Following on from Donnie’s picks earlier, the countdown continues with Andy picking the 20 gigs to remember in 2016
Always a tough thing to do I start off this year’s best of’s with the gigs I most enjoyed in 2016.
As many of you might know, Maximum Volume Music began – under a different name – as a gig reviews blog back in 2011 and it is probably still the thing I enjoy doing the most.
This year I went to 109 gigs and I enjoyed 106 of them. The three I didn’t aren’t in this list, but these 20 are.
I should also add that the number one is one my top ten gigs of all time.
Here they are:
| BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E ST BAND | Wembley Stadium, London | 05/06/2016 | |
| AVANTASIA | Forum, Kentish Town | 08/03/2016 | |
| MONSTER MAGNET | Forum, Kentish Town | 19/03/2016 | |
| WHISKEY MYERS | O2 Institute, Birmingham | 02/12/2016 | |
| CLUTCH | Roundhouse, London | 15/12/2016 | |
| RICKY WARWICK AND THE FIGHTING HEARTS | O2 Academy, Birmingham | 12/11/2016 | |
| SCORPION CHILD | Mama Roux’s, Birmingham | 05/11/2016 | |
| THUNDER | Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 15/02/2016 | |
| KING KING | The Box, Crewe | 12/03/2016 | |
| ALICE COOPER | O2 Arena | 18/06/2016 | |
| THE SHEEPDOGS | Rainbow Courtyard, Birmingham | 02/04/2016 | |
| CROBOT | Rainbow Courtyard, Birmingham | 22/06/2016 | |
| THE BONNEVILLES | Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa | 23/04/2016 | |
| WALTER TROUT | Robin 2, Bilston | 20/07/2016 | |
| THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS | Robin 2, Bilston | 25/07/2016 | |
| AIRBOURNE | O2 Institute, Birmingham | 21/11/2016 | |
| NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS | O2 Academy, Birmingham | 14/11/2016 | |
| JOE BONAMASSA | Colston Hall, Bristol | 05/07/2016 | |
| AC/DC | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium, London | 04/06/2016 | |
| HEART | Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 03/07/2016 | |
