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By *W Chap OP Man over a year ago

Swindon

What was the first gig you went to and the most recent?

First - The Strawbs

Last - Black Sabbath

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Foals (Before they were famous)

Last - Highly Suspect. (If you like blues-y rock, they're for you)

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By *rank n BettyCouple over a year ago

Not meeting

First - NKOTB in 1989

Last - Levellers in Dec

Next - Kaiser Chiefs on Saturday & again in May.

Just booked for Tom Jones in July

JG x

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman over a year ago

Hereabouts

Bloodstock 2011

Bestival 2016

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By *on and TammyCouple over a year ago

Manchester

First - EMF

Last - Sleaford Mods

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By *obwithkiltMan over a year ago

Belton

First: toyah 1983

Last: taking back sunday - last Friday

Next: Cabbage... If I can blag tickets

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By *erdita Von TeaseWoman over a year ago

nottingham

First guns and roses

Last Katy Perry (accompanied my small person)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st - zutons

Last - Nero

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1St a1

Last: sylosis

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

U2 Jashua Tree

U2 360

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st - Crowded House

Last - Ladyhawke

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By *arksMan over a year ago

in the centre

1st The Alarm - Birmingham Powerhouse

Last - Paul Weller - Warwick Castle

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By *ave65Man over a year ago

maltby/rotherham

Special 1979 Madness at Xmas

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

AC/DC in a shopping mall in the 70's

Springsteen few weeks ago in Melbourne

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st adam and the ants in late 70s

Last....the damned about 3 months ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"U2 Jashua Tree

U2 360"

Did you try and get tickets for their Joshua tree tour this year?

I had no luck

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st The Fugees

Last Madonna

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Manics

Recent - Foals

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First: Motörhead in 1987 as a soppy 16 year old bouncing around like an idiot with too much cheap lager in me.

Last: Motörhead in 2012, introducing my 14 year old daughter to them live (she reeeaally wanted to see them), sitting on the balcony because I'm old.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First: Sunstroke 94 Dalymount park Dublin. Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day, Ice Cube, Terrorvision and Therapy

Last: Randy Newman in Vicor street, Dublin

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Lou Reed

Last - Mark Knob Flower at the Albert Hall (think that's how you spell it)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First? Not a clue. My parents were fond of tipping up to festivals with babes in arms.

Last? My friends band on Xmas eve. I must rectify that.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Shakin' Stevens

Last - The Levellers

Both pretty random now I think about it.

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple over a year ago

chingford

First - Johnny Cash @ Wembley conference centre.

Last - Billy Bragg & Joe Henry @ Union Capel Islington

Next - British folk awards with Billy Bragg & RAH.

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple over a year ago

chingford

"First - Shakin' Stevens

Last - The Levellers

Both pretty random now I think about it. "

I've seen Shakey. I thought he put on a good show.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First

Black Sabbath at Monsters of Rock

Last

Beth Hart at Birmingham Symphony Hall

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By *emini ManMan over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

First - Madness (Hemel Hempstead Pavillions 8/11/1981)

Last - Biffy Clyro (Belfast SSE 27/11/2016)

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By *ittleAcornMan over a year ago

visiting the beach

Not sure my first actually counts, as they did not let me in (I was too young). So me and a mate sat outside listening to the Specials!

My last was All Time Low who I bloody hate, but have now seen more than any other band. Due to a couple of years taking my daughter (and friends) to see them...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - The Wonder Stuff, Birmingham Hummingbird March 1989

Last - The Wonder Stuff, Amsterdam Paradise last Friday

There have been probably 100 other Wonder Stuff gigs in between and thousands of other gigs too

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First - The Wonder Stuff, Birmingham Hummingbird March 1989

Last - The Wonder Stuff, Amsterdam Paradise last Friday

There have been probably 100 other Wonder Stuff gigs in between and thousands of other gigs too"

Oh wow look at me now.....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First - Shakin' Stevens

Last - The Levellers

Both pretty random now I think about it.

I've seen Shakey. I thought he put on a good show. "

I was six, can't remember much about it. I think I had a nice time though.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - runrig

Last - feeder

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Mrs....

First - Bucks Fizz

Last - Orbital

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First

Human league before they were famous at a village fete

Last

Squeeze

Both awesome I pulled at the human league one

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between"

Puddle of mudd are a great live band

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First - The Wonder Stuff, Birmingham Hummingbird March 1989

Last - The Wonder Stuff, Amsterdam Paradise last Friday

There have been probably 100 other Wonder Stuff gigs in between and thousands of other gigs too"

Scrap that. Last one was Ferocious Dog on Saturday

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between

Puddle of mudd are a great live band"

Unless the lead singer is smacked off his face on something, forgets his words and is obsessed with a girl with a mohican on the front row...

Might be a one off, but was shit when I saw them.

