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1. Schelmisch - German medieval heavy metal bagpipe band. Venue: Bugmans Bar, Games Workshop headquarters.
2. Nick Cave - Rock City.
3. Son Of Dave - some small music venue.
I don't do many gigs. Lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"1. Schelmisch - German medieval heavy metal bagpipe band. Venue: Bugmans Bar, Games Workshop headquarters.
2. Nick Cave - Rock City.
3. Son Of Dave - some small music venue.
I don't do many gigs. Lol"
A German heavy metal bag pipe band..!! This thread is now closed nobody tops that! |
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Couldn't get it down to 3 with well over 1000 gigs attended, but highlights include
INXS- kick tour (about 1991)- NEC Arena (now the Genting Arena). Totally at the peak of their career on this tour.
Nine Inch Nails (same venue- by then the LG Arena- 2014)- one of the most intense performances I've ever seen
The Wonder Stuff (too many gigs and venues in the last 30ish years to mention- always a pleasure to see the stuffies).
Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs (at a festival- can't remember which one). Comedy Skiffle band, fucking hilarious! |
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"this aint difficult - only been to 4 in y life and 2 were the same person -
so -
abba - bingley hall stafford
david essex - apollo manchester
jessie ware x 2"
sound control and then manchester cathedral
oops venues forgot |
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Can't choose just 3, sorry.
In no particular order
Muse ... anywhere
Coldplay ... anywhere
Stereophonics ... good everywhere but really loved it when they played at De Montfort Hall Leicester.
Kasabian ... good everwhere but loved it at De Montfort Hall and Vicky Park Leicester.
Obviously Leicester is my home town so it's great seeing anyone there.
I'm a LCFC fan too as are Kasabian and it's great when they do footy chants during their concerts. |
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Pink Floyd, Docklands 89 (was directly behind the mixing deck), Earls court 94 (was in the centre isle seat 3 rows from the front), Knebworth 75.
Genesis, Knebworth Mid Summer 78, NEC 98
Rick Wakeman, Liverpool Empire 76 |
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Kasabian homecoming gig Leicester Victoria park 2014. Free tickets, vip back stage passes and after party courtesy of Serge being good friends with my daughter  |
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REM at Knebworth supported by Blur & The Cranberries
Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs & Bush at Hyde Park - free tickets due to shite hospitality at Bon Jovi at Etihad Stadium the month before
Scissor Sisters at Manchester MEN
Carter USM at Birmingham Hummingbird in 1992
All other Bon Jovi & Kaiser Chiefs gigs (too many to list) |
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Rammstein at the LG Arena
The Who at the Albert Hall (best venue ever)
but top of my list will always be Hendrix at the Isle of White, I was a kid at the time, and can't remember what the sound was like etc. But I ran away from home, hitched a lift (several really, but my memory is of 1, 2 seconds after putting my thumb out) then he went and died on me before I could see him again.
Many ohers, some known more unknown pub bands were fantastic. but those 3 are top of the list. |
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"REM at Knebworth supported by Blur & The Cranberries
Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs & Bush at Hyde Park - free tickets due to shite hospitality at Bon Jovi at Etihad Stadium the month before
Scissor Sisters at Manchester MEN
Carter USM at Birmingham Hummingbird in 1992
All other Bon Jovi & Kaiser Chiefs gigs (too many to list) "
REM was Milton Keynes not Knebworth!! |
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"REM at Knebworth supported by Blur & The Cranberries
Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs & Bush at Hyde Park - free tickets due to shite hospitality at Bon Jovi at Etihad Stadium the month before
Scissor Sisters at Manchester MEN
Carter USM at Birmingham Hummingbird in 1992
All other Bon Jovi & Kaiser Chiefs gigs (too many to list) "
The Unstoppable Sex Machine! |
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"REM at Knebworth supported by Blur & The Cranberries
Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs & Bush at Hyde Park - free tickets due to shite hospitality at Bon Jovi at Etihad Stadium the month before
Scissor Sisters at Manchester MEN
Carter USM at Birmingham Hummingbird in 1992
All other Bon Jovi & Kaiser Chiefs gigs (too many to list)
REM was Milton Keynes not Knebworth!! "
And I was at The Milton Keynes Bowl to see Rem and Blur |
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"REM at Knebworth supported by Blur & The Cranberries
Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs & Bush at Hyde Park - free tickets due to shite hospitality at Bon Jovi at Etihad Stadium the month before
Scissor Sisters at Manchester MEN
Carter USM at Birmingham Hummingbird in 1992
All other Bon Jovi & Kaiser Chiefs gigs (too many to list) "
Was at the same Bon Jovi gig at the Etihad and got the upgraded tickets for Glasgow but went one further & blagged gold circle tickets from them |
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"REM at Knebworth supported by Blur & The Cranberries
Bon Jovi, Kaiser Chiefs & Bush at Hyde Park - free tickets due to shite hospitality at Bon Jovi at Etihad Stadium the month before
Scissor Sisters at Manchester MEN
Carter USM at Birmingham Hummingbird in 1992
All other Bon Jovi & Kaiser Chiefs gigs (too many to list)
Was at the same Bon Jovi gig at the Etihad and got the upgraded tickets for Glasgow but went one further & blagged gold circle tickets from them "
We were offered gold circle without asking & I bought an extra ticket so my dad could come too!! Was a great gig |
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"Some great bands and great memories am sure..but the stand out still has to be the heavy metal German bagpipe band!!"
