The Rebel Lounge: Staff’s Favorite Shows of 2023

Listen to our 2023 Playlist of The Rebel Lounge staff’s favorite shows of 2023:

2023 was such an awesome year for live music in Phoenix. We had a ton of first time headline acts and legendary artists perform here in the Valley. We asked our staff of music lovers to send in their top 5 favorite live shows of the year and this is what they said:

Aeriel Martens (box office)
3/21 Badflower at Nile Theater
6/6 Boygenius at AZ Financial Theatre
8/6 Weathers at The Rebel Lounge
8/8 Noah Kahan at AZ Financial Theatre
9/8 Ghost at Talking Stick Resort Arena

Alexa Graves (social media manager)
5/14 Red Hot Chili Peppers at State Farm Stadium
7/20 Deathdotgov at The Rebel Lounge
8/9 Sum 41 at Ak-Chin Pavilion
9/8 Movements at Marquee Theatre
10/3 HANABIE. at The Nile Theater

Andy Norman (ticketing manager)
8/24 Breakup Shoes at Crescent Ballroom
10/5 Teenage Wrist at The Rebel Lounge
10/22 Slow Pulp at The Rebel Lounge
11/5 Men I Trust at AZ Financial Theater
11/25 Jeff Rosenstock at The Van Buren

Angelo Maruzzelli ()
8/1 Blood Red Shoes at The Rebel Lounge
10/3 Mike & The Moonpies at The Rebel Lounge
10/11 Corook at The Rebel Lounge
10/24 Subhumans at The Rebel Lounge
11/21 TX2 at 191 Toole

Athena Burton (box office)
5/3 Crumb at The Van Buren
9/22 Paris Texas at Crescent Ballroom
10/12 Field Medic at The Rebel Lounge
10/7 Glaive at Crescent Ballroom
11/25 Jeff Rosenstock at The Van Buren

Car Traxler (marketing manager)
1/8 Death Lens at The Rebel Lounge
5/4 Wednesday at Club Congress
6/3 Corook at Baby’s All Right
9/15 Spirit of the Beehive at Baby’s All Right
12/7 Blondshell at Valley Bar

Dan Michalegko (marketing manager)
1/23 Dry Cleaning at Crescent Ballroom
5/4 Wednesday at Club Congress
6/14 Turnover at Neumos
9/1 Sorry X at Valley Bar
10/22 Slow Pulp at The Rebel Lounge

Gwen Massett (administrator)
10/12 Field Medic at The Rebel Lounge
10/31 Ratboys at Valley Bar
4/2 Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Van Buren

Jeff Taylor (general manager)
3/20 Protomartyr at The Rebel Lounge
9/27 Duster at The Rebel Lounge
10/2 Pile at The Rebel Lounge
10/10 Orions Belte at The Casbah
10/25 Warmduscher at Valley Bar

Julie Reed (security)
9/9 Metallica at State Farm Stadium
10/3 Foo Fighters at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/9 Sting at AZ Financial Theater
5/18 The Cure at Desert Diamond Arena
12/8 Billy Joel with Stevie Nicks at Chase Field

Kendra Jacinto (box office)
6/2 No Pressure at The Nile Theater
6/6 Narrowhead at The Underground
3/13 Body Snatcher at The Underground
10/8 Avenged Sevenfold at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
10/24 Citizen at The Van Buren

Kim Christiansen (production manager)
4/9 Cryogeyser at The Rebel Lounge
5/2 Nick Shoulders at The Rebel Lounge
6/16 Joshua Ray Walker at The Rebel Lounge
8/15 W.I.T.C.H. at The Rebel Lounge
10/24 Citizen at The Van Buren

Krista Menzel (graphic designer)
3/18 INZO at Sunbar
9/1 REZZ at Red Rocks
9/30 Odesza at Santa Barbara Bowl
10/3 Postal Service & Death Cab at AZ Financial Theatre
10/24 The Front Bottoms at Marquee Theatre

Megan Leetz (booking assistant)
2/9 Paramore at Footprint Center
7/2 Pierce The Veil at AZ Financial Theatre
9/30 Beyoncé at Gottlieb Planetarium
10/28 SZA at T-Mobile Arena
11/8 Doja Cat at Footprint Center

Mikayla Hadley (box office)
3/25 Meet Me @ The Alter at The Rebel Lounge
4/8 The Summer Set at Crescent Ballroom
4/20 The Home Team at The Rebel Lounge
4/22 Knuckle Puck & Real Friends at The Nile Theatre
11/10 Belmont/Can’t Swim at The Underground

Mikey Bob (security)
3/17 Hide + Harpy at Club Palazzo
7/10 Hacked Apart at Palo Verde Lounge
10/20 Yellowcake at Palo Verde Lounge

Sarah Byrne (box office)
2/20 Phoebe Bridgers at Namba Hatch in Osaka
8/19 Souls of Mischief at Crescent Ballroom
10/8 Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at Crescent Ballroom
10/8 Madeon at Goldrush Music Festival
10/5 The 1975 at Desert Diamond Arena

Stephanie Campbell (box office)
4/20 The Home Team at The Rebel Lounge
9/13 5SOS at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater
10/5 The 1975 at Desert Diamond Arena
6/10 Waterparks at The Van Buren
and all the local Viper Club shows!

Steve Chilton (owner)
3/19 Hannah Jadagu at Mohawk SXSW
3/19 Luck Reunion with Willie Nelson
7/13 The Killers at First Avenue
8/1 8123 Day with The Maine at Fillmore Denver
11/5 Men I Trust at AZ Financial Theatre

Zach Willekens (box office)
​9/13 Home is Where at The Rebel Lounge
​10/12 Cheekface supporting Field Medic at The Rebel Lounge
​7/12 AJJ at Crescent Ballroom
​10/12 Pile at The Rebel Lounge
​9/23 Jockstrap at Crescent Ballroom