I caught one of those " intimate gigs" in shoreditch a few years ago with Joss Stone. She is one of the best jazz female voices to come out of the uk. The evening was immense......two days later, I say dianne kraal at the same venue and she was just brilliant too...even had her husband up on...
One of the first concerts I went to was supertramp at the dome in 1975. Crime of the century tour.
I saw lizzy twice so it may well have even one if them.
I then went to see the at the Brixton academy and was sure Phil was off his face that night.
When I saw them, he ran on to the stage from the back where the scenery was a set of pillars with steps down...he jumped and some little girl threw a teddy bear at him and he spun and pivoted in the air and avoided the said bear. It was very funny at the time, but yes, it was a brilliant...
I saw quo 3 times, from the south, east and also stalls, and preferred the south balcony as the view was better. Chris rea I saw from the front of the stalls, but near the speakers and ended up deaf as a post and it was just like a noise...it was a shame as he is a terrific guitarist. Genesis...
The best I saw at the centre was:
Bob Marley
Thin lizzy
Supertramp
kiri te Kanawa
Queen
Rod Stewart
Jools holland
...and over 1 weekend....Duran Duran on the Saturday and police on the Sunday.