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By *eavenNhellCouple over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

slade

manic street preachers

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By *ayandpCouple over a year ago

Plymouth

1st whitesnake 1981

Last massive attack 2016

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st - Jethro Tull 1997

Last - Black Sabbath

Next - Elbow

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By *ellington1Man over a year ago

Hungerford

Magnum At the Hexagon in Reading. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats at The Talking Heads in Southampton.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between

Puddle of mudd are a great live band

Unless the lead singer is smacked off his face on something, forgets his words and is obsessed with a girl with a mohican on the front row...

Might be a one off, but was shit when I saw them."

I saw them early 2000ish and they were excellent

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Therapy

Last - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between

Puddle of mudd are a great live band

Unless the lead singer is smacked off his face on something, forgets his words and is obsessed with a girl with a mohican on the front row...

Might be a one off, but was shit when I saw them.

I saw them early 2000ish and they were excellent"

No Wes is a dick, always in trouble when on tour. Soil made the night worth it, made a life long fan out of me

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between

Puddle of mudd are a great live band

Unless the lead singer is smacked off his face on something, forgets his words and is obsessed with a girl with a mohican on the front row...

Might be a one off, but was shit when I saw them.

I saw them early 2000ish and they were excellent

No Wes is a dick, always in trouble when on tour. Soil made the night worth it, made a life long fan out of me "

I went for soil anyway, one of the best live bands I've seen, and met them a few times, lovely guys

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First -Soil/Puddle of Mudd

Last - Heavens Basement

And a LOT in between

Puddle of mudd are a great live band

Unless the lead singer is smacked off his face on something, forgets his words and is obsessed with a girl with a mohican on the front row...

Might be a one off, but was shit when I saw them.

I saw them early 2000ish and they were excellent

No Wes is a dick, always in trouble when on tour. Soil made the night worth it, made a life long fan out of me

I went for soil anyway, one of the best live bands I've seen, and met them a few times, lovely guys

Yeah, Ryan is ace. Had the pleasure of interviewing him a few times - one of the few who are chilled about everything.

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By *risky_MareWoman over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

First - Bowie Ziggy Tour

Latest - Mike Ross, Robin Bibi, Walrus and a bunch of other blues artists all in one weekend!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First-big country

Last-ocean colour scene

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By *elvet RopeMan over a year ago

by the big field

First- not sure (had seen dozens of shows by the age of 10 due to family business)

Last- Last Black Sabbath gig (although that will change in a few hours)

Last i paid to go to- Either Wonder Stuff or Clint Mansell, can't remember which came last

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First kings of Leon

Last Paul banks and Rick witter (shed seven) acoustic set

Next Happy Mondays

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - The Skids

Last - The Blues Band

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By *ce WingerMan over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

First: AC/DC at the Queens Hall Derby on the Dirty Deeds tour in '77

Last: Deep Purple at the NEC a couple of years ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First - Bowie Ziggy Tour

Latest - Mike Ross, Robin Bibi, Walrus and a bunch of other blues artists all in one weekend!

You seen bowie on that tour,im very jealous

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By *razyhorse58Man over a year ago

West Midlands

1st Stone Roses - Spike Island

2nd Ocean Colour Scene

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By *a Fee VerteWoman over a year ago

Limbo

1st: Simon and Garfunkel in Wembley 1982. Not my thing at all but the party I went to after was extremely memorable

Last: Biffy Clyro in Belfast last year. Totally my thing.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First gig was Greenday during the without warning tour.

Last gig was Blink 182 during the reunion tour.

Got a few coming up going to see Kevin Bloody Wilson end of march and Guns n Roses in June.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First - Foals (Before they were famous)

Last - Highly Suspect. (If you like blues-y rock, they're for you)"

I lied, my last one was Steel Panther.

But, my next one will be Highly Suspect

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Wet wet wet

Last - Will Young

Not exactly the height of cool

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By *ellowbabesCouple over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

First...stiff little fingers

Last...stereophonics

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By *unguya2zMan over a year ago

coventry..ish

Specials

Happy mondays

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By *unguya2zMan over a year ago

coventry..ish

"Specials

Happy mondays"

That's wrong last gig was the divine comedy

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By *risky_MareWoman over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"First - Bowie Ziggy Tour

Latest - Mike Ross, Robin Bibi, Walrus and a bunch of other blues artists all in one weekend!

You seen bowie on that tour,im very jealous"

I did indeed, and what's more I was sitting directly in front of Angie Bowie and Bianca Jagger lol!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Never been to a gig

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By *agneto.Man over a year ago

Bham

First was Metallica. Last was motley crue.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st. Grandmaster flash.

Last. Peter gabriel

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"1st Stone Roses - Spike Island

2nd Ocean Colour Scene"

Great choices.was at spike island myself.great day.and ocean colour scene last I seen

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

1st happy Mondays

Last gig peter hook and the light

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By *uke olovingmanMan over a year ago

Gravesend

Focus at the rainbow

Focus at Sheffield park

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - The Darkness

Last - Coldplay

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By *innamon!Woman over a year ago

no matter

Pj Proby Gene Pitney or the Kinks at oxford 1964/5 ish

Last Scissor Sisters at the Roundhouse 2012

Any one going to see Debbie Harry / Blonde in May?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

My first one is rather like why! Howard Jones and Strawberry Switchblade. Throw off your metal chains ......

