Gigs- who you seen and who is best

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  • ChrisLS
    ChrisLS Posts: 2,749
    ...Leonard Cohen, this summer(it rained)...he was sublime...the music was out of this world... 8) :D
    ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
  • Mothyman
    Mothyman Posts: 655
    Kaiser Chiefs - but I also never buy their records...great atmos, fun time
    Peter Gabriel...also a great show
    Musical Box (Genesis tribute) - doing the whole of The Lamb Lies Down in Broadway.....
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    Have just booked tickets to see Ocean Colour Scene in Oxford....... Really looking forward to that one!
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  • Philip S
    Philip S Posts: 398
    Today's top five:

    British Sea Power in 2004
    John Cale in 1993
    Teenage Fanclub in 1997
    David Bowie in 2004
    Richard Hawley in 2007
  • flashman469
    flashman469 Posts: 102
    Best ones for me:

    The Smiths - Queen is Dead tour 1986 I think at Cornwall Colisseum
    The Cure - Kiss Me Tour 87 @ NEC
    That Petrol Emotion - 88 Birmingham Hummingbird
    The Handsome Family - 2006 Exeter
    The Beat - 3 months ago in Penzance
  • 211dave112
    211dave112 Posts: 125
    my top five...in no particular order,

    5. The King Blues - 2000trees festival '09 - just a great gig, great crowd, great frontman, great songs, and a nice anti BNP chant :)

    4. The Paddingtons - 2007 tour - just an intense gig, loud fast, whole band going at 100mph constantly on the verge of hugging and/or fighting.

    3. The Cribs - Reading 2006 - a band at their peak i thought, just carnage, had the whole crowd involved and made me sing along in a wakefield accent.

    2. The Subways - Reading 2006 - purely for the epic sing along songs that filled the set, along with blue skies sunshine and plenty of beer.

    1. Oasis - 2008 (maybe '09, cant remember) CIA - well they're oasis ent they! not my fave band but just massive live band, with hit after hit. i also came out without my shirt and broken glasses, which is always proof of a good gig.

    ok, well a couple more mentions, Kings of Leon, The On-Offs, The Maccabees, The Yardbirds, The Vines, White lies and so on.
  • mikeq
    mikeq Posts: 141
    Status Quo - Edinburgh Playhouse 1984 (first ever gig and have seen them loads since)
    Queen - Wembley 1986
    The Alarm - Edinburgh Playhouse mid 80's
    Joe Satriani - Barrowlands late 80s?
    Bon Jovi - Glasgow SECC late 80s
    Heaven and Hell (black sabbath/dio line up) - Glasgow SECC last year
    Cycling from Glasgow to Paris to raise funds for Asthma UK

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  • Johnp
    Johnp Posts: 51
    Prodigy
    Muse
    Editors
    Maximo Park (3 times)
    Kings of Leon
    Fall Out Boy (Not my proudest moment but still fun)
    Wombats
    Foo Fighters
    Hives
    Iggy Pop
    Noah and The Whale
    Maccabees
    Subways
    Killers
    Kooks
    Passion Pits

    and booked before the end of the year

    Jamie T
    Maximo Park (Again)
    Airbourne Toxic Event
    Muse
    White Lies

    Best so far had to be Muse at Wembley Stadium
  • sheepworryingbhoy
    sheepworryingbhoy Posts: 167
    In no particular order...
    Stranglers - Capital, Abdn '83
    Wonderstuff - QMU + Astoria '88
    Nirvana - various
    Janes Addiction - various
    Suicidal Tendencies - Astoria '89
    Mission - various/Brixton Academy '87
    Impossible not to mention Theatre of Hate, Getting the Fear, Damned, Foos & loads of stuff @ Barrowlands.
    The Pouges - Abdn '85 (the night Scotland made the WC play-offs but sadly bid farewell to Big Jock) probably the most emotional gig I ever witnessed but remebered for very sad reasons.....
    Ramones - Reading (wished I'd seen them more)
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    sheepworryingbhoy wrote:
    Ramones - Reading (wished I'd seen them more)

    I just wish I'd seen them :cry:
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Porgy wrote:
    sheepworryingbhoy wrote:
    Ramones - Reading (wished I'd seen them more)

    I just wish I'd seen them :cry:

    Seen the Ramones in Glasgow....
    New York Dolls and Johnny Thunder
    Boomtown Rats
    Police
    Slade
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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    sheepworryingbhoy wrote:
    Ramones - Reading (wished I'd seen them more)

    I just wish I'd seen them :cry:

    Seen the Ramones in Glasgow....
    New York Dolls and Johnny Thunder
    Boomtown Rats
    Police
    Slade

    damn you for being older than me! :twisted:

    Although not too worried about the Boomtown Rats or the Police tbh...
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Porgy wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    sheepworryingbhoy wrote:
    Ramones - Reading (wished I'd seen them more)

    I just wish I'd seen them :cry:

    Seen the Ramones in Glasgow....
    New York Dolls and Johnny Thunder
    Boomtown Rats
    Police
    Slade

    damn you for being older than me! :twisted:

    Although not too worried about the Boomtown Rats or the Police tbh...

    Didn't think I was much older, was probably in 1991 that i saw them, I was about 23 at the time. Got down the front and came out of the gig absolutely soaking. Superb place the Barrowlands.
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  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    pneumatic wrote:

    BUT

    I have never forgiven myself for my stupidity in 1979, when a mate offered me a ticket to see Led Zeppelin at Knebworth. "Nah, can't be bothered." was the WRONG answer! :oops: :oops:

    Oh man.. I feel for yah. Complete act of gross negligence :lol: .

