Seen hundreds over the years, from Mega City 4 at Cov Poly to Madonna at Wembley... Supported Fields of the Nephilim on tour at the end of the 80s and then worked at BMG in the mid 90s, when I was at 2 or 3 gigs a week.... Most gigs these days are through work, taking journalists along - so even had to see New Kids at O2 a couple of months back..possibly my worst gig ever, so I just spent all my time at the bar making sure the journos were well watered... Best ever band seen live for me is the Cure, seen them about 5 or so times and they never, ever disappoint... Saw them at the NME awards things a couple of months back and they were absolutely awesome, altho the sound let them down a bit....
Am at Wembley loads this summer with work - hosting at U2, AC/DC, Oasis, Take That etc etc
Genesis, (first live band I ever went to see, they were the support act for..)
Lindisfarne!
and others, in no particular order.....
The Who
Stone The Crows
Rory Gallagher
The Streetwalkers
Bad Company
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Little Feat
Lou Reed
The Faces (with Rod)
Big Country
David Bowie
Remus Down Boulevard
Spider
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
Thunder / Terraplane
Twisted Sister
Girlschool
Slade
Motorhead
Areosmith
Untravox (pre Midge Ure)
Midge Ure (solo)
Jo McCaffery
Beverly Craven
Suzi Quatro
Marillion
Micheal Schenker Group
The Boogie Brothers
Gerry McAvoy
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Geno Washington
Thin Lizzy
Dire Straits (at the old albany empire)
Clive Gegson / Christine Collister
Any Trouble
Wilko Johnson and the solid senders
Dr Feelgood
Stockton's Wing
Pat Travers
Budgie
9 Below Zero
Samson
The Blues Corporation
Status Quo
Nil Lofgren
AC-DC
The Stranglers
Conflict
The Climax Blues Band
Eric Clapton
Pink Floyd
Elton John
Paul McCartney & Wings
Peter Gabriel
U2
Ozzy Osbourne
Extreme
Steve Winwood
Jackie Lynton
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Focus
Wishbone Ash
Grand Prix
Bruce Springsteen
Eddie & the Hot Rods
Graham Parker & the Rumour
No Dice
Fleetwood Mac
The Adventures
Deacon Blue
Frankie Miller
John Otway
Billy Bragg
The Beach Boys
Humble Pie
Steve Marriots packet of three
Vinegar Joe
Grand Funk Railroad
Sha na na
Argent
The Pogues
The Boothill Foot Tappers
Those I Wish I'd seen........
The Police
Led Zeppelin
Had tickets for gigs for both but didn't make the gigs
The Police Madness Billy Idol The Stranglers The Damned Gary Numan Hugh Cornwell Scouting For Girls The Feeling Squeeze Girls Aloud! Blondie Carbon/Silicon From The Jam Bits of The Austrialian Pink Floyd Show Sparks The Killers (Before they where famous) The Darkness Sugababes! Love Bits of The Bangles Buzzcocks JJ Burnel Royworld
Ash
Foo Fighters
Oasis
N*E*R*D
Coldplay
Kasabian
Babyshambles
The Libertines
Chas N Dave
The Zutons
Cast
Shed Seven
The La's
JJ72
Justin Timberlake
Take That
Brian Wilson
Basement Jaxx
The White Stripes
Ian Brown
Scissor Sisters
I'm sure there have been others, but I can't think of them right now!
Pink Floyd too many times to mention, Mike Oldfield...same. Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Steve Hillage (Now System 7) Bruce Springsteen, Marillion, Nanci Griffith, Trisha Yearwood, Loreena McKennit, Rush, ZZ top, Trevor Rabin, Gordon Giltrap, Allanah Miles, Robert Palmer, Midge Ure, Snow patrol (in Sydney)....erm Kylie......yeah I went with a gf in Sydney.....very odd.....The Undertones...including their last ever gig. Peter Green...awesome.....Robert Cray, Ry Cooder too many more from the old days that I just cant remember
Snow Patrol My Chemical Romance Mindless Self Indulgence (x2) The Blackout (x2) We Are The Ocean The Medic Droid 30 Seconds To Mars Billy Talent Armor For Sleep Madina Lake Beat Union Slavesto Gravity Silverstein The Colour Fred Mexicolas Glassjaw Anti-Flag YouMeAtSix Four Year Strong Strike Anywhere Envy On The Coast
Carter USM
Faith No More
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Sultans Of Ping
Henry Rollins Band
Frank and Walters
Shed Seven
Cast
The Cure
Sugar
Senseless Things
The Family Cat
Echobelly
Sleeper
Madness
Cud
Manic Street Preachers
Ride
Oasis
Hard Fi
Ash
Embrace
Miles Hunt
The Wonder Stuff
Killers
Twisted Wheel
We Are Scientists
Nine Black Alps
Editors
Knebworth 78 Zepplin
Yes,
Rush,
Pentangel
Melanie,
Van Halen
UFO,
Quo,
Mickey Jupp
Bert Jansh
June Tabor,
Rory Mcleod
Lindisfarne,
Ted Nugent
Girl school,
Gary Glitter !
