For me it was Wolfmother at a major German festival. I didn’t really know them before and did not expect too much, but was totally blown away by their performance.
For me it was Wolfmother at a major German festival. I didn’t really know them before and did not expect too much, but was totally blown away by their performance.
Fela Kuti, with a whole company of African dancers. Absolutely transcendent. His music was so good but the whole show somehow choreographed but still so immediate and alive, beautiful and raw and wonderful.
Also close second Henry Rollins at a little club in Daytona Beach. He was acting like an asshole rock star before the show (it was a long punk festival thing) and I almost left before his set. What a mistake that would have been. The stage had chain link between band and pit, he tore it down! He was amazing, band so tight so loud so good and he is such a showman, and it really was a tiny club so it was full of energy.