bands ive seen in 2009

electric six (oxford)
keyboard choir (oxford)
pj harvey (oxford)
nofx (london)
jesus lizard and harvey milk (london)
throbbing gristle x2 and s.c.u.m (london)
gary numan (oxford)
nissenenmondai (oxford)
jarboe and head of david (supersonic festival birmingham)
teeth of the sea and oneida (london)
dinosaur jr (oxford)
jello biafra and the guantanamo school of medicine (london)
electric wizard (birmingham)
the slits (southampton)
light trap and transitional and oxbow (birmingham)
the fall (oxford)
porn and witch and the melvins (london)

not a bad year for gigs in oxford, i refuse to mention in the above list that i saw some really bad folk bands at the jericho tavern one night , i believe piney gir was amongst them. i also saw some terrible support bands, the worst being whoever supported jello biafra in london and the band that supported the slits in southampton.
best gigs from the list though would have to be nissenenmondai , jesus lizard the slits . also ive seen the melvins 6 times over the years and this was the best show for them too, mainly due to the garage being such a good little venue.
the hardest gig to watch was s.c.u.m as i hate strobe lights, they were also the loudest band of the year, so much respect to them for having such a difficult show to watch.
most amusing band isnt on the above list but barry and the beachcombers supported this band www.myspace.com/hullcracktown in northampton one night, i didnt like there music but the singer is a real life tommy saxondale, worth seeing purely for the between song chatter.