Roy Harper
Ritchie Havens
John Martyn
Joan Baez
Various Glastonburys
Rainbow,
Pink Floyd (The wall)
Genesis
Van Morrison (a few times)
Suzzane Vega,
Michelle Shocked
Clash,
The Poison Girls ,
The Cocteau Twins,
Mike Oldfield,
Elvis Costello
John Otway
Clive gregson and collister
Stoctons wing
Moving hearts
Christy moore
Lloyd Cole
Aha,
James
David (nigel) Sylvian
PJ Harvey
Fridge
Adem
Catherine Williams
Martin Simpson
Fourtet
Bjork
Devendra Banhart
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Tom Brosseau
Ray le montagne
Jana Hunter
Marissa Nadler
Tunng
Rachel Unthank
Shearwater
Great Lake Swimmers
Sun Kil Moon
Mark Kozelek
plus a whole load that just hvnt appeared above the haze.
I think it'd be better to ask if there was one band/singer you regret not seeing that you could of in your life time before they died/split up etc who would that be? ie, you didn't buy tickets for it
I've seen many bands, but always regretted never seeing Pulp. Was too young for when they played glastonbury. My mates saw them loads and ended up being groupies and going to parties with them, but I never went. Saw Jarvis Cocker at a Stephen Malkmus gig at the ULU though. As well as John Peel who I didn't realise who it was until I asked him where the toilet was! oops.
Damned Hawkwind The Darts Airboune Banshees Peter Test Tubes Stones Charlatones brain like mush........ me not band Searchers / Merseybeats / Wayne Fontane last sat at southend !
Yeah i like music, more so lately for some reason, just never been compelled to go to a gig, it is strange really, my mates think i am mental, but they aint really far from the truth haha
Nearly went to one last year i think, had the tickets for linkin park at O2 but that was the same night we drew 1-1 with stoke and i couldn't not go to the footie!! I am actually not a big lover of loud music, it quite frankly hurts my ears, say like when in a stupid nightclub (dont go to them either!) you cant talk to no sod without them screaming in ya ears, which also hurts!! The people i was sposed to go linkin park with said it was well loud so alls good for me!!
*edit* no need to apologise tho fella its all good
I aint old tho, even when i was 18 in my bird pulling prime (beating em off with sticks i was!!) i hated the loudness!! My ears are bad tho!! In fact i am gonna start an ear thread!
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Am at Wembley loads this summer with work - hosting at U2, AC/DC, Oasis, Take That etc etc
Lindisfarne!
and others, in no particular order.....
The Who
Stone The Crows
Rory Gallagher
The Streetwalkers
Bad Company
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Little Feat
Lou Reed
The Faces (with Rod)
Big Country
David Bowie
Remus Down Boulevard
Spider
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
Thunder / Terraplane
Twisted Sister
Girlschool
Slade
Motorhead
Areosmith
Untravox (pre Midge Ure)
Midge Ure (solo)
Jo McCaffery
Beverly Craven
Suzi Quatro
Marillion
Micheal Schenker Group
The Boogie Brothers
Gerry McAvoy
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Geno Washington
Thin Lizzy
Dire Straits (at the old albany empire)
Clive Gegson / Christine Collister
Any Trouble
Wilko Johnson and the solid senders
Dr Feelgood
Stockton's Wing
Pat Travers
Budgie
9 Below Zero
Samson
The Blues Corporation
Status Quo
Nil Lofgren
AC-DC
The Stranglers
Conflict
The Climax Blues Band
Eric Clapton
Pink Floyd
Elton John
Paul McCartney & Wings
Peter Gabriel
U2
Ozzy Osbourne
Extreme
Steve Winwood
Jackie Lynton
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Focus
Wishbone Ash
Grand Prix
Bruce Springsteen
Eddie & the Hot Rods
Graham Parker & the Rumour
No Dice
Fleetwood Mac
The Adventures
Deacon Blue
Frankie Miller
John Otway
Billy Bragg
The Beach Boys
Humble Pie
Steve Marriots packet of three
Vinegar Joe
Grand Funk Railroad
Sha na na
Argent
The Pogues
The Boothill Foot Tappers
Those I Wish I'd seen........
The Police
Led Zeppelin
Had tickets for gigs for both but didn't make the gigs
And the Stones, just never got around to it.
White Lies
The Specials
Chairlift
Jools Holland at the Albert Hall.
The Nolan sisters at Woolwich odean..............I'm inthe mood for Dancing...........
Madness
Billy Idol
The Stranglers
The Damned
Gary Numan
Hugh Cornwell
Scouting For Girls
The Feeling
Squeeze
Girls Aloud!
