I saw 224 shows in 2015. Yes, I know, that sounds like an insane number considering I have a day job that is completely unrelated to music. How would I choose my top ten, with another fifteen as runners-up? All the shows except one were at least very good, and I thought that narrowing the list would not be easy.

It turned out not to be difficult at all. The top ten (or eleven as you will read below) were clear to me, as were the runners-up.

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