40 Best Live Photos of 2013
The past 12 months have set a high bar for live performances — and even even higher one for awesome concert photography. From Phoenix standing on fans' shoulders at the Apollo in Harlem to Bruce delivering a sweaty set in Rio to Diarrhea Planet destroying a club in Oregon, here are our favorite shots of 2013.
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Surfer Blood
Surfer Blood perform during the Coastline Music Festival in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 10th, 2013.
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Langhorne Slim and the Law
Langhorne Slim and the Law perform at WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon on October 12th, 2013.
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Fucked Up
Damian Abraham of Fucked Up rocks on at the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland on November 1st, 2013.
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My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket perform during the CBGB Festival in New York City on October 13th, 2013.
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Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro perform at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on October 9th, 2013.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performs at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York on October 4th, 2013.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen performs at Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 21st, 2013.
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Diarrhea Planet
Diarrhea Planet perform at Tiny Tavern in Eugene, Oregon on September 15th, 2013.
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Dawes
Dawes cast a spell at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York on July 24th, 2013.
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on October 22nd, 2013.
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Courtney Love
Courtney Love performs at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York on June 26th, 2013.
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DIIV
DIIV rage for Converse Represent at Slim's in San Francisco on June 23rd, 2013.
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar performs during Hot 97's Summer Jam XX at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 2nd, 2013.
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Fleetwood Mac
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac jams at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26th, 2013.
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Muse
Matthew Bellamy of Muse shreds at Emirates Stadium in London, England on May 25th, 2013.
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Father John Misty
Father John Misty performs at the Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington on May 24th, 2013.
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Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys hits a high note at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, California on May 22nd, 2013.
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IAMX
IAMX performs at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 15th, 2013.
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Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill performs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on May 14th, 2013.
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Phoenix
Thomas Mars of Phoenix performs at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York on May 13th, 2013.
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Palma Violets
Chilli of the Palma Violets dives right in at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on May 9th, 2013.
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Soundgarden
Chris Cornell of Soundgarden commands the spotlight at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 3rd, 2013.
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Rush
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on April 23rd, 2013.
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Prince
Prince gets funky at Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, Canada on April 15th, 2013.
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Green Day
Green Day perform at the Barclays Center in New York City on April 7th, 2013.
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Flatbush Zombies
Meech of Flatbush Zombies performs at the Paid Dues Festival in San Bernardino, California on March 30th, 2013.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift performs at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on March 27th, 2013.
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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
George Clinton performs with Parliament Funkadelic at Showbox Market in Seattle on March 23rd, 2013.
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Wavves
Stephen Pope and Nathan Williams of Wavves face off at the Echo in Los Angeles on March 20th, 2013.
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Joe Perry and Slash
Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Slash perform during the John Varvatos 10th Annual Stuart House Benefit in Los Angeles, California on March 10th, 2013.
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Silvertide
Silvertide raise the roof at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 9th, 2013.
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Matt and Kim
Matt and Kim perform at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington on March 5th, 2013.
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Deftones
Chino Moreno of Deftones roars at Brixton Academy in London on February 20th, 2013.
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Atlas Genius
Atlas Genius find a groove at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on February 20th, 2013.
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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite celebrate their album Get Up! at Irving Plaza on January 29th, 2013.
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Skrillex and Diplo
Skrillex and Diplo spin to benefit DANCE(RED) at the AT&T Center in Los Angeles on February 8th, 2013.
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Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons folk out at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on February 6th, 2013.
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fun.
fun. headline Radio City Music Hall in New York on February 2nd, 2013.
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Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding croons at Terminal 5 in New York on January 21st, 2013.
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The Vaccines
Justin Young of the Vaccines performs as part of MTV Brand New at the Electric Ballroom in London on January 21st, 2013.