Best gig you have ever been to!

[aftershavedave]

1) the clash, tom robinson, x-ray spex, steel pulse at the anl rally victoria park 1978

2) the vibrators, chelsea and the cortinas roundhouse 1978 (my first ever gig aged 15)

3) black uhuru rainbow 1981

 

[Wilka]

Manics - Brixton 01

My first ever real gig and my all time favourite band. Seen them loads since but this was still the best I think.

Radiohead - Manchester 03

Just before Hail to the Thief was released. First Radiohead gig that wasn't a festival. Brilliant.

Muse - Glasto 04

Although over time i've fallen out of love with Muse they still remain an amazing live band. This was the highlight of Glastonbury for me that year.

David Ford - Komedia 05 I think

First time I saw former Easyworld frontman David Ford do his solo work live. Breath taking stuff. Puts so many of the crap singer song writers like James Blunt and James Morrison who get loads of exposure to shame.

Loads of others but those are the top ones.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Rolling Stones..............Wembley Football Stadium.........without a shadow of doubt!!









Equal 2nd..................Richard Ashcroft....I of W festival 2006
Yes......Glasto'........3 years ago.....magic

 

[goldstone]

The Rolling Stones in East Grinstead just after their first top ten hit. Early 60s??

 

[ridda]

I.O.W 1970
Jimi Hendrix
The Doors
The Who
Ten Years After
I can go on and on.
Best live band I have seen at the dome was
Ian Dury
And the Block Heads 1980 something [a privilege]

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Eight rows from the front centre,Manchester Appollo. Dire Straits.

 

[Buba]

I was in a gig of Jethro Tull couple of months ago, a very good one.

 

[Storer68]

Genesis reuninion at Milton Keynes October 1982.

 

[Nibble]

Rollins Band-Brixton Acadamy-1997
Beastie Boys/Chilli Peppers-Astoria-1994
Pearl Jam-Astoria-1994
Misfits-Concorde2-2005
Flaming Lips-Brighton Centre-2005
Deep Purple-Brighton Centre(VIP Box)-2005

 

[glasfryn]

The Hollies
Cheltenham Town hall
a very long time ago.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Guns'N'Roses - Milton Keynes Bowl 29th May 1994
Aerosmith/Donnington Monsters Of Rock Festival - June 4th 1994
Green Day - Brighton Centre February 2005 (Shite venue, but amazing concert as it almost complete my list of bands I wanted to see before I die, and been waiting since 1000 Slapped Out Happy Hours to see them)
Rolling Stones - Twickenham last year, top concert, first time to Twickers and a completely unexpected night out

 

[Albion Edd]

Oasis at Milton Keynes Bowl 2005
Supergrass in Portsmouth 2005
The Cribs at Concorde 2
Muse, Primal Scream and Maximo Park were all brilliant at Reading Festival last year.

 

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U2. Aragon Ballroom, Chicago. December '84.

 

[Gazwag]

Live Aid, the original, Wembley
Queen the year after at Wembley

 

[Lankyseagull]

Madness reunion at Finsbury Park August 9 1992 supported by Ian Dury (RIP) and the Blockheads, Morrissey (why?), Flowered Up and Gallon Drunk.

 

[SussexSpur]

Manics in Wolverhampton in 1996, on the first Everything Must Go tour.

And Sir Macca at Earls Court, during his 2003 tour. Come on, Paul, annouce another one...
(Even if only to clear a few divorce bills...)

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

Madness reunion at Finsbury Park August 9 1992 supported by Ian Dury (RIP) and the Blockheads, Morrissey (why?), Flowered Up and Gallon Drunk.

I hope you wasn't one of the people that gave poor Morrissey so much shit that he didn't turn up for the next day when I went...bless him

 

[The Face]

Last night I saw The Rifles at the Astoria in London and its definately up there. I can't believe they're knocking the place down its a beaut of a venue!

 

[Gwylan]

I'm surprised at so many people putting big open air events. IMHO, these are universally crap, where the sound is dreadful, you can't see anything and you have to queue for ages for drink, bogs, drugs etc.

I've only been to a few of these but I can't say that any have been even halfway good.

The RAR event in Victoria Park in 1978 was particularly naff as I recall, with a sound system that sounded like it had been buried under Thames mud for half a decade.

 

[NMH]

Rory Gallagher at The Dome
Pink Floyd at The Dome '72
Led Zeppelin at The Dome '72
Bowie at The Dome '72
Cockney Rebel at Reading
Robin Trower at Reading
Ten Years After at Alexander Palace ('Ally Pally') ,Wood Green
Dr Feelgood at The Greyhound pub in Richmond
Eddie and The Hot Rods at The Nashville in London
The WHO at Hammersmith Odion 1976(?)
The WHO at Charlton F.C. '74
Dr John at The Dome in '74
Dylan at Blackbush Airport
Buddy Guy at El Rey Theatre, Wilshire Bl. LA. 2004
Simple Minds at The Beverly Theatre on Wilshire 198?
Shriekback at The Palace Theatre Hollywood
Magazine at The Lyceum, on The Strand, London