Right it’s that time of year when all sorts of Top 10 lists start appearing and everyone looks back on the year that was.

Not to be outdone, gigsoc are compiling a list of their top 10 gigs of the year. It must be said it was a great year for live music in Ireland. With everyone from Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave (twice) hitting our shores, it’s hard to see how 2009 can match up to the very high standards of live music in Ireland in 2008.

Anyway, we’ll be running down our Top 10 lists in the next few days and look forward to you telling us what were your gig highlights in 2008.