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No So Silent Night
Live105 Christmas Concert

For many many years, Live 105 Not So Silent Night concert has provided a lineup of iconic rock groups to the Bay Area. Put on by San Francisco’s leading rock radio station, KITS aka Live105.3, the concert, which started with humble beginnings now is as famous as Santa and Rudolf.

The nights lineup included rock groups Beta State, Young The Giant, Bush, Florence + The Machine, Mumford & Sons & Jane's Addiction. MTV voted Florence + The Machine their favorite new band writing "What a difference a year makes: Though Florence played other stations Christmas shows last year and received a huge welcome from the audience, it was clear last night that her fan base has increased tenfold. Florence's presence has such a transformative effect on her fans--her movement during the songs, the shy smiles she sends out to the masses and that powerhouse voice all have the power to move people to tears." Another obvious crowd-pleaser was Bush's Gavin Rossdale singing hits like "Glycerine" as the audience sang along to every word and loved each second of it.

There was one lump of coal in the Live105 stocking this year as band Jane's Addiction was forced to cancel at the last minute due to a illness in the family. But never fear, Bay Area natives Green Day came to the rescue and closed out the night with an incredible show. If you missed this years NSSN, never fear, just like Christmas it will be back around in about 364 days and we can’t wait to see what the team at Live105 have up their sleeves for 2012.

Happy Holidays, from all of us at CUbackstage.com