Cheap Trick, Crocodiles, Crystal Castles, Danny Brown, Daughter, Death Grips, Destroyer, Dinosaur Jr, Dropkick Murphys, Dum Dum Girls, Electric Guest, Fiona Apple, Franz Ferdinand, Gary Clark Jr., Hospitality, Jack White, Kanye West, Kim Gordon, KISS, Matt and Kim, Oh Land, Parenthetical Girls, Pond, Public Enemy, Public Image Ltd., Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Refused, Santigold, Sigur Ros, Sleigh Bells, Snoop Dogg, The Darkness, The Dirty Three, The Flaming Lips, The Hives, The Maccabees, The Ting Tings, The Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus: Prefix's Best Concert Photos Of 2012

Photo gallery of some of the year's best photos published at Prefixmag, as selected by the respective photographers.

Andy Pareti

1. The Darkness @ Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX (May 26, 2012)

2. The Flaming Lips @ Free Press Summer Fest 2012, Houston, TX

3. Gary Clark @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 27-29, 2012)

Autumn Andel

1. Daughter @ Fríkirkjan, Reykjavik (November 3, 2012)

2. Franz Ferdinand @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland (August 10, 2012)

3. The Vaccines @ Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik (November 2, 2012)

Colin McLaughlin

1.Death Grips @ Star Theater, Portland (December 2, 2012)

2. The Hives @ Music Fest North West (September 7-8, 2012)

3. Danny Brown @ Music Fest North West (September 7-8, 2012)

Ebru Yildiz

1. Crystal Castles @ Roseland, New York (November 4, 2012)

2. Public Image Ltd @ Hammerstein Ballroom, New York (November 13, 20120

3. The Psychic Paramount @ Irving Plaza, New York (September 15, 2012)

Filmstrip Photography

1. Crocodiles @ Bowery Ballroom, New York (September 28, 2012)

2. Dum Dum Girls @ Europa, New York (September 30, 2012)

3. Zola Jesus @ The Guggenheim, New York (May 10, 2012)

Jessica Alexander

1. Cheap Trick @ The Moody Theatre, Texas (July 29, 2012)

2. Matt and Kim @ Stubbs BBQ, Texas (October 22, 2012)

3. Snoop Dogg @ Stubbs BBQ, Texas (June 7, 2012)

Ken Grand-Pierre

1. Two Door Cinema Club @ Rumsey Playfield (September 28th 2012)

2. Imagine Dragons @ Irving Plaza, New York (September 7, 2012)

3. Electric Guest @ Irving Plaza, New York (October 20, 2012)

Kenny Sun

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Prudential Center, New York (May 4, 2012)

2. Jack White @ Radio City Music Hall, New York (October 1, 2012)

3. Kanye West @ Samsung Galaxy Note Launch Party, New York (October 24, 2012)

Maryanne Ventrice

1. Pond @ Bowery Ballroom, New York (May 21, 2012)

2. Sigur Ros @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn (August 1, 2012)

3. Santigold @ Bowery Ballroom, New York  (May 1, 2012)

Matthew Nedbalsky

1. The Ting Tings @ Webster Hall NYC (April 10, 2012)

2. Destroyer @ Masonic Temple, Brooklyn (June 19, 2012)

3. Hospitality @ Music Hall of Williamsburg NYC (March 7, 2012)

Max Herman

1. Public Enemy @ House of Blues, Chicago (December 5, 2012)

2. Two Door Cinema Club @ The Riviera, Chicago (October 10, 2012)

3. Dropkick Murphys @ Riot Fest 2012 in Humboldt Park, Chicago (September 15, 2012)

Monica Schipper

1. Kiss @ PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ (September 22, 2012)

2. Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Bonnaroo (June 9, 2012)

3. Radiohead @ Bonnaroo (June 9, 2012)

Paul R. Guinta

1. Wild Flag, Coachella Music and Art Festival, CA (April 15, 2012)

2. Sleigh Bells, The Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA (February 21, 2012)

3. Fiona Apple, The Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA (September 14, 2012)

Tim Bugbee

1. Refused @ House of Blues, Boston (07/20/12)

2. Kim Gordon with Dinosaur Jr @ Terminal 5, NYC (12/01/12)

3. The Dirty Three @ ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror, Pier 36  NYC (09/22/12)

Wei Shei

1. The Maccabees @ El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA (October 5, 2011)

2. Oh Land @ Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA (April 10, 2012)

3. Parenthetical Girls @ Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA (February 11, 2012)