Best concerts ever

1 Our Lady Peace, Logo, Hamburg

2 Muse, Sportpaleis

3 Interpol, Paradiso

4 Manic Street Preachers, Brighton Centre

5 Doves, Olympia Theatre

 

Most thrilling concerts

1 Damien Rice, Lowlands

2 Sigur Ros, Hurricane

3 Madrugada, Paradiso

4 Hooverphonic, 013

5 Amos Lee, Paradiso bovenzaal

 

Most embarrassing concerts

1 Marillion

2 Meat Loaf

3 Arrow Rock

4 Soulsister

5 Queen + Paul Rodgers

 

Most disappointing concerts

1 Saybia

2 The Long Blondes

3 Magic Numbers

4 Secret Machines

5 Sam Roberts

 

Biggest disappointments on festivals

1 Lenny Kravitz

2 Nickelback

3 Kasabian

4 Kings Of Leon

5 Dropkick Murphys

 

Biggest surprises on festivals

1 Seeed

2 Danko Jones

3 Hawksley Workman

4 The View

5 NOFX

 

Most energetic concerts

1 Maximo Park

2 Ok Go

3 Muse

4 Something Corporate

5 The Datsuns

 

Best Our Lady Peace concerts

1 Logo, Hamburg

2 Skyreach Center, Edmonton

3 Melkweg, Amsterdam

4 Botanique, Brussel

5 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam

 

Most exclusive concerts

1 Coldplay, Melkweg

2 Robbie Williams, Paradiso

3 Amos Lee, Paradiso bovenzaal

4 Raul Midon, Bitterzoet

5 Lene Marlin, Odeon

 

Best support acts

1 Bloc Party (Interpol)

2 Cave In (Muse)

3 Razorlight (Muse)

4 Stereophonics (Our Lady Peace)

5 Oceansize (Aereogramme)

 

Worst support acts

1 Bob Wiseman (Feist)

2 The Noisettes (Muse)

3 Modey Lemon (Secret Machines)

4 311 (Incubus)

5 Gonzales (Feist)

 

Best Canadian concerts

1 Our Lady Peace, Hamburg

2 Feist, Toronto

3 Caribou, Tivoli

4 Hawksley Workman, Amsterdam

5 Danko Jones, Lowlands

 

Best German concerts

1 Rammstein, Hurricane

2 Wir Sind Helden, Hardenberg

3 Stahlzeit, 013

4 Liquido, Botanique

5 Seeed, Hurricane

 

Best French concerts

1 SoKo, Rotown

2 One-Two, Munster

3 Miss Kittin, Paradiso

4 Axelle Red, Marktrock (I know she's Belgian, but she sings in French)

5 Vive la Fete, 013 (see above)

 

Best Belgian concerts

1 Hooverphonic, 013

2 Raymond van ’t Groenewoud, Marktrock

3 Admiral Freebee, Lowlands

4 Daan, Paradiso

5 Lais, Brakke Grond

 

Best Norwegian concerts

1 Madrugada, Paradiso

2 Royksopp, Lowlands

3 Turbonegro, Hurricane

4 Janove Ottesen, Melkweg

5 Lene Marlin, Odeon

 

Best Swedish or Icelandic concerts

1 Sigur Ros, Hurricane

2 Mando Diao, Melkweg

3 Bjork, Hurricane

4 Shout Out Louds, Paradiso

5 Sugarplum Fairy, Melkweg

 

Best concerts by 'The'-bands

1 The Kooks, Werchter

2 The Datsuns, Hurricane

3 The View, Lowlands

4 The Killers, Lowlands

5 The Departure, Rockin’Park

 

Best metal concerts

1 Rammstein, Hurricane

2 Stahlzeit, 013

3 Textures, Noorderslag

4 Dillinger Escape Plan, Paaspop

5 Dimmu Borgir, Lowlands

 

Best punk concerts

1 NOFX, Hurricane

2 Bouncing Souls, Hasselt

3 Sick of it All, Melkweg

4 Flogging Molly, Nighttown

5 Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Hurricane

 

Best dance concerts

1 Audio Bullys, Westergasfabriek

2 Goldfrapp, Westergasterrein

3 Fatboy Slim, Hyde Park

4 Vive la Fete, 013

5 Royksopp, Lowlands