Who is the BEST live performer right now?

[Judas]

For me, an artist being able to pull off a great live performance is really important, as it should be. Idk if it's the same for anyone else, but a good performance can also change my opinion of a song (like a music video).

So who do you think is the greatest live performer around AT THE MOMENT? (no dead people please) Feel free to include performers from any genre, and say why you think they are the best, and give video examples to help show why they are so great.

In my opinion, I think Beyonce is the best. Because she has a great stage presence, always has excellent vocals (one of the greatest singers of all time imo) and is probably the best dancer out of all of her peers. Not to mention she can dance AND sing well live at the same time, something which many people just can't do.

A close second would be Lady Gaga, but since I am talking about who is a better natural performer instead of the performances themselves, I have to choose Beyonce as the best. Gaga's performances are more elaborate and she can pull of theatrics better, she plays piano, and she can dance and sing at the same time too, but as a raw talent Beyonce is easily a better performer. But I think Gaga's performances are more interesting to watch.

Examples:

Beyonce:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkqUTY3G13M


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IO1mlF13nI&feature=related (4 key changes... who else)

Gaga:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULZHRL0Oahs&feature=fvsr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrMflS493I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWtcRL03FVo (just to show she can perform well with only voice and piano)

Honorable mentions go to P!nk and Axl Rose (not as good as he was in the 80s/90s) EDIT: Forgot to include Muse as well.

So, who do you pick and why?

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[Muppet]

muse. this video will explain it all. i was there.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVsvXE4kdU

[jackass]

Agreed with above. ^

http://i39.tinypic.com/15rxumt.png

Muse are, by far, are the greatest live band.

http://greatestevent.wembleystadium.com/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywZDEUJOocc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uADme5DXbvY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCQ9goPznSg

[Judas]

Indeed, I'd say Muse are the best live band right now. Would love to see them live.

[T@R]

muse without a doubt
they blew my mind at reading
although, mcr were actually really good live too
bring me the horizon were also one of the best acts there
not too sure about pop cos i've never seen any

[AgnesIO]

Jamie Cullum is fantastic live, really really good.

[buttons]

cher lloyd obv lol

[geo]

cher lloyd obv lol

lmfao! she clearly just proved that on the x-factor, not.

i'd quite like too see ed sheeran live or christina perri as i think they both can sing really well when they're not in a studio and stuff :P

[CrazyLemurs]

In my opinion, the video of Beyoncé's 2011 Love on Top performance has been one of the best mainstream performances of the year, if not the century. But I'm a pushover for Beyoncé. Even during pregnancy, she can pull off things like that, and recent music videos like Countdown, Party, and less enthusiastic, Love on Top.
Adele is faultless live, her recorded songs are her live songs. No editing required. She even sung Make You Feel My Love during the filming, rather than going into the studio.
And Michael Jackson, much the same. Though I dont like his music, it lacks the errors common in current artists.

[Judas]

cher lloyd obv lol

brb dying


In my opinion, the video of Beyoncé's 2011 Love on Top performance has been one of the best mainstream performances of the year, if not the century. But I'm a pushover for Beyoncé. Even during pregnancy, she can pull off things like that, and recent music videos like Countdown, Party, and less enthusiastic, Love on Top.
Adele is faultless live, her recorded songs are her live songs. No editing required. She even sung Make You Feel My Love during the filming, rather than going into the studio.
And Michael Jackson, much the same. Though I dont like his music, it lacks the errors common in current artists.

Tbh I think I'd fall asleep if I went to see Adele live. Also, I agree Beyonce's performance of Love on Top is one of the best of the year, but century? lololol

[Alex3213]

Excellent question and one I've had to think about. As much as I hate her and can't stand her, I guess Gaga is a fantastic live performer, I think the fact that she's a pianist just adds to this image of her really, not to mention that her voice is incredible. I don't have much to say on this as you can tell (:P), however I just think as a live performer she's terrific as she engages the audience so well.
I have plenty of performers who are great live too, but as a couple of these have been mentioned already (Muse :love:) and this is a thread about the best live performer, I will just leave it at that.

[CrazyLemurs]

Tbh I think I'd fall asleep if I went to see Adele live. Also, I agree Beyonce's performance of Love on Top is one of the best of the year, but century? lololol

Well, 11 years. And it was a bloody good performance. If I ever go to a concert, she's bumped to 3rd on my list, used to be 7th before xD
After Mariah Carey and Charice ofc, then Beyoncé.
Adele can be rather boring, but if you get a slightly more emotional song, it's really quite interesting. My friend went to go see her a few months back or something, she loved it.

