Best gig you've ever been to

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Morrissey at Blackburn King George’s Hall

2002?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The Smiths @ Salford Universirlty July 1986.
Saw them the day before at GMEX, Festival of the 10th Summer but this Salford gig was sonething else.....

 

[better dead than red]

Santana at the Hard rock in Stretford 1971, never seen so many band members on such a small stage.

Saw Carlos Santana in 1996. At the start of the show he kind of slowly walked around the stage whilst he played until he found "the spot." He then stayed there for almost the rest of the show.

 

[Barcon]

What is it?

 

[Barcon]

Saw Carlos Santana in 1996. At the start of the show he kind of slowly walked around the stage whilst he played until he found "the spot." He then stayed there for almost the rest of the show.

I saw the sones, santana and iggy pop in Detroit. In the early 80's I think.

 

[kippaxoldboy]

I 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 :(

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Would be either Depeche Mode in San Jose or Frank Sidebottom at the International

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

2002?

Yep. Classic!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Yep. Classic!

I did Brum, Bradford and Blackburn in 4 days - happy times

 

[bluemanchester]

The Beatles at the Oasis 62/63.
Little Richard at the Domino 67/68.

 

[goatersnipple]

Oasis at Maine rd

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Oasis at Maine rd

Was a memorable gig, and the Manic's and Ocean Colour Scene did great sets also.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The Smiths @ Salford Universirlty July 1986.
Saw them the day before at GMEX, Festival of the 10th Summer but this Salford gig was sonething else.....

Looked a good un!

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

Guns & Roses at Main Road.

G&R were great when they eventually came on, but the support act's (Faith No More & Soundgarden) were top drawer.

Was that the one that should have been on a Tuesday but Axle was that pissed they never showed up so the gig was postponed until the Sunday ?

 

[NorthamptonBlue]

The Who at the Gruga Halle in Essen back in the late 70s early 80s. Pure raw energy on stage and the crowd really did go wild.

 

[bluebaja]

I don't know if things other than the music influenced it, but Lena Lovich stands out in my mind. Must have been late 70's at some pokey hole locally, can't even remember where it was but it was very loud and sweaty.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Was that the one that should have been on a Tuesday but Axle was that pissed they never showed up so the gig was postponed until the Sunday ?

Yup. Worked out well for me as it meant I didn't need a day off work.

 

[RACHACE]

Reading this makes me wish I was born 20 years earlier. Smiths, joy division, Bowie, the clash gigs would have pissed all over gigs in the modern era.

 

[idahoblues]

There's a couple of music festivals every year at the local ski hill, about 20 years ago it snowed a foot in july and just about everybody left. The resort had a marquee tent set up and a couple of the bands, 'Jimmy Vaughn and the Fabulous T Birds' and 'War' decided to play. Maybe 200 people stayed to watch, bags of boomers were just getting handed out, a thick haze of weed...t'was a fine evening

 

[crazyg]

Led Zeppelin Earls Court May 1975

The Saturday gig after England beat Scotland 5-1 at Wembley? I was there too.