The Stranglers - Glasgow Apollo 1980 Spear of Destiny - Glasgow Barrowlands 1983 The Cardiacs - Marquee Club 1985 The Pixies - Brixton Academy - 1989 or thereabouts PiL - Concorde 2 - 2012
Prince 02 (about night 10 of 21) 2007 The Undertones Malvern Winter Gardens 1981 The Ramones Bournemouth Stateside 1980 The Clash Brixton Academy 1982 Thin Lizzy Southampton Gaumont Guildhall 1980
This suggests I should have stopped going to gigs in about 1982
Was that the one they recorded as a live album - I was there too - can't remember if we all went together. Spiritualized are headlining the Sled Island Festival in Calgary in a few weeks time - I will be there & then some. Just a shame their set clashes with Earthless...
Yeah, it was the live album. Didn't go with you to this one, but sure we went together when they played Hammersmith a couple of years later.
Leonard Cohen - Manchester Arena 2013 Jimi Hendrix - Isle of Wight 1970 The Who - Hyde Park 1996 The Rolling Stones - Twickenham 2003 Luciano Pavarotti - Leeds Castle 2005?
Marillion - Brighton Centre (Can't remember year but it was Misplaced Childhood tour) Marillion - Hammersmith Odeon (First tour without Fish) Thunder - Birmingham Irish Centre (around 1990) Oysterband - Leeds Irish Centre (mid 90's) Loudon Wainwright 111 - Leeds Varieties (Mid 90's)
The Undertones - Bournemouth 1980 Tom Waits - Dominion Theatre 1985 Victoria Williams - Dingwalls 1995 Robert Forster - Subterrania 1990ish Gillian Welch - Hammersmith Apollo 2011
The Who - The Valley 1976. Too young for 74! Live Aid - Wembley Stadium - 1985. Great day, so many great acts, incredible atmosphere. Roger Waters and friends - 1990. The Wall. Potsdammer Platz in Berlin just after THE wall came down.
Literally hundreds of magical rockabilly gigs, but I will pick out Ronnie Dawson's farewell UK appearance at the Rockabilly Rave weekender in 2003 as a representative of all of them. We all knew Ronnie was dying but he put on the performance of a lifetime, cheers and tears at the end... Unforgettable.
Oasis at the Festival do Sudoeste in 2004 - backstage passes, free booze, food and music...
James at The Academy 1998, mate couldn't go, gave us his tickets, a few of our pre-match drinking buddies were going too so we all met up. On a roll as The Addicks steamrollered towards the play-offs, brilliant gig and then a chorus or two of Valley Floyd Road on the train going home with other random Addicks on the train joining in.
The Meteors at The Hope & Anchor, 1980. The start of UK Psychobilly, I let Paul Slattery stand in front of me to take the "Psychobilly Kid" photo for the cover of Sounds.
Fratellis at The 02 Shepherds Bush last November. First proper gig since Oasis in 2004, I have been a fan since they started and thought I had missed my chance when they split without ever playing Portugal. Couldn't believe my luck when they reformed and scheduled a London gig for when we were back for a visit. Nearly two hours of pure joy and brilliant front row circle seats (too old for the mosh pit nowadays...) - a great night!
Depeche Mode - Hannover 1987 Depeche Mode - Birmingham 2014 Editors - Nottingham 2014 Travis - University of East Anglia 2008(?) Billy Joel - Dortmund 1988
Talk Talk, Hammersmith Odeon, 1986 - gobsmacked to find it released as a live album 15 years later Springsteen, Wembley 1984 and Prague 2013 Stray, the Black Prince Bexley, countless times! Sigur Ros, Prague 2008 The Levellers, Prague 1994
The Who - 1976, The Valley The Who - 1974, The Valley Peter Gabriel - the 'So' tour, Earls Court 1987 U2 - The Joshua Tree tour, NEC 1987 Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Robert plant and Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Genesis/Phil Collins, Tears for Fears, Status Quo and...... Cliff Richard. Music therapy festival, Knebworth House, 1990. (not so much for the performances, but what a line up!)
Near misses: David Bowie at Milton Keynes on the Let's dance tour, Genesis at the Marquee club on a festival warm up gig. All the bands that used to play at the White Swan in Greenwich in the early 80's
Todd Rundgren 2004, Festival Hall Todd Rundgren 2011 Jazz Cafe Sun Ra 1990-ish Ronnie Scott's Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros 2001-ish, Brixton Academy The Who (with Joe Strummer as support) 2001-ish, Docklands Arena
And the ones that got away: I decided against going to see Jeff Buckley because 'Why would I want to see Tim Buckley's son?' And I decided against going to see Strummer's firemen's benefit gig (his last but one show, and the one where Mick Jones jumped on stage with him) because it was raining.
