Rock/Metal Gig of the Year 2013 NOMINATIONS

scudzilla · 20-10-2013 7:55pm #1

It's that time of the year again for us to vote on the Rock/Metal Gig of the Year for 2013.

Previous winners were :-

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

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

2012 Rammstein @ The O2 (Runner up was Anthrax @ The Academy)

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

On or around December 20th, The Top 10 nominations will be put into a poll and we'll vote on Best Rock/Metal gig of 2013 (Only 1 vote per person)

Rules

Gig MUST be on Irish Soil in 2013
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 · 20-10-2013 8:19pm

Been to loads myself so far, with a few to come.

I've 3 nominations though

Hatebreed @ Whelans

Just an awesome night in a tiny venue, band were on fire

Slayer @ The Academy

Seeing the mighty Slayer in The Academy was just something else, they was amazing

Dropkicks @Vicar Street
A whole weekend of fun, 2 different sets, just a great fun time

GLaDOS · 20-10-2013 9:18pm

Best for me so far was just the other night.

Queensryche at The Button Factory.

Few other gigs to come though.

lord lucan · 20-10-2013 9:44pm

Slayer at the Academy for me,massive band in a tiny venue equals all kinds of awesome.

Mushy · 20-10-2013 10:24pm

Roger Waters. The production on it just puts every other gig to shame. Amd to have amazing surround sound quality in a stadium was something else.

Mr. CooL ICE · 20-10-2013 10:33pm

Lordi at the button factory

RVD420 · 21-10-2013 9:09am

Red Fang at Whelans.

King George VI · 21-10-2013 11:01am

Slayer @ The Academy was unreal so that gets my vote.

blastman · 21-10-2013 11:35am

I'd also nominate Slayer @ The Academy, epic stuff allbeit tinged with sadness and disappointment.

Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls at The Academy was uplifting, fun and I thoroughly recommend seeing him/them live at some point (he also did a great solo spot supporting the Dropkicks in Vicar St)

Hasn't happened yet, but I'll be disappointed if I feel I can't nominate Sabbath after the Belfast gig.

Kali_Kalika · 21-10-2013 11:38am

My first vote has to be (literally, cannot type anything else!) is

Roger Waters @ The Aviva

and a very very close second would have to be:

Slayer @ The Academy

delbertgrady · 21-10-2013 12:43pm

Biffy Clyro in the O2.

Angron · 21-10-2013 12:52pm

Slayer at the Academy gets a vote from me too.
Suffocation & Cephalic Carnage in the Pint.
Cattle Decapitation in the Pint as well.

Going to Shining in December, so I'm hoping I'll be able to add that, but I'll just have to wait and see.

Sugarlumps · 21-10-2013 12:55pm

RVD420 wrote: »

Red Fang at Whelans.

Had a sore neck for 3 or 4 days after it. epic gig.

Wrongway1985 · 21-10-2013 2:01pm

Nine Inch Nails in Belfast for me

peterman · 21-10-2013 2:57pm

Exodus in The Button Factory.

Rotten Sound in The Pint.
Cattle Decapitation in The Pint.
Kreator in The Academy.

All savage gigs but Exodus in The Button Factory was absolutely mental. the amount of stagediving and moshing.....unreal!!!! \m/(-_-)\m/

Just Like Heaven · 21-10-2013 3:23pm

Is it too early to nominate Death next month :pac:

dcr22B · 22-10-2013 1:13pm

Slayer @ The Academy for me. Standing less than a few metres away from Gary Holt was just epic!

skimpydoo · 22-10-2013 2:50pm

Either Queensryche last weekend or Slash last March, I even got his autograph after the gig.

RayCon · 22-10-2013 5:33pm

I'll go with Queensryche only because Rush (Berlin) and Steven Wilson (Bristol) dont count.

Obviously Steven Wilson blew everything else away.;)

GLaDOS · 22-10-2013 6:35pm

RayCon wrote: »

Obviously Steven Wilson blew everything else away.;)

Aye, the gig in Glasgow would be my nomination by a distance if it counted!

Say Your Number · 22-10-2013 11:43pm

Has to be Airbourne tonight, especially for their cover of the Star of the Co.Down.

skimpydoo · 22-10-2013 11:48pm

Say Your Number wrote: »

Has to be Airbourne tonight, especially for their cover of the Star of the Co.Down.

I have to agree it was an immense gig. Some of Joel antic's were top class. Also the Black Spiders in support were class too.

King George VI · 22-10-2013 11:57pm

I take back my vote for Slayer and give it to Airbourne tonight. Those boys know how to pump up the crowd.

Say Your Number · 23-10-2013 12:02am

Yeah, splahing the crowd with beer and messing around on the balcony, they'll never shake the AC/DC rip off tag but they are so good at it, I honestly couldn't give a f*ck what any one says, long may they continue.

scudzilla · 23-10-2013 12:02am

St. Jimmy wrote: »

I take back my vote for Slayer and give it to Airbourne tonight. Those boys know how to pump up the crowd.

You can nominate however many ya want, so long as you deem them excellent/stand out gigs. It's when ya vote that you only get 1 vote

happyoutscan · 24-10-2013 7:36am

Slayer @ the Academy. Small venues are simply unreal and you could sense the band's appreciation of the occasion.

Same vibe as with Faith No More a few years ago in the Olympia, simply unbelievable.

cro mags · 24-10-2013 1:01pm

Airbourne for me as well but a mention has to go to Charlie Sheen and his intro at the Slash gig. He's a mad thing.

DrumSteve · 24-10-2013 1:26pm

Slayer at the Academy.

Joe_Dull · 24-10-2013 2:00pm

Scar Symmetry @ The Pint for me. Immensely energetic gig.

Mushy · 24-10-2013 11:41pm

God is an Astronaut should be a nominee, **** me are they good!

Rise Above · 25-10-2013 9:37am

Rotten Sound in The Pint.

Cattle Decapitation in The Pint.

rednik · 28-10-2013 10:44pm

Roger Waters - Aviva
Slash - Olympia
Steve Hackett - Vicar Street

Zwillinge · 12-11-2013 9:03am

Dropkick Murphys

Slash

Slayer

The Dom · 13-11-2013 6:06pm

Slash, hands down.

Exodus second.

machiavellianme · 14-11-2013 6:02pm

Dropkick Murphys

Slayer

GLaDOS · 17-11-2013 7:07pm

Adding Sigur Ros @ the O2 to my previous nomination, fantastic performance and an excellently delivered show.

xerces · 17-11-2013 7:24pm

+1 for Sigur Ros @ the O2.

I think a part of me has permanently mellowed after experiencing that show.

Furious-Red · 18-11-2013 3:25pm

Bruce Springsteen - Thomand Park

QOTSA -17th Nov

Stereophonics - 12th Nov

Frank Grimes · 18-11-2013 4:02pm

Already mentioned but I'll go with:

Slayer - The Academy
Cattle Decapitation - The Pint

Not mentioned (I think), and given the low turnout on the night it probably won't be either:

Dragged Into Sunlight - The Pint.

I didn't know much about them prior to the show but was I really impressed by the music and the show they put on, I thought the support acts were great too.