Blondie
Carbon/Silicon
From The Jam
Bits of The Austrialian Pink Floyd Show
Sparks
The Killers (Before they where famous)
The Darkness
Sugababes!
Love
Bits of The Bangles
Buzzcocks
JJ Burnel
Royworld
All this and i'm only 14!
Ash
Foo Fighters
Oasis
N*E*R*D
Coldplay
Kasabian
Babyshambles
The Libertines
Chas N Dave
The Zutons
Cast
Shed Seven
The La's
JJ72
Justin Timberlake
Take That
Brian Wilson
Basement Jaxx
The White Stripes
Ian Brown
Scissor Sisters
I'm sure there have been others, but I can't think of them right now!
The Enemy
The Killers
Bloc Party
Dirty Pretty Things
The Kooks
Pendulum
The Automatic
The Subways
Twisted Wheel
Dizzee Rascal
Editors
Soon to see The Cribs, Oasis twice more this summer and The Enemy for the 5th time :)
Will have to pull out some of their old albums. I used to think they were great.
My Chemical Romance
Mindless Self Indulgence (x2)
The Blackout (x2)
We Are The Ocean
The Medic Droid
30 Seconds To Mars
Billy Talent
Armor For Sleep
Madina Lake
Beat Union
Slavesto Gravity
Silverstein
The Colour Fred
Mexicolas
Glassjaw
Anti-Flag
YouMeAtSix
Four Year Strong
Strike Anywhere
Envy On The Coast
Coming soon:
Green Day
kanye west (already said)
just jack
Bananarama, Oasis, Slayer - and about a thousand in between.
Actually, one of those is a lie. But which one?
Faith No More
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Sultans Of Ping
Henry Rollins Band
Frank and Walters
Shed Seven
Cast
The Cure
Sugar
Senseless Things
The Family Cat
Echobelly
Sleeper
Madness
Cud
Manic Street Preachers
Ride
Oasis
Hard Fi
Ash
Embrace
Miles Hunt
The Wonder Stuff
Killers
Twisted Wheel
We Are Scientists
Nine Black Alps
Editors
Never seen a live band.
Don't intend to.
I thank you
I think I did the Stray Cats and King Kurt in one night at the Lyceum - a great night !!
Yes,
Rush,
Pentangel
Melanie,
Van Halen
UFO,
Quo,
Mickey Jupp
Bert Jansh
June Tabor,
Rory Mcleod
Lindisfarne,
Ted Nugent
Girl school,
Gary Glitter !
Roy Harper
Ritchie Havens
John Martyn
Joan Baez
Various Glastonburys
Rainbow,
Pink Floyd (The wall)
Genesis
Van Morrison (a few times)
Suzzane Vega,
Michelle Shocked
Clash,
The Poison Girls ,
The Cocteau Twins,
Mike Oldfield,
Elvis Costello
John Otway
Clive gregson and collister
Stoctons wing
Moving hearts
Christy moore
Lloyd Cole
Aha,
James
David (nigel) Sylvian
PJ Harvey
Fridge
Adem
Catherine Williams
Martin Simpson
Fourtet
Bjork
Devendra Banhart
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Tom Brosseau
Ray le montagne
Jana Hunter
Marissa Nadler
Tunng
Rachel Unthank
Shearwater
Great Lake Swimmers
Sun Kil Moon
Mark Kozelek
plus a whole load that just hvnt appeared above the haze.
Wow! I thought I'd be the only one with these on their list. Good stuff!
I've seen many bands, but always regretted never seeing Pulp. Was too young for when they played glastonbury. My mates saw them loads and ended up being groupies and going to parties with them, but I never went. Saw Jarvis Cocker at a Stephen Malkmus gig at the ULU though. As well as John Peel who I didn't realise who it was until I asked him where the toilet was! oops.
Any point to that comment MCS?
North London Addick - GNR! Portugal salutes you!
Hawkwind
The Darts
Airboune
Banshees
Peter Test Tubes
Stones
Charlatones
brain like mush........ me not band
Searchers / Merseybeats / Wayne Fontane last sat at southend !
No mate, just saying i have never actually been to a gig or seen a live (famous) band anywhere anytime.
Wasn't being arsey or anything like that dude.
Fair enough, each to their own and all that.
Nearly went to one last year i think, had the tickets for linkin park at O2 but that was the same night we drew 1-1 with stoke and i couldn't not go to the footie!! I am actually not a big lover of loud music, it quite frankly hurts my ears, say like when in a stupid nightclub (dont go to them either!) you cant talk to no sod without them screaming in ya ears, which also hurts!! The people i was sposed to go linkin park with said it was well loud so alls good for me!!
*edit* no need to apologise tho fella its all good
That's because you're an old sod now P ... just like me lol