Ha ha ha! They were pretty spectacular.
Plus, the setting of a very LOTR style tavern set it off pretty well too!  |
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By *ipswingCouple
over a year ago
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jimi hendrix ....leonard cohen...isle of wight 1970
love ..(arthur lee). ...paul m,cartney.. (the band were top notch).. ..david bowie.. all at glastonbury...
could waffle on but ...yawn ...boring old fart ....  |
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Oasis stadium of light
The darkness nec
Noel gallaghers high flying birds nottingham arena
Fleetwood mac nec
No way can i narrow it down to three as it was hard enough chipping it down to four |
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By *eywestMan
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Liverpool |
David Sanborn @ Ronnie Scott's
Matchbox 20 @ Manchester Apollo
Spin Doctors @ Liverpool Academy
and an honourable mention to
Bryan Adams @ Hard Rock Live Orlando
Billy Joel @ M.S.G New York
Goo Goo Dolls @ Liverpool Uni. |
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Kasabian. Arena Newcastle
Mumford and sons . Arena
Adele - carling academy Newcastle
And an extra one just cos I can
Florence and the machine academy Newcastle |
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"Some great bands and great memories am sure..but the stand out still has to be the heavy metal German bagpipe band!!
I want to see The Red Hot Chilli Pipers "
Seen them twice in manchester 1995 and 2005 |
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Technically 'Chas n Dave' 
They were one of the support acts on Status Quo's 'End of the Road' tour at Crystal Palace. The previous band had been bottled off, and the crowd was impatient. They came on, involved the crowd and really lightened the mood. Apart from the Quo, they were the only ones asked for an encore.
But my memory might be swayed by the general excitement of bunking off school, being only 17 at the time, having to ride in the luggage rack on the way back to London, then sleeping at the station until the mail train left.
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Billy Idol at Download a few years ago, he's not even in my top ten of favorite music artists, but his sheer stage presence and attitude , bouncing around like a lunatic, no shirt on, as the rain was pissing down, got the crowd going in the miserable weather just by sheer force of will, amazing performance
Fear factory at their first gig in the UK for years in Camden underworld
The Cranberries at Milton Keynes bowl, they supported REM along with Radio Head, amazing gig |
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"Billy Idol at Download a few years ago, he's not even in my top ten of favorite music artists, but his sheer stage presence and attitude , bouncing around like a lunatic, no shirt on, as the rain was pissing down, got the crowd going in the miserable weather just by sheer force of will, amazing performance
Fear factory at their first gig in the UK for years in Camden underworld
The Cranberries at Milton Keynes bowl, they supported REM along with Radio Head, amazing gig"
I love fear factory demanufacture is one of my fave cds |
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By *izzy.Woman
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David Bowie at Milton Keynes.
Tim Minchin at Liverpool Echo Arena 2015
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Llandudno and Buxton. 2014
Jean Martyn off Britains Got Talent at my local village hall for my birthday.2014
ZZ top, Black Sabbath at Monsters of Rock festival 1985
What varied taste I have  |
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The first V Festival at Chelmsford saw Blur, Kula Shaker, Beck, Chemical Brothers and loads more- and it was free!
Dizzy Rascal at The Wolfrun a few years ago- unexpectedly fantastic!
Linkin Park at Download aaages ago (I forget which year) but I watched their set from the side of the stage and was blown away.
Oh and one more- The Levellers at a family wedding!  |
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Rage Against the Machine - Leeds Featival 2008
Queens of the Stone Age - Manchester Appolo 2008/9
Madness - Manchester (abandoned air raid shelter, forgot the venue name. It's near Old Trafford) 2008 |
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Far too many to name just three, but...
Pink Floyd....docklands arena.
Roger Waters pros and cons of hitchhiking....Smithfield
Genesis....Wembley stadium
Fleetwood Mac.....Wembley arena
Ultravox....Brighton centre.
