Best live gig

[russ abbott - royds broth]

As title says.

Probably been done before but couldn't see it.

For me it was either joy division (never been a massive joy division fan but there was something hypnotic at watching ian curtis perform.)

If i remember right penertrationrezillos andundertones also played that night..Can't remember if that was same night or two seperate ones.(if anyone knows please could you let me know).

The other would be the tubes with wire as support 78 hammersmith odeon.

Top gig with theatre in alice cooper sort of way.

One i missed.....isle of wight festival...remember we drove past as we were on holiday over there...mind you i was only 7...:Upset:

please tell us your best gig.

 

[kennyk]

best gig i never went to was recorded for live release at the apollo in glasgow in october 1976. in fact the best live album ever released by any band. so good in fact that the US label (RIVA) demanded the multi-tracks to remix it to prove that it had been overdubbed, when in fact it hadn't. it was that good...

"is there anybody out there that wants to rock?

is there anybody out there that wants to roll?

is there anybody out there that wants to boogie ?

Will you welcome the number one rock and roll band in the land... "

 

[Craig]

kennyk wrote:

best gig i never went to was recorded for live release at the apollo in glasgow in october 1976. in fact the best live album ever released by any band. so good in fact that the US label (RIVA) demanded the multi-tracks to remix it to prove that it had been overdubbed, when in fact it hadn't. it was that good... "is there anybody out there that wants to rock?

is there anybody out there that wants to roll?

is there anybody out there that wants to boogie ?

Will you welcome the number one rock and roll band in the land... "

and the band was.......

 

[kennyk]

not telling, for fear of ruining my street cred...

 

[Craig]

kennyk wrote:

not telling, for fear of ruining my street cred...

awwwww, come on now

 

[kennyk]

google will no doubt betray me...

 

[Craig]

come come, Kenny. Take refuge in this lyric

"I want all the world to see

To see you?re laughing

And you?re laughing at me

I can take it all from you"

Change you name to Smashy RIGHT NOW

(to be fair, they were bloody good before the 80's)

 

[kennyk]

to be exact, they were at their best from 1970-1977. the live album was the last of their 'good' albums. then they went down hill. fast.starting with fogerty.

 

[Craig]

Remember my Dad having 12 **** **** and me liking it for a while as a kid

The lad who i did a paper round together with (with a cool older brother) pointed me toward the older stuff. Much better:^

 

[chezi61]

Pogues , The The , Happy Mondays , Pop will eat itself , Sugarcubes , Wedding Present , Primal Scream or just about any gig in the Barrowlands in Glasgow.

Soulwax at Edinburgh Corn Exchange . Nirvana at Reading Festival , Prince at Wembley Arena ,Happy Mondays / 808 State Manchester G-Mex , Kasabian at Edinburgh Liquid Rooms , The Damned at Edinburgh Odeon , Pistols/ SLF at SECC , Beastie Boys SECC , Stones at Hampden , Reading Festival from 88-94 T in the Park from 95 till now.

All fuckin amazing , and loads more but I'm stoned and can't think without laughing.............but the best ever was last years T in the Park , so I'm goin back this year.

:djermaica:

chezi. luv it

 

[kennyk]

one of the best gigs I ever went to was the Ozric Tentacles at The Venue, and again at King Tuts. I wasn't stoned but enjoyed it immensely

 

[Guest]

chaz and dave.

 

[The Strat]

Craig wrote:

Remember my Dad having 12 **** **** and me liking it for a while as a kid The lad who i did a paper round together with (with a cool older brother) pointed me toward the older stuff. Much better:^

Yeah the older stuff on Pye was much better. Lost their way after the Glasgow Live Set but I understand still worth catching now. Always thought the material sung by the then bass player was the best.

But my best live gig was probably the Who at Wembley and Hammersmith - late '75. At the peak of their powers or possibly Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Rainbow in early '77 after they had very nearly blown the Stones off stage at Knebworth in August '76.

