Taken from a post on Facebook: First concert - Hawkwind at Newcastle City Hall Last concert - Mike and the Mechanics I think at Sheffield City Hall Best concert - Any Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Blockheads or Vintage Trouble gig I’ve been to Worst concert - Wizzard one Xmas about 5 years ago. Played 40 mins and wouldn’t even come back out for an encore. Midge Ure (unplugged) comes a close second, with Elbow third. Loudest concert - Think it was a band called Man, but I was stood next to the speakers. Seen the most - Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Vintage Trouble second I think Most surprising - Proclaimers, Mike and the Mechanics and Sophie Ellis Bexter! Next concert - Kaiser Chiefs hopefully Wish I could have seen - possibly the Beatles. How about you?
First concert - Hawkwind at the old Farnborough Tech Last concert - Live Wire (AC/DC tribute) Best concert - AC/DC, Rock or Bust Tour, Barcelona Olympic Stadium, 28th May, 2015 Worst concert - Australian Pink Floyd or a Queen tribute that I can’t remember the name of. Loudest concert - Skid Row Seen the most - Status Quo Most surprising - The Hamsters (ZZTop tribute) or Perfect Alibi (Pink Floyd tribute) Next concert - Live Wire Wish I could have seen - Queen Andy
First concert- Judas Priest Liverpool empire Last concert- queen with Adam lambert Liverpool echo arena Best concert - Bryan adams Worst concert - Japan at the Liverpool empire....took my girlfriend ....ended up marrying her so wasn’t that bad , Seen the most - Ritchie Blackmores rainbow Most surprising - boomtown rats Loudest -Saxon. If I could have actually heard anything was a tie for the worst Next concert......who knows, got tickets to see Stuart lee,if comedians count,now bumped to June... Wish I could have seen - Oasis
First ,Johnny winter Last ,stevie wonder Best stevie ,Ray Vaughn Worst ,none!!! Loudest ,Gary Moore Seen the most , toss up between Springsteen and stevie wonder Most surprising ,most of the people at the Nelson Mandela concert! Wish I’d seen, Hendrix
First Scorpions at Birmingham Odeon Last Piston at The Station Best Ian Brown at V99 Worst Coldplay at Wolverhampton Civic Loudest Reef at Little Civic Seen the most Pulp Most surprising Johnny Cash at Glastonbury Wish I’d seen The Clash
First concert - Can’t remember. Last concert - Metallica, 2019 Best concert - Prince at the Hop Farm Festival, 2011 Worst concert - Metallica, Twickenham, 2019. The sound was terrible, killjoy security and I missed the first 20 mins as the girlf made us late, which also cast a shadow over the whole night. Loudest concert - Metallica, Hammersmith Odeon, 1988. Seen the most - Prince, 10 - 12 times. Most surprising - Squeeze, Keele Uni, 1989. Tinie Tempah, 2011. The Hamsters (Hendrix covers act) various times in the 90s. Next concert - God knows. Wish I could have seen - Person: Jimi Hendrix. Specific concert: Prince at the Camden Roundhouse, 2014.
1st.... Madness, Hammersmith 1979 Most surprising (brilliant) ....Glen Campbell, Southend 2007 ish Best.... Shed 7, Southend 2000 Loudest. ...The Damned, early 80s can’t remember where! Worst....Madness 2010 Newmarket racecourse Seen the most.... Madness Wish I could have seen, Elvis
First was Motörhead at the Free Trade Hall Last was Gnod at some dive in town Best/ most memorable was Lou Reed with his Berlin stuff at the Apollo Worst was a toss up between the Who or Brucie Springfield Seen most Grandaddy Most surprising Tune Yards at some dive in town Wished I’d seen Kate Bush play, although I did get to kiss her once but that’s another story. Oh and of course Sleaford Mods are there somewhere. I’m sure we’ve done this thread before?