[AgnesIO]

Excellent question and one I've had to think about. As much as I hate her and can't stand her, I guess Gaga is a fantastic live performer, I think the fact that she's a pianist just adds to this image of her really, not to mention that her voice is incredible. I don't have much to say on this as you can tell (:P), however I just think as a live performer she's terrific as she engages the audience so well.
I have plenty of performers who are great live too, but as a couple of these have been mentioned already (Muse :love:) and this is a thread about the best live performer, I will just leave it at that.

Cough Jamie Cullum cough

[Judas]

Well, 11 years. And it was a bloody good performance. If I ever go to a concert, she's bumped to 3rd on my list, used to be 7th before xD
After Mariah Carey and Charice ofc, then Beyoncé.
Adele can be rather boring, but if you get a slightly more emotional song, it's really quite interesting. My friend went to go see her a few months back or something, she loved it.

Lol yeah it was good but the best performance of the past 11 years ... urm :P

And yeah I guess it is down to opinion with Adele. I would get so bored of standing there listening to her sing ballads about ex-boyfriends for an hour and a half, but that's just me. I don't think anyone could argue that she's a very exciting person to watch live though, she's just got a good voice, and that makes her performances very limited and samey, there's no kind of "what will she do next" about her, because she's just going to be standing in front of a microphone singing nicely, lols. But I guess that's just what some people want :)


Excellent question and one I've had to think about. As much as I hate her and can't stand her, I guess Gaga is a fantastic live performer, I think the fact that she's a pianist just adds to this image of her really, not to mention that her voice is incredible. I don't have much to say on this as you can tell (:P), however I just think as a live performer she's terrific as she engages the audience so well.
I have plenty of performers who are great live too, but as a couple of these have been mentioned already (Muse :love:) and this is a thread about the best live performer, I will just leave it at that.

It's funny, a lot of people I know can't stand Gaga either but hate to admit her capabilities as a live performer, especially after they were forced to watch her at Radio 1's Big Weekend whilst waiting for Family Guy (H)

[samsaBEAR]

muse without a doubt
they blew my mind at reading
although, mcr were actually really good live too
bring me the horizon were also one of the best acts there
not too sure about pop cos i've never seen any

You're trolling right? I've seem BMTH twice and both times they've sucked so bad. Oli's vocals are god awful live.

The best live bands I've ever seen are probably You Me At Six, Lower Than Atlantis or The Ghost Inside. I've seen them all multiple times and each time they've just gotten better and better

[Plebings]

The best performance I've ever seen has been Sufjan Stevens.

Simply incredible, the costumes, the graphics, the songs, the most fun I've ever had at a concert. AGH!!! BALLOONS. I LOVE BALLOONS. The Age of Adz is one of my favourite albums ever.

PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. CLICK THIS LINK HERE (http://amadeeeep.livejournal.com/789328.html) for all the photos of his London show.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUCjXdfOQc&feature=related

Impossible Soul is 25 minutes long (this video is 9 minutes) so skip to about 1:30 for the BALLOONS. BAAALLLLLOOOOOONS!

[beth]

johnny foreigner, everytime i see them they're amazing. the atmosphere is electric and they live and die for their live show. love it.

foals were good the first time i saw them when there was like an audience of 12 but couldn't fill an arena when i saw them supporting bloc party.

[GirlNextDoor15]

Mariah Carey, the old Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Eminem ...

[Judas]

johnny foreigner, everytime i see them they're amazing. the atmosphere is electric and they live and die for their live show. love it.

foals were good the first time i saw them when there was like an audience of 12 but couldn't fill an arena when i saw them supporting bloc party.

that's the thing, some bands/artists are better suited to small venues whereas some are more effective in sold out arenas/stadiums

i think it depends on your own personal taste and the genre of music really

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The best performance I've ever seen has been Sufjan Stevens.

Simply incredible, the costumes, the graphics, the songs, the most fun I've ever had at a concert. AGH!!! BALLOONS. I LOVE BALLOONS. The Age of Adz is one of my favourite albums ever.

PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. CLICK THIS LINK HERE (http://amadeeeep.livejournal.com/789328.html) for all the photos of his London show.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUCjXdfOQc&feature=related

Impossible Soul is 25 minutes long (this video is 9 minutes) so skip to about 1:30 for the BALLOONS. BAAALLLLLOOOOOONS!

his imagery is beautiful, the colours look amazing :O the wings look good too

[T@R]

You're trolling right? I've seem BMTH twice and both times they've sucked so bad. Oli's vocals are god awful live.

