FabSwingers.com forum: Best gig

By *icboy OP Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

This is for everyone.

As a frequent gig goer, Biohazard lastnight...

Name your top live bands.

Mine are as follows...just to get you rolling...

1) Dead Kennedys - Nightclub Edinburgh

2) The Cramps - Nightclub Edinburgh

3) Nirvana - QMU Glasgow

4) Meteors - Dingwalls London

5) White Lies - King Tuts Glasgow

So come on lets see your favorites...Mine change all the time...

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By *lam rockerMan
over a year ago

Tain

best venue

Barrowlands

best concert - too many to mention but the highlights are

Peter Gabriel at the SECC (twice)

Big Country, Seer Tour, Playhouse, Edinburgh

Simple Minds, Barrowland

Duran Duran - Barrowland - met Sharleen Spiteri there

Aztec Camera - Hartford CT

The Alarm - Barrowland

REM - Queen margaret Union

Bangles - QMU

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

"This is for everyone.

As a frequent gig goer, Biohazard lastnight...

Name your top live bands.

Mine are as follows...just to get you rolling...

1) Dead Kennedys - Nightclub Edinburgh

2) The Cramps - Nightclub Edinburgh

3) Nirvana - QMU Glasgow

4) Meteors - Dingwalls London

5) White Lies - King Tuts Glasgow

So come on lets see your favorites...Mine change all the time...

Bloody hell you saw nirvana...i am totally green with envy!

Recently...a christmas concert by a folk musician friend, 40 ppl ,wine on tables, chat, joining in, music without the frills, it was fab

Ever...either Mrs woods...greatest dj ever or sabersonics....

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

Saw Nirvana too and yes they were awesome.

My fave are:-

Iron maiden

Metallica

Rage against the machine

Ozzy

Tickets are so damn expensive these days went to download last year and it cost a bomb

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

U2s Elevation Concert at Slane Castle

The line up was

JJ72

Kelis

Coldplay

Redhot Chilli Peppers

Awesome day that was, although I've been to every tour U2 have done since Jashua Tree, they always please the crowd

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

My favs are

Iron Maiden @ Monsters of Rock

Guns and Roses @ dolphins stadium miami

And my all time best was Ozzy @ Lees Cliff in Folkstone last year. Ozzy is a legend.

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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago

Nr Chester

Primal Scream

James

Nirvana

Charlatans

Public Enemy

Orbital

Spandau Ballet

Ian Brown

Leftfield

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

Seen loads of bands but the stand out ones are

The 20th Centuary Doors (the original doors but with Ian Astbury from The Cult as front man)

Green Day

Limehouse Lizzy (Thin Lizzy tribute, can't tell the difference!)

Ian Dury and the Block Heads

Shane Mcgowan

One THE best Iggy Pop

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

"Seen loads of bands but the stand out ones are

The 20th Centuary Doors (the original doors but with Ian Astbury from The Cult as front man)

Green Day

Limehouse Lizzy (Thin Lizzy tribute, can't tell the difference!)

Ian Dury and the Block Heads

Shane Mcgowan

One THE best Iggy Pop"

Limehouse lizzy are the best covers band i have ever seen. Saw them at MCN weekend at butlins and tried to get to as may of their gigs as possible. Oftern on in derby at the flower pot and assembly rooms.

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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago

Nr Chester

Bloomin' eck. Flowerpot still open ?

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

Mine are:

Metallica

Muse

Soundgarden

Fear Factory

Korn.....

....and an honourable mention has to go to White Zombie for the plastic cup-fight before the show started. The atmosphere during that was awesome :D

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By *aulnh2Man
over a year ago

belfast

Thanks all for giving more music for my ever expanding collection

Neil Young

Godspeed You Black Emperor

Bob Dylan

Motorhead

and best gig ever without a doubt was with 40 people in an Islington Bar,

Brian Robertson with the Popes

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By *allenangel99Man
over a year ago

scotland/glenrothes

1-slipknot download 2011

2-parkway drive sonisphere 2011

3-trivium ironworks.