Dire straits....Brighton centre
Eurhythmics....guildhall Pompey
Thin Lizzie..... Brighton center
Texas....various venues
Barclay James Harvest....guildhall Pompey
Plus many more |
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Tough to choose just 3
Muse 2016 drones tour just one of the most amazing visual and live gigs saw un ages
Nine inch nails every tour is intense but 2014 was out of this world so stunning way changed arena from big sounds to intimate feel so easy
Mumford and sons yip wasn't a fan but bought dad a ticket for bday an due to live energy an stuff won me over
Other contenders: radiohaed, u2, Bryan Adams, greenday, incubus, smashing pumpkins, etc |
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Oh well if there's cheating....
Led Zep at Earl's Court '75
Floyd and Genesis at Wembley '75
Bowie at Lewisham Odeon '74
This Lizzy at Woolwich Poly
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Lately I really enjoyed John Mayer but not the bloody O2, I thought it was accoustically crap, Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Shepherds Bush, can't wait for him to come back, and some great small blues gigs. |
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Too hard to pin down really but I would say the following ones all have a special meaning aside of the music.
The Rolling Stones ~ Wembley Stadium (old)
Take That - Wembley Stadium (new)
Blur - Kentish Town |
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"The script ,Portsmouth amazing  "
Agree they're great live.
I'm finding it really hard to pick. I'll go with these as they were brilliant concerts for different reasons- as in who I was with and the whole event.
Metallica - Milton Keynes Bowl 1993
Ocean Colour Scene - 1996
And one for Mr G - he was running a pub and had no idea who the guy was that walked in with a mutual friend. They asked if he could sing with his guitar in the bar. It turned out to be Eric Clapton.
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Right OK so I just realised it's top 3 (I accidentally posted a long spiel of my top 20 or so!).
It's tough to choose a top 3 but for today let's go with:
R.E.M. Brixton academy 2003 (so wish I could've seen them in the 80s and 90s)
Stevie Wonder - Glasto 2010
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Hammersmith apollo 2015 (seriously! Very funny and huge talent)
... the third would have to rotate
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By (user no longer on site)
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Pink Floyd inToronto.
Chillies at the Ricoh
Thin Lizzy at the Belgrade.
But I have seen so many, Led zep.
Stones, Purple, Sabbath, who, and loads more upto Fun lovin Criminals last year.
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"Rory Gallagher
Glasgow Apollo 1976"
Bloody hell...I was just about set on my list and you come out with Rory Gallagher...that was a great gig in Leeds by the great man.
Back to the drawing board. |
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"Seen loads over the years, but 3 that stick out in my mind particularly are:
Led Zep - Knebworth '79
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Manchester Apollo '88
Jean Michel Jarre - Barcelona '92 "
Having said that, The Stranglers at The Assembly Rooms in Derby '82 were pretty cool, as were ZZ Top at Milton Keynes Bowl '91 |
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Pink Floyd earls court 1972
Elton John. Hammersmith
Focus . the rainbow
Fairport convention. Kent uni
Geordie .. With Brian Johnson lead singer . Kent uni
Curved air .. Margate
Billy Joel London
Meatloaf Leeds castle
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By *anky_PankyWoman
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"Billy Idol at Download a few years ago, he's not even in my top ten of favorite music artists, but his sheer stage presence and attitude , bouncing around like a lunatic, no shirt on, as the rain was pissing down, got the crowd going in the miserable weather just by sheer force of will, amazing performance
Fear factory at their first gig in the UK for years in Camden underworld
The Cranberries at Milton Keynes bowl, they supported REM along with Radio Head, amazing gig
I love fear factory demanufacture is one of my fave cds"
Also adore Demanufacture - it's in my car now I missed them last time and in Manchester and have absolutely NO excuse why I did - I even know the tour manager they used! |
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1 Eric Church at Shepards Bush empire, fantastic concert, one of the loudest I've ever been to and his songs are immense, also good to see a performer loving what he does rather than being mean and moody because thats whats cool.
2 Ryan Adams in Brixton, went on my own as no one would go with me and so glad that I did.
3 Springsteen at Glastonbury, wasn't a fan and only went with a mate to keep him company (wasn't fussed about whoever was playing at same time!) He was amazing and played for over 3 and a half hours, fantastic! |
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Forgot the chillis at manchester apollo in 95 supported by moby who had a metal album out at the time
We stood there with our mouths open wide when moby started his t he was fuckin brilliant
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"Forgot the chillis at manchester apollo in 95 supported by moby who had a metal album out at the time
We stood there with our mouths open wide when moby started his t he was fuckin brilliant
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*set* |
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Ooh tough one this...
I'll go
Peter Gabriel, Earls Court 92. Not the best venue, but first time I'd seen him.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Rah, 2012. Good venue, first gig I took my son to.
Prince. Too many to pick a favourite. For atmosphere, probably the last of his 21 nights at the O2. Emotionally charged night, and he knew it. |
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