Best live band you have ever seen?

[HovaGirl]

I was on a Xmas TV show with the Bootleg Beatles in 1980 and the Barron Knights

Loved the Barron Knights.

I remember being on the Palace Pier when they filmed two episodes of Five O'Clock Club in 1964, with Lulu and, IIRC, Billy J Kramer!

 

[hitony]

The Rolling stones.

 

[hitony]

Ohand Thin Lizzy back in 72/73 were awesome as well.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Ocean Colour Scene

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Brad Paisley put on a brilliant show at the O2 last year. Thanks for the tipoff Frutos or I would have missed it.

 

[EricYoung59]

Ramones at top rank next to Brighton Centre, think it was 1980. Low ceilings, sound bounced around - highlight Pinhead, chap on stage standing next to J.R - gimp mask, and the gabba, gabba, hey plackard.

Strangely enough next best was at Dome last year ... Foxy Shazam, supporting The Darkness

One I missed ...... due to trains in London despite having tickets Mott the Hoople with Queen as support at The Rainbow - early 70's

 

[happypig]

Best ever probably Jason and the Scorchers at the Richmond, around 1984/5

 

[peterward]

Depeche Mode at Wembley - Violator tour, but i was mad into them

 

[Storer 68]

Classic Genesis Line up (Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, Hackett, Collins) at Milton Keynes in 1982

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Classic Genesis Line up (Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, Hackett, Collins) at Milton Keynes in 1982

i was there

emmylou harris - dome - 1978 ish

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Didn't we do this very recently ??

Anyway, Queen @ Wembley (Live Magic) was awesome - I wasn't particularly a Queen fan beforehand. The Who were always good, Thin Lizzy excellent, ACDC pretty good.

Suprisingly, the best for sound I ever had at a gig was Ultravox at The Brighton Centre.

 

[somerset]

Elbow in Cardiff last year.

AC/DC Brighton Centre 1980 (bon Scott)

Turin Brakes Bristol Academy

I am Kloot - Exeter Uni last year

 

[maltaseagull]

Pink floyd & acdc.

Pink Floyd - Earls Court (and Hockenheim)
Genesis - Knebworth
Hot Tuna Bath Festival 1970

 

[Seagull58]

SLADE - Brighton Centre 1972 (I think) with Thin Lizzy and Susi Quattro in support.

(I'm joking but it was a fun gig)

 

[BadFish]

Paul Weller - Royal Albert Hall - Wild Wood Tour
Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Forum, Melbourne - last year (a fantastic venue)

 

[ditchy]

Bryan Adams Brighton centre 1988 awesome

 

[Hiney]

The Who
Dr Feelgood
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Not necessarily in that order

 

[shoreham moonraker]

A few, some have already been mentioned....

Paul Weller Wildwood tour

Pixies Doolittle tour Bristol Studio

Arrested Development Birmingham early 90s

Lenny Kravitz Glastonbury late 90s went to take the piss blown away

Specials Last year at Brixton

Ocean Colour Scene always top notch live.

 

[Weststander]

New Order - Portsmouth Guildhall, early 1980's. Great venue for sound.

But would loved to have seen Queen, The Police, The Jam, in their pomp.

 

[Davemania]

Without a doubt, Radiohead at Glastonbury '97. They played their upcoming or recently released new album, cant remember which, OK COMPUTER! Was immense, amazing, unforgetable atmosphere, even fireworks going off over the stage at the of the gig. Truly amazing, with me to my dying breath