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[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

It could have been Jamiroquai, Plymouth Pavillions 1995 ish.

I remember it was bloody brill though

[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!
Motorhead in 77 Doogalman - I didnt see you there
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 ???

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

Nat

[AK]

So you think Bay City Rollers are cool then Natty?

you is more daft than I thought!:P

[Tonio600]

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