Your first gig

[Griff 64]

Todays music topic is your first gig

Who when and where followed by your best gig, the same

First AC/DC 14th November 1978 Derby Assembley Rooms.

Iwas 14 and i got Bon Scotts autograph[Had Cozy Powells and Phil lLynotts as well and me mum threw them away] the link being they are all dead.

Best tricky..... Dan reed Network1991 Nottingham
Rory Gallagher Derby late 70,s was unreal
Peter Gabriel Sheffield 2005 i well enjoyed to

[Martinp]

Bon Jovi, age 14, Molineux Wolverhampton.

[Dibble]

Public Enemy & LL Cool J supporting, 1987, Brixton Academy, I still nod my head now thinking about it ..

[madmav]

slade 1974 willenhall school!
They were called Ambrose slade back then!
Then 1985 Isle of Arran! wet wet wet:puzzled:

It was a wifey thing;)

[NBs996]

Thunder, Hammersmith Odeon, 1990.
Guest appearances by David Coverdale and Rick Allen. Exellent gig, got invited to the bands party afterwards too - felt like a proper groupie! Sadly, Tawny wasn't at teh party :(

[ericthered40]

Eddy Grant Ilford Town Hall (Liv-in on the front line)
Shalama or All Huddson Ilford Pally


Bruce Springsteen Unplugged ( Albert Hall )

[Edited on 9-2-2006 by ericthered40]

[TP]

Dire Straits - Bruce Stadium, Canberra in 1991. I was 16.

Best gig? That's WAY too hard!

[Nigel C]

KISS - 198something at wembley arena

Best - Slayer two nights in a row at the Astoria couple of years ago

[Edited on 9-2-2006 by Nigel C]

[Nattyboy]

Depeche Mode, NEC, late eighties..class (And they still are IMO!).

[dave996]

Monsters Of Rock...late eighties...Germany
Iron Maiden headlining with Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour

[Rally]

1st: Saxon (!) at Bracknell Sports Centre (!!) 1980 when I was... hmmm... 14. It was sooo loud but I loved it.

Best: Too hard by far. One of the best is my favourite, now sadly de-funct, Norwegian outfit called Span. A couple of years ago they were touring the UK an I saw them 4 times including at a venue that used to be a public toilet (I kid you not) in Tonbridge. It's memorable because I ended up on stage singing & playing guitar with them. That made me smile for a couple of weeks, I can tell you.

[monstermob 998]

the jam--- june 1975 at the tumble downdick farnboro'--there was four members in those days !!
also saw the stranglers a few weeks later in guildford

[domski]

I've only ever been to about 5 concerts, and can I remember which one was first :puzzled:

It could have been Jamiroquai, Plymouth Pavillions 1995 ish.

I remember it was bloody brill though :D

[doogalman]

Motorhead at hammersmith 1977.

Deep purple at brixton academy (blackmore was at his stunning best)

[uncle porry]

Originally posted by monstermob 998
the jam--- june 1975 at the tumble downdick farnboro'--there was four members in those days !!
also saw the stranglers a few weeks later in guildford

saw the jam in london 1977, they had just released in the city...
we used to have some good bands here at the regent in ipswich where i have seen...the stranglers (they stopped playing and refused to come back on stage cause the people at the front row were spitting at em) dire straights, big country, ozzy, meatloaf, thin lizzy, status quo & wait for it...the bay city rollers ! to name but a few.....:)

[rockhopper]

AC/DC at the NEC in about 1988. Still got the tee shirt as well although its so worn now its almost transparent.

[AK]

Pete Gabriel & his mates, jamming in one of the stables at his mums yard up the road from us (we were spotty schoolkids who used to ride with his sister)

Bay City Rollers, Southampton in 76!:o
Motorhead in 77 Doogalman - I didnt see you there :lol:
Cliff Richard in 79 at my 6th form college
Later followed by Blondie at the pavillion in 78,
AC/DC, Sabbath & Kiss......

C, feeling ancient

[Nattyboy]

Come on...are we sure were not all just picking the coolest bands instead of the first ones we ACTUALLY went to see ???:lol:

Surely somebodys first gig must have been 'bucks fizz' or 'bros' :lol:

Nat

[AK]

So you think Bay City Rollers are cool then Natty?:o:o:o

you is more daft than I thought!:P

[Tonio600]

Hubert Felix Thiefaine, in 99 or 2000. Great concert, everybody but me was stone :lol:

[JACKO748S]

Originally posted by AK and CK
So you think Bay City Rollers are cool then Natty?:o:o:o

you is more daft than I thought!:P

LOL! You should see Nat's flares and platforms - they put Elton John to shame......

