16.02 Prince
03.06 The Pointers Sister
12.08 Dan & Phil
24.08 Maxwell
01.10 Louis Theroux
05.10 FDeluxe
07.10 FDeluxe
09.10 FDeluxe
07.12 Sheila E

Overall, fairly happy.

Oh boy...

01/16 Scott Hrabko and the Rabbits

01/31 The Band That Fell to Earth (David Bowie tribute)

02/03 Yo La Tengo

02/18 Folk Alliance International Conference - including Caroline Spence and others

02/19 FAI Conference - including Steve Poltz, Grant-Lee Phillips, and others

02/20 FAI Conference - including Tommy Womack, Kim Richey, Mundy, and others

02/21 FAI Conference - including Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert, and others

02/22 FAI Conference - including Peter Case and others

02/26 Best Coast/Wavves

02/29 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

03/06 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

03/08 Dan Baird and Homemade Sin

03/10 Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen

03/13 Mavis Staples/Nick Lowe

04/07 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

04/08 Robbie Fulks

04/14 Ultimate Fakebook/The Dead Girls/Erik Voeks and more

04/15 The Mavericks

04/16 The Mavericks

04/16 Erik Voeks

04/20 The Tedeschi Trucks Band

04/29 The Who

05/02 Guided By Voices/Schwervon!

05/04 Middle of the Map Fest - including L.A. Witch and others

05/05 Middle of the Map Fest - including La Sera and others

05/06 Middle of the Map Fest - including Ggoolldd and others

05/07 Middle of the Map Fest - including Aimee Mann, Charles Bradley, and others

05/12 Trombone Shorty/Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

05/21 Josh Ritter

05/25 Nada Surf

05/29 Tyson Leslie's Purple Jam (A Tribute to Prince)

06/04 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark/Howard Jones

06/08 The Cure

06/18 Potter's Field

06/19 The Gin Blossoms/Soul Asylum/The English Beat

06/28 The Jayhawks

07/08 The Derailers

07/09 La Guerre

07/21 Brian Wilson

07/25 Constant Insult/No Interest/Red Kate

07/27 Indigo Girls

08/03 Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle

08/06 Morris Day and the Time/Bootsy's Rubber Band

08/11 Dwight Yoakam

08/13 Chase and Ovation (A Tribute to Prince)

08/15 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts/Cheap Trick

08/16 Wilco

08/19 The Sexy Accident/The Harrisonics

08/20 Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles/Eric Ambel

08/25 Robbie Fulks/Brian Henneman

08/30 The Dixie Chicks/Vintage Trouble

09/13 Bob Mould

09/16 Bryan Adams

09/20 Elizabeth Cook

09/24 The Smithereens

09/27 Leon Bridges/Lianne La Havas

10/01 Roots N Blues N BBQ - including Jason Isbell, the Mavericks, the Budos Band, and others

10/07 Elvis Costello

10/08 The Hardship Letters

10/08 Lampedusa - including Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, the Milk Carton Kids
10/14 La Sera/Springtime Carnivore

10/15 Shonen Knife

10/16 Chook Race

11/05 Bettye LaVette

11/13 Alejandro Escovedo/Jesse Malin

11/23 Summer Breeze (A Tribute to Yacht Rock)

12/03 Jim Lauderdale

12/09 Potter's Field

12/10 Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys

...and a few more yet to come

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^Yeah, the only pop concert I attended this year was a Dutch singer called Stephanie Struijk, which was sadly quite a disappointing show; she performed songs from her new Dutch language album (before, she exclusively sang in English), and all the songs were lyrically quite poor in my opinion. I had hoped for more substance to the songs, and for more artistic growth in Stephanie, as she does have a gorgeous voice.

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Other than that, I've only attended classical concerts, from local and regional musicians and students. Next year, I have a JoJo concert lined up in January though (JoJo from 'Leave [Get Out]', not JoJo from Jodeci)! Really looking forward to that, and it's an impetus for me to maybe catch more shows.

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slipknot and manson

Empress said:

Wow, some of you must have a lot of money to be able to attend so many concerts. My only concert was Prince on March 25th. It pains me to know I'll never see him perform again. It was a magical night.

I really didn't have a lot of money this year. In fact, I spent most of this year in debt.

With that said, I thinkwe're at a point in history where we are really having our last opportunities to see a lot of legends live, so I intend to do my best to take those opportunities. Plus, being in Australia only makes those circumstances more specific.

Also, it makes me happy. I don't really go out and party, so concerts are my happy place. Hell, I went to Maxwell as sick as a dog and left feeling 100% better!

