The Hottest Live Photos of 2012

Members of The Lumineers, Milk Carton Kids and Old Crow Medicine Show perform together during the encore of their concert at the Central Park Summerstage in New York on August 6th, 2012.

Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys performs during day one of Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on August 3rd, 2012.

Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during Lollapalooza 2012 at Grant Park in Chicago on August 3rd, 2012.

Bootsy Collins performs on day one of the 2012 HARD Summer Music Festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park on August 3rd, 2012.

Miike Snow perform on day one of the 2012 HARD Summer Music Festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park on August 3rd, 2012.

Caroline Polachek of Chairlift performs at the House of Vans in Brooklyn on August 2nd, 2012.

Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons performs during their tour opener at Pier A in Hoboken, New Jersey on August 1st, 2012.

Chris Isaak performs at City National Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California on August 1st, 2012.

Emily Haines of the indie rock group Metric performs live at The Esplanade in Singapore on July 31st, 2012. 

Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs on ABC's 'Good Morning America' at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park  in New York City on July 27th, 2012. 

Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem performs at Webster Hall in New York on July 24th, 2012.

Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline of Wilco perform at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, New York on July 23rd, 2012

Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim of the xx perform at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on July 23rd, 2o12. 

Christian Zucconi and Hannah Hooper of Grouplove perform during a special SiriusXM concert at the Studio at Webster Hall in New York on July 23rd, 2012.

The Jacksons perform at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on July 22nd, 2012.

The Parlor Mob perform at Brooklyn Bowl in New York on July 19th, 2012.

Delta Rae performs at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on July 17th, 2012. 

Zachary Cole Smith of DIIV performs at Terminal 5 in New York on July 17th, 2012.

Sameer Gadhia of Young the Giant performs at Central Park SummerStage in New York City on July 16th, 2012.

Morgan Kibby of M83 performs at the Summer Series at Somerset House in London on July 16th, 2012.

Jennifer Lopez performs during her co-headlining tour with Enrique Iglesias at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on July 14th, 2012.

El-P performs at Irving Plaza on July 13, 2012.

Of Monsters And Men perform at Scala in London on July 12th, 2012.

Shirley Manson of Garbage performs at Rock In Roma at Ippodromo Delle Capanelle in Rome on July 12th, 2012.

Brian May of Queen and Adam Lambert perform as Queen & Adam Lambert at HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London on July 11th, 2012.

Buddy Guy performs in the crowd during the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival at the World Financial Center Plaza in New York on July 11th, 2012.

Santigold performs at Le Trianon in Paris on July 10th, 2012.

B.B. King performs at Le Grand Rex Club in Paris on July 9th, 2012.

Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on July 9th, 2012.

Janelle Monae performs at North Sea Jazz Festival at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on July 8th, 2012.

Roger Waters performs at Yankee Stadium in New York City on July 6th, 2012.

Ninja of Die Antwoord performs at HMV Forum in London on July 5th, 2012.

Agnostic Front perform during the 2012 CBGB Festival at Webster Hall in New York City on July 5th, 2012.

Patti Smith performs during Les Ardentes Festival in Liege, Belgium on July 5th, 2012.

James Mercer of The Shins performs at Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark on July 5th, 2012.

The Stepkids perform at The Echo in Los Angeles on July 5th, 2012.

Snoop Dogg performs during the Postepay Rock In Roma at Ippodromo Delle Capanelle in Rome on July 3rd, 2012.

Nile Rodgers and Jerry Barnes of Chic perform at Kew Gardens in London on July 4th, 2012.

Davey Johnstone and Elton John perform at the Koenig-Pilsner Arena in Oberhausen, Germany on July 3rd, 2012.

Jennifer Hudson performs at the Boston Pops Fourth Of July Firework Spectacular rehearsal in Boston on July 3rd, 2012.

Corey Taylor of Slipknot performs at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California on June 30th, 2012.

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on July 1st, 2012.