stomper 5:09 Sun Aug 28
The best gig you ever did see?
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Damned: First Anniversary at the Marquee
Muddy Waters, BB.King, Dizzie Gillespie, Chuck Berry at the Ally Pally
The Clash at the Lyceum
The Count Bishops week after week at the Nashville.
I was aiming for 3 but ended up with 4. So what 4 life changing gigs have you attended?
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TeVaz
9:14 Wed Aug 31
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Must give a special mention to Madstock 4 in 1998 just for the hammering Finley Quaye took . Also thought Catatonia were superb there .
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holyhandgrenade
7:51 Wed Aug 31
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New Order - The Specials - Blur at they Hyde Park Olympics closing gig in 2012.
All bands nailed it, incredible atmosphere
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stomper
7:22 Wed Aug 31
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I saw what I think was the last gig of The Teardrop Explodes at the Hammersmith Palais.
Julian Cope had obviously taken acid before the gig. As the gig went on he began to view the microphone with greater and greater concentration.
After about 30 minutes he hid, apparently from the microphone and stand, behind the PA stacks
And the band played on
Cope climbed on top of the stacks and contemplated the microphone and stand from a long lofty crouch
And the band played on
Cope then attacked the microphone, leaping from the top of the stacks like a tiger, he met the microphone at 90 degrees. Singer and microphone both hit the floor unconscious.
And the band walked off, the guitarist threw his instrument at Copes head. He missed.
The gig was over and so, I believe, were the Teardrop Explodes.
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Far Cough
6:40 Wed Aug 31
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I'm a huge music fan but they only gig I've been to was Pink Floyd in the Metrodome Minnesota
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Swiss.
6:39 Wed Aug 31
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The Prisoners (James Taylor) - Hope and Anchor
Celia Cruz and Tinto Poente- The Venue
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andywestham
1:53 Wed Aug 31
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Level 42 - Zero 6 Southend 1981
Sigue Sigue Sputnik secret album launch party - somewhere in London I cant remember 1985
Prince - Lovesexy - Wembley 1986
Stevie Wonder - Wembley 1987
Ian Dury - Cliffs Pavilion 1999
Elvis Costello - every gig I have been to of his
ditto Joe Jackson
Jack White - 02 2014
Springsteen - Wembley 2016
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White Pony
1:32 Wed Aug 31
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I saw A$AP Rocky at Reading at the weekend. I think he may have been stoned. Kept starting a track then not bothering to finish it. All a bit weird but he seemed like an awfully nice fellow.
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keddy
1:28 Wed Aug 31
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Sydney Iron
All the original line up have now gone. Tommy was the last in 2014
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Bungo
1:23 Wed Aug 31
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Kelly Smunt 12:04 Wed Aug 31
You win..
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White Pony
1:21 Wed Aug 31
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Swervedriver, Bristol Uni, sometime around 95 maybe?
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Kelly Smunt
12:04 Wed Aug 31
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Rush in Toronto June 2015, their last ever gig (probably) in their home city - need I say more.
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azel senior
9:34 Wed Aug 31
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AC/DC - Hammersmith Odeon Nov 4th '79
Right down the front and back when Angus was totally spontaneous on stage. Seen hundreds of bands since and nothing comes close.
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Sydney_Iron
8:33 Wed Aug 31
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Watching that Ramones gig its hard to comprehend that was 39 years ago and most of the Audience are likely in there 60,s and 3 of the Ramones are dead.
Seems only a few years ago to me.
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dicksie3
8:33 Wed Aug 31
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Not sure.
Prodigy live are fucking awesome.
I'm a proper drum and bass head and Roni Size and Reprazent performing the 'In The Mode' album including guest vocalists were fantastic too.
I've been to many average gigs or ones I can barely remember at all as I've been too wankered.
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Sydney_Iron
8:19 Wed Aug 31
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Stranded 12:34 Wed Aug 31
Thanks for posting, was bit too young to go back then but what a great gig, wouldnt see anything like that these days, OH&S for starters!!!!!
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Aalborg Hammer
8:09 Wed Aug 31
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Well,in August 1970,,my sister tried to pull a fast one on our parents and sneak away to the Isle of Wight festival while they holidayed in Cornwall...the problem was.....me..she had to babysit me for two weeks
So at the tender age (of barely) 15 I was hidden in the back of a Dormobile and taken to the Isle of Wight...so I saw the Doors ,Moody Blues, ELP, The Who, Joni Mitchell, Free and Hendrix..my sister didn't enjoy it 'cos she was constantly baby sitting and I was in the way of her having ...I loved it but it was somewhat lost on my youth
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Stranded
12:34 Wed Aug 31
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sticks. Spot yourself in the audience?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTXmd1EfvRw
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steveiron64
10:12 Tue Aug 30
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Quo probably, NEC - 4th row - superb.
Other gooduns have been
Foreigner, Genesis, Phatfish, Rush.
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Nator
10:46 Tue Aug 30
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The Dillinger Escape Plan at the Barfly. It was a right royal knees up and no mistake.
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sticks
10:41 Tue Aug 30
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Ramones,
New Year's Eve 1977/8
Rainbow......brilliant gig everyone was there
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Hammer and Pickle
9:35 Tue Aug 30
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Saw Zappa at Hammersmith in '89 I think.
Rated it as 'alright' as far as gigs go.
This thread goes to show the kind of thing people growing up in certain times just took for granted.
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