

I didn't see many shows this year, so this isn't a very big list.
Only three shows... damnit Vancouver, get more shows. D:
There's quite a few I wanted to see but didn't have time to make it to, so hopefully I can make it up in 2009.


1. Rise Against / Thrice / Alkaline Trio / The Gaslight Anthem - I had a really good time. Rise Against was amazing, as was Thrice. Alkaline Trio were alright, but didn't blow me away, which sucks since I like their music. Gaslight was awesome, but most people weren't in the venue yet or were buying merch... and you could tell nobody really knew much about them, which was a shame.

1. The Fall of Troy / Protest the Hero / Chiodos - Yes, a tie, since I couldn't decide which I liked better. The Fall of Troy was awesome, Chiodos had a solid set and Craig was having a great time pissing off the Protest fans that were telling him to get off the stage, and Protest was amazing as well. Rody is always hilarious to watch on stage and he has this amazing stage presence.

2. Sara Bareilles / Raining Jane - I had a good time. Sara has a great voice and played almost every song of hers. She got brownie points for covering Feist's I Feel It All. Also covered Sullivan Street by Counting Crows, but I'm not too familiar with them. Solid performance, and Gravity was an amazing end to the night. Raining Jane was hilarious and had some catchy folk-rock songs. Browntown will forever go down as one of the most epic songs to see live. The build up to it and the actual song were so hilarious, everyone in the audience was won over, despite most probably not knowing who they were.

[jhog3411]

03/06/08 Elton John @Verizon Wireless Arena
04/03/08 Harris, Okay Thursday, Talk Modern, The Woodrow Wilsons @O’Brien’s
04/05/08 Explosions in the Sky @Strand
04/18/08 Piebald @Middle East
04/19/08 Piebald @Middle East
05/04/08 Saves the Day, Set Your Goals @Palladium
05/17/08 Set Your Goals, No Trigger, Just Surrender, I Am the Avalanche, Energy,
Fireworks @ICC
05/31/08 The Gaslight Anthem @Middle East upstairs
06/21/08 Kevin Devine, Brian Bonz @The Space
08/02/08 Wolf Parade, Wintersleep @Paradise
08/13/08 Jonah Matranga @someone's living room

08/17/08 The Gaslight Anthem, Polar Bear Club @Middle East
09/06/08 Matt Pryor, Kevin Devine, Mike Fiore @Harpers Ferry
10/24/08 Minus the Bear, Annuals, Sylvie @Strand
11/04/08 Dredg, Telescreen @Paradise
11/08/08 Dredg, Telescreen, Judgment Day @Webster Theater
11/17/08 Lemuria, Gordon Gano’s Army, Serious Geniuses, The Fakeboys @Great Scott



Wow, a lot of good shows this year, impossible to pick a top 5 or 10.
The best were easily the last Piebald shows. Most fun I've ever had at a show.

[Thomas Balkcom]

03/06/08 Elton John @Verizon Wireless Arena
04/03/08 Harris, Okay Thursday, Talk Modern, The Woodrow Wilsons @O’Brien’s
04/05/08 Explosions in the Sky @Strand
04/18/08 Piebald @Middle East
04/19/08 Piebald @Middle East
05/04/08 Saves the Day, Set Your Goals @Palladium
05/17/08 Set Your Goals, No Trigger, Just Surrender, I Am the Avalanche, Energy,
Fireworks @ICC
05/31/08 The Gaslight Anthem @Middle East upstairs
06/21/08 Kevin Devine, Brian Bonz @The Space
08/02/08 Wolf Parade, Wintersleep @Paradise
08/13/08 Jonah Matranga @someone's living room

08/17/08 The Gaslight Anthem, Polar Bear Club @Middle East
09/06/08 Matt Pryor, Kevin Devine, Mike Fiore @Harpers Ferry
10/24/08 Minus the Bear, Annuals, Sylvie @Strand
11/04/08 Dredg, Telescreen @Paradise
11/08/08 Dredg, Telescreen, Judgment Day @Webster Theater
11/17/08 Lemuria, Gordon Gano’s Army, Serious Geniuses, The Fakeboys @Great Scott



Wow, a lot of good shows this year, impossible to pick a top 5 or 10.
The best were easily the last Piebald shows. Most fun I've ever had at a show.

this guy wins for Piebald, I bet that was an incredible experience

[AMAAS]

1.Thrice @ The Metro in Chicago (Night 1) Back in May
2.Forgive Durden @ Off Broadway in St. Louis in November
3.The Matches @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in October
4.Rx Bandits @ 2 Cents Plain in St. Louis in August
5.Less Than Jake @ The Pageant in St. Louis in July

Runner Ups:
Saosin @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in January
Pierce The Veil @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in March
As Cities Burn @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in March
Between The Trees @ Warped Tour in Maryland Heights,MO in July
The Starting Line @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in March
Underoath @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in November
Bayside @ Pop's in Sauget,IL in November
The New Frontiers @ 2 Cents Plain in St. Louis in July
The Honorary Title @ 2 Cents Plain in St. Louis in July



I did best set because it's easier to justify a set than a whole tour cuz most tours I went to this year had one shitty band on it

[bonnerroo]

1. Weatherbox/Biffy Clyro/Manchester Orchestra/Say Anything in NYC (March 31, 2008)
2. Steel Train/Four Year Strong/Bayside/The Starting Line in Philadelphia, PA (April 18, 2008)
3. Brian Bonz/Andy Hull/Kevin Devine in Brooklyn, NY (April 20, 2008)
4. Warped Tour: All Time Low, Four Year Strong, Ludo, Say Anything, You, Me, and Everyone We Know in Camden, NJ (July 25, 2008)
5. The Morning Light/Steel Train/The Cab/The Hush Sound in South Hackensack, NJ (August 25, 2008)
6. Scott Matthew/Matt Pryor/Kevin Devine in NYC (September 5, 2008)
7. Forgive Durden/Dear and the Headlights/Steel Train in Hoboken, NJ (October 18, 2008)
8. All Get Out/Dead Confederate/Kevin Devine/Manchester Orchestra in Hoboken, NJ (December 10, 2008)

I tried to cut it down to 5 but couldn't do it :( Date order only!

[ESundy36]

1. Thrice with Circa Survive and Pelican at the Palladium, Worcester, MA May 10, 2008
2. Less Than Jake with Goldfinger at Lupo's, Providence, RI June 27, 2008
3. The Easy Core Tour at Lupo's, Providence, RI September 28, 2008
4. Thrice with Circa Survive and Pelican at the Webster Theater, Hartford, CT May 7, 2008
5. Jack's Mannequin with fun. and Treaty of Paris at Toad's Place, New Haven, CT November 16, 2008

Honorable Mention: Foo Fighters with Against Me! at the DCU Center, Worcester, MA February 18, 2008

[bagdad]

1. saves the day - the masquerade - atlanta, GA - springish...this was the show where the only played songs from before stay
what you are...so good.

