Best Live gig you've been to

[On the Left Wing]

Bob Dylan at Dan Haag 1989

followed by
Dylan at Wembley Stadium with Santana and UB40 in 1984
David Bowie Wembley Empire Pool 1976
Steve Harley Newcastle Opera House 2002

 

[tinx]

A few of mine that sprint to mind.

Radiohead Glosto 97 in fact everyimte live they are awesome
Manics Town and Country London About 93
Carter USM Brixton a few times all great
Rollercoaster Tour Brixton in particulay My Bloody Valentines set which was truly awesome
U2 Wembley 93 I think
Pearl Jam Wembley arena
Faithless Wembley arena 02
Flaming Lips Brighton Centre
The Verve Brighton Pavillion 99 I tihnk.

plus many more but these were the best I can remember off hand.

Had pushed to pick a favorite though

 

[Skaville]

A few of mine that sprint to mind.

Radiohead Glosto 97 in fact everyimte live they are awesome

That won best gig ever in Q magazine last year. It was a bloody good gig and there was only you, me and about 120,000 other people there!

 

[Dandyman]

Jam, Crawley Leisure Centre played about 30 mins max full skinhead mass riot, centre surrounded with police in riot gear etc as can imagine fans well pissed having bn ripped off with short gig but until then ranks better than Meatloaf and Bob Marley @ Btn Centre

Manics at Btn Centre few yrs back were good too!

The Crawley Leisure Centre riot was The Clash, I thought ?

 

[Dr Q]

Wonderstuff: Cardiff Uni 1988
Levellers: Manchester Acadamy 1993
U2: Wembly 95/96?
Catatonia: Buckley Tivoli (N. Wales) 1998
Springsteen: C*****l P****e athletics stadium 2003
Embrace: Eden Project 2005 (missed Hard Fi there .. was having a pasty!)

 

[Albion Edd]

Oasis in milton keynes this year

 

[deano5]

underworld brixton academy.
deacon blue royal albert hall.

 

[Biscuit]

Live 8. Hyde Park.

 

[NMH]

Doctor John at The Dome
Rory Gallagher Dome
Shreikback at Wilshire Theatre
The WHO at Charlton (Quadrophenia!)
Buddy Guy at El Rey Theatre L.A.
Eric Clapton and Band at Dodger stadium
Pink Floyd at The Dome (DarkSide debut!)
Wishbone Ash @ Dome
Led Zeppelin @ Dome

 

[Gwylan]

The Crawley Leisure Centre riot was The Clash, I thought ?

There was trouble at the Clash in Crawley but the gig wasn't cut short - although the support act, Suicide, was forced off the stage.

 

[Marc]

Best Live Gig?

Been to loads and these stick out as my all time faves:

Donnington Monsters Of Rock 1995, Metallica/Machine Head, White Zombie amongst others

Propagandhi & Consumed at the Concord

Pennywise at the Astoria this year

Ten Foot Pole at the Highbury Garage

AFI at the Underworld in Camden

Strung Out at Highbury Garage

NOFX at the Event in Brighton

 

[deano5]

LCD Soundsystem at the event last night. f***ing great! Apart from the fact that they didn't come on til 12.30.

 

[jmsc]

The best gig ever in Brighton?

The Pink Fairies 'Kill Them and Eat Them'
gig at the Richmond - 1987

Frank Zappas last gig at the Centre comes
a close second.

 

[Gully]

James/Barenaked Ladies - Glasgow 99
Show of Hands (folk group) - Black Horse Amberley C:93

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Went to the first 'V' festival in Chelmsford - brilliant day - Pulp headlined, they were brilliant.

Best recent gig was Charlatans at the Dome last year - they rocked!

 

[London Calling]

Clash Top Rank
U2 The Basement
The Who The Brighton Centre
The Skids Top Rank
Various Gary Gliter Concerts at the tOp Rank and The "Rock Palace? Nottingham
SLF Top Rank and Brighton Centre
Nelson Mandela's Birthday at Wembley

 

[London Calling]

Went to the first 'V' festival in Chelmsford - brilliant day - Pulp headlined, they were brilliant.

Agree.

 

[Withdean and I]

1. U2 - Vertigo Tour, June 2005 - Twickenham (a spiritual experience)

2. U2 - Joshua Tree Tour, 1987 - Cardiff Arms Park (another spiritual experience)

The rest in no particular order...

3. Prodigy - at Brighton Centre about 5 years ago

4. Fat Boy Slim on Brighton Beach (the really big one!)

5. Page and Plant at Wembley Arena 1998 - ish

6. Delerious? at City Coast Church, Portslade, Nov 2005

7. Rolling Stones, Wembley Stadium early 90's.

8. Duran Duran - Seven and the Ragged Tiger Tour 1983, BrightonCentre.

9. Prince - Lovesexy Tour, Wembley Arena late 1980's

10. Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles tour 80's - Brighton Centre

 

[Bob!]

There was trouble at the Clash in Crawley but the gig wasn't cut short - although the support act, Suicide, was forced off the stage.

did you see the 3rd band that night as well?

They were the Coventry Automatics, later to become the Specials.

Also memeorable for Jimmy Pursey taking lead vocals on White Riot during the encore.

 

[Woodchip]

Offspring - Conspiracy of One tour (at Wembley Arena)