What's the greatest gig you have been to?

[kinboshi]

Not very PC these days,  but Gary Gltter's Xmas Eve gig in 1979 at Rock City Nottingham was a truly stupendous gig.

I believe it was a comeback tour, and I will always cherish that evening sitting on the shelf in front of the balcony. He was one hell of a performer and the place really rocked that night.

However, showing my age here, I did live in Toronto for a few years during the 1970's, and during my sojourn attended many great gigs including Lou Reed, JJ Cale, Muddy Waters, The Sweet (don't ask), The Ramones, John Martyn and a few that I can't remember  

The one that sticks out in my mind is The Rolling Stones playing Maple Leaf Gardens in either 1972 or 1973 with Bobby Keys playing horns and various other glitterati supporting, but the opening act was Stevie Wonder.

Hi Ralph, I am hoping you might be able to help me here. I have heard Life on Mars by Bowie down the uyears and never really liked it much but I bought the soundtrack to the TV show Life on Mars the other week and now I have heard it a few times I think it is a superb song. Ny question is wtf is it about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars%3F

Cheers Kin, I did find that write up but it only kinda skirts around the background of it(strange fact that it has the same chords as My Way tho). The first verse seems to be about a grl getting pregnant and having an abortion, the rest of the song sounds/could be about a string of things the girl see/remembers whilst under the in fuence of the drugs but maybe thts just how I see it and Im not really sure.

Yeah, it didn't make much sense to me either - so I thought I'd post the link

[Div]

Ooohh too many to count.

A few highlights that immediately spring to mind.

Blur (the week There's No Other Way made the charts) King Tuts Wah Wah Hut - Damon swinging from the rafters then getting into a fight with Alex mid-song.

PJ Harvey also at King Tuts - most amazing charisma. Zero movement on stage yet entire crowd were totally in awe of her.

Stone Roses - live in a circus big top on Glasgow Green just after Spike Island. Crap sound, amazing vibe, and the most pungent marijuana aroma ever.

Waterboys supported by Saw Doctors on Hogmanay at Glasgow Barrowlands. Brought a full pipe band onto the stage for the bells.

Another Barras gig was when Simple Minds did a 'cash for kids' charity do and played basically two hours of their singles, going right back to the first album, at a time when they were usually headlining stadiums and playing shite.

Yet another Barras gig. Blur (again) supported by an up and coming act called...Radiohead.

Charlatans at the V festival down in Cheltenham was an amazing gig. Very emotional as their keyboard player Rob Collins had died in a car crash just a few weeks earlier, but they came out and totally rocked the place.

More recently Killers at House of Blues, Mandalay Bay. The homecoming gig just after Hot Fuss had gone mega. Lucked out with that one!

Finally, just to prove I am really getting old. You aint lived til you've seen Tom Jones live. Saw him play an open air gig in Hyde Park a few years ago, and he was amazing. What a voice, and what a performance. Fantastic showmanship.

[phatomch]

it's either got ot be the red hot chilli peppers at reading or hyde park, or live aid in hyde park

[Karabiner]

Not very PC these days,  but Gary Gltter's Xmas Eve gig in 1979 at Rock City Nottingham was a truly stupendous gig.

I believe it was a comeback tour, and I will always cherish that evening sitting on the shelf in front of the balcony. He was one hell of a performer and the place really rocked that night.

However, showing my age here, I did live in Toronto for a few years during the 1970's, and during my sojourn attended many great gigs including Lou Reed, JJ Cale, Muddy Waters, The Sweet (don't ask), The Ramones, John Martyn and a few that I can't remember  

The one that sticks out in my mind is The Rolling Stones playing Maple Leaf Gardens in either 1972 or 1973 with Bobby Keys playing horns and various other glitterati supporting, but the opening act was Stevie Wonder.

Hi Ralph, I am hoping you might be able to help me here. I have heard Life on Mars by Bowie down the uyears and never really liked it much but I bought the soundtrack to the TV show Life on Mars the other week and now I have heard it a few times I think it is a superb song. Ny question is wtf is it about?

Hi Phil, I can remember really well living in a flat in Earl's Court with a couple of other degenerate hippy types and our various girlfriends circa 1971 and the first record that went on the turntable (a lenco goldring if memory serves) every morning for months on end was Hunky Dory, usually followed by America, but having listened to Life on Mars many hundreds of times i must confess to not having the slightest clue what it is all about, nor indeed ever being too bothered about it. How shallow we were after a couple of spliffs....

