As it happens, 2011 is the year I discovered Palladia, a channel that basically shows concerts 24/7 and is all sorts of awesome. It’s also the year I went to the most concerts, for no particularly good reason. What can I say? There were some damn good tours this year, and I really needed to make up for the fact that American Idol judge Steven freaking Tyler broke his hip last year and canceled the rest of the Aerosmith tour I was planning to travel two hours to see on a weeknight. And so, the Question of the Day: What’s the best concert you saw in 2011? Or, alternatively, as there have been plenty of years I haven’t made it to any, What concert did you most want to go to in 2011?
I have a hard time picking a favorite, as concerts are still kind of like magical things to me, but I’ll go with Foo Fighters at MSG in November, opened for by Social Distortion. Just being in the same room as Dave Grohl made me tingle all over, and having them do Bad Reputation onstage with Joan Jett was basically the highlight of my year. The Decemberists at the Kimmel Center in Philly was a close second, since they’re just so damn good, and The Pretty Reckless at World Cafe Live in Philly gets a very respectable third place because I LOVE THEM AND I AM NOT ASHAMED.
