best ever gig/concert

[eddy]

I saw Spirtualized at the Festival Hall in 1998 and it blew me away

[Dillenger]

mad proffessor at the blue mountain, bristol.

mmm, gives me the munchies just thinking about it

[freebird]

Sorry...but I was there and it was crap. Sonic Youth were better. Maybe we had taken different things.

[Glaws Eagle]

Black Crowes at The Shepherds Bush Empire.

No Speak No Slave
Go Faster
Twice As Hard
Sting Me
Nebakanezer
Kickin' My Heart Around
Black moon Creeping
Bled To Death
Cursed Diamond
Hard To Handle
My Morning Song
P25 London
Heavy
Girl From A Pawnshop
By Your Side
Jealous Again
Virtue and Vice
- encore -
Nonfiction
Remedy
It's Your Thing

It doesn't get much better than this!

[paterick]

Slade - Earls Court 1973(?) - had to be there!

Madness - Finsbury Park 1991(?).

David Bowie - Earls Court 1972(?)

Too many others to pick a best, so ones that bring back the good times!!!!!

[spike]

Going back a bit, but mine was the Rollercoaster gig at Brixton Academy around 1992.
My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jnr and Jesus&Mary Chain were all excellent.
Took a break at the bar when Blur were playing as well to make it even better.

[PeterH]

Squeeze + Level 42 at Crystal Palace Park

Lightning Seeds at Shephers Bush

Soul II Soul at Brixton

De La Soul at Jazz Cafe

Fun Loving Criminals at Hackney Ocean

Odyssey, Shalamar, Rose Royce at Shepherds Bush.

Luther at Wembley

Favourite: probably Squeeze.

[Lee B]

I saw Spiritualized at the Albert Hall, absolutely amazing, but the best ever? That's a tough one...

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[freebird]

Hawkwind...All nighter at Stonehenge festival 1984, under the influence, saw the sun come up and Hawkwind were still playing.

[freebird]

I thought they were trying to be a Pink Floyd for the Nineties, did not really pull it off.

[Moontoad]

Originally posted by spike:
Going back a bit, but mine was the Rollercoaster gig at Brixton Academy around 1992.
My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jnr and Jesus&Mary Chain were all excellent.
Took a break at the bar when Blur were playing as well to make it even better.

I was there too!!!! You did'nt miss much with Blur although they have improved over the years. Agree everyone else excellent .
Was also at the Academy in December 1986 for the Smiths last(?) ever concert. They were supported by Pete Shelley who did a few old Buzzcocks numbers.
Great stuff!

[Dillenger]

thinking about it, The Orb at Glastonbury 1992/3 (one or the other).

or alternately Orbital at Glastonbury 1994 - f*cking mental

[SIKO]

Madness at Finsbury Park, and also the memorial concert for Ian Dury following his death, absolutely fantastic

[southlondonlalala]

Snoop Doggy Dog at Brixton Academy after Doggystyle had been out for a bit.
Mashed off my tits and loved every minute despite getting told by loads of mates that I would get beaten up for sure. ACE.

[freebird]

Other best gigs...
Misty in Roots Treworgy festival (1986 I think).....
Ozric Tentacles...Glastonbury 1997
Red Hot Chill Peppers 1996 Brixton Academy (both nights)
Sonic Youth 1997 (Although I was so drunk I couldn't stand up)
Siouxie and the Banshees..Electric Ballroom 1985
**** me, I'm going on a nostalgia trip now.

[Pistike]

Bob Marley at Crystal Palace Park - it rained and he wasn't very well but it was still memorable.
Hawkwind at the Fairfield Halls.
Some Indian band at Birmingham Town Hall.
Shakin' Stevens at Manchester Apollo.
Culture (post Two Sevens Clash) supported by the Revolutionaries at The Rainbow Finsbury Park.
Iggy Pop three times in four days.
Gregory Isaacs at the PSV Club Hulme Manchester.
The Damned at The Greyhound.
Loads of others but these are a few that stick in my mind.

