Best gig you have been too

[Filo]

All right then. The lad I sat next to in Maths lessons at Danum ended up being the keyboard player with an early 80's band called 'The Europeans', and, after them, took Fish's spot as lead singer in Marillion. He's still their lead singer to this very day. Lives Oxford way now.

He had two drop dead gorgeous sisters too......... Lived in Intake on Avoca Ave or Road or some name like that they did.

BobG

PS Fred Waring. Anyone else remember that bugger at Danum?

Abercorn Road? Runs parallel to Leger Way

[BobG]

No. It wasn't that. It was a shorter road name. It was a turning off to the left down Sandringham Road nearer the fire station end than the docs surgery. It didn't run paralell to Leger Way. It ran towards the back of the hospital basically.

It wasn't Avoca. I might get it if I sit here long enough.... It was slightly longer than that I think. Abelard? No. That's silly. It began with an A definitely.

Ardeen???? That's a bit more like it.

Bob

[coventryrover]

Drenge in a tiny tent in Hyde Park (Stones gig) = Semtex
Black Keys/Macabees at NIA in Brum=Awesome
The Cribs at Cov Colly = Visceral
Arcade Fire at LAtitude = Etheral
Therapy?  Cov student Union

[Filo]

No. It wasn't that. It was a shorter road name. It was a turning off to the left down Sandringham Road nearer the fire station end than the docs surgery. It didn't run paralell to Leger Way. It ran towards the back of the hospital basically.

It wasn't Avoca. I might get it if I sit here long enough.... It was slightly longer than that I think. Abelard? No. That's silly. It began with an A definitely.

Ardeen???? That's a bit more like it.

Bob

Evelyn avenue?

In fact scrap that, there is a road somerwhere near the Lonsdale that sounds a bit like ardeen

[BobG]

I think it is Ardeen Road (or Avenue). And near the Lonsdale sounds right too. I was going to put 'near the pub' but I couldn't remember it's bloody name!

Right. The lead singer in Marillion spent his youth living in Ardeen Road (Avenue). Got there at last. Sigh.

BobG

[River Don]

Difficult one.

Many years ago I saw The Bridewell Taxis at the Leadmill, very good but the best bit was LFO who were supporting. They did their version of Kraftwerk, standing still behind their synths with these really bright lights behind them. It was just good.

Then again maybethe best gig I have seen was Kraftwerk at the Royal Festival Hall.

[Dr Fundlekrotch]

Guns n roses with faster pussycat just as appetite for destruction was released at notts Rock  city.

That was my favourite gig - I'd taken a couple of mates to see the next big thing - Faster Pussycat - and spent part of the GnR set in the foyer with Taime Downe and co.  It became very apparent that something special was going on onstage so dived back in there quickly.

Also memorable because it was the first time I'd been allowed to drive my Mum's Mini Metro out of Donny and we accidentally set it on fire near Blyth on the way back

[IC1967]

It should have been one of the best gigs I'd been to but they were just a little bit ahead of their time. Sex Pistols at the Outlook on 27th September 1976. Monday nights at the Outlook used to be rock night. However once punk started coming on the scene we found our rock bands had been replaced with punk bands.The Sex Pistols performed to a crowd of about 25 'rockers' and 1 punk.

We all watched in horror apart from the 1 punk who was verbally abused throughout by some of the rockers. It was the crappest gig I'd ever been to. My mate shouted out 'get off you're f***ing crap' to which Johnny Rotten replied 'f*** off'. That was the highlight of the evening.

We were all so disappointed. No guitar solos. No intricate melodies. A seeming lack of ability of all who were in the band. The realisation that our regular rock night was becoming punk night.

Fast forward 6 months and I loved punk, especially the Sex Pistols. I will always regret to my dying day not appreciating what I saw that night. And if you were the 1 punk there that night then I salute you and apologise abjectly for the behaviour of some of the rockers towards you.

