What was your first ever concert?

[Pistike]

I'm sure that this must have been done as well but...

Mine was Hot Chocolate supporting Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes at the Fairfield Halls - the whole towns laughing at me!

[Al From Bromley]

Stranglers & Wire at Crawley Sport & Leisure Centre 1977.

[Neil the Eagle]

Dragged along to Ray Conniff at fairfield halls when I was 8, but first proper gig was Boomtown Rats at the Greyhound, Croydon sneaking in the back after getting refused entry at door.

[Jim Cannons Moustache]

mine was a Levellers concert at portsmouth guildhall in 1991 (?).........yep just call me Crusty the Clown!!!:eek: :clown:

[Smurph]

Herman Hermits at the Fairfields Hall (as part of a variety show)
First proper one was Tears for Fears at Guildford Civic

[E_girl]

Mine was Take That, I was 12.

[Dave]

New Order (1985)

[CPFC_R_GREAT]

Well i haven't really been to many well one in fact but that was when i was about 10 i suppose and me Mum dragged me along to see A-Ha i spent the whole night stood on some upstairs gallery in Wembly Arena with cotton wool stuffed right inside my head! :)

[Samo*]

Me and a bird went to see Bros a few years back.I even manged to get pissed at the bar at wembley arena.

[Gavin Axten]

Stranglers in Battersea Park 1978.

[Sweetpea!]

Blimey - can't remember. Think it was Smashing pumpkins, with Verve (B4 known) backing. Cambridge corn exchange.

[candide]

bonfire (1989 i think).

[Samo*]

I bet i was the only one who went to see bros...they were cool man,when will i will i be famous! :eek:

[bucketbongeagle]

Golden Earing in the Groenordhal in Leiden Holland, (a hall usually used as a cattle market so stinks of cow sh!t), these guys are still big in NL and regular playing despite the fact they peaked around 1977 with there RRRRRRRock Anthem Radar Love.

[New_Malden_Eagle]

Rage Against the Machine, London Astoria September 1999 was my first concert, but I was already a festival veteran by then!

[MKEagle]

The Supremes (post Diana Ross) at the Fairfield Halls around 1977 ? Supported by the group that did Sad Sweet Dreamer (just one of those things you put down to experience) I think they were called Sweet Sensation.

Dave Brubeck, Fairfield Halls, soon after it opened (1960 I think)

[lightweight]

Probably Nik Kershaw at Hammersmith Odeon when I was 14. Seem to remember that Scary Theives were the support.

[markholmes1991]

My first concert was Eternal back in 94', with Louise looking like she had just made a quick dash from school to team up with the others.

Favourite concert to date, was the Prodigy at the Brixton Academy, back in October 1996.

[firesign]

Gary Numan - Hammersmith Odean, 1980. I was only 14 and found it totally mindblowing!!! :)

I think he did 7 nights there as part of the Teletour. He was at the height of his fame and the Odean was THE place to play. The stage show was incredible. Everone in the crowd was dressed all in black and it was really hot. I took my first girlfriend there - she was impressed too and got quite frisky on the train home ;)

In those days of course it was no big deal for two 14 year olds to travel on their own across London by public transport late at night in the middle of the week... but that's another story entirely...

[budgie]

Originally posted by bucketbongeagle
Golden Earing in the Groenordhal in Leiden Holland, (a hall usually used as a cattle market so stinks of cow sh!t), these guys are still big in NL and regular playing despite the fact they peaked around 1977 with there RRRRRRRock Anthem Radar Love.

Slade at the Palladium, with Golden Earing been the support band.

:o

[Winston]

Status Quo at Wallington Public Hall

[Matty]

The Who at (sorry) the Valley

[Teaser]

I think my first consert was Five Star ???? with a friend that won tickets off of Capital Radio - I think that was 1986.

But the first one that I paid for was to see Michael Jackson.

[Monty]

Adam and the Ants at The Dominion in 1980. I can still remember my eyes being glued to 'Adams' bulging leather trousers - I was 12 :eek:

Fantastic concert, the drumming was incredible, dancing was superb. Dog Eat Dog, still a great song.

Gary Numan at the Hammersmith Odeon was indeed a fabulous concert. The set was amazing. And Al was probably there the same night as I was all those years ago :love:

[Gooders]

Queen at Hammersmith Odeon, 1976. Supported by Mr Big (before they went soft). Still the best concert I've been to.

[DE - Glad All Over]

Budgie at the Rainbow at about I think 1981

[Prince Phillip]

Big Country, Wembley Arena 1984.