My first gig was to see Spear of Destiny in Bristol........1987 I was 16. Happy days!!:)

Jacko.

[Steve M]

1st Status Quo NEC 1978

Best - Paul Rogers Wolverhamton 1993 - all the best from his solo stuff, Free and Bad Company - fantastic.

[Stu748R]

Argent being suported by a band called Home somewhere in Essex in1973ish.

[swannymere]

1st. Back to the Planet @ Wedgewood Rooms,Portsmouth circa 91/92

Best. Brian Wilson-Pet Sounds Tour @ Royal Festival Hall circa Jan 2002

Worst. Roger Waters @ Glastonbury circa June 2002

[DP]

1st; Stiff Little Fingers Liverpool Empire 1979
Best ; Clash in Deeside ice rink 1980ish
FAB
;)

[JPM]

Originally posted by Nattyboy
Depeche Mode, NEC, late eighties..class (And they still are IMO!).

Too right, in fact they're touring next month can't wait got my tickets ready :D

No idea who my first concert was now, but artists that put on a good show (not just musically) DM, Madonna, U2, Robbie to name a few

[Edited on 9-2-2006 by JPM]

[antonye]

Never been to one - it's just not my thing.

[electricsheep]

not been to many
first was monsters of rock, donnington park early 80's
lineup included
AC/DC, Whiteshake, Slade, Blackfoot,

[MARTIN H]

Yup that was 1981. I still have my program somewhere. I think also Blue Oyster Cult and a crap band called More were on the same bill?

[rockhopper]

Oh no, just had a thought, i saw Garry Moore before he went all blusey at the Manchester Apollo in 1985. Phil Lynott did a guest appearance.

[Jools]

Went to my first ever gig with my Mum and Dad in 1964 when I was 9. It was at the Ritz Cinema in Luton (now a nightclub I think) and we saw a little band called the Beatles

First one I went to on my own was in 1972 - Wishbone Ash at Dunstable Civic

I'm an old enough git to have seen all the rock legends and some rock dinosaurs as well...

Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Hawkwind, Yes, ELP, Black Sabbath, XTC, The Jam, King Crimson, Gong, Genesis, Peter Gabriel....the list goes on....

[neilkeogh]

First gig.......Deep Purple at Lewisham Odeon very loud but very good


Best gig ..........U2 at Slaney Castle

[MARTIN H]

First bands I saw were the local punk bands, The Notsensibles, The Stiffs, The Pathetix. A mixture of some of these bands ended up being the band Chumbawuma. Would be sometime late 1970s? Was always tall and looked older so used to manage to sneak in with older mates in the local pubs/clubs I would probably be about 13 or 14.

First big gig in a proper venue would be Motorhead in 1979/1980? Then loads of dreadful heavy metal bands like Saxon, Tygers of Pan Tang etc etc. Got friends with a lad at school whos dad was in partnership with Phil Mcyntyre who promoted just about every band you could think of. Used to get on the guest list to see just about whoever we wanted. Typically went to see loads of rubbish HM bands and didnt bother going to see the bands I should have. The Jam were a band a could have seen 10 times but never bothered, What a fool! Still got loads of old tickets going back over the years.

Best gigs for me were always the Johnny Thunders & the heartbreakers ones in the early 1980s. And the ones where he toured with Hanoi Rocks, you never new what was going to happen next.

Worst gigs were loads of HM type bands like Spider, Magnum, scorpions, etc etc. Not to mention bands like The Alarm and Big Country.

The lad I mentioned dad also ran a printing firm that did All the concert posters and he used to give me one or 2 of each. I probably had about 200 brand new full size posters for just about every band that toured Europe in the Early 80s. What did I do with em? Gave em away about 10 years ago! Stupid! I kept only one and that was 'The Young Ones' comedy tour from about 1982.

[Harv748]

Originally posted by Nattyboy
Come on...are we sure were not all just picking the coolest bands instead of the first ones we ACTUALLY went to see ???:lol:

Surely somebodys first gig must have been 'bucks fizz' or 'bros' :lol:

Nat

Close...

MC Hammer...supported by SNAP...Wembley arena.

Went with my best mate nicknamed 'wozzer' or 'wogger'. Standing up in the middle of the stand at an MC Hammer concert and shouting 'OI WOG...I'M UP HERE!!!' didn't go down that well!:lol:

Bit like Antony on this one...I love music but just don't have the urge to do the concert thing.

