Pendant alert, not that I'm a fan of Whitesnake, but that's not actually true as they did not form until 78 and most of their hits were in the 80s.
I did like Achtung Baby, but got dragged along to watch them at Wembley. I've hated them ever since.
Second time was at the Lyceum on Feb 1, 1981, by which time their star was already starting to shine. It was their first-ever 'big' headline gig in London, and a sell out with another 1,000 unlucky people left outside without tickets. Main support was The Thompson Twins, back when they were also still good, when there were still 8 of them and before all the talented ones left. For their part, U2 knew that this gig meant they'd finally 'made it' and it showed in their performance. In my 44 years of gig going I don't think I've ever seen a band look so happy and enthusiastic on stage, and that energy really rubbed off onto the crowd. Was a brilliant night.
Pendant alert, not that I'm a fan of Whitesnake, but that's not actually true as they did not form until 78 and most of their hits were in the 80s.
And when they formed in 78 and had their hits in the 80s the emergence of punk (and then U2) made them redundant.
The same holds true for RAINBOW (formed in 75), and Def Leppard (77). And I say that as someone who likes (some) Def Leppard and have seen them live. None of these bands were remotely novel or part of the cutting edge, however. U2 were.![]()
Played this album to death, but this is my favourite.
First came across U2, when camping out at Ashburnham and Greenbelt.
Do you mean Jenkinsons? I wonder how many on here were at that gig? Needs a poll![]()
And when they formed in 78 and had their hits in the 80s the emergence of punk (and then U2) made them redundant.
The same holds true for RAINBOW (formed in 75), and Def Leppard (77). And I say that as someone who likes (some) Def Leppard and have seen them live. None of these bands were remotely novel or part of the cutting edge, however. U2 were.![]()