dmccombe7 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) Might have been done before but this was doing the rounds on my FB page so thought it would be fun to do it here. First concert - Thin Lizzy - Glasgow Apollo 1976 Last concert - Rush - Glasgow SECC 2013 Best concert - Pink Floyd The Wall Earls Court London 1980/1 Worst concert - Whitesnake Glasgow Apollo 80's Loudest concert - Nazareth Perth 2002. Seen the most - Rush Most surprising - YES with Trevor Horn Next concert - Not known.. Wish I would have seen - Genesis Seconds Out tour or Lone Star with John Sloman Edited February 1, 2020 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First - Rockpile (Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds) Hemel Hempstead 1979 Last - Mike Monroe (of Hanoi Rocks) Milton Keynes 2019 Best - The Sex Pistols, Finsbury Park 1996 Worst - Siouxsie & The Banshees Hammersmith 1986 Loudest - why Motörhead of course, Hammersmith 1985 Seen the most - prob Stiff Little Fingers Most Surprising - The Cure Next - not known Wish I could have seen - The Sex Pistols in 1976, alas I was too young 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 How do you choose? First concert - John Mayall, The Georgian Club, Cowley, Uxbridge 1965 Last concert - Keb Mo, Subterranea 2020 Best concert - Doobie Brothers, Rare Earth, Jo Jo Gunne that we opened for 1973 Worst concert - Can't think of any gig that disappointed me Loudest concert - Tony Williams Lifetime, The Marquee 1970 Seen the most - John Mayall Most surprising - Jimi Hendrix, Ricky tick, Hounslow, 1967 Next concert - none lined up Wish I would have seen - Beatles at the Cavern and Rolling Stones at Eel Pie Island 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 17 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Hang on, you haven’t been to a gig since 2013? I've been to see tribute bands but not originals band. I was trying to keep it to originals bands otherwise we'd be looking at local pub bands on the list. Here's just a few of the tributes i've seen last few years MacFloyd - every year for past 5yrs (i know the bass player) Ultimate Bowie - every year for past 3-4yrs. Best tribute band i've ever seen Led Zep story - on / off past 10yrs cause i know them Talk of the Devil Ozzy tribute - cause i know them Status Quoing - cause we supported them and will be again in March Hellbent Forever - was there to see Talk of the Devil supporting them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, chris_b said: How do you choose? First concert - John Mayall, The Georgian Club, Cowley, Uxbridge 1965 Last concert - Keb Mo, Subterranea 2020 Best concert - Doobie Brothers, Rare Earth, Jo Jo Gunne that we opened for 1973 Worst concert - Can't think of any gig that disappointed me Loudest concert - Tony Williams Lifetime, The Marquee 1970 Seen the most - John Mayall Most surprising - Jimi Hendrix, Ricky tick, Hounslow, 1967 Next concert - none lined up Wish I would have seen - Beatles at the Cavern and Rolling Stones at Eel Pie Island Rare Earth - not heard of them since i got the feebie flexidisc thing with NME and they were on with another band that slips my mind at moment. Liked them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just now, dmccombe7 said: Rare Earth - not heard of them since i got the feebie flexidisc thing with NME and they were on with another band that slips my mind at moment. Liked them They were the first white band on Motown. Nice guys and funky as flip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) First concert - Terrorvision, Brixton Academy, 1995 Last concert - Monster Truck, Guildford Boilerooms, 2019 Best concert - either Def Leppard at Brixton Academy in 2003 or Skunk Anansie, same venue 2012 Worst concert - Mansun, Worthing Dome (?), 1998/9 Loudest concert - Living Colour, Highbury Garage, 2003 Seen the most - Def Leppard, closely followed by Skunk Anansie, Terrorvision and James Taylor Quartet Most surprising - Panic! at The Disco - took my son last year, they were an incredible live band Next concert - Steel Panther, on Friday Wish I would have seen - Pearl Jam in the early 90s, Rush, edit to add Aaron Buchanan and the Cult Classics too Edited February 1, 2020 by Merton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 @hiram.k.hackenbacker trying to keep it to concerts rather than local pub bands. Some of the tribute bands i've seen i would class as concerts too altho i didn't include them. Happy to include any concert size gigs