Greatest Live Acts 2011
The greatest artists I've had the good fortune to see live this year and the best song they played |
| 25 | Coldplay
Surprised by them actually, really liked that song when he whined something about someone |
| 24 | The Strokes
They actually played Last Night with emotion. Great set and much nostalgia for the days when I needlessy hated them for being so lazy and apathetic |
| 23 | Pulp
Despite it raining so hard I couldn't see Jarvis Cocker, I thought Common People still held up |
| 22 | The National
Mr November is a tune, and their other songs ain't too shabby either |
| 21 | Kode 9 and the Space Ape
Trapped in the Bergain with a Space Ape crawling all over the walls. Too much bass to pick out any one song |
| 20 | Primus
Until i saw this, I thought the bass guitar was just a figment of my imagination |
| 19 | Deadboy
Wish You Were Here is THE dance anthem of the year |
| 18 | Bok Bok and Girl Unit
Dropping some massive Nightslug tunes for us South London thugs. Wut? |
| 17 | Hudson Mohawke
Was underwhelming until he played Boards of Canada. High fived myself |
| 16 | Pariah
Safehouses is one of the best future garage releases of the last few years, his live set is no less astounding |
| 15 | Rustie
All Nite makes you dance...all night |
| 14 | Kuedo
Fucker played Zomby's Black Orchid. I jizzed in my pants |
| 13 | Mono
Pretty chill, then they drop Yearning and the world explodes |
| 12 | Ruins
Classical Medley from the greatest underground drummer in the world today |
| 11 | Caribou
He says SUN over and over and over again. And it's incredible |
| 10 | Kassem Mosse
Spaced out techno from the mysterious genius. Untitled track with Lowtec and lots of subtle grooving |
| 9 | James Blake
The bass drop on Limit For Your Love that washes your brain away |
| 8 | Grinderman
NicK Cave is a badman. Mickey Mouse prove it |
| 7 | Portishead
Machine Gun rips the place apart |
| 6 | Kayo Dot
Coyote is amazing. The Antique is mindblowing |
| 5 | Amon Tobin
ISAM is an LSD style wonderland, and Marine Machines is one of my favourite songs. Together = mindfuck of the highest order |
| 4 | Swans
The most powerful live act I've even seen, more hypnotizing than ISIS and more fervent than even DEP. The live version of I Crawled brought the house down |
| 3 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
I found my Finnish friend who didn't know their music outside the concert in the snow. He said 'I didn't understand it for half an hour and then it got too emotional and I started crying and had to leave'. BBF III did this |
| 2 | Prince
Satisfied with 10000 people belting out 'Purple Rain' along with him, Prince then returned to his palace on Saturn in a stormy ascension of fireworks and explosions |
| 1 | Jackmaster
Quite simply the most astounding DJ set i've ever laid ears on. Dropped Burial's anthem Archangel for a 6am emotional warehouse singalong of truly epic proportions |
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