Coventry gigs (5 Viewers)

JAM See

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Ian Brown. The Empire.View attachment 28847
From what I've seen of his recent solo gigs, they are a sorry state of affairs. Great songs though.
No thanks. Get yourselves down the Tin Angel and support some local/niche music.
 

Boosh

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What is/was everyone’s first, last, favourite and next concert? Mine are:

First Concert: Little Mix
Last Concert: Thomas Headon
Best Concert: Harry Styles
Next Concert: Mimi Webb
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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Don't know about favourite but I think most memorable would be Linkin Park in Birmingham. Chester's last ever gig. Thinking about him singing One More Light with the place lit up with camera torches still sends a shiver down my spine.

I don't go to many gigs - bands seem to spilt up for one reason or another soon after.
 

Otis

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What is/was everyone’s first, last, favourite and next concert? Mine are:

First Concert: Little Mix
Last Concert: Thomas Headon
Best Concert: Harry Styles
Next Concert: Mimi Webb
My first concert was Deep Purple

Last one, The Editors

Best one, probably the Cocteau Twins

Next one, Depeche Mode
 

Grendel

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My first concert was Deep Purple

Last one, The Editors

Best one, probably the Cocteau Twins

Next one, Depeche Mode

Where did you see Deep Purple? Gillan I assume?
 

Otis

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Where did you see Deep Purple? Gillan I assume?
Yup. I was very young. I think I was 10 or 11. Coventry Theatre 1972 I think.

I just remember them being very, very loud. Really enjoyed it though.

When was Deep Purple in Rock? 1970? 71?
 

Otis

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Saying that though, the loudest band I ever saw was the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. That really hurt my ears. Spent the whole concert with my hands over them

That was Coventry Theatre too.
 

Johnnythespider

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Very underwhelming overall I think.

I was hoping Devo would choose the Godiva for one of their very last gigs, but seems they chose the O2 in London instead.

I will still go to the festival, but I am not as excited as I usually am.

Seen so many good bands there over the years. Ash, Buzzcocks, Fun Lovin Criminals, Human League, Echo and the Bunnymen, Biffy Clyro, Kasabian, Mercury Rev, Super Furry Animals, Happy Mondays.
It's been Free Radio'd, not bothering this year but am looking forward to Lloyd Cole in October.
 

Otis

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I always vaguely enjoyed the fact that SAHB reformed years after Alex Harvey had died.

Geezer from the Shamen did the vocals!
Ah yes, I remember. Wonder what they were like without the great man himself.
He was such a showman wasn't he.

First record I ever heard of theirs was Next and I was blown away by it.
 

Grendel

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The first band I think was hawkwind at Cov theatre
 

eastwoodsdustman

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First - New Order/Happy Mondays/ACR Gmex Manchester in 1988
Last -Half man half biscuit in leamington 2 weeks ago
Best- Either New Order Reading festival in 1993, Dinosaur Jr at the hummingbird in 1992/93 or the Jesus and Mary chain at Northampton roadmenders a couple of years ago.
Next -peter hook and the light at the assembly rooms in Leamington
 

clint van damme

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First - New Order/Happy Mondays/ACR Gmex Manchester in 1988
Last -Half man half biscuit in leamington 2 weeks ago
Best- Either New Order Reading festival in 1993, Dinosaur Jr at the hummingbird in 1992/93 or the Jesus and Mary chain at Northampton roadmenders a couple of years ago.
Next -peter hook and the light at the assembly rooms in Leamington

Missed HMHB duero being in Blackpool and missed JMC for reasons unknown. Would love to have been at both of those
 

ccfctommy

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First - New Order/Happy Mondays/ACR Gmex Manchester in 1988
Last -Half man half biscuit in leamington 2 weeks ago
Best- Either New Order Reading festival in 1993, Dinosaur Jr at the hummingbird in 1992/93 or the Jesus and Mary chain at Northampton roadmenders a couple of years ago.
Next -peter hook and the light at the assembly rooms in Leamington
Ah, would love to see Dinosaur Jr
 

