Music | Ultra5280's Best Shows of 2015
This year brought about some new adventures for our team here at Ultra5280. As a team we probably covered 500+ shows (that we remember). We added new members to our staff, we partied too hard at SXSW, we ate a lot of dust at Riot Fest, we saw grown men naked on stage at The UMS, we froze our ass of at X-Games Aspen and if we had to do it again we wouldn't hesitate. With so many shows under our belt it becomes a difficult task to narrow down our Top Shows. Personally i could list of 15 or so, we asked our group of talented writers and photographers to narrow down their Top 5 and without further adieu we present the top shows of 2015 according to Ultra5280.
Robert Castro: Managing Editor
1. The Weeknd - Austin City Limits Music Festival
2. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - The Ogden Theatre
3. Leon Bridges - SXSW
4. alt-j - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
5. J. Cole - SXSW
Maddie Casey: Music Editor
1. Twenty One Pilots - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
2. Summer Ends Music Festival (Brand New, Jimmy Eat World, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra, Spoon, Hozier, Cold War Kids, Brandon Flowers, Kevin Devine) - Tempe, Arizona
3. José Gonzalez - The Gothic Theatre
4. Misterwives - The Bluebird Theater
5. Catfish & The Bottlemen - Larimer Lounge
Ashley Halligan: Austin Contributor
1. Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well, Soldier Field, Chicago, July 3
2. My Morning Jacket, Austin Music Hall, October 25
3. Neville Brothers Farewell show w/ Widespread Panic, Anders Osborne, Dumpstaphunk, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, and Allen Toussaint, Saenger Theater, New Orleans, May 2
4. Euphoria Music Fest, Break Science joining Big G for the first time, Austin, April 12
5. It's a tie: Sturgill Simpson, Stubbs Austin, April 2 OR Lauryn Hill's taping at ACL Live, November 7
McClain Morris: Lifestyle Editor
1. Wild Belle - The Hi-Dive
2. Chet Faker - The Gothic Theatre
3. Sylvan Esso - The Gothic Theatre
4. Leon Bridges - The Gothic Theatre
5. alt-j - The Fillmore Auditorium
Liz Whitman: Photographer
1. The Districts – Larimer Lounge
2. Destroyer – The Bluebird Theater
3. Undergound Music Showcase
4. Foxygen – Fox Theatre
5. Flaming Lips – Gentleman of the Road Festival (Salida)
Matthew Smith: Photographer
1. Modest Mouse - Riot Fest Denver
2. Explosions In The Sky - Riot Fest Denver
3. Wilco - Red Rocks Amphitheater
4. Dashboard Confessional/Third Eye Blind - The Fillmore Auditorium
5. Lucero - The Ogden Theatre
Haley Midzor: Writer
1. Crosss - Rhino
2. Darius and FKJ - 1Up Colfax
3. Jackmaster - Vinyl
4. Mija - 1Up Colfax
5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Bluebird
Andrew Rios: Photographer
1. Tedeschi Trucks Band, Doyle Bramhall II, along with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - Snowmass Mammoth Fest
2. The Bright Light Social Hour - Fly Me to the Moon in Telluride
3. Pretty Lights - Telluride
4. ZZ Top - Telluride Blues and Brews
5. Shakey Graves - The Ogden Theatre
