Live performances you feel so lucky to have been at.

bluethrunthru said:
Springsteen in Roundhay Park the day Boris Becker won at Wimbledon ....it was a bastard to get out of though

Queen at Elland Road....shit support from memory it was only Joan Jett, The Teardrop Explodes and Heart - fucking boiling mind

Elton John in Leeds and the Ramones twice
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Better support than we had at their Maine Road gig mate; Belouis Some then Status Quo!
I was at that Roundhay Park gig too, and my god was it special.
Went back there for the first time since then last year for a parkrun in the pissing rain, but it still felt like a special place for me.

The concert was on a really warm Sunday wasn’t it?
He came on 4.20pm and played till gone 8pm. Incredible memories of that one.
 
OB1 said:
Loads of them. Too many to mention really, but a few are:

Led Zeppelin at Knebworth
Freddie Mercury Tribute at Wembley
Kiss' first UK gig at FTH
Rush first MCR gig at FTH
Van Halen's first Madison Square Garden gig
Foo Fighters at O2 anniversary
John Mellencamp @ Dingwalls
Black Sabbath at the Apollo supported by Van Halen
Queen at Stafford Bingley Hall - the one that inspired We are the Champions
Oasis at Maine Road
The Who at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Kiss at HMV Forum
Paul Rodgers at New Theatre Oxford (Robert Plant and Brian Johnson appeared for the encore)
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and Ritchie at 70, mate? ;-)
 
MCFCTrick said:
Queen - Palace Theatre 1974
Queen - Free Trade Hall 1975 (Two gigs, same night, 6pm and 9pm)
Van Halen - Supporting Black Sabbath Apollo 1978
Motorhead - Overkill Tour 78
Lynyrd Skynyrd - FTH 75 and 77.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Four of their Simple Man Cruises out of Florida (2008 - 2014)
Thin Lizzy - Seemed every other week at the FTH in 1976!
Japan - Sone Of Pioneers Tour 1982
REM - Gallery , Manchester 1984
Hanoi Rocks - Manchester Gallery 1983
Ramones supported by Talking Heads - Electric Circus, 1977
The Church - Manchester, Gallery 1982
Stone Roses - International 1
Cheap Trick - Opening night of Harley Davidson Cafe, Las Vegas 1997 (On guest list! :-))
Prince - NEC Lovesexy Tour 88
Prince - Apollo 2000 (?)
Prince - Academy Hit & Run Tour 2014 (Greatest gig ever)

Many more if I thought about it some ...
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Lovesexy in the round at the NEC was great, agreed!
Sign o the Times Tour would’ve been the one to catch though I reckon.
 
Super Furry Animals, Brixton Academy 2003 in surround sound

Hanoi Rocks, Marquee 1983

Built to Spill, Brudenell Social Club 2015
 
I've seen many gigs. But the one I feel lucky to have been a part of was one of Ronnie Montrose final few shows. He was absolutely on fire that night. And he would be dead by his own hand just a few months later. If I was able to show him some appreciation for a lifetime of great music. I feel privileged to have been counted among that group of people.
 
live aid at wembley has to be no 1

but other notable others

the smiths at the palace theatre( james were supporting with tim booth banging a tea tray on his head)
the jam at the apollo
u2 at the apollo(when they were good)
style council in dusseldorf
less than jake/fallout boy at the irving plaza in new york
carter usm final ever gig at the brixton academy
ian page(secret affair) at the 100 club in london, always wanted to see a gig there
rush a few times, just phenomenal live
new order at the hacienda 85ish, cant remember much about the gig apart from the lead singer of OMD throwing up in the bogs
 
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Dead Kennedys mayflower , if I remember rightly The Exploited and The hoax were on the same bill . Spear of destiny at the hacienda greatly underated band
 
MillisleBlue said:
Nirvana, King's Hall, Belfast, 1992. What a night that was!
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That gig was out of this world. Nirvana at their peak and supported by Teenage Fanclub and The Breeders. Not sure if you’ve ever seen this and a few other clips on YouTube.

Other one for me was Oasis in front of about 500 at the Limelight in Belfast. It was a Sunday night and they found out that Definitely Maybe had entered the album chart at number one. Spoke to most of the band in the bar before and after. Liam wouldn’t believe that I was a blue “i don’t fucking believe you” and Noel told me when they were huge he was going to buy three Brazilians, happy days.

The one that got away was The Roses at Maysfield a few days before they played Glasgow Green in 1990. My bro was laid up in hospital and gave me his ticket. I’d just turned 14 so didn’t fancy it on my own. Little did I know that would their last couple of gigs as they were back then, still wounded now!


 
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chesterbells said:
Better support than we had at their Maine Road gig mate; Belouis Some then Status Quo!
I was at that Roundhay Park gig too, and my god was it special.
Went back there for the first time since then last year for a parkrun in the pissing rain, but it still felt like a special place for me.

The concert was on a really warm Sunday wasn’t it?
He came on 4.20pm and played till gone 8pm. Incredible memories of that one.
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Great clip. I was at St James Park to see him, the Born in the USA opening still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!
 
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Seen a ex German pornstar lookalike in a selected club in Manchester doing her live show with some guy call thorin(I think that's his name)
Wasn't worth the entrance fee as it was over in 30sec..
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
International 2 lol
I was there. First gig as that name, was Slosky's.
The place was well over capacity and do you remember the lighting falling and almost hitting Paul Heaton?
October 86 I think
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It was rammed but I got a place on a balcony. I remember someone throwing a pint glass at Heaton and he stopped the gig and offered the guy out. Fantastic gig.
 
blue cigar said:
It was rammed but I got a place on a balcony. I remember someone throwing a pint glass at Heaton and he stopped the gig and offered the guy out. Fantastic gig.
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We were on the balcony to the right looking at the stage.
Dont know if you recall - I was with some friends and halfway through 2 of the girls said they were going to the bar. No big deal. But they didn't. They got to the side stage instead and slipped a roadie a note for Paul Heaton. He gave it him and he read it out asking everyone to sing happy birthday to one of our group. 3000 people singing happy birthday to her. She was in tears.
A few weeks later someone advertised a bootleg in the NME and I got one and copied it for everyone in the group. Brilliant tape.
 
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