8 of each
most embarrasing for me-
sleeper- oxford brookes 97. i was young and enjoyed it, didn't know any better.

good charlotte- hurricane festival 03. walked away quickly, was rubbish. went because there were other good bands.

evanescence- fuji rock 03. she had an impressive voice, but not my thing. again, went because there were other good bands.

the bravery- oxford zodiac. no excuses, paid money, enjoyed it, old enough to know better.

hard fi (twice, oh dear)- liverpool hmv instore, love music hate racism hackney). read they were good, they weren't. to be fair, didn't pay for either of them.

joe lean and the jing jang jong- oxford academy. worst band i've ever seen. paid because the cribs were playing.

the ting tings- same gig as joe lean. i enjoyed it, lord help me.

calvin harris- hyde park 09. better than i'd have expected, paid because other good suff was on.

least embarrassing-
ali farka toure. twice. royal festival hall.
gil scott heron. twice. jazz cafe camden.
royal trux. the point oxford.
ruben gonzalez/ ibrahim ferrer. liverpool philharmonic.
ennio morricone. lisbon forest.
moodymann. eurockeennes.
sa-ra. hammersmith apollo.
x-102 (underground resistance). sonar barcelona.