I'd agree with you that the Wooden Shjips/Heads gig was the one this year. That was a real ear-opener (and eye-opener with that amazing light show) for me. Cheers for the thumbs-up for the King Dice gig too! I agree with you on the sad cancellations this year too, but would add the rescheduled Triclops gig in London which I would have loved to have gone to, but circumstances prevented me.
Although strictly-speaking it wasn't a gig I would like to add Monkey-Journey To The West at the Royal Opera House, which was a real event and the only thing I saw this year that actually bought tears to my eyes with its sheer beauty and managed to bring out my inner-child (maaaan!). Oh, and Stockhausen Day at The Proms was a gas, especially 'Cosmic Pulses', which was mind-blowing. And the Scott Walker thing at The Barbican deserves a nod for the noble attempt to redefine what a gig can be.
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