Best Live Music Photography of 2011

With 2011 coming to an end, I thought that I'd put together a collection of some of my favorite images that I've had the pleasure of shooting this year. These are the images that I loved making.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, Escape 2 New York Festival
The Dillinger Escape Plan performing at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pop's
Photos of Bassnectar performing at the Pageant in St. Louis on April 9, 2011. (Todd Owyoung) Photos of Bassnectar performing at the Pageant in St. Louis on April 9, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Chris Brown performing on the FAME Tour 2011 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on September 24, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Chris Brown, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Drive-By Truckers performing at The Pageant in St. Louis on October 28, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung) Megadeth performing on the Mayhem Festival at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, Missouri on July 19, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
Five Finger Death Punch performing at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO on October 31, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Five Finger Death Punch, Family Arena
Lupe Fiasco performing on his Generation LASER Tour at the Chaifetz Arena on September 29, 2011. Photo by Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
Lupe Fiasco, Chaifetz Arena
Greek Fire performing live in concert at Pop's in Sauget, IL on December 17, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Greek Fire, Pop's
Kelly Rowland performing in support of Chris Brown on the FAME Tour 2011 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, MO on September 24, 2011. (Todd Owyoung) Bon Iver performing at the Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on August 20, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung) Greek Fire performing in support of Incubus at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on August 20, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung) Blink 182 performing on the Honda Civic Tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on August 19, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung) Incubus performing at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on August 20, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)  (Todd Owyoung) Machine Head performing on the Mayhem Festival at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, Missouri on July 19, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung) Florence and the Machine performing at the Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on July 5, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
Matt & Kim performing at the Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on June 23, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
Matt & Kim, The Pageant
Photos of Black Label Society performing at the Pageant in St. Louis on June 1, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Black Label Society, The Pageant
Disturbed performing on the Mayhem Festival at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, Missouri on July 19, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
The Dillinger Escape Plan performing at Terminal 5 in New York City on November 19, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Terminal 5
Nicki Minaj performing in support of Lil Wayne on the I Am Still Music Tour at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO, on April 10, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Nicki Minaj, Scottrade Center
Willie Nelson performs live on the Country Throwdown Tour 2011 at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta, Illinois on June 11, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)
Willie Nelson, World Shooting Complex
Drummer Travis Barker performing with Mix Master Mike in support of Lil Wayne on the I Am Still Music Tour at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO, on April 10, 2011. (Todd Owyoung) Ska band Suburban Legends performing at the Pageant in St. Louis on November 14, 2010 (© Todd Owyoung) DJ Tiesto performing at the Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri on March 16, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)
Photos of the band Escape The Fate performing on February 21, 2011 at Pop's in Sauget, IL. (Todd Owyoung)
Escape The Fate, Pop's
Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne Performing at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 14, 2011. (© Todd Owyoung) Drive-By Truckers performing at The Pageant in St. Louis on October 28, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung) Atmosphere during Widespread Panic's performance at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis on October 11, 2011. (Todd Owyoung) Photos of Gregg Gillis, AKA Girl Talk, performing at the Pageant in St. Louis on January 18, 2011 (TODD OWYOUNG) Chromeo performing at the Pageant in St. Louis on October 24, 2011. (Todd Owyoung)