4-avenged sevenfold.brighton

5-rise to remain sonisphere 2011

so many more to choose from that were all awesome.

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

I've been to a fiar few but here are my favourites:

Radiohead - played at their hometown oxford. Supported by supergrass, also oxford band. Great day and went to aftershow party. So many top people there.

Coldplay - wembley stadium. Awsome.

Magic numbers - O2 oxford. Intimate but great.

Steroephonics. - cardiff. They know how to rock.

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

A friend of mine was at the legendary MTV Unplugged Nirvana gig. I've hated him for that ever since!!!

My best gig was MeatLoaf at the Leeds showground 2002. He was awesome. He asked if anyone had any requests, and a little girl right in front of the stage, shouted out the T-Rex song; 20th Century Boy. When he said he didn't sing it, she was all disappointed, so Meatloaf and his daughter sang it acapella for her!!

A seriously amazing artist and showman.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Kanye West....Late Orchestration one off concert at Abbey Road.

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Scissor Sisters ..

My favorite band. I follow them around a bit I love brixton academy. Such an intimate place. Much prefer the smaller gigs O2 is too large. . I do like other bands but too much effort to go on my own.

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

"Bloomin' eck. Flowerpot still open ?"

Not been this year but as far as I know its still open.

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

Seen loads, but off the top of my head,

Dizze Rascal @ Wolves Civic

Robbie @ Knebworth

Billie Idol @ Download

Feeder, Ozzy, Slipknot, My Chemical Romance, Rage Agaainst The Machine, Linkin Park,@ Download, over the years

Red Hot Chilli Peppers, suppirted by Jamea Brown @ Manchester City

Bon Jovi @ Wembley (old stadium)

Depeche Mode @ NEC

Caiser Chiefs, Hives, Bullet For My Valentine @ Carling Academy, Brum....

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

Bit alternative but

Pop will eat itself at brum on a reunion tour as no one thought we'd ever see clint mansell come back from Hollywood and they lifted the roof off the academy in brum

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By *ane and JonnyCouple
over a year ago

Clwyd

Meatloaf .. absolutely amazing on stage

Lost Prophets - 3rd visit on the way

Papa Roach - even better cos i grabbed Jacoby Dakota Shaddix ass whilst he sang (and its on You Tube)

Bryan Adams

Madness too (back in 1980;s though)

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

Neil Young

Primal Scream

The Orb

The Stones

Neil Diamond

Guns and Roses

Pink Floyd

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

Best gig ever was Depeche Mode at whitley bay ice rink

fave band ....The Saw Doctors

fave venue ..barrowlands

BEST TITS Belle AND Sebastian lol

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

Best band i have ever seen live has to be Pantera, saw them 3 times and each time they was just amazing

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

well i saw Jonathan wilson last night and he was rather splendid, as for best gigs

Indigo Girls-Swamp Ophelia Tour-Mcr Academy

Davis Sylvian-Apollo

Stone Roses-Blackpool

Blue Nile-Opera House

Lone justice-International

Leftfield-Academy

Ray lamontagne-Night and day

AC/DC-MEN

Pat Metheney- Appolo

Patti Smith-Academy

Van Morrison-Appolo

LCD Sounsystem-Ritz

The Fall-Ritz

Happy Mondays-Hacienda

Laura marling-Glastonbury

New order-Reading

..and every Falming Lips Gid Ive ever been too

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

Linkin Park

Kasabian

Foo fighters..

Blackstone cherry..

Skunk anansie.. xx

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By *amescoupleCouple
over a year ago

north walsham

Best Venue, The National Bowl Milton Keynes.

Acts,

Bon Jovi

Nickelback (blessed to see these with Bon Jovi in 2006)

Pink.

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

The Selector. In a tiny sweaty pub. About 100 people bouncing off each other going fucking ape shit. Nice!

