Friday, December 29, 2006

Gig Wrap Up 2006

I really slacked on attending gigs this year. Although I have reached a lifetime total of 146 legitimate shows (including festivals, but not inclusive of individual festival performances), my attendance in 2006 dipped below the norm. Here is the alphabetical rundown:

Gigs 2006
Band/Opening Act - Venue
Augustana - Metro Club
Bell X1 - ULU
Benicassim Festival
British Sea Power
/Bromheads Jacket - Denmark Street
British Sea Power - Moles Club (Bath)
Camden Crawl
Delays/Nightmare of You - Shepherds Bush Empire
Delays - Bar Academy
Editors - Brixton Academy
Haven - Highbury Garage
Lily Allen/New Young Pony Club - London Astoria
Shack/Jim Noir/The Drella's - King's College
Stills - 93 Feet East
Tahiti 80 - Barfly

My festival breakdown went like this:
Camden Crawl
The Young Knives
Maccabees
Guillemots
Morning Runner
Klaxons

Benicassim
Night 1
Babyshambles
Ordinary Boys
Futureheads (just a lil' bit)
Pixies
The Strokes

Night 2
Morrissey
The Kooks
Franz Ferdinand
Morning Runner

Night 3
Editors
Madness
We Are Scientists
Art Brut
The Rakes

Best of them...
#1 - The Strokes @ Benicassim
#2 - Delays @ Shepherds Bush
#3 - Franz @ Benicassim
#4 - Haven @ Highbury Garage
#5 - We Are Scientists @ Benicassim
#6 - Augustana @ Metro
#7 - Tahiti 80 @ Barfly
#8 - Klaxons @ Camden Crawl
#9 - Stills @ 93 Feet East
#10 - Babyshambles @ Benicassim

Current Music: Pete Yorn - For Nancy

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