Entertainment & Concert Photography by Brad Moore
This has been a crazy year of photographing concerts! I was going to do my Top 10 Photos, but it was difficult enough to narrow it down to 25. So, here in no particular order, are my 25 Favorite Concert Photos of 2011: Cage The Elephant The Avett Brothers Sleeper Agent Sleigh Bells Hillsong United [...]
Cansei de Ser Sexy, aka CSS, were the co-headliners alongside Sleigh Bells when they played at State Theatre in St. Pete last month. The Brazilian band certainly had fun, as did the crowd! Here are some of my favorite shots from the night: And here’s the full gallery if you’d like to see more: Download: [...]
I honestly don’t even know where to start with this show it was so insane. I photographed Sleigh Bells last year when they opened for LCD Soundsystem and got my butt kicked all over the place. See, their only lights are basically strobes that flash to the beat of the music. No constant light to [...]
Wednesday night The Daylights rolled into St. Petersburg to play a show before they went to sea on VH1′s Best Cruise Ever. These guys have toured with OneRepublic and Katy Perry (they’re one of her favorite bands), and are definitely a band to keep your eye on. Really looking forward to seeing just how huge [...]
Last weekend, I had the great pleasure of hanging out with and photographing The Afters when they were in Lakeland, Florida. My friend and fellow photographer Esther Havens happens to be the sister of Josh Havens, lead singer for The Afters. When I saw they were coming to the area, I shot her an email, [...]
Back in November, I was able to cover The Word Alive when they opened for Underoath here in Tampa. I’m very glad I remembered my earplugs for this show I’m also very glad I shot this show, because I got a couple of my favorite shots during their set. One of them is above, and [...]
Chris Tomlin packed out The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida this past Saturday! Fans from all over the Central Florida area came to see his sold-out concert, one of three Florida stops on his And If Our God Is For Us… Tour. As with any show without a barricade, it was a little challenging to [...]
I had the honor of photographing the legendary Willie Nelson last month at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. You’ve gotta respect a man who’s written such huge hits, travels as much as he does, and still sounds great after all these years of performing. I’m a sucker for things with character, and [...]
I love Ra Ra Riot. Absolutely can’t get enough of them. And when I saw they were coming to Tampa, I was stoked! They were an energetic bunch, bouncing around the stage as they performed passionately. The lighting was challenging, but by paying attention to where the best light was and waiting for the band [...]
The “Man at Work” from “Down Under,” Colin Hay, performed at Largo Cultural Center in Largo, Florida tonight, and he was a pleasure to photograph. He spent plenty of time bantering between songs, especially during the first half of the show, and was actually really funny. Gotta love a story about a guy asking if [...]
This weekend I photographed Yonder Mountain String Band, a progressive bluegrass-rock band, at Jannus Live in St. Pete. Though I’d never seen them before, they have a reputation for putting on great live shows, so I had high hopes. They were definitely high energy and having lots of fun as they performed, even mugging for the [...]
Of Montreal is a band I first started listening to in college. They’re fronted by Kevin Barnes and are quite the unique group of artists. I say artists because, once you’ve seen their live show, you realize they’re much more than just musicians. They are performers in every sense of the word. There’s not a [...]
Imogen Heap performs at House of Blues in Orlando, Florida on June 1, 2010 This was a fun, but challenging, show to shoot. The difficult thing about this particular House of Blues is that the stage is right around (if not a little more than) six feet high. This means you’re basically shooting up the [...]
Aswan North of Paper Tongues performs at 97X Backyard BBQ at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida I had a ton of fun shooting this event. I was drawn in by the fact that NEEDTOBREATHE was playing (currently one of my favorite bands), but was then blown away at how great the other bands were [...]
Crowbar – Tampa, Florida – May 14, 2010 This was a show I was excited to go see, and especially to shoot. OK Go are known for their unique music videos, so I was hoping for a cool and unique show. While not quite as elaborate as their videos, they still put on a good [...]
The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, Florida – May 5, 2010 This was a show that I wasn’t really sure how I was doing, but was mostly happy when I downloaded and saw the images on the monitor. First up, Young The Giant (formerly The Jakes):
Spill Canvas – State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL – May 10, 2010 Not really much to say about this show. Had a good time shooting, but wasn’t that familiar with the bands. Got some decent shots though
As Tall As Lions – State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL – May 2, 2010 I first saw As Tall As Lions open up for Mutemath at HoB Orlando and was really impressed. When I saw they were coming to St. Pete on their first headlining tour, I jumped at the chance to shoot the [...]
Motion City Soundtrack – State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida – April 24, 2010 Alright, long time, no blog… I know. Lots of pictures here, so let’s get straight to it. This was a show I was looking forward to. A lot. Why? fun. I arrived to disappointment, however. As I walked up to get [...]
The Ritz – Ybor City, Tampa, Florida – April 13, 2010 When I emailed Green River Ordinance’s band manager to request a photo pass, I got quite a surprise when he replied. Not only did he reply within just a couple of hours of my sending the request… Not only was it after midnight when [...]
State Theatre – St. Petersburg, Florida – April 8, 2010 The photo above is probably my favorite of the night. It’s Brian Medlin from Person L rocking out on the drums. This was Copeland’s farewell tour. Since they’re from Lakeland, FL, it was definitely a packed house full of longtime fans singing right along to [...]
House of Blues, Orlando Flordia – March 26, 2010 This was a fun night for me, because I actually got to shoot alongside my buddy Alan Hess, who I’ve learned tons from about concert photography. It was right after Photoshop World, which is why he was in town, which gave us a great opportunity to [...]
Plaza Theatre, Orlando Florida – March 18, 2010 I discovered Gungor last year via a friend’s Facebook status which linked to this video from the band that was fun, catchy, and really hit a bunch of nails on the head regarding what certain Christians have tried to turn God into. Being a person who enjoys [...]
Plaza Theatre, Orlando Florida – March 14, 2010 Before the portrait session with Matt, I was able to go in the venue and photograph sound check. This was a bit of an honor, because photographers are not generally allowed in until they open the doors to the public. But thanks to a mutual friend of [...]
