stu_g Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) was reading some posts and got to thinking what was your first gig you attended as a fan ? to get the ball rolling mine was the housemartins brixton academy 1988? Edited November 28, 2009 by stu_g Quote
goingdownslow Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 My first was in 1966 at the Liverpool Empire. I saw, The Rolling Stones, Ike and Tina Turner, the Yardbirds and Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers. Ticket price was £1.00 Quote
Tait Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 wouldve been oasis in like 2004ish i feel so young Quote
Cat Burrito Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) Ex Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley played the Hammersmith Odeon on 19th March 1988 and I was there. Bass player John Regan fell over onstage and I was really impressed. My friend Robin who came with me wore an especially nerdy light blue jumper which killed any rock credibility we could have had but I loved the show. Looking back that band was a bit rubbish really but at the time I loved Ace Frehley and I liked John Regan as a bassist. Edited November 28, 2009 by BurritoBass Quote
deksawyer Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 The Smiths, 1985, Edinburgh Playhouse. Went on my own!! D. Quote
YouMa Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 My uncle took me to see the stones at st james park in 88 or 89 anyway it was the urban jungle tour,i was near the exit gantry and saw them close up it was like they werent real,they seemed to wear a lot of make up as well.Awesome. Quote
maxrossell Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Aerosmith, on the Get A Grip tour. Saw them twice on that tour, actually. Quote
JimBobTTD Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Buffalo Tom at De Paard in The Hague, March or April 1991. Met the band afterwards and got a signed poster. Excellent. Quote
ase_one23 Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 the Quo!!!! must've been 94 or 95 i think? i miss that ringing in my ears i used to get at gigs - now i'm half deaf i dont get it anymore! Quote
Paul S Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Also Status Quo, but in 1972 at the Queen's Club in Westcliff on Sea. I bet they played the same chords, too. Walked in and couldn't believe my luck as there was a space really close to the stage... in front of the speakers. I put that night down to my lack of hearing now. Quote
Deep Thought Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Stiff Little Fingers, Cornwall Coliseum, 1979ish. Quote
Stu-khag Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 super furry animals and grandaddy, Port Talbot '98. bit of a late bloomer at 15/16 for gigs because no bugger would play down my neck of the woods! Quote
Pentode Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Hawkwind at Bletchley Leisure Centre ’76 or ‘77 Quote
bethnalgreen Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 October 5th, 1972 - Hawkwind at the Sundown, Mile End, in London. Quote
spike Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Showaddywaddy, Queensway Hall, Dunstable, 1976 Quote
john_the_bass Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Cranberries, Aston Villa Leisure Centre - 19965/6. One or the other. Quote
ahpook Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 the first band i ever saw were a funk band called zoot and the roots...at the astoria in leeds i think - about 1986 ? Quote
thumperbob 2002 Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 [quote name='ahpook' post='668023' date='Nov 28 2009, 09:33 AM']the first band i ever saw were a funk band called zoot and the roots...at the astoria in leeds i think - about 1986 ?[/quote] I did a couple of tours with Zoots about that time- in a band called the Mighty Strike My first Gig was Elvis Costello and the attractions / Richard Hell and the Voidoids and John Cooper Clarke in Manchester- `77-`78? Great Gig Bob Quote
William James Easton Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 my first without a registered adult person was terrorvision and joy rider....94 (maybe, when eve ythe 'big' album was out just before the whales and dolphins album), at Bratford st Georges Hall. Got 2 plectrums and a snog*. *seperate incidents. Quote
beardybass Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Pitchshifter with Sona Fariq and th Workhorse Movement, at Northumbria Uni. Not sure when, good few years ago though, It were a good 'un. Quote
Ziggy Allen Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Hi there, good one.. Mine was (showing my age a bit) Gary Numan at Newcastle City Hall 27 September 1980 whike he was doing TELETOUR 80. I was in the stalls and my ticket cost, wait for it, £3.75, a T-Shirt was £1.50 for my size. A guy called NASH THE SLASH was the support act and he was different Showing you my eclectic taste in music my next gig was at the same venue but the band was Motorhead, the gig when they recorded the No Sleep til \Hammersmith Live CD or album as i was back then... Weird as it is Gary Numan is in North East tonight at Sunderland University campus so might go along as it's pay on the dooer Quote
arsenic Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 First gig was Yes at Stafford Bingley Hall (The Cattle maket) on 2nd November 1977 on the Going For The One tour - and IIRC they thre in Don't Kill The Whale. A good noght, Jon Anderson wanted everyone to be comfortable and asked us all to move bac a couple of feet so that wwe could all sit on the floor - and evryone complied - wonderful friendly atmosphere. Followed this a couple of weeks later with Rainbow at the same venue on 18th November 1977. Blackmore, Dio, Cozy Powell, David Stone and Bob Daisley complete with rainbow lightshow. I think this tour was to promote the forthcoming Long Live Rock And Roll album, and was Rainbow at their best - full of energy. A good many other gigs followed, but the next memorable event was Reading Rock Festival in 1983. Quote
StevieC Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) 10 CC at Newcastle City Hall 1983 ish. I didn't know it then (as a 14 year old) but the musicianship was hard to beat! That was followed not long after by Status Quo on their 'end of the road' farewell tour . Were they 'havin a laugh or what? Steve. Edited November 28, 2009 by StevieC Quote
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