29 December 2008 (gig)
29 December 2008
Ok so we've argued the point over the Top 28 Albums and the bravest few bandaged themselves up and started again on the Top Ten gigs of 2008, and here they are:
1. The Godfathers – The Forum
2. The Gaslight Anthem - LA2
3. Snow Patrol - Bloomsbury Theatre
4. Devotchka – The Scala
5. The Police – Isle of Wight festival
6. Metallica - O2 Arena
7. TV on the Radio: Cargo, London
8. Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium
9. Dodgy - Barfly
10. Bruce Springsteen - Emirates Stadium
Others just outside included:
Gallows – 100 Club
Pretty Things & The Malchicks – 100 Club
Rasputina – Royal Festival Hall
Eric Bibb – Cadogan Hall
The Subways - Brixton Academy
John Mayall – Jazz Café
Seckou Keita – Jazz Café
Melody Gardot – Bloomsbury Theatre
Dirty pretty Things – Mean Fiddler
Old Crow Medicine Show – Shepherds Bush
Nizlopi – ULU
Athlete – Soho Revue Bar
The Music - ULU
Wakestock Festival
Less Than Jake - Bristol Academy
Kimmie Rhodes – Hammersmith
The Glitterati – Purple Turtle
Radiohead: Roskilder Festival
Angus & Julia Stone - Scala
Jay-Z - Glastonbury
My Morning Jacket - Glastonbury
Neil Young: Roskilder Festival
Nada Surf – 12 Bar Club
Radiohead - Victoria Park
Lupe Fiasco - Glastonbury
Rage Against The Machine – Reading
Stevie Wonder - The O2 Arena
Team Waterpolo – 93 Feet East
Fleet Foxes: Shepherds Bush Empire, London
Manu Chau - Forum
Leonard Cohen – Glastonbury
Minus IQ – Music News Unsigned Showcase, Camden
The Music - The Roundhouse, London
My Bloody Valentine - Roskilder Festival
Forget The Down – Dublin Castle
The Spice Girls - O2 Arena
Slipknot - Hammersmith Apollo
Coheed and Cambria – Neverender
Frank Turner – 100 Club
Mystery Jets – Scala
Edwyn Collins – Shepherds Bush
Ladyhawke – Camp Bestival
New Model Army - Astoria
Metallica - Reading