Roland Rock Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Gig: The Stone Roses Player: Mani Venue: Mayfield Leisure Centre, Belfast Year: 1990 I feel pretty lucky to have seen them at this early stage (touring the first album). Fantastic gig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1346410298' post='1788858'] First concert I ever saw was in the beursschouwburg in Brussels..A friend took me along to see an unknown Irish band which came for the first time to Belgium.. They had to add a local support act to fill the hall since they couldn't fill it on their own. U2 was just amazing that night and had just released "Boy". [/quote] I saw U2 around the same time at The Boat Club in Nottingham - smallish venue with less than 100 people present. I knew nothing about them at the time and friend who had seen them previously dragged me along. One of his work mates who also came to the gig was from Dublin and knew them personally so we got to chat with Bono and the Edge afterwards. Fantastic gig - went out and bought "Boy" the following day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluRay Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) My first gig was a school trip to see Motorhead, Hull City Hall, 22nd June 1983. I was 14, and along with half my class - ie the lads - had (in a rare display of unity) refused point blank to go on the "official" end of year class trip to see Kajagoogoo . I'm mean WTF, Kajagoogoo?? Our form tutor took sympathy and said fair enough and he would sanction an alternative class trip to "some other event" of our choosing - if we organised it entirely by ourselves. He went a bit pale when he found out what we booked...and paler still when the support act (Anvil) opened the show with guitars played with vibrators. On the whole I'd say it was the most educational school trip of the whole miserable five years. (edit: line up was Lemmy, Philthy Taylor and Robbo Robertson - I didn't make the Thin Lizzy connection until years later!) Edited August 31, 2012 by BluRay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torch Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 DR Feelgood - Southport - 1979 - John B Sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 The Cure in 1980 at liverpool uni mountford hall, so Robert Smith, Lol Tollhurst, Simon Gallup and someone whose name i can't remember on keys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 First pukkah gig - Hamburg, November 1962 - The guys in the band were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Saw the first two songs (can't remember what they were) before the bouncer slung us out for being way too young to be in that part of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1346430015' post='1789191'] First pukkah gig - Hamburg, November 1962 - The guys in the band were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Saw the first two songs (can't remember what they were) before the bouncer slung us out for being way too young to be in that part of the world. [/quote] OK, end of thread, loll. :-) :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1346431080' post='1789210'] OK, end of thread, loll. :-) :-) [/quote] TBH, we didn't know who they were at the time; we were just told that there was a bl88dy good beat group playing there and we should go and see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 First gig (other than about 3 local pub gigs) I ever went to .......... You'll love this The band members were - Robert Plant , Jimmy Page , John Bonham and John Paul Jones. I wish I'd appreciated it more than I actually did at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1346435794' post='1789279'] First gig (other than about 3 local pub gigs) I ever went to .......... You'll love this The band members were - Robert Plant , Jimmy Page , John Bonham and John Paul Jones. I wish I'd appreciated it more than I actually did at the time. [/quote] Where was that? I aw them at knebworth in 1979. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Raymondo' timestamp='1346410432' post='1788863'] [b]and now i'm in a Budgie tribute band.[/b]..... you and I must have simular tastes then Burke apparently is an odd one, I havn't met him, but i have met Tony Bourge, Ray Philips, Pete Boot, and Simon Lees, all nice guys. Let me know when you are gigging I will do my damndest to be there!!! [/quote] No worries! I usually post when we are playing on the gig section here anyway. Next one is The Vaults in Eastwood Nottingham, Sat 6th Oct. Here's our band website with remainding gigs but The Greyhound gig is a doubt now... http://www.inforthekill.webeden.co.uk/ Edited August 31, 2012 by clarkpegasus4001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panamonte Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Yes - 1977 - Empire Pool Wembley - Chris Squire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1346436529' post='1789293'] Where was that? I aw them at knebworth in 1979. [/quote] That's the one - I went to the 4th Aug show , the first one of the two. The album was In through the Out Door - one of the tracks 'All of my Love'. In the middle is a little fanfare like synth solo. More than anything ever , in my life , hearing that solo acts as a time machine for me. I'm a hope filled 18 year old on a balmy summers night again. Where this fat , miserable bastard came from I've no idea !