first gigs

[OB1]

First: Mott The Hoople (Queen as support) age 13 @ Opera House

Second: RAK Records Package Tour, feat Suzi Quatro, The Arrows and Cozy Powell's Hammer ... Hardrock, Stre*ford (Now a B&Q)

Third: Queen @ Palace

Fourth: Tangerine Dream @ Hardrock

Fifth: The Who @ King's Hall Belle Vue

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.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Hawkwind @ Taunton Odeon 1980

 

[OB1]

Hawkwind @ Taunton Odeon 1980

I saw them in 1979 in Leicester.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

I think my first gig was Crass at the Mayflower club in Hulme, 79 IIRC.

i went to that. 1980 mate.

zoundz and poison girls supported.

here's a recording of it

i used to knock about with denø from d.i.r.t. and often stayed with crass in epping forest.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Stiff Little Fingers July 1980 Coventry Locarno

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

i went to that. 1980 mate.

zoundz and poison girls supported.

here's a recording of it

i used to knock about with denø from d.i.r.t. and often stayed with crass in epping forest.

Don't think I could listen to that again used to hammer feeding of the 5000 .if you wrote to the band they used to send you badges back think our whole school wrote to them.
Ordered that record from a shop that used to advertise in sounds newspaper always had the coloured vinyls PIC disc imports etc .
Any idea what it was called

 

[oakiecokie]

I think it was 1967 and we went to see Stevie Wonder and The Flirtations in Newcastle Under Lyme.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

Don't think I could listen to that again used to hammer feeding of the 5000 .if you wrote to the band they used to send you badges back think our whole school wrote to them.
Ordered that record from a shop that used to advertise in sounds newspaper always had the coloured vinyls PIC disc imports etc .
Any idea what it was called

robinson's?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Not my first but was one of the earliest I saw were Dead Kennedys at Mcr Polly in 80. They were a fantastic live American punk band, full of energy, sang some great tracks. I was 3rd into the place going straight to the front, eagerly awaiting Jello Biafra and the rest of the band perform Holiday in Cambodia, California Uberales, and kill the poor, amongst other great punk tunes. 600 frenzied punks were pogo-ing about whilst I was getting crushed against scaffolding barriers at the front.

Not my favourite band, but the best punk gig I've ever seen, and I've seen some good punk bands down the years.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Doing a lot better (bar the odd setback like having £240 stolen today!) thanks.

Sorry to hear that mate, hope the scumbags get caught