FabSwingers.com forum: Memorable gig moments

By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Good to see a love of music and live performance on here. What are some of your most memorable gig moments... Either from the band or performers or something that happened to you? The punk thread reminded me of quite a few..

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

Not a huge gig goer. I can’t think of anything so nothing could have been particularly memorable.

But hopefully others have had some top moments! Anyone?

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By *estarossa.Woman
over a year ago

Flagrante

Being able to watch Linkin Park at Download was pretty good. Had a friend in a high place at the time, so watched from the side of the stage!

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips crowdsurfing in a giant inflatable hamster ball was pretty epic!

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

I went to see Post Malone recently. someone in the crowd chucked their trainer onto the stage, he poured his beer into it and drank it. I was gagging a bit but I don’t think I’ll forget it in a hurry. one half of the crowd were cheering him on and the other half were screaming noooo

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

Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time.

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

Being crowd surfed back in the day about 250 years ago onto the stage with the clash on Hastings pier

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By *asterR and slut mayaMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Seeing Michael Jackson moonwalk

At Wembley.

Hearing anni Lennox voice

Resound round Wembley

Seeing a piano come floating on stage then starting to play with no one sitting there at lionel Richie concert Sheffield

Seeing David Copperfield fly at Sheffield .

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time. "

I'd love to see RATM

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

Being at Maida Vale in 2002 when Bowie performed The Bewlay Brothers live for the first time

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

A few years back We went to see Black Sabbath at Hyde Park and decided to get in the mosh ..then very quickly realized we weren't 20 anymore!

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By *leasureseekers123Couple
over a year ago

Heathrow

"Being crowd surfed back in the day about 250 years ago onto the stage with the clash on Hastings pier"

The clash last played Hastings in 1980. You were 10!

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

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time.

I'd love to see RATM"

Saw them at ULU in 1993. Crazy small venue.

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By *ent in BlackMan
over a year ago

Silsden

RHCP in Sheffield, young Eastern European lady asked me to pick her up on my shoulders so she could get some photos. Once she’d done she tapped me on the head and said ‘ok thanks baldy, put me down now’

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

At a very intimate setting in 1981, I was watching Depeche Mode on a small stage at the Regency Suite not far from me.

I was about 10 feet away leaning on a wooden railing standing just above the dance floor, level with the stage and as he sang Dave Gahan looked over and caught me dead in the eyes

Later at the bar I stood a couple of feet away from them and Martin Gore looked at me too

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By *razzyhorseMan
over a year ago

cambridge

Seeing Kate Bush at Hammersmith realising it would probably never happen again.

Seeing Richey Edwards MSP run and jump into the crowd from the stage still wearing his fender guitar and returning without it. Someone got one hell of a memento that night!

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

The three tenors, unforgetable

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By *arleycplCouple
over a year ago

Leyburn

Seeing Billy F Gibbons a couple of weeks ago in Birmingham

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Watching a teeny tiny Michael Jackson bop around on the stage at Wembley

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By *estarossa.Woman
over a year ago

Flagrante

Also Robbie at Knebworth. Was right at the back of 90k people and it was still fantastic!

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

Seeing Manchester academy packed out with people trying to sing Mongolian. Download 2012 seeing black sabbath just after Tony was cleared of lymphoma, when we got to the camp we had no idea if he’d be with the band or not but I’ll never forget how loud that crowd got when Ozzy introduced him

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By *hisCharmingMan
over a year ago

South Manchester

Was lucky enough to get hospitality tickets for the Foo Fighters at MEN Arena back in 2005, sat down to watch Eagles Of Death Metal and Taylor Hawkins sat next to me to enjoy the show. Signed my daughters ticket, and after he left a security guard gave her a pair of drum sticks saying they were from him. Special night

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

Not been able to sing yet singing along as the Saw Doctors opened their set at the tenth anniversary of the Finsbury Fleadh

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

When I went to see the exploited..and crass turned up as a surprise support band...the bonehead's in the crowd.. weren't pleased..

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

Roxy Music playing Clarences in Halifax

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time.

I'd love to see RATM

Saw them at ULU in 1993. Crazy small venue. "

I saw king at ULU before paul king joined mtv... Probably 80s?great venue mind.

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

I saw BNQT - an Indie super-group with Fran Healey, Alex Kapranos, with members of Midlake, Band of Horses, and Grandaddy in the line up, at Roundhouse in Soho. Fran Healey jumped off stage and stood next to me. Got a pic of that somewhere.

OMD at Royal Albert Hall was pretty special, too.

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

"Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips crowdsurfing in a giant inflatable hamster ball was pretty epic!

I was one of the animals dancing on stage at a Flaming Lips gig once. That was memorable (and very hot)!

Weirdly, years later, I got to know their ex-drummer quite well. He lives in Wales.

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

Ozzy in Dublin 2007 I think. Was such a night, dont know how he did it but he was like a 20yr old on stage and of course, Paranoid just tipped everyone over the edge.