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By *ottyhunkCouple
over a year ago

Leyburn

The Boss - Giants Stadium New Jersey

The Boss - Olympic Stadium, Seville

Rolling Stones - Slane Castle, Dublin

Led Zeppelin - Knebworth

Van Halen - Old Wembley Stadium

Guns n Roses - Old Wembley Stadium

Rush - Wembley Arena

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

Primal Scream - Barrowlands

Terrorvision - Purple Turtle, Reading

Evan Dando - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Motorhead - Portsmouth Guildhall (I was 12 and they were loud)

Toots & the Maytals/Jimmy Cliff - Wolverhampton

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

Nine Inch Nails - Reading Festival (think it was 2007)

Metallica - Download 06 (whole of Master of Puppets :p)

Tool - Brixton Academy

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

My top live bands.

Mine are as follows...

1) Travis - Excel, Docklands

2) Level 42 - The Forum, London (1991)

3) Incognito - The Jazz Cafe, London

4) N'dea Davenport - Dingwalls, Camden

5) Stanley Clarke and Courtney Pine - Barbican Centre, London

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By *littylikka69Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

best ever gig?.

linda ronstadt at bham odeon 1976

2/the faces at weeley festival 1971

3/queen,heart,joan jett,teardrop explodes at milton keyners bowl 1982

4/dexys midnight runners at cedar club bham 1979

5/never the bride at severnside festival 2008 when i was given an acoustic guitar by murray gould and david levy and invited out on stage for the sound check!.

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By *amslam1000Man
over a year ago

willenhall

got free tickets to earth wind and fire in berlin wasnt my cup of tea but after an hour thier support band came on "Phil collins" he did 2 hours then they came back on with him for 2 more hours best f'in gig i've been to

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By *lubPartyPeepsCouple
over a year ago

London

ELO - Wembley

ELO Part 2 - Nottingham

The Orchestra - Bush Empire

(Kelly Groucutts last gig before he died)

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

tina turner suoorted by bryan adams ,special guest david bowie at nec

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

We're off the see Van 'the man' Morrison a week on Saturday.

We hope to come home and say, "That was the best gig we've ever been to"

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By *nJ_NW_cplCouple
over a year ago

wirral

Bon Jovi .... Every time they are here xxx

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By *ayTVTV/TS
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

Jean Michel Jarre, Paris

Mike Oldfield. Heidelberg

Mike Oldfield, Ipswich

Mike Oldfield, Edinburgh......bit of a pattern developing

Steeleye Span, Ipswich

Thin Lizzy, Bridlington

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

"We're off the see Van 'the man' Morrison a week on Saturday.

We hope to come home and say, "That was the best gig we've ever been to"

Saw him in Leeds a long long time ago, was just after 'A night in San Francisco' was released, same set list and line up but without Junior wells and John Lee Hooker etc

Van was mainly pished, so Brian Kennedy and Georgie Fame did most of the vocals, was still a great gig though

Bets gig i have been to, (which was not really a gig in the true sense) was a small spur of the moment gig, when Mark knopfler walked into his old watering hole, The Grove Inn, Leeds, sat down with Brendan Crocker, and joined in.

Second best I have been to was Queen at Elland Rd Leeds, 1982, Hot Space tour, same tour line up as was mentioned earlier at Milton Keynes.

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

1) Guns & Roses

2) Kasabian

3) NO FX (for the simple fact they got the whole of leeds festival to run round the sound tower!)

4) Arctic Monkeys

5) Coldplay

Surprisingly Oasis was the worst gig! They weren't talking at the time they came on stage mumbled their words and liam walked off half way thru leaving noel to finish up. Who promptly went off stage after the next song, all without uttering a word to the audience! So disappointing.

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

"Best Venue, The National Bowl Milton Keynes.

Acts,

Bon Jovi

Nickelback (blessed to see these with Bon Jovi in 2006)

Pink."

LOVE to see nickelback AND Bon Jovi. Am jealous!! xx

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

Iron Maiden, always been brilliant, Black Sabbath at Download, and Ronnie James Dio at Carling Academy Glasgow.

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

Iron maiden

Blink 182

Metallica

All in newcastle,but really looking forward to going to see You Me At Six in manchester nxt month

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

"Scissor Sisters ..

My favorite band. I follow them around a bit I love brixton academy. Such an intimate place. Much prefer the smaller gigs O2 is too large. . I do like other bands but too much effort to go on my own."

