Originally Posted by downwardspiral

rhcp were utter clown shoes when i saw them, i hated every minute of it. not really sure who'd be classed in general as an amazing live band these days, but over the past few years i'd say my favourite few live acts have been..

pixies
dinosaur jr.
mogwai
pavement
beck
nine inch nails
teenage fanclub
brand new
the specials
nick cave and the bad seeds
arcade fire
muse (not a fan of their music, but their live shows are utterly fantastic)
animal collective (as above)
modest mouse
the strokes
lady gaga
hole
prince
fucked up
interpol
radiohead
bruce springsteen
yeah yeah yeahs
alexisonfire
blur
death cab for cutie
bon iver
the new pornographers
belle and sebastian
the vaselines
kanye west
deftones
glassjaw
built to spill
the flaming lips
silversun pickups
dirty projectors
stevie wonder
orbital
the national
wooden shjips
placebo