TixGirl's Top 11 Tours of 2005

2005 was a darned good year in live music. It had everything one could want in a concert -- megatours like U2, the Stones, Kanye and Green Day, must-see club tours, like Bright Eyes with The Faint, and everything in-between. Who could forget killer combos like the White Stripes with The Shins, Alicia Keys with John Legend, Aerosmith with Lenny Kravitz, and 50 Cent with Eminem? Yeah, it was that kind of year. But when push comes to shove, in the pit or on the dance floor, these tours were tops in my 2005 Time Capsule:

1. U2, 5/18: Continental Airlines Arena, NJ
2. The Faint, 10/16: B.B. King Blues Club, NY
3. Dave Matthews Band, 5/9: Roseland Ballroom, NY
4. Coldplay, 5/17: Beacon Theatre, NY
5. Martha Wainwright & Sarah Blasko, 10/25: Bowery Ballroom, NY
6. Green Day, 4/30: Mullins Arena, MA
7. Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright & Ben Lee, 8/4: Prospect Park, NY
8. Bright Eyes & The Faint, 5/27: 9:30 Club, DC
9. Alicia Keys & John Legend, 4/20: Radio City, NY
10. NIN, 11/2: MCI Center, DC
11. Depeche Mode, 12/7: Madison Square Garden, NY

In Your Opinion: Who was tops in 2005? Who was so bad they should be ashamed of themselves? Post your own lists here!