Greatest Gigs

[bicycleheader]

Yeah ‘94 a high watermark for music before Britpop took over.

I’ve just realised Elvis Costello played and I don’t think I paid any attention… :O Am finally going to see him in October

 

[COYBL25]

Hawkwind at the stadium was my first gig too, the days when I had long luscious locks, aaahh memories

Saw them at the last Stonehenge festival in 1984.

Couldn`t really tell you a lot about them : Magic mushroom tea 50p or tea and a hot knife 50p and the one that really did the damage, a gallon of scrumpy £1 lol

 

[COYBL25]

I’ve just realised Elvis Costello played and I don’t think I paid any attention… :O Am finally going to see him in October

That`s some line up !

 

[bicycleheader]

That`s some line up !

I’ve just now had a flashback of Johnny Marr onstage with Crowded House. Had totally forgotten about that

 

[DanEFC92]

Been to loads but nothing has come close to Pearl Jam at Leeds Arena

 

[verreauxi]

Siouxie and the Banshees 1976

The Police 1981

Joan Armatrading 1983

Prefab Sprout 1990

Rick Wakeman 2015

Gordon Giltrap 2019

Would have loved to see The Police in 81!!

 

[heatmeiser]

The 12 times I saw Elliott Smith are at the top of the list obviously, but Bowie and Nick Cave at Glastonbury were right up there.

Also Radiohead in 97 was a special thing. Saw them again a few years later supported by Clinic (who were always brilliant) and it was great to see the obvious influence those Crosby weirdos had on Radiohead

 

[Jokerdan]

Love gig threads.

This happened on a weekend in 81/82. I saw Stray Cats at The Locarno, (see above) on Friday, Don Mclean at Bristol Hipprodome (sic), on Saturday, and Motorhead at The Colston Hall on the Sunday.

Like, I cant even think of an equivalent weekend these days.

That's a pretty eclectic weekend of music.

 

[magicjuan]

Killing Joke at Liverpool Warehouse December 13th 1982. Violently loud, so much energy.
The Jam, Liverpool Empire November 1977.
Cocteau Twins HOLV tour,Liverpool Royal Court 1990, played Cico Buff twice

 

[Jokerdan]

Which one of you Glasto regulars used to have the Everton flag on the big pole in front of the Pyramid stage? Seemed to be a regular feature going back 10-15 years ago.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Hawkwind at the stadium was my first gig too, the days when I had long luscious locks, aaahh memories

I was still at a school that had strict rules on hair length. Oh how I wished for long hair in my early teens.

 

[jazzy]

Would have loved to see The Police in 81!!

great gig at the NEC.

 

[bicycleheader]

The 12 times I saw Elliott Smith are at the top of the list obviously, but Bowie and Nick Cave at Glastonbury were right up there.

Also Radiohead in 97 was a special thing. Saw them again a few years later supported by Clinic (who were always brilliant) and it was great to see the obvious influence those Crosby weirdos had on Radiohead

I saw Elliott Smith at his last Irish show in a tiny venue Red Box in Dublin. Was working at HMV and got on guest list last minute, I only really knew Figure 8 and I regret not paying proper attention. I got some abuse from some guy because I wasn’t really reacting to the music, I could see he had a real obsessive following but I only really got it years later…

Radiohead have never disappointed

 

[jazzy]

Frank Zappa 1988
Miles Davis 1988 (I think)
REM 1983
The Fall 1986
Sonic Youth 1987
Sun Ra 1986
The Buzzcocks 1986
The Residents 1991

So , so envious you've seen Miles.

However that wasn't a classic Miles phase for me. I have every recording of his from 1956 to 1964 - up to ESP and the 2 concerts I would have loved to have gone to were the Black Hawk 1961 and Lincoln Centre 1964 - both a bit tricky coz I was only 1 and 4 at the time lol

 

[Togger Blue]

Seen most of the big hitters - including Springsteen over 40 times, but Billy Joel at one of his Madison Square Gardens Saturday night gigs was up there with the best performances seen - top class!