Great gigs you've been to

Scardwel · 04 Sep 2005, 19:50

James Blast wrote:
Scardwel wrote:Miss!on / All About Eve - Manchester Uni 25/11/99
sure that's not '89 or was it a reformation thingey?

Reformation thingy. Crazyhead were also on the bill IIRC.

canon docre · 04 Sep 2005, 19:53

Scardwel wrote:
James Blast wrote:
Scardwel wrote:Miss!on / All About Eve - Manchester Uni 25/11/99
sure that's not '89 or was it a reformation thingey?
Reformation thingy. Crazyhead were also on the bill IIRC.

But I m completely sure, that I saw AAE in November 89 in Manchester too.

canon docre · 04 Sep 2005, 19:59

.... and I m so sure about it, because that november, that I spent in the UK, the Berlin wall came down.

just ONE of the historical events I've missed for the sake of music..

James Blast · 04 Sep 2005, 20:08

Ok, I was wrongish

andymackem · 04 Sep 2005, 22:51

canon docre wrote:.... and I m so sure about it, because that november, that I spent in the UK, the Berlin wall came down.

Would that be a causal link? You weren't over here buying an unnecessary number of copies of Wind of Change to propel the Scorps up the charts and enable them to dismantle communism, were you?

scuttles off to pitch a dreadful sit-com idea to BBC3

As for great gigs, Kenickie at King Tut's has a certain hold but that had more to do with events on the way home

And, though I blush to recall, Belinda Carlisle at Shepherd's Bush Empire was terrific and ran through a longer and more interesting set than any 80s popstrel has a right to be able to play. Some people seemed to know every word as well ......

Best live act I've ever seen, without question, would be Nick Cave. Seen him twice, and he's twice made the Brixton Academy seem like a decent venue.

MadameButterfly · 04 Sep 2005, 23:11

And then there was

*Napalm Death - Utrecht 1994
*Pinkpop..in the south of Holland 1994
*Rage against the Machine
*Breeders
*Theraphy
*Leni Krafets
*BjÃ–rk
*Lowlands - Holland 1994
*Iggy Pop
*Smashing Pumpkins
*Primus
*Type O Negative
*Jeff Buckley
*Iron Maiden - JHB (S.A.) 1996
*Rustler's Valley (April 1996)

....rest still to follow

James Blast · 04 Sep 2005, 23:20

I saw Napalm Death when they had dropped Bill Steers and got in two Californian guitarists, they were very good but I'd rather have seen them with Bill. Cerebral Fix supported BTW.
I remember nothing.

MadameButterfly · 04 Sep 2005, 23:23

James Blast wrote:I saw Napalm Death when they had dropped Bill Steers and got in two Californian guitarists, they were very good but I'd rather have seen them with Bill. Cerebral Fix supported BTW.
I remember nothing.

Do any of us though?

Remember the beginning of the gigs and then my mind gets blown away *sometimes* and I drink and smoke and do all the things that go along with a good night out...PARTY!!

Scardwel · 04 Sep 2005, 23:32

Another classic gig I saw was Jane's Addiction supporting The Wonderstuff at Brixton Academy in 1990. Brilliant!

eastmidswhizzkid · 05 Sep 2005, 00:27

James Blast wrote:I saw Napalm Death when they had dropped Bill Steers and got in two Californian guitarists, they were very good but I'd rather have seen them with Bill. Cerebral Fix supported BTW.
I remember nothing.

i saw napalm death when lee dorian (cathedral) was the singer still...in fact the only napalm line-up i didn't see was when justin broderick (godflesh) was gittar-man...then it went silly when mick (drummer) left how can a band be the same band when there's no original members left? answer -when that band is "earache"'s flagship band and the (mis)management have f**k-all imagination (hello Dig).

lazarus corporation · 05 Sep 2005, 00:32

Janes Addiction at Brixton Academy 1990 - last gig in the UK until their recent reformation

Delilah · 05 Sep 2005, 02:02

MadameButterfly wrote: *Jeff Buckley

you lucky girl!!!
btw, how could I forget Depeche Mode???? Wembley 2001

DerekR · 05 Sep 2005, 04:33

AC/DC - Edinburgh Playhouse 1982 (my first gig)
Ramones - same venue - 1988-ish?
Motorhead - same venue - 1983 or 4

did I mention I like loud gigs?