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1346355507' post='1788323'] Twas Stiff Little Fingers,so it would have been Ali McMordie. [/quote] Likewise-about 1979 I think, Cornwall Coliseum. Next gig was UK Subs and after that the Stranglers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panamonte Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1346437277' post='1789309'] That's the one - I went to the 4th Aug show , the first one of the two. [/quote] Me too! Todd Rundgren was great. [quote name='Dr.Dave'] More than anything ever , in my life , hearing that solo acts as a time machine for me. I'm a hope filled 18 year old on a balmy summers night again [/quote] And that is one of the many reasons why music is so wonderful and why we love it so much :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wriggers Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 First gig was H[size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]arroga[/font][/size]te Theatre and was either Amazing Blondel or Maynard Ferguson Big Band. My first and best festival was 1970 Bath Festival. I was (gulp) 16. [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The festival featured a line-up of the top [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States"]American[/url] west coast and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom"]British[/url] bands of the day, including [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana"]Santana[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flock_(band)"]The Flock[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin"]Led Zeppelin[/url] (headlining act), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Tuna"]Hot Tuna[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Joe_McDonald"]Country Joe McDonald[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_(band)"]Colosseum[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane"]Jefferson Airplane[/url] (set aborted), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds"]The Byrds[/url] (acoustic set), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Blues"]Moody Blues[/url] (unable to play), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John"]Dr. John[/url] (acoustic set), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa_%26_the_Mothers_of_Invention"]Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canned_Heat"]Canned Heat[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Beautiful_Day"]It's a Beautiful Day[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)"]Steppenwolf[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter"]Johnny Winter[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall"]John Mayall[/url] with [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Green_(musician)"]Peter Green[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd"]Pink Floyd[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentangle_(band)"]Pentangle[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairport_Convention"]Fairport Convention[/url], and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keef_Hartley"]Keef Hartley[/url]. It were reet good! Couple of decent bass players there.[/font][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdowner Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Bakithi Kumalo playing on Paul Simon's Graceland tour live and grooving for tens of thousands. Seriously - that was my first experience of live bass. No wonder I finally had to land on the bass [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]His playing drove the whole gig - impeccable, funky, sometimes brilliantly elastic.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]*phew* even remembering it is fun [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 First gig was Humble Pie (about 1971) with Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley on bass, Jerry Shirley (drums) and I think Clem Clemson on guitar. I remember my ears "whistling" for a couple of days afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='alant' timestamp='1346441543' post='1789375'] First gig was Humble Pie (about 1971) with Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley on bass, Jerry Shirley (drums) and I think Clem Clemson on guitar. I remember my ears "whistling" for a couple of days afterwards! [/quote] I saw Humble Pie at one of the Reading festivals.......before they came on their roadies came out and put a big sheet down on the stage....we wondered what the heck that was about.....Stevie Marriott proceeded to gob all over the floor in between every song!!!!!! AND Greg Ridley (great bass player)played most of the set with blood pouring from the fingers of his right hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='Raymondo' timestamp='1346442127' post='1789388'] I saw Humble Pie at one of the Reading festivals.......before they came on their roadies came out and put a big sheet down on the stage....we wondered what the heck that was about.....Stevie Marriott proceeded to gob all over the floor in between every song!!!!!! AND Greg Ridley (great bass player)played most of the set with blood pouring from the fingers of his right hand. [/quote] Yes, they were very entertaining, gig was at Loughborough Art College as I was living in Nottingham at the time. Never got to see them again though unfortunately. Seen Wishbone Ash several times over the years and quite a few bands at Nottingham Uni which was just about within walking distance home ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 First 'proper' gig was Pantera, September 1994. Manchester Apollo - in the 'seated' section. Absolutely superb, Dimebag one of my favourite guitarists, Vinnie Paul also a favourite drummer of mine, Phil Anselmo great front man and Rex solid as ever on bass. I particularly remember the atmosphere and raw power of the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1346358814' post='1788403'] My first proper gig was Judas Priest at Newcastle City Hall in 1980 on the British Steel tour, they were great, but even better was Iron Maiden supporting.. Di'Anno, Harris, Murray, Stratton and Burr.. Running Free, Magic! [/quote]ah.. The proper Maiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1346437277' post='1789309'] That's the one - I went to the 4th Aug show , the first one of the two. [/quote] ..and I was at the second show. Small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Shawaddywaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 [quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1346360684' post='1788437'] First gig I ever went to was "Time UK" at The Marquee in Wardour St in 1985 - only really went as Rick Buckler was the drummer & it was his first band outside of The Jam. Bass player that night was a fella called Nick South - wonde r whatever became of him? [/quote]yep i was there too.. I also saw time uk at the woolwich tramshed ( anyone remember that great little venue?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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