The First Band You Wen.t To See

[DaveT]

Queen, supported by Heart, June 1981. Ingliston Showground Edinburgh.

 

[Moz1000]

Queen NEC 1979

 

[outrun]

Red Hot Chili Peppers, circa 1989, Mother's Milk tour at the Glasgow Barrowlands.

Although I did also fall asleep aged 7 at a Beach Boys concert in California. I don't count that though.

 

[DaveT]

Red Hot Chili Peppers, circa 1989, Mother's Milk tour at the Glasgow Barrowlands.

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Best venue ever for me the Barrowlands. Most memorably Simple Minds and Hue and Cry on the same bill there in the 80's. Electric.

 

[conaero]

Best venue ever for me the Barrowlands. Most memorably Simple Minds and Hue and Cry on the same bill there in the 80's. Electric.

Oh to have been there in the day and seeing SM

 

[Steve GS]

U2 old Wembley stadium. Joshua tree tour.

 

[Navcorr]

Best venue ever for me the Barrowlands.

Wouldn't like to say which is best for me - most memorable on the other hand probably depends on the band. Rock City in Nottingham is a bit shabby but had some fantastic nights there. Cambridge Corn Exchange & T&CC in Kentish Town were always good. The big venues were a spectacle. If I had to choose just one it would be The Marquee Club. Just the name of the place carried an aura.

 

[zagatoes30]

Best concert was The Undertones & Stiff Little Fingers at De Montford Hall, Leicester - we had to come back to Uni early to see this and it was rammed with students who had done the same.

Freshers concert was also good we had Duran Duran (who had just released Planet Earth) and The Thompson Twins

 

[casadalloro]

Think is was Sting, dream of the blue turtles tour, kings hall, belfast...

 

[conaero]

Best live band...no contest.

The Cult in a nightclub in Brighton in the late 90's.

Blew the doors off the place it was epic!

 

[conaero]

Best live band...no contest.

The Cult in a nightclub in Brighton in the late 90's.

Blew the doors off the place it was epic!

 

[Swedish Paul]

I remember seeing Pearl Jam at Rock City. Eddie climbed the pa stack and fell off backwards. Then afterwards the band had beers downstairs happily chatted to whoever wanted to go and talk. Unpretentious.

 

[allandwf]

Best atmosphere, the Ramones at Glasgow Barrowlands. Gabba Gabba Hey! lol

 

[Needamaser]

First and best gig was the Stones at Greens Playhouse Glasgow ( before it became the Apollo) in 1971. Top of their game. In the famous balcony for the gig which was bouncing about 20cm-30cm with everyone on their feet . Was sure the whole thing was about to collapse. Would never be allowed today.
Same venue in swift succession was Thin Lizzy, Rod Stewart, Clapton and Status Quo.

 

[D Walker]

U2 - Roundhay Park - Leeds, Aug 93 - Zooropa Tour,
Wife was 4 months pregnant - Daughter loves U2 and indeed has the T-Shirt I bought there....

 

[Contigo]

First festival I went to was Phoenix 1995. Check this out for a line up.

 

[Contigo]

First festival I went to was Phoenix 1995. Check this out for a line up.

 

[allandwf]

First festival I went to was Phoenix 1995. Check this out for a line up.

Mine was Led Zeppelin at Knebworth, 1979.

 

[allandwf]

First festival I went to was Phoenix 1995. Check this out for a line up.

Mine was Led Zeppelin at Knebworth, 1979.

 

[Andyk]

First festival was Monsters of Rock 1980 at Donny....Now known download festival....