Weller, Newcastle City Hall 1994. Great songs, no filler, incendary performance with imo his best band line-up. Sigur Ros, Wembley Arena 2013. The Who, Wembley Arena 2013. Doves, Glastonbury 2003 or 2004 (headlining 'other' stage Sunday night) Porcupine Tree, Astoria 2003
The Pixies - Alexandra Palace Kraftwerk - Brixton Academy Super Furry Animals - Reading Festival Paul McCartney - Glastonbury Morrissey - Highbury Garage
Best band I never saw due to cancellation was Bikini Kill.
The Pixies - Alexandra Palace Kraftwerk - Brixton Academy Super Furry Animals - Reading Festival Paul McCartney - Glastonbury Morrissey - Highbury Garage
Best band I never saw due to cancellation was Bikini Kill.
I never saw The Clash at the Art Deco cinema in Balham - it was cancelled TWICE.
U2 on Joshua Tree tour 1987, 2 nights supported by Spear of Destiny, World Party, The Pretenders, Lone Justice, The Pogues and Lou Reed. Sunday Glastonbury 1995, Barenaked Ladies, Saw Doctors, Simple Minds, The Cure. New Order, Reading 1993. Rollercoaster 1991, Jesus and Mary Chain, MBV, Dinosaur Jr and Blur. Carter USM, Tonbridge Angel Centre 1992.
The Pixies - Alexandra Palace Kraftwerk - Brixton Academy Super Furry Animals - Reading Festival Paul McCartney - Glastonbury Morrissey - Highbury Garage
Best band I never saw due to cancellation was Bikini Kill.
I never saw The Clash at the Art Deco cinema in Balham - it was cancelled TWICE.
I didn't see Led Zep at Earls court on the physical grafitti tour. double booked with something I couldn't get out of. I also had a choice between Dire Straits at Lewisham Odeon and The Police at hammersmith palais. Chose Dire Straits, big mistake. Poor gig and I never got to see the Police after this opportunity slipped by.
Taste Lyceum: last UK tour. Rory Gallagher Band: Midnight court :Lyceum Played for 3 hours plus. Pink Floyd: Hyde Park Free, saw them at Wembley as well. Queen: Hyde Park Free concert. Jack Bruce: Victoria Palace.
Marillion - Milton Keynes Bowl '86 Metallica - Bradford St Georges Hall '86 Living Colour - Leeds Uni '91 The Ataris - Leeds Cockpit '01 Midtown - Leeds Cockpit '05
Possibly bump Midtown for Dan Reed Network at the Marquee in '88. Or Coheed and Cambria, Leeds Cockpit, 05. Maybe even Toots and the Maytals in Leeds. Or possibly..........................
U2 on Joshua Tree tour 1987, 2 nights supported by Spear of Destiny, World Party, The Pretenders, Lone Justice, The Pogues and Lou Reed. Sunday Glastonbury 1995, Barenaked Ladies, Saw Doctors, Simple Minds, The Cure. New Order, Reading 1993. Rollercoaster 1991, Jesus and Mary Chain, MBV, Dinosaur Jr and Blur. Carter USM, Tonbridge Angel Centre 1992.
i saw that tour in Manchester - have seen some cracking shows from all those bands back in the day
Jimi Hendrix IOW 1970 (and yes I was there) The Who Practically any gig in the 1970's but I would say The Oval 1971(I think) Queen Live Aid the all time show stopping performance Led Zepp Earls Court 1975 Stevie Wonder Wembley arena not sure exactly when but late 1980's so good I bought another ticket off a tout and went two nights in a row
Queen at Live Aid (what a day) The Who at RAH 2000 ACDC At Wembley in '85 on the Fly on The Wall Tour Steve Marriott at the Tramshed in 84/85 Springsteen at Roundhay Park, Leeds '85
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Spear of Destiny - Glasgow Barrowlands 1983
The Cardiacs - Marquee Club 1985
The Pixies - Brixton Academy - 1989 or thereabouts
PiL - Concorde 2 - 2012
The Undertones Malvern Winter Gardens 1981
The Ramones Bournemouth Stateside 1980
The Clash Brixton Academy 1982
Thin Lizzy Southampton Gaumont Guildhall 1980
This suggests I should have stopped going to gigs in about 1982
Jimi Hendrix - Isle of Wight 1970
The Who - Hyde Park 1996
The Rolling Stones - Twickenham 2003
Luciano Pavarotti - Leeds Castle 2005?
Marillion - Hammersmith Odeon (First tour without Fish)
Thunder - Birmingham Irish Centre (around 1990)
Oysterband - Leeds Irish Centre (mid 90's)
Loudon Wainwright 111 - Leeds Varieties (Mid 90's)
Tom Waits - Dominion Theatre 1985
Victoria Williams - Dingwalls 1995
Robert Forster - Subterrania 1990ish
Gillian Welch - Hammersmith Apollo 2011
Live Aid - Wembley Stadium - 1985. Great day, so many great acts, incredible atmosphere.
Roger Waters and friends - 1990. The Wall. Potsdammer Platz in Berlin just after THE wall came down.
Oasis at the Festival do Sudoeste in 2004 - backstage passes, free booze, food and music...
