Great gigs

We don't seem to have had a music thread for some time, so how about memories of our best concerts?Last night, front row for Sigur Ros in Bournemouth - simply magnificent. They produce the most beautiful music to ever be considered rock, and even without last tour's strings and horn section their sound is as ethereal and haunting as ever. Highlights probably the opener, Svefn-g-englar, or Saeglopur but it's hard to decide. For thsoe that don't know, they are a four piece from Iceland, and here's some youtube links - play as loud as you can Hoppipolla (pronounced Hoppypochla) - This one everyone should know by now:Svefn-g-englar:SaeglopurEdited by cavediver, : No reason given.

Strange - they are fine from here. But just do a search on the song titles and you'll quickly find a working version at youtube. Yep, last year's highlights certainly included Rush at Newcastle, Rush at Sheffield, and Rush at Wembley, twice And getting to meet them for the first time Edited by cavediver, : No reason given.

Yep, saw it ~10 days earlier, 4th row at Earls Court. Excellent gig! And saw it again this year in May, at the O2, and again 4th row The only downside being that both times I was directly under the 'prism' and so couldn't quite get the whole effect. Sheep a definite highlight, though apparently he played Pigs - Three Different Ones on some nights Would have loved to have seen that. Other favourite bits - the whole Vera thru' to Comfortably Numb piece, Fletcher Memorial Home, and The Bravery of Being Out of Range. Thanks, onifre - you've brought back some great memories

No, and I was rather gutted not to be there. That's one of a handful of gigs that I really screwed up over. Another was Live8 with Roger, Dave, Nick and Rick together for the first, and last time... But to see & hear Kashmir for real... bugger!And I agree, Final Cut is a true great - though it is more RW than PF. I still think Amused to Death is possibly his greatest moment outside Floyd proper.

Hmmm, I hadn't heard about Cornell. He and the RATM boys did a great job together, but this is slightly different league

Two 'i's in Amiina And, yes, the girls are excellent. Sadly they weren't with SR this time (first time in about 8 years!) but two of them are about to give birth, so they have a reasonably valid excuse. But we did miss them...Edited by cavediver, : No reason given.

Cool! Where were you? Wife and I were down the front, right in front of Jonsi. I then snuck on the guest list for Alexandra Palace, on the 21st. They added in Glosoli as second track, making a great set list even better! And I managed to get an introduction to Jonsi afterwards at the drinks And I completely failed to appear cool and unfazed Bournemouth though - what a shitehole

Gigs have been a bit thin on the ground this year - but drove two hours on my own to see Porcupine Tree on Saturday. Well worth the effort. They are metal meets Floyd and Genesis, with other obvious influences (Rush, Marillion, Tool, etc) - great clean vocals.Here's one of their classics:Now just have to wait 'till next Saturday for Biff Clyro...