Most memorable gig at the Brighton Centre

[The Merry Prankster]

Weller, a few times.
Killers on Saturday.
Elvis Costello about seven years ago.

 

[Gwylan]

Bob Marley in one of his last ever gigs.
Great night.

That's the only decent gig I've ever seen there, it's a crap venue and you have to be a genius like his Bobness to rise above the shoddy surroundings and dull acoustics.

 

[NMH]

For me personally ...

... the very first music event ever put on at the Brighton Centre.

Featuring - among others - me.

Er...... karaoke night at the Centre?
Were you a member of some boy-band then Bracknelzebub.... Gay City Rollers ??

 

[Dave the OAP]

1. Rod Stewart
2. Duran Duran x2
3. Queen
4. Thin Lizzy
5. Blue Oyster Cult
6. Supertramp x 2
7. Police
8. Status Quo x 3
9. Bootleg Beatles
10.Kiri Te Kanawa ( took my mum a few days after my father died)

 

[Tricky Dicky]

In no particular order ...

Thin Lizzy
The Who (twice)
The Stranglers
Paul Weller
The Jam

 

[fleet]

Springsteen May 1981 - best gig ever

Also good

Ry Cooder
Ian Dury
10CC

 

[Dave the OAP]

did 10cc play at the centre? I can rememeber their two concerts at the Dome

 

[Les Biehn]

Blur. Got booted in the face by a crowd surfer.

 

[Lush]

Last 3 Jam gigs and Meatloaf

Now - can someone help me out here? I have the memory of a goldfish I have the memory of a goldfish but I'm pretty sure I saw The Jam twice at the Brighton Centre.

Once was fairly early in their career (79?) resplendent in 2 tone mod outfit. Once was when they were supported by the Piranhas. Was this their last ever gig? When was the other gig?

If "barely able to remember them" gigs count as memorable gigs then I would also like to add Bruce Springsteen (bootleg TDK somewhere).

 

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Stone Roses

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Er...... karaoke night at the Centre?
Were you a member of some boy-band then Bracknelzebub.... Gay City Rollers ??

It was live. It was on stage in the main hall. And there were boys AND girls in the band. The legendary Burl Ives was top of the bill.

We rocked.

 

[Parson Henry]

1. Queen (the one where they opened with Jailhouse Rock)
2 Quo
3 Ultravox
4 Elton John (on where he sat eating a chicken leg and had to go off as he was choking on the bone)
5 Dire Straits (one where they played bthe crowd out)
6 Rod Stewart (one with the strippers at the start)
7. Boomtown Rats (one where BG cussed cause someone spat at him)

 

[tinx]

I got my degree live on stage at the brighton Centre when I graduated. What an atmosphere there was that day

 

[Buzzer]

The Brighton Centre is a TERRIBLE venue for live acts.

Favourite Brighton gig was Black Grape at the Event in 1995/6 - now that was a great gig.

 

[Dave the OAP]

1. Queen (the one where they opened with Jailhouse Rock) YUP

2 Quo YUP

3 Ultravox - NASH PRETENTIOUS NONSENCE

4 Elton John (on where he sat eating a chicken leg and had to go off as he was choking on the bone) NO- But saw him at the Dome

5 Dire Straits (one where they played bthe crowd out) FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE!
6 Rod Stewart (one with the strippers at the start) YUP

7. Boomtown Rats (one where BG cussed cause someone spat at him) NOT THAT ONE

I must have been stalking you!!!

 

[Parson Henry]

Boring gigs

1. Spandau -- Slept
2 Roxy Music - Slept
3 The Jam - Thought Weller had the personality of a wet weekend in Wigan
4 Rush - Just loud noise
5 OMD - Bubblegum
6 Gary Numan - Left early

Were you there David?

 

[Dave the OAP]

Spandau I actually enjoyed
Roxy Music can do no wrong, but I didnt see them
OMD was total shite
wasnt the Garry Newman concert the one where he ended up having a row with some people in the audience who started whistling at him?

 

[Meade's Ball]

Hello McMPeople!

In 1987 i was 12. Been into hip-hop since i was about 6, so went excitedly to see Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy down the Brighton Centre. Bloody f***ing hell what an evening. The sort of night that had some young boy meeting Chuck D for a moment, trying to look cool, but mostly being a rotund, winsome pre-pubescent admirer whose adult straight face had yet to be born.

Went back to see PE in 1989 and 1990. All hugely memorable nights. Especially one in which some brute punched me in the chops twice for some look i'd given him. Blood and bruises on the face, but still a great time had.

 

[Parson Henry]

I love Roxy's music but sadly I found the live delivery boring and was dozing. Probably didn't help that the standing area had been converted to seating.

 

[Trufflehound]

...it's a crap venue and you have to be a genius like his Bobness to rise above the shoddy surroundings and dull acoustics.

Agreed. Although it was nowhere near as bad as the Wembley Empire Pool.

The only halfway passable gigs I remember at the Centre were The Tubes, Graham Parker & the Rumour and The Who ('79 version). But that's only because they were all great live performers. They were far better when seen in more convivial surrounds.