General Chat

I'd love to have seen Queen live, and Robbie Williams,

Rolling Stones, twice in one weekend, 1971 or 72 or something. Toronto and then Montreal.

Toronto, 8th row centre seats on the floor of Maple Leaf Gardens, courtesy of my friend the rich kid who had pals on the Gardens board of governors from boarding school days. Never beat that.

Another good one much more recently was John Prine at a local folk festival. I'd broken my foot and was leaning on the snow fence (yes, we use snow fence in August for crowd control) off to the side of the stage. A sympathetic volunteer let us through the fence to sit on the grass just a few feet to the side of the stage. He does a great show, and being right up there was huge fun too.

Had forgot the Furey's and Dubliners, my Dad used to drag me along as a kid as no one else would go with him !!
Actually quite like some of the music now used to hate it then.

Well, going back a bit:
the Nashville Teens (of "Tobacco Road" fame) -and they were good live at a local venue!
Buddy Rich (great jazz drummer) - an absolutely fab concert, that was!

Now there’s a question!
Cos not only am I giving my age away, but I'm really having to tax the old memory cells here to remember, cos I went to my first concert when I was 15.

So, in no particular order, and those I can remember…

Simply Red.
Leonard Cohen.
Pink Floyd.
Dire Straits.
UB40.
Spandau Ballet.
Sade.
Fleetwood Mac.
Rolling Stones.
David Bowie.
Supertramp.
Hawkwind.
Bob Marley.
Q Tips (when Paul Young was with them).
Joe Jackson.
Average White Band.
Roxy Music.
Status Quo.
Judy Tzuke.
The Pretenders.
Squeeze.
Big Country.
The Stranglers.
Echo & the Bunnymen.
Queen.
Andy Fairweather Low.
The Tourists (pre Eurythmics).
Madness.
Lena Lovich.
Martha & the Muffins.
Jane Air & the Belvederes.
Siouxsie & the Banshees.
Alison Moyet.
Edgar Broughton band.
Eddie & the Hotrods.
Rory Gallagher.
Desmond Decker.

Culture Club , wembley Arena 1984 ? supported by King (remember the VJ Paul King on MTV)

David Bowie Glass Spider Tour Wembley stadium1987 - supported by Big Country

David Bowie Sound & Vision tour,1990 Milton Keynes Bowl, got there 10am in the morning, in the middle of nowhjere & he diddnt come on till around 9pm at night...and it was a heatwave too !

Elton John, Bonnie Rait ?, and Eric Clapton Wembly Stadium 1992

Michael Jackson Dangerous tour 1991 ?

In reverse order of age

The Walker Brothers
Don Partridge - a surprisingly good show
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust tour, Aladdin Sane tour)
The Stones (ok, not quite, but they played St James Park and I lived around the corner, so may as well have been there - a bloody good night out in the garden was had by all)
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (rubbish) and supporting act Python Lee Jackson (more Rod later)
The Police
Van Morrison
Leonard Cohen - several times
Jules Holland
Rod Stewart
Paulo Nutini
Stereophonics
Radiohead
The Prodigy
Maximo Park
Neil Young

I'd also love to see Robbie live, and I wish I'd managed to see Frank Sinatra

Off to the IoW festival again this year - and Florence and the Machine are playing. That'll be worth watching.

Sue x

Michael Jackson.....what was that like MMildred? I bet David Bowie is fantastic live I got tickets with a guy for the 1984 concert in Milton Keynes I think was lets dance.....but my mum wouldnt let me go..:(((

Ruddy ell some gig junkies on here....

Apologies, Hayley

I know you addressed your post to Mildred, but ......

David Bowie tours weren't to be missed.

I was at the Ziggy Stardust concert and again at the Aladin Sane tour. This was my favourite.......... "don't lean on me, man, cos you can't afford the ticket. I'm back in Suffragette City"

So many good memories!

Sue x

Not really Sue to anyone who answers me...lol

I wonders what Uggers will be Beverly sisters Vera Lynn...lol

Gracie Fields probably lol

BLIMEY I've seen Simply Red (Men and Women album tour) and Squeeze at the Albert Hall....how the hell did i forget that !!!!! Thanks for that Karen lol x

Yep theres another ** titters **

What? lol xx

Gracie Fields probably lol from Uggers list......

hmmm not seen too many but enjoyed all of them, wish I could get to some now, my mate goes to loads and I get v jealous!

Michael Jackson Bad at Wembley stadium (won tickets thru work and went with a bloke I hardly knew, very odd evening)
Springsteen at Wembley stadium the week before Live Aid (don't remember much of that one lol)
Meat Loaf twice, love him
Take That just after Robbie left at Earl's Court we were gutted
Jam I think it might have been their last tour. think that was Wembley Arena and we were downstairs dancing on the seats
David Bowie early 80's at Milton Keynes think it was China Girl - Sue I'm very jealous I love the Ziggy album
Culture Club when they were very first starting out at the Lyceum in the Strand - they and Mari Wilson were supporting Paul Young - now that was a good night!
Rose Royce
David Essex about 6 times lol
Hot Chocolate in Maidstone I think at a small theatre and they were FAB got everyone up dancing, Errol's still got 'it'!!
xxxxx

Maz I'd cut off my left arm to see have seen the Jam....my horrible father (only joshing he's a darling) wouldn't allow my older cousins to take me...I was only about 12-13 but I was GUTTED !!!xx

Maz, we saw Hot Chocolate in Ipswich...about 1977 I think, they really were fantastic, better than recorded. Everyone was up dancing, clapping, singing, and although it was a small theatre, it was as good an atmosphere as any.