Rolling Stone publish “50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now” list

Rolling Stone‘s authority might be a little shot after that recent magazine cover, but it’s still nonetheless interesting to see who they included in their list of the best live bands and artists in 2013.

The annual ’50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now’ countdown compiles what the magazine call “the crowd-pleasing, club-wrecking, festival-killing road rulers”. We’re not going to spoil the fun and give away who came top before you scroll down below for yourself, but some notable editorial decisions include placing Jay-Z 14 places ahead of Kanye West, picking Madonna over Beyonce and including the juxtaposition of Mumford & Sons and Skrillex back to back.

You can Rolling Stone‘s entire article here and check out the full list below, via Consequence of Sound:

50. Fiona Apple
49. Taylor Swift
48. Green Day
47. Sigur Ros
46. Tool
45. Lady Gaga
44. Janelle Monae
43. Mumford and Sons
42. Skrillex
41. Tame Impala
40. Eric Church
39. Rush
38. Queens of the Stone Age
37. The National
36. Florence and the Machine
35. Bruno Mars
34. Foo Fighters
33. Beyonce
32. Sleigh Bells
31. David Byrne
30. Madonna
29. Muse
28. Patti Smith
27. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
26. Leonard Cohen
25. Phish
24. Dave Matthews Band
23. Pearl Jam
22. Tom Waits
21. Red Hot Chili Peppers
20. Kanye West
19. The Roots
18. Metallica
17. Nine Inch Nails
16. Alabama Shakes
15. Paul McCartney
14. The Black Keys
13. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
12. Wilco
11. U2
10. My Morning Jacket
9. Rage Against the Machine
8. Jack White
7. Radiohead
6. Jay Z
5. Neil Young
4. Arcade Fire
3. The Rolling Stones
2. Prince
1. Bruce Springsteen

Photo by Sebastien Dehesdin