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See this year’s club-wrecking, festival-killing road rulers
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.
Ian Witlen
Surfer Blood perform during the Coastline Music Festival in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 10th, 2013.
Todd Cooper
Langhorne Slim and the Law perform at WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon on October 12th, 2013.
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Damian Abraham of Fucked Up rocks on at the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland on November 1st, 2013.
Dana Distortion
My Morning Jacket perform during the CBGB Festival in New York City on October 13th, 2013.
Nicole Mago
Biffy Clyro perform at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on October 9th, 2013.
Alex Pines
Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performs at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York on October 4th, 2013.
I Hate Flash
Bruce Springsteen performs at Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 21st, 2013.
Todd Cooper
Diarrhea Planet perform at Tiny Tavern in Eugene, Oregon on September 15th, 2013.
Nicole Fara Silver
Dawes cast a spell at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York on July 24th, 2013.
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Franz Ferdinand perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on October 22nd, 2013.
Dana Distortion
Courtney Love performs at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York on June 26th, 2013.
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DIIV rage for Converse Represent at Slim's in San Francisco on June 23rd, 2013.
Lauren Gesswein
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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Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac jams at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26th, 2013.
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Matthew Bellamy of Muse shreds at Emirates Stadium in London, England on May 25th, 2013.
Chona Kasinger
Father John Misty performs at the Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington on May 24th, 2013.
Lindsey Best
Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys hits a high note at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, California on May 22nd, 2013.
Joseph Llanes
IAMX performs at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 15th, 2013.
Joe Papeo
Lauryn Hill performs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on May 14th, 2013.
Michael Jurick
Thomas Mars of Phoenix performs at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York on May 13th, 2013.
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Chilli of the Palma Violets dives right in at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on May 9th, 2013.
Dana Distortion
Chris Cornell of Soundgarden commands the spotlight at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 3rd, 2013.
Rick Kern/WireImage
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on April 23rd, 2013.
Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Prince gets funky at Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, Canada on April 15th, 2013.
Joe Papeo
Green Day perform at the Barclays Center in New York City on April 7th, 2013.
Jessica Lehrman
Meech of Flatbush Zombies performs at the Paid Dues Festival in San Bernardino, California on March 30th, 2013.
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Taylor Swift performs at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on March 27th, 2013.
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George Clinton performs with Parliament Funkadelic at Showbox Market in Seattle on March 23rd, 2013.
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Stephen Pope and Nathan Williams of Wavves face off at the Echo in Los Angeles on March 20th, 2013.
Donato Sardella/Getty Images for John Varvatos
Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Slash perform during the John Varvatos 10th Annual Stuart House Benefit in Los Angeles, California on March 10th, 2013.
Nicole Fara Silver
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 perform at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington on March 5th, 2013.
Nick Pickles/Redferns via Getty Images
Chino Moreno of Deftones roars at Brixton Academy in London on February 20th, 2013.
Tracy Allison
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 celebrate their album Get Up! at Irving Plaza on January 29th, 2013.
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Skrillex and Diplo spin to benefit DANCE(RED) at the AT&T Center in Los Angeles on February 8th, 2013.
Joe Russo
Mumford & Sons folk out at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on February 6th, 2013.
Lindsey Byrnes
fun. headline Radio City Music Hall in New York on February 2nd, 2013.
Joe Russo
Ellie Goulding croons at Terminal 5 in New York on January 21st, 2013.
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Justin Young of the Vaccines performs as part of MTV Brand New at the Electric Ballroom in London on January 21st, 2013.
