Best Gigs!

[Purple Light]

Inspired by Zeno's "worst gigs" thread...

My best are ;

Pogues - Manchester - 2006 (every year was great though)
Sisters - Leeds - 2003 (pure modern day Sisters for me)
Marilyn Manson - Leeds 1997 (was in total awe)
Fear Factory - Donington - 1996 (absolutely rocked)
Electric Six - Leeds - 2008 (I love em!)


Please continue...

[Garbageman]

The Cramps in 86 in Hull or The Jam at Skegness on the Funeral Pyre tour.

[bearskin]

Sisters, Camden Electric Ballroom 1983
Play Dead, Retford Porterhouse, '83
New Model Army, Retford Porterhouse, Nov 84 (day after they were on TOTP)
Sonic Youth, Bristol Tropic Club '86
Swans, CBGB summer 1990
Nirvana, Pyramid Club summer 1990
RadioHead, Bristol Fleece & Firkin. Oct '92
RadioHead, Glastonbury '96
Faith No More, Brixton '97
Supercharger, Sept '97
Massive Attack, Bristol, Dec '98
Paul Weller, Auckland 2010

[christophe]

the next one.

[Bartek]

not in particular order:
Grinderman, Wroclaw, week ago - lot more better than i was expecting and my expectations were high after some friend's reviews. Clean, perfect sound. Warren Ellis.
David Byrne, Warsaw, 2009 - great show.
Wire, Athens, March 2011- started as one-of-many gigs and rapidly turned into very good gig. Plus, few words with Graham Lewis and great company.
Sisters, Krakow, 2006 - my first sissies gig, exact. day of my 20th jubilee of my first scream. Great atmosphere, nice sound.
Electric Six, Dresden, 2009 - i was waiting to see them like 5 years. Nice chat with Dick Valentine and Tait Nucleus, signed CD. Very good show even that vocalist can't sing.
Savage Republic, Wroclaw, 2008 and 2009 - pure energy and good ambiance.
Swans, Wroclaw, 2010 - savage, raw, mesmerizing show. Loudest gig I've ever been.

[markfiend]

Nephilim, Leeds university, 1990 stands out as one of the best I was ever at.

[abridged]

Nephilim, Leeds university, 1990 stands out as one of the best I was ever at.

Was there! Twas very good indeed. Though always thought it was at the Poly, but memory is rubbish so will take your word for it. The Icicle Works were damn fine there also. And the gals last Feb of course!
On second thoughts it might've been 88/89 at the Poly. Very dodgy memory!

[czuczu]

Prince at Madison Square Gardens in '04 or Bowie at Hammersmith in '02

[Holly_DelRey]

Best gigs:

Rammstein 2011 Toronto!
The Sisters of Mercy 2011 Leeds (17th)
Depeche Mode 2009 Los Angeles
Nine Inch Nails 2008 Toronto & Hamilton
Madonna 2008 Toronto

[sam1]

so many to choose from..
the Cramps @ Barrowlands 1990
The The @ The Royal Albert Hall 1990
The Creatures @ King Tuts 1998
Marc Almond @ Queens Hall (Edinburgh) 1999


and while I remember--doing the catering for P.J Harvey @ Barrowlands 01 then watching the gig side stage!!

to name a few..Lots of crap gigs as well,just can't remember them just now!!

[radiojamaica]

and while I remember--doing the catering for P.J Harvey @ Barrowlands 01 then watching the gig side stage!!

Nice one



Sisters Hasselt 1992
Augustus Pablo Geel 1996
Swans Brussels 1997
Lee Scratch Perry Lokeren 1997
PJ Harvey Hasselt 1998
George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars Brussels 2001
Cramps Lokeren 2006
f**k Buttons Barcelona 2010
Prince Werchter 2010
Swans Herk 2011
...

[sam1]

and while I remember--doing the catering for P.J Harvey @ Barrowlands 01 then watching the gig side stage!!

Nice one



...

yeah..after feeding the crew and watching the bands soundcheck ,the whole hall was deserted so I walked on stage and standing to an empty Barrowlands...shouted "HELLO GLASGOW" whilst standing in my chef's whites...

pathetic I know!!

