Rock/Metal Gig of the year 2012 NOMINATIONS

scudzilla

It's that time of the year again for us to vote on the Rock/Metal Gig of the Year for 2012.

Previous winners were :-

2010 Kiss @ The O2 (Runner up was Porcupine Tree @ Tripod)

2011 Rush @ The O2 (Runner up was QOTSA @ The Olympia)

If you've been to a totally awesome gig put it in here, all i need is band and venue.

On or around December 16th, The Top 10 nominations will be put into a poll and we'll vote on Best Rock/Metal gig of 2012 (Only 1 vote per person)

Rules

Gig MUST be on Irish Soil in 2012
You can nominate as many gigs as you want

PLEASE TRY AND LIMIT YOUR CHOICES TO TRULY MEMORABLE GIGS, NOT JUST ANY OLD GIGS YOU HAVE BEEN TOO

scudzilla

My nominations are :-

Dropkick Murphy's @ Vicar Street, A truly great gig, great set list and the band were on fire

Rammstein @ The O2. Probably in my Top 5 gigs of all time, just immense from the intro through to Pussy, IMO this gig will take a lot to beat this year

Passenger

Rammstein @ The O2

Iced Earth @ The Button Factory

Cill94

Amon Amarth @ Vicar Street

Alestorm @ The Pint

Decapitated @ The Pint

Saaron

Sleep @ The button Factory was by far gig of the year for me

galwayrush

Rammstein, a clear winner for me.

karaokeman

Stone Roses at the Phoenix Park.

Chevolution

Machine head at the Olympia may 30th brilliant set list and amazing performance.

Evile at the pint October 21st, they played a few songs that they had not played for a while and they sounded great, the atmosphere was really intense with a lot of moshing and crowd surfing, truly memorable gig.

jamezy

Rammstein at the O2. It was quite the experience!

lisatiffany

I'm a music photographer so I go to a lot of gigs, about 3 a week so its a tough decision.. my top nominations would be..


Interacting with the crowd is a big part of a performance for me, they don't just have to sound fantastic which Hell do, they have to have a certain charm that says they are not afraid to mix with the fans who made it possible for them to be on stage in the first place.


(1) Hell @ the button factory - They were the best band I've seen this year when it came to putting on a visual and strong lyrical performance. Yes Rammstein were brilliant but even in the pit the performance was too big to really become a personal experience, I like the Point but I prefer seeing bands in a smaller venue where you feel more connected to the show.

(2) Rammstein @ the Point

(3) Sepultura @ the Academy

lord lucan

Rammstein @ The Point

Machine Head @ The Olympia.

Been feck all else memorable this year sadly.

Furious-Red

Have a feeling Rammstein will win this year but mine are:

Bruce Springsteen - RDS

Foo Fighters - Belfast

Knifey Spoony

It's gotta be Sleep in the Button Factory for me as well. One of the most memorable gigs I have even been to.

GLaDOS

Been to some very good gigs this year, and still a few more to go (Opeth, Katatonia and God is an Astronaut). Honourable mentions to Iced Earth and The Black Keys, but there can only be one winner:

Rammstein at the O2

Mushy

God is an Astronaut are playing here???

I wont vote till after Ive finished the year for gigs

GLaDOS

Mushy wrote: »

God is an Astronaut are playing here???

Yep

Only announced about a month ago

xerces

Mushy wrote: »

God is an Astronaut are playing here???

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=80768402&postcount=209

Planemo

Rammstein or Sleep (reserving a space for Converge in December )

old gregg

Lamb of God at the academy for me.

I so wanted to enjoy Rammstein but the arsehole I went with ruined the night for me, they'd still be my 2nd choice though.

Joe_Dull

Tenacious D @ the o2

Zwillinge

Rammstein.


That's it, just Rammstein

blastman

Couple of gigs to go yet before the end of the year, but obviously Rammstein will have to get the nod of those that I've seen so far. I thought Gary Numan in the Button Factory was excellent too. Need to go back and check who else I saw this year!

Angron

old gregg wrote: »

Lamb of God at the academy for me.

I so wanted to enjoy Rammstein but the arsehole I went with ruined the night for me, they'd still be my 2nd choice though.

