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Originally Posted by Mr Owl PhD

One that particularly stands out was the amazing (though quite poorly attended) show with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Bills Wells, Tenniscoats, Kama Aina. I went along not knowing what to expect but it was one of the most wonderful things I've ever seen.

That was an amazing evening, i'm sure Nikaidoh Kazumi played that night as well

[Johnny Mac]

LOADS of great gigs i've been to at the 'tree over the years. In no particular order:

Idlewild
Biffy Clyro
Therapy
Three Colours Red
Finch
Frank Black
Big Country
Wannadies
Silver Sun
Funeral for a Friend
Presidents of the USA
Bullyrag
One Minute Silence
Wildhearts
Dust Junkys

And hunners more....

Used to enjoy going to Juice and all the local gigs there too.

[lepeep]

senser then credit to the nation the following night (supported by new kingdom / collapsed lung)
fugazi
clutch (therapy support)
GYBE!
Pan Sonic & Liars (Nova night in the triptych)
Low
James Yorkston
New Flesh (for Old...at the time)
Doric Elvis (new year)
all the maple gigs there....

plenty more...but the best was probably when I went on my first "date" with my now wife. (awwww)

[Hogisbald]

Peering through the window of the Lemon Tree and watching Therapy soundcheck. When they saw me, they ripped into a cover of Master of Puppets because I was wearing a Metallica top. What a fanboy.

Paradise Lost. Surreal seeing them play in from of around 200 people when I saw them before at Donington.

Clutch.

Ivor Cutler tribute night.

[Sam L4]

Bloc Party with Maximo Park. The Babyshambles no show gig. The OCS acoustic gig. Obviosuly supporting/ and getting to see APB being the absolute highlight.

[Bodast]

Funeral for a Friend - it was probably pants but it was my first gig except for big'uns, so I was too busy taking things in to pay attention to the music..

The Grim Northern Social, Nov 11th 2003 - the start of a long obsession...

Focus gig there was really cool too.
[edit: Yes, I remember it still - heading outside with my friend and spotting Thijs van Leer near the ticket office - I froze... I stared at him. He stared at me. I stared at him. Then my adrenaline arrived, I ran away with a mumble/hiss of "That's him!"]

[Lucky Rathen]

One of the best gigs of my life, my then-favourite band Terrorvision at the Lemon Tree in 2000, spent the entire gig in the centre of the front row bouncing and cheering, then hung about afterwards and had a pint and a natter with Tony, Shutty, and Josephine. On the way out, pilfered a signed drumskin that someone had carelessly left sitting on a table, that went straight up my jumper. I've still got it somewhere.... great band, great night.

Other good nights: first time i saw Zombina & The Skeletones, 2005, been in love with them ever since.

Seeing Rich Hall as Otis Lee Crenshaw, absolutely brilliant.

Reginald D Hunter, they don't come much funnier than him.

[Rob]

Ha ha the babyshambles no show was classic.
But highlights were bands actually played include -

Cooper Temple Clause / Biffy Clyro / Oceansize
The Zutons
Low
The Music
Idlewild
Sons & Daughters
The Kills

[jaketekkie]

Dick Dale (at lunchtime, when Pulp Fiction was released), Transglobal Underground, Senser, Rocket from the Crypt, Man or Astroman, Frank Black & the Catholics, Radiohead, Cable, Sensless Things, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, 80s Matchbox B-line disaster,the first Delgados gig with AC acoustics. Bill Bailey, Phil Jupitus. I'll think of more

[Ollie]

the kills for sure, king creosote with jose gonzales, delicate awol, idlewild, picastro