I’m sure I must be forgetting a few my band viewing days are hazy at best!!!
Must be able to fill a few others!!
Apollo 440
Bad Brains
Cash (JR)
Dinosaur Junior
E
Fishbone
Grant Lee Buffalo
H
I
James
Kingmaker
Lemonheads
Moby
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Orbital
PWEI
Rage against the machine
Swervedriver
That Petrol Emotiin
Utah Saints
V
W (The) Wonderstuff
X
Y
Z
Aldous Harding
Black Mountain
Calexico
Deerhunter
Eels
Fleet Foxes
Goat
Hot Chip
INXS
Jeffrey Lewis
Laurie Anderson
LCD Soundsystem
Mercury Rev
Neutral Milk Hotel
Orbital
Pentangle
Q
Richard Dawson
Stereolab
TVAM
U2
V
Whitney Houston
Xylouris white
Yo La Tengo
Z
Apollo 440
Bad Brains
Cash (JR)
Dinosaur Junior
E
Fishbone
Grant Lee Buffalo
H
I
James
Kingmaker
Lemonheads
Moby
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Orbital
PWEI
Rage against the machine
Swervedriver
That Petrol Emotiin
Utah Saints
V
W (The) Wonderstuff
X
Y
Z
Apollo 440
Bad Brains
Cash (JR)
Dinosaur Junior
E
Fishbone
Grant Lee Buffalo
Harper Ben
I
James
Kingmaker
Lemonheads
Moby
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Orbital
PWEI
Rage against the machine
Swervedriver
That Petrol Emotiin
Utah Saints
Vadim (DJ)
W (The) Wonderstuff
X
Y
Z
B – Black Sabbath
C – Clash
D – Dio
E – Europe
F – Fireball Ministry
G – Gillan
H – Hollowstar
I – Iron Maiden
J – Judas Priest
K – Kingdom Come
L – Led Zeppelin
M – Marillion
N – Nazareth
O – Ozzy
P – Phil Campbell and the bastard sons
Q – Queensrÿche
R – Ramones
S – Saxon
T – Thin Lizzy
U – Uriah Heep
V – Volbeat
W – Whitesnake
X – Xtc
Y – Y & T
Z – ZZ Top
Aerosmith
Blackstone Cherry
C
Daran et les Chaises
Extreme
Faith No More
Gun
H
IAM
Joe Bonamassa
K
Little Angels
Massive Wagons
N
O
P
Quireboys
Rush
Stereo MCs
Thunder
Ugly Kid Joe
Van Halen
Wynton Marsalis
X
Y
ZZ Top
!!!
Apparat
Bjork
Cabbage
Death Grips
Eat
Fat White Family
Girl Band
Health
Idles
Joy Formidible
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
LCD Soundsystem
Massive Attack
New Order
Oasis
PJ Harvey
Q (nothin)
Rapture
Squid
Tropical F Storm
Underworld
Vessel
Working Men’s Club
XC-NN
You Say Party
Z (nope)
Apollo 440
Bad Brains
Cash (JR)
Dinosaur Junior
Eat Static
Fishbone
Grant Lee Buffalo
Harper, Ben
I
James
Kingmaker
Lemonheads
Moby
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Orbital
PWEI
Rage against the machine
Swervedriver
That Petrol Emotiin
Utah Saints
Vadim (DJ)
W (The) Wonderstuff
X
Y
Z
Abdoujaparov
Birdland
Culture Shock
Dinosaur Jr
Eat
Faithless
Gomez
Hard Ons
Iggy Pop
Janes Addiction
Kasabian
Levellers
Mudhoney
Nirvana
Ozric Tentacles
Pogues
Q
Radical Dance Faction
Senser
Transglobal Underground
U
Vintage Trouble
Wedding Present
X
Y
Z
Arab Strap
Body Snatchers
Cure
Deltones
Echo and the Bunnymen
Fall
Grace Jones
Hank Wangford Band
Inspiral Carpets
Jess Garron and the Desperados
Kitchens of Distinction
L (might have seen Laibach waaiting check)
Mekons
New Order
OMD
Pogues
Q – nothing
Royal Marines Regimental Band
Specials
Three Johns
(Pere) Ubu
Van Morrison
Wolfe Tones
X
(Sonic) Youth
Zodiac Mindwarp
Bit of cheating and can’t believe I have nothing for L and R
Jesus! I’ve been going to gigs for nearly fifty years, I’ve seen a lot of bands and artists in that time, one year I managed 39 actual gigs, then there’s festivals…
This could take some time.
