What's the 12 best gigs you have been to?

[wallyback]

Here are mine in no particular order

Led Zeppelin 1979 - Knebworth
Arthur Lee & Love 2003 - Islington Academy
The Stranglers 1977 - Top Rank Suite
Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Hop Farm
Van Morrison 1994 i think - The Dome
Tom McRae 2007 - Concorde 2
The Jam 1977 - Top Rank Suite
Eddie & The Hot Rods 1978 - Top Rank Suite
Rolling Stones 1980 - Wembley
Taylor Swift 2011 i think - o2
Nanci Griffiths 1991 i think- Royal Albert Hall
Mark Eitzel 2013 - The Palmeira

 

[Return of the Rev]

Clash hastings pier
clash crawley leisure centre
Clash top rank
buzzcocks top rank
2tone specials selector madness top rank
ramones top rank
the jam top rank
cohen albert hall x 3
iggy pop top rank
motorhead crawley leisure centre
gary numan conference centre
cohen o2

 

[Spider]

Not going to do 12, but a few that stick out:

The National - Corn Exchange. Always amazing live, this was just a kind of perfect storm - they were playing in a way too small venue for how big they'd got by then, just after high Violet came out. Great crowd, sweltering outside, lots of singing along. A happy time.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Stadium of Light. Not this gig specifically, but was the first time I had seen him and therefore something I'd been waiting for for a long time and a very special evening.

Caribou - Swim tour. Saw them 7 times on this tour, all amazing. Turned Shepherds Bush Empire (usually a hellhole) into a sweaty festival tent. Worked a small Bestival crowd into a frenzy. An amazing tour.

The Flaming Lips - Brighton Centre. Didn't know anything about them, got given a ticket on the day. Was therefore a very memorable gig!

Swans - Concorde 2. The most powerful live band I've ever seen. So intense, so good!

Dirty Three - Queen Elizabeth Hall. An amazing live performance. Really powerful music and an incredible feat of musicianship.

Sufjan Stevens - Royal Festival Hall. Had wanted to see him for years. Wasn't a massive fan of current album (Age of Adz). Completely won me over. The whole show was so well put together and an incredible band performance, ending with 25 minute song that had the whole stuffy London crowd dancing around. Amazing.

My Bloody Valentine - Primavera. Getting to see them play loveless was a chance I didn't think I'd get. So loud, so good!

Yo La Tengo - Bexhill. A left field choice. Was just a very memorable gig - tiny crowd and we therefore suspected the band might be a bit half arsed. In fact it was one of the most intense and spectacular rock performances I've seen. Sharing it with such a small group of people who'd obviously made an effort to be there made it even more special.

Sure there's lots I've forgotten. Might do a second batch at some point.

 

[T soprano]

Why 12?

 

[Return of the Rev]

Why 12?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byEkJ3zRTcY

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Christ! Where to even begin. Will need a couple of thinking days for this challenge.

 

[pauli cee]

To add a few....
Motorhead, Portsmouth Guild Hall
ACDC, Wembley Arena
Black Crowes, Glastonbury, (and various other places, anywhere basically....)
Gomez, Concorde 2
Jimmy Cliff, Concorde 2
Scratch Perry, Concorde 2, ( I do like the concorde..)
Guns n Roses, Wembley Stadium
Kings of Leon, Christchurch, NZ
Faith No More, Brixton Academy
Stone Roses, that big park in London
Babes In Toyland, the small bit of the Brighton Centre
The Specials, Brighton Centre

Thanks and goodnight x

 

[BN9 BHA]

In no particular order and all from the late 70s and early 80s, can't remember the exact dates.

The Who- Brighton Centre.
The Jam- B/C.
Souixsie & The Banshees/ The Cure/ Spizz - B/C.
Ian Dury &The Blockheads- B/C.
Boomtown Rats - B/C.
The Stranglers- B/C.
Gary Numan- B/C.
The Damned - Top Rank.
The Damned - Paradisco Amsterdam.
J J Burnel - The Dome.
Bauhaus-The Dome.
Human League- The Dome.

 

[atomised]

The Cure - crystal.palace bowl
Public enemy - brixton academy
Stone.roses - ally pally
Happy Mondays - top rank suite
Green day - nottingham arena
My bloody valentine - brighton centre
Taylor swift - o2
Flaming lips - Hammersmith
Manic street preachers - brixton academy
Suede - royal albert hall
Pink Floyd - earls court
Pet shop boys - Savoy theatre

 

[aberllefenni]

Led Zeppelin - Knebworth
Geno Washington - Llanidloes Community Centre
Radiohead - Glastonbury
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Cambridge Folk Festival
Cardiacs - Phoenix festival
Manic Street Preachers - A park in Hackney (I think)
Alabama 3 - Cardiff Coal Exchange
Pogues - Brixton Academy
Jimmy Cliff - Cardiff Big Weekend
Gil Scott Heron - Cardiff Big weekend
Love - Cardiff Coal Exchange
Christy Moore - Liverpool

 

