Bands /artist you HAVE seen

[BertR00t]

Tons but some of my favourites have been -

Pink Floyd on 8/8/88
Magazine
The Bad Plus
The Prodigy a few times
Massive Attack
Aphex Twin
Unkle, prior to their current incarnation
Portishead
Leftfield
Jamiroquai
New Model Army, seen them approx 70 times
Wonder Stuff around 30 times
Pop Will Eat Itself
Tackhead
Cure
Cult

GBOA, Play Dead, Killing Joke, Balaam and the Angel, The Damned, Mission, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Ian Brown, Prince, etc...

 

[Huntso]

Iron Maiden, very very early to about 88, went to school with Mr Harris and saw their beginnings in such prestigious venues as the Red Lion in Leytonstone High Rd

Rainbow
Thin Lizzy
Kiss
Scorpions
Judas Priest
AC/DC
UFO
SAHB
Roxy Music

All of the above in their classic line ups i'm glad to say and some great memories

Finally caught Big Country last week and they were excellent, missed them first time i'm sorry to say.

Host of other smaller bands s such as Stray, Budgie, Heavy Metal Kids and lots more that I can't remember.

 

[grahame]

These guys

 

[paininthe]

quite a few - stand outs

David Bowie - Bridlington Spa 1973

The Who - Bingley Hall 1975

Queen - Bingley Hall 1978

Pink Floyd - The Wall, Earls Court 1980

Lindisfarne, The Incredible String Band and The Three Degrees also bring back great memory's.

 

[Neil]

Ok, I'm going to take a shot. Like al, I had a lot of erm, fun in the 70s-80s, so I'm sure there's loads I'll miss. In no particular order. many I saw on a number of occasions/tours.........

Zappa
Todd Rundgren
ZZ Top
Blue Oyster Cult
James Gang
Alvin Lee + Ten Years After
Yes
Rolling Stones
Donovan
J. Giles Band
Bob Seger
Gentle Giant
Genesis
Rush
Max Webster
Squeeze
the Tubes
Jethro Tull
Primus
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Peter Frampton
Killing Joke
Iggy Pop
Rollins Band
Jane's Addiction
Genitorturers
Peter Hammill
Dayglo Abortions
the Strawbs
Violent Femmes
Robbie Rox
Teenage Head
Front 242
Body Count
Siouxie and the Banshees
Butthole Surfers
Nine Inch Nails
Alice in Chains
the Police
Helmet
FEAR
Skatenigs
Jello Biafra
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
Ministry
Revolting Cocks
Marillion
the Stranglers
Living Color
Wall of Voodoo
King Crimson
David Sylvian
Howard Devoto
Alien Sex Fiend
Carlos Santana
Econoline Crush
Roxy Music
Peter Gabriel
the Hanson Brothers (NoMeansNo's alter ego)

there's more buried back there under the concussions

Daayyyuumm.

You win.

With that list, you're most definitely full of win.

And then some.

 

[cornholio's RC200]

Few more I just remembered

Pixies (low-key gig at Windsor Old Trout), Depeche Mode with aforementioned Fad Gadget warming up, Cardiacs,Eat,Daisy Chainsaw,Cardigans,Stereophonics,Napalm Death,New Model Army,Green Day (1st euro tour warming up for Bad Religion),Rollins band,Pearl Jam (first UK tour)
still loads more I forgot.

This is a man with taste. All this and many many more for me from my first gig (Reading Rock 1982) onwards.

To add I've got Glastonbury, Sonisphere, Primus, Iron Maiden and wait for it - Thea Gilmore coming up within the next few months as well. I must be getting old.

 

[The Ken]

FMJ - fantastic line up

Mine from 1986 on

Queen supported by Status Quo, The Alarm and Inxs @ Wembley

Edinburgh Playhouse:
Meatloaf
Ted Nugent
Status Quo
Drifters (or at least one of the 4 original bands )
Pretenders
Think I saw Yingwee Malmsteen & Def Leppard but can't be sure
Hawkwind
Alice Cooper
Dave Lee Roth (with Vai)
Van Morrison (band were amazing but VM was pished and kept wandering off stage leaving the band to jam untill he came back, gig lasted 3 hours bacause of this, I think he go dragged off in the end)

Glasgow Barras
Wolfstone

Dundee:
Black Grape (with Baz) - not very good because Ryder was tripping and sound was awful

BBC1 Big weekend in Dundee:
Primal Scream (amazing)
Block Party (amazing)
Dirty Pretty Things (Good)
Razorlight (ok)
Snow Patrol (dull)

Loads of Blues/Jazz guys and Small Bands too, a regular at Edinburgh's Preservation Hall and especially Blues&Trouble Gigs.

I found this guys site helped me pinpoint some gigs I was at - http://s159645853.websitehome.co.uk/roc ... 7.htm#1987 - one he questions "Sponge" @ the EBB was my mates band, I took the photos that night

 

[dbmtb]

To add I've got Glastonbury, Sonisphere, Primus, Iron Maiden and wait for it - Thea Gilmore coming up within the next few months as well. I must be getting old.

Primus... Oh yeah - saw them warm up for Janes Addiction 5 times. Another one of the many I'd forgotten.

 

[Ollie]

I'll reinstate this thread .

Been to many but my favourites are:
REM .
Metallica .
Rush X 3 .
Joe Bonamassa X 3 .
Waterboys X 2 .
Biffy Clyro ( Best ) .
Billy Bragg .

 

[The History Man]

Neil Diamond. Took my mum......
Standouts:
Bowie a bit
Tin Machine
Madonna
Prince
OMD lots
Hazel oconnor. (Duran Duran supporting)
Jethro Tull lots wonderful
Genesis
Gabriel
Dylan
Tom petty.
Abc
Madness


Mcfly with daughter. Nearly killed by screaming 12 year olds.



And lots of weird wild London pub gigs I can't remember. In tua nua?