First time part 3 (gigs)

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Genesis at the Dome. 70p. Foxtrot. Mental.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

ACDC at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. Then Dr Feelgood the following week, and The Clash the week after that. I was quickly addicted to live music.

 

[e77]

Slayer at the (then) Hammersmith Odeon in 1991.

 

[brakespear]

Rainbow at the Cornwall Coliseum in St Austell in 1983(?) - the 'Bent Out of Shape' tour. It was a school trip. I had some cool teachers

 

[chrissyboy01]

Motorhead @ Worthing Assembly Hall back in 1987/88. Rock'n'Roll tour.

 

[Stat Brother]

Motorhead @ Worthing - wot?

T'was pretty tame, with a mate and his older brother stood there listening to the music.


Went back a couple of years later and more importantly a couple of years older.
Had 3 pints of Barley Wine and 1080 cider snakebites and had a cracking night.

Nearly died, but a cracking night.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I think i travelled to London in 1985 to see someone like Schoolly D at the Town and Country club before it became the Forum. I was 10 and my brother 12 and we saw ourselves as pioneers of the Hip Hop movement in Brighton. All i remember is the greyness of London and seeing the Wee Papa Girl Rappers as support, i think. It was a daytime gig.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

The Jam @ The Dome - Apocalypse Tour 1979

I was 17, and Weller was 21

Blinder!!!

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Genesis at the Dome. 70p. Foxtrot. Mental.

Hmmm........this takes me back. Part of the Great Charisma (Records) Tour wasn't it - three different bands at the Dome on two consecutive weeks for 70p a pop? I've spent the last hour trying to remember the other five - definitely Lindisfarne, Van der Graaf Generator, Audience and probably Hawkwind but I'm stumped on the sixth - could have been The Nice but I'd have remembered shirley.

Anyway, my gambit is April 1969 - Led Zeppelin at The Toby Jug, Tolworth.

 

[Seagulltonian]

Haircut 100 at the Brighton Centre, can't remember the year ;-) Me and mate went with 6 girls, good night if I remember rightly

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

The Undertones - Top Rank Suite - late 70s

 

[OzMike]

Status Quo, Brighton Centre, 1976
Got given tickets, not a fan but they were really good live.
We were close to a bank of speakers all night.
Couldn't hear properly for a couple of days after.

 

[atfc village]

Dexys Midnight Runners in London Sept 85.

 

[Kosmonaut]

Some local ska punk band, can't even remember their name, but spent the next day with constantly ringing ears.

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Mud . Brighton Dome 1974 .

... I used to love those tiger feet !

 

[tedlit]

Uriah Heep - 1991 Bulldog Bash

I thought there would be Motorhead.

 

[Binney on acid]

In either 1970 or 1971 there were 2 concerts on consecutive weeks sponsored by the Charisma label at The Dome. They featured Genesis, Every which way, Rare bird, Lindisfarne, Audience & Van Der Graff Generator. The ticket price was 30p each concert! I went to both of them. When The Stones played at The Big Apple on 10th March 1971 during the 'Sticky fingers' tour, the tickets were 80p. The Groundhogs were the support band.
Why is it I can remember things like that, but don't have a clue what I had for supper last night?!!

 

[fork me]

Meat Loaf, 1984 at the Centre.

As to Motorhead, 87/88 in Worthing, I saw them in Newcastle City Hall on that tour! But I've seem them at the Assembly Halls on a few tours.

 

[dougdeep]

Genesis at the Dome. 70p. Foxtrot. Mental.

I was there too.

 

[Gwylan]

Genesis at the Dome. 70p. Foxtrot. Mental.

Autumn 1973? I was there too.

Wasn't my first gig though, that was six months earlier when I saw Roxy Music at the Dome, all of 60p to get in. Marvellous scenes