Volcanic Pinnacles Doug Fir (Portland, USA) With the stage right next to the elephant habitat, seeing the big guys come out to enjoy the show too was such a treat. Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast grew up in Oregon (despite absconding to the East coast), and seeing her in a homecoming show was heart-warming. Maybe they were just thrilled to be done with it all, but the show was fantastic, with lead singer Stuart Lee Murdoch putting on a class act throughout their 2+ hour set. So, without more ado, these are the live shows of 2018 that left us breathless: Belle & Sebastian / Japanese Breakfast Oregon Zoo (Portland, USA)įinal show of a rare US Belle & Sebastian tour and the energy couldn’t have been better. So we love sharing our favorite live music performances of 2018 with the community and we hope that you witnessed some great ones too! Chances are that we might have even crossed paths, who knows!Īs it normally happens with all our Staff Picks, our favorite concerts of the year are quite a mixed bag where you’ll probably find some artist or band that you love as much as we do. But in all fairness, a lot of us enjoy live music as much as we do listening to our favorite records at home. We know the first word that comes to mind when you think of Discogs is not “live music”.