Following on from the other recent musical threads, what was the first gig you went to?
Mine was Toyah at Margate Winter Gardens 1982(ish)
Wonderstuff - some venue in Exeter the name of which escapes me. 1989.
Oasis at knebworth park, august 1996 - ticket was a 16th birthday present from my parents.
Got into pit 1 right at the front, on the front rail in fact, managed to get a picture of my ugly mug into the sunday times the next day, still got the paper in a box in my mums loft.
Depeche Mode.
Status Quo!!!!!!!
First live music of any type I saw (apart from bands at my local pub) was V98 (I think) when Prodigy headlined. Flamin great day that was!!! Slept nearly an hour at Euston on the way home after missing the last train. After that was Rolling Stones at Twickenham...... Gods they are I tell ye!
Iron Maiden at the B'ham Odeon.
Teenage Fanclub '91~92
Swiftly followed by EMF/Jesus Jones/Mock Turtles/Blur etc.
Ahh to be a student again....
Green Day, Manchester Apollo 1995.
LOUD!!
The Cult at Manchester Apollo 1985. At the height of their She Sells Sanctuary pomp. It was ****ing awesome!!!
No need to be ashamed Mr P, me too.
The Quo, Manchester Apollo, 1978. I was nine.
It was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to me up till then!
The Verve, front 5 rows of the homecoming gig in Haigh Country Park - 33K people (park estimated 40K in reality as the organisers opened the gates in the end without asking for tickets) in a field for one band. Beck as the supporting IIRC. Nothing has compared since 🙁
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The DJ's were ****ing aweful.
I worked at the park and had to litter-pick the next day lol.
Excluding local bands, Iron Maiden at Whitley Bay ice rink circa late 80's seventh son of a seventh son tour.
The Jam
then a few weeks later
The Who
1978 or 9 I think.
The Police in Leeds about 1985ish.
With the Belle Stars as support. Now that was a truly awful band. Their drummer couldn't even throw her own drumsticks into the audience, she had to get a roadie behind to launch a few pairs....
First big name band
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
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1) Robert Plant at NEC - boring as Fc*k!
2) Metalica at Wembley - very good.
That's it really and since then never been to any gig anymore as they are all rip off and boring as Fc*K!
Oh by the way ABBA would kick their arses ... ABBA rules!
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Manchester Apollo
Echo and the Bunnymen - Birmingham Odeon 1984
The Mighty Lemon Drops as a spotty 16 year old at UEA in Norwich. Circa 1987.
No need to be ashamed Mr P, me too.The Quo, Manchester Apollo, 1978. I was nine.
It was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to me up till then!
They were mine to but in about 1969/70 at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon
oooh, Mighty Lemon Drops, got their albums but never saw them live - I'm jealous.
Supertramp 1976 Bournemouth Wintergardens
The Faces, Blackpool Winter Gardens '71 or 72. Awesome
coffeeking - i was at that one. Twas indeed a great day!!!
The Cult. Sonic Temple Tour. 1987 at the NEC.
Couldn't hear properly for the next 2 days. Awesome. 🙂
Haha who'd have thought binners! I've never been so squashed in my entire life and I hate being in crowded places, but somehow it didnt matter!
dr feelgood supported by eddie and the hot rods manchester free trade hall 1975ish
sadly feelgoods without wilco johnson but still brillliant
saw them again 30 years later on cromer pier no original members but stiil rockin
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Birmingham NEC - 1986 I think.
Oh that would be the
Buzzcocks
victoria hall stoke 77/78 i think
Another for Iron Maiden here - Beast on the Road tour, Bradford St George's Hall, 1981 I think. Or '82. Aged 14 - was the scrawniest, youngest kid there 🙂
The Scorpions - Manchester Free Trade Hall 'bout '79 iirc.
saw them again 30 years later on cromer pier no original members but stiil rockin
I saw them last summer at a free outdoor gig in our local market square which was also about 30 years later than the 1st time for me too
The first major band, The Who @ The Cavern
few years ago now!
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Blimey - £3.75. And I sold one to a tout for a fiver after a friend bailed on me.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Trentham Gardens 1976. Not my favourite band at the time,but a real rite of passage. I was so surprised that my fairly strict parents allowed me to go.
toyah hear as well, at southampton guildhall. it was the 'anthem' tour so 81 or 82.
Another for Iron Maiden here - Beast on the Road tour, Bradford St George's Hall, 1981 I think. Or '82. Aged 14 - was the scrawniest, youngest kid there
Good lord a snap - except it was at the Hammersmith Odeon for me - 82 I thought.
New Fast Automatic Daffodils at The Riverside, Newcastle in 1991.
£1.10 a pint inside the venue!
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Another for Iron Maiden here - Beast on the Road tour, Bradford St George's Hall, 1981 I think. Or '82. Aged 14 - was the scrawniest, youngest kid there
Beat me then. I saw them on the Somewhere On Tour er... tour.
never been to any gig anymore as they are all rip off
you said it right there! wanted to see seth lakeman in st ives last summer, but after tickets for me and the wife, transport over/back and a few drinks it was going to be the best part of 100quid so did'nt bother.
