I attended (or will attend) 190 gigs this year, up 28 from last year and an average of a gig every 1.9 days. I've watched approximately 387 distinct band/artists. The best of these (so far) were:

• Graham Parker & The Rumour, The Silver Seas – O2 Academy, Bristol, 25-Oct-2013
• Okkervil River, Rhodes – Islington Assembly Hall, Islington, 27-Nov-2013
• Robyn Hitchcock – Village Underground, Shoreditch, 28-Feb-2013
• Austin Lucas, Glossary, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players – The Windmill, Brixton, 30-Mar-2013
• Mekons, Little Sparta – Aces & Eights, Tufnell Park, 22-May-2013
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Los Lobos –…

I attended 162 gigs this year, up 52 from last year and an average of a gig every 2.3 days. I've watched approximately 339 distinct band/artists. The best of these were:

• Refused, The Bots, Pettybone – The Forum, Kentish Town, 13-Aug-2012
• Nic Jones, The Halliard, Jim Moray – Cecil Sharp House, Camden, 22-Sep-2012
• Dan Stuart, Sacri Cuori – The Borderline, Soho, 11-Sep-2012
• Jeff Mangum, The Music Tapes – Union Chapel, Islington, 14-Mar-2012
• Eliza Carthy, Tim Eriksen – The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, 31-Mar-2012
• The Deep Dark Woods, The Arlenes, Deer Park – The Windmill, Brixton,…