 

[Leonard Smalls]

Best live gigs for me were:

Kraftwerk at Liverpool Empire, 1981ish

Butthole Surfers at the Mean Fiddler, 1989ish

Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the Mean Fiddler (when Hillel left the stage due to xs heroin)

James Blood Ulmer/Jamaaladeen Tacuma at the Pied Bull

Trouble Funk at the Town and Country Club

Bootsy's Rubber Band at the Barbican

Motorhead at the ABC, Chester

Urban Dance Squad/Primus at the Melkweg, Amsterdam

 

[Injector]

The three very best gigs I've been to, out of many, are:

• U2 - Joshua Tree tour, Elland Road, Leeds.
  
• The Cult - Sonic Temple tour, Whitley Bay Ice Rink, Tyne & Wear.
  
• Gary Moore - 1999, Nottingham Rock City.
  
• 20th Century Doors - N.I.A, Birmingham.

 

[Hawk]

So many to think about, but some longstanding favourites of mine...

Faithless - Glasto a few years ago ish

Radiohead - Glasto just after OK computer was released

Nirvana - Reading Festival

James - their farewell gig

Reef - Brixton Academy 98 ish

Manic Street Preachers - 97 ish era at Brixton Academy

Goldfrapp - Glasto last year

Magic Numbers - John Peel tent @ Glasto

Cheers

Hawk

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Some of the best i've seen were....

Jean-Michel Jarre - London Docklands

ZZ Top - Milton Keynes Bowl

Peter Gabriel - Wembley Arena (Secret World Tour)

Peter Gabriel - Wembley Arena (Up Tour)

The Charlatans - Wembley Arena

The Chemical Brothers - Brixton Academy

But my fave gig was Radiohead - Earls Court (2003) Absolute Class!

 

[snapper]

Most memorable if not 'The best...'

Roxy Music November 1973 (Recording of 'Viva Roxy')

Elton John December 1973

Status Quo March 1976 (Recording of 'Live' album)

AC/DC April 1978 (Recording of 'If You Want Blood')

The Stranglers May 1978

Black Sabbath May 1978 (Van Halen supporting)

Thin Lizzy June 1978

AC/DC November 1978

UFO February 1979

Rush April 1979

Judas Priest May 1979

The Scorpions May 1979

Whitesnake October 1979

AC/DC October 1979 (Def Leppard supporting)

Hawkwind November 1979

Motorhead November 1979

Judas Priest March 1980 (Iron Maiden supporting)

Rory Gallagher September 1980

Hawkwind October 1980

The Who February 1981

All these concerts were at The Glasgow Apollo.All hold special memories,a few more than others.

It was always great to try and get to the dressing rooms for autographs,drumsticks,plectrums etc.

Met quite a few of these bands,The Who,The Scorpions,Rush, Camel,Rory Gallagher etc.

'Spose it helped that my mates dad knew all the bouncers.

 

[AdamK]

With a little help from Google regarding dates..................a few stand outs.........

Motorhead / Aylesbury Friars 31/3/79 - My first ever gig:rockin:

The Damned + The Ruts / High Wycombe Town Hall 18/4/79(I have a lasting memory of buckets of piss being thrown at the audience to stop the spitting !)

Siouxsie + The Cure / Aylesbury Friars 30/8/79

AC/DC (with Bon Scott)/ Hammy Odeon Oct 1979

(What a great year 1979 was !)

New Model Army / Hatfield Poly-Hertford Campus sometime 1984 ?

Venom / The Seventh Date of Hell !-Hammy Odeon June 1984 (The place nearly caught fire due to excessive pyro)

Ozzy / Donnington 1984 (He might be a pantomime dame now but he was totally MAD back then)

Slayer / Marquee Wardour Street 24/6/85

Motley Crue / London Astoria Valentines Night 1986

andlast but not least ........

Robbie Williams / MK Bowl July 2001

Last gig: Motley Crue last year at Wembley - I missed Killing Joke in support:doh:

Am fancying The Foos + Motorhead Hyde Park July:^