Legendary concerts you were at...?
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It will mostly be us lot in our seventies , eighties and nineties making even less senseGreenie said:Having read through this thread Lifers have seen almost every legend in music.
It would be interesting to see a similar thread in 30 years what with the shit that kids have to listen to now.
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True to a degree. The thread in thirty years time would still have musical legends that we may not even have heard yet - but there won't be as many.Greenie said:Having read through this thread Lifers have seen almost every legend in music.
It would be interesting to see a similar thread in 30 years what with the shit that kids have to listen to now.
I suppose it's a symptom of 'time and place'. Everything was changing in the 60s and for that reason alone it would make it more memorable. I still believe, despite some seriously good stuff since (and now) that the 60s and 70s was the greatest period for legends to be born but there was also a hell of a lot of crap around at the same time.0 -
Been to loads in the last 15 years or so, but ones that stand out I can think of off the top of my head are...
The Maccabees @ Matter
Pendulum @ SE1
Foals @ Village Underground
The Charlatans in Sacramento
Arctic Monkeys in Barcelona
Foals @ Kesselhaus, Berlin2 -
Pendulum mad old bandRedArmySE7 said:Been to loads in the last 15 years or so, but ones that stand out I can think of off the top of my head are...
The Maccabees @ Matter
Pendulum @ SE1
Foals @ Village Underground
The Charlatans in Sacramento
Arctic Monkeys in Barcelona
Foals @ Kesselhaus, Berlin0 -
Was a big fan in their early days, went to see them a lot with my Dad. But seeing them at SE1 was mental, the acoustics in there suited them brilliantly, considering a couple of years later they were huge and playing main stages of festivals etc. Seeing them in such a small venue was great. Their album launch show @ Matter was really good too.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Pendulum mad old bandRedArmySE7 said:Been to loads in the last 15 years or so, but ones that stand out I can think of off the top of my head are...
The Maccabees @ Matter
Pendulum @ SE1
Foals @ Village Underground
The Charlatans in Sacramento
Arctic Monkeys in Barcelona
Foals @ Kesselhaus, Berlin
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Bunch of swingersi_b_b_o_r_g said:
Pendulum mad old bandRedArmySE7 said:Been to loads in the last 15 years or so, but ones that stand out I can think of off the top of my head are...
The Maccabees @ Matter
Pendulum @ SE1
Foals @ Village Underground
The Charlatans in Sacramento
Arctic Monkeys in Barcelona
Foals @ Kesselhaus, Berlin2 -
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I have enjoyed this thread and have added a few comments. That said, 'legendary' is obviously a very subjective concept.3
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Lol, I think I hit that plateau about 10 years ago mate.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Haha.Greenie said:Having read through this thread Lifers have seen almost every legend in music.
It would be interesting to see a similar thread in 30 years what with the shit that kids have to listen to now.
Congratulations Greenie you've reached that landmark in life where you sound like your own parents
PS I agree
Seriously where are all the new mega bands, you know, young musicians who have a voice and something to say, form a band, write some free thinking legendary songs and go on for 30 years. I think I read somewhere that The Stones and U2 and possibly Coldplay (spit) are the biggest grossing touring bands. The Stones are all 70+ U2 are over 50 and Chris Martin is knocking on the door of 40. Wheres the next mega band or is the mainstream suffocated by wannabe X-Factor quick fix soundalike puppet clones?3 -
I would of loved to have seen someone had been to an Elvis concert on here,and no not Costello! I've been to many concerts but none would come into the legendary bracket0
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The definition of legendary is obviously subjective.
One concert I have heard about was when Little Feat were the support band to the Doobie Brothers at the rainbow Finsbury Park.
I wasn't there but the story goes that the Doobies simply did not want to play because they felt the couldn't follow Little Feat who tore the place to shreds musically. It was apparently well over an hour before they shuffled on to get their set over and done with.
That sounds like a genuinely legendary evening, was anybody on this forum there?2 -
Seriously Johnny? Now that takes some beating.Johnnysummers5 said:Buddy Holly-Granada Woolwich March 1958
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Must have been epic!! Did they actually sing live?Pedro45 said:Bananarama - Golders Green 1983. Their first ever live gig
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My Nan used to go to a lot of London shows and get the musicians to autograph her programme after the show. Once a young guy came out and signed her book and she said that she didn't have a clue who he was. He realised this and started chatting, telling her it was his first time in England, he was the harmonica player and his name was Larry Adler. She said he was a really nice guy and was glad when his career took off as it did.
Unfortunately, she didn't keep the programme (or any of the others she collected)0 -
It shows I am getting oldbazjonster said:
Seriously Johnny? Now that takes some beating.Johnnysummers5 said:Buddy Holly-Granada Woolwich March 1958
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Did anyone see Bob Marley live? He played London quite a few times including several shows in Peckham in the early days...0
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The Image -The Prince Albert, Royal Hill, Blackheath 1966. One of the Grovers bit through the drummer's nose.1
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No, saw The Wailers at Le Mans in 99 though.Oakster said:Did anyone see Bob Marley live? He played London quite a few times including several shows in Peckham in the early days...
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I saw the Nolan sisters on their world tour at woolwich odeon. Not as glamorous as some of you, I'll admit that and I did bunk in. Since then Jools Holland at the Albert hall a couple of times and thats it.
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Had some gun and games in there back in the dayDippenhall said:The Image -The Prince Albert, Royal Hill, Blackheath 1966. One of the Grovers bit through the drummer's nose.
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Coleen Nolan, oh yes.T.C.E said:I saw the Nolan sisters on their world tour at woolwich odeon. Not as glamorous as some of you, I'll admit that and I did bunk in. Since then Jools Holland at the Albert hall a couple of times and thats it.
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It's a small world. One of my earliest gigs (strangely not one I mention). Support band were Car Park, who doubled up as the Nolans backing band.T.C.E said:I saw the Nolan sisters on their world tour at woolwich odeon. Not as glamorous as some of you, I'll admit that and I did bunk in. Since then Jools Holland at the Albert hall a couple of times and thats it.
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I think I got in via the Car park, small world indeed.Mrkinski said:
It's a small world. One of my earliest gigs (strangely not one I mention). Support band were Car Park, who doubled up as the Nolans backing band.T.C.E said:I saw the Nolan sisters on their world tour at woolwich odeon. Not as glamorous as some of you, I'll admit that and I did bunk in. Since then Jools Holland at the Albert hall a couple of times and thats it.
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Didn't someone connected to Charlton work for the Nolans as a tour manager or something?0
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They resignedDaveMehmet said:Didn't someone connected to Charlton work for the Nolans as a tour manager or something?
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Not mentioned by anyone here I don't think, and I'm not sure it was a legendary concert, but it certainly was legendarily wet!
Jean Michel Jarre's Destination Docklands concert in a derelict bit of the Victoria Docks near Silvertown, back in 1988. Delayed due to planning issues, so was eventually held in October...1 -
I was at the "Shoegaze Woodstock" in Slough - Ride, Slowdive, Curve, Revolver, ummm Thousand Yard Stare & the er.. Mock Turtles
http://www.soniccathedral.co.uk/slough25/
I think it was a nice day out, had a few too many & don't recall much of it - good job I had seen all those bands about a million times already...
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Les. A regular at Charlton games, home and away, when he wasn't workingDaveMehmet said:Didn't someone connected to Charlton work for the Nolans as a tour manager or something?
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Joy Divsion supporting the Cure at the Marquee.2
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Pere Ubu at Chislehurst caves.
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