What concerts have you been to?

karen_charnock · 09/05/15 - 21:29

i went to see the pet shop boys in 1988 at Birmingham nec and it's the only concert I have ever been to. Who have you seen live?

Danny_Silver · 09/05/15 - 21:35

I prefer Gigs and too many to list.:)

Edit. Last gig i saw was Mica Paris. Amazzing.

farmer bob · 09/05/15 - 21:41

The Who, British Sea Power, Manic Street Preachers, Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Stiff Little Fingers, Black Grape, Public Service Broadcasting, Seasick Steve, Franz Ferdinand (it was going great til I mentioned them :-D), The Stranglers, Cast, The Hold Steady, The Strokes, The Thrills, Secret Machines, Arcade Fire, Roger Daltrey, R.E.M., Runrig, Oasis, Mull Historical Society,

Would really love for The Jam to reform again though :cool:

Miss XYZ · 09/05/15 - 21:46

Five Star
Wet Wet Wet
Smash hits Poll Winners Party in the early 90s :cool: (that counts, right?

)
Cast
Take That 2 or 3 times
James Blunt
My Chemical Romance
Green Day twice
Jake Bugg
Bastille

I'm sure I've forgotten 1 or 2 but I can't remember who.

Chris_Young · 09/05/15 - 21:48

2008 - Tangled Up Tour, Girls Aloud (Liverpool)

2009 - Out Of Control Tour x2 (Liverpool & Manchester), Girls Aloud
The Circus Starring Britney Spears x2 (both London)
I Am... Tour, Beyoncé (London)

2011 - The Femme Fatale Tour, Britney Spears (London)

2013 - Ten The Hits Tour, Girls Aloud (Liverpool)

2015 - Rebel Heart Tour, Madonna (I'm going to the Manchester show in December)

Still wanna see Mariah Carey if she ever comes to the UK. Was going to see Justin Timberlake in the O2 in London last June but had no one to go with lol.

netcurtains · 09/05/15 - 21:49

Jeez too many to list. My first gig was The Housemartins at Brid Spa 1985ish.
Leonard Cohen was awesome live, just an all round beautiful experience, he's up there as being one of my best live experiences.
Will Oldham is a bit of a hero of mine so seeing him live and being right near the front was certainly a night to remember.
I saw The Band of Holy Joy, late Eighties and they dedicated a song to me (we'd passed a few letters back and forth) "this one is for Susan from Hull who is wearing our t shirt" and I got a hug from Johnny Brown. That was the nearest I ever got to being a groupie.
I've seen Wreckless Eric many times and he's just bloody lovely. Jonathan Richman was fab.
Most disappointing gig was P J Harvey, not their fault, I'd been to a funeral, drank too much wine and had the most horrific headache so I'd love to get the chance to go see Polly again.
Most recent gigs have been Jack White and Angel Olsen, both fabulous. Loads of others but I'd be here all night listing them!

Dangermoose · 09/05/15 - 21:52

Michael Jackson
Bon Jovi - twice
Manic Street Preachers
Bryan Adams
Toploader
Catatonia
The Dum Dums (They should have been huge

)
The Bachelors
The Searchers
Gerry And The Pacemakers
Peter Starsted
Michael Buble - okay not really. Was a tribute act but a bloody good one and will have to do!

stoatie · 09/05/15 - 21:59

Too many to list, especially given that I write about and review music.

Last couple I saw were Sleep and Nick Cave, both of whom were amazing. Next up I've got a friend's boyfriend's goth band whose name I don't actually know (it's OK, though, I don't have to write about that one!) and New Model Army, who never disappoint.

BEST gig, in all my years of seeing bands, was probably Swans at Koko in 2012. I have never experienced anything that even came close to that intensity, not even with the aid of drugs. I almost understood what a religious experience must feel like, and I was stone-cold sober.

Heartache · 09/05/15 - 22:12

Rammstein ( 8 times.)