2. reggie and the full effect - the social - orlando, FL - August...first night of the "final tour ever"

3. the cure - gwinnett arena - atlanta, ga - summer...played for 3 hours...crazy.

4. rancid - the masquerade - atlanta, ga - summer...

5. stone temple pilots - verizon ampetheater - atlanta, GA - summer...

[jenisherre]

All my 2008 shows:

1. The Auditon, Four Letter Lie, Camera Can't Lie, Gloria (Jan 2008)
2. Quietdrive, Dropping Daylight, Sing It Loud (Jan 2008)
3. The Audition, The Morning Light, Hit The Lights, Every Avenue (BEST SHOW April 2008)
4. Metro Station, Armor For Sleep, Lydia, Saves The Day (April 2008)
5. Dropping Daylight (April 2008)
6. Jack's Mannequin w/ Ludo (April 2008)
7. Quietdrive (April 2008)
8. Rooney w/ Locksley (May 2008) - Omaha, Nebraska
9. Rooney w/ Locksley (May 2008) - Madison, Wisconsin
10. Forever the Sickest Kids, The Maine, The Cab, Metro Station (May 2008) - Des Moines, Iowa
11. Simple Plan, Danity Kane, Ray J, Gavin Degraw, Maroon 5, Colbie Caillet (May 2008)
12. Rilo Kiley (May 2008)
13. Sing It Loud (May 2008)
14. Panic at the Disco, The Hush Sound, Motion City Soundtrack (May 2008)
15. Teddy Geiger (June 2008)
16. Ryan Cabrera (June 2008)
17. The Veronicas w/ Natasha Bedingfield (June 2008)
18. Kansas Warped Tour (July 2008)
19. The Morning Light, The Cab, Steel Train, The Hush Sound (July 2008)
20. Warped Tour Minnesota (August 2008)
21. Cute Is What We Aim For, Powerspace (August 2008)
22. Quiedrive (August 2008)
23. Backstreet Boys (August 2008)
24. Jack's Mannequin, Paramore, Phantom Planet, Paper Route (August 2008)
25. The Morning Light, The Rocket Summer, The Secret Handshake (September 2008)
26. The Veronicas (September 2008)
27. Every Avenue, Breath Carolina, Brokencyde, The Morning Of (October 2008)
28. Quietdrive, Camera Can't Lie (October 2008)
29. Valencia, The Matches, Bayside, The Status (October 2008)
30. Forever The Sickest Kids, Cobra Starship, Sing It Loud, Hit The Lights (October 2008)
31. Family Force Five (October 2008)
32. The Academy Is, We The Kings (October 2008)
33. Jack's Mannequin (November 2008)
34. All Time Low, The Maine, Mayday Parade, Every Avenue (November 2008)
35. Karate High School (November 2008)
36. The Medic Droid (November 2008)
37. Quietdrive (November 2008)
38. Bring Me The Horizon (December 2008)
39. Quietdrive (December 2008)

PLUS left this year I have

40. CHEETAH GIRLS (tonight haha)
41. Now Every Children (tomorrow)
42. Lights Out Dancing (saturday)
43. Sing It Loud
44. Quietdrive, Four Letter Lie

wowoowwwowowowwowwww.

[kylecrowe]

5. Panic, Motion City, Hush Sound@ The Rave in Milwaukee, May: I went to the show in Chicago too but this one was much more fun
4. Brand New @ House of Blues Chicago in August: First time seeing Brand New, amazing
3. Rage Against The Machine, Lupe Fiasco, Brand New, MGMT - Lollapalooza: 4 Amazing sets in Chicago's backyard
2. Fall Out Boy @ Chicago Theater, Dec: amazing venue, amazing set
1. Kanye West @ United Center, May: Glow in the Dark tour, Kanye West killed it

[SandManTEND13]

I would of killed to also see the Jack's Mannequin Hammers and Strings tour!

[SandManTEND13]

5. Panic, Motion City, Hush Sound@ The Rave in Milwaukee, May: I went to the show in Chicago too but this one was much more fun
4. Brand New @ House of Blues Chicago in August: First time seeing Brand New, amazing
3. Rage Against The Machine, Lupe Fiasco, Brand New, MGMT - Lollapalooza: 4 Amazing sets in Chicago's backyard
2. Fall Out Boy @ Chicago Theater, Dec: amazing venue, amazing set
1. Kanye West @ United Center, May: Glow in the Dark tour, Kanye West killed it

I must say excellent choice in shows

[Mr.Piano93]

i'm just gonna throw out there that thrice played the same day as PATD/MCS and you shouldve seen them instead.

Well I was planning on seeing them with Rise Against on the 20th, but it fell through..but I wanted to go

[Petzl]

Top 3 cause i'm lazy.

1. 05/02/08- Providence, RI- Lupo's: The Receiving End of Sirens Farewell Show with Envy on the Coast and Therefore I Am
2. 10/24/08- Providence, RI- Lupo's: Minus the Bear, Annuals, Sylvie
3. 05/10/08- Worcester, MA- The Palladium: Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican

[Wildness774]

1 damn show this year cuz im poor
hopefully 6 or 7 next year

7/5/08 Jimmy Eat World Ponitac,MI

[TMS2787]

[tie]15. Death Cab For Cutie - 06.13.08 - The Plain Dealer Pavilion At Natuica - Cleveland, OH
15. Jimmy Eat World - 05.02.08 - Meadowlands Sports Complex - The Bamboozle 2008 - East Rutherford, NJ
14. The Cool Kids - 04.11.08 - The 'Sco - Oberlin, OH••••
13. Lupe Fiasco - 10.07.08 - Mac Center - Kent, OH•••
12. Jack Johnson - 06.17.08 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyhoga Falls, OH
11. Anthony Green - 08.07.08 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH••
10. Between The Buried And Me - 10.06.08 - House Of Blues Cleveland - Cleveland, OH••
09. Explosions In The Sky - 04.03.08 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH••
08. Girl Talk - 08.03.08 - Grant Park - Lollapalooza 2008 - Chicago, IL
07. Coldplay - 10.21.08 - The Q Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH
06. Minus The Bear - 10.20.08 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
05. The Arcade Fire - 03.03.08 - Beachland Ballroom - Late/Second Show - Cleveland, OH••
04. Jay-Z - 10.29.08 - The Q Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH
03. Dave Matthews Band - 07.03.08 - Blossom Music Center - Cuyhoga Falls, OH
02. Brand New - 08.01.01 - House Of Blues Chicago - Chicago, IL•••
01. Kanye West - 05.18.08 - Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain - The Glow In The Dark Tour - Scranton, PA••

•=Denotes that I saw this artist/band more than once this year (and the total amount of times) but this was the best of the performances I saw.

