Tom Robinson Band, support act was Stiff Little Fingers, .Oxford Apollo , 1978
I think it was Blur on the first night of their seaside tour 1995, the day after they released the Great Escape. Cleethorpes nightclub Pier 39, totally inappropriate venue. Warm up act was Matt Lucas - utter crap.
Damon Albarn spat beer in my face for some reason.
Feeder at the Caird Hall in Dundee in October 2002 I think. My flat was only 200m away at the time. Thought it was ok but not really a concert person.
Chuck Berry at the Bradford Alhambra. ‘96 I think.
Paul Simon - Gracelands Tour, Royal Albert Hall, 1986 (I think)
A lot of quality first gigs here but if that’s true, and I’m pretty sure it isn’t, you’ve won the thread.
I may have misremembered, given I hadn't been born at that point in time.
A lot of quality first gigs here but if that’s true, and I’m pretty sure it isn’t, you’ve won the thread.
i took that as a joke, not for one minute did i think that he/she was one of the 40 or so people actually there. kudos if true tho.
EDIT: ah, it would appear it was actually a joke. anyway, i didnt see you there so you cant have been.
INXS at the NEC in 86/87?
Bowie Wembley Arena May 4th 1976, due to one of the music papers getting the tour dates wrong and again on May 6th for the final night.
Bowie Wembley Arena May 6th 1976, due to one of the music papers getting the tour dates wrong and again on May 8th for the final night.
Tried to edit but reposted in error🙀
Misty In Roots, 1986, Deptford
Queen, Kind Of Magic tour, Wembley, 1986 (also my first introduction to bottled piss throwing in the scrum at the turnstiles). Supported by INXS, The Alarm and Status Quo so a good day all round for a super excited 15 yo.
I saw Sky with my parents at the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen when my age was still in single digits. Setlist.fm suggests this was either on the 4th of February 1983 or the 18th of May 1984.
There was quite a big gap before I started going to gigs without my parents. I saw Baddiel and Newman at Aberdeen Music Hall in 1992 or 1993, but they weren't a band, obviously. So skip forward another few years and you get Tori Amos at the Clyde Auditorium on the 22nd of May 1998 and Sparklehorse at the Fleece and Firkin in Bristol on the 21st of July that year. That last gig in particular was probably what really got me going to gigs semi regularly.
I was a bit of a late-comer but saw The Wonderstuff somewhere in Exeter when I was a student. 1989. They had just released 'HUP' and The Bass Thing was on bass...
Supported by EAT and Ned's Atomic Dustbin 🙂
sparkyrhino
Peters and Lee ,Gt Yarmouth early 70’s
Ah. In *that* case, you've just reminded me: I saw Val Doonican in St Helier. 1979 🙂
Climax Blues Band at Baswich Church Hall in 1968.
(Although they were called Colin Cooper's Climax Chicago Blues Band in them days so I also couldn't get it right)
Charlatans at The Lower Refectory Sheffield, 9th March 1990.
1998 Depeche Mode's, Music For The Masses Tour. My elder brother was huge fan but had to work, so I went instead, I wasn't a fan (nor a hater) before the concert but have been a fan ever since.
Oasis at Exeter Westpoint in 1997. Mad for it. Also passed out from a combination of the heat and not eating all day. I've never lived it down.
Chaka Kahn. Poole Arts Centre. 1986. It was my mate's 13 birthday treat. Around the time of the breakdance craze and movie.
Prodigy 1st tour in Panama Joes Cardiff
Not too shabby.... I think?
The Boss at Bramall Lane in 1988 I think, then in sep 1989 I discovered JBs in Dudley as a 16 year old. It's all a haze, but we saw loads of bands there between 89-91 including Manics, Blur, Ride, Levellers etc. £3 in on a Friday night to the best 300 ish capacity venue in the Midlands/UK.
First real concert was Madness at Edinburgh Playhouse 1983.
It was a bit wild for a 12 year old, they were supported by Joe Boxers.
First over 18's concert was Half Man Half Biscuit at Coasters in Edinburgh 1986.
Rainbow, down to earth tour supported by Saxon. Deeside leisure centre 27th Feb 1980.
Saxon at the Cresset in Peterborough c1987 I think.
U2, Cardiff arms park 1987. Joshua tree tour. I was 17. Another bus and ticket deal from a local travel agent. (Hinckley Leicestershire). Broke down on the way I think I remember.
^^^^^^ I was probably at that charlatans gig. @matt10214
Jethro Tull…
@docrobster They had only just released Indian Rope, it was a last minute thing as we were supposed to be going to the House Of Love but it sold out!
Supertramp with Joan armatrading Birmingham odeon about ‘75? 45+yrs ffs
Edinburgh Playhouse randomly frequent here!
New Order. 24 January 1981. Middlesbrough Rock Garden.
Uriah Heep - Hammersmith Odeon - circa ‘73.
Meatloaf, MAR 19 1988, Mancchester Apollo. THe programme I bought DEFINITELY listed it as the Bat Out Of Hell 10th anniversary World Tour, but setlist.fm have it as the Lost Boys and Golden Girls Tour
@lovewookie
November 8th 1990.A coach trip by magpie records in Worcester to see Queensryche at Newport centre.
I saw them a few nights earlier in Bradford. Great tour. I also saw Geoff Tate play the entire album in Manchester recently (well, most of it, they got on stage quitelate and I had to skip early to get a train home). He's still got the voice, that's for sure.
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Aerosmith, Wembley Arena in 1989.
Very enjoyable, but the only mainstream rock gig I've ever been to. I went indie shortly after that second gig was Carter USM.
CARTER U.S.M. About 30 years ago, somewhere in Birmingham. I was 14 with my best mate, my Dad was chaperone, think he enjoyed it equally.
It was mint.
Having read back through the thread, if I could magically transport to any of these gigs I think it'd be between Bowie and Meatloaf (which I didn't expect).
Bruce & the ESB
Wembley Stadium 4th July 1985
CARTER U.S.M. About 30 years ago, somewhere in Birmingham. I was 14 with my best mate, my Dad was chaperone, think he enjoyed it equally.
Could that have been Goldwyns?. They filmed the gig for Snub TV.
Spear of Destiny at the Powerhouse Birmingham, according to the internet this was 1984, which means I was 14 when me and two friends got the train from Northampton to go.
I remember the support band quite well - Twenty Flight Rock, and also being picked up by a very friendly crowd after slipping over on a can of hairspray someone had lost.
Some punk band at leeds poly, sneaking in without paying from some political thing in the offices above in 1977 aged 15. Nursing a can of lager and trying not to be too eyes on stalks at girls in string vests and little else. First 'name' band I remember, I regret to say was boomtown rats at leeds uni union. Oh dear. Think I was dragged along. I saw a lot of cooler bands shortly after with Clash being the obv highlight .
(Had tickets to see buzzcocks 1979 at leeds uni supported by joy division, more importantly, that someone mentioned as a much cooler first gig. I was well seasoned by then mind, but had maths homework or some shit so passed tickets on, dag nab it. (Another music in a difft kitchen was the first album I bought which does pass the cool test.)
after slipping over on a can of hairspray someone had lost.
Tell me it was a goth gig without telling me it was goth gig.
Manic Street Preachers at Cambridge Corn Exchange. I was 17 I think, not entirely sure. I spent most of the gig snogging a random girl who was wearing far too much White Musk perfume.
Another one for .. Gary Glitter.
Mine was at Newcastle City Hall about 1972/1973.