On the ‘Somwhere Back in Time’ tour? That’s amazing!
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Who's the best band you've seen live?
- Thread starter GrandOldSte117
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Easy one this.
Echo and the Bunnymen, St Georges Hall May 1984.
The gig was commissioned as a one off special for the Old Grey Whistle Test ( remember that ! )
St Georges Hall is Liverpool`s old Crown Court and as well as the interior being wonderfully ornate, it was built for it`s acoustics.
The whole place filled full of dry ice for large parts of the gig, which massively added to the atmosphere.
The whole thing was electric, the setting, the stage and light show, the sound and the Bunnymen played what must`ve been one of their all time great sets.
( Plus we had the best team in Europe too and the whole city was alive that year, it was a great time to be a young lad in Liverpool, with the footy, the clothes and the music )
Closely followed by Big Country at the Academy in Manchester in the 90`s.
I`ve no idea where they came from, but about 95% of the crowd was Scottish, both lads and girls, all dressed in tartan and in klits, all bladdered and all up for it.
It was more like a massive private party, than a gig.
The whole gig was a mass singalong and one big mosh pit
Echo and the Bunnymen, St Georges Hall May 1984.
The gig was commissioned as a one off special for the Old Grey Whistle Test ( remember that ! )
St Georges Hall is Liverpool`s old Crown Court and as well as the interior being wonderfully ornate, it was built for it`s acoustics.
The whole place filled full of dry ice for large parts of the gig, which massively added to the atmosphere.
The whole thing was electric, the setting, the stage and light show, the sound and the Bunnymen played what must`ve been one of their all time great sets.
( Plus we had the best team in Europe too and the whole city was alive that year, it was a great time to be a young lad in Liverpool, with the footy, the clothes and the music )
Closely followed by Big Country at the Academy in Manchester in the 90`s.
I`ve no idea where they came from, but about 95% of the crowd was Scottish, both lads and girls, all dressed in tartan and in klits, all bladdered and all up for it.
It was more like a massive private party, than a gig.
The whole gig was a mass singalong and one big mosh pit
Cameron Manning
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Cy Tucker and the Friars in The Clock on Salisbury St and also in The Goblin in Islington many years ago brilliant nights.
The Killers have probably been the best. Likewise Shed Seven.
Maverick Sabre, Nothing But Thieves and Skinny Lister are all bands I had no expectations of and turned out to be really good.
Maverick Sabre, Nothing But Thieves and Skinny Lister are all bands I had no expectations of and turned out to be really good.
BlueVeeVee
Player Valuation: Free Transfer
Best band - Probably Pink Floyd - various. Stafford was pretty good.
Best gig? Deaf School - Eric's, Liverpool (circa 1973).
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £25m
Recency bias but I saw Godspeed last month and that was up there as one of the best. Very intense - playlist hit perfectly.
Greatest star performance I've ever seen is the White Stripes years back in Glasgow. Like seeing prime Hendrix or something, it was that sort of level. Cavernous barn of a venue and Jack White made it feel like a packed club with 50 people.
Greatest star performance I've ever seen is the White Stripes years back in Glasgow. Like seeing prime Hendrix or something, it was that sort of level. Cavernous barn of a venue and Jack White made it feel like a packed club with 50 people.
Bluesaint
Player Valuation: £2.5m
The Pogues, Brixton Academy 89. Just before Shane started on the downhill slide. Hot, sweaty, chaotic fun. Mr MacGowan was on good form. Saw them 12 months later in Liverpool and he was looking lost. A few months after that they played a few dates in small venues in Ireland and he was a mess.
2.
1) Early 70s; a Johnny Cash Impersonator at The Dove and Olive Speke, shut your eyes and you wouldn't know the difference.
2) 2005(?) The Stones at Western Springs Auckland
1) Early 70s; a Johnny Cash Impersonator at The Dove and Olive Speke, shut your eyes and you wouldn't know the difference.
2) 2005(?) The Stones at Western Springs Auckland
perth_blue
Player Valuation: £15m
Springsteen is definitely my best, seen him twice, non stop 3 hour show each time, plays a different set list each night, amazing.
Bob Dylan live is amazing as well!
Dropkick Murphy's were brilliant as well when I saw them, rocked out in a smaller venue.
perth_blue
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Got to see them at their best though!
Radiohead are very, very good
Bishop Thumpety-Thump
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Sadly not, it was the X Factor tour when Blaze Bailey replaced Bruce Dickinson. 1995 I think?
Bishop Thumpety-Thump
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Got freebies for Springsteen’s solo acoustic gig in Birmingham on the Ghost of Tom Joad tour. Wasn’t really a fan at that stage but what a performance. Just him, his acoustic guitar and harmonica. Three hours of intimate story telling, I was absolutely in awe. Big fan now.
Not a big gig go'er, too bloody noisy...
But Green Day's American Idiot tour in 2005 was really good.
But Green Day's American Idiot tour in 2005 was really good.
coollino
Player Valuation: £80m
Nope, just her and a massive stage. she climbed it, went under it...everything lol. Its a very basic stage too. she sometimes sang back stage and then came out in a new outfit.
she only had people with her when Robyn and co came out.