[freebird]

I saw the Damned in Amsterdam last year...they were as good (better) than ever, and the Captain was with them.

[eagle mart]

Oasis - Wembley stadium (last summer) with The Doves & Happy Mondays. It *******
rocked. I'll never forget Roll With It, I'm surprised Wembley never fell down there and then.

[El Aguila]

Here's some...... I´m a bit old mind you, but I've been to a hell of a lot of gigs!
Ramones, Rainbow, 1978, Buzzcocks with Joy Division, Rainbow, 1979, Specials, Rainbow, 79, Clash HP 79 or maybe 80 (Cost of Living), Fall, Marquee, 80.......can't really remember the next decade....... Neil Young with the MGs, La Coruña, 92, Mercury Rev, Madrid, 95...

[freebird]

I'm going to see Ash on Saturday...should be quite good.

[freebird]

El Guila..I bet Buzzcocks and Joy Division was a good one?

[paterick]

Originally posted by freebird:
Hawkwind...All nighter at Stonehenge festival 1984, under the influence, saw the sun come up and Hawkwind were still playing.

Hawkwind - Oxford 1972 - much earlier than '84 and much much better then, but having said that they were still pretty awesome in '84!!!

[CK]

Bowie-Fairfield Ziggy Tour

Hawkwind-Fairfield (Supported by some bunch called Bethnal who stick in the mind because they were awful, after their second 'song' we went to the bar till the real act came on).

Rory Gallagher-Dominion

Meat Loaf_Hammy Odeon First Tour (never forget ellen Foley in a skin tight cat suit)

Jimmy Page-Hammy Odeon John Miles Keyboards, Jason Bonham Drums, Stairway to Heaven as an encore. "We do this as an instrumental but if anybody knows the words feel free to sing along" Nearly brought the house down.

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[El Aguila]

It certainly was. And I got drunk on two pints, which was all my pocket money. Oh, I see I'm not so old, looking at some of these posts. Burning Spear and Gang of Four at the Rainbow was another great..... The Jam secret gig at the Marquee (as John's Boys or something) after Strange Town.......

[Bomber Del]

Mott The Hoople supporting Free at the Fairfield

[Psychokiller]

New Fast Automatic Daffodills at the Town & Country Club in 1990 - class!

[TAK]

Great thread,

So, so, many


Motorhead, No sleep till Hamersmith tour preview at the original Marquee, the full PA in that little place, I was so deaf they sent me home from school the next day.

The Selector at The George Robey, mayhem http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/smile.gif.

PiL at the Hammersmith Palais early 80's, I was young.

King Kurt at the Fridge, getting my hair cut for free on stage by a mad Glaswegian in a dress.

The Shamen at Glastonbury 93/94???, down to be so trashed with a great light show. Carter USM same year when the encouraged people to break in over the fence.


The Chemical Brothers at the Academy two years ago, the best sound quality ever.

Thin Lizzy, Angelic Upstarts, Ian Dury, Psychic TV, Stiff Little Fingers, Foo Fighters, Underworld all get a mention.

But the best beleive it or not was:


Meatloaf, Brixton Academy 82/83 filmed for TV I think it was the old Grey Whistle test when he still drank and took drugs, went on for about an hour and a half after the camera's stopped, singing, screaming his head off and stripping the dancers out of what little leather they were wearing. Never seen anything like it real Rock and Roll.

[nookiebear]

Originally posted by spike:
Going back a bit, but mine was the Rollercoaster gig at Brixton Academy around 1992.
My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jnr and Jesus&Mary Chain were all excellent.
Took a break at the bar when Blur were playing as well to make it even better.

I went to this as well, quality, although My Bloody Valentine literally played an hour's worth of feedback that made the ears bleed!

