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At the Top Rank went to brilliant gigs by Big Country, Flock of Seagulls, Stranglers, and many others. Always came out soaking wet from the crush of 2,000 nutters.

I think I went to that Stranglers gig and totally agree. But at the Suite, they were immense. Greenfield's keyboards ... wow.

Supertramp: I was too young, at primary school, but I loved some tracks from an older brother's album. Loved the constrasting vocals of Hodgson and Davies. A long time ago, but was it a great gig? Not normally my genre of music, but I thought the later Breakfast in America album was an...

Worst lyrics ever were: Starship - built this city on rock n roll. Even my young nippers laughed when it came on the radio, for its repetitve tedium. Followed by: Gurvitz - Classic. Zzzzzzz

I went p'd off as a 13 year old not wanting to go on a family outing. By the end of the evening, I loved the music. Still catchy now, I can see why there were massively successful. The worst gig there for me was Stiff Little Fingers in c. 1980. Crap band, in an auditorium 75% unsold empty.

I didn't go, but love Bananarama. I saw their mini gig at Coasters in about 1983 or 1984. It interrupted a normal clubbling night there, mid way through. We stood near them at the bar afterwards, drinking pints of Oranjeboom, whilst drooling over the beautiful Siobhan and Keren. The...