tho Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - Hawkwind - Coventry Theatre 1976 Last concert - Snarky Puppy - Albert Hall 2019 Best concert - David Bowie at Stafford Bingley Hall 1978 Worst concert - The Who - Birmingham NEC 1981 Loudest concert - AC/DC - Coventry Theatre 1978 Seen the most - UFO (oddly enough?!) Most surprising - Elkie Brooks - Coventry Theatre 1978 Next concert - Not known. Wish I would have seen - Prince and the Revolution 1985 Parade Tour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First - I think Public Image Ltd at Hammersmith, 89. Last - Baba Zula, Jazz Cafe Nov 19. Best - Probably Sex Pistols at The Odeon. Worst - S*M*A*S*H, somewhere in Wellingborough 94 or 95, or Guns n' Roses, Wembley 91. Loudest - Iron Maiden, De Montfort 91 or 92. Seen the most - PiL Most surprising - Little known Welsh band called Gouge who supported S*M*A*S*H, they were fantastic. Next - Jah Wobble in Nottingham, Feb 20. Wish - Too many but The Jimi Hendrix Experience would've been cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfrasho Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - jamiroquai Glasgow secc 95ish Last concert - machine head, Glasgow academy Nov 19 Best concert - extreme Glasgow 2012 Worst concert - shed 7, Strathy Union 2000ish Loudest concert - machinehead Seen the most - dream theater Most surprising - beardyman 2015ish edinburgh Next concert - dream theater, armadillo glasgow Wish I would have seen - deep purple Glenn Hughes era 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) First - Possibly Stan Kenton, or Buddy Rich late '70s-ish. Went to several jazz gigs in my early/mid teens and can never remember the order. First non-jazz - Hawkwind '79, Preston. All the jazz gigs had not prepared me for lasers, strobes, volume and the smell of pot. Blew my head off and changed my life. Last - Lissie, Stoller Hall Manchester. Best - Fleetwood Mac at Maine Road. Had always wanted to see them outdoors. Worst - not sure. Stones at Maine Road? Assuming we're taking name bands of course. Seen some truly abysmal cover acts. Loudest - Dragster at Motorheadbangers party at the Ritz, maybe '82-ish. Seen the most - Hawkwind. Most surprising - prob Less Than Jake at Leeds Festival. Had never heard of them. They were fantastic. Actually, scratch that. Manowar, Apollo '84. Went for a laugh and came out a changed man. All hail! Next - Babymetal, Apollo. Wish - ABBA, anything with Sandy Denny but especially Fotheringay, Genesis circa Seconds Out, Hawkwind circa Space Ritual, Zero 7 at Glastonbury, Radiohead at Glastonbury 2017, Kate Bush (especially '79). 48 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: OK - I’ll play along..... First concert - I’m not quite sure about this. I’m pretty sure it was Genesis at Wembley in 1981. Last concert - The Aristocrats @ Islington, London 25/1/20 Best concert - Far far too many to choose from. I’ll get back to you on that one. Worst concert - The Police at Twickenham in September 2007. Can’t remember which night. Terrible (music) venue. Awful sound. Loudest concert - Up until 2007 I would have said one of the many Motorhead gigs I’ve been to over the years, but Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath with Dio) at Wembley on 10/11/07 was louder. A lot louder!! Seen the most - Mmm, tricky. Probably Rush. Possibly Clutch. Not sure. Most surprising - Deep Purple. I knew they were gonna to be good, but wow! Just wow! Next concert - Quite a few coming up, but the next one is The Musical Box on 22/2/20 Wish I would have seen - A lot to choose from, but Whitesnake 1980 probably wins it. Live In The Heart Of The City is one of my favourite live albums. Paice, Lord, Marsden, Murray and Moody - what a combination. Ironically, I’m not a massive fan of Coverdale, but that band rocked. EDIT: Didn’t know it was original bands only, in which case my next gig will be Sons of Apollo on 19/2/20 at Islington, London. Saw Whitesnake 1980. In fact saw them a few times in that era. They were a good band then. Edited February 1, 2020 by 4000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First- Iron Maiden .Glasgow Apollo 1982 Last- either The Queers or Nashville meow meow Best- Bloodhound Gang.Glasgow 2000 Worst- Metallica/Download Glasgow event. Loudest- Groundhogs- Burn's Bar Falkirk 1986 ? Most seen - Alice Cooper Next- Nick Cave Wish I had seen- Mr T Experience/Screeching Weasel/Queers tour 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - BB King Hammersmith Odeon late 70s Last concert - Eliana Cargnelutti Worthing Factory Jan 2020 Best concert - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 70th Birthday Concert Liverpool 2003 Worst concert - King King Brighton Concord 2 2019 Loudest concert - Alice Cooper Hammersmith - ears ringing for two days. Seen the most - BB King Most surprising - Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin & Al Dimeola Royal Albert Hall Next concert - Lee Scratch Perry at The Factory Worthing Wish I would have seen - Weather Report at Hammersmith Odeon - yes I had tickets, yes it was with Jaco, yes, I forgot to go... