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By *ap1 OP Man
over a year ago

cannock

What bands or solo artists have you seen before they became famous.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Jack Savoretti

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

Take That

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Artic Monkeys

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Went to a gig once with 4 unknown Scottish bands playing. Deacon Blue were one of them and the Proclaimers were another.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Take That "

Exactly this

At sherdley park in St Helens

When kids were younger

Also Peter Andre

Radio city roadshow

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Jay from jaminiaque he used to go to the local public school and come into the pub I used to work in. He would collect glasses for me for a pint. It wasn't until years later I found out it was the same guy

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By *ap1 OP Man
over a year ago

cannock

Went to see a band called Samson at place called forum in Cannock.Lead singer was Bruce Dickinson off Iron Maiden.

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By *ed LipstickWoman
over a year ago

Fucksville

"Take That

Exactly this

At sherdley park in St Helens

When kids were younger

Also Peter Andre

Radio city roadshow

Also saw Take That at the Radio City Roadshow, didn't even stay to watch them

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

Reef

Nothing but Thieves

Tinder

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Royal Blood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sleaford Mods - (supporting The Specials, Camden Roundhouse).

Royal Blood - (Supporting The Pixies, Castlefield Bowl)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smegy and the cheesybits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Take That

Exactly this

At sherdley park in St Helens

When kids were younger

Also Peter Andre

Radio city roadshow

Also saw Take That at the Radio City Roadshow, didn't even stay to watch them

Was a long time ago happier days got four grandchildren now

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Depeche Mode.

Small venue in Chadwell Heath and stood next to them at the bar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom Walker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw Def Leppard supporting (I think) AC/DC in 1980. I thought they were rubbish tbh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Alarm

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

"Take That "

Take That came to our school and did a lunchtime gig in the drama studio!! Obviously no lads went because it would have been deeply uncool. Our loss!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Catfish and the bottlemen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Catfish and the bottlemen "

Nice, I love them!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Biffy Clyro played our local rock club when they were unknown. I wasn't fussed so went downstairs after a while.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Catfish and the bottlemen

Nice, I love them!"

They were amazing, I love them too!.

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By *ax6593Man
over a year ago

tyneside

Iron maiden supporting Judas Priest , van Halen supporting black sabbath !

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Manic Street Preachers. They were mostly unheard of at the time

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"What bands or solo artists have you seen before they became famous."

Oasis when they played the granby halls in Leicester… it was just before they really blew up!!

They were brilliant!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What bands or solo artists have you seen before they became famous.

Oasis when they played the granby halls in Leicester… it was just before they really blew up!!

They were brilliant!!! "

Saw Oasis at Hackney Town Hall on one of their first London gigs. Not a fan later but they were very good that night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also Ed Sheeran at a local free festival. He played loads of pub gigs so half of Suffolk saw him early doors !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Iron maiden supporting Judas Priest , van Halen supporting black sabbath ! "

Saw Iron Maiden very early on too 1980

Went to see Twisted Sister in the original Marque club in London before they were big on UK.

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By *hropsDuoCouple
over a year ago

Shropshire

Police at Top of the Pops in the 70's.

They weren't even in the charts. They were last on and just recording them playing.

Most people just walked off as nobody knew who they were

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Breaking Benjamin.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moby when he supported the chili's back in 95,he was heavy as fuck and very good

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

Nirvana

Metallica

Guns n Roses

To name three of many.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I saw Bon Jovi play their first gig in the uk. Only support band I've seen where you just knew they would be huge.

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By *an4funMan
over a year ago

london

Orbital at the Sir George Robey. Early nineties. Barely remember it. It was the 90s after all

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

David Gray, 94 in Dublin,

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By *eddesMan
over a year ago

Bridge of Weir

84 supporting kiss??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nirvana

Metallica

Guns n Roses

To name three of many."

I'm so jealous of Nirvana

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By *leasureseekers123Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham Centre

Oasis. In a pub a week before their first single was released.

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Ex brother in law, saw U2 in the General Wolf in Coventry.

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By *ornyguyMan
over a year ago

Hillsborough, NI

Saw Muse in a small Venue in Edinburgh, was great.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Saw Muse in a small Venue in Edinburgh, was great. "
Korn...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"U2 "

Bloody hell you mystery have been young!

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By *hill1965Man
over a year ago

Camberley

The Jam at Woking FC

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By *wimmingbadgerMan
over a year ago

Leicester

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

Radiohead twice in a matter of weeks supporting different bands at The Barrel Organ in Birmingham. They had one okay song abd I thought the singer was an egotistical knob, I stand by my first opinion!

Saw the manic steet preachers in the same venue when then were playing 25 minute sets and mot plugging Richey Manic's guitar in. They were incredible, huge energy.

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By *wimmingbadgerMan
over a year ago

Leicester

"What bands or solo artists have you seen before they became famous.

Oasis when they played the granby halls in Leicester… it was just before they really blew up!!

They were brilliant!!! "
I was at that but to be fair they had already had a number one album by this point

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kaiser Chiefs

Opeth

My Chemical Romance

Bowling For Soup

Chemical Brothers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As I went to a LOT of gigs when younger caught quite a few bands in their very early days. Esp as support bands.

Nirvana supporting TAD

Radiohead supporting Kingmaker

Muse supporting Live

Kaiser Chiefs supporting a mate's band in a pub. Also playing were 10,000 Things who spawned actor Sam Riley

Green Day in a snooker club in Huddersfield.

Spacehog a few times in pubs etc... Their lead singer would go on to marry Liv Tyler as they found fame in the USA mainly.

Red Hot Chili Peppers in a pub in Fulham

PJ Harvey supporting my own (very unknown) band!

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By *ittleCurvyChickWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere over the rainbow

Nirvana doing an accoustic set in a small pub around 1991

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ed Sheeran supported my mates band and I cannot tell you how little a shit anyone gave in that audience. Me included

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I saw thin Lizzy before they were famous

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

Ocean colour scene. They were awesome.

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By *ornyguyMan
over a year ago

Hillsborough, NI

"Saw Muse in a small Venue in Edinburgh, was great. Korn...

haha, cool. And yep my name is influenced by a like of Korn.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paul Young when he was in Cue Tips at Bedford College, London University in Regent’s Park. Lovely man to chat with.

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By *JandCMCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

U2 1980 n didn't think much of them at n still don't

The housemartins round about 1984/5, never heard of them, my mate put the gig on n no one turned up n I thought they were great, lot better band back then before they started to release records.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ex brother in law, saw U2 in the General Wolf in Coventry."

My bro saw loads of future rock bands in there. Legendary venue back then.

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