We’ve arrived at the top 10 shows I saw in 2018! Let’s get to it!
#10: All Them Witches at Nashville’s Exit / In – I don’t have a full review of this show up because it happened so late in the year (December 29th – my birthday and the birthday of ATW‘s bassist / singer Michael Parks, Jr.). I also have no photographs from it because my phone was undergoing repairs at the time. I can assure you, however, that it was a loud, powerful show. Parks did a solo set of “sad stuff” to start off the show, and the rest of it was them burning off energy like they needed to sleep well that night.
#9: Public Image Ltd. at Chicago’s Thalia Hall – I had waited (though not by choice) for thirty years to see PiL. It was worth the wait and the short night of sleep before work afterwards. I got chills during “Rise” and was happy to finally see John Lydon live.
#8: My Bloody Valentine at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre – This was, without question, the loudest show I attended all year. It was like a crushing wave that almost never ceased. Friends of mine left early from the intensity of it. My arms were trembling by the end of their set. One guy behind me on the way out told his friend he thought he was going to die during one point of the show. It was a wild experience to say the least.
#7: Slowdive at Levitation Austin – I’d heard nothing but good things about these shoegaze legends and their live shows. They didn’t disappoint. It was a beautiful set with a psychedelic light show under a warm Texas sky. I saw fans in Slowdive shirts leaving early, however, which boggles my mind. It was one of the best sets of the festival.
#6: The Flaming Lips at Fort Wayne’s Clyde Theatre – Shame on you if you live within a couple hours driving time of Fort Wayne, Indiana and you missed this show. There was plenty of room in the theatre for you, but thanks for leaving the room for us and the Flaming Lips. They provided one of the happiest shows my wife and I saw all year in an intimate venue.
The top five are coming up tomorrow. Come back to see who topped the list!
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