Best Shows of 2017

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Did you see any shows in 2017 that just made you so full of joy that you have to post about it online? Not sure if there's a place for that amongst your peers? Well now you have that. 

Run the Jewels shows from 2016 do not count. 

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I saw some shows. They were good! I'll probably talk about them here at some point

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I should clarify, this isn't a cumulative list. We won't be tallying it all up. Just make sure the show you wanna list actually occurred in 2017 and not in 2016. Concerts in 2016 where the band played a song on a 2017 album that had yet to be released do not count either.

[andrewvb]

not sure how i will decide between which queens of the stone age show was the best

[rango420]

the best show I saw this year was Lambchop unless that was last year in which case the best show i saw this year was i dono

[mookie]

Not seeing Taylor Swift til tomorrow night, so I should hold off on making a list til then

[mookie]

Dec 6, 2017 13:02:10 GMT -6 rango420 said:

the best show I saw this year was Lambchop unless that was last year in which case the best show i saw this year was i dono

March 24th, you're good

[claypoolfan]

Front row for Pissed Jeans at the Bottle is a good memory.

I really enjoyed every time I saw Arcade Fire.

Queens three times this year as well which were all good.

Reserving final judgement until next weekend is over.

[thebosma]

Arcade Fire at Lollapalooza was a spiritual experience for me, though I think I posted about it closer to the fest. The setlist was really light on new material which was good, and they really only played tracks that I like from the new album anyways. It was a perfect closer to a good weekend for me.

I saw Jenny Lewis with Springtime Carnivore and some other band that I wasn't familiar with opening for her. She had members of both opening bands as a part of her band, as well as the Watson twins, which was announced well after buying the tickets so that we fucking cool. She opened with "Head Underwater" which is one of my favorite tracks of hers, so that was really cool as well. Did a lot of career spanning tracks as well as some from her upcoming album.

I saw a lot of shows this year, and most of them were pretty good. Even the ones that were sorta bad or iffy were weirdly enjoyable for me, i.e. Nelly at the Peoria riverfront over 4 hours late almost starting a riot, Liam Gallagher playing for 20 minutes and then pulling the most Liam Gallagher move ever and leaving, and being stupid drunk for Nick Jonas show at my university and me citing it as"the show of the fucking year".


Truly, I hope that 2018 brings just as many good shows, and hopefully meeting more of you! It's been fun getting to know the people from this board.

[andrewvb]

best songs i saw bands cover at cole's:

-boys are back in town
-boys are back in town a second time
-my heart will go on

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A Tribe Called Quest at Red Rocks was the best show I attended in 2017. After that finally seeing Priests was incredible.

[mookie]

One of my favorite nights of the year was pulling off 3 shows in one night

Metz and Tunde Olaniran at Logan Square Arts Fest -> Pains of Being Pure at Heart at LH -> Local Natives at Concord

And all of the sets were pretty good too

[andrewvb]

mookie, as tim made clear, this thread is for shows from 2017 not from 2009

[mookie]

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goddamnit mookie. thought i was pretty clear

[irvred]

Same as my Spotify top artists

Nick Cave
Nine Inch Nails
Paramore
Frank Ocean

Bjork was also dope.

[teekoh]

I will likely have seen 70 shows by the end of the year. These were the best, with * for the top 5:

*1/11: Big Thief, Sam Evian, Hoops, Campdogzzz @ Schubas
3/2: Los Campesinos, Crying @metro
3/19: Vince Staples, Kilo Kish @metro
4/28: Pissed Jeans, STNNNG, The Catburglars @empty Bottle
*5/20: Oddisee & Good Company, Olivier St. Louis @lh
6/14: John Moreland @thalia Hall
*6/29: Tom Petty, Chris Stapleton @wrigley Field
7/27: Neurosis, Amen Ra @empty Bottle
*8/22: Zeal and Ardor, Nequient @beat Kitchen
9/3: Oxbow, Behold! the Monolith, RLYR @the Bottle
*9/5: Mount Eerie @thalia Hall
10/27: Full of Hell, Artificial Brain @reggie’s

This is all subject to change with the slate of shows I have coming up this week and next.

[doso]

Springsteen on Broadway, easily (October 28 at Walter Kerr Theatre). Seeing him in such an intimate venue and hearing his unamplified voice was an absolute thrill. Beyond that, the narrative he told and the way he positioned his songs to support the story resonated at a profoundly fundamental level. More precisely, he was somehow able to present his stories in such a way that they felt like a reflection of my own life, even though he doesn't know me or the vast majority of the people who will see this show.

Runners up (chronological order):

• Wilco - March 21, Beacon Theatre
• Jason Isbell (Amanda Shires opening) - June 22, Beacon Theatre
• Ryan Adams - August 3, Vic Theatre
• Roger Waters - September 12, Barclays Center

[borracho]

that kansas city radiohead show was pretty damn great. meeting some of you boarders was part of the greatness, too.

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Trying to weed through all of the shows I went to this year. I saw 32 live performances across 25 club/arena shows and 1 festival. That's gotta be some kind of a record for me.

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Dec 6, 2017 13:07:06 GMT -6 andrewvb said:

best songs i saw bands cover at cole's:

-boys are back in town
-boys are back in town a second time
-my heart will go on

Boys are Back in Town at the Bottle is still the best    

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so many great shows this year. like, all of May was just stupid full of top tier shows. no idea on the order yet.

