Notable gigs you've been to

[Northernhibee]

Again along with the idea of "genre defying" and "songs that blow your mind" thread, not necessarily the best gig you've been to, but the ones that will likely be spoken about for a long time because of significance to the artist or whatnot.

First off the top of my head is Blur at Glastonbury 2009 - what they themselves have said was their best gig and most important gig. First gig back in front of a properly big crowd (after some smaller warm up shows) and they not only nailed it but put forward one of the best Glastonbury headline sets of all time. Damon was visibly nervous as hell at the start but the crowd willed him on, which helped the band take a step up, which made the crowd get behind them more and during Tender there was the biggest singalong that lasted long after the band finished, and all night long. Damon burst into tears just after "To The End". Incredible.

Could also say The Gaslight Anthem at the same festival. Playing the John Peel stage but for the first time Bruce Springsteen joined them on stage, unannounced, for a song. A surprise that genuinely nobody was expecting and although he's joined them a couple of times since, that was an "I was there" moment.

Laura Marling at the Queens Hall in 2010 (I think). Her drummer fell ill overnight and had to receive treatment hours before the show. Rather than cancel she played acoustically like she used to do at open mic nights before becoming a recording artist. She was nervous as hell and could barely speak but it was her at her absolute best, she threw in a Neil Young cover that she used to do at the open mic nights and again, one of those ones where the crowd helped the artist along and the better she got, the better the crowd got too. Again, one that's unlikely to be repeated but magical for something that was just a makeshift gig to stop having to cancel.

Sure I've got more that will come into my mind later, but what "wikipedia worthy" gigs have you been to?

[CropleyWasGod]

You mentioned Glasto. A few moments come to mind.

Billy Gibbons coming on to play with Ronnie Spector for Be My Baby

Bruce playing overtime and getting Michael Eavis fined :greengrin

Best of all.... getting to see Patti Smith from backstage..... which was brilliant in itself. But then we spotted the Dalai Lama in the other wing. :greengrin Watching the crowd as he walked on, and them slowly realising what was happening, was awesome . After his "set", he turned and blessed us . :not worth And then Patti restarted her own set.... 5 minutes after singing Happy Birthday to DL, she's up at the mike screaming "I am a ****ing animal!" :greengrin

[patch1875]

Nirvana @ The Carlton Studios

[G15 Hibs]

Not a single gig, but I went to one of Kate Bush's shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2014. Her first live shows in 35 years and unlikely to ever be repeated. Was more like a theatrical performance than a gig.

[Hiber-nation]

Queen supporting Mott The Hoople at the Caley cinema in 1973. No-one could quite believe how good Queen were, that was their first tour I think. Then Mott came on....follow that and they certainly did. What a night and off to school the next day to brag about it 😀

[Frazerbob]

The original Madstock in 1992. Madness’ first comeback gig after 9 years split. Still in my top 3 gigs, British Geological Surveys thought there was an earthquake and I managed to get my mug in the cover of the CD released the following year.

Depeche Mode at the Barras in 2017 and at the Royal Albert Hall in 2010 were both notable within the DM fan base. Usually filling huge stadiums, it was amazing to see them in such venues.

[weecounty hibby]

The Doors of the 21st century, in 2004. The three remaining (at that time) band members. Playing brilliantly and more than ably leading them was Ian Astbury of Cult fame. Almost a tear in my eye watching them and listening to legends play iconic music

[weecounty hibby]

Peter Green on his comeback tour. Another unbelievable musician who had iconic songs. Watching him play on stage was amazing after all the years in hospitals and being looked after by friends. One of the greatest guitarists of all time and a privilege to see him

[The Modfather]

The two that fit the criteria for me would be The Who’s 50th anniversary at Hyde Park and The Stone Roses last ever gig (until they need the money again) at Hampden.

[CropleyWasGod]

Another few.

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie's last-ever gig in 1995.

Until they reformed.

And then their last-ever gig in 2019 :greengrin


What was originally billed as Wilko's final gig (before he died) at the O2 in Sauchiehall Street. Was incredibly emotional......and then the ******* got better.:greengrin

[bigwheel]

Two interesting ones

I saw Adele play at the Royal Albert Hall which was turned into a DVD and TV performance ..often shown.

I saw Madonna’s first ever live performance in the UK in front of a small crowd at The Hacienda in Manchester in 1984. No one knew she would be anything big ..in fact no one really knew who she was ....