Faith No More at Brixton, 1993

Beastie Boys at London Astoria, 1995

Hole at Pheonix Festival 1993

Metallica, Milton Keynes 1993 or 4 (the 100s of plastic, urine filled bottles flying over my head is a sight which will long live in my memory)

Smashing Pumpkins in Kilburn, 1991, before they released Gish.

Any P J Harvey gig

Prdogiy in Illford when they released 'Experience'




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[nookiebear]

Originally posted by Dillenger:
thinking about it, The Orb at Glastonbury 1992/3 (one or the other).


Was 1992, I was there, was a very bizarre set, was off my face and it all seemed to last about 10 minutes

It was very hot that year at Glastonbury, wasn't it?

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[Matty]

Nine Below zero, new years eve 1980/81 at the marquee when it was in Wardour st. Fantastic live band.

Motorhead Lyceum ballroom 1978 or 79

Boomtown Rats supporting The Tubes, Knebworth 78 (I think)

Squeeze and the Police, Capital Radio concert early 80's

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett at the Pennyfarthing, Oxford 1981

Never Never Band, Corn Dolly Oxford 3 times a week 1979-82

Queen at Lewisham Odeon (I think it was the last ever concert there)

Knebworth apart, definitely preferred the small theatres to the superstadiums (Wembley - both stadium and arena - NEC etc)

[TARRING EAGLE]

The best 5 gigs i've been to
Hole Brixton 95
Stiff Little Fingers Kilburn 87
Afghan Whigs Astoria 99
Echo & The Bunnymen Brighton Centre 84
Primal Scream Brighton Event 2000

[Matty]

Oh, and nearly forgot - two tone tour early eighties, The Specials, Selector etc at Nottingham Uni early eighties (courtesy my sister who was there and smart enough to get me tickets without being asked)

And the Who at (sorry) the Valley 1975-ish. Possibly the best live band of all time

[IT'S A DARTFORD THING]

UB40 at Finsbury Park - is my best so far.

but other greats are

Madness - Finsbury Park that, was mental.
Deacon Blue - Brixton this was their last concert in London before they split.
The Farm - great group.

[TWOSEAT EAGLE]

Springsteen at Wembley Stadium, 4th July 1985. Five hours of rocking, great medleys of Beatles and Stones classics. Only one show better at Wembley: Ian Wrights some five years later.

[Simon Forrest]

Tony Bennett - Glasto 1998.
Blur - V97
Pop will eat itself - Brighton thing '93?

[Nork]

The Godfathers... Kilburn, 1990ish. In fact The Godfathers... ANY venue. TOP Sahf London kick arse geeeeetar band in their day. How they never made the big time I'll NEVER know. Bloody fantastic. REAL music.

[A Wooden Fish On Wheels]

Originally posted by eddy:
I saw Spirtualized at the Festival Hall in 1998 and it blew me away

Ah... drummer is a Croydon / Sanderstead boy - Damon Reece, used to appear in various Croydon cartoon type pub bands such as Slippery When Wet and also drummed for Echo & T B M on at least one album.

[A Wooden Fish On Wheels]

Originally posted by freebird:
Misty in Roots Treworgy festival (1986 I think).....


Yeah Treworgy Tree Fayre... what a mad festival that was... Hawkwind were also brilliant in the rain at Treworgy, Here And Now were good, used to see them at The Crypt in Deptford... yeah... funny memories http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/wink.gif http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Nork]

The Crypt in Deptford? Christ! That brings back druggy memories. I ain't got a clue where in Deptford it was but I vaguely remember seeing "Junior Manson Slags" there! Now THERE was a band

[gcwhite]

Originally posted by Bomber Del:
Mott The Hoople supporting Free at the Fairfield
Now you're talking. Did you see Mott at the Albert Hall in 1971?

[Random*]

Stereophonics in December 1998 at Wembley Arena. They were supporting James, but the Stereophonics sticks in my memory more...