HIM( 3 times)

Slipknot ( 3 times.)

Slayer

American Death Charge.

Wednesday 13 ( 3 times.)

Deathstars ( 3 times)

Apocalyptica (4 Times)

Stonesour ( 3 times)

Breed 77 (3times)

Nine Inch Nails.
And others l can't recall at the moment.

Pucky · 09/05/15 - 23:01

I've seen Duran Duran 3 times (1984, 2001, 2011), Wet Wet Wet and Bryan Adams.

jeffiner1892 · 09/05/15 - 23:13

Boyzone tour 1996, King's Hall Belfast.
Westlife 1st tour 2001, Point, O2, 3 whatever the hell it's called now arena, Dublin
Steps Reunion 2012, Odyssey Arena Belfast.

Also saw Damien Rice and Joss Stone at 1 Big Weekend in 2004

belly button · 09/05/15 - 23:18

farmer bob wrote: »

Would really love for The Jam to reform again though :cool:

Not sure if you know that they still tour, just without Paul Weller (a major loss I know ).
I saw them last year in a village hall charity do ! They were great

They are called 'From the Jam'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rbh1_c-8Ug

SweetHeartHolly · 09/05/15 - 23:51

I've been to see so many singers/bands in my almost 33 years that I would most likely forget someone if I tried to list them all so I will just focus right now on my most favorite experience and that was getting to see my most favorite singer James Otto for the second time on January 31, 2011. What makes it stand out compared to the first time that I saw on June 11, 2008? Just before I left to head for home, one more picture of us together was taken and right after the flash went off, James said "I love you!" to me. You never forget such a moment if you see your most favorite singer and "I love you!" is what they have to say to you before you go.

God bless you and James always!!!

Holly

Gilash · 10/05/15 - 00:22

Madonna (4 Times)

Michael Jackson ( once)

Kylie Minogue ( 2 Times)

Girls Aloud ( Once)

The Prodigy (2 Times)

sheila blige · 10/05/15 - 00:45

karen_charnock wrote: »

i went to see the pet shop boys in 1988 at Birmingham nec and it's the only concert I have ever been to. Who have you seen live?

ELO, Chris Rea, Lindisfarne, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, UFO, Billy Joel, Take That, Scouting For Girls, The Vaccines, Arctic Monkeys, Level 42, Squeeze, Gordon Giltrap, Harry Chapin, 10CC, Pet Shop Boys, Maroon 5 ... and Erasure, Joan Baez, Swing Out Sister, John Farnham, and some others but it was one of those Princes Trust things that loads of artists were on.

jonloch1 · 10/05/15 - 01:11

3/5/03 - Blazin Squad, Lochgelly Centre [met them too]
23/11/06 - Pink, SECC Glasgow
15/7/07 - Pink, Edinburgh Castle
12/4/09 - Pink, SECC Glasgow
19/5/10 - Rihanna, SECC Glasgow
26/6/10 - Pink, Hamdpen Park Glasgow
24/11/10 - Pixie Lott, Clyde Auditorium Glasgow
13/12/10 - JLS, SECC Glasgow
1/7/11 - JLS + Olly Murs [joint summer tour], Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh
4/4/12 - JLS, SECC Glasgow
21/7/12 - Madonna, Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh
31/10/12 - Alice Cooper, Usher Hall Edinburgh
15/3/13 - Olly Murs, SECC Glasgow
1/12/13 - 5ive, Clyde Auditorium Glasgow
7/12/13 - JLS, SSE Hydro Glasgow
20/2/14 - Beyoncé, SSE Hydro Glasgow
27/6/14 - Robbie Williams, SSE Hydro Glasgow
19/10/14 - Lady Gaga, SSE Hydro Glasgow
14/4/15 - Olly Murs, SSE Hydro Glasgow

