First Gig

[ifiwasarichfan]

My first gig was in 1977 and it was a long forgotten punk band who were featured regularly in Sounds and NME. The band were called "Bethnal" and me and my mates turned up at the college at around 6:45pm. The Students pissed themselves at three totally uncool 15 year olds and told us to come back in about 4 hours :)

A week or so later a mates brother blagged us into a Club to see the "Lurkers" and then the really big one -; "The Clash" at the Apollo.

I am another who saw the open air "Rock against Racism" concert with the Buzzcocks and Steel Pulse. The wonderful Bob Greaves was the compere and I remember being really shocked when he said "Fuck".

 

[Tourist since 1971]

Pink Floyd Earls Court 1994. Fantastic.

You're not the fat lad that made the seating collapse are you?

 

[Aphex]

Pink Floyd Earls Court 1994. Fantastic.

You're not the fat lad that made the seating collapse are you?

That was 3 days before I went. I was gutted as I thought the tour would be called off :-)

 

[Tourist since 1971]

Re: First Gigwh

Pink Floyd Earls Court 1994. Fantastic.

You're not the fat lad that made the seating collapse are you?

That was 3 days before I went. I was gutted as I thought the tour would be called off :-)

Same here actually. Can't remember which date I went but it was definitely after the accident. Had a bit of a crush on Sam Brown who was one of the three backing singers on that tour.

 

[BlueBearBoots]

The Buzzcocks, with Joy Division supporting. King Georges Hall, Blackburn. Around 1979/80

Remember seeing the buzzcocks in Alexandra park moss side, steel pulse played too god knows what year that was I must have been only about 12 or 13

I was there, it was the summer of 78 (my last summer in Manc)
First gig, The Clash at Belle Vue 1977 I think
Last gig, Pixies a couple of weeks ago.

Ahhhhh so I was 13 or 14 no wonder I have such good memories of it ;)

 

[worsleyweb]

Rod Stewart Maine road, James blunt - Apollo, take that - Ethihad

Only 3 kids I have been to

Oh forgot mary j blith or someone at the arena- it was like being in a Detroit ghetto

Only like Simon and gar funkel and johny cash

 

[BlueBearBoots]

Saw genesis at roundhay park, Leeds, (when Phil was still alive) saw the whole gig from backstage getting stoned with a roadie - only decent toilets in the place I could not use the ones open to the gen public :(

 

[CTID1988]

Parents dragged me to Wet Wet fucking Wet.

First gig i went to of my own choosing was Rancid and the apollo 2004 i think

 

[Dicko69]

Metallica at the gmex, 93 I think, unbeatable, although when the mrs dragged me to steps concert a couple of years ago that ran it close

 

[EastStandLower]

Motorhead - Bomber Tour King Georges Hall Blackburn, I reckon it must have been around 78-79?