Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Inspired by the stories in the Ride / Verve thread..........What was the first gig you ever attended...?Mine is a surprisingly credible Radiohead, AECC, November (I think...), 1997, aged 15.It was absolutely amazing.They were supported by Teenage Fanclub who I had never heard of at the time, and didn't really appreciate at the time (Second ever gig was Cast at the Music Hall - not quite so credible, but I loved it! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Terrorvision at the music hall. Awesome gig. Just after they gatecrashed the top 10 with Perseverance.2nd was Skunk Anansie, also at the music hall and also a great gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 1st was AC/DC at the AECC supported by the Wildhearts. I was 15 or 16 and built like a toothpick, I ran right down to the front row when we got in and then got totally squashed when AC/DC came on. I literally don't think my feet touched the floor for the first few songs and I got knocked over but a bunch of bikers helped me up my first experience of gig cameraderie. I ended up going back a few rows to avoid the crush and enjoyed the gig immensely.2nd was Skunk Anansie at the Music Hall in 96. I met Cass and Skin before the gig. I've still got Cass' autograph somewhere I think. I was also at the Radiohead gig above, it was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturtpot Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 My first was Bob Dylan at the AECC back in 2000 I think it was.... great gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Phil Bain and Ally Cunningham at the Music Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Big Country at the Capitol in 88 I think....I'd have been 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 crash test dummies somewhere in aberdeen circa 1994 or so. maybe at the captiol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hawkwind at the Cowdray Hall....early 70s!:pensionersmiley: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Terrorvision at the music hall. Awesome gig. Just after they gatecrashed the top 10 with Perseverance.2nd was Skunk Anansie, also at the music hall and also a great gig.Terrorvision was my first too, and I went to Skunk Anansie also. Skin felating the theramin opened my teenage peepers to a world of rock antics!Notable gigs from around that time: 3 Colours Red/Symposium at the Lemontree; Will Haven/Psycore/Tura Santana at the Lemontree; The Manics at the Music Hall, Clutch/Therapy? at the Lemontree. Good times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 3 Colours Red/Symposium BRILLIANT gig:love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Senseless Things at the Black Lion in Northampton, early 1989. Quite a good show and I even got to meet the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Terrorvision was my first too, and I went to Skunk Anansie also. Skin felating the theramin opened my teenage peepers to a world of rock antics!Notable gigs from around that time: 3 Colours Red/Symposium at the Lemontree; Will Haven/Psycore/Tura Santana at the Lemontree; The Manics at the Music Hall, Clutch/Therapy? at the Lemontree. Good times....I'm totally jealous of the Manics at Music Hall, my big brothers were both there and tell a great story about that day. Bastards. I was only 14, and probably didn't really know who the Manics were......I also missed their last gig at Music Hall, which both my brothers went to. I was stuck in work on a bloody Sunday night. I work about 2 minutes from the Music Hall, and got a text from my mate saying he had a spare ticket, but I just couldn't get away. I also missed a Manics SECC gig in 1998 because I got bloody chickenpox. I did finally see them at SECC circa 2001. Ian Brown supporting. He was shite. I bought a t-shirt which said "All Rock'n'Roll is Homosexual" which I thought was hilarious at the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Status Quo at the AECC in the early ninieties...man that was shit. Remeber getting dragged to it by my cousin and it was fucking awful.(didn't wanna put in Kylie Minogue "gig" from 88/89 time in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-matthEw- Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Phil Bain and Ally Cunningham at the Music Hall.o_O You mean Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham right?My first gig was along those lines as well. First rock gig was the Jeevas at the Lemon Tree. I thought it was immense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Do the Locomotion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Status Quo at the AECC in the early ninieties...man that was shit. Remeber getting dragged to it by my cousin and it was fucking awful.(didn't wanna put in Kylie Minogue "gig" from 88/89 time in)Kylie was your first gig.Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Jazz Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Madness @ The Capital......1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm totally jealous of the Manics at Music Hall, my big brothers were both there and tell a great story about that day. Bastards. I was only 14, and probably didn't really know who the Manics were......I also missed their last gig at Music Hall, which both my brothers went to. I was stuck in work on a bloody Sunday night. I work about 2 minutes from the Music Hall, and got a text from my mate saying he had a spare ticket, but I just couldn't get away. I also missed a Manics SECC gig in 1998 because I got bloody chickenpox. I did finally see them at SECC circa 2001. Ian Brown supporting. He was shite. I bought a t-shirt which said "All Rock'n'Roll is Homosexual" which I thought was hilarious at the time...I'm sure I was at another gig the same night as the Manics played so I didn't go to it. I went through a phase of hating the Manics with a passion, around the time were releasing shite like Tsunami and If You Tolerate This, though I did really like the Everything Must Go album. In fact I remember watching them at Leeds 2001 and complaining all the way through it, so I went and watched Rocket From The Crypt instead. It wasn't till I discovered the Manics back catalogue that I really got into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 My first was the infamous Siouxsie & the Banshees gig at the Capital 07/09/79, when Morris & McKay fucked off.Support from the Scars & the Cure (who ended up doing two sets). While queuing to get my 2.25 ticket refunded heard Severins bass rumble & rushed back to see Siouxsie, Steve, Robert Smith & Lol Tolhurst do a 20 min version of the lords prayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Scene? Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Mine was Ocean Colour Scene at the AECC, circa 96/97. 'Marchin' Already' tour.Support was from a Brummie band called Sergeant funnily enough, and PP Arnold who sang on 'It's A Beautiful Thing'.And from then on, I never looked back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Mine was Ocean Colour Scene at the AECC, circa 96/97. 'Marchin' Already' tour.Support was from a Brummie band called Sergeant funnily enough, and PP Arnold who sang on 'It's A Beautiful Thing'.And from then on, I never looked back!I was there, about 15 years old and trying to pull some hottie that looked like Natalie Imbruglia and failing badly......Don't remember Sergeant supporting - do remember PP Arnold though. I still remember to this day she was wearing a very figure hugging dress and she had a wee pot belly...Also - reply to Lucky - I just recalled I watched Manics at Glasto 2007, right at the front, and there only seemed to be about 10 of us who were actually Manics fans, the rest of the crowd were there to see some shite band who were on after them, I forget now who it was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Mine was Ocean Colour Scene at the AECC, circa 96/97. 'Marchin' Already' tour.Support was from a Brummie band called Sergeant funnily enough, and PP Arnold who sang on 'It's A Beautiful Thing'.And from then on, I never looked back!I was there too...brilliant gig..though i remeber Oscar Harrison (drummer) going about pre gig with Jim Leighton which was quite surreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Snuff + Less Than Jake in early 2000.Less Than Jake were one of my first loves, which is strange because I've always really disliked ska/punk on a whole. Too much parping, tooting and #pickitups# for me to stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Slade - Thin Lizzy - Suzi Quatroall on the same bill @ Leeds Town Hall ..... 1971/2 .... I think ?16 year old at the time....or It could have beenStatus Quo - Savoy Brownsame year, same place.....I'm getting old..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottST Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 mine was bon jovi in 2003 at ibrox in 2003, followed by Thin Lizzy at moshulu.that was also the last time i saw black atom play a gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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