Yes, their are still a couple of weeks left in the year. So if something slips in under the wire before then,feel free to add it in.But yours truly appears to be done for the year,live show wise. Not that I can complain. Unfortunately our boys didn't hit the road this year. But I did manage to catch some good shows. Altough I will have to separate the top 5 Springsteen shows from the non Springsteen shows. But here goes:

Top 5 Springsteen
1.St. Louis
2.Sacramento
3.Nashville
4.San Jose
5.Anaheim (Not that any of them were bad)

Non Bruce:
1.Neil Young - Reno
2.Steely Dan - Lake Tahoe
3.Steve Miller - The Fillmore
4.ACDC-Oakland
5.Lindsey Buckingham - Lake Tahoe
5.Tom Petty - Hollywood Bowl

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Their were a bunch of great shows in 08 for me, but the best is Tom Waits at the Fox in St Louis.

Pony Girl in nothing more than a nurses out-fit was a full on body rattle....



ROCKMAN

1. MobilMánia Fézen - Hungary, Sep 12
2. MobilMánia Harkány - Hungary, Sep 14


3. MobilMánia Kaposvár - Hungary, Sep 13
4. Glesbygd'n - extra heavy rootsy roots reggae from Lapland, Skräppbo end of Aug 2008


and four poets:
5. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Skräppbo end of Aug 2008
6. Bruno K. Öijer - Västerås Oct 18 2008


7. Johan Jonson, ol' pal, won the dragon tabloid Aftonbladet's Literature Prize with his 800 pages long brick on his work in caring business
8. Erik Fylkesson - same festival as Linton

More Glesbygd'n from summer of 08






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Bob Dylan, Iron Maiden, REM, Stevie Wonder, Leonard Cohen

No particular order, erikjjf? How is Wonder these days?
Have ya seen Cohen before?

No particular order.
Wonder was wonderful.
First time I saw Cohen.

In no particular order: New York Dolls, Springsteen, Dirtbombs, Black Crowes, Neil Young.

John Fogerty, Status Quo, Queen

Not many seem to go out to discover new or unfamiliar bands/artists...
(neither do I, but nor do I rarely walk around the megastars these days) .. ?

top 5, in no particular order :-

The Pretty Things (acoustic show) - Eel Pie club, Twickenham, London - (July)

Bruce Springsteen - The Emirates Stadium, London - (May)

Duffy - Shepherds Bush Empire, London - (June)

Kevin Montgomery & Tommy Allsup - The Half Moon, Putney, London - (June)

Devon Sproule - The Union Chapel, London - (May)

Yo La Tengo
Wire
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks!
Tom Waits
Richard Lloyd
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
Southern Culture On The Skids



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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Parc des Princes, Paris
Friday, June 27

probably the best concert I've seen in the past 20 years (sorry Mick, sorry Bono)

Glam,
Can you please tell us about Tom Waits? Where did you see him? WHat was the set list? How was the show??

Only saw one and it was a doozy!! The Who in Boston!!!!!

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Glam Descendant
Yo La Tengo
Wire
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks!
Tom Waits
Richard Lloyd
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
Southern Culture On The Skids

SCOTS are great and lots of fun!

I am sure Springsteen would be the best if I had a chance to see him. This way...

The best were the R.E.M.
Dylan was great too.
Queen and Paul Rogers were very good
Coldplay - a nice suprpise, it wasn't bad at all

2008 has NOT ended !

Some shows are coming in 2008 !

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satisfaction2
2008 has NOT ended !

Some shows are coming in 2008 !

Damm right, in my case ... the WHO at the Indigo2 tonight, for the third time in four days !! Lucky me !!

By far Cat Power and the Dirty Delta Blues (starring one of the best rock drummers I've seen perform - Jim White from Australia's Dirty three). Absolutely an impressive and moving act.

Support act French Camille was great too.

Fine show by old Willy de Ville too.

C

The Who - Indigo Dec 15
Fleet Foxes - Cambridge Nov
Jenny Lewis - Koko Nov
Neil Young - Hammersmith Odeon March
MC5/Primal Scream - Royal Festival Hall June

1. Isobel Campbell/Mark Lanegan, Manchester Academy, June
2. Bruce, Manchester Old Trafford, May
3. Queens of the Stoneage, Leeds Uni, Feb

1. Lucinda Williams-Boston
2. Susan Tedeschi-Boston
3. Brian Wilson-Boston
4. Grand Funk Railroad

>Can you please tell us about Tom Waits? Where did you see him? WHat was the set list? How was the show??

I saw him in a grand old theatre in Birmingham (AL). The show was exceptional, very much a theatrical experience. This was my first time seeing him in person and he surpassed all expectations.

Here's the setlist:

Lucinda / Ain't going down to the well no more
Down in the hole
Falling down
Hold on
Chocolate Jesus
Cemetery polka
Poor Edward
Lie to me
Hang down your head
All the world is green
Black market baby
Frank's Wild Years
Misery is the river of the world
Tango 'til they're sore
On the nickel
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Innocent when you dream
Jockey full of bourbon
Make it rain
Jesus gonna be here
Cold, cold ground
November
Hoist that rag
Singapore
Dirt in the ground
Come on up to the house

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Silver Dagger
The Who - Indigo Dec 15
Fleet Foxes - Cambridge Nov
Jenny Lewis - Koko Nov
Neil Young - Hammersmith Odeon March
MC5/Primal Scream - Royal Festival Hall June

<<< The Who - Indigo Dec 15 >>>

Yep, that was a classic for sure. I saw all three shows, I reckon number two on the 15th was THE one, not much to choose between regarding one & three.

Bob Dylan
Zenith, Toulouse, France
June 20

The Rolling Stones
My TV
Shine A Light DVD

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

Best for me:

The Black Crowes - Brixton Academy 9th April.

Awesome show!

1. Swervedriver in Washington, DC. Britain's premier guitar rock band of the '90's reunites after 10 years for a short US tour. Absolute heaven!!

2. Black Crowes

The Cure
Lou Reed
Todd Rundgren

I went to see KISS, and they rocked big time in Paris
It wasn't as good as the Psycho Circus tour, but a great moment

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Definitely Alice Cooper at Munich! What a show!