What's the 12 best gigs you have been to?

[SouthCoastOwl]

Jethro Tull - Nostell Priory
Marillion - Hammersmith Odeon 1983
Marillion - Cropredy 2014
Crowded House - Hammersmith Odeon
Whitesnake - Hammersmith Odeon
Ozzy Ozbourne's Blizzard of Oz - The Dome
Tom Petty and the heartbreakers - Brighton Centre
Heart - The Dominion
Wishbone Ash - The Marquee
Haze - The Marquee
Stevie Winwood - Cropredy and The Dome
Magnum - Sheffield City Hall

Sorry can't be arsed to look up the various years for everyone of them!

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Couple of Bob Dylan's
Del Shannon
Show of Hands - a lot
Desperate Dan band - several
Don McClean
Milverton Folk Club
Julian Lloyd Webber

Oh, too many to count.

Bollox forgot to include the SOH standing room only tour at the Komedia from a few years ago, thank you for reminding me

 

[Spider]

Did you see them at The Freebutt? One of the hottest gigs I've ever been to.

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That's still the only time I've seen them. Catching them at The Warehouse Project in Manchester later this month though.

No, was living in London at the time, so saw them there three times over the year (missed another gig as well - when they tour, they tour very hard!). I think the Freebutt gig was the tour before anyway? Remember being tempted to come down and see them in Coalition that year.

 

[El Presidente]

Take that , earls court
regards
DR

I think you were in the row in front of me DR. Were you on a promise too?

Regards

EP

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Jethro Tull - Nostell Priory
Marillion - Hammersmith Odeon 1983
Marillion - Cropredy 2014
Crowded House - Hammersmith Odeon
Whitesnake - Hammersmith Odeon
Ozzy Ozbourne's Blizzard of Oz - The Dome
Tom Petty and the heartbreakers - Brighton Centre
Heart - The Dominion
Wishbone Ash - The Marquee
Haze - The Marquee
Stevie Winwood - Cropredy and The Dome
Magnum - Sheffield City Hall

Sorry can't be arsed to look up the various years for everyone of them!

Sorry, this has all gone wrong, 12 isn't enough!

Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Forum, The Brixton Academy, Wembley Arena
Rainbow - The Rainbow
Gillan - The Dome
Show of hands - too many times to mention but that night in the Komedia was very special.
Genesis - Hammersmith Odeon, Wembley Stadium, Knebworth
Frank Zappa - Brighton Centre
Oysterband - Pavillion Theatre, The Forum
Rush - Brighton Centre
Levellers - Pavillion Theatre, Brighton Centre, The Dome, Cropredy

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

I think you were in the row in front of me DR. Were you on a promise too?

Regards

EP

had to bite the bullet on this one
regards
DR

 

[BN9 BHA]

The Jam - Bton Centre - 1980
Smiths - Dome 1985
The Men they couldn't hang - Pavilion 1985
Birdland - Zap club 1989
Happy Mondays - Top Rank 1989
Stone Roses - Spike Island 1990
Blur - Sussex Uni -1993
Ocean Colour Scene - Electric Ballroom, Camden 1996
Supergrass - Concorde - 2002
Arctic Monkeys - Komedia 2005
The Charlatans - Hammersmith Palais 2005
Specials - Bton Centre -2009

Stone Roses- Spike Island,

 

[mlg57]

Blimey great question, as I remember them...

AC/DC - Hammersmith Odeon
Bon Jovi - Twickenham
Bon Jovi - MK Bowl
Bon Jovi - Wembley Stadium
Bon Jovi - O2
Rush - Hammermith Odeon
Ian Drury - The Brighton Centre
Queen - knebworth
Def Leppard - Hammersmith Odeon
Abba - Wembley Arena
Thin Lizzy - The Brighton Centre
Def Leppard and Whitesnake - NEC

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

Stone Roses - Spike Island
The Charlatans - Event
Flowered Up - Zap
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Finsbury Park (Support for Madness)
Oasis - Brighton East Wing - Ireland had beaten Italy at the World cup earlier in the evening
Wedding Present - Event
Prodigy - Brighton Centre
Carter USM - Event and Brixton
The Levellers - Hastings Pier
Manic Street Preachers - Brighton East Wing
Happy Mondays - Gmex
Inspiral Carpets - Gmex

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Finsbury Park (Support for Madness)

Remember it well, Aswad seemed to go down well with some sections of the crowd(!)