Their guitars sounded like bagpipes, y'know. :rolleyes:

[atlanta eagle]

Atomic Rooster Epsom Town Hall 1969

[Chocky]

Showaddywaddy at Wimbledon.

Probably would enjoy it much more now!

Originally posted by atlanta eagle
Atomic Rooster Epsom Town Hall 1969

Sure it was the Town Hall and not Epsom Baths??

[Strathclyde Eagle]

Like JCM mine was at the Portsmouth Guildhall in 1991. The difference is I went to see The Farm there in December of that year.

I only went initially to make sure my best mate could go (yes, he was 16 but he has muscular dystrophy and his parents were very protective back then). Oddly the night left me as a bigger Farm fan than he was. The whole crowd singing "Altogether Now" prior to the encore was the most memorable moment of the night.

[Brod]

Haircut 100, Kelsey Park School Hall, 1981? Just after they hit the charts.

[HappyLarry]

Madness - Madstock Finsbury Park 1992

Supported by Morissey(?) who was promptely booed off by 30,000 skinheads!

Excellent!!! (and the concert!)

[g23]

Originally posted by HappyLarry
Madness - Madstock Finsbury Park 1992

Supported by Morissey(?) who was promptely booed off by 30,000 skinheads!

Excellent!!! (and the concert!)

Morrissey, Finsbury Park 1992

Headlined by some crappy skinhead band.

Only joking, it was Sonic Youth at the T&C - can't remember when.

[RednBlue]

Rolling Stones - Rikki Tick Windsor the week before they released 'Come on'. Alexis Korner was in the (unseated) audience.

[Sunny Fan]

Can't quite remember which was the first, possibly the Sting Rays at Chislehurst caves, possibly Springsteen 1984ish
(obviously a confused rock vs Psychobilly stage I was going through)

[SE20]

Generation X at the Greyhound, Croydon. The first of many at what was a great venue.

[Kevin T]

First and only proper concert was The Priodigy at Brixton. It was fairly messy.

First festival was Nirvana at Reading which was awesome.

[Egg Sample]

Devo, at The Rainbow, 1980 ish

[Elephant with mouse gyp]

Eddie and the Hot Rods, maybe 1978, Hammersmith Palais, I think.

[Baloo]

Having grown up in Hong Kong, I didn't go to my first concert until I was here at University. It was Duran Duran during their Ordinary World Tour, and I must say, it remains one of the best concerts I have been to.

[firesign]

Originally posted by Egg Sample
Devo, at The Rainbow, 1980 ish

Are we not men? :eek:

[Bonnie]

Pop Will Eat Itself - Brixton Acadamy, in 1992. God, Clint the lead singer was soooooooooooooo sexy! :o

[David Murray]

The first musical concert I was dragged to was a Royal Philharmonic at Fairfield Halls, but we won't talk about that as you were not allowed popcorn, crisps or in fact anything :(

First real concert was Pink Floyd in Hyde Park in 1968 I think it was - If I remember correctly Jethro Tull was playing there also, and a few others as well. (We all turned up in our sailors outfits :cool: )

[Gavin Axten]

Originally posted by David Murray

First real concert was Pink Floyd in Hyde Park in 1968 I think it was - If I remember correctly Jethro Tull was playing there also, and a few others as well. (We all turned up in our sailors outfits :cool: )
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And did you all leave with sore backsides??? :eek:

[David Murray]

Originally posted by Gavin Axten


And did you all leave with sore backsides??? :eek:

Short back and sides more like :rolleyes:

[Neil the Eagle]

Originally posted by Monty

Gary Numan at the Hammersmith Odeon was indeed a fabulous concert. The set was amazing. And Al was probably there the same night as I was all those years ago :love:

And me as well!

[as216]

Bit of a latecomer to gigs - first was Silver Ginger 5 at the Astoria just before last Christmas. Seeing them again at the Electric Ballroom in November

[jordanismygod]

Tears for Fears down in Brighton
Must of been about 1984

[Gavin Axten]

Originally posted by jordanismygod
Tears for Fears down in Brighton
Must of been about 1984
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And did you leave with sore......no I won't go into that again.

[jlmatthews]

Aerosmith in the late 80's....

[sexyrazor]

My first concert* was East 17 at the Royal Albert Hall, absolute quality!


*when my Mum was 6 months pregnant with me she went to see Marvin Gaye, so perhaps that was my first!:)

[alpha]

Carter USM at the Leas Cliff, Folkestone

[Martin H]

First concert was Genesis at de Montfort Hall, Leicester - Peter Gabriel fronting the band and it was recorded that night for the Genesis Live album.

Couldn't hear anything other than a high pitched whistle for 2 days! Oh, yes those were the days when that was a good thing . . . . .

