Top 10 Concerts 2011

Among the 68 concerts I've seen to date this year (counting each day of a festival as one), these performances made the biggest impression...

London Suede singer Brett Anderson

1. The London Suede, Coachella Festival, Indio, Calif. [April]

2. Keith Urban, Staples Center, Los Angeles [October]

3. k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, Stagecoach Festival, Indio, Calif. [May]

4. Elbow, Coachella Festival, Indio, Calif. [April]

5. Duran Duran, Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, for American Express "Unstaged" live webcast, directed by David Lynch [March]

6. Rodney Crowell, Stagecoach Festival, Indio, Calif. [April]

7. The Civil Wars, Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles [November]

8. OMD, House of Blues, Anaheim [October]

9. Noah and the Whale, House of Blues, Anaheim [November]

10. B.A.D., Grove of Anaheim [August]