Here at Reverb we spend our nights (and sometimes days, and sometimes mornings) at concerts. You’ll find us in mosh pits at the Hi-Dive, near the soundboard at the Ogden Theatre, by the bar at Larimer Lounge and wondering the crowds at the state’s biggest music festivals.
Every day we share our thoughts, observations, photography and videos with you in Reverb’s live reviews. When the year comes to an end, we like to sift through our reviews and memories of lights, distortion and packed houses to decide what we think were the best concerts of 2014.
Below you can see our lists of best concerts of 2014, along with a slideshow of photos from some of these great experiences. Feel free to share some of your own favorite shows with us in the comments.
Matt Miller
1) Future Islands, Gothic Theatre, Aug. 27
2) Mac DeMarco, Gothic Theatre, July 13
3) The Strokes, Governors Ball, June 7
4) St. Vincent, Ogden Theatre, March 29
5) Real Estate, Main Stage, July 26
6) Ty Segall at Bluebird, Sept. 26
7) Chance the Rapper, Ogden Theatre, April 15
8) Weezer, Riot Fest, Sep. 19
9) Lucius, Larimer Lounge, Feb. 15
10) Jack White, Red Rocks, Aug. 20
John Wenzel
1) The Motel Beds, South by Southwest, March 13
2) Devo, Summit Music Hall, June 23
3) Guided by Voices, Gothic Theatre, June 4
4) Purple, 3 Kings Tavern/The UMS, July 27
5) Crooks on Tape, Hi-Dive, Feb. 5
6) Ume, South by Southwest, March 11
7) Accordion Crimes, Eslinger Gallery/The UMS, July 25
8) Doug Gillard, South by Southwest, March 13
9) Phantogram, Ogden Theatre, April 15
10) The Afghan Whigs, Bluebird Theater, Oct. 29
Julio Enriquez
1) 3BALLMTY, Larimer Lounge, Dec. 16
2) War on Drugs, Ogden Theatre, Oct. 10
3) Arcade Fire, Pepsi Center, April 23
4) Juan Gabriel, Pepsi Center, Sept. 26
5) The Knew, City Park, September 6
6) The Barr Brothers, Ogden Theatre, October 10
7) Los Rakas, Larimer Lounge, December 16
8) Interpol, Ogden Theatre, September 27
9) Alt-J, Fillmore Auditorium, October 28
10) Tune Yards, Pepsi Center, April 23
Marc Hobelman
1) The Knife, Fillmore, April 21
2) Judas Priest, Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX, Nov. 7
3) Miss Lauryn Hill, Ogden Theatre, July 13
4) Beck/Jenny Lewis, Red Rocks, Aug. 15
5) Perfect Pussy/Pottymouth, Hi-Dive, May 19
6) tUnE-yArDs/Sylvan Esso, Gothic Theater, May 28
7) Unknown Mortal Orchestra, UMS, July 26
8) St. Vincent, Ogden Theatre, March 29
9) Weezer, Riot Fest, Sep. 19
10) Big Freedia, Bluebird Theatre, Oct. 14
Michael Behrenhausen
1) St. Vincent, Ogden Theater, March 29
2) Beck, Abraham Chavez Theater El Paso, April 24
3) Mike Watt with Il Sogno del Marinaio, Larimer Lounge, Sept. 24
4) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Temple Buell Theater, June 24
5) Man or Astroman?, Larimer Lounge, July 19
6) Ty Segall at Bluebird, Sept. 26
7) Unknown Mortal Orchestra, UMS Main Stage, July 26
8) (tie) The Cure/Descendents, RiotFest, Sept. 20
9) Little Dragon, Ogden Theater, Oct. 21
10) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Gothic Theater, Feb. 12
Bailey Constas
1) The Antlers, Bluebird Theater, July 3, 2014
2) St. Vincent, Ogden Theatre, March 29
3) Mac DeMarco, Connan Mockasin, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Terminal 5, May 11
4) Beck and Jenny Lewis, Red Rocks, Aug. 15
5) Ben Sollee, Lyons Folks Festival, Aug. 17
6) Foxygen/Juan Wauters, Webster Hall, Oct. 9
7) Ty Segall, Webster Hall, Sept. 18
8) Courtney Barnett, CMJ Webster Hall, Oct. 22
9) Tobacco/Atlas Sound/Avey Tare’s Slasher Flick’s, Webster Hall, Oct. 4
10) Blonde Redhead, UMS Main Stage, July 27
Sam DeLeo
1) St. Vincent, Ogden Theater, March 29
2) Beck, Red Rocks, Aug. 15
3) The Knife, Fillmore Auditorium, April 21
4) Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Gothic Theater, Feb. 12
5) Jason Moran & The Bandwagon (trio), Dazzle, May 11
6) Unknown Mortal Orchestra, UMS Main Stage, July 26
7) The Flaming Lips, Riot Fest, Sept. 19
8) The Cure, Riot Fest, Sept. 20
9) Mike Watt with Il Sogno del Marinaio, Larimer Lounge, Sept. 24
10) Man or Astroman?, Larimer Lounge, July 19
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