Heartland

All 1984, can't remember which order...

The Bunnymen, Glasgow Barrowlands
in their camouflage phase if I remember rightly

York Rock Festival- Sisters and all that

Peter Gabriel, Newcastle City Hall

oh to be 17 and just passed your driving test

culprit wrote:All 1984, can't remember which order...


York Rock Festival- Sisters and all that

AND THE CHAMELEONS!!!!!!! whoo hoo!!!

Big Si wrote:

Black Alice wrote:Big Si

Next - Fields of the Nephilim @ Middlesbrough Town Hall, 2 days after my birthday July 1990

If that was the one when they had a huge build up - loads of dry ice and the rest of the band sneaking on, then as soon as McColl appeared the sound disappeared and he stormed off in a huff - we were there too!! Thoroughly enjoyed it once the little prima donna had calmed down and did the gig. Friend of mine managed to push me and himself right through the throng of followers standing at the front and we had an excellent view (well, admittedly mostly dry ice - but what more could a goth wish for?).

That was the one! All the dry ice had caused the fire alarm system to blow a fuse, and Carl (and the band) walked off laughing his head off! (I kid you not! I was close enough to the front to see!). It was a damn good gig, just wish I could get a boot of it!

If he was laughing his head off I certainly take back everything I have ever said about him being a prima donna

If you were close enough to see you were probably just in front of me (I just wasn't looking ).

Never found a boot either

The Police, Oingo Boingo, and Madness 1983

I seem to recall it was Nuclear Assault. But I got better.

filthyrikky wrote:I seem to recall it was Nuclear Assault. But I got better.

Nothing wrong with Nuclear Assault! Classic!

Black Alice wrote:

Big Si wrote:

Black Alice wrote:Big Si If that was the one when they had a huge build up - loads of dry ice and the rest of the band sneaking on, then as soon as McColl appeared the sound disappeared and he stormed off in a huff - we were there too!! Thoroughly enjoyed it once the little prima donna had calmed down and did the gig. Friend of mine managed to push me and himself right through the throng of followers standing at the front and we had an excellent view (well, admittedly mostly dry ice - but what more could a goth wish for?).

That was the one! All the dry ice had caused the fire alarm system to blow a fuse, and Carl (and the band) walked off laughing his head off! (I kid you not! I was close enough to the front to see!). It was a damn good gig, just wish I could get a boot of it!

If he was laughing his head off I certainly take back everything I have ever said about him being a prima donna

If you were close enough to see you were probably just in front of me (I just wasn't looking ).

Never found a boot either

It was when I used to have hair, too!

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

filthyrikky wrote:I seem to recall it was Nuclear Assault. But I got better.

Nothing wrong with Nuclear Assault! Classic!

Oh Yes, Libby! I saw them on the 'Handle With Care' tour in Glasgow and have 'Radiation Sickness' (quality images, naff sounds, fantastic gig) and 'Handle With Care Live In Europe' (quality images, quality sounds, so-so gig) on VHS

Spiggy's hat wrote:Bad Manners at Leeds Plytechnic circa 82/83?

I was at that gig.

Buster Bloodvessel is an excellent frontman and Bad Manners are still one of the UK’s finest purveyors of quality 2 tone ska if you ask me.

Therapy? at Camden Underworld in 2000 or 2001. They played their brilliant cover of Isolation. Great gig but I would have been 20 or 21 by this time, so a late starter and not much since.

Not a gig but a festival....Pinkpop 1988.

Adam And The Ants - Glasgow Apollo 1981
I had to take my younger brother and I remember being very embarrassed at the time.

Pat

The Stray Cats, Birmingham Odeon, 1981. I went with my sister and her hubby, I was the only 9 year old there with a quiff and brothel creepers.

My first gig ever was The Dubliners when I was 7 or so. Dragged there by my mother and her friends who've been all madly in love with Ronnie Drew.

can´t really remember but in 87 i saw nirvana and pearl jam perform in tiny clubs in my second hometown Seattle

my first gig:
the sisters of mercy - düsseldorf, philippshalle november 1990

Pop Will Eat Itself - Folkestone 1988 on the This Is The Day tour, sometime in May.

Top band and top gig.

AC/DC at Liverpool Empire on the Highway to Hell tour in 1978 I think.

Blimey. Where'd this one come from?

Mine was Madness at the Dominion Theatre in 1981 (Seven tour).
Belle Stars supported IIRC

Went with a couple of friends from school who's dad kindly took us

Roger Waters' The Wall In Berlin, 1990. Watched it from a friend's balcony, mind well and truly blown.

1st was a christian metal band called Stryper at Hammersmith Odeon in 87 (I think)

2nd was Slayer at the same venue, so in my head they cancel each other out

Jane at Amphitheatre Xanten in 1976 ... very impressing, the venue, the music, the bright sunshine ... ...


Btw, welcome here, Afflikönig ... ...

Saw a load of bands in 88/89 at Banbury United Football club, including:

Acid Reign

Lawnmower deth

Under Neath What.

Still love Under Neath What to this day, my first major gig was The Cult, Ceremonial Stomp at the NEC 1990, I was 15 at the time.

The Sisters at the same venue the year after if I recall correctly, did Von do his a cappella Stop dragging my heart around then? or was that the year after?

Oh, missed one, saw some awful band at the Town and Country Club on a school outing organised by a girl I loved (I was 14 years old!) called Fat and Frantic.

Did Acid Reign have the Phantom Flan Flinger when you saw them? Quality japes

e: thanks for the welcome Being645

Mine was Motörhead (supported by Girlschool). Guess I was destined to become a Sisters fan!