My Concert Performance Rankings

November 8, 202614 items12 views

I've seen quite a few more bands, especially considering being at Warped Tours and stopping by for a few songs at a stage. But that along with some openers that I can't quite remember the names of I won't include on this list.

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Breaking Benjamin

I don't want to be a hater, but I just don't like BB. They had some cool ones (I didn't know they did the Halo song) but they just didn't do it for me.

Our Last Night

I was so disappointed with this to be honest. They for sure rely on YouTube covers and auto tune. But luckily this is where I saw Don Broco open for them so it turned out to be a great night.

Dance Gavin Dance

Controversy aside, its just not the same band anymore. I was at the first tour for their new lead and he is a great guy and not bad at all, but its hard to not feel like I'm watching a band do covers of DGD when they sound so different.

STARSET

I love Starset and even though I got to the concert late and only heard one of their songs, their one song I was there for I like more than any of the ones below.

Broadside

Another one of those bands that you don't know, but once they open for the band you came to see you just love. I wish their set was longer because it really was great.

Dwellings

This is just a far better Dance Gavin Dance. I was actually surprised to see them, I didn't see them on the set list of concert I was going to and as I was walking in I heard their music and said to my wife "oh that's cool that they are playing their music before the concert, I like them a lot". As I'm standing in the merch line trying to check out was there I saw their shirts and just had that "wait what" moment and turned around to see them on stage. It was sick.

Rise Against

You know what you're in for if you like Rise Against. Just sitting in the lawn area with my buddy seeing them (at that time my favorite band) was a core memory I will always be fond of.

Sleeping With Sirens

What a surprise. I saw them hours after making this list and I've never really been a fan per say, but a super solid performance.

Linkin Park

So I've seen them pre and post Chester. Both are great but the performance I'm talking about was the memorial tour that Mike Shinoda did for Chester. Small venue, and just letting all the fans sing Chester's part. It was so emotional just having everyone around you crying singing songs that you grew up with as a kid.

The Home Team

Now hear me out, this may be a bad critique but I hate when bands don't to encores. I used to think it was gimmicky and didn't care for it, UNTIL I saw the crowd chanting "one more song" and it slowly just turn to muffles as no one was coming out. Their performance was spectacular but it felt like business. No talking with the crowd, play the set list, go home. I still love them and will always see them when they are close, but it didn't feel like the had the passion of band like the ones above.

Chevelle

I never dissected 10 albums so fast in my life after a show. These guys fucking rock.

Arrows in Action

They are one of the most recent bands I've seen and what felt so great about this one was how small the venue was. It was the most personal concert I've been to and their banter with the crowd made it feel even more so.

Don Broco

I don't think there's ever been a band that I've seen that feels electric like Don Broco. They stole the show for me and built up the energy of the crowd so much, I was let down by the headliner. One of my biggest regrets was not going to see them at their booth after the show because I didn't know them yet and didn't want to lose my place close to the stage.

Electric Callboy

There's so much that goes into what makes a performance good, but the one thing this band did better than all the others was make it a spectacle. Between having interactive moments between songs, changing their costumes to match their wacky music videos, and incredible visuals with the lights and special effects, their performance really blew me away.

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