what was your first "proper" gig

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Oh Jesus I can't remember.

I remember seeing loads of utterly crap local bands in the 80s; there was a legendary song that some local nutter had written called "The Motorbike Song" and they all seemed to have their own cover version of it. No big names for sure. Nor medium nor small, either.

Then there was Metallica in full-on puppet-show mode. And I'm certain there was stuff in-between but I've no idea what. :oops:
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[quote="mh"]Oh Jesus I can't remember.


I can't forget :lol:

Chris de Burgh. My friend brought a bunch of us to celebrate her 14th birthday.

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well started going to concerts and festivals when i was 11 or 12, probably the first biggest was Monsters of Rock in Budapest , 1991, i was 13, saw AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue and Queensryche. will never forget. the only time i saw Motley before the last tour now. AC/DC and Metallica, saw them more during that period when I was growing up
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Siouxsie And The Banshees (supported by The Scientists) - Bradford St. George's Hall, Oct 1985.
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Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners....London Royalty Theatre 3rd April 1987...remember it well cos I slept rough in St Pancras Station afterwards
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Peter Frampton supported by Gary Wright(ex Spooky Tooth) at Manchester Belle Vue in 1976.
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21st April 1982
The Dome, Brighton
The Cure

followed swiftly by

May 17th 1982
Top Rank, Sheffield
'So What' Tour featuring Chron Gen, The Defects, Chelsea and The Anti Nowhere League
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First band I saw was Runrig, with someones spare ticket. First ticket I bought was for Eurythmics.

... Chris De Burgh is also on my list of shame.
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First proper-proper gig that i was about to attend was Ozzy O. But f**ker crashed himself on that quad. I learned about that accident and cancelation of gig when i was about to buy ticket. I was when frigdes and washing machines weren't on-line. But i can't remeber my first proper gig. Probably some dogdy Polish hip-hop as i went to graffiti jam, probalby 1999-2000. I rember that i left place, as i was so boring. But it was proper gig, profesional putside stage, lights and sound.
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Iron Maiden at the Rainbow Theatre end of 1980 and it was recorded as a video that was on the YouTube thing but only bits now so;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-kn6OqS49U
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I went with my mummy years ago to see Barry Manilow. Does that count? :lol: :lol:
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Accept on the Restless & Wild tour, Fürth Stadthalle, spring 1983. I didn't tell my parents that I had an exam the next day...
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