Other noteable mentions must go to Alien Sex Fiend at the Venue in Edinburgh and Ghost Dance at Rooftops in Glasgow (x2), sometime in the mid 80s, included here if only to annoy scotty

The Cramps at Edinburgh Empire (RIP) - 1986 I think.

Oh, and Sigue Sigue Sputnik at the same venue a few weeks later...was a laugh

Oasis at the Barras in 94, before Definitely Maybe was released, that was pretty special, as was Irvine Beach the next again year.

TSOM at the Barras a couple or three years ago rocked my world, right Blast?

Echo & the Bunnymen - 25th anniversary tour 2 years ago, again at the Barras, was spectacularly good, and I'm not just saying that as a bunnyfan, it was like watching teenagers on that stage, not 40-something year olds, they were amazing! Hope they're as good this October!

...as you were!

mik · 05 Sep 2005, 10:16

Bauhaus (Southern Death Cult supporting) - Skys Gone Out Tour @ Leeds Uni
Virgin Prunes @ Futurama
Tones on Tail (+ The Lucy Show) @ Leeds Bierkeller
Chris Isaak @ Leeds Uni
Orbital @ Leeds T&C
Therapy? @ Leeds T&C (Troublegum tour but they're ALWAYS spot on)
Conflict @ Leeds Uni (Benefit for Leeds Bust Fund that was followed by a mini riot)
Alien Sex Fiend @ Leeds Warehouse - Acid Bath Tour
Xmal Deautschland @ Leeds Warehouse - Fetisch Tour
The Birthday Party @ Leeds Warehouse
The Chameleons @ The WItchwood on all the reunion gigs

05 Sep 2005, 10:25

Fields Of The Nephilim, Leeds Uni, October 1990.

05 Sep 2005, 11:35

all late 95/early 96 i think:

autechre - above some pub on west street (i think), sheffield
orbital - sheffield octagon
leftfield - sheffield octagon

05 Sep 2005, 11:37

mik wrote:The Chameleons @ The WItchwood on all the reunion gigs

hell yes

mik · 05 Sep 2005, 12:01

Can't believe I forgot The Clash

Leeds Uni on the Combat Rock tour. Fuh. King. Ell.
It was the first time I'd ever seen condensation dripping off the ceiling...

biggy · 05 Sep 2005, 12:12

[quote="Quiff Boy"]all late 95/early 96 i think:

autechre - above some pub on west street (i think), sheffield

The Hallamshire hotel ?
Did a gig there meself in 86, still gets talked about now

scotty · 05 Sep 2005, 12:15

DerekR wrote:

Other noteable mentions must go to Alien Sex Fiend at the Venue in Edinburgh and Ghost Dance at Rooftops in Glasgow (x2), sometime in the mid 80s, included here if only to annoy scotty

*stamps feet-throws a hissy fit-runs in tears to bed room & slams door*
{but cheers fur the photies

}

05 Sep 2005, 12:19

biggy wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:all late 95/early 96 i think:

autechre - above some pub on west street (i think), sheffield
The Hallamshire hotel ?

sounds about right

biggy wrote:Did a gig there meself in 86, still gets talked about now

Norman Hunter · 05 Sep 2005, 12:49

Kosheen/Faithless at Leeds University <spits on floor>, back in 2001 or 2002.

Didn't think I'd particularly like it (went with our kid), but loved 'em.

And Sister Bliss is kinda cute, too.

Norman Hunter · 05 Sep 2005, 12:56

...Oh yeah - The Stone Roses, Spike Island, 1989.

And I do have the ticket stub to prove it - 30 000 capacity, 90 000 reckon they were there.

DerekR · 05 Sep 2005, 13:16

Norman Hunter wrote:Kosheen/Faithless at Leeds University <spits on floor>, back in 2001 or 2002.

That sounds like a great gig. I totally

Faithless. Kosheen were (are?) good too

Norman Hunter wrote:And Sister Bliss is kinda cute, too.

Kinda? She's a babe!

Norman Hunter · 05 Sep 2005, 16:34

DerekR wrote:
Norman Hunter wrote:And Sister Bliss is kinda cute, too.
Kinda? She's a babe!

In a Geeky Bird -way. Anyway, Kosheen were ace - it was about the time of their first album and Sian(?) looked rather fetching, too.

Maxi Jazz just looked like a corpse.