This year, I feel like I didn't get to many shows
Off the top of my head, with help from my phone photos (so I'm likely forgetting some)...

Tiger Army
KING
Yuna
Santigold
Blaqk Audio
The Roots Picnic (Ibeyi, Anderson.Paak, Kelahni, Usher w/ The Roots)
Alice Smith
Kristin Kontrol
Garbage
The Revolution
Princess
Olivia Neutron-John
ESG

Blacksage

David Gilmour - Hwd Bowl

The Who - Anaheim Arena

Neil Young - Fox Theater Pomona

The Deadbeats - Echo

Alice Bag - Echo

Krafterk 3D - Hwd Bowl

Danny Elfman - Hwd Bowl

Sergio Mendes - Hwd Bowl

Seems like a slow year for big gigs but I was doing a lot of my own gigs too. What I saw, I generally enjoyed.

rmartin70 said:

Where you at Sexton?

Hah, since you asked...

January 21 - The Go! Team at Brooklyn Bowl

February 5 - Beverly / WALL at Baby’s All Right
February 13 - Toilet Boys at Saint Vitus Bar

March 18 - My Brightest Diamond at BRIC
March 28 - Savages at Irving Plaza
March 29 - Savages at Warsaw Ballroom
March 31 - Lucius at Music Hall of Williamsburg

April 1 - Lucius at Webster Hall
April 8 - TEEN / Roya at Baby’s All Right
April 11 - Bleached / OCDPP at Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 14 - The Joy Formidable at Irving Plaza
April 23 - Olivia Newton-John at The Wellmont Theater

May 5 - WALL at Cake Shop
May 9 - Chelsea Wolfe at The Bowery Ballroom
May 18 - Gwenno at Rough Trade NYC
May 21 - The Primitives at Knitting Factory Brooklyn

June 2 - Bat For Lashes at Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 10 - Alice Smith at Irving Plaza
June 12 - TEEN at Sunnyvale
June 15 - Unlocking The Truth at Webster Hall
June 22 - Kristin Kontrol / Starchild & The New Romantic at Baby’s All Right
June 23 - Book Of Love at Highline Ballroom
June 24 - Ladyhawke at Rough Trade NYC

July 8 - SISU at Union Pool
July 15 - Aterciopelados at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
July 16 - WALL at Union Pool
July 22 - Nellie McKay at (Le) Poisson Rouge

August 10 - Belly at The Bowery Ballroom
August 12 - TEEN at Mercury Lounge
August 13 - Boss Hog at Union Pool
August 15 - PJ Harvey at Terminal 5
August 16 - PJ Harvey at Terminal 5
August 27 - Start Making Sense at Putnam Den

September 3 - The Revolution with special guests André Cymone & Dez Dickerson at First Avenue & 7th St Entry
September 4 - Dr. Mambo’s Combo at Bunkers Music Bar & Grill
September 8 - Sleigh Bells at (Le) Poisson Rouge
September 12 - Peaches at Rough Trade NYC
September 13 - Lush / Tamaryn at Music Hall of Williamsburg
September 14 - Lush / Tamaryn at Terminal 5
September 18 - ESG / Olivia Neutron-John / Priests at Baby’s All Right
September 24 - Princess at Brooklyn Bowl

October 7 - Sunflower Bean at Music Hall of Williamsburg
October 15 - CHVRCHΞS at Radio City Music Hall
October 19 - La Femme at Warsaw Ballroom
October 25 - Nicole Atkins at (Le) Poisson Rouge
October 26 - Temples at The Bowery Ballroom
October 27 - Boss Hog at Union Pool
October 28 - Hinds at Warsaw Ballroom

November 2 - TEEN at The Footlight
November 10 - The Julie Ruin at Irving Plaza
November 11 - El Perro Del Mar at Baby’s All Right
November 12 - Body/Head at National Sawdust
November 22 - The Sounds at Warsaw Ballroom

December 10 - Roya at Shea Stadium BK
December 13 - Kristin Kontrol / Starchild & The New Romantic at (Le) Poisson Rouge
December 15 - Rasputina at (Le) Poisson Rouge
December 16 - Tamaryn at Baby’s All Right

The show I enjoyed the most was definitely The Revolution at First Avenue. If I could do it again, I would have spent the extra money to see them twice when I was in Minneapolis.

[Edited 12/27/16 21:18pm]

i only saw three shows this year. i will definitely be more active in 2017.

tortoise (great)

dandy warhols (really good, if a bit same-y after a while).

peaches (total fun)

I went to 2 concerts:

August 19 - Earth Wind & Fire at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, NJ - EW&F was PHENOMENAL!!! Best concert I've ever attended!

