It’s been a huge year for live music and we’re excited to share our list of the top shows we rocked out at in 2011. We’ve expanded our list from a top ten to the top twenty due to many swaying factors which left us puzzled on how to fit everyone in.
First being, how does one place a set at a music festival which often becomes a drunken daze of good times and back to back live music. And how does one compare a stadium sized show with fantastic production to a packed out intimate venue with everyone singing at the top of their lungs? Plus it’s impossible to attend every single show in a city, let along multiple ones, so how can we possibly remain honest?
We knew this list would be a mix of both Tristan’s and my’s experience alone and pure opinion at best, so without further adieu here’s our list of the top twenty live shows of 2011. Hope you don’t disagree with us too terribly.
Top Twenty Live Shows of 2011
1. Friendly Fires at The Roxy, LA
2. Arcade Fire at Coachella, CA
3. GIRLS at The Mod Club in Toronto
4. Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch The Throne Tour at The Air Canada Center in Toronto
5. MSTRKRFT at Osheaga Festival, Montreal
6. Queens of The Stone Age at Sound Acadamy, Toronto
7. YACHT at Coachella, CA
8. Metronomy at The Mod Club in Toronto
9. Ratatat at Osheaga Festival, Montreal
10. The Drums at Coachella, CA
11. Foals at The Phoenix, Toronto
12. Fucked Up at NXNE, Yonge Dundas Square in Toronto
13. YELLE at Coachella Music Festival, CA
14. Diamond Rings & Twin Shadow at Mod Club in Toronto
15. Lana Del Rey at The Mod Club in Toronto
16. Yeasayer & Smith Westerns at Phoenix in Toronto
17. CANT & Blood Orange at The Garrison in Toronto
18. The Kills at The Hoxton in Toronto
19. Cut Copy at Sound Academy, Toronto
20. The National at Coachella, CA
