: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:26 am  

Whenever I've been asked in the past which would be my favourite gig of all time, I have not been able to answer.

Having seen bands such as 'DC, Scorp's / Priest / Rush (4 times), even Van Halen with DLR, I just couldn't pick a favourite.

That changed last night - Friday 20th November 2010 - at the O2 Academy in Leeds - after witnessing the GOD that is LEMMY his current Motorhead line-up! Just Brilliant!

Why on earth have I not seen these before? I will certainly not miss them when they next do the rounds.

So the question is - what is your favourite gig of all time?

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:11 pm  

TRB wrote:

Whenever I've been asked in the past which would be my favourite gig of all time, I have not been able to answer.

Having seen bands such as 'DC, Scorp's / Priest / Rush (4 times), even Van Halen with DLR, I just couldn't pick a favourite.

That changed last night - Friday 20th November 2010 - at the O2 Academy in Leeds - after witnessing the GOD that is LEMMY his current Motorhead line-up! Just Brilliant!

Why on earth have I not seen these before? I will certainly not miss them when they next do the rounds.

So the question is - what is your favourite gig of all time?

You've been to the O2 Academy.....Good man,it'll be the Cribs next!!
Best gigs.
Oasis at Wembley.
The Clash at The Rainbow Finsbury park.
The Jam at Sheffield uni ,then midnight train to London for our final v Widnes.
The Cribs at O2 academy Leeds.
The list could go on,the beauty of music unlike watching Wakey is that it's very rare that you come away dissapointed!

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:33 pm  

JINJER wrote:

You've been to the O2 Academy.....Good man,it'll be the Cribs next!!
Best gigs.
Oasis at Wembley.
The Clash at The Rainbow Finsbury park.
The Jam at Sheffield uni ,then midnight train to London for our final v Widnes.
The Cribs at O2 academy Leeds.
The list could go on,the beauty of music unlike watching Wakey is that it's very rare that you come away dissapointed!

Looking at the bands listed you may be interested that The Damned were last nights support! Seems a strange mix to me - Girlschool / The Damned / Motorhead?

Seen the Damned before at Leeds Uni (without the Captain), but they didn't 'float my boat' last night!

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:38 pm  

TRB - Did you see the Scorpions when they played at Wakey Tech? - brilliant, the place rocked, most be either the best (or one of the best) gigs ever to take place in Wakey.

Other best gigs -

Springsteen - Roundhay Park - 1985

Lynard Skynard - Leeds Uni. 1977 (last UK gig of original group)

Tom Petty / Nils Lofgren - Leeds Uni - 1977

James Taylor - O2 Dublin - 2009

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:39 pm  

Think it's called an "eclectic" lineup.
Loved the Damned,old school punk,strangely enough i've been listening to machine gun etiquette by the Damned on vinyl the last couple of days.
Think we could do this with a thread of it's own!

O/T.Best gigs ever? : Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:44 pm  

Unashamedly pinched from TRB in the chat thread.TRB went to the O2 Academy in Leeds night to see Motorhead and was mighty impressed
What's the favourite gig/gigs you've ever been to?


My best gigs.
Oasis at Wembley.
The Clash at The Rainbow Finsbury park.
The Jam at Sheffield uni ,then midnight train to London for our final v Widnes.
The Cribs at O2 academy Leeds.
The list could go on,the beauty of music unlike watching Wakey is that it's very rare that you come away dissapointed!

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:06 pm  

IngsRoader wrote:

TRB - Did you see the Scorpions when they played at Wakey Tech? - brilliant, the place rocked, most be either the best (or one of the best) gigs ever to take place in Wakey.

Other best gigs -

Springsteen - Roundhay Park - 1985

Lynard Skynard - Leeds Uni. 1977 (last UK gig of original group)

Tom Petty / Nils Lofgren - Leeds Uni - 1977

James Taylor - O2 Dublin - 2009

No - unfortunately. Nearest I got to a 'home' gig was the festival at Nostell with Marillion and Grand Slam - Phil Lynotts band after Thin Lizzy!

Saw the Stones in Roundhay Park.

I was lucky )?) to be based in Hammersmith for a year -1983/4 - and saw loads of bands like ZZ Top / Def Leppard / Quo there. Also been to Edinburgh Apollo / The Marquee club and Rock City on Nottingham.

As Jinj says - rarely disappointed and occassionally amazed!

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:17 pm  

Rammstein-Newcastle academy (Unbelievable show)
korn-Brixton Academy
disturbed-Men
Deconstruction 3- Manchester (lost shirt crowd surfing )
System of a down-Men

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:18 pm  

Shouldnt this be in the chat thread

sorry for been a spoil sport

Elton John galpharm

: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:35 pm  

Specials - Bridlington Spa 2/11/09
The Jam - Bridlington Spa 06/12/82
The Specials - Bridlington Spa 1980
Men They Couldn't Hang - Brixton Academy - 1993-ish
Shane McGowan and the Popes - Manchester Academy - 1994-ish
Saw Doctors - Brixton Academy (or was is Town and Country Club)
Edwin Starr - Skegness Scooter Rally 1984
Any Paul Weller gig at Manchester Apollo