It has been an incredibly amazing and diverse first half of the year musically for Breakfast On Tour, and - primarily for our reference, we admit - we decided to round up our favorites so far. Our lists will undoubtedly be filled with many of the face-melting festival sets we've seen at both Wakarusa and Rothbury, as well as the great shows that have come through Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and beyond. 2008 is shaping up to be the greatest year of our collective live show experiences...and it's only July!

Check out our picks after the jump

Egg's Top 15

1. Roger Waters @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX - Sun, May 4
2. Radiohead/Liars @ Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX - Sun, May 18
3. Wilco @ Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX - Sun, May 11
4. My Morning Jacket/Yo La Tengo @ Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX - Mon, Mar 10
5. Trey Anastasio @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sun, Jul 6
6. Widespread Panic @ Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TX - Fri, May 2
7. Built To Spill @ Warehouse Live, Houston, TX - Mon, Mar 3
8. Islands @ Walter's On Washington, Houston, TX - Wed, Jun 25
9. Flaming Lips @ Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, Lawrence, KS - Fri, Jun 6
10. MGMT/Yeasayer @ Walter's On Washington, Houston, TX - Sun, Jan 20
11. Hot Buttered Rum @ Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, Lawrence, KS - Sat, Jun 7
12. Caribou/Fuck Buttons @ Emo's, Austin, TX - Sun, Apr 27
13. Yonder Mountain String Band ft. John Fishman @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Fri, Jul 4
14. The Dodos/Silje Nes/Wild Moccasins @ The Mink/Backroom, Houston, TX - Sun, Mar 23
15. Del Tha Funky Homosapien @ Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival - Fri, Jun 6

Honorable showings: Bang Camaro @ Fitzgeralds, Sam Beam @ Rothbury, Les Claypool @ Warehouse Live, The Whigs @ Warehouse Live, Keller Williams (solo, w/ The Transmitters, w/ The WMD'S), Apollo Sunshine @ Wakarusa, EOTO @ Club DubDub, NOFX/No Use For A Name @ Warehouse Live, Yard Dogs Road Show @ Wakarusa, and EVERY SET at Rothbury Festival.

Radiohead - "The National Anthem" - Live at Superpages.com Center

Cereal's Top 15

1. My Morning Jacket/Yo La Tengo @ Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX - Mon, Mar 10
2. Wilco @ Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX - Sun, May 11
3. Radiohead/Liars @ Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX - Sun, May 18
4. Of Montreal @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Fri, Jul 4
5. Thievery Corporation @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Fri, Jul 4
6. Widespread Panic @ Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TX - Fri, May 2
7. Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sun, Jul 6
8. Built to Spill @ Warehouse Live, Houston, TX - Mon, Mar 3
9. Busdriver @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sat, Jul 5
10. Caribou/Fuck Buttons @ Emo's, Austin, TX - Sun, Apr 27
11. The Dodos/Silje Nes/The Wild Moccasins @ The Mink, Houston, TX - Sun, Mar 23
12. Islands @ Walter's On Washington, Houston, TX - Wed, Jun 25
13. Trey Anastasio @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sun, Jul 6
14. The Whigs/What Made Milwaukee Famous/The Dead Trees @ Warehouse Live, Houston, TX - Wed, May 7
15. EOTO @ Club DubDub, Houston, TX - Sun, Mar 16

Honorables: MGMT/Yeasayer @ Walter's On Washington, Sia @ Warehouse Live, Lymbyc Systym/The Sour Notes @ The Mink, Dengue Fever @ Orange Show

My Morning Jacket - Smokin From Shootin - Live at Verizon Wireless Theater

Toast's Top 15

1. The Raconteurs/Birds of Avalon @ The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO - Tues, April 29
2. Trey Anastasio @ Rothbury Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sun, Jul 6
3. Keller Williams and The WMD's @ Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS - Tues, Jan 22
4. EOTO @ The Box Awesome, Lincoln, NE - Sat, May 3
5. Cornmeal/Triggertown @ Knickerbockers, Lincoln, NE - Thurs, May 8
6. Ween @ Harrah's Stir Cove, Council Bluffs, IA - Sun July 20
7. Built to Spill @ Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Lawrence, KS - Fri, June 6
8. State Radio @ Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sat, July 5
9. Blind Melon @ Slowdown, Omaha, NE - Sat, Mar 22
10. Trampled By Turtles/Charlie Parr @ Knickerbockers, Lincoln, NE - Wed, April 9
11. Hot Buttered Rum @ Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, Lawrence, KS - Sat, Jun 7
12. Atmosphere with Brother Ali @ Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury, MI - Sun, July 6
13. The Machete Archive @ Duffy's, Lincoln, NE - Wed, Feb 27
14. Slightly Stoopid/Outlaw Nation/The Expendables @ Slowdown, Omaha, NE - Thurs, Feb 21
15. Apollo Sunshine @ Wakarusa Camping and Music Festival, Lawrence, KS - Fri, June 6

Honorable Showings: Mike Gordon @ Rothbury Music Festival, Oakhurst @ Knickerbockers, Yard Dogs Road Show @ Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival/Rothbury Music Festival, Jens Lekman @ Slowdown, Thursdays Music Cancelling Lightning Storm @ Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Polydypsia @ Knickerbockers as well as the whole Rothbury Music Festival experience!

The Raconteurs - "Old Enough" - Live at the Uptown Theater

Well, there you have it. We have seen several amazing shows this year! Hopefully the rest of the year plays out as well as the beginning. We have two more, indie-focused festivals (ACL, Voodoo) coming up later in the year, and a host of great bands coming around, so watch out shortly after the new year to see how much these lists change.

What shows have you all really enjoyed so far? Any major shows coming up that might fall on your end-of-year list? Let us know in our comments.

--Breakfast On Tour