Gig quiz

[Nick_O_Tine]

Ok, I want to ask you a few things...

1). What was the first important gig you saw? (forget all the s**t you saw as a child. I mean the first time you saw a band you liked, etc).

Mine was The Cure. Barcelona November 1992


2). What was the last one?

Mostros, it was last Saturday. Nice Argentinian-Mallorcan Punk rock

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

TURBONEGRO

[zigeunerweisen]

First - Iron Maiden

Last - Mozart's Requiem in a church 2 minutes away from my house (don't know if that counts as a concert)

Would like to - If we can only choose one and right this minute than i guess it would be Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (don't know if that counts as a concert either)

[Scardwel]

Ok, I want to ask you a few things...

1). What was the first important gig you saw? (forget all the **** you saw as a child. I mean the first time you saw a band you liked, etc).

Fields Of The Nephilim, Cambridge Corn Exchange, September 1988


2). What was the last one?

Killing Joke, Manchester Academy 2, three days ago - f*cking awesome!

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

Probably Killing Joke again - I want more! I'll be seeing them again in Sheffield on the 18th

[Quiff Boy]

first 3:

gene pitney: queen elizabeth hall, oldham, 1985 ish
goodbye mr mackenzie: manchester uni, 1989 ish
new model army: queen elizabeth hall, oldham, 1989 ish

last one:
cant remember: probably the smurphs

right now:
the chameleons (all back to together and buddy-buddy)

[Big Si]

1st Important Gig - FOTN at Middlesbrough Town Hall 1990 (but 1st ever Gig was actually The m*****n at Newcastle City Hall 1990)

Last Gig - Sisters at Glasgow Barrowland April 2003 (1st time I'd seen them in the flesh!)

Want to see? - Leningrad Cowboys!

[moonchild]

Fields Of The Nephilim, Cambridge Corn Exchange, September 1988

I wanted to see them too...

[moonchild]

1). What was the first important gig you saw?

Sisters of Mercy, Porto, 1991

2). What was the last one?

I think it was Marilyn Manson, Alvalade, 2003 (but now i'm not sure... my brain is a mess )

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

NIN, The Cramps, KMFDM and Das Ich.

[rian]

First: David Bowie. S:t Eriksvarvet/Gothenburg/Sweden, 1987

Last: Kaizers Orchestra. Nalen/Stockholm. September 23 2003

Next: Hopefully The Chameleons again.

[Thea]

first: manic street preachers in about 1992? 93? i was unbelieviby young and my sister chatted up the doormen to let me in... wherever it was :s after that was a bunch of crappyass local acts, and then THE DAMNED.

last: umm.. hanoi rocks @ the corporation, sheffield. they were damn good.

next: bill bailey. or if it has to be a band, the yo-yo's (and the the mish - all in the same week - lucky me!)

want to see: lacrimosa or deine lakaien.

[Ginger]

First important one was The Cult in..er..'87 or '88...possibly earlier - can't quite remember.

Last one was Killing Joke at Manchester Academy last Monday. Fantastic gig!

Would really like to see Gravity Kills, but they split up last January so that's never going to happen

[mugabe]

1). What was the first important gig you saw?

Anthrax. Stockholm 1986.

2). What was the last one?

Eels. Stockholm a few weeks ago.

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

A Perfect Circle

Nice to see some Turbonegro fans here, btw.

[elguiri]

1). What was the first important gig you saw?

The Ramones, Newcastle, january 1980.........A blur of black leather , Guitars , 1 2 3 4s and noise........Fuckin Great

2). What was the last one?

The Pixies, Glasgow Barrolands 1990 ,........Awsome worth it just to hear "Vamos"

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

Ohh........R:E:M , Bolt Thrower , Fear Factory , ENT , Bauhaus , Clash..............More a case of bands i havnt seen and i wish i had.........Bugger

[Dan]

1). What was the first important gig you saw? (forget all the **** you saw as a child. I mean the first time you saw a band you liked, etc).