[Soulman]

In no order.
Stevie Wonder
Prince
Gladys Knight
Whitney Houston
Michael McDonald
Earth Wind and Fire
Paul Carrack
Simple Minds
The Commodores with Lionel Richie
Squeeze
Edwin Starr
Michael Jackson

 

[Beach Hut]

David Bowie - around 20 times but the best was Brixton Academy
Pink Floyd - Maine Road
Queen - Knebworth (last ever gig)
U2 - Wembley
Madonna - Wembley (trust me she was amazing)
Tin Machine - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Brian Adams - Birmingham NEC
Bruce Springsteen - Wembley
Simple Minds - Milton Keynes Bowl
Rod Stewart - Wembley / Amex
Depeche Mode - Crystal Palace
Human League - The Dome

 

[T soprano]

Madness - my first ever gig 80
UB40- B/c (labour of love 1 tour)
The Specials - Brighton centre
Oasis- Earls court 95
The Who- Hyde park 96 princess trust Quadrophenia gig
Paul Weller - Hammersmith Apollo
Snow patrol - O2
Supergrass- the Old Market brighton
Blur- Hyde park
Depeche mode- brighton dome 83( construction time again tour)
Kasabian- supporting oasis at Wembley ( should have been the other way around )
Prodigy - Knebworth (supporting Oasis)

 

[T soprano]

I forgot BUCKS FIZZ at Coasters 86

 

[pauli cee]

For all those saying Led Zep, extremely jealous, though did see Robert Plant at Glastonbury, ((93??) amazing, and seen Jimmy Page playing with the Black Crowes a few times, so almost half way there......

 

[Garage_Doors]

Pistols Finsbury park
Piranhas Buccaneer
Buzzcocks Coalition club
Sham 69 Concorde 2
SLF Blackpool winter gardens
Pistols O2 Birmingham
Pistols Brixton x5
Buzzcocks Brixton
Sham 69 Brixton
Sussex Pistols Worthing
Anti Nowhere League Redhill
Peter & The Test Babies, too many dates to mention.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Adge Cutler and the Wurzels - Connaught Theatre, Worthing - 1969/70 ish (seriously, they were hilarious when Mr Cutler was still around.)
Cream - somewhere in Brighton (Top Rank?) about 1967
The Allman Brothers Band - the first Knebworth (1974ish)
Genesis - New Theatre Oxford - 1973 (The Foxtrot tour.)
Van Morrison - Portsmouth Guildhall - about 2002 or 3 ish
Paul Jones and Dave Kelly - The Tower Arts Centre, Winchester - about 10 years ago.
The Blues Band - Wedgwood Rooms, Portsmouth - about 10 years ago
Crowded House - the Brighton Centre - about 5 years ago.
Elton John with Ray Cooper - Southampton Mayflower Theatre (possibly when it was still the Gaumont) more than 30 years ago(?)
Elton John with his band at St Mary's Stadium about 5 years ago.
Jools Holland - Southampton Guildhall several years ago
Andy Sheppard (Jazz saxophonist) - Turner Sims Concert hall - about 8 years ago
Abdullah Ibrahim - (jazz Pianist) Turner Sins Concert Hall - about 8 years ago

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Not necessarily in order

Ramones - Top rank
Japan - same
Undertones - same
Souixsie & The Banshees/ The Cure/ Spizz - B/C.
Stranglers TRank
Jam Dome
The Cure/The passions T Rank
Joy Division Fall Buzzcocks -Electric circus
XTC - T Rank
Big Country Alice Cooper - Dome
Skids - Top Rank maybe BC
Pistols The Spots - Wolverhampton
Dexys Midnight Runner - Can't remember where

 

[armchairclubber]

A few stand out, in no order

Seun Kuti & Africa 80 @ The Dome (as close as I'll get to the Fela experience with his original band)
The Fall @ DLWP Bexhill (a good night for MES, great venue acoustics)
The Chameleons @ The Escape Club
Gil Scott Heron @ original Concorde & with Brian Jackson @ Jazz Cafe
PIL @ The Dome
Stereolab @ The Zap Club
Little Dragon (early gig, can't remember venue name)
Terry Callier @ The Komedia (up close and personal for a 2 hr set)
Cinematic Orchestra @ Royal Albert Hall
Azymuth @ original Concorde
Julian Cope @ Top Rank
Bonobo @ The Dome
Staff Benda Bilili @ The Dome (these polio sufferers had everyone on their feet)
Louie Vega Elements Of Life Josh Milan @ Corn Exchange

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Tom Jones MGM Grand
Diana Ross Cesars Palace
Luther Vandross Wemley /Hammersmith
Kid Creole Lyceum
Crusaders Randy Crawford Ascot
Brand New Heavies Kew Gardens
Roy Ayres Ronnie Scotts
Maze Frankie Beverley Hammersmith
Grover Washington Junior Albert Hall
Ronnie Laws Ascot
Edwin Starr Ascot
Elton John Plymouth Argyle
T Rex BBC London