Top Live Shows of 2009!

Here are the Top 61 live shows that I remember going to this year (I fucked up the counting, so there's a #5 and #5a - tie).  For various reasons, I attended far fewer shows this year, and I know for a fact that I missed some amazing performances. Nevertheless, I also saw a ton of amazing things. With no further ado... (BTW: a picture of each performance is available here [link to follow soon - I've got a ton of shit to sort through]).

60. Moneypenny @ Hideout 8/6
59. Lucero @ Metro 4/10
58. Black Kids @ Metro 4/11
57. Chairlift @ Metro 4/23
56. Sea and Cake @ Millennium Park 6/22
55. M83 @ Pitchfork 7/18
54. The Thermals @ Pitchfork 7/18
53. Frightened Rabbit @ Pitchfork 7/18
52. Kings of Leon @ Lollapalooza 8/7
51. Raveonettes @ Lollapalooza 8/9
50. Snoop Dogg @ Lollapalooza 8/9
49. Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Logan Square Auditorium 9/8
48. Arctic Monkeys @ Lollapalooza 8/8
47. Women @ Pitchfork 7/18
46. Of Montreal @ Lollapalooza 8/7
45. Cold War Kids @ Lollapalooza 8/9
44. Art Brut @ Green Music Fest 8/15
43. The Sounds @ Double Door 5/7
42. Julian Plenti @ Metro 11/21
41. Tapes n' Tapes @ Green Music Fest 8/15
40. Wavves @ Chopin Theatre 9/20
39. Elsinore @ Beat Kitchen 9/11
38. Deerhunter @ Lollapalooza 8/9
37. Vampire Weekend @ Lollapalooza 8/9
36. Santigold @ Lollapalooza 8/8
35. Tool @ Lollapalooza 8/8
34. Fleet Foxes @ Lollapalooza 8/7
33. Decemberists @ Lollapalooza 8/7
32. Vivian Girls @ Pitchfork 7/18
31. Grizzly Bear @ Pitchfork 7/18
30. Dirty Projectors @ Millennium Park 6/22
29. Titus Andronicus @ Metro 4/10
28. Los Campesinos! @ Logan Square Auditorium 2/7
27. Born Ruffians @ Metro 3/18
26. Mates of State @ Metro 4/11
25. The Faint @ Metro 4/3
24. Your Villain My Hero @ Cubby Bear 11/14
23. Walkmen @ Pitchfork 7/18
22. Hood Internet @ Hideout 8/6
21. TV on the Radio @ Lollapalooza 8/8
20. Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Millennium Park 6/29
19. Peter, Bjorn & John @ Metro 4/23
18. Tapes n' Tapes @ Metro 3/7
17. Ratatat @ Metro 3/23
16. Bloc Party @ Aragon Ballroom 3/28
15. Tokyo Police Club @ Metro 3/18
14. Ladytron @ Metro 4/3
13. Blitzen Trapper @ Pitchfork 7/18
12. Silversun Pickups @ Lollapalooza 8/9
11. Stellastarr* @ Double Door 7/23
10. Flaming Lips @ Pitchfork 7/18
9. Bat for Lashes @ Lollapalooza 8/9
8. Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Logan Square Auditorium 9/8
7. White Denim @ Lincoln Hall 11/6
6. Les Savy Fav @ Epiphany 1/31
5a. Hold Steady @ Taste of Randolph 6/21
5. Art Brut @ Schubas 6/8
4. Fucked Up @ Empty Bottle 2/14
3. Opeth @ House of Blues 5/6
2. Japandroids @ Schubas 10/9
1. Dan Deacon @ Lollapalooza 8/9