[degenerated]

The Sex Pistols reunion gig at Finsbury park in '96. Had always just accepted that I would never see them live.
We had tickets for the Glasgow gig but the week before the NME had a competition with tickets for the London gig. The question was why did the pistols get back together, one of my mates answered with "for the money" and two days before the gig a couple of access all areas passes came in the post.
Pretty epic gig with buzzcocks, slf and iggy pop as the support. What struck me was just how good the pistols actually were, how good they were musically and how tight they were. Prior to that all you could really judge them on was the live footage from 20 years prior with terrible sound and an album which could have been so polished it made them sound better than they were, clearly not the case though.
London was quite febrile at that point as it was during Euro 96. I think it was the build up to the Germany game and the all day drinking in scorching weather gave the atmosphere a bit of an edge.
Plenty of the rich and famous swanning around in the backstage bars, I remember seeing Steven Berkoff, Keanu Reaves, Liam Gallagher and Stuart Pearce in there.
Good weekend all in all with the UK Subs doing a gig in Hackney on the Friday night. Really glad I got to go as the Glasgow gig in the SECC was pretty poor, mainly due to the dreadful sound.

Other than that, there was one of the morecambe weekenders where 4 bands I had always wanted to see yet never expected to see all played the same year. Poison Idea, TSOL, Angry Samoans and Youth Brigade.

[Jumbo]

I was in Manchester at a gig in 86 or maybe early 87 and afterwards ended up at a warehouse party where the Stone Roses were playing, were a bit gothy back then and wasn't particularly impressed :greengrin

[degenerated]

I was in Manchester at a gig in 86 or maybe early 87 and afterwards ended up at a warehouse party where the Stone Roses were playing, were a bit gothy back then and wasn't particularly impressed :greengrinI've got their first single, so young, from about 85 and it's definitely more gothic/post punk than the later stuff

[Hiber-nation]

The 1977 White Riot tour. I was at the Playhouse gig, May 77 I think. Featuring The Slits (booed off), Subway Sect (bottled off), The Buzzcocks (brilliant), The Jam (ok-ish but that was the first album they were doing) and The Clash who were unbelievable.

[blackpoolhibs]

Queen supporting Mott The Hoople at the Caley cinema in 1973. No-one could quite believe how good Queen were, that was their first tour I think. Then Mott came on....follow that and they certainly did. What a night and off to school the next day to brag about it 😀

I was there too, what a superb night, i was 13 at the time and wondered what the hell i'd just seen. :top marks

Was also at Queens last gig at Knebworth, a free concert for me as i used to be the postman for Knebworth House at the time.

There is a picture on the wall of the crowd from the air from that concert, it is just humungous. :greengrin

[Billy Whizz]

Springsteen at the Playhouse in 1981, I was in the 5th row
It was the too promote “The River” album. Can still remember them starting with, The Ties that Bind

I also was at the Usher Hall to see Kate Bush, in one of our rare gigs

[CropleyWasGod]

Springsteen at the Playhouse in 1981, I was in the 5th row
It was the too promote “The River” album. Can still remember them starting with, The Ties that Bind

I also was at the Usher Hall to see Kate Bush, in one of our rare gigs

I was at that Springsteen gig...2nd row, right in front of Van Zandt.

I remember him starting with Badlands, though. IIRC, there were 2 gigs as the first one sold out very quickly.

So probably not the same one 😁

[J-C]

Alter Bridge at SECC, supported by Black Stone Cherry and Theory of a Deadman, 1st time I'd seen them live, the voice of Myles Kennedy and the guitar of Mark Tremonti blew my mind, seen them around 12 times now.

Seen Rival Sons supporting Black Stone Cherry at the Picture House and couldn't believe how amazing they were also.

One of my favourite 1st gigs was a band called the Virginmarys from Macclesfield, went down last minute to Newcastle to the O2 there, seen then half a dozen times now, cracking band and really nice guys to talk to as well.

[Northernhibee]

Another one that's popped into my head - The Fratellis at Arbroath Viewfield back about 2006. They're *****, but they mention it all the time in interviews because their singer had "food poisioning" and had to give up after four or five songs. The crowd weren't happy and before you know it glasses were flying and the police had to be called in to quell the trouble.

Being the big manly tough manly guy that I am, I was out the door before the first glass hit the wall :greengrin

Terrible gig, awful band but noteable in the timeline of the Fratellis.

