Top 20 Live Performances of 2012

My list of top albums of 2012 has to wait until I've reviewed a final batch, but at the end of the 2012 concert season, here's my round-up of the year's top live acts. The photos can be enlarged and viewed as a slide show by clicking on them, whilst you can see the original review by clicking the artists' names.

1) Alabama Shakes, Methodist Central Hall Manchester May 10th

2) Alt-J, Royal Northern College of Music Manchester October 27th

3) Sharon Van Etten and Exit Music Deaf Institute Manchester 17th May

4) Two Door Cinema Club, Sound Control Manchester 5th September

5) Laura Marling, Victoria Hall Stoke 11th March

6) Grimes, Reading Festival 25th August

7) The Civil Wars, Manchester Academy 16th March

8) M83, HMV Institute Birmingham 21st January

9) The Deep Dark Woods, Castle Hotel 20th February

10) Wild Flag, Sound Control Manchester 31st January

11) The Parlotones, Academy 3 Manchester 16th October

12) Of Monsters and Men, Reading Festival 27th August

13) Metronomy, Manchester Academy 1 11th February

14) The Lumineers, O2 Apollo Manchester 30th October

15) Terra Naomi, Soup Kitchen Manchester 2nd November

16) Florence + Machine, Coachella April 15th

17) Dawes, Ruby Lounge Manchester December 9th

18) Great Lake Swimmers, Night & Day Cafe Manchester 30th November

19) Feist, O2 Apollo Manchester March 26th

20) Blind Atlas, The King's Arms Salford 20th June