[SaintSammy17]

I'm just going to list all the shows I attended this year, and bold my top 5:

April:
-AP Tour (All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, The Matches, Forever The Sickest Kids). Des Moines, Iowa.
-The Audition, Hit The Lights, Every Avenue, The Morning Light, Kiros. Des Moines, Iowa.
-Mayday Parade, My American Heart, The Graduate. Des Moines, Iowa.
-Mayday Parade, My American Heart, The Graduate. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

July:
-Warped Tour St. Louis, Missouri.
-Warped Tour Kansas City, Kansas.
-Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte, The Maine, Metro Station. Des Moines, Iowa.
-The Hush Sound, The Cab, The Morning Light, Steel Train. Des Moines, Iowa.

August:
-Warped Tour Chicago, Illinois.

September:
-Bryan Greenberg. Des Moines, Iowa.

October:
-Sing It Loud, You Me And Everyone We Know, Take Cover. Des Moines, Iowa.
-Danger Radio, Family Force 5, PlayRadioPlay, UltraViolet Sound. Des Moines, Iowa.
-The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Carolina Liar, Hey Monday. Omaha, Nebraska.

November:
-The Hush Sound, The Spill Canvas, One Republic. Cedar Falls, Iowa.
-Hanson! Des Moines, Iowa.
-Mayday Parade, Every Avenue, The Maine. Des Moines, Iowa.
-All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Every Avenue, The Maine. St. Louis, Missouri.

[HellhammerMario]

Radiohead
Municipal Waste/Iron Lung
ETID/The Bronx
Trash Talk/Torch Runner

Probably a few more.

[Jake Denning]

Top shows this year:

1) Solid State Tour (Norma Jean, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Mychildren Mybride, Children 18:3) @ The Hawthorne, Portland, OR

2) Scream The Prayer (Co Headliners = Sleeping Giant & Impending Doom, Mychildren Mybride, Blessed By A Broken Heart, Agraceful, Akissforjersey) @ Rock N' Roll Pizza, Portland, OR

3) Project 86 w/ The Classic Crime and The Becoming @ Rock N' Roll Pizza, Portland, OR

4) Bring Me The Horizon w/ Misery Signals, The Ghost Inside, and Grab The Camera (Local Opener replacing Johnny Truant) @ Satyricon, Portland, OR

5) Demon Hunter w/ Living Sacrifice, Oh Sleeper, The Famine, Advent @ The Hawthorne, Portland, OR

6) Maylene and the SOD's w/ A Static Lullaby, Showbread, Attack!Attack! @ Satyricon, Portland, OR

[marsvoltamcr]

The Mars Volta 9/17/08 NYC
My Chemical Romance/Taking Back Sunday/Drive By 5/7/08 Philadelphia PA
Warped Tour 2008 7/27/08 Scranton PA
Killswitch Engage/Every Time I Die/The Dillinger Escape Plan/Parkway Drive 1/9/08 Allentown PA
Mayhem Fest 8/2/08 Scranton PA

[makeasound]

2. Quietdrive, Dropping Daylight, Sing It Loud (Jan 2008)
5. Dropping Daylight (April 2008)
Dropping Daylight is absolutely incredible live... I was supposed to see them in August when they toured with Meg & Dia but they had to pull off the tour.
They need to come back to NorCal, they haven't played here in over a year-and-a-half.

[Whimsikill]

5. Driver F/Kingsley (court tavern, new brunswick nj, mid-july).
4. Saturday of Bamboozle '08. Like a few people said jew was awesome, plus msi, the birthday massacre, family force 5, and the best, saves the day.
3. Camden Warped Tour. ff5 sounding better than they did at boozle, set your goals, the aggrolites, bouncing souls, mc chris, street dogs, and of course the best set of the day, Oreskaband. Plus I caught a drumstick at the end of Relient K.
2. Anberlin at Webster hall nyc, 10/29. First show since going to college and I met some cool people.
1. Iron Maiden, pnc bank arts center in holmdel nj, june 14. Don't hate. It was incredible. It poured rain right before they came on and continued for the entire set. They sound far better live than in studio

[larokr]

1 - 3/15/08 - Yellowcard (acoustic), The Spill Canvas, Play Radio Play, Treaty of Paris @ Irving Plaza - NYC -
Yellowcard played a great set and it was much better than I expected. I loved hearing them open with Rough Draft.

2 - 11/26/08 - Forgive Durden @ Bowery Ballroom - NYC
Thomas Dutton is just incredible. This was the 2nd time in a little over a month that I saw Forgive Durden. Mainly because the majority of the kinks of the live show were fixed so it sounded much better than in State College.

3 - 8/5/08 - Jesse Lacey, Kevin Devine, Brian Bonz @ Mr. Small's - Millvale, PA
It was a fun roadtrip and a fun show.

4 - 3/18/08 - The Starting Line @ LuLu's - State College, PA
Enough said - last tour. It was so depressing but fantastic at the same time. Great set list, as well.

5 - 4/22/08 - Cartel @ LuLu's - State College, PA
Fantastic set list.They played basically everything I could ever want to hear. And I'm biased because I love Q/A and they played it back to back in the encore. And it was wonderful.

6 - 8/16/08 - Houston Calls @ School of Rock - South Hackensack, NJ
Houston Calls live shows are fun. And they played High Rise, which made me really happy.

[andrewshungry]

1. EasyCore Tour - NFG, ADTR, FYS, ISHC - Recher Theatre
2. Jimmy Eat World/Paramore - American University
3. Linkin Park/Coheed and Cambria - 1st Mariner Arena
4. Thrice/Circa Survive - Rams Head
5. All Time Low/Hit the Lights/Valencia - Rams Head

EDIT: forgot that I went to Virgin Festival and saw Kanye, Foo Fighters, the Offspring, Paramore, and Taking Back Sunday

[leifstar]

This is certainly not an AP friendly list, but I have different preferences in music:

10. ***12/26/08*** - Worchester, MA - Reveille ( I know the show hasn't happened yet, but I know that it will be one of the best of the year, especially since it's a reunion show)


That should be a great show. I still have not bought my ticket. =/

[Maxismyhomeboy]

1 Anthony Green/Good Old War/Person L
2 Circa Survive/Thrice
3 Jimmy Eat World/Minus The Bear

[311thrice]

311 Day

[makeasound]

This is actually really hard to decide haha.

