Of the 66 gigs I attended this year (excluding 3 festivals), these were the 20 finest performances...
20. WILD BEASTS, Manchester Cathedral (17/11/11)
19. JIMMY EAT WORLD performing 'Clarity' and 'Bleed American', HMV Forum, London (22/06/11)
18. SAVES THE DAY, Electric Ballroom, London (26/04/11)
17. INTERPOL, O2 Academy, Leeds (22/03/11)
16. MANIC STREET PREACHERS performing 'all' of their singles, O2 Arena, London (17/12/11)
15. THE SUBWAYS, O2 Academy, Newcastle (25/09/11)
14. LOS CAMPESINOS!, The Cockpit, Leeds (11/11/11)
13. REVIVAL TOUR (BRIAN FALLON, DAN ANDRIANO, CHUCK RAGAN, DAVE HAUSE), Northumbria University, Newcastle (01/10/11)
12. LOW, The Sage, Gateshead (18/05/11)
11. PULLED APART BY HORSES, The Cluny, Newcastle (11/01/11)
10. ARCADE FIRE, Hyde Park, London (30/06/11)
9. BRIGHT EYES, The Sage, Gateshead (12/07/11)
8. THE NATIONAL, Edinburgh Corn Exchange (23/08/11)
7. DANANANAKROYD (last ever show), The Cluny, Newcastle (12/11/11)
6. FRANK TURNER (secret show), Santiago's, Leeds (05/03/11)
5. LES SAVY FAV, The Cluny, Newcastle (02/03/11)
4. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, Manchester Academy 2 (05/10/11)
3. AGAINST ME!, The Cockpit, Leeds (18/11/11)
2. RYAN ADAMS, Glasgow Academy (25/06/11)
1. WEEZER, Brixton Academy, London (06/07/11)
66 gigs by city/town
Newcastle - 29
London - 8
Leeds - 7
Manchester - 5
Los Angeles - 4
Gateshead - 3
Durham - 2
Glasgow - 2
San Francisco - 2
Edinburgh - 1
Middlesbrough - 1
Milton Keynes - 1
Sunderland - 1
Festival locations:
Leeds - 1 (Leeds Fest)
Balado, Kinross - 1 (T in the Park)
Sheffield - 1 (Tramlines)
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