First rock concert that you attended

[Pigsy]

INXS at Birmingham NEC, about 1987/8 I believe. Can remember very little about it.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I think i came to London, to the Town and Country Club specifically, to my first hip-hop show when i was about 9. Human beatboxery, Detroit rap and some capital females all doing their pieces while me and my brother stood a little nervously inexpressive in the wings. Finished about 6 pm for adults to enjoy themselves more and got the train back to Brighton for a pair of backspins and some minutes spent on turtle practice.

 

[Man of Harveys]

UB40 in 1984 at the Brighton Centre. Great gig (they turned seriously shite not long after), deafeningly loud, plus there was massive fight so the singer stopped one of the songs halfway through and the middle eastern gentlemen next to me were so stoned they had no idea when one song started and another finished - all very impressive to a 13 year old. Saw the Police on Xmas Eve the same year, not a bad second gig either.

 

[Mr Blobby]

Duran Duran at the Brighton Centre in December 1983, followed a few days later by Adam and the Ants also at the Brighton Centre, a few months later it was Ultravox also at the Centre, then I started going regularly to gigs in Brighton and London once I got a full time job!

Inbetween Duran Duran and Adam & The Ants a lot of my mates went to see Wham at the Dome, luckily I didn't go to that one!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Big Apple, Brighton.At the time Keith was prone to sticking knives into his organ

 

[westy]

The Smashing Pumpkins, Wembley Arena 1996. Great band, great gig, loud as hell as well !! Shame about the Wembley Arena accoustics doing their best to ruin it!!

 

[BBH]

The Rollercoaster Tour - Brixton Academy

Jesus and Mary Chain

Supported by:-
My Bloody Valentine
Dinosaur Jr
Blur


After a 15 minutes drum solo in the my bloody valentine gig I tohught my ears would be f***ed forever.

I was at that gig, I actually passed out during that solo - I remember stumbling back trying to find to a wall to lean on & kept getting twatted by people I couldn;t see as I bumped into them. Don;t even think I was that pissed. Was a strange sensation.

1st gig The La's at Town & Country Club - superb.

 

[tinx]

I was at that gig, I actually passed out during that solo - I remember stumbling back trying to find to a wall to lean on & kept getting twatted by people I couldn;t see as I bumped into them. Don;t even think I was that pissed. Was a strange sensation.

1st gig The La's at Town & Country Club - superb.

I practcally passed out in the loos between the dinosaur jr set and my bloody valentine becasue at 16 I had been drinking since 11am and was not in a good state. Composed myself nicely only to have my ears ripped out of my head by the Valentines.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Not really sure. Probably Cast at the Centre around 1996 supported by Longpigs and Mundy.

It may not have been though, it may have been summat at the East Wing around that time.

 

[tinx]

Not really sure. Probably Cast at the Centre around 1996 supported by Longpigs and Mundy.

It may not have been though, it may have been summat at the East Wing around that time.

I was at that Cast gig too, cracking gig, both support acts were CLASS.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

U2, supported by the Alarm. Hammersmith Palais 6th December 1982

I was at that gig. Superb. They played the Lyceum the night before. My first was The Police, Brighton Centre, 1981?

 

[Blackadder]

Slade early 70s Top Rank

They were supported by Suzi Quattro and Thin Lizzy.

I was by one of the main speakers at the front. My hearing didn't return properly for 3 days!

 

[Dave the OAP]

UB40 in 1984 at the Brighton Centre. Great gig (they turned seriously shite not long after), deafeningly loud, plus there was massive fight so the singer stopped one of the songs halfway through and the middle eastern gentlemen next to me were so stoned they had no idea when one song started and another finished - all very impressive to a 13 year old. Saw the Police on Xmas Eve the same year, not a bad second gig either.

I went to see Duran Duran the night before the Police gig and karen went to see the Police my Bro had two spare tickets

 

[sully]

First gig was in 1978. 10cc at the Brighton Centre. Bloody Tourists tour (Dreadlock Holiday era).

Swiftly followed by UFO at the Dome and then Eddie & The Hot Rods / Third World / Pretenders (supported by UB40) / Elvis Costello, all at the Top Rank (but not on the same night!).

A gigtastic year, all in all.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Bryan Adams at Brighton Centre Dec14 1987.

swiftly followed by Bon Jovi at wembley arena & Dogs D'amour at top rank

 

[Dave the OAP]

First gig was in 1978. 10cc at the Brighton Centre. Bloody Tourists tour (Dreadlock Holiday era).

Swiftly followed by UFO at the Dome and then Eddie & The Hot Rods / Third World / Pretenders (supported by UB40) / Elvis Costello, all at the Top Rank (but not on the same night!).

A gigtastic year, all in all.

blimey Sully, I must have been stalking you.

I was at all of them

 

[Superphil]

It was either Saxon at the Centre or Ted Nugent in Aachen, 1980 (or perhaps 81). Can't remember which one I went to first.

Saxon was great, Nugent was not.

 

[Stat Brother]

Thank god the title is after 1st 'rock' gig.
Saves me having to own up to some right dross.
So instead it would be Motorhead @ Worthing, in the mid 80's.

Better the next time as was a couple of years later & I was just big enough to mix it up down the front.