Looking back on the year of concerts in 2022, it was the first year of “normalcy”, where it seemed the show would really go on. We had a full slate again from Jan-Dec and even though I was slightly more selective than in past years, I still pushed toward nearly 200 concerts.
These were 50 that stood out:
50. Alex G at Brooklyn Steel (11/12)
49. Jockstrap at The Sultan Room (11/19)
48. Squid at MHOW (3/24)
47. Sunny Day Real Estate at Brooklyn Steel (9/29)
46. Just Mustard at Baby’s All Right (11/5)
45. Modest Mouse at Terminal 5 (12/7)
44. Car Seat Headrest at Brooklyn Steel (3/30)
43. Built To Spill at White Eagle (5/14)
42. Cate Le Bon at Bowery Ballroom (2/9)
41. The Shins at Brooklyn Steel (8/24)
40. Stereolab at Brooklyn Steel (10/10)
39. PUSHA T at The Wellmont Theater
38. Hot Chip at Avant Gardner (5/10)
37. Snapped Ankles at Baby’s All Right (3/9)
36. Phoebe Bridgers at BRIC (6/15)
35. Tool at Prudential Center (2/26)
34. Father John Misty at Sound on Sound Festival
33. The Antlers at MHOW (5/4)
32. The War On Drugs at College Street Music Hall (9/10)
31. The Mars Volta at Terminal 5 (9/30)
30. Foals at Terminal 5 (12/16)
29. Beach House at Kings Theatre (7/19)
28. Interpol/Spoon at Stone Pony Summerstage (8/26)
27. The Kills at Brooklyn Steel (6/11)
26. Cage The Elephant at MHOW (4/8)
25. Sparks at Town Hall (3/29)
24. Future Islands at Brooklyn Steel (6/1)
23. Fontaines D.C. at The Stone Poney (10/5)
22. Yard Act at Union Pool (3/22)
21. Be Your Own Pet at Heaven Can Wait (4/20)
20. Khruangbin at Radio City Music Hall (3/10)
19. Voxtrot at Webster Hall (9/17)
18. The War On Drugs at MSG (1/29)
17. Local Natives at Pier 17 (8/26)
16. IDLES at Kings Theatre (9/15)
15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Forest Hills (10/1)
14. LCD Soundsystem at Brooklyn Steel (11/29)
13. Alvvays at Kings Theatre (11/16)
12 Pearl Jam at Freedom Mortage Pavillion (9/14)
11. Rage Against the Machine at MSG (8/8)
10. Nine Inch Nails at The Met Philly (5/25)
9. Fontaines D.C. at Brooklyn Steel (4/26)
8. Red Hot Chilli Peppers at The Apollo Theatre (9/13)
7. The Smile at Kings Theatre (11/18)
6. Wilco at United Palace Theater (4/19)
5. Spoon at Baby’s All Right (8/23)
4. Sigur Ros at Kings Theatre (6/14)
3. Alt-J at Madison Square Garden (4/11)
2. The National at The Capitol Theatre (9/24)
- Arctic Monkeys @ Kings Theatre (9/22)
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