Yes, I admit this is both anal and childish, but I like to remember the places where my thoughts worked best – even if I didn’t remember much of it at show’s end.
10. Ravi Shankar, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (1983) Beautiful hall, incredible music. 
9. Emmylou Harris, The Boot Saloon, Toronto (1992) A honky-tonk night.
8. Tragically Hip, Cleveland Flats, Cleveland (1995) Canada’s greats, straight & full-on.
7. Guided by Voices, Fillmore West, San Francisco (2002) The club is open.
6. Jane’s Addiction, Key Arena, Seattle (1995) Farrell and Navarro in summer dresses. 
5. Low, The Aquarium, Fargo (2012) Three full sets.
4. My Bloody Valentine, Roseland Ballroom, New York (2008) Ears are still ringing. 
3. Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon, Mother Red Cap’s, Dublin (1994) The pure drop in a tavern.
. .
2. Sufjan Stevens, Bowery Ballroom, New York (2013) The end of the world – December 21, 2112 – with a few hundred others. 
1. Grateful Dead, Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma (1985) Full moon, at a zoo.
(walstib)