Gigs - 1st, last, best, worst, next

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  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    1st - Jeff Buckley

    last - Interpol

    best - Jeff Buckley

    worst - Whoever the support was for Thom Yorke at the Cambs Corn Ex. Some green party dude.

    next - Warpaint
  • tebbit
    tebbit Posts: 604
    1st - The Damned 1986 Manchester Appollo

    Last - Ukrainski Ska - Slavutich 2010

    Best - Charlatans 1989 Legends Warrington

    Worst - Neds Atomic Dustbin Legends Warrington 1989, the support band had an ex-member of the Chameleons in it, the place was packed to this bloke, NEDs came on and everybody left.
  • carrock
    carrock Posts: 1,103
    gethmetal wrote:
    first: Queen at Knebworth Park in 1986, Freddie's last show as it turned out.
    last: Senser in a squat in Camberwell last September
    best: 3 way tie, Queen, Pantera in Newport 1993, Faith No More at Donington 2009
    worst: 2 way tie, Prodigy in Brixton 2007, Rage at Donington last year
    next: Probably Sonisphere Knebworth in the summer, but a lot could happen before then...

    Interesting mix there. shame that most peoples abiding memory of queen is freddie pushing a hoover in drag.

    A staggeringly good live band
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    First - New Order or The Wedding Present..
    Last - Kasabian.
    Best - Primal Scream/ Stone Roses, Spike Island, purely for the event.
    Worst by a mile - The Farm.
    Next - The Cult on Tues at Rock City
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    First: Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel of Love tour at Brammall Lane (Sheffield). Was planned to be the last night of the global tour but they put an extra night on. He played 3 3/4 hours on our night but over 5 hours the next night.

    Last: Kings of Leon. Hyde Park.

    Best: Too difficult to say but special mention for Inspiral Carpets at Reading Festival for most surprisingly good.

    Worst: Carter USM at Rock city. Just after the Philip Schofield business and they really weren't happy bunnies.

    Next: Kings of Leon at Manchester. The mrs idea. Personaly, wouldn't have forked out after the pedestrian performance of Hyde Park.

    As an aside; what's with all the beer chucking these days?
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    1st hawkwind - liverpool stadium

    last- chemical brothers cream liverpool

    best terence trent d'arbay liverpool royal court

    worst the farm hacienda manchestoh

    next- cant be arsed
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 358
    1st- Thunder at the UEA student Bar

    Worst- See above!! Never been a fan and got dragged along by my missus who loved em. I was bored after about 5 mins and if it wsnt for the fact I had not long got with the missus I would have walked out leaving her with her mates and told her to find me in the car when it was over. I dont really like that kind of music anyway and to have them repeat a really really bad 4 bar riff over and over for nearly 20 mins while they interacted with the crowd just put the final nail in the coffin for me!

    Dont get me wrong I love listening to live music over studio recorded albums but I would rather have it on CD to enjoy in my own space :roll:
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Evil Laugh wrote:

    next - Warpaint

    O2 Bristol by any chance? I'm damn tempted.
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  • random man
    random man Posts: 1,518
    morstar wrote:
    As an aside; what's with all the beer chucking these days?

    Are you sure it's beer? I've seen beer bottles full of pi$$ being thrown.
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    random man wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    As an aside; what's with all the beer chucking these days?

    Are you sure it's beer? I've seen beer bottles full of pi$$ being thrown.

    no, thats anfield.
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • richk
    richk Posts: 564
    1st : Ian Dury & The Blockheads (Birmingham Odeon)
    Last : The Mission (Wolverhapton Civic Hall)
    Best : Pop Will Eat Itself
    Worst : The Wonderstuff (Bescot)
    Next : nothing planned unless I can work out how to get home from central london
    There is no secret ingredient...
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    edited January 2011
    1st - The Cure @ Earls Court
    Best - The Wedding Present, Finsbury PowerHaus, Watusi Tour
    Worst - The Fall, Forum - Mark E Smith having a very bad night
    Last - Interpol, Brixton
    Next - Cake
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    First- Motorhead (Bournemouth Winter Gardens)

    Last - Tears for Fears (Poole Arts Centre)

    Best - Queen (Milton Keynes Bowl)

    Worst - Stranglers (Poole Arts Centre)

    Next - Rammstein (whenever they next tour UK)
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  • Mastineo
    Mastineo Posts: 182
    1st: Rainbow, Manc Apollo
    Last: Fun Lovin Criminals, Sherwood Pines
    Best: Pink Floyd 'The Wall' Earls Court
    Worst: Either Joolz Holland or Hank Marvin
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    1st Trapeze,Bolton
    Last. Bad Co,Sheffield 2010
    Best. Any by Bruce Springsteen from the 81 and 85 tours (and the ones after that)
    Worst. primal Scream,Mcr Academy
    M.Rushton
  • oscarbudgie
    oscarbudgie Posts: 850
    1st- The Jam Leeds Queens Hall (1982?)
    Last- - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
    Best- The Go-Betweens T&CC 1986
    Worst - Rolling Stones at Wembley Arena. By some margin
    Next - next time Eels play
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  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    Mastineo wrote:
    Best: Pink Floyd 'The Wall' Earls Court
    That must have been some gig. I usually hate large venues but I appreciate that when they go right, they can be amazing.

    I'm not a great U2 fan but I'd love to have been at one of the original Zooropa gigs just to experience the sheer scale of the thing.
  • pinkbikini
    pinkbikini Posts: 876
    First – U2, Wembley Arena, late 1984, the Unforgettable Fire tour.

    Last – Gwilym Simcock at the 606 Club.

    Best – The Cure, Crystal Palace Bowl, Aug 1990. The setting was everything that night. Never thought I’d be racing round there 20yrs later!

    Worst – Butthole Surfers at Reading Festival, 1989. Amusing, but the sonic assault was never my thing.

    Next – probably more jazz at the 606.

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