Terry_dactyl

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First - New Order/Happy Mondays/ACR Gmex Manchester in 1988
Last -Half man half biscuit in leamington 2 weeks ago
Best- Either New Order Reading festival in 1993, Dinosaur Jr at the hummingbird in 1992/93 or the Jesus and Mary chain at Northampton roadmenders a couple of years ago.
Next -peter hook and the light at the assembly rooms in Leamington
Can’t remember think who I saw first or pick a fave but saw Pixies at the forum in Brum the other week. Seen them a few times but this was possibly the best.
 

pitts head

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First - The Clash at the Locarno Coventry
Last -Death Cab for Cutie last night at The Roundhouse in London
Best- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at All Points East last year
Next -Midlake at Oslo Hackney in June
 

Otis

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First - The Clash at the Locarno Coventry
Last -Death Cab for Cutie last night at The Roundhouse in London
Best- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at All Points East last year
Next -Midlake at Oslo Hackney in June
I was probably at that same Clash gig as you, Pitts.
 

LastGarrison

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First - The Verve and Oasis - Earl Court ‘97
Last - Gerry Cinnamon - Meadowlands
Best - Verve/Oasis
Next - Razorlight at The Empire

Definite theme there…
 

JAM See

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Sticking to the Coventry part of the thread.

First - The Damned at the Lanch

Last - Godspeed! You Black Emperor at the Empire

Best - Too many the mention...Possibly the Mary Chain on the Riot tour (Lanch again), supported by The Shop Assistants and Fuzzbox. I'm convinced the Mary Chain played for about twenty minutes, and played one song twice.
Also, a band called Vagabond Joy, upstairs at the Campbell
Also, Mogwai at the New Cathedral (doing the Atomic show)
Also, the two quid show at the Lanch for Oasis, more in hindsight, although you could tell the lead singer had star quality: even then.

Next - Suns of Rest at the Tin Angel, down the canal basin this Friday.
 

chiefdave

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First - Nik Kershaw - Birmingham Odeon
Last - Black Stone Cherry NEC
Best - too many to pick a best and it would change every time you asked but right now I'd say Chris Stapleton at the O2, the first time he played when he was support and less known, never known an arena go totally silent listening to someone sing
Next - possibly Morganway at the Asylum if not then Paramore at the NIA
 

ccfctommy

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Sticking to the Coventry part of the thread.

First - The Damned at the Lanch

Last - Godspeed! You Black Emperor at the Empire

Best - Too many the mention...Possibly the Mary Chain on the Riot tour (Lanch again), supported by The Shop Assistants and Fuzzbox. I'm convinced the Mary Chain played for about twenty minutes, and played one song twice.
Also, a band called Vagabond Joy, upstairs at the Campbell
Also, Mogwai at the New Cathedral (doing the Atomic show)
Also, the two quid show at the Lanch for Oasis, more in hindsight, although you could tell the lead singer had star quality: even then.

Next - Suns of Rest at the Tin Angel, down the canal basin this Friday.

Mogwai were brilliant. What were Godspeed like?
 

Mcbean

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great thread 😀in Coventry by far the best was the Stones at the CBS

however some great Coventry memories - Dr Feelgood at the Tik Tok - saw Lee Brilleaux in the pub opposite - The Ruts in that house along the Walsgrave road where the band seemed to be playing in the front room
 

Otis

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great thread 😀in Coventry by far the best was the Stones at the CBS

however some great Coventry memories - Dr Feelgood at the Tik Tok - saw Lee Brilleaux in the pub opposite - The Ruts in that house along the Walsgrave road where the band seemed to be playing in the front room
Was that before Malcolm Owen's death?

Babylon is Burning is a truly fabulous track and probably my favourite punk song from that era.
 

skybluetony176

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Not a concert but a movie about the famous Ska live music scene “Dance Craze” has been restored and is now available to watch on Amazon and Apple for a fiver. I think it’s had/is having some limited cinema showings too.

 

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