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Mad Eyed Screamer said:Springsteen Roundhey Park Leeds 85
The Smiths Salford Uni 86
The Stone Roses Blackpool 89
Looking at the ticket stubs as I type!
Glad to see its not just me putting that Bruce gig in their top 3. Before I went I was mildly interested in him, but went along with the hype.
But after he came on stage at 4.20pm and finished at 8.20 I knew I'd seen something I'd never forget. He's not always my favourite artist on record, but live he is special, and I think he was at the peak of his powers then (although I do have a tasty bootleg of a us radio broadcast from San Francisco in 79 which is amazing too).<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:22 am --<br /><br />
nobody can eat fifty eggs said:I saw U2 at Roundhey Park, amazing gig and venue, Bono said it made Wembley look like a bowling green.Mad Eyed Screamer said:Springsteen Roundhey Park Leeds 85
The Smiths Salford Uni 86
The Stone Roses Blackpool 89
Looking at the ticket stubs as I type!
Indeed. I'm sure I read it had 90 000 plus there for Springsteen whereas I'm sure the old Wembley was 'only' 72K for gigs.
Roundhay had much more atmosphere. (At U2 were there fans climbing the trees as well?)
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chesterbells said:Mad Eyed Screamer said:Springsteen Roundhey Park Leeds 85
The Smiths Salford Uni 86
The Stone Roses Blackpool 89
Looking at the ticket stubs as I type!
Glad to see its not just me putting that Bruce gig in their top 3. Before I went I was mildly interested in him, but went along with the hype.
But after he came on stage at 4.20pm and finished at 8.20 I knew I'd seen something I'd never forget. He's not always my favourite artist on record, but live he is special, and I think he was at the peak of his powers then (although I do have a tasty bootleg of a us radio broadcast from San Francisco in 79 which is amazing too).
-- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:22 am --
nobody can eat fifty eggs said:I saw U2 at Roundhey Park, amazing gig and venue, Bono said it made Wembley look like a bowling green.Mad Eyed Screamer said:Springsteen Roundhey Park Leeds 85
The Smiths Salford Uni 86
The Stone Roses Blackpool 89
Looking at the ticket stubs as I type!
Indeed. I'm sure I read it had 90 000 plus there for Springsteen whereas I'm sure the old Wembley was 'only' 72K for gigs.
Roundhay had much more atmosphere. (At U2 were there fans climbing the trees as well?)
About 5 minutes into the gig at Leeds, to the right of the stage as we looked at it, loads of stewards went racing round to a section of the fence that was being pulled down. After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, the word must have got out for the stewards to back off for their own safety - the fence came down and hundreds ran in!
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Yes, we came in from that side (officially). I remember that side "the Hill" as Bruce called it being fenced off). Not sure why, cos tickets were same price everywhere.
Weather was gorgeous wasn't it, summer Sunday evening. There is a 2 minute clip on YouTube about the show; I think it was shown on the local news programme the following day (be warned though if u search it out - some of the fashions on show are shocking!)<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:37 am --<br /><br />
Off to see Colplay for first time at Etihad this summer - hoping for a good night.
Got tickets for Bruce their too.
Weather was gorgeous wasn't it, summer Sunday evening. There is a 2 minute clip on YouTube about the show; I think it was shown on the local news programme the following day (be warned though if u search it out - some of the fashions on show are shocking!)<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:37 am --<br /><br />
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Off to see Colplay for first time at Etihad this summer - hoping for a good night.
Got tickets for Bruce their too.
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Yeah I think they did, them to the left of the stage? We managed to smuggle some booze in but we'd drunk 2 big bottles of 20/20 at the entrance because booze was banned inside! It must have been some atmosphere at your "Boss" gig.chesterbells said:Mad Eyed Screamer said:Springsteen Roundhey Park Leeds 85
The Smiths Salford Uni 86
The Stone Roses Blackpool 89
Looking at the ticket stubs as I type!
Glad to see its not just me putting that Bruce gig in their top 3. Before I went I was mildly interested in him, but went along with the hype.
But after he came on stage at 4.20pm and finished at 8.20 I knew I'd seen something I'd never forget. He's not always my favourite artist on record, but live he is special, and I think he was at the peak of his powers then (although I do have a tasty bootleg of a us radio broadcast from San Francisco in 79 which is amazing too).
-- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:22 am --
nobody can eat fifty eggs said:I saw U2 at Roundhey Park, amazing gig and venue, Bono said it made Wembley look like a bowling green.Mad Eyed Screamer said:Springsteen Roundhey Park Leeds 85
The Smiths Salford Uni 86
The Stone Roses Blackpool 89
Looking at the ticket stubs as I type!
Indeed. I'm sure I read it had 90 000 plus there for Springsteen whereas I'm sure the old Wembley was 'only' 72K for gigs.
Roundhay had much more atmosphere. (At U2 were there fans climbing the trees as well?)
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chesterbells said:Yes, we came in from that side (officially). I remember that side "the Hill" as Bruce called it being fenced off). Not sure why, cos tickets were same price everywhere.
Weather was gorgeous wasn't it, summer Sunday evening. There is a 2 minute clip on YouTube about the show; I think it was shown on the local news programme the following day (be warned though if u search it out - some of the fashions on show are shocking!)
No shade in the place, we sat at the back of the cricket field there was like a grass hilly terrace. Had to use a newspaper as a hat to keep the sun off my face. As soon as the sun went down it was like ''thank fuck for that''
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Cypress Hill and House of Pain gig was a little barmy to say the least....off for my cocoa now. Night night...
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nobody can eat fifty eggs said:Cypress Hill and House of Pain gig was a little barmy to say the least....off for my cocoa now. Night night...
Yeah, I'm sure it was. You've reminded me I also saw Public enemy at the apollo in 90 on the fear of a black planet tour & that was pretty lively