First Band you saw live?

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. 🙂

DATES

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 **** 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.)

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!

THIN LIZZY 1978 TOUR

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 Saxon Studio International 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!

RudeBoy – Member
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.