[mh]

and while I remember--doing the catering for P.J Harvey @ Barrowlands 01 then watching the gig side stage!!

Nice one



...

yeah..after feeding the crew and watching the bands soundcheck ,the whole hall was deserted so I walked on stage and standing to an empty Barrowlands...shouted "HELLO GLASGOW" whilst standing in my chef's whites...

pathetic I know!!

Pathetic or not, it's one of those things that you just have to do, isn't it?

[radiojamaica]

Nice one



...

yeah..after feeding the crew and watching the bands soundcheck ,the whole hall was deserted so I walked on stage and standing to an empty Barrowlands...shouted "HELLO GLASGOW" whilst standing in my chef's whites...

pathetic I know!!

Pathetic or not, it's one of those things that you just have to do, isn't it?

Perfect!

[sam1]

it was even better than when Runrig were staying at the hotel I was working at,,we all got back stage passes--I turned up, drank all the wine ,ate all their sandwiches then buggered off before the support band came on!!!

[Sita]

The Cramps in 86 in Hull or The Jam at Skegness on the Funeral Pyre tour.

The Cramps on the same tour but in Hamburg
I was 12 then so sometimes I wonder if maybe I was just easily impressed at that time. But I gotta say, the pictures and videos look like I just remember it right. That mean bass player with her chewing gum and the bunny panties, and Lux and Ivy in all their glory

Madonna's Confessions tour in 2006, especially the opening with the horse projections and the sound... intense
2009 at the Sticky + Sweet tour 2nd leg I made it to the 1st row and it was extremely fun cause she's such a stage harlot. And her manager took a picture of my friend and me and twittered it. Fan heaven But music wise I prefer the Confessions tour.

And of course, Iggy and the Stooges last year in London. Raw f**king power

Einstürzende Neubauten earlier this year, their 30 years 2-nighter, the second night. They played all their big hits on night 1, and on night 2, we weren't even sure if it was going to be a real gig or just some wacky art installment. It was in the same venue, but the barriers in front of the stage had been removed, and only half as much people showed up. I had won tickets on the radio so I invited my friend who was broke. And then they went on stage and played just a regular gig, but much more intimate than the previous night and with all the obscure stuff like Seele Brennt. A young guy in a suit came on stage and was so nervous that he was shaking. Blixa said the boy was a special guest tonight, he had heard about the band's connection to Armenia and brought his flute and asked if he could join in. So they played Armenia with this extremely sad instrument - I don't know what it is called but it sounds like a Clarinet and you hear it in Armenian traditional music. I still get goosebumps when I think about that concert.

[Sita]

yeah..after feeding the crew and watching the bands soundcheck ,the whole hall was deserted so I walked on stage and standing to an empty Barrowlands...shouted "HELLO GLASGOW" whilst standing in my chef's whites...

pathetic I know!!

[black smurf]

siouxsie and banshees supported by john cooper clarke at lancaster uni in august( i think!!) 1981.
a perfect combination of funny and taking oneself a tad too serious!!

[James Blast]

Type O Negative - Glasgow Gargage , October Rust
The Clash - Caird Hall, Dundee, London Calling
NIN - Barras, Downward Spiral
Marilyn Manson - Barras, Antichrist
Hawkwind - Glasgow Apollo, Roadhawks
Hawkwind - Glasgow Apollo, Warrior
Hawkwind - Glasgow Apollo, Astounding Snouds, Amazing Music
Hawkwind - Glasgow Apollo, Quark, Strangness and Charm
UFO - Glasgow Apollo, Lights Out
Mott the Hoople/SAHB - Glasgow Apollo, Mott/Next, first ever gig
Anthrax - Barras, Euphoria
Bauhaus - Glasgow ABC, Go Away
VdGG - Glasgow ABC, Present

there may be more...

[Izzy HaveMercy]

there may be more...

coff

IZ.

[James Blast]

Belgian bands don't count, any fule kno that

[Izzy HaveMercy]

Belgian bands don't count, any fule kno that

But ah'm no fule!



IZ.

[bearskin]

Forgot a couple...

Julian Cope on his Jehovakill Tour in '92. Absolute Genius and rocked hard.

also... prize for the heaviest bass ever... soundcheck of LEFTFIELD at Bristol Anson Rooms around the same time. Only a few of us in the venue at the time. Bass was so extreme we all lifted off the floor by a few cms at each pulse. Looked around at each other, smiled and said "yeahhhhhh".

