Great Gigs

[Jah Lush]

Bob Marley at Crystal Palace concert bowl 1980. Tripping off my skull, took me to a higher place.

The Who at both the Charlton gigs '74 and '76.

The Rolling Stones at Earls Court and Knebworth '76 and last year in Nice. Agree with you Sean on the '90 gig, poor sound and Ron and Keith were out of it.

Sex Pistols at Finsbury Park '96.

The Clash at Victoria Park in '78.

Primal Scream at Cambridge Corn Exchange early '94.

I could go on forever here but I'm off down the pub. See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!:)-D

[Asset]

I saw Pink Floyd at Knebworth in about 1974/5 (I was v young at the time but remember it vividly) I believe they are still doing roughly the same stage show to this day.

also saw Bob Marley at the Rainbow and Hammersmith Apollo around the same time and remember that vivdly too. I loved him.

Talking Heads in '77 'Psycho Killer' time. That was a wicked gig.

[Annasfield]

"I could go on forever here but I'm off down the pub. See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!" - Pah! I'd much rather be at work... :-S

Best gigs

Eric Clapton & Ringo Starr at a Private gig in Hampshire

Tom Jones & Van Morrison at Blickling Hall

Saw the View at Shepherds Bush standing next to the lead singer from Dirty Pretty things and Tim Lovejoy

Fratellis at Brixton and also the Kaiser Chiefs

Not my best gig, but one I am certainly the most jealous of is my Aunt who saw the Beatles at the Cavern.

There's quite an eclectic mix on here

[James]

I saw Sultans of Ping at Brixton in the early 90s. The shame.

[Alan Dale]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> the most

> jealous of is my Aunt who saw the Beatles at the

> Cavern.

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My Dad saw them there a couple of times. Reckons they were crap live.

[Ant]

Babes in Toyland. Sadly I didn't ever get to see them, Mockers. But I would have liked to. Oh yes.

[Jah Lush]

I saw U2 at the Marquee Club when they first started out. This would be late '79 early 1980 and they were brilliant. Can't stand them now though. Bono thinks he's the Pope of Rock or something similar. Pompous arsehole.

[lozzyloz]

EW&F - Wembley Arena, sometime in the late 70's truly awesome brass section. In fact on the subject of brass sections, Aswads when they played The Venue in Victoria were pretty good too. Thin Lizzy on the Live and Dangerous Tour at Hammersmith, likewise Funkadelic and Chic at the same venue. Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and The Prodigy in Moscow. Pavorotti in Bucharest with Ceaucescu Palace as a backdrop and more recently Zero 7 at the Academy. If I had to choose the most memorable it would be Stevie Wonder on the Hotter Than July tour when Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross turned up as surprise guests.

[Keef]

Personaly I think U2 have had a few absolutely great songs, and a load of sh!t ones. Bono is a gobshite. The Edge is pretty cool, but if he took his hat off he'd just look like a bald pikey.

Just realised this would be better placed in the U2 thread, so putting it there too.

[Jah Lush]

Agree with you on the Aswad horn section Lozzyloz. Saw them loads of times back in the late 70s early 80s including that gig at the Venue in Victoria and I saw Thin Lizzy on that Live And Dangerous tour too and they were awesome.

[Jah Lush]

I remember seeing some great "pub rock" gigs back in the day and some of them were quite local too. For instance on the other side of Peckham Rye there used to be a pub called the Newlands Tavern. I don't know if it's still there, in fact I think it's long gone but I remember seeing people like Kilburn & The Roads, Doctor Feelgood, The Heavy Metal Kids and Upp there. The great Jeff Beck played in there one night too. And I saw Wreckless Eric do a blinding set in the Thurlow Park Arms around 1980.

[mockney piers]

I grew up with The Hamsters at the Baldock Buffalo Club.

Mind you, I got served and could smurk fags without getting thrown out, and the smell of stale beer, sweat and RAWK, was pretty mind-blowing for a fifteen year-old lordship estate boy.

The joys of growing up in the sticks huh?