Weekend Nachos @ SubT (both nights)
Laura Jane Grace @ City Winery
AFI @ T5
Hans Zimmer @ Coachella
Father John Misty @ Chicago Theatre
Coheed p/ Good Apollo Vol 1. @ Aragon
U2 @ Soldier Field
Tool @ Allstate
Deftones/Thrice @ Northerly Island (early) Mutoid Man/Helms Alee @ SubT (late)
Nick Cave @ Auditorium Theater
Metallica @ Soldier Field
PJ Harvey @ P4K
Lamb of God @ Open Air
Neurosis @ Empty Bottle
Ryan Adams @ Vic
Foo Fighters @ Metro
Carcass @ Psycho
Wolves in the Throne Room @ Psycho
Zeal & Ardor @ Beat Kitchen
Oxbow @ Empty Bottle
Mastodon @ Metro
NIN @ Riot Fest
Wolf Parade @ Thalia
QotSA w/ RtJ @ Aragon


plus i still have 2 national shows and d4n to go

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Dec 6, 2017 13:54:00 GMT -6 @wretched said:

Dec 6, 2017 13:07:06 GMT -6 andrewvb said:

best songs i saw bands cover at cole's:

-boys are back in town
-boys are back in town a second time
-my heart will go on

Boys are Back in Town at the Bottle is still the best    

"Fucking lit" IIRC

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Here we go, from best to worst and to be fair 1-30 all had redeemable aspects:

1. Radiohead @ Sprint Center 4/5/17
2. Kendrick Lamar @ Sprint Center 8/16/17
3. Priests @ Maha Fest 8/19/17
4. Broken Social Scene @ the Pageant 9/24/17
5. Jesus and Mary Chain @ the Palace theater 5/9/17
6. Slowdive @ the Truman 11/5/17
7. Fleet Foxes @ the Midland 8/8/17
8. Ride @ Summit Music Hall 9/20/17
9. Grizzly Bear @ the Palace Theater 12/1/17
10. Built to Spill @ Maha Fest 8/19/17 (playing Keep It Like a Secret in full, not Perfect From Now On)
11. St. Vincent @ the Uptown Theater 11/19/17
12. X @ Knuckleheads 5/5/17
13. Regina Spektor @ the Uptown Theater 10/29/17
14. Angel Olsen @ the Granada 10/5/17
15. Echo & the Bunnymen @ the Crossroads 7/25/17
16. A Perfect Circle @ Starlight 4/19/17
17. Big Thief @ the Bottleneck 10/12
18. Death From Above @ the Record Bar 11/8/17
19. Alex G @ the Midland 8/8/17
20. Sheer Mag @ the Bottleneck 9/18/17
21. Frightened Rabbit @ the Pageant 9/24/17
22. Arcade Fire @ Silverstein Arena 10/27/17
23. Deerhunter @ the Granada 1/24/17
24. Violent Femmes @ the Crossroads 7/25/17
25. Tennis @ the Riot Room 4/6/17
26. Guided by Voices @ the Ready Room 4/7/17
27. Cherry Glazerr @ The Truman 11/5/17
28. New Pornographers @ Maha Fest 8/19/17
29. Matchbox 20 @ the Starlight Theater 9/27/17
30. Torres @ Maha Fest 8/19/17
31. Counting Crows @ the Starlight Theater 9/27/17
32. Cigarettes After Sex @ Bluebird theater 9/19/17

[neader]

1. Julien Baker @ Pride Fest
2. LCD Soundsystem @ Coca Cola Roxy Round 1
3. Chance the Rapper @ Bonnaroo
4. Future @ Coachella
5. Sampha @ Coachella afterparty
6. Avalanches @ Coachella
7. Superjam @ Bonnaroo
8. Angelique Kidjo @ Bonnaroo
9. Father John Misty @ The Ryman
10. Lorde @ Coachella

[lollaman44]

ryan adams @ the pageant
wilco @ chicago theater
tom petty & the heartbreakers @ scottrade center

hm: arcade fire/angel olsen @ mandalay bay
roger waters @ scottrade center

28 shows, 13 venues and three fests. pretty good year.

[nanatod]

of the umpteen shows I saw this year, the six best shows were the ones that my better half attended with me, a yr after her liver transplant operation.

Joe Bonamassa and his band, including Anton Fig and Reese Wynans
Michelet Innocent
Cielito Lindo
SunFallen with Jim and Tanya
Bubbles Brown and Washboard Ben; Lillie Mae
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul

[cosmo]

In order by date:

Tears for Fears - St. Louis
Roger Waters - KC
Elvis Costello and the Imposters - KC
Joe Jackson - KC
The Shins - 80/35
Queen + Adam Lambert - KC
Echo and the Bunnymen - KC
Arcade Fire - Lolla
Slothrust - Lolla
The Lemon Twigs - Lolla
The xx - Lolla
Spoon - Buzz Beach Ball
Run the Jewels - Buzz Beach Ball
Koo Koo Kanga Roo - Lawrence, KS
LCD Soundsystem - Voodoo
Foo Fighters - Voodoo
The Killers - Voodoo
Ron Gallo - Voodoo

[wanny]

Radiohead
FJM
LCD
Arcade Fire
Spoon
The Killers
U2
Beck

[sthubbins]

I didn't see many shows this year but I'd probably go with Whitney followed by Big Thief and Angel Olsen