[bobby1]

Not very PC these days,  but Gary Gltter's Xmas Eve gig in 1979 at Rock City Nottingham was a truly stupendous gig.

I believe it was a comeback tour, and I will always cherish that evening sitting on the shelf in front of the balcony. He was one hell of a performer and the place really rocked that night.

However, showing my age here, I did live in Toronto for a few years during the 1970's, and during my sojourn attended many great gigs including Lou Reed, JJ Cale, Muddy Waters, The Sweet (don't ask), The Ramones, John Martyn and a few that I can't remember  

The one that sticks out in my mind is The Rolling Stones playing Maple Leaf Gardens in either 1972 or 1973 with Bobby Keys playing horns and various other glitterati supporting, but the opening act was Stevie Wonder.

Hi Ralph, I am hoping you might be able to help me here. I have heard Life on Mars by Bowie down the uyears and never really liked it much but I bought the soundtrack to the TV show Life on Mars the other week and now I have heard it a few times I think it is a superb song. Ny question is wtf is it about?

Hi Phil, I can remember really well living in a flat in Earl's Court with a couple of other degenerate hippy types and our various girlfriends circa 1971 and the first record that went on the turntable (a lenco goldring if memory serves) every morning for months on end was Hunky Dory, usually followed by America, but having listened to Life on Mars many hundreds of times i must confess to not having the slightest clue what it is all about, nor indeed ever being too bothered about it. How shallow we were after a couple of spliffs....

no probs mate, I picked up about 6 Bowie cd's the other day and Hunky Dory was one of em, then I found a Bowie greatest hits for just £7 so put em all back again and stuck to that. Will pick up a copy when I return to blghty.

I also think it would be great to read a 'Red Dog' style diary from you, you always sound like you have lived a bit and loved every minute of it.

[seven2unsuited]

Saw Brian Wilson at T in the park last year, that was amazing, dancing about pissed to the beach boys tunes, was a feel good concert.

[mondatoo]

Seen Eminem at Milton Keynes that was excellent.For some reason after we'd stood wating to get in for about 4 hours me m8 decided to sign Barbie Girl by Aqua at the top of his voice absolutely hilarious and the gig was class too.

[Tonji]

Brixton Academy was my local venue through the 80s & 90s. I remember particularly Ian Dury & the Blockheads, The Clash, Divine Comedy, even The Orb, but the best was Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

But the most memorable was Squeeze at the Albany Empire, Deptford.

[HOLDorFOLD]

hmmmm i seem to have lived a sheltered life lol.   Only seen Level 42 (3 times), Cool and the gang, Radical Dance Faction and FarCry (all over 18 years ago - eek)

Oh and got dragged to some crappy 02 concert thing to see some boring ol bloke at a piano - all the women were screaming madly and I just couldnt see it myself - it was a bit slit your wrists music for me.  Jeeze, cannot for the life of me remember who the hell it was now.

Cant wait to see ironside in concert though - thats a must I've heard 

[Longines]

Tori Amos, Shaw Theatre '92 - just her and a piano. Spine tingling.

Prince, Wembley Arena '86 - heck of a showman.

[AndrewT]

but the best was Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

QFMFT - saw him at Brixton on the Abattoir Blues tour and it was totally mesmerising, he completely pwned the stage.

Other standout gigs for me

Therapy? at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on the Troublegum tour (94)
Supergrass at the Wulfren hall next door (94)
Magnetic Fields at Birmingham Ronnie Scotts (2000)
Flaming Lips at Birmingham Academy (2003?)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion upstairs at the Birmingham Academy (2003)
Low at Shepherds Bush Empire last year.
A Silver Mt Zion at the Scala (2007 & 2008)

[kinboshi]

Therapy? at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on the Troublegum tour (94)

Saw Therapy? on the same tour in Sheffield.  They told the crowd to 'fuck off' when a second (or third) encore was requested.  They said that they were thirsty.

Ten minutes later they were at the bar with everyone else!  Was a good night.

[boldie]

Queensryche...Livecrime tour.

end off.

[cia260895]

The Rolling Stones @ the old Wembley 1995..Jagger still runs around like a loon. all on herbal tea......

[Steelio]

Muse @ Leeds Fest 06
Foo Fighters @ Leeds Fest 05
New Found Glory @ The Cockpit