 

[Binney on acid]

I've been attending concerts regularly since Jan 1970, so it's difficult to say. However, here goes:-
Springsteen Brighton Centre 2 nights in May 1981.
Jackson Browne various Royal Albert Hall 1994 & Brighton with his band (not the solo gig).
Dylan / Petty Wembley Arena 1987
The Who Assembly Hall Worthing 1971
Leonard Cohen Brighton Centre (1st gig) Didn't go to the 2nd one.
Cat Stevens (Yusuf) Shepherds Bush Empire about 4 years ago
Johnny Winter And Big Apple 1971
Mountain Finsbury Park Rainbow 1971
Zappa Brighton Centre about 1979
Clover (Featuring Huey Lewis) supporting Renaissance circa 1977 Victoria theatre or palace
Ry Cooder The Dome 1981
Albion Dance Band Brighton Corn Exchange about 1977
Dawes The haunt 2012
Slaid Cleaves The Grays Brighton 2013

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Looking at others I realise I've forgotten Zappa, Cohen, Dylan, Springsteen, Bowie,Carter USM, Belle and Sebastian, Ian Dury, Wilko Johnson, The Killers, The Specials and PIL. So that's another 12.

 

[spring hall convert]

No, was living in London at the time, so saw them there three times over the year (missed another gig as well - when they tour, they tour very hard!). I think the Freebutt gig was the tour before anyway? Remember being tempted to come down and see them in Coalition that year.

That's right, I think it was the day the album was released. The venue was far too small for them regardless. Sun nearly tore the roof off (it was just before the volume limiter was installed - though I don't think the two were connected.)

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

I've seen The Who in Texas in 1975' In fact I'm actually watching it as we speak, it's on Sky Arts til 11am

 

[The Modfather]

Stone Roses - Spike Island
The Charlatans - Event
Flowered Up - Zap
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Finsbury Park (Support for Madness)
Oasis - Brighton East Wing - Ireland had beaten Italy at the World cup earlier in the evening
Wedding Present - Event
Prodigy - Brighton Centre
Carter USM - Event and Brixton
The Levellers - Hastings Pier
Manic Street Preachers - Brighton East Wing
Happy Mondays - Gmex
Inspiral Carpets - Gmex

Great choices. I would have been at 7 of those.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

As for Cave, his King Alfred show must be in my top 12. There was nothing between the crowd and the band apart from a six inch stage which we stood right up against. He was so close that I could feel his breath. At one point he had his hand on die Frau's head doing some preacher man thing as he looked her in the eyes and bellowed out the song; I thought she was going to be a human sacrifice. First half was Grinderman, second was "Cave by Request".

Like you I have seen so many bands over so many years and I am finding this very difficult. The Cave King Alfred evening was definitely one of the best- think there was some footage going around at some point which would be good to see again. The only other definate inclusion would be British Sea Power at High Rocks-Tunbridge Wells 2005. Basically a pub/hunting lodge with oak beems and chandeliers from which, with the help of the crowd, various band members were climbing/ hanging from by the end of the night.
Well that's two. Ten more to come up with.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Some random stand outs from my rock years: AC/DC at Wembley, Suicidal Tendencies at The Clarendon Ballroom, Slayer at The Marquee, Nuclear Assault at Dingwalls, about ten or so years ago Slayer at Astoria when the did the whole of Reign In Blood as the encore, Rush at Wembley, Guns n Roses at Donington just after they broke big.

 

[Trevor]

Well I'll have a go

Pink Floyd - Wembley
Springsteen - Milton Keynes Bowl
Ian Dury / Blockheads - Luton
Meatloaf - Brighton Centre
Roger Waters - Manchester
Southside Johnny / Asbury Jukes - Stables, Milton Keynes
Dylan - Wembley Arena
Jimmy Page / Robert Plant etc (Knebworth approx 91 )
Courtney Pine (Oundle)
Chas n Dave - Stables Milton Keynes
Toots /Maytals - Cornbury
Half Man Half Biscuit - Cornbury

 

[Lower West Stander]

Rolling Stones - Maine Rd
Terence Trent D'Arby - The Hacienda
The Fall - Lancaster Uni
Radiohead - O2
Kasabian - Terminal 5
Eagles - Madison Sq Garden
Depeche Mode - O2
Fleet wood Mac - Madison Sq Garden
Simple Minds - Albert Hall
Transfusion Vamp - Manchester Intl ( purely on what Wendy James was wearing)

 

[fleet]

Springsteen Brighton Centre 1981 and every time I have seen him since (Emirates, Wembley, Hyde Park .....)
Jackson Browne Theatre Royal Dury Lane
Elvis Costello Albert Hall
Squeeze Hexagon Reading (didn't expect it to be good and it was great)
Ian Dury Brighton Centre
the Eagles O2
Ry Cooder Brighton Centre
Joan Armatrading a few time in the 1980s
Eric Clapton Brighton Centre and Royal Albert Hall
Rolling Stones Wembley
Jules Holland Hampton Court Palace (and elsewhere)
My first ever gig Manfred Manns Earthband The Dome