Top 20 Live Performances, 2013

It's time to list my favourite live performances of another wonderful year for music, and this time the top choice was an easy one. The links in the title will take you to the original review, and you can click on the photos to enlarge. Last year's round-up can be found here; next will be my top albums list.

1) Arcade Fire, Empress Ballroom Blackpool, 27th November

2) Sigur Ros, Manchester Apollo, 3rd March

3) Laura Marling, The Lowry, 30th September

4) Daughter, Jodrell Bank, 30th August

5) Phosphorescent, Ruby Lounge Manchester, 7th May

6) Bombino, Band on the Wall Manchester, 1st November

7) Lindi Ortega, Soup Kitchen Manchester, 4th March

8) Trampled by Turtles, Night and Day Cafe Manchester, 4th June

9) Haim, Reading Festival, 25th August

10) How to Destroy Angels, Fox Theater Pomona CA, 10th April

11) Little Green Cars, Soup Kitchen Manchester, 27th February

12) Electric Guest, Ruby Lounge Manchester, 29th April

13) The Weeknd, Manchester Ritz, 20th March

14) Portugal. The Man, Coachella CA, 13th April

15) Ghostpoet, Deaf Institute Manchester, 19th October

16) Grimes, Coachella CA, 14th April

17) Alt-J, Coachella CA, 12th April

18) Treetop Flyers, Sounds from the Other City Salford, 5th May

19) Jonathan Wilson, Gorilla Manchester, 28th November

20) Stealing Sheep, St. Philip's Church Salford, 5th May