best of 2015: concerts.

it's time for another look back at 2015.

this time we're going live. 

not actually live, this is a blog after all and you can read it whenever you very well please, but live music. 

we're counting down my top 10 concerts of the year for the very last post of the year.

this list is completely my own opinion because these are shows i actually went to and i can't add shows that were probably awesome but i didn't have the pleasure of seeing. thanks for reminding me that i missed some killer shows this year, thanks guys. 

and this list isn't even completely random! it's based off the timeline of the year. so still not naming a number 1 but i'm calling it progress. 

10. the little machines tour

lights and X ambassadors

i have zero pics from this show but it was fan-frickin-tastic. and they were some of the only brave souls to come to my snow-laden state in the winter months. bless them. 

9. just kids tour
mat kearney, parachute, and judah & the lion

this was the first tour of the year to make my heart flutter. i loved all of the bands something fierce in the line up and they each hold a special little spot in my heart. 

8. andrew ripp's unplugged tour
andrew ripp and hope country

i just feel like you can't go wrong with a stripped down set when you've got songs like mr. ripp. plus it helped that i worked his merch table and it allowed me to take pictures like the ones above without seeming like a huge creep.

7. jeremy loops' first US tour
jeremy loops (and some openers i didn't care about)

i hope and pray jeremy loops comes back to minneapolis because his show and music are absolutely killer. and his south african accent is just too much.

6. tour de compadres
needtobreathe, switchfoot, drew holcomb, colony house
i cannot believe i don't have a pic on the blog from this ridiculously amazing night. and because i lost my old phone on tour all my pics were stored there i can't even find any. but this tour is literally the stuff my dreams are made of. there's a picture of it on my instagram...look at it here!

5. cultivate festival
x ambassadors and walk the moon
a huge storm rolled in and walk the moon was actually kept from playing so that was a huge disappointment but x ambassadors put on a show that made my heart smile. i tried to pull a picture off my phone but it wasn't working so here's another instagram link. sorry that my technological skills are depleting the closer we get to midnight.

4. up the middle tour
the classic crime and like a million bands that i skipped out on

and an instagram pic here! love those classic crime boys...they don't make it to MN nearly enough so i was stoked to hear that they were coming to town. lighting and sound was a bit rough but they were as charming as rock and roll gets.

3. andy grammer at the state fair
andy grammer

this dude. years of busking on the street has made him a top notch performer. the icing on the cake for my cheap-action self is that this show was free. looking forward to more from andy g in the future.

2. fall US tour 2015
mutemath and quiet entertainer 

hadn't seen these guys in years and they were better than i had remembered. they played a LONG set but hit almost all of my favorites. true musicians. 

1. fall tour 2015

colony house, coin, and flor

 

best colony house performance i had seen yet. so excited for these guys and where they'll go. definitely going to claim that i knew of them before they were big. 

2015 has been an epic year for shows. i got to see all of my favorites (a few of them multiple times) and i'm sure in their heart of hearts they knew i was in the crowd. 

but let's not make this sad, there are some great shows on the calendar for 2016 including some of these same faves and some new faves like firekid!

bring it. 

xo