Madonna in new prestigious Q magazine Poll

Madonna makes the top ten of a prestigious poll compiled by Q magazine on the greatest gigs of all time.

She’s at number six of the chart with her Earls Court shows of the Drowned World Tour in 2001, her first in Britain for eight years

The top spot is held by
Radiohead, whose appearance at the 1997 Glastonbury festival was the surprise winner and has been voted the greatest gig of all time.
Here’s the Top Twenty:

1 Radiohead – Glastonbury (28 June 1997)

2 Nirvana – Reading Festival (30 August 1992)

3 Oasis – Knebworth (10-11 August 1996)

4 Coldplay – V2003, Weston Park, Staffs (17 August 2003)

5 Brian Wilson – Royal Festival Hall (26 February 2004)

6 Madonna – Earls Court (7 July 2001)

7 The Beatles – Apple HQ rooftop (30 January 1969)

8 REM – Trafalgar Square (29 April 2001)

9 Queen – Live Aid, Wembley Stadium (13 July 1985)

10 Pink Floyd – Earls Court (4 August 1980)

11 Sex Pistols – Screen on the Green, London (29 August 1976)

12 Stone Roses – Spike Island (27 May 1990)

13 U2 – Slane Castle (25 August 2001)

14 Eminem – MEN Arena, Manchester (8 February 2001)

15 Flaming Lips – Bristol Academy (18 January 2003)

16 Stereophonics – Earls Court (17 December 2003)

17 The Strokes – Heaven, London (28 June 2001)

18 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Camden Palais (14 June 1999)

19 The Libertines – The Forum, London (18 December 2003)

20 The Verve – Slane Castle (29 August 1998)

Source: Anita Singh, PA News