I still have two shows left this year (maybe three) so this might change, but as of right now...

1. New Kids on the Block - Oct. 10th, HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.
I'm putting NKOTB at #1 because it was a show I honestly never thought would happen, I'd waited 18 years to see them. And they definitely didn't disappoint.

The rest aren't really in any order persay, and I lumped in multiple shows on tours because I can't pick between them lol.

2. The Starting Line w/ Bayside, Four Year Strong, & Steel Train - April 3rd, Slims in San Francisco.

3. Saosin w/ Armor For Sleep, Fear Before, Meriwether, and Thieves & Liars - Feb. 15th at The Underground in Roseville, and Feb. 16th at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz.

4. Yellowcard (acoustic) w/ The Spill Canvas, PlayRadioPlay, and Treaty of Paris - April 6th at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

5. New Found Glory w/ A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore, and Crime in Stereo - Sept. 12th at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, Sept. 13th at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma.

6. Set Your Goals w/ Hit The Lights, I Am The Avalanche, and The Years Gone By - May 24th (my 25th birthday!) at the Glasshouse in Pomona.

7. Bayside w/ The Matches, Valencia, and The Status - Oct. 19th at Slim's in San Francisco, Oct. 20th at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.

8. Melee w/ Matt White - Jan. 18th at Slim's in San Francisco.

9. Chevelle w/ I Hate Kate - May 30th at the Senator Theater in Chico, June 2nd at the Fillmore in San Francisco

10. Runner Runner - Oct. 30th at The Wire in Upland.
Yup, quoting myself.

I'm updating my choices, moving everything down one so I can put the show I'm going to Sunday in here.
So now, it's
1. - Fall Out Boy w/ Runner Runner - Dec. 21st at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

Because for me there's no way anything will beat that show, I already know it.

[aldo2624]

all took place in san diego

1) Silverstein\The Devil Wears Prada\A Day To Remember - funnest show i've ever been to -
2) Stick To Your Guns\Mychildren Mybride\Gwen Stacy -
3) Warped Tour - TDWP\BMTH\ADTR -
4) August Burns Red\A Skylit Drive -
5) Lower Definition\A Static Lullaby\Dance Gavin Dance
5) Chiodos\Silverstein\Alesana\ETF\A Skylit Drive
6) Underoath\Saosin\TDWP\The Famine
7) Rockstar Mayhem - Underoath
8) All That Remains\Chimaira\Black Tide
9) Alesana\The Chariot\Sky Eats Airplane

[nkalldayyy]

1 bamboozle @ the medowlands sports complex
just total awesomeness. so many amazing bands played that usually don't come to philly so it was great seeing bands like jimmy eat world, thrice and coheed. they were probably my three favorites. also I got to seem some major events in music history such as: the starting lines last show and a set of the movielife played by vinny cauana and set your goals. katy perry was of course the drawback of the day.

2 jack johnson @ the tweeter center
wow, this was most definitely my favorite set by any artist, ever! he's just as solid live as on the album, with quaint stories of how the songs or albums came about includes, along with a message of peace and environmentalism. he played the perfect set, I loved every song, even some of the ancient ones that I wasn't too familiar with. just perfection, the whole night. special thanks to HainzeyX for the tickets and nachos, best graduation gift of my lifetime.

3 death cab for cutie @ the mann center
first time I ever heard a band and cried. I guess I just have such a strong connection with their music I couldn't help it. they sounded even better than they did on the album, ben was dead on all night. the only thing that could make that night better would be a postal service song (not gonna happen) but regardless, it was perfect. thanks again for the tickets from HainzeyX!

4 bamboozle roadshow with saves the day @ the TLA
saves the day is just one of those bands that you just enjoy sooo much live. it was one of the funniest shows ever! he played a ton of request and about 30 songs. they played with set your goals, and wow do they have energy! they graciously supplied saves the day with lots o' shots! :)

5 fall out boy @ the northstar bar
I don't care who thinks these guys are sell outs, because no sell out plays a 300 person venue with no backstage and one stall bathrooms. I never respected a band more than I did them at that moment. they took request and phone calls from the audience from girls who asked them to play panic at the disco songs.....? aside from that patrick was absolutely breathtaking, that bluesy mother effer. pete stole the show with his energy, although he always looks high as a kite. loved this night, well worth the 8 hours in line, well worth it.

6 warped tour @ the tweeter center
warped tour as greatness as usual. I got to see anberlin for the first time, say anything for the 5th, and the devil wears prada with their metal-tiality. all awesome sets, overall just a great day, I could be more thriller about it. hopefully we'll get more bands this year though.

7 circa survive @ the first unitiatrian church
I've never seen a musician with more passion an excitement to play than anthony green, although it could just be the powder. either way, he played in the downstairs of a church in august/september-ish with NO A/C at all! he threw up on stage and also took most of his clothes off, that's how hot it was. major respect for him and his inconsistent lyrics.


8 silverstein with a skylit drive @ the electic factory
a skylit drive went on first, and there is a lottttt of voice (hight pitched voice) in that little ginger kid they have for a frontman. WOW. he was on it. it was a great performance. alasana look like a bunch of assholes with their powdered donut scene theme, all white? seriously? how bout you work on those vocals and leave john lennon circa 1972 alone. next was escape the fate, not memorable. chiodos was the usual. I'm bored by it, =/. silverstein was just, wow. they're just amazing at what they do. they may not be revolutionaries but they're some pretty passionate dudes. I never understood why they toured so much until I seen them live.

9 the starting line with bayside @ the electric factory
bayside was great, as always. anthony is one of my favorites live, I feel like I just can stop watching him, he's a really talented performer. the starting line was as awesome and sweaty as usual. with the combination of kenny's hard nipples and the bands excitement of playing their last tour, it was a great set. this was the last time I seen them headline before the break. unfortunately they played a really really long set. we left a little early because of it actually.

10 underoath with the devil wears prada & saosin @ the electric factory
the devil wears prada I think was 2nd and geez, do these guys love what they do. mike is one holy man, that's for sure. you can tell he means every word he says. he's incredible. I feel such a connection with them live. I'm not sure if its because of their christianity or if its just the music. to be honest, its probably the combo of both. I love this band. cove from saosin was a tad bit sick, but regardless he pulled though and did not let it tire him out. I loved their set, it was perfect. as for underoath, epic. just epic. no further analysis necessary. : )

honerable mention: matt costa @ the TLA

thanks for reading!

