Best Concert Ever?

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Apart from the Sisters, of course, what was the concert that made the biggest impression on you? The best technically, the one that opened your eyes to a new kind of music, or just the most darned exciting? 8)





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I have two - Portishead in Bristol in 1998 (I think), but for very Bristolian reasons. :wink: And Ice T and Body Count in Utrecht in 1994 - again you had to be there. I was younger then, but there was something very exciting about 15,000 people singing 'F*** the Police!!!'. :twisted: People old enough to remember the Clash can probably identify with this. But what about you?
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Ian Dury & the Blockheads ('78, Dusseldorf Phillipshalle), they ran out of songs to play after 3 encores and led all the Germans in a cockney knees up!

The Clash ('79, Leicester Uni) AWESOME! Mick Jones was my original guitar God.

:notworthy: Sisters ('83, Peterborough Tech) Who? What the hell is this? Made me curious ...I've never looked back since. Which probably explains quite alot ...quite alot indeed. :notworthy:

Nirvana ('91, Notts Rock City) Don't think I've ever been to a concert where the sound was technically perfect but so raw, stripped down and live. Plus everyone in the place was jumping around. No wall-flowers. No-one propping up the bar.

Assorted other Sisters, Spear of Destiny, Siouxsie etc but the above four stand out in my (hazy) memory :wink:
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Johnny Boy wrote: :notworthy: Sisters ('83, Peterborough Tech) Who? What the hell is this? Made me curious ...I've never looked back since. Which probably explains quite alot ...quite alot indeed. :notworthy:
i think debaser's fella gaz was at that :)
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Quiff Boy wrote:
Johnny Boy wrote: :notworthy: Sisters ('83, Peterborough Tech) Who? What the hell is this? Made me curious ...I've never looked back since. Which probably explains quite alot ...quite alot indeed. :notworthy:
i think debaser's fella gaz was at that :)
I only found out it was on a couple of days before hand and as I lived across the road thought why not? Went down to the local record shop and bought Alice/Floorshow. Went to the gig and came away stunned which later gave way to conversion. Working from memory but I think it cost the pricely sum of 50p to get in! :D
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the cure, hyde park, 27th july 2002

i managed to loose nearly everything in my life within one week. grandad died, boyfriend dumped me, lost my job, when i got to london a "friend" asked to meet up with me, so i went to see him - and nearly got myself stabbed.
but i went, queued from 10am, met some nice people saw three godawfull support bands and then the plainsong chimes - and EVERYTHING got better.
the gig was amazing - the sound, the people, i can even remember the smell. and the fireworks at the end.
after that it didn't really matter what happened. i'd seen the cure and the rest of the world could f**k off.
and... yeah. it was good.
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Probably Slayer at Donnington 92 and Public Enemy at Manchester Appolo in 91 stand out as highlights for me, Killing Joke in Wolverhampton at some point in the early nineties were rather spiffing too. Best Sisters, Fenton 96 for jamminess, and Glasgow a couple of years ago for brilliant mind-blowingness. ;D
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OOH I forgot Download in London 96 and Skinny Puppy in Dresden a couple of years back too, bloody Marvellous.
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Marillion had a consert in Oslo, on the "Brave" tour, which was fantastic!!
Im not really a marillion fan, but that concert was beautiful!
It was many years ago, and made me fall in love with the "Brave" album!
It was one of those times when you apreciate music you normally dont listen to :wink: , and i love that!! ;D

It was a long time ago though, but i still listen to it :D
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Hmmm - cannot decide between:
Pop Will Eat Itself - Roskilde 1996
R.E.M. - Roskilde 99 (?)
Nick Cave - Roskilde 2001
Garbage - Bremen 1997
Bad Religion - Bremen 1989
Sisters - Hamburg 1990 (3rd evening)
Siouxsie & the Banshees, Ramones & Cramps - Northeim 1993
Nada Surf - Roskilde 1997
New Model Army - Bremen 1987
Sigur Rós - Roskilde 2000
Metallica - Hannover 1992
Sonic Youth & Nirvana - Bremen 1991

Oh - KISS & Die Ärzte - Oberhausen 1996 - not really good, but very funny ;-)
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Prince - Manchester Apollo 2002

Paddy.
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Adam and the ants - early 80s
loads of Leadmill gigs in 84 - Xmal Deutschland/Lorries , Skeletal Family , New model army , March violets , Ausgang .
Killing Joke , Southern Death cult , Danse society - all Sheffield lyceum
Sex gang children - Limit club
Sisters / Skeletal family - black october tour
Play dead
Ghost dance/Salvation tour
Killing joke - top rank
Cramps - Sheff uni

Motorhead - rock city 88
Circus of power - secret gig Birmingham 90

James Cotton - Burnley blues festival 98ish
Hubert Sumlin - Borderline
16 Horsepower - Highbury garage , Mean fiddler .
Nick Cave - Hammersmith Appollo
P J Harvey - Manchester
The Chameleons - various

and ........ Killing joke in Manchester and Nottingham later this year :lol: ;D
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Ohh so many to choose from...well ,The first ( bit like sex really you always remember your first time...except a gig lasts longer & is much noisier)....so its the Ramones at Newcastle 1980.......

