Best live shows this year 2009

[eltee]

top 30 faves 

no Beirut?

[Vas Deferens]

Nope. They didn't make it to the top 30 

top 30 faves 

no Beirut?

[azaghal1981]

They were probably in the top 10 overpriced shows of the last 10 years, though.

[RatBastard]

It has been an unusually slow year for shows for me.  Less than 30 shows so far..    Here are some that I recall as being on the listing of kick ass events.

05/18 The Prodigy (930)
06/13 Jane's Addiction (Porstmouth Amphitheater)
08/22 Chuck Brown (930)
10/20 Little Richard (Ram's Head Annapolis)
11/11 Joe Perry Project (Starland Ballroom)

[Lazer Guided Melodies]

1.  Leonard Cohen-Red Rocks 6/4
2.  MBV/Brightblack-Fillmore (Denver) 4/24
3.  Ghost/Lichens-Hi-Dive 5/18
4.  Primal Scream-Music Hall Of Williamsburg 3/29
5.  Sonic Youth-Ogden Theater 7/31
6.  Hope Sandoval-Bluebird Theater 10/1
7.  Phoenix-Monolith Festival Red Rocks
8.  Thievery Corporation-Fillmore 4/18
9.  Wilco-Red Rocks 7/3
10. Om/Six Organs-ICA (Boston) 10/12
11. Shpongle-Mishawaka 6/5 (at least from what I remember)
12. A Place To Bury Strangers-Larimer Lounge 10/23  

[lagas]

my take

T O O L @ Patriot Center
NIN/JA @ Merriweather
Van Der Graaf Generator @ State Theatre
Pixies @ DAR
The Breeders @ Black Cat
David Byrne/Devotchka @ Wolf Trap
U2/MUSE @ FedEx Field
Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider @ Library of Congress
Antony & The Johnsons @ Sixth & I
Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ 930
Them Crooked Vultures @ 930
Moby @ 930
Animal Collective @ 930

[Firebutt McGee]

1. Leonard Cohen @ Radio City Music Hall (*)
2. Grace Jones @ Hammerstein Ballroom (*)
3. Fever Ray @ Webster Hall (*)
4. David Byrne / Devotchka @ Wolf Trap (*)
5. The Long Count @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (*)
6. Nine Inch Nails @ Bowery Ballroom (*)
7. Grizzly Bear / Final Fantasy @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (*)
8. Jay-Z with guests Beyonce, Young Jeezy and Mary J. Blige @ Warner Theater (*)
9. The Cure @ Coachella Music Festival (*)
10. The Jesus Lizard @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (*)
11. Spoon @ Chameleon Club (*)
12. Antony and the Johnsons @ Sixth and I Synagogue (*)
13. The Decemberists with the Heartless Bastards @ The Metro / Smart Bar (*)
14. Kylie Minogue @ Hammerstein Ballroom (*)
15. ESG with DJs Sal Principato and Matt Cash @ Le Poisson Rouge (*)

Top 15 of 2009

It's SUPER hard for me to do a top 10 of 00's...

[betao]

My favs of 09:

The Orb (live) @ Coachella
My Bloody Valentine @ The National
The Prodigy @ 9:30
A Place To Bury Strangers @ RNR Hotel
Throbbing Gristle @ Coachella
Plump DJs @ Coachella
Leonard Cohen @ Coachella
Primal Scream @ 9:30
NIN/JA @ Merriweather
The Flaming Lips @ Merriweather