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I Attended 41 concerts during my time in college. Here are all of them ranked worst to best.
41. PARTYNEXTDOOR - Really bad left halfway through
40. Lil Tecca - At least he played Ransom
39. Glass Beach - Home Is Where opened, and they stole the show
38. Bright Eyes (Troutdale) - It sucks to see your heroes get that drunk on stage
37. Dorian Electra - Fun but very stinky
36. Soccer Mommy - idc I still love this band
35. Cheekface - Cute band
34. Amine - Portland representation
33. Snow Strippers (2024) - Very “first show of tour” vibes
32. Mxmtoon - I went to this one because of my sister, and she had fun
31. The National - I went to this one for my dad and he had fun
30. Sematary - Kinda dumb but very fun
29. Brakence - Incredible performance with awful vibes
28. AJJ - Did 16-year-old me a favor with this one
27. Of Montreal - Nuts
26. Hannah Diamond - Just very cathartic
25. Alex Cameron (2023) - I was so close to Roy
24. The Strokes - They were all super drunk, but I got in for free
23. Yeule - Near flawless discography
22. Yung Lean - I don’t even care if the performance was bad; I had a blast
21. Snow Strippers (2023) - WAY better in a small venue
20. Mitski - Incredible performance but literally a crowd of 12-year-olds screaming and crying
19. Orville Peck - Just really wonderful
18. George Clanton - Would be higher if all 4 TVs on stage worked
17. JPEGmafia - Would be higher if he played "thot tactics"
16. Alex Cameron - Not as close to Roy, but better show
15. Yves Tumor - "Meteora Blues" is one of the greatest songs of all time
14. Bright Eyes (Chicago) - I cried during this
13. Phoebe Bridgers - Also cried during this one (not during the song you would expect)
12. Bar Italia - Bro, I love bands
11. Jeff Rosenstock - I bought a flag
10. Death Grips - I wasn't in the pit, and I think that's best for my health
9. Alex G - I was not ready for "Brick"
8. Xiu Xiu - Had to sit through 2 hour long openers, and it was totally worth it
7. 100 gecs - I got COVID at this show
6. Black Country, New Road - Would be higher if they weren't British
5. Underscores - So fun so fun so fun
4. Lingua Ignota - Someone passed out just because it was so beautiful
3. Injury Reserve - Wild pit. So happy they played the whole album
2. Perfume Genius - As soon as I can see him again, I will
1. The Postal Service - the greatest album of all time so I’m biased