Your first ever concert?

[Herr Tubthumper]

I think Marillion was on a Sunday night and, when they started to play the whole of Misplaced Childhood I sat up against the wall of the Brighton Centre and fell asleep. If the Magnum gig was touring 'On a Storyteller's Night' it was on cup final day 1985. The friends I went with insisted on leaving to go to the gig before the game finished, so we missed the Moran sending off and extra time.. I was annoyed until I found out Whiteside scored, one of my least favourite players ever.

My first gig was at the Centre for Thin Lizzy's farewell tour in 1983.

Yup, it was On A Storytellers Night. Eastbourne Winter Gardens. First Thin Lizzy, what a way to start.

 

[janee]

Misty in Roots Top Rank Suite 1981 I was 14 and [MENTION=3545]Peter[/MENTION]Grummit was ill so I stole his ticket!

 

[Papak]

The Style Council in 1986 at Crawley Leisure Centre (RIP).

 

[BrianWade4]

The Cure supported by the Wedding Present

Crystal Palace bowl

 

[studio150]

Supertramp - Crime of the Century tour at the Dome '74

 

[lasvegan]

Wishbone Ash at the Dome, mid 1970's.

They were recently in Las Vegas, but I just couldn't be bothered to go...might have been interesting to see them 40 years later though.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

What a great thread.
In one way sad really coz it makes me realise how fecking old I am.
I was a 17 year old in 1973 but what a great time to see what became rock legends.
I have just realised I could write a book on all the bands I saw around that time.
Every week I was down the Dome ----the smell of dope wafted up to the BEST seats

Lynyrd Skynyrd before and after the plane crash was a highlight---as was Wishbone Ash

 

[Stato]

Yup, it was On A Storytellers Night. Eastbourne Winter Gardens. First Thin Lizzy, what a way to start.

I did have to conveniently forget my gran taking me to The Dome some years earlier to see The Spinners. (No not the Detroit Ones)

We had this conversation at work some years ago and a middle aged Jamaican woman in our office said: 'Oh it was, oh I can't remember, what was his name now?.... Oh yes, Otis.' It turned out she was at the 1967 Stax UK Tour. Otis Redding.... with Sam and Dave.... and Eddie Floyd, and Arthur Conley and Booker T and the bloody MGs. I told her she had won and went off to cry.

 

[Glawstergull]

,Sept 84 Iron Maiden ,Bristol Hippodrome

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Led Zep at Earls Court 75, the same day we beat Scotland 5-1.

 

[Tarpon]

Accompanied by an 'adult': SLF (London Rainbow) July 80
Unaccompanied by an 'adult': The Jam (Bracknell Sports Centre) Nov 80

 

[moggy]

At The Dome? Good gig, that.

Yeah. At the dome, brilliant night that was

 

[soistes]

Curved Air - Alexandra Palace, May 1972

 

[scooter1]

The Stones in about 76 or 77 at Knebworth supported by Lynrd Skynrd, I was very young(4 or 5). My old man got busted for smoking weed, and instead of actually arresting him the police just emptied his home grown grass tin. And then our car broke down on the way home and my mum had to leave her gold earrings with the garage until we sent the money for then repairs.
Its amazing what sticks with you from a young age

 

[Superphil]

Ted Nugent, I really can't remember if it was in Aachen or Cologne, we lived in Holland at the time near to the German border. Adam and the Antz or Saxon was my first in the UK, in Brighton, 1979ish.

 

[Godstar]

Graham Parker & The Rumour - Brighton Centre March '79 (got taken by my big brother, would have made me 13yrs old)

 

[Algernon]

Saxon, Brighton Centre, 1981 (Correct year I think)

 

[Trevor]

Boomtown Rats - White Rock Pavilion - not much happened in Hastings at that time

 

[hitony]

Screaming Lord Sutch at the Top Rank Halloween 1971 but sneaked in through the fire exit and only saw the last few minutes.
First proper gig was Slade, Thin Lizzy and Suzi Quatro at the Top Rank 1972.

I was at those as well, but this was probably my first proper gig.......Mungo Jerry in the Montpelier Rooms..... Incredible times and memories.... https://www.flickr.com/photos/58038062@N07/11223783904/

 

[Buzzer]

It isn't cool but I had fun and I was about 11 years old. Showaddywaddy at the Brighton Centre in 1981. The first gig by myself was King Kurt in Portsmouth.