[couchcommando]

You bunch of old rockers....

Mine was hawkwind 1983 in Nottm I think when I was 15 ;)

[LesPaul]

Can't remember if it was Def Leppard in Leicester or Thunder at Rock City, Nottingham in the late 80's :puzzled:
Seen both a few times again though, although 9 times out of 10 Thunder have still been at Rock City :D

Darren

[Grib]

First big one was Jamiroquai, Plymouth in about....1998 I think. It was brilliant :D

[TP]

I actually went to an underage gig in Hobart and saw Ratcat! Anyone remember them?

[Twinfan]

1st gig was Iron Maiden in 1990, No Prayer For The Dying tour, somewhere in Hanley (Stoke on Trent). Supported by Wolfsbane if I remember rightly!

Best gig was in Newcastle Upon Tyne when I was a student. Bon Jovi, Ugly Kid Joe, Van Halen and Thunder around summer 1995? All day gig and it was fantastic. Van Halen stole the show :D

[Brent]

Ahh what memories....

First - Sparks supported by Pilot, Fairfield Halls Croydon, 1974(?) - Yes, Ron Mael only moved his eyes and hand during the whole gig......


Best - Ramones supported by the Talking Heads, Croydon Greyhound 1977 - 15 songs in 30 mins followed by the lovely Tina Weymouth....

[Griff 64]

I saw Van Halen at Donington MOR 1983 i think with Dave lee Roth.During one song someone threw a bottle on stage .Roth stopped the band mid song and uttered"Man i saw who threw that and i,m going to come down there and fcuk your girlfriend"....at which the band cracked back into action.Very amusing.

[MARTIN H]

Yes I remember that it was 1984. AC/DC were the last band after Van Halen. I still have the programme for that somewhere.

[KeefyB]

First gig and best ;The Clash at Peterborough Wirrina '78 (Safe European Tour)
Most disapointing;Cher at Wembly Arena 1990-ish,too many costume changes and refused to sing the old stuff.
Loudest;David Lee Roth at the old Mallard Park Hotel Peterborough.

[Nigel C]

Originally posted by MARTIN H
Yes I remember that it was 1984. AC/DC were the last band after Van Halen. I still have the programme for that somewhere.

blimey i was there as well :cool:

[Griff 64]

I remember Gary Moore, then Ozzy teetering round on a wet stage because his roadies kept tipping buckets of water over him,Van Halen and then AC/DC,most of which i missed due to chasing a lady,unsuccessfully of course.

Went on a 400 Superdream pushing my mate faster on his C90 with my hand.He fell of later on going through a hedge and into a ditch where the C90 was left to die peacefully till this day

Good day out that:roll:

[Gaz 748]

First was Gary Newman at Guilford civic hall 1978

Best was Ian Brown at Clandon Park, watching from the wings :cool:

[Fiver]

My first one was The Bluetones, Norwich UEA, 1996


Best one was Radiohead on their Kid A tour in Newport in the big tent.
I was about 6 from the front and sigur ros supported.
:)

Worst one was Dream Theater at Norwich UEA. I went to see the support band (Porcupine Tree), but left a song into Dream theater's set.
You should never let *ANYONE* finger tap a bass guitar. That's just wrong.

[Carbon749]

FIRST - Michael Jackson about 1991 ish at Roundhay park. The day I saw him it was his Birthday and part way through a track the crowd (100,000 plus) starting signing happy birthday, the stage dropped quiet ... sounds corny but the atmosphere was unbelievable.

BEST - Mmmm tough one. either first time I saw U2 in London about 2001 or Robby at Knebworth 2003.

[mogwai]

1st gig..Big Country supported by the Wonder Stuff at Exeter Uni about 84 or 85..

Best gig..Any of Pop Will Eat Itself's gigs...sweaty..

[Rattler]

Rush - 1979 !!!! Hammersmith - Hemispheres Tour (I think!!!) ;)

[Teddy1]

Ist concert was The Specials in Coventry, that was in 78. Don't recall too much about that- "too much drinking on the dance floor!"

Best concert... Led Zepplin( vaguely recall, I only went cus Robert Plant was a Wolves fan!) Pink Floyd at the Docklands in 91( pink pig) mind blowing! Someone mentioned Status Quo, Still the business.

Bowie, on his serious moonlight tour 1982, superb.

Love to see the Stones. And I should of gone to see The Jam.