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Boardsies Top 20 Live Performances of the Decade

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    #32
    whiterob81
    Registered Users Posts: 552 ✭✭✭whiterob81


    whiterob81 wrote: »
    This is going to be a tough one because i've been to some amazing gigs this decade. In no particular order:

    Metallica - RDS 2006 (Master of Puppets from start to finish. Rawk)
    Nomeansno - Whelans 2007
    CSS - Ambassador 2007 (When they headlined, not with the Klaxons)
    Iron Maiden - Point 2003
    Beck - Point 2003
    U2 - Slane 2001 (First night with chilli peppers supporting. The 2005 Croke Park gig was a monumental let down after that)
    Sonic Youth - Vicar Street 2009(Closely tied with their witnness 2002 performance)
    Flaming Lips - Witnness 2003
    Nofx - Olympia 2009
    Tool - The Point 2006
    Torche - Whelans 2008
    Futureheads - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 2008
    Weezer - Point 2005
    Greenday - 02 2009
    Pinback - Whelans 2007
    In Flames - Point 2006
    Rancid - Olympia 2003
    REM - Balbriggan Castle 2005
    Redneck Manifesto (Whelans 2001)
    David Kitt (Witnness 2001)

    Actually I have to make a lot of changes to that list. I forgot some brilliant gigs

    Metallica - RDS 2006 (Master of Puppets from start to finish. Rawk)
    Nomeansno - Whelans 2007
    CSS - Ambassador 2007 (When they headlined, not with the Klaxons)
    Iron Maiden - Point 2003
    Beck - Point 2003
    U2 - Slane 2001 (First night with chilli peppers supporting. The 2005 Croke Park gig was a monumental let down after that)
    Sonic Youth - Vicar Street 2009(Closely tied with their witnness 2002 performance)
    Flaming Lips - Witnness 2003
    Nofx - Olympia 2009
    Tool - The Point 2006
    Melt Banana - Crawdaddy 2008
    Futureheads - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 2008
    Weezer - Point 2005
    Greenday - 02 2009
    Pinback - Whelans 2007
    Slackers - Crawdaddy 2007
    Rancid - Olympia 2003
    REM - Balbriggan Castle 2005
    Go Betweens - Olympia 2000 (i was fortunate enough to meet the band after. Grant McLennan was a genuinely nice bloke)
    David Kitt (Witnness 2001)

    i'll possibly end up making more changes before the year is out as other gigs come back to me


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    #33
    WindSock
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    Can't remember a lot. I'll put down what I remember that I enjoyed in no particular order. Well ok in order of year because this is all I can think of at the moment.

    Radiohead - Punchestown 2000
    Radiohead - Sydney 2003
    U2 - Melbourne 2006
    Old Crow Medicine Show - The Village 2008
    The Black Seeds - Whelans 2009

    The rest were ok, not great but not bad.

    Biggest Let Downs:

    The Who - Marlay Park 2007
    Bob Dylan - The 02 2009

    I guess I went to a hell of a lot more in the preceding decade. One of the best live acts were the Prodigy in Trip to Tipp 1997. Probably should have gone to them last week but meh.


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    #34
    whatawaster
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    whatawaster wrote: »
    Paul McCartney, Dec 20th 2009

    yep


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    #35
    ToTheSea:
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭ToTheSea:


    My top four are for sure. I Need to think hard about the order of the other 16 though. I'm feeling i'm missing some though. also think the years are wrong in some. :P

    1. Muse olympia 2004
    2. blur olympia 2003
    3. bloody beetroots button factory 2009
    4. bell x1 malahide castle 2007
    5. subways oxegen 2008
    6. the strokes oxegen 2006
    7. republic of loose the acedemy 08?(great most times live, this one was just unreal for me though.)
    8.the holloways+the wombats the village 07
    9.primal scream oxegen 2006
    10. the cribs the ambassador 2008
    11. jape tivoli theatre 08
    12. editors supporting franz at the point 2005/6?
    13. calvin harris oxegen 2006 &08
    14. cold war kids ambassador 08
    15. pidgeon detectives button fatory 07
    16. ben folds oxegen 08
    17. velvet revolver the point 06
    18. radiohead malahide castle 08
    19. swell season st louis 09
    20. guillemots the academy 08


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    #36
    WindSock
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    WindSock wrote: »
    Radiohead - Punchestown 2000
    Radiohead - Sydney 2003
    U2 - Melbourne 2006
    Old Crow Medicine Show - The Village 2008
    The Black Seeds - Whelans 2009

    Remembered a few more ones I enjoyed...

