Sunday, December 22, 2024

Totally Unauthorized's Top 50 Concerts & Festival Sets 2024 Edition: 50-36

What do you do after the biggest live music year of your life? Go bigger? That's not what quite what I pulled off, but in many ways it feels like it was. Across 13 cities this year I saw 141 total bands, which, through an anomaly, is the exact same number of acts I saw in 2022. I'm about 40 short of what I saw last year, but that will happen as I focused less on festivals this year. There were 18 venues this year that I visited for the first time which was another highlight. Needless to say, it was a hell of a ride. Part 1 of this list will cover the overachievers I saw this year.

50. Joy Orbison

November 2 // Brooklyn Steel // Brooklyn, NY

UK Bass / Future Garage / Tech House

49. Cameron Picton

April 29 // The Basement East // Nashville, TN

Singer-Songwriter / Acoustic / Ambient

48. Rancid

August 30 // Geodis Park // Nashville, TN

Punk Rock / Ska Punk / Hardcore Punk

47. Sabaton

May 7 // Propst Arena // Huntsville, AL

Power Metal / Heavy Metal 

46. Andy Frasco & the U.N.

August 24 // The Caverns // Pelham, TN

Hippie Rock / Jam Adjacent / Blues Rock / Boogie

45. I Am Morbid

November 21 // House of Blues // Dallas, TX

Death Metal

44. Claudio Simonetti's Goblin

November 30 // 3rd and Lindsley // Nashville, TN

Progressive Rock / Symphonic Prog / Film Soundtrack

43. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

August 25 // Ryman Auditorium // Nashville, TN

Hard Rock / Glam Rock / Power Pop



 

42. AFI

August 3 // Ascend Ampitheater // Nashville, TN

Alternative Rock / Hardcore Punk / Post Hardcore

41. BADBADNOTGOOD

June 16 // Bonnaroo

Jazz Fusion / Instrumental Hip-Hop

40. Chelsea Wolfe

March 5 // The Basement East // Nashville, TN

Singer-Songwriter / Gothic Rock / Dark Folk

39. Sigur Rós

October 2 // Ryman Auditorium // Nashville, TN

Post Rock / Dream Pop / Modern Classical

38. Dwight Yoakam

October 17 // F&M Bank Arena // Clarksville, TN

Neo Traditionalist Country / Bakersfield Sound

37. 2manydjs B2B Erol Alkan

September 17 // Audio // San Francisco, CA

Electro House / Mashup / Acid Techno

36. Mitski

April 13 // Ryman Auditorium // Nashville, TN

Indie Rock / Singer-Songwriter / Chamber Pop

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