Seen them at the metro arena, I love them but I'm only little and we got floor standing so I couldn't see a thing!

I much prefer smaller venues or festivals x

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By *andymanleeds43Man
over a year ago

Leeds

christy moore london dylan london newcastle loudon wainright111 leeds

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By *mma peelWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Bruce Springsteen Sheffield 80's ?

Paloma Faith- V 2010

Take That - circus tour, balmy eve manc cricket ground

The Wombats- V 2011

Genesis- roundhey park? 1980's invisible touch tour.

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

So many to choose from!!!!

Cramps

Meteors

Restless

Ramones

Stray Cats

Fabulous Thunderbirds

Bo Diddley

Crazy Cavan

Sleepy LaBeef

Br549

Motorhead

All great gigs in thier own way!

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

Genesis- roundhey park? 1980's invisible touch tour.

They played Roundhay Park twice, once in 1987 and again in 1992 Invisible touch was 1987

Springsteen in Sheffield might have bene th Born in the USA tour, saw him at Leeds in '85 again Roundhay park

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

I saw Snow Patrol last night in Nottingham and they were amazing live!

Have also seen Take That, Westlife and The Who, all very good concerts.

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

"Scissor Sisters ..

My favorite band. I follow them around a bit I love brixton academy. Such an intimate place. Much prefer the smaller gigs O2 is too large. . I do like other bands but too much effort to go on my own.

Seen them at the metro arena, I love them but I'm only little and we got floor standing so I couldn't see a thing!

I much prefer smaller venues or festivals x"

smaller venues to get hot n sweaty then

lol x

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

Whitesnake - come and get it tour

Saxon - wheels of steel tour

Judie tzuke - any tour and touring again in march a must see

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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago

Kidderminster+ surrounding areas.

the jam easter 1980 at finsbury park,was a great gig cos i was on night shift but my mate covered for me and i got paid!,went to the gig as a guest of john and paul weller with an access all areas pass and had drinks with the band before and after!.

the ramones -- barbarellas b'ham

led zeppelin--kinetic circus b'ham

the who--1966 smethwick baths 12/6p entrance fee!.

geno washington & the ram jam band --1966 the midnight city b'ham

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

Rush @ the MEN

Iron Maiden @ Manchester Apollo

Michael Jackson @ Roundhey Park

And, Rupert Fabulous at the Royal Oak

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By *icboy OP Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

More to keep it going...

1)The Clash - Glasgow Apollo

2)The Ramones - Playhouse Edinburgh

3)The Young Gods - Glasgow Tech

4)Sex Gang Children - Dingwalls London

5)The Damned - Strathclyde Uni

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By *mma peelWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Genesis- roundhey park? 1980's invisible touch tour.

They played Roundhay Park twice, once in 1987 and again in 1992 Invisible touch was 1987

Springsteen in Sheffield might have bene th Born

in the USA tour, saw him at Leeds in '85 again

Roundhay park"

Hey thanks for that.......they were ace anyway!!!

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

Oasis-wembley stadium ( kasabian and the enemy as supports)

Paul weller- 11 times so can't really pick one

Kings of Leon - Hyde park

Sterophonics-Chelmsford

And last but not least green day - men arena

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

The Levellers

The Rolling Stones

Monsters of rock 92

LiveWire (AC/DC Covers band)

R.E.M.

Aerosmith

Faith No More

The Words

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

Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson.

The Haggis Horns.

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By *landPeggyCouple
over a year ago

Holland !

Pere Ubu

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By *icboy OP Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

The Buzzcocks

Joy Division

Happy Mondays

The Exploited

The Rezillos

Todays list...

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By *uitar_antiheroMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Barrowlands

Leftfield - o2 Academy

Sigur Ros - o2 Academy

R.E.M. - Balloch

Radiohead - S.E.C.C.

Tool - S.E.C.C.

Coldplay - Bellahouston Park

Malcolm Middleton - somewhere in Paris

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By *ashful BazMan
over a year ago

poole dorset

Tina Turner.

The Stylistics.

George Benson.

Madness.

The Jam.

