Unfortunately, a lot of the bands i like will never come to where i live. Mogwai came, but i could not attend the show. It's a sad fact, but still:
Of Montreal. Seriously. They were just goddamn amazing. It was their first time playing in Mexico (and hopefully not their last). It was this awful festival headlined by The Mars Volta and NOFX, bands i haven't really listened to. So...Their set was supposed to start at around 6:00 i think, but due to rain and whatnot, they started around 7:00. Of course, a large quantity of people had not even heard of this band, and when Barnes appears dressed in a red trench coat and wearing make up, some idiots (a large number of idiots) start calling him fag and screaming NOFX NOFX! (who, might i add, were not supposed to play until around midnight, and in a completely different part of the event) Not to be outdone, Barnes himself starts cheering for NOFX, after which he takes off his coat, only to reveal that he was wearing a pale green miniskirt and some ridiculous red shirt (by now the stage was filled with thrash and the hecklers were even worse) Those who actually knew the band started dancing around and screaming Of Montreal to encourage tha band, and eventually the jerks want to leave, but they are surrounded by said dancing fans, and are forced to stand there and listen to the awesome set Of Montreal played. And it was raining which always make a concert better.
The New Pornographers. This show was really good too. I had to sit through a number of inconsequential local bands who all sound the same. (I even catched one of the t-shirts they threw to the crowd, and was feeling proud about it, until i realize it's a girl's tee) Also i got to see one poor chick get tossed around and manhandled by guards for recording the show. Yeah i know. Still it was a pretty awesome show, even if i could barely see Neko from where i was standing.
EDIT: Haha. I forgot. Clap your hands say yeah was also playing at the same event. The fact that i could not remember it, even if they were the only other non-local band i saw pretty much sums it up. Oh and the frontman's voice is a thousand times worse live.