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Old 02-03-2012, 10:23
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Ash when they were during the Free all Angels time. They were really good, I didnt really know what to expect, obviously there would the band playing, but I wasnt sure about what it feel like. The buzz and atmosphere was so good, such a good memory. And Tim Wheeler wore a sleeveless tshirt, and was very easy on the eyes too. Always a plus.
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Old 03-03-2012, 05:48
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The Rolling Stones at the Glasgow Greens Playhouse { was renamed The Glasgow Apollo in 1973 } - tickets were 6/9 { six shillings and nine old pennies } so had to be before Decimal Day { 15 February 1971 } so it was either 1969 or 1970 - I still have the ticket stub hence I know the cost but as its buried in the garden shed I am not going hunting for it to see what the date was.

That was a real band playing live - no backing tapes - what they played is what you got.

Who would have thought they would still be performing forty years later.
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:12
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Mine was a band called The Icarus Line at the Leeds Cockpit, a friend won tickets from a radio station and they weren't playing anywhere near where we lived so we had to go over to Leeds for it
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:20
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Mine was some crappy Radio 1 roadshow that I had to go to as my sister was looking after me and I had no choice. I remember Five, Jimmy Ray and Olive being on the line-up.
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Old 03-03-2012, 12:21
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The Damned in 1985, from memory, at St George's Hall in Bradford, I was 15.
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Old 05-03-2012, 10:47
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Motorhead supported by Saxon, Tuesday 13th November 1979 @ Colston Hall in Bristol. Ticket was £3.00!!
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Old 05-03-2012, 13:57
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Mine was very recent, Olly Murs at The O2 for his 'In Case You Didn't Know' Tour! Absolutely superb!!!
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Old 05-03-2012, 15:13
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Wham. Edinburgh Playhouse 1983.
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Old 05-03-2012, 15:28
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Apart from seeing various mates' bands at school, my first gig was The Primitives at Teviot Row Union, Edinburgh, October 1987.

I can vividly remember having a debate that it was them, and not The Primevals, because it seemed to good a booking for fresher's week.

It was bloody good
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Old 05-03-2012, 15:40
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Fleetwood Mac in their 'Behind the Mask' tour at Wembley Stadium, 1990.

Amazing first proper live gig experience.

And I did the lighter thing!
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Old 05-03-2012, 15:46
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The first live show I ever saw was the Backstreet Boys on their 'Millennium' tour, it was amazing. The fact that they're still going strong now is amazing, they've been together for almost 19 years.
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Old 05-03-2012, 15:48
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100% the truth. My 1st gig was with my mate when we were 15. We got free tickets to the Hammersmith Odeon. To see Gary Glitter. We loved it.
Don't think I'd go now though!
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Old 05-03-2012, 15:54
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100% the truth. My 1st gig was with my mate when we were 15. We got free tickets to the Hammersmith Odeon. To see Gary Glitter. We loved it.
Don't think I'd go now though!
I saw him in the late 80s, we went because Girlschool were the support band, and to be fair it was a really good show.
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Old 05-03-2012, 16:13
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Donny Osmond in Cardiff in 2004. Well I didn't want my mum's spare ticket to go to waste!
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Old 05-03-2012, 16:20
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My first proper gig as in someone famous was The Troggs

Who is that I hear you all say

I am showing my age
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Old 05-03-2012, 16:27
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My first gig was Dexy's Midnight Runners at Poole Arts Centre in 1986 [ I think ], during the whole 'too-rye'ay' era....was good fun.

Soon after, my first big outdoor gig was Simple Minds at Milton Keynes Bowl with an interesting support bill - didn't see the the Medics and barely remember the rest...although I do recall the Bangles, strange to see them alongside The Cult!

SIMPLE MINDS with The Bangles, The Cult, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, Big Audio Dynamite, The Waterboys, In Tua Nua, Dr and The Medics, Sat 21st June
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Old 05-03-2012, 16:36
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Average White Band and funk/reggae band Inner Circle at the old Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London in 1978(first long distance drive after I passed my test that same week!!LOL. A whole bunch of friends and myself went in 2 carloads!!)

The FUNK was unbelievable!!! I can still remember it to this day!!
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Old 05-03-2012, 19:55
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East 17 I saw Take That later the same year. I guess I wasn't very good at choosing allegiances
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Old 05-03-2012, 20:24
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Madonna -Blond Ambition -22nd July 1990. Still her best tour.
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Old 05-03-2012, 23:31
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My first gig was Britney Spears back in Oct 2000
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Old 06-03-2012, 09:36
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Ramones at Birmingham Hummingbird when I was around 15.
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Old 06-03-2012, 10:29
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Squeeze in 1980.
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Old 06-03-2012, 12:55
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Bruce Springsteen and the E street band wembley stadium 1985, nothing has come close since.
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Old 06-03-2012, 15:54
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Can - early 1970s. Bizarre.
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Old 06-03-2012, 17:13
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Mine was the Capital Radio Junior Best Disco. I suppose what is now Capital Summertime/Christmas Ball. Artists there were Bros, Mica Paris, Curiosity Killed The Cat, I can't remember all of them. I only cared about Bros

First proper concert was Madonna's Girlie Show in 93. I cried my eyes out because I finally got to see my idol after worshipping her for years. I'd have loved to have gone to her Blonde Ambition Tour.
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