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[welshneil]

Ian Dury & The Blockheads at Marktrock in Leuven, Belgium shortly before his death. Ian had to be helped onto stag, sang his balls of for 75 minutes, didn't even leave the stage between set and encore and brought a HUGE lump to my throat. I miss him. See other thread re. Marktrock or try www.marktrock.be (http://www.marktrock.be)

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[DennisUphill]

Cream with Clapton supreme at the Star Hotel,Broad Green and the Ram Jam Club, Brixton way back in '67-'68.
Those were the days and don't I miss 'em.

[le piddler]

I done the Rollercoaster tour @ Brixton in 92 as well, & My Bloody Valentine were absolutely superb, as were Dinosaur Junior who played a cracking version of Freak Scene if I remember rightly.
Other good gigs?
Oasis @ Brighton Centre @ Xmas 93
Charlatans @ Royal Albert Hall 90
Suede @ V99
Carter USM @ Brixton any time they played there!!
Embrace @ Brixton 98
Ride & Charlatans on the Daytripper Tour @ Blackpool Ballroom 93

[Bintang]

Showing my age as well, but here goes.
1969/1970 - Isle of Wight and Bath festivals.
Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Who, Free, 10 years After, Donovan, Leonard Cohen, Led Z., Moody Blues, Byrds and so many more.

The best of the lot was Pink Floyd at Bath - with orchestra, choir. light show and fireworks doing premiere of "Ummagumma".

[Skid Row]

Guns N Roses with Skid Row on just before them at Calder Park Raceway. Fantastic.

[gcwhite]

Originally posted by Bintang:

1969/1970 - Isle of Wight and Bath festivals.

Bath and IoW 1970. I was there. Do you remember several bands had to play acoustic at Bath because heavy rain buggered up the electrics? Jefferson Airplane were at Bath that year too.

I managed to miss most of Hendrix at IoW by falling asleep! Well, he did come on in the middle of the night. The Doors were unbelievable.

I've seen a video of Free doing 'Alright Now' at IoW. Are there many CDs and/or videos available?

[PENGE P]

SHAM 69 - (When it was not kicking off between East and Surf Lundun skins) 78
Spandau Ballet (HMS Belfast) - 80 (What a posser I was that night)
Blancmange supported by King Kurt - Plymouth - 82
Velvet Underground - Wembley - 96?????
Pulp - 98 (Denim support band worst ever)

[Glaws Eagle]

Originally posted by PENGE P:
[B]SHAM 69 - (When it was not kicking off between East and Surf Lundun skins) 78
B]

I saw Sham 69 in about '78 too. Bloody good gig!!

[Goldfish]

Pop Will Eat Itself and Carter USM at Reading in 1991.
More recently the Chemical Brothers at Brixton. Twice.

[TAK]

Originally posted by Nork:
The Crypt in Deptford? Christ! That brings back druggy memories. I ain't got a clue where in Deptford it was...


Christ that brings back some hazy memories, under St Matthew's Church??? off Deptford High Street.

[jonesy]

David Essex GOA Granada 1975(?)
Jonathan Richmond and The Modern Lovers Portsmouth Guildhall 1978
Steel Pulse Ham Odeon 1981(?)
Level 42 Portsmouth Guildhall 1983
UB40 Philidelphia 1993
UB40 Wembley 1994
M People/Lighthouse Family/Gabriell Crystal Palace NSS 1996

[Lee B]

Pulp & Beck - Reading 2000
Underworld - Glastonbury 1999
Roni Size Reprazent - Essential 1998
Spiritualized - Albert Hall 1998 (?)
Primal Scream - Creamfields 1998
SFA- Reading 1997
Oasis - Brighton 1993
Manics - Knebworth 1997

Other honourable mentions, ADF, Afghan Whigs, Supergrass, Ben Folds, Chemical Brothers, Orbital, and Blondie (late model).

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[Bintang]

Originally posted by gcwhite:
Originally posted by Bintang:

1969/1970 - Isle of Wight and Bath festivals.