[JABBA]

FEAR FACTORY at the Forum, Kentish Town 1994.

But more proud of my second, METALLICA Earls Court 1994/5(?)....
... Two stages, in the round:o :o

[DAS]

The Specials/ The Selector/ Dexies Midnight Runners at the Lewisham Odeon.

Superb gig. Evening slightly spoiled by being run all over Lewisham by some neanderthals who decided that having been seen leaving a 2tone gig that we must be 'Communists'(!?!).

[Coulsdon Eagle]

Hawkwind at the Fairfield circa '78, closely followed by Motorhead at the Lyceum, being only about 14 at the time, and having never experienced Motorhead before, we couldn't make out why it was empty near the speakers, "great lets stand here" says us, DOH!!!, deaf for months afterwards,

[Skid Row]

AC/DC at the Tennis Centre in 1988 (I think).

[Groinstrain]

wonderstuff, brixton academy '91 ish

[Stellavista]

Slade, at the New Victoria (now the Apollo), in 1972.
Same Year: Bowie, T-Rex, Hawkwind, and Yes, at Loftus Road ground.

Best gig ever?

Undoubtedly the Damned's 'first Anniversary' gig at the Roundhouse, supported by Motorhead & The Adverts.
Absolute f*cking mayhem!

Might have been The Who (Alex Harvey supporting) at the Valley, except for I remember it p*ssing down, and the stage was about ten miles away....

[ammiller]

David Bowie - "Serious Moonlight Tour" 1983 - Milton Keynes Bowl.

It was good.

[yorkshire eagle]

mine was ronnie jame dio supported by keel(i bet noone's ever hurd of these have thay??????:D ) at leeds queen's hall (a converted tram shed:eek: ) may 15th 1985.
ime basicly a aging metalhead:rolleyes:

[Richard]

Quo at the Hammersmith Odeon (when it was a proper venue) - please don't start on me ...

[TOP CAT]

The Police

1980 - 15/16 years old. 200 people in a nightclub. There was no stage, we literally just stood next to them and their kit.

Loved it.

[Kev]

Spinal Tap at the Royal Albert Hall in 1992.

Superb!

[Hugh Cheddyk]

Mott the Hoople at the Fairfield circa 69/70.

We were 13 and got dressed up in Suits and ties:rolleyes:

Saw them again a year or so later, a concert which is referred to in a line from Saturday Gigs

"Until we went to Croydon"

Performing an encore after the house lights went up..tut tut

[catty]

Bumped due to stevek mentioning his first concert on the weekend thread - I was going to start a new thread but this was already here!

Mine was Salt n Pepa at, I think, the BIC in Bournemouth in about 1988. I think Kid n Play were the support.

[CHERRY TREE BRB]

Blur at Wembley Arena, 1994

[SW11 Andy]

SAHB

[Sophie_9]

Duran Duran 1986 at Wembley:love: :love:

[SW11 Andy]

Originally posted by Richard
Quo at the Hammersmith Odeon (when it was a proper venue) - please don't start on me ...

What was your last concert ??

[paf]

Erasure at the Brighton Centre, late 80's, I met JJ outside in the queue.

[Mojo Jojo]

Flying Pickets at the Fairfield Halls. In my defence I was around 9 and I went with my parents.

[Selhurst300]

Certainly remember seeing Hawkwind, possibly at Southend, but not sure when or whether I'd been to one before then.

[cross_eyed_ed]

AC/DC at Hammersmith Odeon with Y&T supporting. October 1982.

[stevek]

Originally posted by catty
Bumped due to stevek mentioning his first concert on the weekend thread - I was going to start a new thread but this was already here!

Mine was Salt n Pepa at, I think, the BIC in Bournemouth in about 1988. I think Kid n Play were the support.

To repeat what I said there - Jesus and Mary Chain, Brixton Academy, 1985 or 1986. Or possibly 1987 now I come to think of it.

[The Misfit]

Peter Frampton - Wembley Arena, early 1976

[E_girl]

Take That 1992

[JJ]

Originally posted by paf
Erasure at the Brighton Centre, late 80's, I met JJ outside in the queue.

3rd May 1988, supported by Zip. Just think of the various ways in which your life changed that night...music, Palace....;)

My first ever gig was:

Depeche Mode
Hammersmith Odeon
2nd November 1984.

My second was:

Depeche Mode
Same venue.
2 days later.

They were supported by Portion Control.

[ebyeeckeagle]

Apart from some dodgy bands in various Croydon flea pits? The Jam, late 1982, Wembley. Bugs me still that the last ever date was in fecking Brighton a week later or something.