[Wild Rover]

Any at Slane Castle. Queen, Guns and Roses, Bowie, Stones x2, Dylan . Uriah Heep at Racecourse circa 1973.

[turnbull for england]

Bob G - I think you mean the Bangles. Always thought the tall ones looked like men but Susanna Hoffs was incrediby tasty.

New Order, Sheffield Roxy 1987 & London Troxy 2011 were the best times I've seen them.
Stone Roses, Leeds 1989 & Bridlington Spa 1994ish & Manchester 2013
Frank Turner/Green Day, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester 2010
Frank Turner, Old No 7, Barnsley, 2014 - only 100 people there.
CarterUSM (Too many gigs to mention or pick a favourite)
The Wedding Present, Electric Avenue (or whatever it was called then), Doncaster, 1991ish
Inspiral Carpets, Toby Jug (demolished), 1989ish


I was at weddoes gig  beach buggy supported and Mr Gedge cracked a stage invader with his guitar , had some ctacking nights at leadmill seeing whoever was on but favourite has to be Charaltans last year at Brudenell social club in leeds

[Dagenham Rover]

It should have been one of the best gigs I'd been to but they were just a little bit ahead of their time. Sex Pistols at the Outlook on 27th September 1976. Monday nights at the Outlook used to be rock night. However once punk started coming on the scene we found our rock bands had been replaced with punk bands.The Sex Pistols performed to a crowd of about 25 'rockers' and 1 punk.

We all watched in horror apart from the 1 punk who was verbally abused throughout by some of the rockers. It was the crappest gig I'd ever been to. My mate shouted out 'get off you're f***ing crap' to which Johnny Rotten replied 'f*** off'. That was the highlight of the evening.

We were all so disappointed. No guitar solos. No intricate melodies. A seeming lack of ability of all who were in the band. The realisation that our regular rock night was becoming punk night.

Fast forward 6 months and I loved punk, especially the Sex Pistols. I will always regret to my dying day not appreciating what I saw that night. And if you were the 1 punk there that night then I salute you and apologise abjectly for the behaviour of some of the rockers towards you.

You should have taught them Mick...................................sorry couldn't resist 

[RobTheRover]

Bob G - I think you mean the Bangles. Always thought the tall ones looked like men but Susanna Hoffs was incrediby tasty.

New Order, Sheffield Roxy 1987 & London Troxy 2011 were the best times I've seen them.
Stone Roses, Leeds 1989 & Bridlington Spa 1994ish & Manchester 2013
Frank Turner/Green Day, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester 2010
Frank Turner, Old No 7, Barnsley, 2014 - only 100 people there.
CarterUSM (Too many gigs to mention or pick a favourite)
The Wedding Present, Electric Avenue (or whatever it was called then), Doncaster, 1991ish
Inspiral Carpets, Toby Jug (demolished), 1989ish


I was at weddoes gig  beach buggy supported and Mr Gedge cracked a stage invader with his guitar , had some ctacking nights at leadmill seeing whoever was on but favourite has to be Charaltans last year at Brudenell social club in leeds

I could have sworn it was The Bridewell Taxis supporting them that night, Turnbull.  Maybe I'm thinking of another gig there around that time, Bridewells and The Playground Chairs, maybe?

[turnbull for england]

It was October 92  at the Ritzy Rob , some of the songs are featured on a video, Would have loved to have seen Bridewell taxis though

[RobTheRover]

Also memorable because it was the first time I'd been allowed to drive my Mum's Mini Metro out of Donny and we accidentally set it on fire near Blyth on the way back

Hang on one minute, you are not getting away with that!  Tell more.

[RobTheRover]

It was October 92  at the Ritzy Rob , some of the songs are featured on a video, Would have loved to have seen Bridewell taxis though

Yes, Ritzy!  That was it.  Couldnt remember what it was called after Electric Avenue.  Of course, I was very, very drunk.