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By *littylikka69Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

david bowie b'ham 1973?...ziggy stardust tour

david bowie in 80s at milton keynes bowl on magical moonlight tour mid 80s

robert gordon with link wray(rock'a' billy)at bham barbarellas late 70s

sam & dave at barbarellas early 70s

lifetime (jack bruce)supported by the greatest show on earth 1971 ,bham town hall

john mayalls bluesbreakers 1970 bham town hall

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

Alien any farm - reading 2003

The music - reading 2003

Kings of Leon when they was the support act to travis - London

Eminem - milton Keynes the bowl

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By *ojorisin22Man
over a year ago

Dudley

Crystal Castles

The Doors Alive (Doors tribute band)

Kasabian

Gallows

The Courteeners

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By *ath-N-DelCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow area

Hayseed Dixie..

Best one I have ever been to

(I don't go to many) lol

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

Iron Maiden

Journey

Alice Cooper

Bjork -At royal Albert Hall (with Bono a very entertaining d*unk on a balcony)

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Pink Floyd

Guns N Roses

Roger Waters

Velvet Revolver

Hyde Park Calling 2006 - Baking hot day and some great bands.

Due to take our daughter to see JLS next month

Not looking forward to that one!

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

Biohazard!! Fantastic!

Metallica, Slipknot and Iron Maiden always put on a great show.

Best Venue for me has always been Donington Park... But second favourite is Hammersmith Apollo.

Going to have a think now as to what i've seen!!

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

The Sisiter of Mercy - various venues.

The Damned - various.

Neil Young - Nottinham.

Bowie - Sunderland 87 (Glass Spider)/90 - Maine Road, Manchester.

All brilliant, all special memories!

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By *icboy OP Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Biohazard!! Fantastic!

Metallica, Slipknot and Iron Maiden always put on a great show.

Best Venue for me has always been Donington Park... But second favourite is Hammersmith Apollo.

Going to have a think now as to what i've seen!!"

Seen Biohazard last week...they were fantastic...

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

Can't name venues

but have really enjoyed the following...

White Stripes

Iggy Pop

Nick Cave

Violent Femmes

Gogol Bordello

Bauhaus

Einsturzende Neubauton

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

Oops.... didn't mean to blush there

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By *icboy OP Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Oops.... didn't mean to blush there

You can blush when ever you want.

Bauhaus...long before they were big...in a small venue in Glasgow...dry ice...Daniel Ash playing his bass with a bow...fantastic...

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By *landPeggyCouple
over a year ago

Holland !

David Bowie - Heroes tour

Pink Floyd

Johnny Cash

Frank Sinatra with Lisa and Sammy Davis Jr

Social Distortion

The Undertones

The Specials

Boy George - benefit gig somewhere

Stiff Little Fingers

Conflict / Crass - shitty music, but what a gig

GBH

John Denver - yeah I know, but he was actually really good live

Tina Turner

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

David Bowie - BBC Radio Studios Maida Vale 2002..only about 60 people there,you could have shot me right there and then and I would have died a happy man.The highlight of what's now a 40 year obsession

Prince at The O2..Fantastic show

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

"Oops.... didn't mean to blush there

You can blush when ever you want.

Bauhaus...long before they were big...in a small venue in Glasgow...dry ice...Daniel Ash playing his bass with a bow...fantastic...

Ah! Bauhaus too! Absolute class!! Love your taste (er, if you catch my drift!)

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

"Bit alternative but

Pop will eat itself at brum on a reunion tour as no one thought we'd ever see clint mansell come back from Hollywood and they lifted the roof off the academy in brum"

I was at both nights and it really was special, particularly when they played the really early stuff and Crabbie drummed again. Were you at the Stourbridge Rock Cafe gig a few years later when Clint failled to show but the rest of them played?

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

I think my fave ever was a Joe Strummer memorial night in aid of the Jail Guitar Doors charity at Proud Galleries in Camden. Billy Bragg, Mick Jones of the Clash, Wayne Kramer out of MC5 and one of the Foo Fighters who's name I forget doing Redemption song, Kick out the Jamms and Jail Guitar Doors. Crazy.

