The Clamp
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Bands like Pearl Jam and Pixies tend to play those awful Hyde Park gigs these days. Which I refuse to go to. Terrible way to see a band.
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[Music] Your first ever (proper) gig?
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Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Not sure if that was the title, initially I thought PC hadn’t been released at the time however IIRC he did the first half with the horizontal stripe (KOTWF) then second half’s came out as Prince Charming. It had been released a month or two earlier (I think)
maidstoneseagull
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Yeah, it was a high bar. Next up was Ocean Colour Scene at Margate Winter Gardens! And they were ace!
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I say you made the right call.
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Buzzcocks supported by Joy Division.
Didn’t realise it was Joy Division until years later, but what I do remember from that gig was how loud the sound was from Joy Division, and the amount of times Pete Shelley stopped the gig due to the amount of gob being flung at him.
Didn’t realise it was Joy Division until years later, but what I do remember from that gig was how loud the sound was from Joy Division, and the amount of times Pete Shelley stopped the gig due to the amount of gob being flung at him.
Superphil
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An acquaintance of mine used to do some production and engineering for Boney M, and also played keyboards on some of the recordings. He is, however, most well known for being the sound engineer and part producer for a lot of the output of Bathory.Also a family outing at that time, we saw Boney M at the Brighton Centre, they were amazing. Even got this sullen teen moving.
Swimboy64
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I went with a group of school mates all from Newman
It was absolutely unbelievable and had to wait until 1986 Simple Minds at Milton Keynes bowl until anything came even close
Great one to lose your gig virginity
would like to have seen thatThe Thompson Twins at the Brighton Centre. I was incredibly cool
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FWIW I was there and found them a bit self indulgent, segued quite a few of their hits only playing snippets rather than the full songs. They seemed to prefer showcasing their undoubted musical ability in lesser known songs. Could just have been me though as I wasn’t a massive fan. Nowhere near as good as their Live Aid performance Imo
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With the stripper on stage? If it was the same concert my younger brother‘s eyes popped out and he jumped over the balcony to get closer to the stage.
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Dates are fuzzy but either T-Rex at Wembley Arena or David Bowie at the Marquee Club in Wardour St. Early 70s.
joydivisionovengloves
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2008 since this was last told on here..
1st live band/group was Big Audio Dynamite at Coasters approx 1984/5, but 1st proper concert was The Cure 'Head Tour' at Brighton Center in Sept 1985 - Both as a Fawcett boy.
After that saw Transvision Vamp twice at Top Rank with Brighton band 'Fuse' as support.
1st live band/group was Big Audio Dynamite at Coasters approx 1984/5, but 1st proper concert was The Cure 'Head Tour' at Brighton Center in Sept 1985 - Both as a Fawcett boy.
After that saw Transvision Vamp twice at Top Rank with Brighton band 'Fuse' as support.
Meade's Ball
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A different time indeed, but twas 1985, with myself 10 and older brother 12 allowed to travel to London from Brighton on our own to watch Schooly D. Town and Country Club in Kentish Town. Daytime gig, with, I possibly misremember, support from the Wee Papa Girl Rappers. The start of myself and live hip hop for about a decade.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Pembury Seagull
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June 1979 for me - Rockpile (featuring Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe) at Hammersmith Palais.
Supported by The Specials. A great introduction to the joys of live music
Supported by The Specials. A great introduction to the joys of live music
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Eminem 2001, had to take my now wife’s baby sister to be fair it was ok apart from Tim Westwood fronting the show.
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
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Assuming I am allowed to discount being dragged along by my parents to see The Spinners - not the Detroit ones but the Scouse folk group - my first proper gig was this
My second gig was a couple of months later seeing Iron Maiden on the World Slavery tour at the Southampton Gaumont. Not a bad start.
My second gig was a couple of months later seeing Iron Maiden on the World Slavery tour at the Southampton Gaumont. Not a bad start.