What are the best Concerts you ever attended?

You haven't even seen Robbie Williams ? Pfoah !!!

Cheese

Sorry Cheese. I'll put him on my list.

Led Zep Bridge House Canning Town London wunnit.

Fritz Von Remainsthesame

Graham Ricketts

I always regretted not seeing L.Z. oh well.

Tangerine Dream - Edinburgh in the 1980's

Fell asleep !!!!

Tangerine Dream as you say (in our opinions) are exceptionally boring and they're still going strong, based in Spandau in an old Cinema come disco, on the outskirts of Berlin. Strangely enough as far as I'm concerned at least they represent the most famous German band (World-Wide)of all time, pretty innovative stuff for their day. Scorpions are half Dutch, and sing in English, Nina a one hit wonder, and Boney M, well ?

Fritz Von CreamyGizmos

Piss² As a poser, I did love watching "The hot House Flowers" play at Subaco
Stadium in Perth WA, accommpannyied by some geezers from up Norf, Dire
Straits or somethinmg, though the booze free clause was a bit of a late
shocker, as we were all well stocked up, and had to drink fast or bin it
all before going in. Eagles at Wembley-Arena (H California) was a very close second/third for quality though, innit.
Graham Ricketts

L Z at Knebworth '79 always stands out.
Rush at Hammersmith Odeon and Springsteen at Brighton were standouts as well.

Howard

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The Doors at Hunter College and the Filmore East in NYC 1968.

Jimi Hendrix at M.S.G. 1969

Jimmy Cliff Hollwood Bowl

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YOU LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY GET YOU!!!! I'd give both my arms to have seen the Doors for real in the 60s. Ditto Hendrix...

Right - my listing is a lot smaller since I haven't been to many big league gigs...

*Jimmy Cliff - Saturday, Glastonbury 2003 (amazing)
*Arthur Lee (and what passes for Love) - when was it - not sure I have my mind! - Saturday Glastonbury 2003/Bristol 3/9/2002
*REM - Friday, Glastonbury 2003 (as good as 1995)
*Cosmosis/X Dream - Rex, London 19/10/2002 (mindblowing - the whole package)
*Infected Mushroom - Astral Phoenix, Rex, London 5/10/2002 (my first rave - what a baptism of fire!!!!)
*The L.A. Doors - Alleycat Live, Reading 1996 (as near as you'll get to the real thing, and totally cool - oh, and our band headlined here once too, but we were crap!)
*Oasis - Knebworth 1996 (Oasis were crap as usual, but the Prodigy/Chemical Brothers/Bootleg Beatles were ace
*Carter USM - Reading Uni Great Hall, 11/1995 (sweat rained from the ceiling, but it was good)
*REM etc - Cardiff Arms Park, 1995 - blinding - totally blinding
*Panterra - Plymouth Pavillions, 1994ish (insane - glad we got the seats!)

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Make your choice, adventurous Stranger;
Strike the bell and bide the danger
Or wonder, till it drives you mad,
What would have followed if you had.

- LA Doors, twice in Edinburgh at the Venue.

- Stereolab at the Garage in Glasgow, when they were all still alive.

I'd love to see Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen.

Jethro Tull, Bristol 1969
Led Zeppelin, Bristol 1970
Derek and the Dominos, Bristol 1970
Rolling Stones, Bristol 1971
Van Morrison, Bristol 1973
Richard and Linda Thompson, Cambridge 1975
Beach Boys, London 1980
REM, London 1987
Paul McCartney, Brimingham 2003

Thank you Chris....

How on earth could I ever forget!!!!

I did see Derek & the Dominoes at the Fillmore East. So good.....!

I did see the Beach Boys but I left them out on purpose because Brian Wilson wasn't there...and God almighty, I must be gettin soft upstairs, I saw Brian Wilson last summer in New York. A great concert at BB Kings on 42nd st.....

When I saw the BBs, they had the 'full' line-up - including Brian, Dennis and Bruce. Brian wasn't quite back yet though!

The other ones I forgot were the Byrds, also Bristol 1971, and the Allmans at Knebworth 1974.

Biggest misses were Traffic and the Who. I could have seen the Beatles in 1964 but a little too young!!!

Roxy Music on For Your Pleasure tour in '73,
Supertramp followed by Yes at Reading '75 (in the rain - it was magical, but would you let your 15 year old kid just take off for a festival weekend on their own? - I wouldn't!), Neil Young - every time, but especially at Pheonix Festival, Smashing Pumpkins last ever tour, Soundgarden every time at Brixton, Foo Fighters at Brixton when Pat Smear was with them (twice), Pink Floyd London Division Bell tour. Sigur Ros at Albert Hall last year, Sisters of Mercy at Albert Hall, Bauhaus early 80's in Brighton. Nick Cave '97 - but only because of the Australian girl I was with.

