The Best Part of 2011: The Concerts
It was another wonderful year for music from buzz worthy artists coming through the Seattle area. From many artists stopping through multiple times to mega-tours packing arenas and amphitheaters, it was a good year to have the honor of capturing the shows through my camera lens. As I look back at 2011 from the first day of 2012, it is hard to pick just a few as favorites. Who were your favorites? Did you make it to see any of these artists when they came through your town?
The Ready Set, Glamour Kills Tour, El Corazon, Seattle, WA. March 29th, 2011
Hot Singles in 2011: Young Forever, Hollywood Dream.
Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday, All Time Low's Dirty Work Tour, Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA. April 18th, 2011
End of the Year Disappointment: The band announced they will take a hiatus
End of the Year Excitement: Cassadee going on a solo tour in 2012.
B.o.B, Summer Jam 2011, White River Amphitheater, Auburn, WA. July 16th, 2011
Anticipated Collaboration in 2012: with T.I, The Man & The Martian.
A Rocket To The Moon, On Your Side Tour, El Corazon, Seattle, WA. April 9th, 2011
Band Mile Stone: First Headlining Tour in 2011.
Ice Cube, I Am the West Tour, Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA. April 7th, 2011
Looking Forward to 2012: Expect a new solo album from Ice Cube.
Pitbull, Samsung AT&T Summer Krush, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA. September 16th, 2011
Well That's Awkward: Pitbull performed with both Mark Anthony and Jennifer Lopez soon after their breakup.
Bruno Mars, Hooligans In Wondaland Tour, WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA. June 2nd, 2011
First Grammy in 2011: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
The Maine, Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA. June 11th, 2011
Album Release in 2011: Pioneer.
Lil Wayne, I Am Music Tour, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA. September 4th, 2011
So Close in 2011: Tha Carter IV sold 964k albums the first week...so close to 1 million...so close.
Never Shout Never, Doormatt's Not So Private Performance, Puyallup Fair, Puyallup, WA. September 25th, 2011
Giving Back: Christofer Drew worked to raise $1 million for United Way to support relief efforts from the 2011 Joplin Tornado.
Hot Chelle Rae, Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA. September 21st, 2011
Makin' It in 2011: Tonight Tonight and I Like It Like That put HCR on the map.
David Guetta, Beyond Wonderland Seattle 2011, WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA. May 14th, 2011
Seattle First in 2011: First Ever Performance in Seattle.
?uestlove of The Roots, Dave Matthews Band Caravan, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA. September 3rd, 2011
Take It To 11: Undun was released in 2011, meaning you can no longer count the number of The Roots albums on two hands.
Black Star (Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli), Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA. November 5th, 2011
Name Change for 2012: Mos Def will now be known as Yasiin Bey.
The Script, Science & Faith Tour, Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA. September 21st, 2011
Tour Wrapped in 2011: 147 dates of the Science & Faith Tour (started in 2010) came to a close.
Soul Glow Activatur of Family Force 5, Vans Warped Tour 2011, The Gorge, George, WA. August 13th, 2011
Getting to 3 in 2011: The album III was released.
Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry, Evergreen State Fair, Monroe, WA. August 30th, 2011
Big Winners in 2011: Two ACM Awards, Two CMT Music Awards and Three CMA Awards. 28 total nominations.
Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Vans Warped Tour 2011, The Gorge, George, WA. August 13th, 2011
Last Laugh in 2011: He might not admit it, but Travie has to be snickering to himself about Katy Perry's breakup with Russell Brand on December 30th.
The Audience, Vans Warped Tour 2011, The Gorge, George, WA. August 13th, 2011
Best Performance of the 2011: YOU! (You guys are making me lose my hearing)
All photos by David Conger / davidconger.com
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