This year, CraveOnline rocked more festivals, shows and major events than ever before in our history, and brought you wall to wall coverage with daily reviews, interviews, highlight recaps and, of course, photos of all the action amidst the music mayhem!
From Coachella to Bonnaroo, SXSW to Austin City Limits and countless others, I’ve been in the photo pits and battling through the crowds for the best live shots possible all year long! After hundreds of performances and dozens of festivals, we’ve compiled the best of the best shots into one spectacular dose of eye-candy – the 35 Best Concert Pics of 2013!
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Pearl Jam - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Sometimes you just know you've got the perfect shot before you've checked the camera. I've been a maniac PJ fan for 20+ years and have never seen Ed smile directly into the camera at a show like this. An incredible moment.
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Bonnaroo 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Macklemore was in full victory-lap mode at Bonnaroo, with "Thrift Shop" crushing the airwaves and "Same Love" and "Can't Hold Us" following suit. The triumphant energy and positivity shines through on this one.
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Nine Inch Nails - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Skipping the minimalist slow-build LED extravaganza, Trent Reznor & co. delivered an intensity and power at Voodoo 2013 that kept us roaring all night. This shot captures Reznor's intensity that night.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Coachella 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Karen O is bonkers when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are playing, plain and simple. Her onstage persona is bipolarity in a blender, and a snapshot of that essence is captured here.
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Arctic Monkeys - Austin City Limits 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Alex Turner has evolved into a future-rockabilly swagger machine, and Austin City Limits captured the frontman at the height of his new bloom. Love these boys.
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Reignwolf - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Playing a guitar with his mic, staring off into space like a man possessed. Yup, that's Reignwolf alright.
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Janelle Monae - Coachella 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Impossibly coiffed, perfectly put together, Janella Monae is a sparkplug of energy and enthusiasm. Capturing that vibe was an exciting moment.
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Queens of The Stone Age - Austin City Limits 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
The vortex of danger, darkness and drunken shitkicking good times when QOTSA hits the stage is a beautiful thing - and Captain Joshua Homme steers the ship well.
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Cat Power - Bonnaroo 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Chan Marshall is a disturbing enigma, in mid-transition from the soft-spoken stage-shy girl of old to the stage-commanding, road-grizzled blonde veteran seen here. Love her to death.
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Paramore - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Somewhere along the road from pop-rock darlings to superstars, Paramore have found a lioness in their vocalist, and she has evolved into the most electrifying, energizing frontwoman on the circuit today.
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Mastodon - Mayhem Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Pure rock fury. Mastodon. Need I say more?
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Blur - Coachella 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Blur's reunion at Coachella 2013 was just as awesome as we hoped it'd be, and Damon Albarn's enthusiasm for the moment is clearly evident here.
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Atoms For Peace - Treasure Island 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Thom Yorke's hyperjitter beatfest freakout project with Flea, Nigel Godrich and friends is an otherworldly experience live, an exponential sonic leap from their recorded material. Here Yorke gets lost in a moment at Treasure Island 2013 in San Francisco.
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The National - Austin City Limits 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Matt Berninger isn't singing in this shot from Austin City Limits 2013, but his completive look into the audience captures a melancholy that The National is encompassed by. Fantastic performance.
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P.O.S. - Sasquatch 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Party in the rain! Doomtree's lyrical acrobat commanded the stage at Sasquatch this year with a drenched set that mixed furious intensity with slip-sliding hilarity. If you haven't seen the man perform yet, you're failing yourself. Get to it.
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Bonnaroo 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Whatever your thoughts on Edward Sharp and his merry band of Zeros may be, the group's impact on crowds is undeniably powerful. Here frontman Alex Ebert addresses his congretation.
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Amon Amarth - Mayhem Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
No big deal, just a bunch of vikings posing as a metal band. Welcome to Amon Amarth - Sweden's brutally awesome link to the dark ages.
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Haim - Austin City Limits 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Este Haim's bass-face intensity is pure gold, and just one reason why Haim's live show is light years ahead of their recorded matieral.
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Kendrick Lamar - Bonnaroo 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Armed with only a DJ on the gigantic main stage at Bonnaroo, Kendrick's hour-long set was greeted with a capacity crowd and hysterical enthusiasm. Why is he not headlining yet?
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Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails) - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Skipping the minimalist slow-build LED extravaganza, Trent Reznor & co. delivered an intensity and power at Voodoo 2013 that kept us roaring all night. Virtuosic guitarist Robin Finck is captured here in a shot that still gives me pause.
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Chester Bennington & Stone Temple Pilots - KROQ Weenie Roast 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Los Angeles' KROQ dropped a rock bombshell after the sun went down at this year's Weenie Roast festival in Irvina, CA: Stone Temple Pilots took the stage for a surprise performance with their new singer, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. The moment was electric and exhilarating.
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Awolnation - KROQ Weenie Roast 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Aaron Bruno, lost in a moment of awesome at KROQ's Weenie Roast.
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30 Seconds To Marks - KROQ Weenie Roast 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Paramore - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Somewhere along the road from pop-rock darlings to superstars, Paramore have found a lioness in their vocalist, and she has evolved into the most electrifying, energizing frontwoman on the circuit today.
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Reignwolf - Voodoo Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Playing a guitar with his mic, staring off into space like a man possessed. Yup, that's Reignwolf alright.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Outside Lands 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
Karen O is bonkers when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are playing, plain and simple. Her onstage persona is bipolarity in a blender, and a snapshot of that essence is captured here.
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Nine Inch Nails - Outside Lands 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Matt and Kim - Bonnaroo 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Vintage Trouble - Austin City Limits 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Sasquatch 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Atoms For Peace - Austin City Limits 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Arctic Moneys - Austin City Limits
by Julian Bajsel
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Baroness - Lollapalooza 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Grieves - Sasquatch 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
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Rob Zombie - Mayhem Fest 2013
by Johnny Firecloud