Other notable ones?

Frank Turner at the Borderline last year

Wonder Stuff's first reformation gig at Dudley JB's

Ministry at Manchester acadamy

Jane's Addiction at the hummingbird

Carter USM doing a very short set in a pub in Brixton for Fruitbat's 50th Birthday

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

"Hayseed Dixie..

Best one I have ever been to

(I don't go to many) lol"

Bugger! How could I have forgotten? I've seen them 3 times or 4, can't remember now, very good gigs, not very sober either

They are also the Kerosene Brothers, who open for Hayseed Dixie (not a lot of people know that)

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

Bucks fizz ,Butlins Skegness 1997

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

I always forget prodigy at MK bowl 18months ago, that was amazing!

and Rage Against the Machine in finsbury park after the xmas no1 :D

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

"Bucks fizz ,Butlins Skegness 1997

Don't worry, we won't tell anyone

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

Muse

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

AC/DC 1991 at monsters of rock

Iron Maiden 1992 at monsters of rock

WASP 1992 Cardiff

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

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

saint ettiene manchester ritz

sharon jones and the dapkings manchester ritz

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

The stone sour/avenged seven fold jointed headline thing was quite good tho neither band got long enough on stage

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

30 seconds to mars in glasgow.

Guys know how to put on a show. Jared has a potty mouth though

Hoping to see lots more bands this year. Also lots of you have great taste esp. Indie/alternative choices.

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By *PerfectGentMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Best gig ever... Foo Fighters in The Barrowlands back in the 90's.

I worked security in the pit at the front of stage, pulling crowd surfers out! Dave Grohl just a couple of feet behind me, and streams of good looking people needing pulled out of the crowd!

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

Has to be Meatloaf for me

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

Big Country, Liverpool Academy last week

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

Hayseed Dixie at the HMV institute last sept Small venue but a brilliant show.

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

Bon Jovi - multiple times

U2 - Multiple times

Prince

Tina Turner

John Miles

Gary Moore - the best one ever

Springsteen

Rod Stewart

Lindisfarne

ELP

Phil Collins

and a load more

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By *ovely CummingsWoman
over a year ago

Peaky Nipples

Been lucky enough to see many bands I love, many listed above in others posts but without doubt the best gigs I've been to was slayer at rock city, 1st on the south of heaven tour and then on the world painted blood tour.

Both times the place was packed and went mental

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

Blur - Middlesbrough

The Shamen - Leeds

Ms Y

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

killing joke at rock city

download

city in the park 1992 (neds, L7, pearl jam's first uk gig and the cult

the manics in salisbury with richie

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

Not necessarily in order :

The Who. Black Sabbeth. Deep Purple

All at Lancaster Uni

Frank Zappa and the Mothers at Manchester

Pink Floyd

at Knebworth, Earls Court, Bath Festival, Lancaster Uni, Weeley and Bickershaw festivals, Man City.

Rolling Stones at Man City

Jools Holland at Larmer Tree Festival with Lulu Ruby Turner, and Alison Moyet

Police in Blackpool.

Simply Red at Broadlands

Van Morrison at Torquay.

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

Jools Holland tour when Marianne Faithfull was a guest artist and sang live.

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

I have to confess to boyhood fantasies about Marianne Faithfull. She's still horny now.

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

Saw Van Morrison last night - he was fantastic

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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago

Crete or LANCASTER

Fantastically grumpy last time I saw him, great music as always though.

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

Oh aye, he wasn't exactly crackin' many jokes but be did 1hr 30 without stopping for breath lol

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By *littylikka69Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

"I have to confess to boyhood fantasies about Marianne Faithfull. She's still horny now."

saw marianne faithfull early 60s when she first started out on her singing career at an open air gig in cannon hill park birmingham,it was first time i had seen a singing star from tv and she looked and sounded divine!.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

oooh.... i think i did most of my best gigs when i was at uni...

best bands i have seen live

Oasis....

Pulp....

The Saw Doctors...

Kanye West....

Elbow....

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

muse

foo fighters

kasabian

daft punk

the vaccines

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