    Green Energy - White Stripes/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs/ Von Bondies - Dublin Castle 2002(?)
    A Taste Of Rory - Rory Gallagher Tribute - Olympia 2003
    Analogue - Rogues Gallery- Grand Canal Dock - 2008


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    #37
    rcaz
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    I'm crap at making lists... My six most memorable (I was born in 1990, so I was a bit young at the start of this decade :rolleyes:)

    1. The Flaming Lips - Live at the Marquee, Cork, 2007
    2. Radiohead - Malahide Castle, 2008
    3. Micah P. Hinson - Crawdaddy, 2007
    4. Wilco - Vicar Street, 2007
    5. Deerhoof - Whelan's, 2009
    6. The Hold Steady - Temple Bar Music Centre, 2007

    (I've seen The Flaming Lips six times and Radiohead twice, they were only allowed one entry each :pac:)


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    #38
    Nettie
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    One word...
    ...MUSE.


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    #39
    jefreywithonef
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    Not in any order:
    Pixies Hurricane Festival June 2009
    Pixies Olympia Sept 2009
    Pixies Olympia Oct 2009
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Hurricane Festival June 2009
    The Stooges Kilmainham 2008
    Black Francis Vicar St 2008
    Modest Mouse Galway Nov 2009


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    #40
    Decuc500
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    Some highlights for me...

    Yo La Tengo - Vicar Street 2000
    Ryan Adams - Shelter 2000
    Lambchop - Olympia 2000
    Tortoise - Olympia 2001
    ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Witness 2001
    Bill Janovitz - Whelans 2002
    Marah - Spirit 2002
    Luna - Spirit 2002
    Neil Young - Vicar Street 2003
    Dexys Midnight Runners - Vicar Street 2003
    REM - Marley Park 2003
    My Morning Jacket - Temple Bar Music Centre 2004
    Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Olympia Theatre 2006
    Neko Case - Crawdaddy 2006
    Broken Social Scene - Vicar Street 2006
    Buffalo Tom - Carling Academy, Islington, London 2007
    Wilco - Vicar Street 2007
    Drive By Truckers - Manchester Academy 2008
    Buffalo Tom - Tripod 2008
    Damon And Naomi - Whelans 2008
    Richmond Fontaine - The Sugar Club 2009


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    Carroller16
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    Nizlopi - Whelans 2008
    Coldplay - Phoenix Park 2009
    Paolo Nutini - Olympia 2009


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    TO_ARTHUR!
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    The seven best gigs of the past decade for me were:

    1 - Santana - Marley Park (2002)
    2 - Rage Against The Machine - Oxegen (2008)
    3 - U2 - Slane (2001)
    4 - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Oxegen (2006)
    5 - Pendulum - RDS (2008)
    6 - Blur - Oxegen (2009)
    7 - Animal Collective - Stiff Kitten, Belfast (2009)


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    #43
    The Pontiac
    Registered Users Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭The Pontiac


    Strangely enough one of the best gigs was 'Stars of the Lid 'in a small venue a few years ago. Maybe it was the surprise factor as I'd barely heard of them and the admission fee was only few quid, so I wasn't expecting much. They were awesome, but they're definitely more of a live act. Neil Young and Roger Waters in Cork were the other main highlights for me.


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    #44
    JaneLane
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭JaneLane


    Best gigs for me this decade:

    Foo Fighters - The Point 2002
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Slane 2003
    Muse - Olympia 2004
    REM - The Point 2005
    The Strokes - The Point 2006
    White Stripes - Hyde Park 2007
    Queens of the Stone Age - The Ambassador - 2008
    Muse - Wembley Stadium 2007
    Foo Fighters - Wembley Stadium 2008
    Block Party - Phoenix Park 2007
    Arcade Fire - Phoenix Park 2007
    The Kills (supporting Franz) - Olympia 2004
    Kings of Leon - RDS 2007
    Faithless - Marlay Park 2006

    Here come the army of festival highlights...

    Kings of Leon - Oxegen 2004
    The Futureheads - Oxegen 2005
    Doves -Oxegen 2009
    Daft Punk - Oxegen 2007
    Bjork - Electric Picnic - 2007
    Chemical Brothers - Electric Picnic 2007
    The Prodigy - Oxegen 2008
    Vampire Weekend - Oxegen 2008
    Seasick Steve - Oxegen 2008
    The Raconteurs - Oxegen 2008
    Sigur Rós - Electric Picnic 2008
    The Kills - Electric Picnic2008
    Blur - Oxegen 2009
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Oxegen 2009
    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Oxegen 2009
    Brian Wilson - Electric Picnic 2009
    Chic - Electric Picnic 2009
    Florence and the Machine - Electric Picnic 2009

    and finally:

    The Prodigy - The o2 - 2009

    They're the main ones, or the ones I can remember anyway!


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    #45
    JerryHandbag
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    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Slane 2003
    Sigur Ros - EP 2008
    Foo Fighters - Marlay Park 2007
    Bellx1 - Dolans Limerick 2004
    U2 - Croker 2009
    Neil Young - Malahide Castle 2008
    Fun Lovin Criminals - Olympia 2002

    Really should go to more gigs!


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