First: Premiata Forneria Marconi at The Royal Albert Hall. Last: Focus at The Stables, Milton Keynes. Best: Pink Floyd at Earls Court. Worst: Devo at Knebworth. Loudest: Black Sabbath at the Lewisham Odeon. Seen the most: Van Morrison. Most surpirsing: John Otway somewhere in Bath. Next: ? Wish I'd seen: Rachmaninoff.
1st. Queen Edinbro. 1981 last. Belladrum. 2019 best, Queen 1981, most Loopallu festivals. worst. never been to a bad one. loudest, Queen at Knebworth seen the most. Big George and the Business. most surprising. Michal Jackson Next. Doune the rabbit hole.
First - Tears for Fears - Brum Odeon Last - Lady gaga Best - The Jam - Bingley Hall Worse - The Jesus and marychain Loudest - King Kurt Most seen - Echo and the Bunnymen Most surprising - Adam Ant Next - Lady Gaga
First concert - The Jam - Bingley Hall Brum Last concert - Stray Cats - Hammersmith 2019 Best concert - Neil Young - Manchester Worst concert - Phil Collins Loudest concert - Big Country - Bham Odeon Seen the most - Paul Weller in various formats Most surprising - Robert Plant - Cannock Chase Next concert - No idea Wish I could have seen - The Clash
King Kurt and all that food and raw meat ? I’ve seen Echo and the Bunnymen a few times as well. Were you one of those ‘psycho billies’ ?
King Kurt was at the famous Isle of Wight scooter rally in 86, i was more punk/scooter boy, the scooter scene in the 80's was epic. The Bunnymen are still one of my favorite bands of all time
Seen Echo once at Symphony hall B’ham they were pretty good, they tired to cry off doing the gig as Liverpool FC had got to Champions League final. There was uproar, Echo played....
First concert - Kiki Dee Croydon Fairfield Halls (Elton John came on For an encore) Last concert - Bruce Springsteen Best concert - The Clash at Lyceum (or U2 at Lyceum just after ‘October’ came out) Worst concert - The Police at Wembly arena not long before they split up Seen the most - Bruce Springsteen (although we used to go and see a pub rock band called The Brakes in the late ‘70s who were brilliant) Most surprising - Sam Fender on Later with Jools Holland (lucky to get free audience tickets) Next concert - Supposed to be The Killers later this year Wish I could have seen - Kate Bush at Hammersmith.
1st. Madness 1984 last. Courtney Barnett . 2019 best, . Velvet underground in 92 or 93 worst. Deacon Blue 1989 loudest, Iggy Pop at Glasgow Barrowlands I would guess seen the most. The Johnny 7. most surprising. Bon Jovi,wasn’t a fan, but enjoyed it Next. Nothing planned—yet Wish I could have seen AC DC at Hammersmith Apollo The Johnny 7 were a comedy band made up of great musicians, one of whom is/was active in Ducati UpNorth and played bass in the Rezillos. Stage name in the J7 - Dicky Molenz For a long time they were the only band to have played T in the Park every year.
First concert - Showaddywaddy (aged 6) Last concert - Peter Gabriel. Os (his 'So' album played in reverse order, starting with some new, experimental stuff a couple of years ago at the NEC) Best concert - Jean Michel Jarre, Docklands 1988 Worst concert - Party in the park, Wiltshire. Tony Hadley, Vengaboys and Steps Seen the most - Chris De Burgh Most surprising - Seal as a warm up for Duran Duran at the NEC Next concert - Who knows? Wish I could have seen - ABBA
First concert - Bryan Ferry - Wembley. Last concert - Hollywood Vampires - Birmingham. Best concert - Rammstein - Download festival. Worst concert - Marilyn Manson - Nottingham. Seen the most - AC/DC. Most surprising - Drowning Pool. Next concert - Hazel O'connor at the local village hall if it goes ahead. Wish I could have seen - Dr Feelgood with Lee Brilleaux and Wilko Johnson.