Got Madonna on 20/12/15 at SSE Hydro Glasgow

dearmrman · 10/05/15 - 08:37

Pet Shop Boys - MCMLXXXIX Tour (Birmingham NEC) & Performance Tour (Birmingham NEC)

Madonna - Blonde Ambition & The Girlie Show (Both Wembley Stadium)

Erasure - The Innocents Tour (Birmingham NEC) Wild Tour (Wembley Arena & MK Bowl) Phantasmagorical Tour (Manchester Apollo)

Prince - The Nude Tour (Maine Road) Act II Tour (Wembley Stadium & Sheffield Arena) Ultimate Live Experience (Wembley Arena) & Hit n Run Pt II (Manchester Phones4U Arena)

The Who - Hits 50 Tour (Nottingham Arena)

LM · 10/05/15 - 10:14

Madonna - Confessions tour, sticky and sweet tour and MDNA TOUR.

Rihanna - Diamonds tour.

Kylie Minogue - Kiss me once tour

Cher - Dressed to kill tour.

Florence and the machine - Lungs and Ceremonials tour

Joss Stone - A one off gig she did back in 2012

Adele - Twice. Once from each album tour

Gavin Degraw - 5 times. Once from each album tour

Beyonce - Mrs carter tour 2014

Pink - Funhouse and The truth about love tour

Kate Bush - Before the dawn tour

Celine Dion - Vegas residency 2013

James Morrison - Three times. Once from each album tour

Colbie Caillat - All of you summer tour 2011

Lana Del rey - Born to die tour

Girls Aloud - Ten tour

Robyn and Kelis - This was a joint tour they did in the states back in 2010

Sophie Ellis bextor - Wanderlust Tour

Leona Lewis - The Labyrinth Tour

Lily Allen - Second album tour

Lady Gaga - The Monster Ball and Artrave tour

Ed Sheeran - Second album tour

Kelly Clarkson - Stronger tour

Bon Jovi - Greatest hits and Because we can tour

There might be more. They are off the top of my head

Wee Tinkers · 10/05/15 - 11:22

Inspiral Carpets (my first. I was so uncool I bought balcony seats and had the piss taken out of me for months)

Primal Scream (got invited to their party but it was a dry one. They'd had all the drink and had to apologise for the man lying flat out on the floor.)

Nirvana (I was a terrible fangirl, shoving my camera in Kurdt Cobain's face. He should have punched me. He collapsed shortly after iirc.)

Blur

Garbage (amazing. Shirley Manson is stunning. Stunning.)

Take That

Radiohead (they refused to play Creep so I refused to stop drinking. In my head it was a formidable protest.)

Garth Brooks (took my Dad. Loved it, surprisingly.)

Therapy?

Teenage Fanclub (despite meeting them a few times it did not result in Brendan, the drummer and object of my teenage (and middleage) desire, proposing marriage as I had anticipated.

Stone Roses (waited a long time. Thought it would never happen. Saw a few tributes and then they reformed! :cool:)

Metallica (I spent most of this in the foyer with my head in my hands. Stupid beer. Is why kids shouldn't drink.)

R.E.M. (now that Michael Stipe is no spring chicken but, boy, can he move. He was all over that stage, like a chimp hopped up on sugar.

Suede

A lot of my friends were in bands, or friends of a friend in a band so we saw far too many local bands at pubs with sticky carpets on 'Rocks Nights'.

Only one I've thought of over the years is a Belfast band, Lazy. I know it's a longshot but if anyone knew what became of them I'd love to hear it.

