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Post by chelstongull on Dec 1, 2008 20:48:39 GMT
The Doors with Jim Morrison
Frank Zappa
Marc Bolan
Mott The Hoople with Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson
S.A.H.B.
Jimi Hendrix
The Who
Nick Drake
or to go back in time to the Woodstock Festival!!
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Post by yorkgull on Dec 1, 2008 21:06:50 GMT
I wasn't going to say it, but as Dave is bringing back the dead to reform The Beatles, I'll throw Nirvana into the ring. I'd give anything to go back to when they were in their prime and see them live. I saw them 3 times, including Norwich arts centre when third on the bill behind Tad and Mudhoney. But to be honest they weren't very good live. Listen to the records and imagine it a bit quicker and a bit out if tune and a fat sweaty bloke breathing down your neck, that's about it. I've had the pleasure of seeing the reformed My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain in the last 12 months and fantastically they didn't let me down. But the ultimate for me would be the Clash. |
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Post by bbcgull on Dec 2, 2008 15:07:38 GMT
I used to really like Transvision Vamp....the first album Pop Art is damn good
..Tell That Girl To Shut Up, Psychosonic Cindy, I Want Your Love and Revolution Baby
I do love the 2nd album Velveteen... the 10 minute title track is just awesome...
I did have a ticket to see them in Newport but i was ill....
So who have you seen live? be honest. i may share my list as well
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Post by chelstongull on Dec 2, 2008 15:58:38 GMT
Queen
The Glitterband (2)
Sparks (2)
10 c.c.
The Stranglers (2)
The Clash (4)
The Jam
The Buzzcocks
Vibrators (2)
Dr Feelgood
Swords, Victims and London
Dire Straits
Slaughter & the Dogs
Talking Heads
Kursaal Flyers
The Damned (2)
Flock of Seagulls (2)
Squeeze
The Cure
Culture Club
Gary Glitter
Had tickets for Mott the Hoople in Paignton but Ian Hunter had a sore throat. Also had tickets for Alex Harvey in Taunton but hurt his back and died not long after (both incidents not related). Had tickets for David Bowie in '72 but thought £2 was on th expensive side!!
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Post by Jon on Dec 2, 2008 17:37:24 GMT
Queen The Glitterband (2) Sparks (2) 10 c.c. The Stranglers (2) The Clash (4) The Jam The Buzzcocks Vibrators (2) Dr Feelgood Swords, Victims and London Dire Straits Slaughter & the Dogs Talking Heads Kursaal Flyers The Damned (2) Flock of Seagulls (2) Squeeze The Cure Culture Club Gary Glitter Had tickets for Mott the Hoople in Paignton but Ian Hunter had a sore throat. Also had tickets for Alex Harvey in Taunton but hurt his back and died not long after (both incidents not related). Had tickets for David Bowie in '72 but thought £2 was on th expensive side!! Didn't you see the Cheeky Girls at Southend in 2004? That was a good day out!  |
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Post by crazyfool on Dec 2, 2008 18:32:12 GMT
So who have you seen live? be honest. i may share my list as well I'll start you off!!! T'Pau ... China Tour ... 1987 What was that venue called again?? |
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Post by David Graham's Eighth Pint on Dec 2, 2008 21:06:00 GMT
So who have you seen live? be honest. i may share my list as well This could be a fair old list... Here goes: Green Day Blink-182 Sum41 The Bloodhound Gang Oasis Kaiser Chiefs Foo Fighters Tenacious D New Found Glory Goldfinger 28 Days Later Jurassic 5 Fun Lovin' Criminals I've also been to several festivals, including Reading Festival (1998 - 2001), Leeds Festival (2002 - 2005) and the Isle of Wight Festival (2006). Here, I sampled the delights of: Coldplay The Kooks Marilyn Manson Queens of the Stone Age Eagles of Death Metal Eminem The Prodigy And Daphne & Celeste ;D This is nowhere near the full list, it's just all I can think of off the top of my head. YorkGull: having seen a lot of live Nirvana performances on TV, I have to agree with you about them being a poor live band. I was just so obsessed with the band as a youngster that I would have given anything just to be there. Even if they were awful! Dave Grohl has more than made up for it with his outstanding Foo Fighters live setup. |
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Post by bbcgull on Dec 2, 2008 22:33:23 GMT
So who have you seen live? be honest. i may share my list as well I'll start you off!!! T'Pau ... China Tour ... 1987 What was that venue called again?? Hehe it was Torbay Leasure Centre... completely forget how to spell!! |
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Post by crazyfool on Dec 3, 2008 0:36:40 GMT
That was it!! My first ever gig. Since then I've seen the following random assortment ...
Julia Fordham - Southampton Guildhall
Dina Carroll - Wembley Arena
Deacon Blue - Portsmouth Guildhall
Del Amitri - Portsmouth Guildhall and Royal Albert Hall
Catatonia - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Tom Jones - Somewhere in the Midlands
Texas - BIC
Fun Lovin Criminals - BIC
U2 - PopMart at Wembley Staduim
Bon Jovi - Wembley Staduim
Red Hot Chilli Peppers/James Brown - Hyde Park
Mars Volta - Brixton Academy
!Forward Russia! - Lennons Southampton
Kasabian - Brighton Centre
Prodigy/Foo Fighters/Coldplay/Richard Ashcroft - IOW Festival
Take That - Wembley Arena
Prince x 2 - O2
The View - Camden Proud
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Post by bbcgull on Dec 3, 2008 2:35:23 GMT
Indeed and as you know T'Pau at the TLC was my first too!!!
