first gigs

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Those giggs at Maine Rd were brilliant, seemed to be warm at every one ,carnival atmosphere until the Oasis ones which were carnage .

I saw Floyd, stones and Oasis there, all great gigs

 

[meeesh]

Stiff Little Fingers July 1980 Coventry Locarno

Bloody hell,you know somert,I thought that place was just a made up name,as sung by The Specials in Friday night/Saturday morning song,but it makes sense now,with them being from there,fuck me it's a small and weird world we live in,I have lived a sheltered life at times though I think to myself,I've just googled Locarno Coventry and there it is/was,looks like it has gone these days

Edit- Just looked into it further,and it is now Coventry Central Library I think !!! You might know different ?

 

[Deleted member 13905]

Dead Kennedys at Mcr Polly in 80.

went to that.
u.k.decay supported.
always loved gigs upstairs at the poly.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

went to that.
u.k.decay supported.
always loved gigs upstairs at the poly.

Yes, I remember them singing 'for my country'.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

Yes, I remember them singing 'for my country'.

top band.
didn't abbo, the singer, have his head bandaged up after an accident?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

top band.
didn't abbo, the singer, have his head bandaged up after an accident?

I didn't know much about the band tbh mate.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

I didn't know much about the band tbh mate.

no, i mean that night, at that gig.
i'm sure he was wearing a bandage on his bonce having just cut it open on a ceiling or summat he said.
maybe it was another gig.

 

[bluegirl74]

Prince. Maine Rd 1990.

Shit, just remembered, Chris Rea, somewhere in Sheffield maybe a year earlier

*shame face but the tickets were a gift.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

i can't remember.

 

[red 2 hats]

First concert I remember was my Mam dragging us to watch Showaddywaddy at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham, bobbins.

First gig of choice was The Beat at the Apollo.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

no, i mean that night, at that gig.
i'm sure he was wearing a bandage on his bonce having just cut it open on a ceiling or summat he said.
maybe it was another gig.

Some random braincell has just kicked in and gave a very faint recollection of that bandage.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

robinson's?

Dosnt ring a bell that mate,they always had about a 3 inch advert in sounds and maybe nme and melody maker .
Think it had a trendy name,going too bloody annoy me now
Help me blue moon ?

 

[squirtyflower]

That Who gig was my third.

Second was Sparks @ FTH

Fourth was Blue Oyster Cult @ FTH

Fifth was Queen @ FTH.

I think Robin Trower gig was sixth.

Was at all of them too

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Dosnt ring a bell that mate,they always had about a 3 inch advert in sounds and maybe nme and melody maker .
Think it had a trendy name,going too bloody annoy me now
Help me blue moon ?

Could of been the record store just off Oldham St, name escapes me at the moment.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

Could of been the record store just off Oldham St, name escapes me at the moment.

vibes?
edit: no, forget that, vibes was in bury wasn't it.

 

[uncle fester]

Out of towner but am sure you'll recognise a few of these...

Boomtown Rats - McMordie Hall (Belfast) 1977
Undertones - Ulster Hall 1978
Penetration - Erics (original Cavern club Liverpool)1978
Mink De Ville - Marquee club (or poss 100 club) London 1979
Bob Marley - Deeside Leisure Centre North Wales 1979
Dead Kennedys - Cromer West Runton Pavillion 1979
Altered Images - University of East Anglia 1980
Echo & the Bunnymen - University of East Anglia 1981?
Kid Creole - Belfast Maysfield 1981
Simple Minds - Ulster Hall 1982

also had tickets for Bow Wow Wow at UEA but in true Malcolm McLaren style he hyped it up to fuck then cancelled

 

[stony]

Who are those mugs at concerts who let birds sit on their shoulders? What a bunch of fucking numpties. Not only are they stood there sweating like cunts whilst theirs birds try and grab the attention of the cameras or whoever is onstage, but they're also missing the show. Fucking nobheads.

 

[Barcon]

Who are those mugs at concerts who let birds sit on their shoulders? What a bunch of fucking numpties. Not only are they stood there sweating like cunts whilst theirs birds try and grab the attention of the cameras or whoever is onstage, but they're also missing the show. Fucking nobheads.

A mate of mine pelted one of them birds in the kite with a fully loaded hot dog.

 

[stony]

A mate of mine pelted one of them birds in the kite with a fully loaded hot dog.

Good on him. Selfish cows.

 

[Maccblue]

Excellent Russell Hastings ? Is as good as Weller and they play a good set pretty green ,etc and the more well known stuff

I would have answered exactly the same. Hastings sounds better than Weller. Not a big fan of Weller on his own to be honest. Should of seen him a few years ago at Jodrell Bank but it got cancelled on the day as it was a mud bath
Prob seen FTJ at least 10 times now Manc, Liverpool Cavern (great venue) Leeds Wolves