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Loudest - Level 42 at Portsmouth Guildhall around 1984 Absolutely. crazy. DB's. So loud that I could see that quite a few punters (including myself) had their fingers in their ears after the first few moments and were leaving well before the end - it was beyond painful, possibly deep into permanent hearing damage level. I wasn't even near the front. My ears rang for 3 days afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant1972 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) First concert - Simple Minds, Wembley Arena 1990 (I think) Last concert - Chemical Bros, Alexandra Palace Best concert - New Order, Finsbury Park circa 2003 (although I had necked a couple of E 😁) Worst concert - Simple Minds, Wembley Arena (they weren't bad-bad, just a bit dull... Their support band we're more entertaining). Loudest concert - Sheep On Drugs at Windsor, Old Trout, I was pretty much deaf for the next 24 hours. Seen the most - Wedding Present Most surprising - Robbie Williams, V Festival 1998 (was actually one of the best acts on that day... Along with James). Next concert - Not known.. Wish I would have seen - Nirvana, Reading Festival 1992 Edited February 1, 2020 by Ant1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) With thanks to setlist.fm First concert - Dire Straits, Wembley Arena, June 12(? day before Live Aid), 1985 Last concert - The Aristocrats, Islington Assembly Hall last Saturday Best concert - Led Zep reunion or Kate Bush Before The Dawn Worst concert - Quireboys, lates 80s, Southampton University. I fell asleep standing up Loudest concert - Motorhead, Hammersmith Odeon, 2005 Seen the most - King Crimson, 12 times Most surprising - Porcupine Tree in 2000, 2007. After seeing a brilliant show in 1995, these two were surprisngly boring, and I left both early Next concert - Julian Cope Wish I would have seen - Genesis with Peter Gabriel; literally any Bowie (only saw him at the Freddie Mercury tribute at some considerable distance); Joni Mitchell with the Shadows & Light band Edited February 2, 2020 by toneknob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - Meatloaf, Ipswich Gaumont 1985 Last concert - Sleep Token, Colchester Arts Centre Best concert - David Lee Roth 1988 / Bowie 1990. Any time I have seen Queens of the Stone Age or Ghost. Worst concert - Agent Steel, Hammersmith 87? (won the tickets so no worries) Loudest concert - The Prodigy, Brixton Academy 1997 Seen the most - Thunder / Dweezil Zappa Most surprising - Black Lace Next concert - Ozzy (fingers crossed) Wish I would have seen - Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) I cant remember any order of gigs for many reasons, not all legal, but from my faded memory... Allan Holdsworth Killing Joke Led Zep Joe Jackson Deep Purple ( Early Coverdale era ) Jethro Tull ( Glascock era ) Hawkwind many times Hot Tuna Pink Floyd The Stones Roy Harper Bowie Icehouse Clapton Sheryl Crow King Crimson ( the Adrian Belew era ) ZZ Top The Tubes Zappa Capt. Beefheart Steve Miller band Lynyrd Skynyrd 10cc Todd Rundgren's Utopia Gong Global Village Trucking Company Rory Gallagher The GoGo's ( what was i thinking ) Next gig is Brand X Milton Keynes in April Tribs : Whole Lotta Led - Brilliant Counterfeit Stones - brilliant Limehouse Lizzy - Brilliant Edited February 2, 2020 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) First concert - Alkaline Trio at the London Astoria, 2002 Last concert - Nirvana UK in Brighton in December Best concert - Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas at Damnation Festival Worst concert - HIM at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, 2005/2006 Loudest concert - Electric Wizard I reckon Seen the most - Anaal Nathrakh Most surprising - Nordic Giants Next concert - The Lounge Kittens Wish I would have seen - Nirvana, Pantera, Fugazi, Pink Floyd, Metallica in the 80s