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Bradford St. Georges Hall 8.10.85 (I had wanted to see them at Futurama at Leeds Queens Hall a few years earlier but since I was about 11 or 12 I wasn't allowed to go.)

2). What was the last one?

Sisters - Leeds 27.4.03

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

Hamasaki Ayumi (A Japanese singer I'm fond of at the moment.)

[Padstar]

1st - Prince - Nude Tour 89/90

last - The Wonderstuff, Nottingham - June this year

Want to see - Prince again ASAP.

Paddy.

[pikkrong]

1). What was the first important gig you saw? (forget all the **** you saw as a child. I mean the first time you saw a band you liked, etc).

New Model Army in Tallinn 1993. Actually I had seen P. I. L., The Leather Nun and The Jesus And Mary Chain in the late 80s (and Paradise Lost and Faith No More in the same festival the same year) but no one impressed me SO much as NMA.


2). What was the last one?

Sisters in Berlin this year

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

Sisters again and Siouxsie And The Banshees

[Thrash Harry]

1). What was the first important gig you saw? (forget all the **** you saw as a child. I mean the first time you saw a band you liked, etc).

Stray Cats. Reading c1980


2). What was the last one?

Fun Loving Criminals. Manchester Appollo 1998

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

Stone Roses (1989 line-up) or Snake Davis and the mob he used to play with in Leeds Student Union bar c1984. If you mean one that's still around then ... I expect The Chillis are fairly entertaining. (Yes you guessed it, don't know many, but Junior was impressed that I had Californication when he first started watching Kerrang)

[Almiche V]

First gig - Gary Numan in 1980

Last Gig - The Levellers 2003

Would like to see - The Cure

[Ginger]

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

A Perfect Circle

I saw APC on the 16th September in Manchester. Absolutely great gig. They only played an hour and 10 minutes and no encore...finished with Judith but were just amazing. Hopefully they'll be playing Stockholm soon.

[Andy TG]

First One - Fields of the Nephilim - September 22nd 1988 - Cardiff Uni

Last One - The Sisters Of Mercy - Bristol 2003

Next One - Killing Joke - Next Monday 14th October - Cardiff

Most Wanted - Rammstein or Leonard Cohen

[zigeunerweisen]

Most Wanted - Rammstein or Leonard Cohen

I want to see LC as well, but i guess it won't happen, the man is looking worst than the pope these days.

And i was under the impression Rammstein finished their career has a band?

[cyn]

First-Echo and The Bunnymen March 15, 1984 San Diego State University


Last-That Guitarist Solo Gig Some time in July? Hollywood


I would really like to see The Cure again it's been since 1992.

[Debaser]

Ok, I want to ask you a few things...

1). What was the first important gig you saw? (forget all the **** you saw as a child. I mean the first time you saw a band you liked, etc).

Mine was The Cure. Barcelona November 1992


2). What was the last one?

Mostros, it was last Saturday. Nice Argentinian-Mallorcan Punk rock

3). What band would you like to see live right now?

TURBONEGRO

OK...so my first was as a child but s**t?? No blimmin way...

1. T.Rex - Lincoln ABC
2. Killing Joke - Rock City
3. Tricky because a lot of the bands who I'd always wanted another 'crack' at have reformed and are touring in the near distant future....Will plump fer NIN

[dead stars]

First - *embarrassing* The m*****n, Lisbon, 1988

Last - I really can't remember. Maybe Bauhaus (the reunion) (my God, was it that long?!... )

Most Wanted - The Sisters, anywhere, anytime.

In fact, I'd love to see anything at all. That would mean that I had the money to go.

[Quiff Boy]

Fields of the nephilim, Peterborough cresset theatre, 1990
('for her light' tour)

i went to the bradford queen's hall gig on that tour too! was superb!

still got the tee! it's VERY faded now though...

[mugabe]

And i was under the impression Rammstein finished their career has a band?

If so, only artistically. They have a new album in the making.