I think Paloma Faith was last and Elbow are next.

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By *uke olovingmanMan over a year ago

Gravesend

I'm going to see nick cave in Bournemouth in September

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"1st - Jethro Tull 1997

Last - Black Sabbath

Next - Elbow"

E-ticket arrived today!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First...stiff little fingers

Last...stereophonics

Dakota is one of my all time fave tracks live.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First gig - Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donnington 1984 (I was 8).

Last gig - Iron Maiden, Nottingham Ice Arena a few years ago. I broke my foot in a pit.

MrWho.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First was a friend's band (look up patriot rebel on YouTube, they're really good!)

Most recent was probably also patriot rebel.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First gig - Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donnington 1984 (I was 8).

Last gig - Iron Maiden, Nottingham Ice Arena a few years ago. I broke my foot in a pit.

MrWho."

I went to Monsters of Rock.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First...stiff little fingers

Last...stereophonics

Slf next month,saw twice in the 70s

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First gig - Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donnington 1984 (I was 8).

Last gig - Iron Maiden, Nottingham Ice Arena a few years ago. I broke my foot in a pit.

MrWho.

I went to Monsters of Rock.

My dad took me, mainly to see AC/DC but I fell in love with Van Halen that day. When we got home I asked him to teach me to play the guitar because I wanted to be the next Eddie Van Halen!

MrWho.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Next up green day

Paul weller

The darkness ,the stranglers ...a man has to have a hobby bedsides females

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By *andm_69Couple over a year ago

Stevenage

First was Give it a name 06 - Massive Emo fest

Last was Seether or Tonight Alive a few years ago

Hopefully next is Coheed and Cambria in June

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By *ellowbabesCouple over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

"First gig - Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donnington 1984 (I was 8).

MrWho."

8??? God I feel old, went to that one with my first wife!!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First ... Darts at De Montfort Hall many years ago

Hundreds in between in many different places

Last ... in a memorable 8 days last spring we saw Kasabian at the King Power stadium, Stereophonics at Leeds and Coldplay at Wembley (i think) plus they were just after our footy team won the Prem League

brilliant time

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Never been to a gig

Fancy changing that?!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Never been to one

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Never been to one

Shall we go to one together

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Saxon first gig

Last band I saw frank Turner

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Never been to one

Shall we go to one together

Yes. Which one?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Maybe I need to take two sexy ladies to a gig ...never been to a gig wow

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Never been to one

Shall we go to one together

Yes. Which one?

Well I think we'll need to establish who we both like first

But ahhh bollocks to it, let's go to them all

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - Saxon 1981 ish

Last - AC/DC in Poland 2015

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Never been to one

Shall we go to one together

Yes. Which one?

Well I think we'll need to establish who we both like first

But ahhh bollocks to it, let's go to them all

Yes so much choice

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Metallica in Warsaw 1999

The Big Four (Metallica,Slayer,Mefadeth,Anthrax) Knebworth 2011

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By *uddlybear2015Man over a year ago

BEDFORD

First- Yes

Last- Bob Mould

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By *uddlybear2015Man over a year ago

BEDFORD

"First - Lou Reed

Last - Mark Knob Flower at the Albert Hall (think that's how you spell it)"

That is,I believe,the correct spelling

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"First gig - Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donnington 1984 (I was 8).

MrWho.

8??? God I feel old, went to that one with my first wife!!!

Dad?

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By *2000ManMan over a year ago

Worthing

First- Saxon

Last- local semi-pro band or full pro, The Damned.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Verve Wigan 1998 paluo nuteni

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First: Gary Numan

Last: Manic Street Preachers

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By *W Chap OP Man over a year ago

Swindon

"Never been to one

I'll take you to pop you cherry if you'd like

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Dave Lee Roth

Kings of Leon

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By *elvet RopeMan over a year ago

by the big field

"Never been to one

Shall we go to one together

Yes. Which one?

I could get you free tickets for X- factor live in Brum tonight- but I wouldn't want your first gig experience being such a let down

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By *ockerMrBloggs6969Man over a year ago

nr you but not too near

Lou reed

Joanne shaw taylor

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By *ibbleyanutsMan over a year ago

Eastwood /Leigh on sea

First.... Motorhead. 1978.

Last.... Moody Blues. 2015

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First gig was terrorvision at rock city in Nottingham in 1996

The last one was black stone cherry in Sheffield City Hall

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By *ecktheHallsCouple over a year ago

Near Leeds xx

Madness

Foo Fighters

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

First - A ha (and I cried those teenage tears when I saw Morten)

Last - Adele.

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