Bath and IoW 1970. I was there. Do you remember several bands had to play acoustic at Bath because heavy rain buggered up the electrics? Jefferson Airplane were at Bath that year too.

I managed to miss most of Hendrix at IoW by falling asleep! Well, he did come on in the middle of the night. The Doors were unbelievable.

I've seen a video of Free doing 'Alright Now' at IoW. Are there many CDs and/or videos available?



I remember the wet Bath festival. I think the first band on playing acoustic were the Byrds.

I went off to bed at IOW when the Who came on. Also thought the Doors were unbelievable. Gave my girlfriend the binoculars to watch and she kept them glued on Morrison for their whole set. She had a wicked look on her face. Still was a fun night afterwards.

I have a DVD of the 1970 IOW festival. Haven't found any for Bath, which is a shame as they were better.

Remember making arrangements to meet up with friends at Stonehenge carpark the night before. Quess what? So did thousands of others.

[freebird]

I see some of you used to go to the Crypt in Deptford and Club Dog at the Sir George Robey. Strange days indeed.
Anyone remember the gigs in Chislehurst Caves? Saw Screaming Lord Such and his band there, they were quite a laugh as it happens.

[ClaphamParkPalace]

Daft Punk - Glastonbury 1997
Radiohead - Glastonbury 1997
Guns n Roses/Soundgarden/Faith No More - Wembley 1992
Charlatans - 1996 Warwick
Ash - LA2 - 1995

[Psychokiller]

Also Gil Scott-Heron at the Clapham Grand New Years Eve/Day 1993/4. What a performer!

[Daddy Long]

Prodigy - Brixton Academy
Faith No More - Brixton Academy
Rolling Stones - Wembley
Guns n Roses - Wembley
Eric Clapton - Royal Albert Hall

[g23]

OK, so I've clearly been following Dillenger, freebird and psychokiller around the country! The MBV, Spiritualized, Orb, Orbital, Madd Professor, Sonic Youth and Gil Scot-Heron gigs would all be up there in my top ten. I'd add to that Mercury Rev/Flaming Lips at Bradford University in about 93, Tsunami at the Leeds Duchess of York and Huggy Bear there too, all about the same time (odd choices, I know, but sometimes it's the smaller ones that get you), an early Bjork gig at the Astoria and a Diamanda Galas/Lydia Lunch thing that my university put on once.

Can't agree with Dinosuar Jr though - I'm a big J Mascis fan, but I've never seen him play a decent gig, ever! It's usually just a semi-atonal indistinguishable noisefest with him alternately mumbling and roaring as he attempts to get off stage as quickly as possible. Saw a great Sebadoh gig in Leeds once, though.

Worst ever has to be the Velvet Underground at Glastonbury - Lou Reed deliberately screwing arounds with the songs and ruining them in an attempt at deconstruction. Loser.

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[Baloo]

Mansun - Portsmouth Pyramid and Tunbridge Wells Forum ('98?)

Charlatans - T in the Park '97 and Manchester Apollo ('95?)

(forgive me for the next nomination, but it was absolutely fantastic) Duran Duran - Manchester G-Mex ('94?)

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[blondie eagle]

Oasis at Knebworth, with support from the prodigy, cant remember the rest, I was a bit drunk.

Paul weller, seen him three times, always good, the best gig was at Finsbury Park.

[Dobbo]

Slightly different genre, but Jools Holland and the Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall last Friday was preety groovy, if you like 100% musical energy pumping from 6 musicians backed by 12 brass blasters. Tour carries on for another two months; details on www.joolsholland.org.uk (http://www.joolsholland.org.uk)
Reckon it could appeal to Trolley, who I notice has not yet posted on this topic.

[SKATE]

Talking Heads - Electric Ballroom, Camden in the early 80's ( i think!)
Ian Dury - Ilford circa 1979
Ian Dury - Fairfield Halls 1999
The Smiths - Brixton Academy


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[Al From Bromley]

I thought your best gig ever was coming up next week jane (quite literally)


PS - If they ever make a show called puppetry of the chuff box I may be interested!