[CharlieY23]

Dunno if this was said, and i'm not looking through 7 pages...

Dan Potthast/Zox/Streetlight Manifesto

[ourlady311]

311 Day

hell yeah!

haha, i was waiting for you to bring up that amazing night.

i'd also say the show in ATL on the 26th was up there too...pretty much 311 is better than everyone.

as far as other shows...

10/?/08 - Rise Against/Thrice/Alk3/Gaslight Anthem

12/18/08 - Taking Back Sunday/Envy On the Coast...the 40 Watt in athens!

1/15/08 - Against Me!, also at the 40 Watt

[ourlady311]

All my 2008 shows:

1. The Auditon, Four Letter Lie, Camera Can't Lie, Gloria (Jan 2008)
2. Quietdrive, Dropping Daylight, Sing It Loud (Jan 2008)
3. The Audition, The Morning Light, Hit The Lights, Every Avenue (BEST SHOW April 2008)
4. Metro Station, Armor For Sleep, Lydia, Saves The Day (April 2008)
5. Dropping Daylight (April 2008)
6. Jack's Mannequin w/ Ludo (April 2008)
7. Quietdrive (April 2008)
8. Rooney w/ Locksley (May 2008) - Omaha, Nebraska
9. Rooney w/ Locksley (May 2008) - Madison, Wisconsin
10. Forever the Sickest Kids, The Maine, The Cab, Metro Station (May 2008) - Des Moines, Iowa
11. Simple Plan, Danity Kane, Ray J, Gavin Degraw, Maroon 5, Colbie Caillet (May 2008)
12. Rilo Kiley (May 2008)
13. Sing It Loud (May 2008)
14. Panic at the Disco, The Hush Sound, Motion City Soundtrack (May 2008)
15. Teddy Geiger (June 2008)
16. Ryan Cabrera (June 2008)
17. The Veronicas w/ Natasha Bedingfield (June 2008)
18. Kansas Warped Tour (July 2008)
19. The Morning Light, The Cab, Steel Train, The Hush Sound (July 2008)
20. Warped Tour Minnesota (August 2008)
21. Cute Is What We Aim For, Powerspace (August 2008)
22. Quiedrive (August 2008)
23. Backstreet Boys (August 2008)
24. Jack's Mannequin, Paramore, Phantom Planet, Paper Route (August 2008)
25. The Morning Light, The Rocket Summer, The Secret Handshake (September 2008)
26. The Veronicas (September 2008)
27. Every Avenue, Breath Carolina, Brokencyde, The Morning Of (October 2008)
28. Quietdrive, Camera Can't Lie (October 2008)
29. Valencia, The Matches, Bayside, The Status (October 2008)
30. Forever The Sickest Kids, Cobra Starship, Sing It Loud, Hit The Lights (October 2008)
31. Family Force Five (October 2008)
32. The Academy Is, We The Kings (October 2008)
33. Jack's Mannequin (November 2008)
34. All Time Low, The Maine, Mayday Parade, Every Avenue (November 2008)
35. Karate High School (November 2008)
36. The Medic Droid (November 2008)
37. Quietdrive (November 2008)
38. Bring Me The Horizon (December 2008)
39. Quietdrive (December 2008)

PLUS left this year I have

40. CHEETAH GIRLS (tonight haha)
41. Now Every Children (tomorrow)
42. Lights Out Dancing (saturday)
43. Sing It Loud
44. Quietdrive, Four Letter Lie

wowoowwwowowowwowwww.

holy god you go to lots of shows! although i totally would too if i had the cash. :)

[TMS2787]

1) 1/11 - Anthony Raneri
2) 1/15 - Oh, Sleeper, Burdern Of A Day
3) 1/25 - Cobra Starship
4) 1/29 - Killswitch Engage, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Parkway Drive
5) 2/4 - Gallows, Cancer Bats, Above This Fire
6) 2/6 - Poison The Well, The Chariot, Dance Gavin Dance, Crime In Stero
7) 2/20 - A Girl. A Gun. A Ghost., Inhale Exhale, Gwen Stacy, Here I Come Falling
8) 2/26 - Angels & Airwaves, Meg & Dia, The Color Fred
9) 3/3 - The Arcade Fire [Early Show]
10) 3/3 - The Arcade Fire [Late Show]
11) 3/5 - N*E*R*D
12) 3/14 - Yellowcard, The Spill Canvas, PlayRadioPlay
13) 3/18 - Take Action Tour: Every Time I Die, From First To Last, The Bled, August Burns Red, The Human Abstract
14) 3/28 - Suicide Silence
15) 4/3 - Explosions In The Sky
16) 4/8 - Chevelle, Finger Eleven
17) 4/11 - The Cool Kids,
18) 4/12 - Jason Mraz
19) 4/18 - The Cool Kids, The Fiery Furances
20) 4/22 - My Chemical Romance, Bily Talent, Drive-By
21) 5/2 - Hoodwink Festival 2008
22) 5/2 - The Bamboozle 2008 Day 1
23) 5/3 - The Bamboozle 2008 Day 2
24) 5/9 - George Cilnton*
25) 5/10 - Lil Wayne*
26) 5/17 - Between The Buried And Me
27) 5/17 - Cinematic Sunrise
28) 5/18 - The Glow In The Dark Tour: Kanye West, Rhinanna, N*E*R*D, Lupe Fiasco
29) 5/26 - Rilo Kiley
30) 6/6 - She Wants Revenge
31) 6/11 - Carrie Underwood*
32) 6/12 - Nick Swardson
33) 6/13 - Death Cab For Cutie, Rouge Wave
34) 6/17 - Jack Johnson
35) 6/18 - The Cure, 65DaysOfStatic
36) 6/22 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood
37) 7/7 - Stone Temple Pilots
38) 7/10 - Alkaline Trio
39) 7/11 - 3 Doors Down, Staind, Hinder, Asleep
40) 7/14 - Shinedown, Theory Of A Deadman, Black Stone Cherry
41) 7/17 - Vans Warped Tour 2008
42) 7/30 - Dave Matthews Band,
43) 8/1 - Lollapalooza 2008 Day 1
44) 8/1 - Brand New, Manchester Orchestra
45) 8/7 - Anthony Green, Good Old War, Person L
46) 8/9 - Rod Steweart, Bryan Adams
47) 8/19 - Projekt Revolution Tour 2008: Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Ashes Divde, Atreryu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Armor For Sleep, Street Drum Corps
48) 8/23 - Young Jeezy
49) 8/24 - Paramore, Jack's Mannequin, Phantom Planet, Paper Route
50) 8/28 - Nas, Talib Kweli
51) 9/1 - The Fratellis
52) 9/5 - Reggie And The Full Effect, MC Chris
53) 9/14 - Ice Cubs
54) 9/20 - Fear Before
55) 9/24 - Brand New
56) 9/30 - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
57) 10/2 - Rise Against, Alakline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem
58) 10/5 - The Acaica Strain, Whitechapel, Gwen Stacy
59) 10/ 6 - Between The Buried And Me, The Black Dahila Murder
60) 10/7 - Lupe Fiasco, Winslow
61) 10/12 - Cobra Starship, Hit The Lights, Sing It Loud
62) 10/20 - Minus The Bear
63) 10/21 - Coldplay, Duffy
64) 10/23 - Anberlin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids,
65) 10/29 - Jay-Z
66) 11/2 - Norma Jean, Haste The Day, The Showdown, MyChilderen MyBride, Oh Sleeper
67) 11/13 - Cobra Starship, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, Sing It Loud
68) 11/22 - Above This Fire, Once Nothing
69) 11/29 - Kid Cudi
70) 12/4 - Q-Tip, The Cool Kids, The Knux
71) 12/5 - Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, Dead Confederate, All Get Out

