Favorite Years for Artists' live recordings/tours
 

my list:

Grateful Dead 1)1978 2) 1970 3) 1983 4) 1994
Sonic Youth 2) 2004 2) 1995 3) 1991
Subhumans 1) 2006 [though this band has been around since 1979, I feel honestly that they play the strongest in the 21st century
Black Sabbath 1) 1978 2)1970 [while I know 1970 and 1974 were superior years for technical proficiency, Sabotage is my absolute favorite album!]
Sleater Kinney 1) 1999 2) 2005
Bob Marley 1) 1980 2) 1974

Tim Buckley - from 1968 to 1971
The Cure - 1984, 1985, 1989
Neil Young - 1973, 1974, 1976 to 1978, 1994
David Bowie - 1972-1973
Siouxsie & the Banshees - 1982-1983
Television - end of 1976, 1977, 1978