Helen from Dublin ranks here music adventures for 2023
TOP TEN ALBUMS
1. Lisa O'Neill - All Of This Is Chance
2. Ben de la Cour - Sweet Anhedonia
3. Margo Price - Strays
4. John Francis Flynn - Look Over The Wall, See The Sky
5. Øxn - Cyrm
6. Måneskin - Rush! (Are U Coming?)
7. Lankum - False Lankum
8. Mari Kalkun - Stories Of Stonia
9. Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabaté - The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere
10. Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12

TOP TEN GIGS
1. Måneskin - The O2, London (8 May)
2. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Parken, Copenhagen (13 July)
3. The Waterboys - Knocknarea Arena, Sligo (4 November)
4. Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls: 'Tape Deck Heart 10th Anniversary', House Of Blues, Anaheim CA (23 September)
5. Lisa O'Neill - Whelans, Dublin (23 February)
6. John Francis Flynn - Vicar Street, Dublin (2 December)
7. Talisk - Whelans, Dublin (10 October)
8. Lankum - Vicar Street, Dublin (31 May)
9. Frank Turner with Matt Nasir: 'Acoustic duo' - House Of Blues, Anaheim CA (21 September)
10. John Cale - Town Hall Theatre, Birmingham (10 February)
TOP TEN FESTIVAL SHOWS
1. Måneskin, Glastonbury
2. Steve Earle, Glastonbury
3. Joan Shelley, End Of The Road
4. John Francis Flynn, End Of The Road
5. Vassvik, Womad
6. Orchestral Qawwali Project, Womad
7. Guns 'n Roses, Glastonbury
8. Allison Russell, Glastonbury
9. Charley Crockett, End Of The Road
10. Arooj Aftab, End Of The Road
TOP TEN MUSIC FILMS
1. Stop Making Sense (4K) - Talking Heads
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King - Robert Fripp
3. Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
4. Coldplay Live at River Plate
5. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen - A Journey, A Song
6. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
7. Meet Me In The Bathroom - The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, TV On The Radio
8. Nine Waves - Ye Vagabonds
9. Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour
10. Celtic Connections 30th Anniversary Concert
Radio: Iggy Confidential, BBC Sounds
Podcast: Fire Draw Near, Ian Lynch
Book: Tenement Kid - Bobby Gillespie (from 2021 but best music book I read this year)
Compilation: The Planet That You're On - A Journey Into New Irish Music curated by Lankum (Uncut)
Song: Orchestral Qawwali Project - Man Kunto Maula

Glastonbury Festival 2023