The best live bands I've ever seen are probably You Me At Six, Lower Than Atlantis or The Ghost Inside. I've seen them all multiple times and each time they've just gotten better and better

were you at reading?
ok no your opinion is invalid
usually they suck live from what i've seen but when i was there they were immense
and the three bands you've just listed.. you must be yanking my leg?

[Jurv]

If I was to choose three best live performers off the top of my head it would have to be these three..

Adele - I often prefer to listen to her live performances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHi9bM_ZE10

Biffy Clyro - I loved his performance at Wembley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2v4YsLpI8c

Artic Monkeys - I've always thought these were good live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W13hl5PRaXc

I also think that Lady Gaga, Beyoncé & Muse are amazing live. They're not artists I would listen to but they can certainly sing live. :)

[Pazza]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-h9DG2Sb8Y

I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-h9DG2Sb8Y) think she's the best solo performer, and agree with Muse being the best live band too, and yeah adele's pretty sick too! but Beyonce pulls off all the dance moves too aha!

[samsaBEAR]

johnny foreigner, everytime i see them they're amazing. the atmosphere is electric and they live and die for their live show. love it.

foals were good the first time i saw them when there was like an audience of 12 but couldn't fill an arena when i saw them supporting bloc party.
foals weren't that bad! that other band were well good though...


were you at reading?
ok no your opinion is invalid
usually they suck live from what i've seen but when i was there they were immense
and the three bands you've just listed.. you must be yanking my leg?
you're clearly not a fan of those three so you wouldn't know what they sound like live

oh yeah and the ghost of a thousand (rip) were amazing all seven times i saw them

[beth]

foals weren't that bad! that other band were well good though...




naa they weren't terrible!! but even you said they sounded quiet, coulda been the teching though idk. they just felt small. wow i can't even remember what the other band were called, they were stunning though.

[samsaBEAR]

naa they weren't terrible!! but even you said they sounded quiet, coulda been the teching though idk. they just felt small. wow i can't even remember what the other band were called, they were stunning though.
i just looked haha, they were called wet paint. jeeeeeesus they were bad, i'd like to see bloc party again but i don't have an excuse to go anymore and i aint going by myself

[IceNineKills]

foals weren't that bad! that other band were well good though...


you're clearly not a fan of those three so you wouldn't know what they sound like live

oh yeah and the ghost of a thousand (rip) were amazing all seven times i saw them

I was with tom lacey a few nights ago (:



I think Story Of The Year have to take best performance. Their shows are just amazing, all the guitar spins, backflips, guitar swaps are amazing.

[xdinosaurdaniel]

A day to remember. nuff said.

[T@R]

you're clearly not a fan of those three so you wouldn't know what they sound like live



so you can judge the bands i listen to but i can't judge yours???
;p

[samsaBEAR]

I was with tom lacey a few nights ago (:
I think Story Of The Year have to take best performance. Their shows are just amazing, all the guitar spins, backflips, guitar swaps are amazing.
i've met him a few times and he's such a nice guy ha, there isn't a day that goes by where i don't mourn their break up. i saw their last show at hevy and in london and they were both simply mindblowing


so you can judge the bands i listen to but i can't judge yours???
;p
i can judge the bands you listen to because i aswell listen to those bands and have seen them live. you quite clearly haven't seen the bands i mentioned, thus you can't judge a band you haven't seen

[-:Undertaker:-]

From what i've seen on television, Michael Buble.

[T@R]

i can judge the bands you listen to because i aswell listen to those bands and have seen them live. you quite clearly haven't seen the bands i mentioned, thus you can't judge a band you haven't seen

i stopped listening to you me at six when i hit puberty sorry


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[Rixion]

Lights Poxleitner, she has the same pure unique voice performing live as she does on her album.

[samsaBEAR]

i stopped listening to you me at six when i hit puberty sorry
that's a cute comeback, shame it doesn't stop the fact that im right and you are terribly wrong


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[T@R]

that's a cute comeback, shame it doesn't stop the fact that im right and you are terribly wrong

lol woops i forgot you were there ;p
i was asked for my opinion so i gave it
don't really think a person can be wrong on an opinion!!!
good try though buddy ((((((((;


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[Judas]

lol woops i forgot you were there ;p
i was asked for my opinion so i gave it
don't really think a person can be wrong on an opinion!!!
good try though buddy ((((((((;

but you telling him his opinion is invalid is okay?
oh alright then


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[T@R]

but you telling him his opinion is invalid is okay?
oh alright then
well that's a ridiculously untrue statement ;p
show me the money (proof)
i just said i don't think the bands he listed were good live
whereas he directly said i was 'wrong'
haha btw i do english a level i'm really good at forming logical arguments without trying so good luck guys ;p


