squirtyflower
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Status Quo played Belle Vue that night, one of them had an England shirt
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Best gig you've ever been to
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Barcon
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First gig. I'm in there somewhere. Near the stacks in front of Paul Simonon.
@squirtyflower. Is this the one you were at mate? Siouxsie was there but I don't think Magazine played. Maybe Penetration?
@squirtyflower. Is this the one you were at mate? Siouxsie was there but I don't think Magazine played. Maybe Penetration?
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Was there too mate aged 16I was at that ANL gig at Alex park. 1977 I think it was.Boiling hot day, loads of guys trying to sell cannabis, lousy bogs and food but great music. Buzzcocks were superb!
I was 17.....oh how time flies :(
Barcon
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Was there too mate aged 16
Pair of F.O.C's I was there as a 14 year old.
Think the Bowie one was 1978, got the ticket stub somewhere, Bob Marley played the night beforeNot in any particular order but:
Yes, the Palace theatre, 1975
Pink Floyd, Bingley Hall, 75/76?
Queen, Free Trade Hall, November 75, the night Bohemian Rhapsody went to no.1
Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Crucuble, 1976ish
Bowie, Bingley Hall, think 1976
Bruce Springsteen, NEC, 1976
The Who, Queen Elizabethan Hall, 1977, probably the best gig ever until Nick Cave came along
The Clash, siousixie and the banshees and Magazine at the Elizabethan Hall, 1977ish, £1 entrance
Kiss, FTH, sometime late 70s
Bob Dylan, Earls Court, 1978
Joy Division, several times 79/80, best at the Russell Club
Neil Young, the Apollo, 2008?
Nick Cave, the Apollo and the MEN, 2009 and 2018, both absolutely stunning gigs
squirtyflower
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It could well have been, scratching my head for a lot of the dates to be honest. Thought Dylan was 76 but it turned out to be 78!Think the Bowie one was 1978, got the ticket stub somewhere, Bob Marley played the night before
BlindEyeSeesAll
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There's been a few that qualify - this is just one:
Penultimate Big Black gig at the Hammersmith Clarendon 1987. The place was packed & fucking boiling -stunning set from BB ,and to top it off Bruce Gilbert & Graham Lewis from Wire came on for an encore rendition of Heartbeat.
Amazing night.
Penultimate Big Black gig at the Hammersmith Clarendon 1987. The place was packed & fucking boiling -stunning set from BB ,and to top it off Bruce Gilbert & Graham Lewis from Wire came on for an encore rendition of Heartbeat.
Amazing night.
Bluemoon dan
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Oasis at Maine Road
James at Manchester Arena - I know they've played there loads of times and I couldn't tell you what year this one was but I remember it started with a marching band walking down the side of the floor and up on to the stage before launching in to the opening bars of Come Home then the curtain dropped and the band went straight into it.
James at Manchester Arena - I know they've played there loads of times and I couldn't tell you what year this one was but I remember it started with a marching band walking down the side of the floor and up on to the stage before launching in to the opening bars of Come Home then the curtain dropped and the band went straight into it.
idahoblues
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Always wanted to get to one, great bandIt will always be my next Stranglers gig.
BlueMoonRisin’
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First gig. I'm in there somewhere. Near the stacks in front of Paul Simonon.
@squirtyflower. Is this the one you were at mate? Siouxsie was there but I don't think Magazine played. Maybe Penetration?
I feel slightly jealous I wasn't there Bacon. I was only 13 and didn't get into punk till 78.
BlueMoonRisin’
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Saw them several times when Hugh Cornwell was lead singer. When he left I didn't want to see them again. You can replace a lead, base guitarist and drummer but not a lead singer IMO.Always wanted to get to one, great band
blue b4 the moon
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Slade Castle Donington.
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'It's alright for you lot , my fucking bullet belt is getting rusty' Noddy.
Motorhead at the Apollo on the Ace of Spades tour..around 79/80.
Saw them several times when Hugh Cornwell was lead singer. When he left I didn't want to see them again. You can replace a lead, base guitarist and drummer but not a lead singer IMO.
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Always wanted to get to one, great band
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Saw them several times when Hugh Cornwell was lead singer. When he left I didn't want to see them again. You can replace a lead, base guitarist and drummer but not a lead singer IMO.
I live in hope that Hugh and JJ will resolve their issues.
squirtyflower
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First gig. I'm in there somewhere. Near the stacks in front of Paul Simonon.
@squirtyflower. Is this the one you were at mate? Siouxsie was there but I don't think Magazine played. Maybe Penetration?
I’m almost certain it was the first outing of Magazine, but you know what memory’s are like. May be i saw their first gig elsewhere
There was also a decent group in the neighbouring bar, Warsaw.
idahoblues
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They used to rent a little cottage in Lyvden woods in Northants, me and some mates would bike out there and they were cool enough to talk with us. Must have been 78 or 79, can’t remember what album they were putting togetherSaw them several times when Hugh Cornwell was lead singer. When he left I didn't want to see them again. You can replace a lead, base guitarist and drummer but not a lead singer IMO.
BlueMoonRisin’
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That would have been Black and White or the Raven album mate.They used to rent a little cottage in Lyvden woods in Northants, me and some mates would bike out there and they were cool enough to talk with us. Must have been 78 or 79, can’t remember what album they were putting together