    Gigs that stand out for me....

    Paige and Plant at the MEN arena - about '91.

    U2 about a month ago at Sheffield. Probably the best gig I've been to. The whole show and atmosphere was just electric.

    Pink Floyd at Maine Road in about '90 (I think).

    Police reunion tour. Never saw them at their peak so it was a brilliant to see them live after 25 years. And they were great.

    Those have been the highlights.

    Next best have been AC/DC and Genesis
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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    sheepworryingbhoy wrote:
    Ramones - Reading (wished I'd seen them more)

    I just wish I'd seen them :cry:

    Seen the Ramones in Glasgow....
    New York Dolls and Johnny Thunder
    Boomtown Rats
    Police
    Slade

    damn you for being older than me! :twisted:

    Although not too worried about the Boomtown Rats or the Police tbh...

    Didn't think I was much older, was probably in 1991 that i saw them, I was about 23 at the time. Got down the front and came out of the gig absolutely soaking. Superb place the Barrowlands.

    OK - you're not older than me - it's just that the bands you listed all had their heydays between about 1970 and 1982 - I wasn't old enough to go to a gig till 1983, so I missed most of my favourites.

    Only got into the Ramones last year - now they're my favourite band and i wanna see them live. might have to settle for a dvd instead.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,599
    Best I've seen was Metallica's Justice for All tour.
  • sonicred007
    sonicred007 Posts: 1,091
    KevinMcC wrote:
    lo

    Best in no order- Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, The Killers and Do Me Bad Things

    Kevin if you're a big fan of Do Me Bad Things... check out Sabre Tooth Tiger Band... features Tommy and Adam from DMBTs plus Steve Lowe from formerly of Tokyo Dragons on lead vocals... pure power pop to the top.... nothing recorded yet but when they do 'Tell me That You Love Me and Power of Love will surely be popular.. if there's any justice in this life
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  • Flying Monkey
    Flying Monkey Posts: 51
    I Saw Led Zeppelin at Knebworth back in the 70's.
    Don't remember too much about it, but have vague recollections of Chas & Dave being one of the other acts!
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    ramones were great live. Police were terrible

    cribs tomorrow, looking forward to them, the new albums canny
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Porgy wrote:
    Only got into the Ramones last year - now they're my favourite band and i wanna see them live. might have to settle for a dvd instead.

    There's no "might" about it. You definitely ain't gonna see them live now.
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    The Who. IndigO2 :-) Nice and intimate.
  • Ollieda
    Ollieda Posts: 1,010
    Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Tour, Wembley 1995.

    Was amazing......especially as I was only 7 at the time!
  • drewfromrisca
    drewfromrisca Posts: 1,165
    Oasis Millenium Stadium December 2005.

    After that probably Foo Fighters Hyde Park.

    Not my cup of tea anymore but Stereophonics (when they played proper music) at Cardiff Castle. Can't remember the year but think it was about 10-12 years ago.
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Pink Floyd, first performance of The Wall, Earls Court 1980

    Rolling Stones European Tour, 1976, Earls Court
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Jeez, I'm old :cry:
  • volvine
    volvine Posts: 409
    no order

    U2 x7 times but best gig was Zoo T.V Actung Baby tour at Sheffield Arena 1991
    INXS 7 July 1993- Town and Country Club, Leeds, England (2,000 fans)
    AC/DC 2010 Wembley and Manchester M.E.N black ice tour
    IRON MAIDEN Dance of Death tour 2003
    OASIS Knebworth 1996

    these where my fav giggs
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  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    In no particular order -

    Brian Wilson, RFH 2004 - Infamous lost Beach Boys album 'Smile' gets played in its entirety. Grown men weep.

    Rush, NEC, 1988 - Bloke takes his son to his first ever gig. Kid is around 30 years younger than everyone else (incidentally I turned the tables a couple of years ago and took me Dad to see Rush - there were kids everywhere!)

    The Cult, manchester Apollo, 1989 - Bloke takes his son to his second ever gig. Twenty years later it is still the most rock 'n' roll thing I've ever seen.

    J Spaceman (Jason Pierce), Lowry, 2006(?) - Spiritualized frontman takes to stage with three peice gospel choir, acousic guitar, pianist and a string quartet. Grown men weep.
  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    CHRISNOIR wrote:

    The Cult, manchester Apollo, 1989 - Bloke takes his son to his second ever gig. Twenty years later it is still the most rock 'n' roll thing I've ever seen.

    Was that on the Sonic Temple tour?

    I went to see them around that time at Manchester... probably the same gig

    I should have added that to my list. They were outstanding that evening.
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  • Parkpre Boy
    Parkpre Boy Posts: 19
    Rush - Wembley Arena October 10th 2007
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  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    mac man wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:

    The Cult, manchester Apollo, 1989 - Bloke takes his son to his second ever gig. Twenty years later it is still the most rock 'n' roll thing I've ever seen.

    Was that on the Sonic Temple tour?

    I went to see them around that time at Manchester... probably the same gig

    I should have added that to my list. They were outstanding that evening.

    It was indeed - they were on fire. I was expecting lasers and projections like the Rush gig and instead sot a stripped down, dirty rock 'n' roll show that was deafening. They were a bit poor on the Ceremony tour in 1991 though (playing the G-Mex didn't help).

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