Chris,
Who was with the Byrds when you saw them? I saw them when Clarence White was in the band (also at the Fillmore - I used to go almost every weekend for awhile). I regret not having seen the original Allmans but I did see Dicky Betts' Band once in N.J. ..... good but not the Allmans by any means.

Rich

Rich,

McGuinn, White, Battin and Guerin I'm pretty sure. The 'Untitled' line-up. Rita Coolidge was the support act (quite memorable!)

Saw Chris Hillman recently in the UK but sadly never Manassas, which would have been amazing.

Wow, Rita Coolidge, huh? Good show, that!

The "Untitled", that must've been the same lineup I saw in NYC, great!

I saw Chris Hillman in Glasgow in '99 when I was there for a convention. He was very good.

Just a few

Kraftwerk, Lyceum, 1981
New Order, Heaven 1981
David Bowie, RFH 2002
Grateful Dead, Wembley 1990
Einsturzende Neubauten, ICA, 1984
Joy Division, Liverpool Erics 1979
Pink Floyd, Wembley 1977
Crispy Ambulance + Section 25, The Venue 1982
Durutti Column + Graham Fitkin, QEH 1991
Dizzy Gillespie, Ronnie Scotts 1983
Lee Hazelwood, RFH 2002
New Order, Reading 1998
New Order, Reading 1993
New Order, Reading 1989
The Birthday Party, Lyceum 1982
A Certain Ratio, Woolwich 1982
New Order, Hacienda 1983
Thin Lizzy, Hammersmith Odeon 1978
Pink Floyd, Earls Court 1980 (though not for the music especially!)
Pink Floyd, Earls Court 1994 (their last ever gig, 29th October!)
Loop - Tonbridge 1989
David Gilmour - RFH 2001
Roger Waters - Wembley 2002
Smiths - Hammersmith Palais 1984
Main - Highgate 1994

etc etc

Kevin

Some faves from the dim and distant. All dates approximate due to secondhand smoke

Bowie, Bromley Library Gardens 1969
Bowie/Lou Reed, RFH 1972
Ramones, Oxford, 1977
Ian Dury, Oxford 1977
Talking Heads/Tom Petty, Leeds 1978
XTC, Swindon 1979
The Clash, Bristol Locarno 1980
UB40, Bristol Locarno 1980
Specials, Bristol Locarno 1980
Joy Division/Buzzcocks, Colston Hall 1980
The Associates, Glasgow Kings 1982
Danny Wilson, Glasgow, 1987
Ry Cooder, Glasgow SEC 1988
The Blue Nile, Glasgow RCH 1989

But THE best, believe it or not, was:
Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Bristol Locarno 1982

Davie (who has actually been to many concerts since 1989!)

How was Ry Cooder? I saw him in Hollywood doing a benefit with his band at the time "Get Rhythym". He had actor Harry Dean Stanton sing a few. very cool.


Rich

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Originally posted by Rich Jerskey:
How was Ry Cooder? I saw him in Hollywood doing a benefit with his band at the time "Get Rhythym". He had actor Harry Dean Stanton sing a few. very cool.
Rich

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He was great - as was Harry Dean Stanton, who sang a Mexican lament, to the puzzlement of the audience. HDS was never identified; not too many people in Glasgow are Hispanic; and all this on top of Ry Cooder telling us it was a non-smoking gig, which as unheard of at the time.

Davie

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Originally posted by Kevin-W:
New Order, Reading 1998

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Aw crap - forgot about that one - they were excellent and a fitting end to the festivities! Garbage weren't too bad either...

In 24 hour party people, is that THE Reading 1998 footage they use for the clip of New Order playing live??

__________________________
Make your choice, adventurous Stranger;
Strike the bell and bide the danger
Or wonder, till it drives you mad,
What would have followed if you had.

Buddy Guy, BB Kings, Beale Street, Memphis, TN. 1998. Been to others but nothing to touch that.

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Santana and Buddy Miles at Diamond Head Crater Festival in Hawaii New Years Day 1972

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Hey Rich, I was there! What were you doing in Oahu?

Dave

Dave,

sorry it took so long, just glanced in this thread again. Iused to live there and go to school when I wasn't practicing surfing!!! Awesome time and place. and you?

Rich

ELVIS,Vegas Hilton 1969
Led Zep, Chicago Stadium 1977
Genisis,Chicago 1985/1986
Aerosmith, to many times to remember.

Marc