Best gigs of 2011

[catfish]

Seen so many great bands this year. My top five were:

Wilko Johnson
Albert Lee
The Nimmo Brothers
Hamilton Loomis
Imelda May

Anybody want to offer up their faves?

 

[SeagullSongs]

I'll rank mine in order:

Joss Stone - Paradiso, Amsterdam
Australian Pink Floyd - Dome, Brighton
Imelda May - Dome, Brighton
KT Tunstall - Dome, Brighton
The Pierces - Concorde2, Brighton
Jools Holland and his R'n'B Orchestra - Brighton Centre, Brighton
Think Floyd - Komedia, Brighton
Roger Waters The Wall - The O2 Arena, London
White Lies - Corn Exchange, Brighton
The Blockheads - Komedia, Brighton
Paul Heaton - Concorde2, Brighton
British Pink Floyd - Brighton Centre, Brighton
Thea Gilmore - Ropetackle, Shoreham
Stomp - Dome, Brighton
Lighthouse Family - Guild Hall, Portsmouth
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The Straits - Komedia, Brighton
Anna Calvi - Concorde2, Brighton

A couple of those are difficult to rank and I've omitted the comedy gigs

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Grizzly Bear at the Corn Exchange was the only one of note for me.

My New Years Resolution is to go to more gigs.

 

[bassking]

Zappa plays Zappa-the Dome
Electric six-Concorde 2

 

[WildWood]

Mollie Marriott (Steve's daughter) IOW scooter rally
The Specials - Brighton Centre
Beady Eye - Brighton Centre
Shed Seven (remember them!) - Bournemouth O2

 

[Albion Edd]

Best Coast - Coalition
Los Campesinos - The Haunt
The Naked and Famous - Digital

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

Loved Patrick Wolf at The Old Firestation in Bournemouth. And CocknBullKid was supporting; two for the price of one.

Frisky and Mannish (they count, don't they?) were superb at Winchester Theatre Royal, too.

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

Hope & Social - Bull & Gate
The Canadian showcase afternoon at The Great Escape - Komedia
Tim Minchin - Brighton Centre
The Bluetones - Concorde 2

 

[Lord Bamber]

The Vaccines - Brixton Academy

 

[DumLum]

Kasabian - Brighton Centre
Kasabian - O2 Arena

 

[stugbhafc1]

Kasabian - Brighton Centre
Kasabian - O2 Arena

Def agree

 

[ArcticBlue]

Saw The Fall at the Concorde2 last November. Never been a fan but I am now. What a powerful and loud performance by the current line up and Mark E Smith of course.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Oh boy, I was up in the low thirties for gigs attended in 2011. Glastonbury was as good as ever. I loved The 2 Bears and I have to say u2 were fun. Overall my favourite gig was Yuksek at Coalition. I was very disappointed and surprised that only around 50 people turned up but he was good.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Naked and Famous - Digital

Saw this lot a couple of times last year and agree they were good.

 

[DavidWatts]

Hard-Fi - Concorde 2
Kasabian - Centre
Beady Eye - Centre
Plan B - Centre

 

[BHseagull]

Kasabian - Brighton Centre

This

 

[teaboy]

Suede - Brixton Academy
Kasabian - Brighton Centre
Cast - Isle of Wight Festival
Shed Seven - Shepherd's Bush Empire
Kaiser Chiefs - Isle of Wight Festival
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - O2 (Lower than it should be due to the venue)
Ash - Kentish Town Forum
Ocean Colour Scene - Brixton Academy

 

[Sir Norman Gull]

My highlights were Kasabian at the Brighton Centre and Iron Maiden at the O2.

 

[rcf0712]

Plan B & LCD Soundsystem at the Big Day Out, Claremont Oval (February)
Best Coast & Lewis Floyd Henry at The Becks Music Box, Perth Esplanade (March)
UNKLE at Groove In The Moo, Hay Park Bunbury (May)
Jebediah at The Astor Theatre, Mt Lawley (June)

Hoping to get in a early vote for 2012 on Friday - The Arctic Monkeys & Miles Kane at The Belvoir Ampitheatre in The Swan Valley

 

[aolstudios]

Dan Shears and the velveteen orkestra. From London but play here fairly regularly - best new act I've seen in 10 tears