[cephcarn4]

1. Tom Gabel / Kevin Mahon - Knitting Factory NYC - 11 - 20 - 08
2. Sigur Ros - Grand Ballroom NYC - 6-17-08
3. Sigur Ros - Museum Of Modern Art NYC - 6-18-08
4. My Bloody Valentine - Roseland Ballroom NYC - 9-23-08
5. World / Inferno Friendship Society- Bowery Ballroom NYC - 2-1-08
6. Cold Cave - Bowery Ballroom NYC - 12-7-08
7. Loved Ones / Gaslight Anthem / The Ergs / Lagrecia / Higher Giant - 2-22-08
8. The National - Central Park Summer Stage NYC - 8-4-08
9. The Killers - Hammerstein Ballroom NYC - 10-24-08
10. The Gaslight Anthem - Knitting Factory NYC - 8-22-08

[hailthewarrior]

1. Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican - April 26, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
2. Emery, As Cities Burn - January 29, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
3. Underoath - August 20, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
4. mewithoutYou, Maps & Atlases - July 2, Rocketown, Nashville, TN
5. Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem - October 21, The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
6. Warped Tour - Anberlin, The Gaslight Anthem, Relient K, Say Anything, Jack's Mannequin - July 9, Atlanta, GA
7. As I Lay Dying, Dillinger Escape Plan, August Burns Red - January 18, The Valarium, Knoxville, TN
8. Norma Jean, Haste the Day - October 3, The Valarium, Knoxville, TN

I only went to 8 shows this year? Lame.

The Taking Back Sunday concert I went to on Dec. 19th at The Valarium would probably be number 6 now...

[-ben]

Once Nothing's First Came the Law release party, five months late. AMAZING anyway. Manchester Orchestra's tour was fantastic too

[relaxrelapse830]

1. HONDA CIVIC TOUR - Panic at the Disco/Motion City Soundtrack/Phantom Planet/The Hush Sound (Honda Civic Tour) @ DAR Constitution Hall (Washington, DC) 4/30
2. ALIVE FESTIVAL - Inhale Exhale/Family Force 5/Leeland/Thousand Foot Krutch/Tobymac and others... @ Clay's Park (Canal Fulton, Ohio) 6/20-6/23
3. Flatfoot 56/some other bands @ some church (Maryland) 5/12 [I don't remember too many details about this concert... my friends and I only went for Flatfoot, and left after they played, so I'm not sure of the other bands. And it was just at a random church somewhere. There were only like 30 people there... it was great. :)]
4. WARPED TOUR - Cobra Starship/Jack's Mannequin/Cinematic Sunrise/American Diary and other... @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD) 7/16
5. Renee Yohe/Nevertheless/Dan Evans/and Between the Trees but we left before BTT set, unfortunately. @ Rock & Roll Hotel (Washington, DC) 11/2

And that is all the shows I went to this year. Terrible. My New Years' resolution is to go to more shows.

[kigginsthisprov]

1. August 4
The Hush Sound, The Cab, Steel Train, The Morning Light @ Slim's

2. August 15
Warped Tour @ Shoreline Amphitheater

3. September 25
The Cab, This Providence, A Rocket To The Moon, Charlotte Sometimes, Hey Monday @ The Exit

4. August 16
Warped Tour @ Marysville Sleep Train Amphitheater

5. November 25
Hellogoodbye, Ace Enders, PlayRadioPlay!, NeverShoutNever! @ Slim's

6. June 21, 2008
Warped Tour @ Pier 30/32

7. November 10
Copeland, Lovedrug, Lydia, Lights @ Slim's

8. July 26
Cute Is What We Aim For, Ace Enders, Danger Radio, Powerspace @ Slim's

9. November 8, 2008
Copeland, Lovedrug, Lydia @ The Boardwalk

10. March 25, 2008
All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, The Matches, Sonny, Forever The Sickest Kids @ Regency Grand Ballroom

11. April 11, 2008
Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet @ The Warfield

[combatbaby]

1. Jack's Mannequin with Eric Hutchinson/Treaty of Paris - 10/15, Charlotte, NC
2. Tilly and the Wall with The Ruby Suns - 7/25, Chapel Hill, NC
3. The Avett Brothers - 7/26, Cary, NC
4. The Faint with Jaguar Love - 8/14, Chapel Hill, NC
5. Farewell with Danger Radio - 10/1, Greensboro, NC
6. Sullivan - 8/22, Greensboro, NC
7. Bayside with The Matches/Valencia - 11/8, Greensboro, NC
8. Mates of State - 11/22, Chapel Hill, NC
9. The Arcade Fire - 5/2, Chapel Hill, NC
10. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - 8/9, Chapel Hill, NC

I also saw All Time Low this year, Hit the Lights twice, New Found Glory/A Day to Remember/Four Year Strong, The Higher/Sherwood, Cartel, and The Avett Brothers again on Halloween, among others. But the ones listed above were my favorites out of everything I saw.

