12.07.2008

The Best Shows of 2008



Let me preface this by saying that this is in no way a list of the best concerts to take place in the area for the entire year. There were well over a hundred shows I wish I could have gone to if I had no job and unlimited resources, but alas, this is just a list of the best shows that I saw over the last year.

15. Black Mountain 3/20 @ The Record Bar, KC
14. Broken Social Scene/Yeasayer 8/02 @ The Metro, Chicago

13. Battles 8/02 @ Grant Park, Chicago
(full review here)
12. The National 8/03 @ Grant Park, Chicago
(full review here)
11. Sigur Ros 6/12 @ The Uptown Theater, KC

10. Spoon/The Walkmen/White Rabbits 4/02 @ The Uptown Theater, KC
(full review here)
9. Holy Fuck/A Place To Bury Strangers 3/08 @ The Record Bar, KC (full review here)
8. Saul Williams 8/03 @ Grant Park, Chicago (full review here)
7. Cut Copy/The Presets 9/15 @ The Record Bar, KC
6. The Swell Season 5/05 @ The Uptown Theater, KC
5. Blitzen Trapper/Fleet Foxes 4/12 @ The Jackpot, Lawrence (full review here)
4. Kanye West 8/03 @ Grant Park, Chicago
(full review here)
3. My Morning Jacket 8/18 @ The Uptown Theater, KC

2. Radiohead 8/01 @ Grant Park, Chicago
(full review here)
1. Tom Waits 6/26 @ The Fox Theatre, St. Louis (full review here)


-Matt

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