E sharp Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1327479818' post='1511796'] Does Brian Johnson of AC/DC count? Unbelievably, he actually wanted to sing with us in the second set! He knew our singer was having a hard time with a throat infection and as we were playing typical pub blues stuff Brian knew the material... He was too polite to ask and we were too gobsmacked to suggest it! A lovely guy who always gets together with his family for a meal when he is back home, which is how he happened to be in the pub we were playing as it is round the corner from the Indian restaurant where he had just eaten! The night I nearly backed Brian Johnson... [/quote]Anything I see him on , he just strikes me as lovely bloke . No ego , just proper . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Dave Sharp (The Alarm). He was in the audience cos we were supporting him. A true gentlemen and talent. We joined him at the end of the night for a good rock out. Great experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Only one's of any note I can think of are: Pete Boot (ex- Budgie), Simon Lees (ex- Budgie), Ray Hatfield (Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash), Keith Buck (ex- MTWA currently withTalon (Eagles tribute)), Rob Hewins (ex- MTWA currently with Showwaddywaddy), George Lynch (ex-Dokken currently with Lynch Mob). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hey leftyhook. Was that club called Rainbow? I was born and raised in Singapore and learnt to drink there (and at other places). Saw lots of amazing american funk bands there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1327485234' post='1511910'] Jack Bruce at a Sunday evening pub gig out in the Suffolk sticks. Brown trouser time as we were a typical '60s blues band. [/quote] I've been playing in front of audiences pretty much daily through my teens and fairly frequently as an adult, but the thought of playing in front of Jack Bruce would fill me with butterflies ! Did a charity fundraiser with a few of the cast from the TV show 'The Bill'. A woman in the audience pledged £100 to see a fella do the full monty on stage as he stood there at the mic. He gave me a look that would kill when I started the bass line as I stood next to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Did a gig with Basil Brush once...... He's not a real fox you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1327522431' post='1512937'] Did a gig with Basil Brush once...... He's not a real fox you know! [/quote] Next you will be telling folk that Santa's not real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Michael Buerke - it was his birthday coincidentally (it was a charity gig) so we ended up singing/playing Happy Birthday to him. Edwina Currie (haha, does she count?) Bill Bruford I think, so claimed our drummer at the time. Miss Serbia 2006 (well, we were in Serbia so she was a celeb where we were playing ) There are others but I'm buggered if I can remember them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 One of the Wurzels came to see my band in Bristol once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef030 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 used to play this pub on a regular basis, the six bells at chiddingly, some of the people who lived local and always came to see the bands were keith emerson,I spoke to him a few times,smashing bloke he would sometimes play the piano on a sunday lunchtime,a bit of jazz and ragtime bob hoskins, rodger daltry,his trout farm was not far, led zeps manager good times cheers stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Bill Maynard turned up to a few gigs many years ago. I spent half an hour chatting backstage with Dave Edmunds slagging off some highly talented 'balloon dancers' that were also on the bill - wish I'd have known who he was at the time Larry Grayson - who was spending the weekend with his friends Barry & Gary (luckily I wasn't the target for their drunken affections that night!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1327581953' post='1513640'] Bill Maynard turned up to a few gigs many years ago. I spent half an hour chatting backstage with Dave Edmunds slagging off some highly talented 'balloon dancers' that were also on the bill - wish I'd have known who he was at the time Larry Grayson - who was spending the weekend with his friends Barry & Gary (luckily I wasn't the target for their drunken affections that night!) [/quote] Larry, barry and gary? That would confuse the hell out of me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1327582062' post='1513644'] Larry, barry and gary? That would confuse the hell out of me [/quote] Didn't know which way to run Luckily the baby-faced solo singer bore the brunt of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 [quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1327496749' post='1512257'] Dat wus our Sonia dat like. Straight outta Anfield. [/quote] Thats the one!! Quite lovely in a bit of a rough way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) [quote name='charic' timestamp='1327582062' post='1513644'] Larry, barry and gary? That would confuse the hell out of me [/quote] Harry was obviously ill that night. Played to Bruce Foxton once.... he tapped his foot to our songs. Must've been very drunk! Edited January 26, 2012 by tombboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 once sat on the next table to ELP, all 3, at breakfast at Marcus studios in chiswick once. their voices raised (noticably) when we sat down ( the great unwashed and unknown) about how much money they were arguing about with thier management. no really, they did....never meet heroes. I was disappointed by them. the keyboard player came across as the loudest "show off" & "bigtime" Git. ah well ...Phffff ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Martin Turner from Wishbone Ash came backstage for a chat after my old band played at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Lovely guy. Bob Geldolf and Johnny Fingers were in the crowd at the old Greyhound in Fulham Palace Road, in the '70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney72a Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 The Queen & Prince Philip Princess Anne Tony Blair & Cherie Chancellor Kohl President Chirac Sultan of Brunei etc It was at the Asia-Europe Meeting in April 1998 - the uni I went to at the time provided some of the entertainment. The show was held at the Picture Gallery in Buckingham Palace. The politest audience ever. Champagne reception afterwards with Her Majesty. It was all slightly surreal. And the lights in the loo didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomKent Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I've had Paul Turner watch me play - never been so on my toes to try and pull everything off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 The only ones I can claim are Cherie Blair at her hairdressers civil partnership ceremony...and Craig Revell Horwood at a charidee gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danweb22 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Played at a wedding and Ray Stiles from Mud and Don Powell from Slade were there, wouldn't of known who they were until someone mentioned it! Bit before my time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) We were playing at the Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth in the sixties as a trad band (hated the stuff) and the owner told us that Georgie Fame was staying in the adjoining motel. While we were setting up he came over for a chat and before we knew it we were playing Dat Dere on piano (him) bass (me) and alto sax - I told you we hated trad. A great jam and a thoroughly nice bloke. I later booked him and the Blue Flames for a gig in Cheltenham for £35 - from London! But that was long ago and far away. Jerry Lee Lewis Played in Reading once. We also played with and shared a dressing room with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee. My brother supported the Stones and they used his (home-built) PA And lots of others. Edited January 29, 2012 by bassace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) did a gig at the half moon once no celebs there doh! but wait for it, in chip shop after said gig was raymondo stubbs off match of the day ! Edited January 29, 2012 by stu_g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitartobass! Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I can't say I've played to anyone famous, but I can say that in the village I come from lives (apparently!) Martin Barre, the guitarist of Jethro Tull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The bassist from Hepburn came to see my old band, I wouldn't have recognised her but she was a friend of a friend. JWP supported Tony Wright's side project recently just before Terrorvision reformed. I'm sure there's others too but I'm not one to be awed by someone being a celebrity so I have more important things to remmber. I have a friend that played on stage with the Chillis and has jammed with Mike Patton though which I'm rather jealous of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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