[Ahráyeph]

Phew, this list has had my brain creakin' from digging so far back. Didn't know I've witnessed so many great gigs... < insert 'old fart' joke here >

And no, those aren't all the gigs I've ever seen, probably not even half...

Sophia @ Nijdrop, Opwijk (BE) 1997
Sophia @ Villa N9, Eeklo (BE) 2001
Sophia @ Vooruit, Gent (BE) 2006
Sophia @ AB, Brussels (BE) 2009
Sophia @ Café Archiduc, Brussels (BE) 2009
Sonic Youth @ Vooruit, Gent (BE) 1996
Manu Chao @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 2001
NIN @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 2001
Tool @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 2001
Tool @ Rockwood, Lommel (BE) 1993
Björk @ Rockwood, Lommel (BE) 1993
Fishbone @ Rockwood, Lommel (BE) 1993
Queensrÿche @ Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL) 1990
Queensrÿche @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1995
A Perfect Circle @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 2000
David Bowie @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1996
David Bowie @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1997
Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1996
Neil Young & Booker T & The MG's @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1996
Prince @ Flanders Expo, Gent (BE) 1996
Bruce Springsteen @ Flanders Expo, Gent (BE) 1996
Fields Of The Nephilim @ Gothic Festival, Waregem (BE) 2008
The God Machine @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1993
Primus @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1993
Rage Against The Machine @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1993
Porno For Pyros @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1993
Front 242 @ Eurorock, Overpelt (BE) 2000
The Sisters Of Mercy @ AB, Brussels (BE) 2005
Anne Clark (acoustic set) @ Stadsschouwburg, Mechelen (BE) 2005
Metallica @ Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge,(BE) 1984
Metallica @ Metal Hammer Festival, St. Goarshausen (DE) 1985
Metallica + Queensrÿche @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1988
Metallica @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1993
Iron Maiden @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1984
QNTAL + Estampie @ Handelsbeurs, Gent (BE) 2010
Killing Joke @ Het Depot, Leuven (BE) 2006
Gary Moore @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1987
Aerosmith @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1989
Bob Dylan @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1995
Tori Amos @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1996
Pantera @ Brielpoort, Deinze (BE) 1994
Guns 'n Roses @ Festivalground Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1993
Jean-Michel Jarre @ Heizel, Brussels (BE) 1993
Raymond van het Groenewoud @ Dag Van De Lege Portemonnees, Gentse Feesten, Gent (BE) 1993
Mercyful Fate @ Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge(BE) 1984
Motörhead @ Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge(BE) 1984
Motörhead @ Graspop, Dessel (BE) 1994
Biohazard @ Graspop, Dessel (BE) 1994
Magnapop @ Graspop, Dessel (BE) 1994
Morphine @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1994
Rollins Band @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1994
Afghan Wigs @ Pukkelpop, Kiewit (BE) 1994
Slayer @ Heavy Sound Festival, Poperinge,(BE) 1985
Anthrax + Overkill @ Sporthal, Vosselaar (BE) 1986
King Diamond, Dynamo Mini Festival, Eindhoven (NL) 1986
Testament, Dynamo Open Air, Eindhoven (NL) 1987
The Sheila Divine @ Marktrock, Leuven (BE) 2000
Radiohead @ Marktrock, Leuven (BE) 1993
Radiohead @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1996
Radiohead @ Rock Werchter, Werchter (BE) 1997
Dan Reed Network @ Marktrock, Leuven (BE) 1990
Candy Dulfer @ Marktrock, Leuven (BE) 1990
Hugo Mathyssen & De Bomen @ Marktrock, Leuven (BE) 1990
The Scabs @ Gemeenschapshuis Kwaadmechelen (BE) 1983
Arno @ Marktrock, Leuven (BE) 1993
Arno @ Xmas Show Brielpoort, Deinze (BE) 1993
Iggy & The Stooges (ft. Mike Watt) @ Marktrock, Leuven, 2006
Toto @ Forest National, Brussels (BE) 1992

And so on, and so forth...

[Garbageman]

Sisters at Reading 91