[stayillogical]

My list:

1. TREOS/Envy on the Coast/Therefore I Am at Lupo’s on 05/02
2. Thursday/The Sleeping/The Dear Hunter/Moving Mountains at Toad’s Place on 12/12
3. Thrice/Circa Survive/Pelican at the Palladium on 05/10
4. The Dear Hunter at Club 939 on 12/13
5. The Dear Hunter/Lydia/YMAEWK/Eye Alaska at the Living Room in 08/01
6. NFG/A Day To Remember/Four Year Strong/ISHC/Crime In Stereo at Lupo’s on 9/28
7. Rise Against/Alkaline Trio/Thrice/The Gaslight Anthem at the Palladium on 10/06
8. Paramore/Jack’s Mannequin/Phantom Planet/Paper Route at Providence Piers on 08/17
9. The Starting Line/Bayside/Four Year Strong/Steel Train at the Palladium on 04/19
10. Steel Train/Dear & the Headlights/Forgive Durden/Stealing Jane at Club Hell on 11/23

Every show I went to this year: (total count: 50 exactly)

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=15586098&blogID=299134878

Every band I've ever seen plus number of times:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=15586098&blogID=389634223

[notoaststereo]

I definately didn't go to as many shows as I would have liked to this year, but most of the ones I went to were really solid. This is as close to an order I could come to as possible, but it blurred:

1. Kevin Devine
Bowery Ballroom (New York CIty)
January 19th, 2008

One of the best shows I've ever been to. Kevin Devine is an incredible preformer and seeing him play in New York with his friend an family there was just an awesome experience.

2. My Morning Jacket
Madison Square Garden (New York City)
December 31, 2008

My Morning Jacket are beasts. They played from 9pm til at least 1am with no opening band and only a 20 minute intermission before the countdown to the new year. The best possible way to spend New Years Eve.

3. Foo Fighters with Against Me!
Rosement Theater (Chicago)
February 22, 2008

Foo Fighters is one of my all time favorite bands. Dave Grohl is exactly what a rockstar should be.

4. Hot Water Music
The Metro (Chicago)
February 22, 2008

Such an amazing reunion show. I love to see bands come back together.

5. Lupe Fiasco
The Congress Theater (Chicago)
October 31, 2008

I've never been to a rap concert before but Lupe Fiasco was just fucking incredible. He put so much heart into his performance. They also recorded the show for a DVD.

6. Third Eye Blind
Loyola College (Chicago)
April 2008

Third Eye Blind is my favorite band. I just wish the show was in a better location. Either way they always put on an incredible show and any time they come around I will see them.

7. Say Anything with Manchester Orchestra
House of Blues (Chicago)
March 21, 2008

Say Anything is a damn fun live band. I just wish the crowd wasnt filled with teenie boppers.

8. Murder By Death with William Elliot Whitmore
The Metro (Chicago)
November 19, 2008

Murder By Death as been on my list of bands to see since I first heard In Bocca Al Lupo. Since then I've always missed their shows by a day or two. I finally got a chance to see them and they certainly did not disappoint. Incredible band.

9. Death Cab For Cutie
McCarren Park Pool (Brooklyn)
August 2008

Not the best show I've seen all year and it was cut short by a rain storm, but from what they played I enjoyed. It always nice to see a band in an outdoor setting.

10. Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me
Off Boradway (New York City)
December 2008

I know it's not a concert but it is an incredible one man show by one of my absolute favorite comedians. If you live in or around New York City, I highly recommend seeing this show.

[GlassyLight]

1. NIN - Lollapalooza.
2. Flogging Molly - Lollapalooza
3. Rage Against the Machine - Lollapalooza
4. Against Me!/ Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - People's Court, Des Moines, IA
5. 3 Inches of Blood - The Picador, Iowa City, IA
6. HORSE the band - The Picador, Iowa City, IA
7. Cursive/The Blacks/Poison Control Center/Capgun Coup - The Mill, Iowa City, IA
8. Girl Talk - Lollapalooza
9. The Toadies - Lollapalooza
10. Radiohead - Lollapalooza

[WishYouAway]

1. Chiodos, Silverstein, Escape The Fate, Alesana, A Skylit Drive @ The Roseland
2. Warped 2008 (The Devil Wears Prada, Alesana, Bring Me The Horizon, 3oh!3, Anberlin, on-stage for Say Anything's set) @ Columbia Meadows
3. Tokyo Police Club, Smoosh, We Barbarians @ Hawthorne Theater
4. My Chemical Romance, Billy Talent, We Barbarians @ Crystal Ballroom

I really didn't go to many shows this year.

[a morning view]

Explosions in the Sky
Minus the Bear
Kings of Leon
Coheed and Cambria
Bon Iver

[desiguerilla]

1. Lil Wayne @ Harbor Arena (very close to the stage, one of my favorite rappers so obviously #1)
2. Warped Tour @ Nassau Coliseum (The Human Abstract/Protest The Hero/ETID/Say Anything/Norma Jean/All That Remains)
3. Underoath/Saosin/The Devil Wears Prada @ Webster Theater (extremely fun show, I saw them during the period in my life where I couldn't stop listening to either UO or Sao)
4. TIED (a) The Mars Volta @ Lupo's AND (b) Thursday/The Sleeping/The Dear Hunter @ Toad's Place (both were really fun shows)
5. TIED (a) Lupe Fiasco @ UConn (hell yeah, I missed him at Glow in the Dark) AND (b) Immortal Technique @ UConn (free show, I had to put it in somewhere and he is also sick with it)
6. Glow In The Dark (I missed Lupe and most of N.E.R.D. but Kanye (and Rihanna's covers) were dope)
7. Dear Hunter @ Wilton Trackside Center (ranked not as high only because I had not listened to them before this show, but if I had listened Dear Hunter before this would probably be like #4 or somethin)
8. Stone Temple Pilots @ PNC Bank Arts Center (good show but pretty far from stage and Scott Weiland was definitely coked out)
9. T-Pain/Flo Rida/Meth & Red @ UConn (T-Pain is mad funny live, just because this is last does not mean it was a bad show)

[Larsfan]

1. Jack's Mannequin, Fun, Treaty Of Paris - November 14th
2. Jack's Mannequin (yeah they came before Paramore but it doesn't matter i'm putting them first haha), Paramore, Phantom Planet, Paper Route - August 22nd
3. Warped Tour: Jack's Mannequin, The Academy Is..., Relient K, The Saint Alvia Cartel, Cobra Starship, The Color Fred, From First To Last, Say Anything, Against Me!, Angels & Airwaves - July 20th
4. Jimmy Eat World, Attack In Black - July 1st
5. Dumas (twice in one night. for free. I love him.)
6. City & Colour, Sleepercar, Black Lungs - June 3rd
7. Osheaga 2008: Neil Halstead, Jamie Lidell, Rogue Wave, Matt Costa, The Kills, The Weakerthans, The Black Keys, Gogol Bordello, Duffy, Broken Social Scene, Jack Johnson, Bonjour Brumaire - August 4th
8. Silverstein, IllScarlett, The Devil Wears Prada, Protest The Hero - February 9th
9. Shad, Matthew Johnston, Elephant (Skate4Cancer tour! Awesome.) - May 4th
10. The Bravery, The Mission District - July 11th
11. Simple Plan, Faber Drive, Cute Is What We Aim For, Metro Station (really fun SP show) - August 26th
12. Simple Plan - January 11th (really small show. it was nice.)
13. The Mission District (awesome guys) - September 28th
14. The New Cities, Kamakazi, The Hot Streak - June 5th


i'm surprised i got to that many shows :O Hopefully even more this year...

