2019 sure was a hot one for live! music! spectacle! in all sectors of the pop firmament here in Orlando. Whether you got your kicks seeing Elton John’s swan song at Amway, caught King Princess presenting possible futures of the mainstream at the Plaza Live, or watched Pedestrian Deposit get deeply strange at Stardust Video & Coffee, you definitely got your hard-earned money’s worth of show.

While at said show, you may very well have spotted one of our intrepid photographers snapping away and capturing sweaty moments of performative perfection. We at Orlando Weekly figure that the best way to put a cap on the year – besides TLU’s illustrious annual Undie awards – is to present some of the most striking music shots of the year, as selected by our dedicated photographers. Enjoy. We’ll see you at the next gig.

This story appears in the Dec. 25, 2019, print issue of Orlando Weekly. Stay on top of Central Florida news and views with our weekly Headlines newsletter.

Credit: Photo by Jim Leatherman
King Princess at the Plaza Live Photo by Jen Cray
Underoath Photo by Ian Suarez
Pedestrian Deposit at Stardust Photo by Sandy Holmes
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at House of Blues Photo by Ian Suarez
Glaare at the Social Photo by Matthew Moyer
Bad Bunny at Amway Center Photo by Gabriel Palmer
Elton John at Amway Center Photo by Jen Cray
Eugene Snowden at Porchfest Photo by Jim Leatherman
Special Interest at Stonewall Photo by Matthew Moyer
The Tremolords at Will’s Pub Photo by Jim Leatherman
Twenty One Pilots at Amway Center Photo by Gabriel Palmer
Twin Temple at the Abbey Photo by Sandy Holmes