2011 has delivered lessons when it comes to lives, lessons that shall definitely be retained for future reference. None have been poor enough to go to the bottom of the list, but one has been good enough to reach the top 5. Or ok, maybe 10. It was definitely good though.
D, way back in May, were almost certainly my gigging highlight of the year. I've already gone on about them in a report back here but they absolutely deserve a mention here. They were the first lesson learned about lives this year - STAY OPEN-MINDED. I didn't have any interest in this band at all, cast them aside as standard visual kei, until I saw them live. Brilliant show, flawless vocals, very fun. I'd like to see them again.
Also previously mentioned here, girugamesh's live in London back March (known as Marchgamesh for its epicness this year). Lesson number 2: lives aren't what you see, but who you see it with. Was I overwhelmed by the show? Not as much as I'd like to be. Was I entirely surrounded by some of my nearest and dearest, hand in hand, in either side, always within reach? Yes. And so sentimental as it may be, that show features in the top of the year. And finally:
Dir en grey in Camden back in August, riding the tail-end of the London riots. I was accompanied by my sister and had the pleasure of spending the show with some very missed friends, and as ever the band put on a very good show. However it really was lesson number three in this one though, and that is that Dir en grey are not made to be watched from a balcony. My biggest live regret this year is that I opted to stay a safe distance away, third balcony up, rather than enjoy the pit - although this afforded a great view, and good sound, it just wasn't right.
Honourable mentions go to Yellow fried chickenz, more for lolz than anything else, and to Versailles ... actually for the lolz too.
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