Plus

Sisters Leeds 83
Undertones Newcastle 80
Sisters Newcastle 85
Mary Chain Glasgow 88
New Model Army Newcastle 85
Pixies Glasgow 89
U2/ Pogues/ m*****n Murryfield 87
Killing Joke Leeds 82
Rose of Avalanche Glasgow 88?
That Petrol Emotion 2 Nighter Glasgow 89?

Oooops slightly more than one ..........So sue me :roll: :innocent:
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Obituary, Lido Leuven (Belgium) 1990'ish.
Can't remember the exact date, but these guys were fecking BRILLIANT!
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mmh....sisters:ab 1998 :D and ochtruop 1996
john cale in june 2003 :o (that was one darn impressive gig!)
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Im only a youngster ;)

so Muse live at V2001
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Noir Desir '97 (think)
The The '99 (and '89 with Marr)
Doves/Suede '02
Happy Mondays Pinkpop '91 (hilarious)
Beth Orton '00
The M!ssion '99 London (homecoming - fantastic).
Mercury Rev '01
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Best - Morrissey, Blackburn last year. He's still got it!

Close runner up - Skunk Anansie, manc, 96. They rocked like motherf**kers, and every single member of the crowd was up for it. Skin kept crowdsurfing, she is mental is anything
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Hasn't this topic been up a;ready?

Anyway,

Jane's Addiction - Sheffield Leadmill 1989

Sisters - Brum NEC June 1992

REM - Glastonbury 1999

There's more, but short-term memory loss is turning into long-term memory loss.

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biggy wrote: and ........ Killing joke in Manchester and Nottingham later this year :lol: ;D
They've also just announced a gig in Leeds (Cockpit, 5th Oct). Go on, you know you want to...! :wink:
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Pixies - DeMontfort Hall 1987 ish
Faithless - Rock City erm 199something
Leftfield- 199something (JUST f**king LOUD!!)
T.Rex - just to say I was there...I remember nowt as I was only 8 chaperoning my poor older sister who was going with her bf
CarterUSM - Rock City 198something (the day after the Philip Schofiled affair
Killing Joke - Top Rank (WOW Biggy me too!) and Rock City 198something
Julian Cope - everytime

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anything ever by 'Lady Morphia' or 'Amphetamine Trash', but i was in both of them, so they will always hold a place in my heart, even if we did sound awfully 'guardian reader'ish at times ;)
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Yes, it seems to me, too, that this topic already was but... briefly again...

Both SISTERS gigs I've seen - M'era Luna 2002 and Berlin 2003. 8) 8)

Apart from the Sisters - I think the most impressive for me was still NEW MODEL ARMY in Tallinn, Rock Summer festival 1993 . 8)

Why I said "still"? Because both DEPECHE MODE gigs I have seen - Tartu 1998 and Tallinn 2001 were great. 8)

And SOFT CELL in M'era Luna last year was special 8)

What else? P. I. L. in Tallinn, Rock Summer festival 1988 (?), Leather Nun in the same festival 1988 (?)...
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Morrissey last year was indeed in fine fettle. Suede weren't bad either.
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Debaser wrote: Julian Cope - everytime
Has Copey done a proper tour recently? everytime he seems to do a gig these days, it's spoken word.
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pikkrong wrote:Yes, it seems to me, too, that this topic already was but... briefly again...

Both SISTERS gigs I've seen - M'era Luna 2002 and Berlin 2003. 8) 8)

Apart from the Sisters - I think the most impressive for me was still NEW MODEL ARMY in Tallinn, Rock Summer festival 1993 . 8)

Why I said "still"? Because both DEPECHE MODE gigs I have seen - Tartu 1998 and Tallinn 2001 were great. 8)

And SOFT CELL in M'era Luna last year was special 8)

What else? P. I. L. in Tallinn, Rock Summer festival 1988 (?), Leather Nun in the same festival 1988 (?)...
Damn, how could I forget one of the best gigs (after Sisters ones and New Model Army) I've seen -- IGGY POP in Tallinn, Rock Summer festival '94 8)
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