Unusual gig was Blueman Group. That was an experience to behold. Weird af but VERY entertaining.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time. "

Yeah I saw RATM at Rock City & Glastonbury both times at the front in the mosh pit, hard to match that kind of energy but sone that came close, also at Rock city were Pantera, Tool & Faith no More. Tool were actually supporting but stole the show

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By *tooveMan
over a year ago

belfast

"When I went to see the exploited..and crass turned up as a surprise support band...the bonehead's in the crowd.. weren't pleased.."

Who was the skinhead band playing?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Seeing the sooty show live at the Beck Theatre in Hayes.

That Sue really knows how to party she gives a great hand job.

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By *tooveMan
over a year ago

belfast

Getting wanked in the crowd watching fugazi in Queens students union.

Moonflowers running about naked in the crowd while playing in Belfast art college.

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By *tooveMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Seeing the sooty show live at the Beck Theatre in Hayes.

That Sue really knows how to party she gives a great hand job."

Humour.

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time.

I'd love to see RATM

Saw them at ULU in 1993. Crazy small venue. "

That was with Headswim supporting..

Such a great gig. Zak's fury was something to behold.

To this day one of my all time fave gigs, and venues.

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent

Being at the first gig the Foofighters played in London - it was on MTV, and also being at the last gig Sepultura played with the original line-up. The band split shortly after. Both were amazing.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

I remember going to see Wet Wet Wet with my mum and me bursting into tears with excitement when they came onto the stage

I think I was overawed by how hot Marti Pellow looked!

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time.

Saw Tool support RATM on Newcastle. Maynard joined Rage onstage to perform his bit on Know Your Enemy.

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

Went to see Michael Jackson at Wembley when I was 14, I managed to get right down to the front but off to the side of the stage which I was disappointed about wanted to be front and centre, but then he moonwalked across the stage stopped right in front of me and did the Smooth Criminal lean, so I was chuffed to bits in the end!

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By *ayo81966Man
over a year ago

barnstaple

Lemmys last uk gig at eden project day after glasto

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By *sJayMan
over a year ago

Folkestone

Love live music and go to a LOT of gigs, but off the top of my head one sticks out...

A few years ago I started dating someone and she had just got 2 VIP tickets to see Black Sabbath on their The End tour...

Got in early to see their soundcheck and was at the very front for the show, right in front of Tony Iommi, and got one of his guitar picks too!

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By *erkshire8299Man
over a year ago

slough

In the last two weeks in London I saw kiss...blur...Hollywood vampires...the who...looking forward to red hot chili peppers Jon Anderson and rebellion festival...meet up if anyone fancies...

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

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time. "

Was the R A T M in Finsbury Park with Skunk Anansie supporting Kiss early 90s if so I was there too.

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

Just Googled it July 1997

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

"When I went to see the exploited..and crass turned up as a surprise support band...the bonehead's in the crowd.. weren't pleased..

Who was the skinhead band playing?"

No skinhead band playing..it was the 100 club.. anything like the exploited would generally attract the bonehead's sort of one's you wouldn't want to take to an auction..if you know what I mean..

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By *abluesbabyMan
over a year ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

The band Living Colour and they were playing to around 950 people at Manchester Academy 2. A d*unk heckler kept shouting it wasn't loud enough so the singer made them kill the mics and the PA and he performed the song acapella to a stunned silent crowd and his voice was so powerful we all heard it crystal clear.

Even shut the heckler up!

Many years before I saw the band Screaming Trees (a couple of members went on to form Queens of the Stone Age) split up on stage at the very same venue culminating in them beating the hell out of each other!

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By *omRachCouple
over a year ago

Wirral

I can vividly remember seeing Fish (when he was still in Marillion) being chased around a Liverpool stage by a scantily clad buxomed lady waiving a whip at him.

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

Tom Odell back in 2016. His supporting act was Rag n Bone man who was amazing!

I was extremely pregnant back then and was ferried to my seat in the lift before anyone else was allowed in. It's the little things

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

The Terrorvision gig where the pogoing collapsed the dance floor.

Also watching Therapy the day Father Ted died and the band dedicated a sing to him and it all got a bit emotional.

Ooh. And the gig where the Prodigy did a 3 song set as an unannounced support band at the Wulfrun. Pretty sure that was Therapy also.

Less happily, a Dylan gig where he had his back effectively turned to the audience for the whole set. The grumpy git.

Lou Reed made me very,very happy though..

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By *orkshire 123Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Pink Floyd at fyenoord football stadium in Rotterdam 1994 was an amazing night

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Saw the cure at wycombe town hall in front of about 20 people. I think they were 1st of 3 support bands for generation x... Played about 3 songs.. With no pa or lights... Before they were booed off.. One of which was the awful killing an arab single. They did ok though didnt tbey?!

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

"Rage Against The Machine- Finsbury Park. Never felt so much collective energy in my life.

Richard Ashcroft at Highest Point, Lancaster. Had head to toe bilateral goose bumps.

Incognito, anywhere, every time.

Was the R A T M in Finsbury Park with Skunk Anansie supporting Kiss early 90s if so I was there too. "

No, I was busy smashing the Hacienda back then, this was the 2010 gig.

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