Edited February 9, 2020 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - Epileptics, Seething Wells - Square One Harlow 1979 Last concert - Sleaford Mods - Chinnerys 25/4/2019 Best concert - Killing Joke - Hammersmith Palais 23/2/1982 Worst concert - Killing Joke - Norwich UEA 15/11/2018 Loudest concert - Tangerine Dream - Dominion Theatre 6/11/1982 Seen the most - Killing Joke (stopped counting at 100) Most surprising - K.U.K.L - The Fire Station Squat, Old Street 1985 Next concert - Richard Dawson - The Barbican Wish I would have seen - The Slits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - Jiving Daleks at the Albion, Chester, 1979, closely followed by Ian Dury and the Blockheads at Deeside 1979 Last concert - Haven't seen a big band for years - not since Hall and Oates in Birmingham 2003ish. Twas cheesey… Lots of local bands though! Best concert - Either time I saw Ian Dury (2nd time at Madstock where we had backstage passes), or Kraftwerk at Liverpool Empire 1980ish, or Chilli Peppers at the Mean Fiddler 1987ish, or Bootsy at the Barbican 1997ish, or Jonas Hellborg at the Bass Clef in 1992 or so, or perhaps Butthole Surfers at the Mean Fiddler, 91ish Worst concert - Lost Virgins From Outer Space at the Opera on the Green (terrible! couldn't even tune their own instruments) or Primal Scream at the Town and Country Club - the sound was appalling and they played very badly! Loudest concert - Swans at the Mean Fiddler. Eek! Seen the most - Wilko Johnson or Ozric Tentacles Most surprising - Sky Architect Next concert - Wilko Johnson in Shrewsbury Wish I would have seen - Sex Pistols when they played Quaintways in Chester. They wouldn't let me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxlin Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert: Beatles, Roy Orbison, Gerry & Pacemakers package (1964?) Odeon, Nottingham Last concert: Harriet, (2019), Tring Best concert: Queen with Adam Lambert, 2018, O2 Worst concert: The Searchers, Cromer, just before they announced their retirement Loudest concert, Status Quo Wembley Arena, various dates Seen the most: either Joe Brown or Barbara Dickson Most surprising: Dennis LeCorrier (Ex Dr Hook) Norwich Theatre Royal Next Concert: TBN, Wish I could have seen - Presley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxlin Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Old Man Riva said: Most surprising - Elkie Brooks - Coventry Theatre 1978 Unless she played there twice in 1978, I was at the same show! Had some good/big names at the Coventry theatre around then, also saw (with Mrs B!) Cliff Richard, Elton John's "one man" show (with Ray Cooper!), and The Shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexel Matador Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 First concert - MC Hammer, Birmingham NEC, circa 1990 Last concert - It's been a while - I think it was Australian Pink Floyd at Liverpool Arena last year Best concert - Propagandhi, Birmingham Irish Centre, 2001 Worst concert - Alt-J, Brighton Centre, 2013. I think part of me died that night. Or at least I realised for the first time that I no longer got what the kids were into. As a subsection of this answer, the biggest let-down was System Of A Down - phoning it in is an understatement. This was Toxicity era too - they were clearly over it even then! Loudest concert - hard to say: the gigs that have felt loudest have tended to be little local bands who bring oversized rigs to undersized venues. Of the bigger names, I'll go with Sepultura, Wolverhampton, 1996. They were absolutely amazing despite the fact that Max Cavalera actually got kicked out the following day! They must have been true pros because they weren't letting their internal issues get in the way of putting on a show. Seen the most - No Use For A Name (RIP) Most surprising - Guns 'N' Roses, Leeds Festival 2002 - ok so not an actual concert but it warrants a mention. They didn't come on until about 1am, when everyone had just about given up hope that they would actually turn up. And Buckethead did a nunchuck solo. It was ridiculous and amazing. Next concert - Rammstein!!! Finally. Wish I would have seen - Nirvana... I'm fairly indifferent to them these days, but my 13-year-old self worshipped them had tickets to see them at Aston Villa Leisure Centre in 1994. The gig was postponed when KC went into rehab and the new date never happened for obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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