[gcwhite]

Fairport Convention in 1968 at a place called the Country Club near Chalk Farm tube station.

I was 17 and in love with Sandy Denny.

[Leap of faith]

Get this, Vanilla Ice at Wembley Arena back in about 1988 with my sister.

[Phil O'Sophical]

Originally posted by TOP CAT
The Police

1980 - 15/16 years old. 200 people in a nightclub. There was no stage, we literally just stood next to them and their kit.

Loved it.

And I'm gonna be there at Twickenham tomorrow night

[Dave]

Originally posted by Leap of faith
Get this, Vanilla Ice at Wembley Arena back in about 1988 with my sister. That's kinda cool

[Wazzer]

Another Gary Numan Hammersmith Odeon 1980. I was also only 14.

[foetus eagle]

Don't know. The first proper one was Swans with the Sugarcubes supporting at the Town & Country club, Children of God tour. Loud. Einsturzende Neubauten with Shawaddywaddy supporting was around the same time.

I wasn't really born until I saw the BHS at Reading. Lysergium was involved.

[MicksSis]

Bay City Rollers - Lewisham Odeon '73ish.

Had a blast!!!!

[Trist]

Ash at the Astoria, I was 15 years old :)

[CK]

Cliff and the Shadows at the Paladium when I was about 6, I liked that twangy guitar bit:lux:

By the time I was 12/13 I was into things a little heavier. Groundhogs, Edgar Broughton etc...Saw Hendrix at Purley mid 60's and fell in love with Sonja Kristina when Curved Air played the greyhound:love:

Saw Hawkwind often but Stacia never had the same effect:D

[paf]

Originally posted by foetus eagle
Einsturzende Neubauten with Shawaddywaddy supporting was around the same time.


can you just run that by me again.

[foetus eagle]

Originally posted by paf
can you just run that by me again.

Honestly, it happened. I remember someone throwing a press photographer's camera in one of EN's cement mixers. It was awesome.

[DaCooks15]

G'n'R, supported by Faith No More & Soundgarden - Wembley Stadium June 92. It was awewome! Def leppard in the round supported by GUN closely followed and then Megadeth supported by the then-breaking Pantera (who were out of this world at the time) was fitted in before the end of that year. They don't make gigs like what they used to but the Deftones earlier this year must be in my top 5 gigs of all time!

[Dave]

I saw faith no more at the reading festival in 1990 - incredible performance

[paf]

Originally posted by foetus eagle
Honestly, it happened. I remember someone throwing a press photographer's camera in one of EN's cement mixers. It was awesome.

I think I need you to just say that one more time, ta.

[BaldEagle96]

I think mine may well have been Van der Graaf Generator with an up and coming new band called Genesis as back up. About 1970 or so.

[lightweight]

Nik Kershaw at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984

[Ruskin Old Boy]

Something at the London Palladium when I was 10, no idea who or what it was so can't have made much of an impression.

Probably Bert Jansch and Jon Renbourn in 1964, some where in Croydon.

[Palacemad2002]

Mine was american punk legends Bad Religion at the Kentish town forum supported by Capdown who are doing there last ever tour this month.Was back in Feburary 2002 when i was 16. saw the Who with my dad at the Albert hall 3 nights later, 2 quality first ever gigs in one week.

[DrRock]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer at what was then called the Empire Pool, Wembley.
Keith Emerson firing rockets from his organ. Don't ask.
:cool:

[Nelson Muntz]

Cockney Rebel
Hammersmith Odean
1974 or 75.

[PalaceMonkey]

a-ha hammersmith late 80s

[ForestRow Eagle]

The Motors ("Dancing The Night Away" - classic...........)
Marquee Wardour St 1977 or 1978

[Richard]

Originally posted by SW11 Andy
What was your last concert ?? Quo at Petworth Park about two months ago ...

[Pistike]

Originally posted by Richard
Quo at the Hammersmith Odeon (when it was a proper venue) - please don't start on me ...

Originally posted by Richard
Quo at Petworth Park about two months ago ...

There's a pattern emerging here.

[RickyB]

Michael Jackson (spit) at Wembley in 1987

[Vlad]

Thin Lizzy at Hammersmith Odeon late seventies.

[Jonboy]

Originally posted by CK
fell in love with Sonja Kristina when Curved Air played the greyhound:love:


It is all a long tie ago now, but I seem to remember she was a catalyst in this boy's emerging sexuality. <wistful smiley>

Anyway, I think my first gig was Free at Durham University in '71 or '72.

