1. The 24-Hour Band Contest at the Arlene Francis Center
2. The-Dream at the New Parish
3. Pulp at the Warfield
4. Nicki Minaj at the Paramount Theater
5. Miguel at the Oakland Arena
6. Bruce Springsteen at the HP Pavilion
7. Frank Ocean at the Regency Ballroom
8. Los Tigres del Norte at the Wells Fargo Center
9. Aretha Franklin at the Nokia Theater
10. Vijay Iyer at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival
11. Stevie Wonder at Outside Lands
12. Santa Rosa Symphony at the Green Music Center
13. Branford Marsalis at the Napa Valley Opera House
14. Yo La Tengo at the Mystic Theatre
15. Jack DeJohnette at the Napa Valley Opera House
16. Jeff Mangum at the Fox Theater
17. Killer Mike at the Regency Ballroom
18. The Weeknd at the Fillmore
19. Snoop Dogg at the Phoenix Theater
20. DJ Krush at the Mezzanine
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.Gabe’s Top 20 Shows of 2012