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[Plebings]

well that's a ridiculously untrue statement ;p
show me the money (proof)
i just said i don't think the bands he listed were good live
whereas he directly said i was 'wrong'
haha btw i do english a level i'm really good at forming logical arguments without trying so good luck guys ;p

yes i rather enjoyed our arguement


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[Sharon]

2ne1 obviously...

this was 2010:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbN6vxG52RY

still as good a year later

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTvoFTzGR04&feature=channel_video_title

[Judas]

well that's a ridiculously untrue statement ;p
show me the money (proof)
i just said i don't think the bands he listed were good live
whereas he directly said i was 'wrong'
haha btw i do english a level i'm really good at forming logical arguments without trying so good luck guys ;p

urm okay


were you at reading?
ok no your opinion is invalid
usually they suck live from what i've seen but when i was there they were immense
and the three bands you've just listed.. you must be yanking my leg?

i never defended what he said but the fact you're doing more or less the same by dismissing his opinions is rather hypocritical. your "logical argument" thing isn't really going to plan, is it? :(

btw i do english a level too xo


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[samsaBEAR]

well that's a ridiculously untrue statement ;p
show me the money (proof)
i just said i don't think the bands he listed were good live
whereas he directly said i was 'wrong'
haha btw i do english a level i'm really good at forming logical arguments without trying so good luck guys ;p
You do an English A Level, yet your grammar and syntax forming is extremely ****. I didn't say you were wrong, I said I doubt you've even seen the bands I listed. If you've seen them and thought they were **** then fair enough, but I highly doubt you have. I may be wrong, but there's no reason to start launching this strange attack against my opinion.


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[peteyt]

Well I'd have to say the following:

The Hives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR-5psPW33E

Dave Matthews Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4GUFIbmCpk

Tom Waits - I just admire the great character and story telling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVQYtKyN0Jg

[Teabags]

Hands down. Jared Leto in 30stm. Absolutely incredible.

[T@R]

urm okay



i never defended what he said but the fact you're doing more or less the same by dismissing his opinions is rather hypocritical. your "logical argument" thing isn't really going to plan, is it? :(

btw i do english a level too xo

i was disagreeing not dismissing
there's a difference pal, it's what stops a democracy being a dictatorship xxx

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You do an English A Level, yet your grammar and syntax forming is extremely ****. I didn't say you were wrong, I said I doubt you've even seen the bands I listed. If you've seen them and thought they were **** then fair enough, but I highly doubt you have. I may be wrong, but there's no reason to start launching this strange attack against my opinion.
the only thing wrong with my grammar most of the time is i don't capitalise letters
my spelling is usually on point though unless it's on purpose because i'm hilarious
and to be fair pal, you were the one who started this rather amusing discussion ((((:

@the guy who said 30stm - i'd seen them before and thought they were good but at reading this year they weren't that great, jared relied on the crowd too much and not many of them actually knew the lyrics...

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[beth]

i was disagreeing not dismissing
there's a difference pal, it's what stops a democracy being a dictatorship xxx

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the only thing wrong with my grammar most of the time is i don't capitalise letters
my spelling is usually on point though unless it's on purpose because i'm hilarious
and to be fair pal, you were the one who started this rather amusing discussion ((((:

@the guy who said 30stm - i'd seen them before and thought they were good but at reading this year they weren't that great, jared relied on the crowd too much and not many of them actually knew the lyrics...

i don't need to do a-level english to know yr argument is fundamentally flawed.

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[T@R]

you're from birmingham everything you say is flawed


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[samsaBEAR]

you're from birmingham everything you say is flawed
I like your casual racism and discrimination there, and to think, all this stemed from the fact I suggested BMTH were awful live. Jesus christ. Also like how you didn't quote Beth's post so the only way she'd find out is if the came back to the thread

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[beth]

you're from birmingham everything you say is flawed

well that's not nice is it!
me being from birmingham doesn't get rid of the fact that oli sykes can't perform live though does it?

[Judas]

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[peteyt]

well that's not nice is it!
me being from birmingham doesn't get rid of the fact that oli sykes can't perform live though does it?

Didn't he apparently urinate on a fan?

[Plebings]

Didn't he apparently urinate on a fan?

I'm sure being urinated on is much better than attending a BMTH concert
if it was at the concert though.. poor guy :(

[beth]

Didn't he apparently urinate on a fan?

yeh pretty sure it went to court, and he was proven innocent. a line in a song in the album that followed that incident is "and after all you put me through, i should've ******* pissed on you." hahahaha.