Looking at your list used to love Catatonia more so beofre the big stuff from 2nd album...
Their Way Behond blue is a classic album...
Wow julia Fordham i used to love her. Lock and Key where does the time go (does anyone know lol) Manhatten Skyline, Love moves in mysterious ways... havdent seen herlive though...
Im tired so will START my list and edit asap.. and fill in the gaps..
Madonna x 2 - Wembley Stadium 90 (supp by Technotronic lololol) & 93
Manic Street Preachers x3 - Exeter Uni (supp by Catatonia), Plym Pav (supp by Ian brown) cant remember the other at mo
Mansun x 3 and had tickets for a 4th at the ERC the last night of the tour.. they cancelled and split lol - ERC (supp by sleeper), Lemon grove, an other
Kosheen - 2004 ish Exeter uni
others UB40, Duran Duran, Suede all at Plm Pav, Oasis, so many more.....
but my fave was Pulp at the Eden Sessions first year i think...stunning middle of the night Domes lit up - amazing...
Oh just remembered another fave... Tori Amos i have loved her from Day 1 Silent All these Years , China, Crucify. On a rare copy of Crucify on Cd worth about £40 she covers Smells Like Teen Spirit.... i am lucky to have a copy of that.saw her at Plymouth Pav...
Maybe a bit embarrasing some of these but i liked them!!!: Beautiful South, Corrs, robbie/Super Furry/Divine Comedy 9by train not national express lol)
James were so good too.... we stood we didnt sit down.
More :808 State, Texas, ...... ah i could go on forever...
On my to do list: Bjork, Depeche Mode, Saint Etienne, JuliaF lol maybe took too long on that one.
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Post by bbcgull on Dec 3, 2008 2:39:53 GMT
Daphne & Celeste DGEP??? Fair play for admitting.... Oo stick you, your mama too...
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Post by jerry on Dec 3, 2008 14:33:49 GMT
Mars Volta - Brixton Academy As good as Mars Volta are, they still aren't a patch on At the Drive-in! uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0_lXPrCpSVEThe hair is still impressive though!! I saw that Madonna gig with Technotronic Brett, they were dreadful, worse miming than Britney!! Just to make you jealous Brett I have seen the Manics with and without Richey and Suede with and without Bernard!! Whilst Suede were infinitely better with Bernard it's a harder call with the Manics. Richey was a great performer but I always felt that James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire were the real musical talent in the band! (Of course their music is much different without Richey, they were a real "rock band" when he was still a member!) As Jon mentioned, I,along with I'm sure the vast majority of posters, saw the Cheeky Girls in Southend in 2004!! |
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Post by bbcgull on Dec 3, 2008 15:10:38 GMT
Jealous now!!
I agree with what you said about the difference before and after Richey. Btw A Design For Life is still awesome
Technotronic were Technocronic... as you said just awful such a weird choice for support even if they were big in 1990.
Funny isnt it... a few of us were in the same place ie Madonna and T'pau all those years ago and here we are now!!!
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Post by David Graham's Eighth Pint on Dec 3, 2008 15:21:01 GMT
Jezzer: I saw At The Drive-In and Manic Street Preachers at Reading and they were both superb live. I didn't know anything about ATD-I but they sucked me in with their energetic set. Plus I was waiting for Rage Against the Machine to come on... I've never been a massive MSP fan, but as it was a festival set, they played all their biggest hits. Really enjoyed that gig. Brett: As much as I'd love to admit I paid to see Daphne & Celeste in concert, they were on the Reading Festival line-up a few years ago. I don't know if you remember the story, but they begged the organisers to put them on the bill so that they could meet their hero Eminem. However, everyone's favourite white rapper wasn't allowed to leave the States due to - shock horror - a court injunction and couldn't make the gig. Fair play to D&C though, they still went ahead with it. Even after a bodily fluid-based soaking while miming along to their "hits", they still did the signing tent. This actually drew a bigger crowd than the band that was on the main stage at the time! I was going to slip in the lyrics to U-G-L-Y here, but after your television history it wouldn't make a lot of sense. |
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Post by capitalgull on Dec 3, 2008 15:27:26 GMT
My own first concert was Belinda Carlisle way back in the mid 90's LOL!!
Since then it has got little better, but then again I don't exactly have 'brilliant' tastes in music as it seems so many on here do, although there are a couple of bands I've seen others have mentioned....some of these others will make you cringe!
The Bluetones
Deacon Blue
The Proclaimers
Seth Lakeman
All American Rejects
Jason Mraz (my personal fave)
Rufus Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
The Magic Numbers
Ben Folds (and his Five as well)
Ed Harcourt
Hue And Cry
Athlete
Level 42
Boy Kill Boy
Fountains Of Wayne
Matchbox20
Oh, and one for Dave R....
The Orchestra or "Electric Light Orchestra Part II Former Members" including the likes of Mik Kamisnki and Kelly Groucutt.
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