Every other band I’ve enjoyed / endured live this year:

Aereogramme, Alfie, Asian Dub Foundation, Bardo Pond, The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blur, Billy Bragg, British Sea Power, Calla, Cave In (x2), The Darkness (x2), The Datsuns, Death In Vegas, Doves (x2), Dureforsog, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (x2), Elbow, Electric Six (x2), The Fabrics, The Fiery Furnaces, Franz Ferdinand (x2), The Futureheads (x2), Grandaddy, Har Mar Superstar (x3), Hell Is For Heroes, Hope Of The States, Hot Hot Heat (x2), Hundred Reasons, Idlewild, Interpol (x2), Jet, The Kills, Kings Of Leon, The Libertines, Linkin Park, The Mars Volta, M.A.S.S., Mclusky, Metallica, Mew, Mull Historical Society, My Morning Jacket (x2), The Polyphonic Spree, Primal Scream, Radio 4 (x2), The Rapture (x2), Razorlight, REM, The Sights, The Soledad Brothers, Sparta (x2), Stellastarr*, Sugababes, The Sun, System Of A Down, Therapy?, The Thrills, The 22-20s, The Warlocks, Winnebago Deal

And, last of all, a reminder of the SWSL Top 10 Live Performances Of 2002:

1. GUNS ‘N’ ROSES, Leeds Festival
2. SONIC YOUTH, London Shepherds Bush Empire
3. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Glastonbury Festival
4. JANE’S ADDICTION, Leeds Festival
5. THE ICARUS LINE, Leeds Festival
6. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Nottingham Rock City
7. THE WHITE STRIPES, Glastonbury Festival
8. GODSPEED! YOU BLACK EMPEROR, Hackney Ocean
9. J MASCIS, Nottingham Social
10. FUGAZI, Nottingham Rock City