We’ve reached the top 20 live shows I saw this year. Read on to see who made the cut.
#20 – A Tribe Called Quest – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, IL July 15th.
It was one of their first performances without Phife Dawg, and they paid him many great tributes during it. ATCQ also came to preach and teach, and Q-Tip was absolutely fierce on the mic. The whole crowd was with them the entire time.
#19 – Cut Copy – Mamby on the Beach – Chicago, IL June 25th.
Cut Copy were easily the best band we saw on Day 2 of Mamby on the Beach. They played an energetic set that had the whole beach crowd jumping before it was even halfway done.
#18 – Will Clarke – Mamby on the Beach – Chicago, IL June 24th.
Speaking of great Mamby sets, DJ Will Clarke‘s was our favorite DJ set by far. He seemed to be having a great time behind the decks and inspired me to dust off my digital turntables.
#17 – Nicolas Jaar – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, IL July 16th.
We ended our Pitchfork experience with Nicolas Jaar, and it was a lovely, trippy way to end the festival. He created a neat soundscape that drifted and swirled around the crowd like a warm fog.
#16 – Derrick Carter – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago, IL July 16th.
If you need a boost to start your final day of a big music festival, go see Chicago house music DJ legend Derrick Carter. His set in the early hours of the last day of Pitchfork was outstanding. Everyone worked up an early sweat and enough energy to make it through the rest of the day. He put on a clinic.
Who’s in the top 15? Come back tomorrow to see.
Keep your mind open.
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