[myfriendjane]

1. The Bogus Journey Tour with Bill and Trav. The Academy Is... We the Kings, Hey Monday, Carolina Liar at the Grand Ballroom, SF
2. Warped Tour Pier 30/32, SF
3. Honda Civic Tour Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet, Warfield, SF.
4. Rockband Live Tour Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab. SJS Event Senter.
5. The Cab's hometown show. The Cab, The Higher, Ashbury, A Phoenix Forever, Amorionette. House Of Blues: Las Vegas.

[JMix1984]

Dave Matthews Band at VA Beach

Jack's Mannequin Hammers and Strings Tour

Senses Fail with Foxy Shazam

Warped Tour

[JMix1984]

and Jacks Mannequin/Paramore...was not really a big Paramore fan until i saw them live

add John Mayer at the Tweeter Center and the two Bayside shows I went to

[domotime2]

i have to ask....

why do you people see so many shows in a year? doesnt that de-value your concert going experience by seeing every band you "kinda" like...or even seeing a band you love millions of times?

im not trying to talk down, im just curious.

[wheresadalia]

i have to ask....

why do you people see so many shows in a year? doesnt that de-value your concert going experience by seeing every band you "kinda" like...or even seeing a band you love millions of times?

im not trying to talk down, im just curious.

i really just love the atmosphere of concerts..i can just go and have a good time and forget everything for a while...i'm pretty much never happier than when i'm at a concert
plus i've seen some bands so many times they recognize me and start up conversations, and are really closer than some "friends" i have now ( i know that sounds lame, i don't really care though. i'm not talking like the 14 year olds that are like "OMG alex gaskarth said he loved me....we are sooo bff's", i mean i talk to them about stuff i'd talk to friends about)

i do worry that i'll burn out on shows, but it hasn't happened yet. plus it's not like i travel forever for most of the shows i go to...most of them are like right down the street, so it's like, eh, what else do i have to do? lol

[AMAAS]

I agree with wheresadalia in the aspect of the atmosphere, I love concerts and go to school 20 minutes away from St. Louis so it's not really that big of a deal, and it takes away my stress for a few hours, I don't go to a RIDICULOUS amount like some people do where it's once every other day, but like I go to Warped Tour every year (at least for the past 7 summers), then I go to 10 or so local shows then see 15 to 25 bigger tours a year, that's the average for me per year....plus a lot of bands are better live and by seeing them live makes me get into their CDs a lot more, I was only casual fans of Between the Trees, Steel Train, The Matches, etc but when I saw them live then it translated to me liking their albums a lot more

[TMS2787]

i have to ask....

why do you people see so many shows in a year? doesnt that de-value your concert going experience by seeing every band you "kinda" like...or even seeing a band you love millions of times?

im not trying to talk down, im just curious.
For me, I am fourtnate enough to get in to 85%-90% of the shows I go to for free, which is why I go to so many shows. To me there is nothing like a concert -- it's (usually) a fun time and I just forget about "problems" for a couple hours.

Granted, I've seen a lot of bands I only semi-enjoy and usually I get boreed quick but it's free and nothing else better to do. Plus it also makes me apperciate the bands i really love more because I truly get excited to see them and go to the show.

[makeasound]

i have to ask....

why do you people see so many shows in a year? doesnt that de-value your concert going experience by seeing every band you "kinda" like...or even seeing a band you love millions of times?

im not trying to talk down, im just curious.
Quite the opposite for me, actually. I average 45+ "touring band" shows a year, and personally it adds so much to the concert experience the more times I see a band, because it creates more memories and funny stories, etc. to tell my friends when I get home.

And I've been lucky, I love a lot of bands and have seen a lot of those bands quite a few times, and no two shows or experiences no matter how many in a row or how many on a tour have ever been the same.

Music has been my one love since I was little, and live music in particular is my passion, so that might bias my POV a little. But I know of so many friends and memories that I wouldn't have that I would miss so much if I didn't go to shows the way I do now.

[Charles777]

The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Carolina Liar- November 8th at Mr Smalls Funhouse

Aiden, Madina Lake, My American Heart, Farewell to Freeway,- March 15th I think, Mr. Smalls

The Sleeping, Envy On The Coast, The Gay Blades, You The Symphony,- August 23rd at Mr. Smalls

Hawthorne Heights, Emery, The Color Fred, Tickle Me Pink, The Mile After,- November 21st I think, The Rex.

We Are Scientists, The Oxford Collapse, Life In Bed- August 11th, at Deisel

[notoaststereo]

so far i'm going to see dustin kensrue, the gaslight anthem and possibly the hold steady.

[TachyonEvan]

1. Dec. 3rd? - Fall Out Boy - Creepy Crawl (St. Louis, MO)
2. April 17th - Mars Volta - The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)
3. September 16th? - Cobra Starship/Forever the Sickest Kids/Hit The Lights/Sing It Loud - Pop's (Sauget, IL)
4. May 3rd - Tegan and Sara/An Horse - The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)
5. May 4th - My Chemical Romance/Billy Talent/Drive By - The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)

[TMS2787]

so far i'm going to see dustin kensrue, the gaslight anthem and possibly the hold steady.
Wrong thread?

[notoaststereo]

Wrong thread?yeah, i guess haha. i dont even remember posting this anywhere.

[muttley]

in order by date. only named the bands i went for.
1) Reggie And The Full Effect - Tempe, AZ (The Clubhouse)
2) Person L - Phoenix, AZ (Modified)
3) The Reign Of Kindo - Tempe, AZ (The Clubhouse)
4) The Fall Of Troy/Number 12 Looks Like You - Tempe, AZ (The Clubhouse)
5) You, Me, And Everyone We Know - Scottsdale, AZ (Chyro's)


obviously didn't go to many, but '09 will be way better.

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Chiodos/Silverstein/Escape the Fate/A Skylit Drive/Alesana
Scary Kids Scaring Kids/Our Last Night/Finch/From First to Last
Hawthorne Heights/Emery
Armor For Sleep/Saves the Day