[jhc]

Originally posted by DrRock
Emerson, Lake & Palmer at what was then called the Empire Pool, Wembley.
Keith Emerson firing rockets from his organ. Don't ask.
:cool:

Boy, that was a loud gig - quadraphonic sound if I remember correctly.

Mine:-

First - The Move 1968 at Streatham Ice Rink -honest!
Last - Genesis - Twickenham this summer.

[Panther]

The Animals at Lewisham Odeon some time in the 1960s. Support was Tommy Tucker (Hi-heel Sneakers). Fortunately sound systems have improved since then.

[magician]

Originally posted by Kevin T
First and only proper concert was The Priodigy at Brixton. It was fairly messy.

First festival was Nirvana at Reading which was awesome.


where were you for the rest of the weekend ! they headlined the sunday night!
sheltering from the rain :confused:

[magician]

living colour - supported by the stereo mc's town and country club 1990

[Maidstoned Eagle]

Dr Feelgood, Kursaal, Southend. 1976. I was 11. :D

[welshneil]

The Shadows, Fairfield Halls, 1977!

[jhc]

Originally posted by Maidstoned Eagle
Dr Feelgood, Kursaal, Southend. 1976. I was 11. :D

And they're still going!

Hang on Pete, 1976 that makes you..........!:eek:

[Away Day Eagle]

Originally posted by Neil the Eagle
Dragged along to Ray Conniff at fairfield halls when I was 8, but first proper gig was Boomtown Rats at the Greyhound, Croydon sneaking in the back after getting refused entry at door.

Mine was the Boomtown Rats at the Fairfield Halls 1985 :p

[James Melody]

Anthrax in 1988 in Dublin.

[Rog 007]

Status Quo December 1991

[west country boy]

I've just remembered that I had the misfortune to see Lenny Kravitz at Wembley Arena many years ago - perhaps that's why I don't like "gigging".

[Maidstoned Eagle]

Originally posted by jhc
And they're still going!

Hang on Pete, 1976 that makes you..........!:eek:

Nearly 43. ;)

[Hedgie]

Iron Maiden at Hammersmith Odeon in December 1988 on the Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour. Was a great night. Well, apart from the support band - the Killer Dwarfs.

[Kevin T]

Nirvana at Reading in '91. It wasn't a bad way to start.

[Lizzy]

I saw Yazz and the plastic population at Sheffield City Hall. Closely followed by Tanita Tikaram at Sheffield Octagon.

Not great.

[Kevin T]

Originally posted by magician
where were you for the rest of the weekend ! they headlined the sunday night!
sheltering from the rain :confused:

I've posted the same thing on an old thread! D'oh

We only went on the Sunday. Saw lots of cool things that day, like L7 chucking their tampon into the crowd and bouncing around to Bjorn Again. Nick Cave bored me to tears though.

[Kevin T]

Actually it was 1992

[frontiereagle]

Nik Kershaw - The Riddle Tour 1985 was my first concert.

The best concert I ever went to was The Pretenders. They did an accoustic gig at the Union Chapel in Finsbury Park. Excellent

[Herr Colonpharter]

STRAY at the Croydon Greyhound 1974

[El Aguila]

It was the Buzzcocks with Joy Division at the Rainbow in 1979.

[Neil Bladehater]

Lindisfarne at Sheff City Hall 1975 .....followed them ever after.

[walski]

UB40 at Brixton Academy in 1984. Was only 13 and didn't realise what the big fags everyone was smoking were. How soppy was I?

[Highbury Eagle]

Oasis the very first time they played Earls Court, think it was 1995

[jone-zee]

The Glitter Band Wimbledon Theatre :D

[Maidstoned Eagle]

Originally posted by walski
UB40 at Brixton Academy in 1984. Was only 13 and didn't realise what the big fags everyone was smoking were. How soppy was I?

More soppy than a very soppy thing, only soppier.

[magician]

[i]Originally posted by Kevin T [/i


We only went on the Sunday.
oh yeah reading does day tickets ,,,,, i forgot about that

(i didn't go had a ticket but sold it , needed the money , my mates didn't last til the sunday all 3 got food poisoning and skulked back home in the rain)

[Smithers-Jones]

The Jam at Wembley Arena 1982

[swissroll]

The Police. Tooting Common in a big Marquee - believe it was 1981. Last concert same group 2 days ago - half the stuff they played hadnt even been written last time around.

[Shipsisourking]

The cult, wembley arena, 1990. with claytown troupe as support.

[wickham_eagle]

10 years old my cousin taking me to first ever Donnington Monsters of Rock in 1980 with Rainbow,Judas Priest,Saxon,scorpions & band called Touch who i'd never heard off before and still don't remember much about them to this day