November 7 - Mary J. Blige & Maxwell at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA - I enjoyed myself. It was a very nice concert.

Empress said:

Wow, some of you must have a lot of money to be able to attend so many concerts. My only concert was Prince on March 25th. It pains me to know I'll never see him perform again. It was a magical night.

Empress said:

A more quite year, than last year:

Nov 16, 2016: Europe, Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland

Oct 26, 2016: Ugly Kid Joe, Conrad Sohm, Dornbirn, Austria

Jul 17, 2016: Twisted Sister, Slayer, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Impellitteri, Barcelona, Spain @ Rock Fest BCN 2016
Jul 15, 2016: Twisted Sister, Testament, Killcode, Satan, Balingen, Germany @ Bang Your Head 2016
Jul 14, 2016: Twisted Sister, Steve Vai, Killcode, France @ Guitare en scène Festival 2016

Jun 25, 2016: Megadeth, Europe, Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Pain, Halden, Norway @ Tons of Rock 2016
Jun 24, 2016: Alice Cooper, Sixx:A.M., Converge, MGA, Ghost, Halden, Norway @ Tons of Rock 2016
Jun 23, 2016: Black Sabbath, Halden, Norway @ Tons of Rock 2016
Jun 19, 2016: Twisted Sister, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Trivium, Powerwolf, Tremonti, Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting 2016
Jun 17, 2016: Queen + Adam Lambert, Marillion, Hinwil, Switzerland @ Rock the Ring 2016
Jun 15, 2016: Black Sabbath, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 14, 2016: Alice Cooper, Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Jun 12, 2016: Twisted Sister, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Heaven Shall Burn, Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock Festival 2016
Jun 11, 2016: Alice Cooper, Dropkick Murphys, Volbeat, Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock Festival 2016
Jun 10, 2016: Twisted Sister, Foreigner, Glenn Hughes, Avantasia, Hellacopters, Hawkwind, Norje, Sweden @ Sweden Rock Festival 2016
Jun 09, 2016: Queen + Adam Lambert, Megadeth, Slayer, Therapy?, King Diamond, Soulwork, Norje, Sweden @ Sweden Rock Festival 2016
Jun 04, 2016: AXL/DC, The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England

May 30, 2016: Hollywood Vampires, Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
May 29, 2016: AXL/DC, Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland
May 28, 2016: Udo Lindenberg, Mercedes-Benz-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
May 22, 2016: AXL/DC, Letiště Praha Letňany, Prague, Czech Republic
May 11, 2016: Mustasch, Conrad Sohm, Dornbirn, Austria

Apr 30, 2016: Europe, Saga, Bayreuth, Germany @ Maisel's Weißbierfest 2016
Apr 17, 2016: Dixie Chicks, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
Apr 15, 2016: Rock meets Classic feat. Joey Tempest (Europe), Midge Ure, Doro, Dan McCafferty (Nazareth), Steve Walsh (Kansas), Scott Gorham & Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy), Andy Scott & Peter Lincoln (The Sweet), Ratiopharm Arena, Neu-Ulm, Germany
Apr 09, 2016: Guns N’ Roses, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Apr 08, 2016: Guns N’ Roses, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Feb 18, 2016: Soulfly, Club Vaudeville, Lindau, Germany
Feb 05, 2016: The Jacksons, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland

[Edited 12/28/16 6:59am]

Ha!

Didn't see concerts since 2011 when I started kicking off of Prince. (way too many hits...)

So I saw Candy Dulfer at the Paradiso 23-dec-2016.

NorthC said:

But 2011 was a fantastic year for Prince concerts!

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My tour ended in Kopenhagen.

Soundcheck.

Preshow.

Shows 1 and 2.

Aftershow.

1/21 Prince, Piano & a Nicrophone, Minneapolis

1/29, Barry Manilow, One Last Time!, New Orleans

5/5 & 5/7, Barry Manilow, One Last Time! and Midnight with Manilow, Denver

5/20 Billy Joel, Seattle

7/19 Patti LaBelle, Seattle

7/30 Babyface and New Edition, This One's For You Tour, Concord

9/21 & 9/24 Lionel Richie, All the Hits, Las Vegas

10/16, Rita Moreno, Tacoma

Too many to list but the best would have to be going to NYC for AfroPunk. Living Colour, Fishbone, and Bad Brains PowerJam was the shit!

sexton said:

The show I enjoyed the most was definitely The Revolution at First Avenue. If I could do it again, I would have spent the extra money to see them twice when I was in Minneapolis.

Agreed .

thesoulbrother said: