söndag 25 Dec 2011, 15:23

For the first time, I'm not posting my end-of-year roundups in full here. Each artist (or album in this case) is tagged where possible, but the full writeup is on my website (linked).

Full writeup here: http://www.amodelofcontrol.com/reviews/?pg=2011gig

During 2011 I saw an awful lot of live sets. At a rough count, around about 125 (including supports and festivals) - and I saw a few bands more than once, in particular Front 242, who I saw four times in four different countries. Like the albums list, a few that might have made it in a normal year ended up being missed off this list. It was a good year for live gigs, and I only saw a few duds. So my quality filter is definitely improving…

Featuring (in alphabetical order): Absolute Body Control, And So I Watch You From Afar,Blindness, Clock DVA, dEUS, Front 242, The Hives, Killing Joke, Mind.In.A.Box, Modulate, Amanda Palmer, Pankow, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pulp, Senser, Terrorfakt, The Twilight Sad, W.A.S.T.E., Will Haven, Rob Zombie