[val]

Also remember the Newlands, lots of great bands some local, remember Kilburn & the High roads, Muffty and guy who done hit me with your rhythm stick (name eludes me at present). Another guy called Dave the singing milkman. Think its called the Ivy now but not sure.

[Asset]

Ian Dury RIP

[Jah Lush]

Val, Ian Dury was the lead singer/songwriter in Kilburn & the High Roads.

[val]

Jah didn't realise that, a long long time ago and lots of Bacardi

[Keef]

Bless him, what a guy!

[Annasfield]

Just remembered another one - how could I forget!

A mate of mine is neighbours with the remaining members of the Kinks. Every year they play a gig in Tufnell Park and apparently (it has never happened when I've been over the past two years) Ray Davies has been known to turn up for a couple of songs. Anyway, because Simon knows them all so well, we always end up in Broxbourne and go for a curry with them. Most bizarre - particularly when they start talking about the "old days".

Rock n Roll! B)

[Jah Lush]

Bloody hell Annasfield that's dead cool.

Another one, or two actually, coz I went two nights in a row was Jeff Beck at the Fairfield Hall in 2002 when the White Stripes came on to do half a dozen Yardbirds numbers with him. Absolutely awesome!

[giggirl]

I go to A LOT of gigs but (off the top of my head) here are some of my best in recent years:

Prince @ Koko in May

Foo Fighters @ Underworld in Camden last year

Annie Lennox @ Sadlers Wells a few years ago (she?s amazing live)

George Michael in Antwerp in June and Earls Court last year

Bruce Springsteen in Valencia, Spain last October

Rolling Stones @ Circus Krone in Munich (tiny, tiny, intimate gig)

BB King @ the Albert Hall a few years back

The Who @ The Forum

U2 @ Earls Court ? the concert on the night of the day Bono?s dad had died ? he played an amazing gig

Cream @ Madison Square Garden 2 years ago

Worst gig ever for me

U2 at Staples Centre LA about 2 years ago ? should be ashamed of themselves ? like a bad karaoke night ? we left before the end

Gigs in my diary that I?m looking forward to

Bruce Springsteen @ O2 in December (possibly Paris too) ? the man is my personal God

Prince @ O2 on 16th September

John Mayer @ Albert Hall on 18th September

Paul Weller @ Astoria 30th September

Jose Gonzalez @ Union Chapel 23rd October

The Verve @ Roundhouse 9th November

Cesaria Evora @ Royal Festival Hall 17th Nov

Amy Winehouse @ Brighton 26th November (if she?s still alive ? poor lamb)

I will definitely post any up and happening gig news here.

[Jah Lush]

Blimey that's some list you've got there giggirl. Do you work in the business or what?

One more from me too. David Bowie 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour. I think it was at Olympia but not sure, bloody long time ago. Right up the front. Top night, great setlist.

[Asset]

Ooh I saw him twice on that tour Jah. Edinburgh Murrayfield and the Milton Keynes Bowl, swoon. Camped out all night to get tickets. Downhill after that album sadly.

I reckon giggirl works for that small and reputable ticket agency she mentioned earlier, whaddaya think?

[giggirl]

No I don't work for Stargreen. It's just an agency that not many people have heard of so it tends to still have a few tickets when others have sold out.

I saw David Bowie at Hammersmith a couple of years ago when he did that whole Ziggy Stardust anniversary gig - he was great and a friend of mine was down at the front recording it (naughty I know). I listen to that bootleg all the time.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Was that in 2002 (the Hammy Bowie gig) when there was another tube strike?

3 hours he played that night (best part of anyway) - I was 2nd row - marvellous

Asset - too right about downhill after Serious Moonlight. UNTIL.. 1993 or so. Buddah of Suburbia album onwards are some of my favourites. But dear god the 80s were bad for him

[Asset]

to be honest I lost interest after the Let's Dance album and he started that band, was it Tin Drum? or something, so don't think I have even heard the Buddah album.

He was my hero when I was a teenager, bedroom wallpapered with pictures.