A
Ballam & The Angel
Cult
Doves
Einsturzende Neubauten
Fall
Godflesh
Harvey. P.J
I
Jesus & The Mary Chain
Killing Joke
Laibach
Ministry
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
O
Public Image Limited
Q
R
Sisters of Mercy
Terrorvision
U2
V
Weller. Paul
Youth Code
Z
Anti System
Bad Brains
Conflict
Discharge
Exploited
Fugazi
Green Day
Hard Ons
Instigators
Jesus and Mary Chain
Killing Joke
Levellers
Misfits
No Means No
Poison Idea
Quicksand
Ripcord
Subhumans
TSOL
UK Subs
Violent Arrest
Warwound
Xentrix (crap metal letting down this otherwise superb list)
Youth of Today
Zounds
I think I might have to do this in instalments! I’m just looking through lists I compiled over a period from around 1985 to 2003, and there’s a lot of bands, headliners and supports. This is something I’ve sort of intended to do, but to do it alphabetically is going to be time consuming, to say the least!
This is as far as I’ve got:
Adrian Legg
Aimee Mann
Alanis Morissette
Allanah Myles
All About Eve
Altan
Arnold
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Babes In Toyland
Bangles
Be Good Tanyas
Belly
Beltane Fire
Bellatrix
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Beth Orton
Bis
Big Leaves
Big Thief
Björk
Blind Boys Of Alabama
Blondie
Blood Red Shoes
Breeders
Budapest
Buzzcocks
Calexico
Catatonia
Capercaillie
Capri
Cara Dillon
Chacha Cohen
Cowboy Junkies
Chris Difford
Curve
Dar Williams
Dark Star
Deus
Doves
The Divine Comedy
The Drink
Dubstar
Aerogramme
Bush
Common, Johnny
Dog eat dog
Earthtone 9
Faith no more
Get up kids
Har mar superstar
Insane Clown Posse
James Brown
King Django
L
Mogwai
Napalm death
Oasis
Placebo
Q
Rage against the machine
Snot
Turbonegro
U
Vision of Disorder
Wildhearts
X
Yo la tengo
Z
Can’t do Q, U, V and had to use ‘the’ for X (which is cheating)
Anna Calvi
Brian Wilson
Carter USM
Dreadzone
EMF
Father John Misty
Galliano
Hot Chip
Inspiral Carpets
John Grant
Kate Tempest
LCD Soundsystem
Motorhead
New Order
Ozric Tentacles
Pixies
Q
Red Hot Chili Peppers
She Drew the Gun
Teenage Fanclub
U
V
White Denim
X (the) XX
Yo La Tengo
ZZ Top
Arcade Fire
Beastie Boys
Carla J Easton
Dum Dum Girls
Eagulls
Flaming Lips
Girls
Health
Iggy & the Stooges
Jeffrey Lewis
King Prawn
Lovely Eggs
Madness
Nervous Twitch
Otoboke Beaver
Pet Shop Boys
Richard Thompson
Scissor Sisters
Tune Yards
(The) Understudies
Veronica Falls
Withered Hand
Aereogramme
Battles
Clutch
Dinosaur Jr
Eels
Fugazi
Garbage
Helmet
Icarus Line
Jarcrew
Killing Joke
Lift to Experience
Mclusky
New Order
Oxbow
Pearl Jam
Queen Adreena
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shellac
Tool
Unkle
Voy
Walkmen
X
Yo La Tengo
Zombi
Ash
British Sea Power
Cast
Dandy Warhol’s
Echo and the Bunnymen
Faithless
G??
Hole
Incubus
James
Kula Shaker
Linkin Park
Metallica
No Doubt
Ocean Colour Scene
Prodigy
Quo, Status
Radiohead
Supergrass
Turin Brakes
Underworld
Verve, The
Weller, Paul
X??
Y??
Zutons
Fugazi were absolutely brilliant. I ahd a mate who came to the gig without knowing them and he didn’t like them – you know how that sort of thing ruins the memory of a gig?? I mostly remember that and the sound of the snare drum ripping through me.
Ben Harper
Black Crows
Black Keys
Black Sabbath
Bryan Adams x2
Def Leppard
Dire Straits
Elton John
Eric Clapton
Extreme
Fairport Convention
The Fall
Genesis
Guillemots
Heart
Jethro Tull
The Levellers
Little Angles
Marilyn Manson
Metallica
Ozzy Ozbourne
Paul McCartney
Paul Weller
Pink Floyd
Plant & Page x4
Primal Scream
Rolling Stones
Status Quo
Squeeze
Tears for Fears
Thunder
Turin Brakes
ZZ Top
and there’s loads more lesser known bands I can’t remember because of multi gigs at day festivals.
AC/DC
Blue Oyster Cult
Clutch
Dire Straits
Enter Shikari
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Hawkwind
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Killing Joke
Lemonjelly
Midnight Oil
N
O
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rush
System of a Down
Therapy?
U2
Van Halen
X
Y
Zombie (Rob!)