Seconding Lamb of God, I loved both of the bands playing that night.

Also gonna say Dying Fetus at the Pint, and Decapitated at the Pint.

Kess73

Devin Townsend's Retinal Circus gets my vote.

Nea

Rammstein all the way for me closely followed by Chris Cornell's Songbook in the Olympia

Planemo

Kess73 wrote: »

Devin Townsend's Retinal Circus gets my vote.

Gig MUST be on Irish Soil in 2012

Kess73

Planemo wrote: »

Somehow managed to miss that bit.

Back to scratching my head for a memorable gig for me on Irish soil this year.:(

Cill94

old gregg wrote: »

I so wanted to enjoy Rammstein but the arsehole I went with ruined the night for me

How'd he ruin it for you?

Twilightning

Ensiferum at The Button Factory was a great contender for sure.

old gregg

Cill94 wrote: »

How'd he ruin it for you?

He got obnoxiously drunk before the gig even started and then complained through the whole thing about how crap the band were and was approached by security a few times because he was falling over drunk in the smoking area. Believe it or not, it went even further downhill after the gig. Never again. Thanks for asking though.

Kess73

A Pale Horse Called Death in Dublin at the start of the year. For some reason I thought itwas a late 2011 gig not an early 2012 one.



New album out early next yearas well.:D

Ash.J.Williams

Rammstein - o2
Sleep - Button Factory


Om would have been there too if had not been on fecking arthurs day and started filling up with teeny booppers for the disco after it ...if you watch the vids all you can hear is yapping at the quiet parts.

Somnus

Still have about 4 more gigs to go to before the year is out, but it will probably be Rammstein.

I've waited so long to see them, the music was great, the show was great, and the gig was just everything I hoped it would be and more.

MetzgerMeister

Ash.J.Williams

It has to be said, i would normally gun for the small show (if it merited it) but Rammstein was a special gig!! no.1 without a doubt!!

lord lucan

May as well just give the gong to Rammstein now Scud.:cool:

scudzilla

lord lucan wrote: »

May as well just give the gong to Rammstein now Scud.:cool:

Yeah, see how i pans out when i do the poll, but i can see them deservedly running away with it

lisatiffany

Rammstein are going to get it by the looks of things

Just Like Heaven

Hexis at Richardson's Galway.

MrVoracious

Stone Roses at the Phoenix Park
Jack White at the O2 - my ears are still ringing from it

yknaa

UFO in the Academy last March. Great gig.
Also really enjoyed Dan Baird (Whelans), Horslips in the NCH and Jason & the Scorchers (Whelans)

Lemmy Scott

Hawkwind-cypress avenue cork

truly remarkable in such an intimate venue

wandatowell

Rammstein @ whatever its being called

happyoutscan

Definitely Rammstein for me.

Wrongway1985

For me if I was to choose band of the year I'd possibly go with Machine head caught them twice including the Olympia date which was highly enjoyable but let's state the obvious.... Its Rammstein for gig of the year what an incredible night, will most likely catch them at Download this year but as amazing as that should be prob won't compare to the spectacle of the indoor show. Sickened I didnt get another date in at the time so so good.

Motley Crue

I'm gonna say Machine Head @ The Olympia

But I'm also gonna say Guns N' Roses @ The 02 in May, maybe an unpopular one sure, but they came back and gave the best set they could given their previous "allied concerns" with Dublin and it was the 20th Anniversary of Axl's appearance at Slane

devildriver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjr1ig7zpFA

Nuff said.

Best gig of the year? Yes. Best gig I've ever seen? Yes.

Lemmy Scott

devildriver wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjr1ig7zpFA

Nuff said.

Best gig of the year? Yes. Best gig I've ever seen? Yes.

Wow that looks total crap glad i wasnt there

MetzgerMeister

Lemmy Scott wrote: »

Wow that looks total crap glad i wasnt there

LOL

Oh trust me, if you were there you'd be of a very different opinion

Passenger

Was he being sarcastic or something??

It was a very special gig indeed.

Chevolution

Now I have to vote for anthrax, what a gig that was!! Brilliant set-list, intimate venue and the band were amazing, especially joey!