I saw the Bridewell Taxi's loads of times.  They were brilliant live.  I remember seeing them at the Toby Jug on North Bridge once and the Trombonist never turned up.  Turned out he'd gone to see James play in Manchester instead.

[Iberian Red]

It was October 92  at the Ritzy Rob , some of the songs are featured on a video, Would have loved to have seen Bridewell taxis though

I saw the Bridewell Taxi's loads of times.  They were brilliant live.  I remember seeing them at the Toby Jug on North Bridge once and the Trombonist never turned up.  Turned out he'd gone to see James play in Manchester instead.

Playground Chairs supported that one.

[RobTheRover]

Yep.

We were drinking in the Black Bull from lunchtime that day (great jukebox and a pool table), and the whole of Slug the Night**tchman rolled in.  I had my Playground Chairs cap on (black and white with a big P in a circle on the front) and we got talking about music and stuff.  They just assumed we were The Playground Chairs, and we never corrected them.  Kept the thing going for hours and then all wandered down to the Jug together.

So, if you are reading this, Mr Slug, I'm very sorry.

[River Don]

The Playground Chairs were one band I never got to see. I've never even heard their work which is a shame as I know they had a bit of a following in Donny.

Does anyone have a link to anything online?

[RobTheRover]

Imagine the Paris Angels (without any female vocals) with a good dollop of industrial Joy Division dropped on top.  They were very good.  Hexthorpe and Balby lads mostly, I think.

[River Don]

Just found this Rob, not bad.

https://myspace.com/theplaygroundchairs/music/songs

[Dr Fundlekrotch]

Also memorable because it was the first time I'd been allowed to drive my Mum's Mini Metro out of Donny and we accidentally set it on fire near Blyth on the way back

Hang on one minute, you are not getting away with that!  Tell more.

Apparently the Metro we had wasn't supposed to go over 76mph.  We did 91 all the way back and the underseal caught fire.  We put the fire out with a bottle of Ribena that a mate had taken (to a Guns 'n' Roses concert - always practical, he was!) and then danced around on the A1, all spandex, cowboy boots and long hair at 1 in the morning wondering why nobody would stop to give us a lift

[Al4475]

Always wanted to see james - very underrated band imo! Missed out seeing them at the dome around my 22nd/23rd birthday (circa 1998) due to a cheque for two tickets being processed too late for the seats we wanted and no alternatives being offered! Got a james gig on my bucket list! Lol!

[RobTheRover]

Just found this Rob, not bad.

https://myspace.com/theplaygroundchairs/music/songs

Good find. Hit The Ground was one of my favourites.

Not sure I'd agree it's classed as "Prog-rock" though

[roversdude]

First monsters of Rock was magical- went on a coach trip from Angies Records
Motörhead at Queens Hall
AC/DC at Leicester with Bon singing and numerous times since with BJ singing
Not very PC but a certain ex singer who was locked up this week was always a cracking night out

[Filo]

First monsters of Rock was magical- went on a coach trip from Angies Records
Motörhead at Queens Hall
AC/DC at Leicester with Bon singing and numerous times since with BJ singing
Not very PC but a certain ex singer who was locked up this week was always a cracking night out

My cousin was manageress of Angies Records

[BillyStubbsTears]

Saw James at Nottingham Poly in 1988 when they still had a bit of edge to them. But they were utterly out-shone by the support act that I'd never heard of. Happy Mondays. Like summat from another f**king planet.

Good good good good
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Double-double good.

[knockers]

Used to know Phil Beer

He's got a new album out Bob. Not sure if you knew.

You want to try listening to Lindi Ortega as well. She is one hot alternative country gal!
I think she's coming back to the UK in the Summer and is well worth a look/listen

[roversdude]

Pete Spibey from Black Spiders used to be in our drinking circle
Never had him down as a rock star (of sorts) but fair does to him

[RobTheRover]

Love Black Spiders

I've got my middle finger aloft right now.....