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[SKATE]

Originally posted by Al from Bromley:
I thought your best gig ever was coming up next week jane (quite literally)


PS - If they ever make a show called puppetry of the chuff box I may be interested!

Not quite sure that counts as a gig Al!! But i shall post a full report for all you lads.....aah the ancient art of genital origami http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/wink.gif

[Al From Bromley]

What the hell can they do with their schlongs for an hour and a half....or are you gonna get there and the show will all be over in 3 minutes flat http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/smile.gif

"Here's a lampost" "this is a pencil" "Here's a bendy lampost" "this is a bendy pencil" "here's a lampost with glasses on" etc.etc.

[Chillo]

Originally posted by Matty:
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett at the Pennyfarthing, Oxford 1981

Never Never Band, Corn Dolly Oxford 3 times a week 1979-82



Saw lots of bands at Pennyfarthing and Oxford Mayfly gigs - got a bass player for a band there once.

The Jam at Afan Lido 1980? would have to be one of the best, as was (original) Human League/Spizz energi/Siouxshe (sp?) & the banshees at Aylesbury Friars 1978. Oh and The Ramones Cardiff university 1979, and any gig by The Damned.

[Flight 7]

Bowie at Milton Keynes, played all the hits. Support band included The Beat.

Incognito last year.

Tears for Fears were good.

[cumbrian_eagles]

Delirious at Manchester Academy

[Nork]

Did anyone ever go to the Underground in Croydon?... such all time greats as Zodiac Mindwarp Doctor and the Medics (the battle of Croydon). Oh yeah... and Sigue Sigue sputnik. Strange days indeed.

[Richard]

Quo at Selhurst Park in 1985 (I think). I know, I'm sad ...

It was rather surreal being on the pitch looking at the Arthur Waite standing area rather than visa versa as I had been used to.

[Pistike]

Damn I forgot a few...

Shalamar - Manchester Apollo about 1981.
Roy Ayres, Jean Carn & Norman Connors - Hammersmith Odeon about 1984.
SplodgnessAbounds - The Crystal Palace Hotel 1978 (actually they were crap, I just wondered if anyone else was unfortunate enough to be there).
The Volxwagons - The Kings Arms West Norwood 1979.
Thin Lizzy - Rainbow Finsbury Park.
Patti Smith - same place.


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[Nico]

Killing Joke - Brixton Academy
Therapy? - Anywhere!
Spacemen 3 - Town & Country
The Cure - Wembley 87

Ah! memories (it's all I've got!)

[freebird]

Gutted, did Radiohead play glasto 97? I was off me nut, I didn't even know they were playing.

[ClaphamParkPalace]

Freebird,

They headlined - can't remember which night it was, but they rocked. Shame there is no Glastonbury this year

[freebird]

I was in a dance phase at the time..spent most of the time raving that year. Thats the good thing about it...so much to do. Drum & Bass in the GreenPeace tent was the best I've ever heard...kind of chilled out yet full on at the same time. There is always the Roskilde festival in Denmark!

[JohnA]

Pogues & Chieftans 1991 Unannounced concert at the Brixton Academy.

[freebird]

Originally posted by Nork:
Did anyone ever go to the Underground in Croydon?... such all time greats as Zodiac Mindwarp Doctor and the Medics (the battle of Croydon). Oh yeah... and Sigue Sigue sputnik. Strange days indeed.
Yep..I was there for the Medics gig, got up on stage that night...for a time that was the best venue around. Do you remember they always played Going Underground by the Jam at the end of the night.

[JJ]

1. Depeche Mode at Hammersmith Odeon Nov.84 (my first gig).
2. Erasure (early gigs - late 85/early 86)
3. Heaven 17 at Heaven (97?)