Good lord a snap - except it was at the Hammersmith Odeon for me - 82 I thought.
Yes I checked - 1982. So you were at the gig they recorded then to. 🙂
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The Farm Birmingham 1991
Stiff Little Fingers, Portsmouth Locarno. An unforgettable experience. As for the support band the Donkeys - singer was completely drenched with gob and said "Thanks you've been a great crowd" !!
never been to any gig anymore as they are all rip off
you said it right there!
The only thing that makes me consider not going to gigs are the ****s waving their mobile phones in the air. I love gigs! And I never spend more than £20 including tickets!
Skid Row, NEC, I guess '91, Slave to the Grind tour.
Me and my mate Ben went. My dad drove us, was meant to go home and pick us up later... so as we waited in line to get in, who should push into the queue but my very own father having bought his own ticket from a tout outside. "oh god dad, you're so embarrassing". Actually, he's sound as dads go tho, and it was a brilliant gig.
Throughout my teenage years, he proceeded to follow us into a couple of GnR gigs, and an Ozzy one at least. 🙂
Very embarrasingly, Nik Kershaw at the Glasgow Apollo, early 80s, I was 14 or so. *blushes* Not my choice, my best friend wanted to go and her mum got me a ticket too.
AC/DC - Donnington '84
This was the first concert I ever went to, although technically, because AC/DC were top of the bill, i saw Motley Crue first.)
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ahem. Nik Kershaw when I was about 12.
First "proper" gig was The Mission.
Going to show my age here 😉
Some heavey metal band called Velvet Runs Red or something like that.
In a local hall.
They played the complete set lying in slightly raised coffins, lots of fake blood, chicken feathers and false body parts thrown into the crowd, no musical tallent whatsoever, but quite a show!
At the age of 12, I loved it!
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Madness again at Southampton Gaumont.
Chrissy Boy admired my handmade shrinky dink badges afterwards. Nice bloke.
The Damned at Birmingham Odeon, October 1986.
1993 U2 Zooropa Tour at Wembley.
Iron maiden, colston hall Bristol circa '82
Dunno really. Might have been the [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_Studio_International ]Saxon Studio International[/url] reggae sound system. I was a bit young, mind.
Gene, the astoria 1996. Support was the divine comedy
grateful dead at wembly ..... unreal
then got into rave so spent all my early years going for DJ's over bands... money well spent!
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Dunno really. Might have been...
Do you also not quite remember who you lost your virginity to?!
Apart from a couple of local ska bands, my first proper concert was
Levellers in 1994
Still one of my favourite live bands and have probably seen them about once a year since
Saxon at the City Hall, Newcastle early 80's. My daughters first gig was Korn last year at the Academy in Newcastle
Newcastle Riverside - that takes me back. Saw plenty there between 87 and 90, usually followed by a mad dash from there back to the station to get the 2315 train back to Durham.
Had my half mile drunken sprint times down to a fine art in those days.
Run DMC / Beastie Boys / Davy D
B'ham Odeon '86 (I think)
The Meteors somewhere in London a long time ago, I remember being quite scared for most of it.
saw the cure in london somewhere in 1989, they were bloody good live.
The Streets in 2001 at the Barrowlands in Glasgow. At the ripe old age of 21! Seen them twice since then and the whole production of the gig hasn't been any where near as good.
Simple Minds - Caird Hall, Dundee - 1982
Sisters of Mercy, New Model Army & Skeletal Family at Huddersfield Town Hall, Oct 1984.
Queen, Heart, Joan Jett and Teardrop Explodes at Elland Road, Leeds. 1982. I was 11.
Billy Bragg 1984ish at Sunderland Polly(as it was)
Neacastle Riverside was great-even when the condensed sweat fell on you from the roof!
The Chaos Engine, at The Night Owl, Cheltenham. c1994
SSP
the jam
Motor Head!
queen, knebworth 1986
last conceert they ever played
Haha. The nightowl....... What a funny place that was. Nightowl on a friday night as a young lad couldnt be beaten.
Levellers, Brighton 91.
Dr Feelgood Cheltenham Town Hall 1974
bit different than all that Yes crap people kept tucked under their arms
I saw Billy Bragg gig in 1984 somewhere off Stockton Road if I remember correctly
Rod the Mod on the mandolin wind tour.. 1973?
and I also saw ZZTop that summer playing in a local club.. now I've just got tickets for an outdoor concert in July ( gawd, how old am I ? )
Motor Head!
I do not believe you went to see them because if you did you would have known they are Motorhead, NOT Motor Head.
Pah!
Or did you mean Machine Head?
Or Diamond Head?
😉
Crass @ Hebden Bridge 11 May 1982 I was 15, can't recall the venue, some social club or something. Supported by Annie Anxiety and D.I.R.T.
The La's, Hummingbird, Birmingham. About '91 I guess. Good job the question isn't 2nd band you saw, cos I'd have to tell you all it was Def Leppard.