Best concert you've been to? (5 Viewers)
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Otis
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It's so hard to pinpoint just one.
XTC - Tiffany's.
Granddaddy - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Cocteau Twins - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Spiritualised - Leicester DeMonfort Hall
Always been the smaller venues. Been to many big concerts, but they are never the same I don't think, i.e. Oasis were much better at Wolverhampton Civic Hall than they were at Earls Court.
XTC - Tiffany's.
Granddaddy - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Cocteau Twins - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Spiritualised - Leicester DeMonfort Hall
Always been the smaller venues. Been to many big concerts, but they are never the same I don't think, i.e. Oasis were much better at Wolverhampton Civic Hall than they were at Earls Court.
clint van damme
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you're right to say it's hard to pinpoint one, been to so many great gigs and seen so many great festival performances over the years.
torchomatic
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Kraftwerk - Birmingham Odeon
Buzzcocks - Hummingbird
Richard Hawley - Assembly
Depeche Mode - multiple times, always give a good show
Other memorable gigs XTC, Teenage Fanclub, OMD, Fad Gadget, Devo, The Church...too many to mention.
Buzzcocks - Hummingbird
Richard Hawley - Assembly
Depeche Mode - multiple times, always give a good show
Other memorable gigs XTC, Teenage Fanclub, OMD, Fad Gadget, Devo, The Church...too many to mention.
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Magnum's last ever concert, 1995, Wulfrun Hall. They obviously wanted to go out on a high, so put everything into it. Singer Bob Catley cried during the encore, place was packed with people singing the entire set. Small venue, but the intimate atmosphere suited it.
Of course they reformed half a dozen years later and are still going, but nothing's touched that for performance or emotion.
Of course they reformed half a dozen years later and are still going, but nothing's touched that for performance or emotion.
torchomatic
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I went to see the Pet Shops Boys on their first ever live appearance at the NEC at the beginning of the 90's with an ex-girlfriend. Didn't want to go but thoroughly enjoyed it. There was tons going on. Ballet dancers, giant screens, acrobats, etc. They needed it though as in the middle of this massive stage there were just the two of them. The only time they moved was to walk onto the stage and then to walk off at the end.
Paul Anthony
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Nightwish, Wembley Arena December 2015. Purely amazing. The only thing that out a downer on it was Jimmy Hill died the same day.
torchomatic
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Thin Lizzy on the Black Rose tour with my brother. I was 14. He took he as one of his mates pulled out. They were fantastic. We were right at the front and I touched Gary Moore's foot. My claim to fame.
Otis
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Yeah. Depeche Mode were one I was considering to include.
Buzzcocks were always good and Pete Shelley at Busters when he did the solo album was excellent too.
aloisiwouldhavescored
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Tina Turner at the NEC with support act Bryan Adams. Special surprise guest at the end of the show David Bowie. Absolutely fantastic night, went on for hours.
torchomatic
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Yeah, I saw Shelley there and also at Leicester University. They used to have some good bands at Cov Uni too. Remember seeing The Big Dish (who I was well into at the time) there.
Not a regret as such but I could have seen the Smiths once, but decided against it. Didn't really like them at the time. Funnily enough, never changed my mind either.
Saw Haircut 100 in Brum plus the original line-up of the Human League. Saw them again on the Dare tour at Cov Theatre. Saw Pete Shelley solo with a drum machine and Barry Adamson (he of Magazine) on bass. Not sure where that was now. It was around 1982.
torchomatic
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Edit: saw Simple Minds when they were good too before the overblown stadium thing kicked in. I've always pondered on why the same band can produce I Travel or The American but also Belfast Child.
olderskyblue
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Best sound quality was Simply Red (yeah, i know...) at the NEC many moons ago.
Best head banging - Sabbath in the early days
Weirdest - Crazy world of Arthur Brown - Hastings Pier. Thought the pier was going to collapse.
More recently, Killers, Snow Patrol, Foo Fighters - all amazing
The wife's choices - Every Rod Stewart concert she's been to (Lots)
Best head banging - Sabbath in the early days
Weirdest - Crazy world of Arthur Brown - Hastings Pier. Thought the pier was going to collapse.
More recently, Killers, Snow Patrol, Foo Fighters - all amazing
The wife's choices - Every Rod Stewart concert she's been to (Lots)
bringbackrattles
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Seen some great bands. The line up at the Bath Festival in 1970 was awesome with Zeppelin top of the bill. But for me seeing Big Country twice at the Hummingbird Club in Brum stands out. Small venue but they were outstanding. Saw the Mission there too and they were good. And me and a mate were at the Odeon in Brum the last night before it closed down to see The Cult. Ear popping rock !
bringbackrattles
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I'm jealous as never saw them. Nearest I've got is seeing Limehouse Lizzy tribute act, but they are good.
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Of course some former members still went out on tour until recently. Once they started recording new music they changed their name, mind.
Homepage - Black Star Riders
Down to Scott Gorham now, anyway!
Otis
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Yep, I was there for the Dare tour at the Cov Theatre.
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The Who at the NEC in 89 is my favourite,Daltrey,Townsend,Entwhistle and Kenny Jones on drums.
So loud,They could really play!!
So loud,They could really play!!
pastythegreat
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clint van damme
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ovduk78
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I saw Thin Lizzy on the Renegade tour at de Montfort Hall and only went cause someone couldn't go on the day, they were fantastic.
Also saw Gary Moore at the NEC and I have never seen a group enjoy themselves so much.
Evanescence in Glasgow in may backed by a full orchestra, I was amazed at how good Amy Lee's voice is and how good a full orchestra sounds, especially the violins
Another last minute one was Fleetwood Mac, my mate's soon to be ex-wife decided not to go and I stepped in, they were very good.
Cyndi Lauper at Shepherd's Bush Empire in the mid 90's and she was brilliant
LastGarrison
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Verve and Oasis, Earls Court ‘97.
Special mentions to Frank Turner and Bruce Springsteen.
Special mentions to Frank Turner and Bruce Springsteen.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Oasis 2002, old Trafford cricket ground
Richard Ashcroft was the support
Richard Ashcroft was the support
Grendel
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Thin Lizzy were a strange band. The studio albums mostly sounded tame and over produced but on stage they were a different beast all together.
I was there too and found it very average. In their defence I was really tired and not that excited about going as had seen them before and the crowd did seem to be really into it.
I saw Arcade Fire recently at NEC and that was certainly up there for best gig I’ve been to.
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Yeah was ace night .
ICHAN
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Fancy going to see them myself, now I've read their good I'll have to keep a look out.
Having not seen the foo's before it was a new experiance and another band off the list, seen the chillis's quite a few times, so Arcade fire looks like the next one