[Music] Birmingham Odeon, 1980 - who are you going to see play live?

[atfc village]

What a line up,i'd of been skint . Undertones,Specials and Blondie .

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Are we talking 40-odd year old me or 18 year old me?

Former
Duran Duran
Roxy Music
Madness

Latter
Undertones
Buzzcocks
Ramones

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[Gwylan]

Everyone has a shortlist of 10 or so. Play the game!

There are a few bands I'd like to see but I think I'd struggle to find 10 in total, let alone make a shortlist

 

[Mr Bridger]

I lived in Birmingham at the time, after moving from Brighton in 1975 and was at The Stranglers gig as a spotty teenager, my third gig after seeing The Buzzcocks & Crass.
I had an old pair of old flairs at the time, which I painstakingly sewed 20 inch zips up the back legs to make drainpipes. When The Stranglers came on there was a big rush from the back to try and get to the front with security trying to stop everyone from getting through.
As a pup I couldn’t get to involved, as scared of getting a slap, but did get a few sly Dr Martin’s through the crowd.
At the end of the gig walking out, I realised that the shoeing I was dishing out had caused one of the zips to break, so had the bus journey home to a Chelmsley Wood with one flared leg and one drainpipe leg.

Proper punk that is.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Wow, to have had a season ticket

OMD
Blondie
Iggy Pop / PF

 

[Seasidesage]

Blondie
Specials
Madness

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The Ramones
The Specials
Iggy Pop/Psychedelic Furs

I have seen all of them apart from Iggy, but they'd be my choices (though The Stranglers nearly made the cut).

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I had an old pair of old flairs at the time, which I painstakingly sewed 20 inch zips up the back legs to make drainpipes.
Proper punk that is.

I went to see The Clash in 1977 - I was 15. My mum was given the job of reinventing my flares as drainpipes.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I went to see The Clash in 1977 - I was 15. My mum was given the job of reinventing my flares as drainpipes.

My Grandmother was an expert in needlework especially altering flared jeans for young punks.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Ramones, Hawkwind, Sabbath......Blow my ears off

 

[Gazwag]

Iron Maiden
Duran Duran
Def Leppard

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

Priest/Maiden
UFO/Girl
Ozzie/Budgie

Weirdly I did see all of these gigs on those tours but just not at Birmingham.

 

[Austrian Gull]

What an amazing list.

Roxy Music
Split Enz
Joe Jackson

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

The Specials
UB40
Madness

Yep same for me. I had a gorgeous girl friend in Birmingham at the time. I’m pretty sure I was actually at that UB40 concert!

 

[Juan Albion]

None, as I didn't live anywhere near Birmingham in 1980. So I'd flog the tickets and spend the money on gigs at smaller venues.

 

[Fungus]

Rush had just released Permanent Waves, so definitely them
Plus Slade and Roxy Music - you can't really go wrong with their back catalogues.

 

[GT49er]

From my perspective now I'd choose -

Joe Jackson.
Tom Petty,
Blondie.

Back then my choice might have been a bit more metal influenced.

 

[Let's Have A Winner!]

Priest/Maiden
Thin Lizzy
Dire Straits

Plus many many others!

 

[zefarelly]

Specials
UB40
Blondie




Notable mention to duran Duran, adam and the ants and, madness and gary numan, all at or very close to their best

 

[osgood]

Iggy Stooges/Furs
Tom Petty
ACDC