James at The Academy 1998, mate couldn't go, gave us his tickets, a few of our pre-match drinking buddies were going too so we all met up. On a roll as The Addicks steamrollered towards the play-offs, brilliant gig and then a chorus or two of Valley Floyd Road on the train going home with other random Addicks on the train joining in.
The Meteors at The Hope & Anchor, 1980. The start of UK Psychobilly, I let Paul Slattery stand in front of me to take the "Psychobilly Kid" photo for the cover of Sounds.
Fratellis at The 02 Shepherds Bush last November. First proper gig since Oasis in 2004, I have been a fan since they started and thought I had missed my chance when they split without ever playing Portugal. Couldn't believe my luck when they reformed and scheduled a London gig for when we were back for a visit. Nearly two hours of pure joy and brilliant front row circle seats (too old for the mosh pit nowadays...) - a great night!
Depeche Mode - Birmingham 2014
Editors - Nottingham 2014
Travis - University of East Anglia 2008(?)
Billy Joel - Dortmund 1988
Springsteen, Wembley 1984 and Prague 2013
Stray, the Black Prince Bexley, countless times!
Sigur Ros, Prague 2008
The Levellers, Prague 1994
The Heartbreakers/Nine Nine Nine/Fruit Eating Bears Stockwell College Bromley
Psychedelic Furs. Raincoats Nashville Rooms London
The Damned/The Ruts/Nipple Erectors Hemel Hempstead Pier Pavillion
The Jam - Bromley College of Technology
The Who - 1974, The Valley
Peter Gabriel - the 'So' tour, Earls Court 1987
U2 - The Joshua Tree tour, NEC 1987
Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Robert plant and Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Genesis/Phil Collins, Tears for Fears, Status Quo and...... Cliff Richard. Music therapy festival, Knebworth House, 1990. (not so much for the performances, but what a line up!)
Near misses: David Bowie at Milton Keynes on the Let's dance tour, Genesis at the Marquee club on a festival warm up gig. All the bands that used to play at the White Swan in Greenwich in the early 80's
Todd Rundgren 2011 Jazz Cafe
Sun Ra 1990-ish Ronnie Scott's
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros 2001-ish, Brixton Academy
The Who (with Joe Strummer as support) 2001-ish, Docklands Arena
And the ones that got away: I decided against going to see Jeff Buckley because 'Why would I want to see Tim Buckley's son?' And I decided against going to see Strummer's firemen's benefit gig (his last but one show, and the one where Mick Jones jumped on stage with him) because it was raining.
Weller, Newcastle City Hall 1994. Great songs, no filler, incendary performance with imo his best band line-up.
Sigur Ros, Wembley Arena 2013.
The Who, Wembley Arena 2013.
Doves, Glastonbury 2003 or 2004 (headlining 'other' stage Sunday night)
Porcupine Tree, Astoria 2003
Kraftwerk - Brixton Academy
Super Furry Animals - Reading Festival
Paul McCartney - Glastonbury
Morrissey - Highbury Garage
Best band I never saw due to cancellation was Bikini Kill.
Sunday Glastonbury 1995, Barenaked Ladies, Saw Doctors, Simple Minds, The Cure.
New Order, Reading 1993.
Rollercoaster 1991, Jesus and Mary Chain, MBV, Dinosaur Jr and Blur.
Carter USM, Tonbridge Angel Centre 1992.
I also had a choice between Dire Straits at Lewisham Odeon and The Police at hammersmith palais. Chose Dire Straits, big mistake. Poor gig and I never got to see the Police after this opportunity slipped by.
Rory Gallagher Band: Midnight court :Lyceum Played for 3 hours plus.
Pink Floyd: Hyde Park Free, saw them at Wembley as well.
Queen: Hyde Park Free concert.
Jack Bruce: Victoria Palace.
Simple minds, milton keynes 1986
U2 wembley 1987
U2 slane castle 2001
Depeche mode O2 london 2013
Saw U2 at twickenham few years ago which was probably the worst ive seen them .
Didnt go to live aid but watching it on telly was superb.
Marillion - Milton Keynes Bowl '86
Metallica - Bradford St Georges Hall '86
Living Colour - Leeds Uni '91
The Ataris - Leeds Cockpit '01
Midtown - Leeds Cockpit '05
Possibly bump Midtown for Dan Reed Network at the Marquee in '88. Or Coheed and Cambria, Leeds Cockpit, 05. Maybe even Toots and the Maytals in Leeds. Or possibly..........................
The Who Practically any gig in the 1970's but I would say The Oval 1971(I think)
Queen Live Aid the all time show stopping performance
Led Zepp Earls Court 1975
Stevie Wonder Wembley arena not sure exactly when but late 1980's so good I bought another ticket off a tout and went two nights in a row
The Who at RAH 2000
ACDC At Wembley in '85 on the Fly on The Wall Tour
Steve Marriott at the Tramshed in 84/85
Springsteen at Roundhay Park, Leeds '85