Croctacus · 10/05/15 - 11:25

belly button wrote: »

Not sure if you know that they still tour, just without Paul Weller (a major loss I know ).
I saw them last year in a village hall charity do ! They were great
They are called 'From the Jam'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rbh1_c-8Ug

That's Bruce Foxton and a few others. We're seeing them in the summer because they're playing the Dartford Show on the Sunday (and it's free)

Been to lots over the years. My most recent was George Ezra.

cliffy91 · 10/05/15 - 11:28

Cliff Richard twice (and going again in October)

Madness twice

Bad Manners

Jason Donovan

Bon Jovi

and I'm going to see Frankie Valli this year aswell which I can't wait for

MissAyrshire · 10/05/15 - 11:32

Bon Jovi (x2 - Hampden and Ibrox)
Matchbox 20 (x2 - SECC and O2 Academy)
Feeder (x2 - SECC and O2 Academy)
Dolly Parton (x2 - SECC and SSE Hydro)
Snow Patrol (x2 - SECC)
The Charlatans - SECC
Pink - SECC
Incubus - SECC
The Killers/The Futureheads/Kaiser Chiefs/Bloc Party - O2 Academy (was the NME Shockwaves Tour)
Foo Fighters - SECC
Paolo Nutini - Grand Hall, Kilmarnock
Green Day - SECC
Alicia Keys - SECC
Deep Purple - SECC
Coldplay - SECC
Kasabian - SECC
The Script - SECC
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Hampden Park
Kenny Rogers - Clyde Auditorium
Lady Gaga - SSE Hydro
Kylie - SSE Hydro
The Who - SSE Hydro
Ben Howard - SSE Hydro

(Neil Diamond, U2 and Madonna all to follow)

Stuart25 · 10/05/15 - 13:25

Girls Aloud - Tangled Up (2008)
Marina & The Diamonds - Lonely Hearts Club (2012)
Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once (2014)

I'm going to see George Ezra in a few weeks and hopefully Marina again soon if she tours her new album

dixo · 10/05/15 - 22:40

Blimey, loads...

Stereophonics, James, Hard Fi (remember them?!), Snow Patrol, Kasabian, Arcade Fire, Girls Aloud, Basement Jaxx, Elbow, Florence and the Machine, Black Keys, Kylie, Franz Ferdinand, Razorlight, Janelle Monae, Paloma Faith, Amy Winehouse, Oasis, Blur, Fleetwood Mac, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Beth Rowley, Courteeners, Texas, Beautiful South, Mark Ronson, The Subways, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Puppini Sisters, Zero 7, Supergrass, Leftfield, Lily Allen, Muse, Pharrell, Beck, Roisin Murphy, Rizzle Kicks, Bjorn Again, The Strokes, The Hives, Pulp, Maximo Park, Cee Lo Green, Jake Bugg from what I can remember

That's not including the festival shows. Quite fun listing everything out and reflecting back.

abarthman · 10/05/15 - 23:13

Not been to a concert for a few years, but I used to love going to them when I was younger:

Most memorable:

The Stranglers - Edinburgh Playhouse a few times
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Edinburgh Playhouse a few times
The Creatures - Edinburgh Queens Hall
Killing Joke - Edinburgh Coasters and Caley Palais
The Clash - Edinburgh Playhouse
The Damned - Edinburgh Odeon Clerk St
The Cure - Edinburgh Playhouse
Bauhaus - Manchester Uni
Stiff Little Fingers - Glasgow Barrowlands and Edinburgh Liquid Room
REM - Loch Lomond
Radiohead - Edinburgh Meadowbank
Eels - Edinburgh HMV Picturehouse
Squeeze - Edinburgh Usher Hall
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Edinburgh Murrayfield
Manic Street Preachers - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Maximo Park - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Tina Turner - Edinburgh Murrayfield - not my choice, but it was a freebie!

Sam_Williams1 · 10/05/15 - 23:18

Red Hot Chili peppers x2 (Don valley stadium, Sheffield Motorpoint arena)
Foo Fighters (Sheffield Motorpoint arena)
Dream Theater x2 (Leeds O2 Acadmey)
Bryan Adams (Doncaster keepmoat stadium)
Coldplay (Etihad Stadium, Manchester)***
Yellowcard (Leeds O2 Academy)
Mcbusted (Sheffield Motorpoint arena)
Fleetwood Mac (MEN)

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