[Jumbo]

Another one that's popped into my head - The Fratellis at Arbroath Viewfield back about 2006. They're *****, but they mention it all the time in interviews because their singer had "food poisioning" and had to give up after four or five songs. The crowd weren't happy and before you know it glasses were flying and the police had to be called in to quell the trouble.

Being the big manly tough manly guy that I am, I was out the door before the first glass hit the wall :greengrin

Terrible gig, awful band but noteable in the timeline of the Fratellis.

On a similar note, I remember seeing The Meteors at Coasters, must've been 84/85, where someone grabbed P Paul Fench's guitar and he proceeded to grab it back and crack boy over the head with it, cue uproar, unfortunately I had to run for my last bus so missed most of fun:offski:did hear later that it was 'Gorgie sons of William' that were involved :confused:

[ACLeith]

Springsteen at the Playhouse in 1981, I was in the 5th row
It was the too promote “The River” album. Can still remember them starting with, The Ties that Bind

I also was at the Usher Hall to see Kate Bush, in one of our rare gigs

Saw him at Hampden 2009. Electric from the first notes of Badlands to the end of Twist and Shout.

Lincoln Folk Festival 1971. The Byrds with McGuinn forgetting the words of Tambourine Man! And lying back with head on rucksack looking at the starry sky listening to JamesTaylor. And a generation later hearing him again at Glasgow Concert Hall (row B of stalls) with my son seeing his amazing talent so close up - but for the first and only time hearing him play a duff note!!

Steve Howe (Yes) a solo gig at queens hall 1995. Breathtaking variety of playing styles, each time making it look so easy!

[Hibbyradge]

The 1977 White Riot tour. I was at the Playhouse gig, May 77 I think. Featuring The Slits (booed off), Subway Sect (bottled off), The Buzzcocks (brilliant), The Jam (ok-ish but that was the first album they were doing) and The Clash who were unbelievable.

I was at that gig. Can't remember the bottles though.

[Dalianwanda]

I came back to Edinburgh a couple of years ago just to see Ride...It was moved to the Queens Hall Im guessing because there was hardly any tickets sold. Even the Queens hall was half empty. Just made it a very personal gig & I loved every minute being able to get so close to a band that's meant so much to me over the years.

When I moved to Dublin I knew no one & I loved right in the centre of town. So all I did was go to any gig going & kept that up for the 9 years I lived there.

First gig I went to was just before I moved. Electric Picnic festival - went over on a weeks notice after meeting an Irish hen doo in Liverpool who told me to come over for it. The highlight was seeing Arcade Fire..The had just released their Funeral album & I had never heard of them. It was in a small enough tent and was one of the most life affirming gigs Ive ever been to, the Irish crowd there certainly knew them...heres some dodgy footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuVQbP4jNSM&feature=emb_logo its classed as one of the best performance in all the years of that festival.

LCD System in Vicar street. It was part of their "Farewell Tour", ahem...Anyway they had to cancel the original date for some reason. To make up for it they came back, didn't have a support & played a 3 hour set. By this time Id made some mates and it seemed like everywhere I looked there was someone I knew....The song "All my friends" was very special indeed.

Dan Deacon in Vicar Street..He was supporting my mate band, Jape. Another Id never heard of at the time (I like the surprise element). If you have ever been to a Dan Deacon gig you will know its like no other. Crazy electronic music with whole crowd participation being made to create human tunnels for everyone to go through, whole venue human whirlpools & other crazy stuff..this isn't the gig but gives you an idea of the sweatfest created https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1io9CFfCJA

Primavera in Barcelona was a regular visit of mine. Most memorable gigs there were Caribou - just an wonderful display of holding a crowd in the palm of your hand, giving absolutely everything & again like most of my favourites just being joyous..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSwmfnCR8MY.The stage they were on was a cool amphitheatre so that helped create the vibe too. Gang Gang Dance - dunno how to describe them but was just beautiful trippy & spellbinding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmT1dR7MQ7k

Finally Dead Can Dance....Again Id never heard of them but this gig brought a good few to tears (nothing to do with a come down)..Heres one of the songs that made me well up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG5-1lFokoI

Oh yeah and I can't not mention LFO playing.........Seeing them live finally was just a dream for me...A rather obscure video of that gig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzKStNmzPo

Back to Dublin which was just great for loads of wee underground electronic artists turning up every week. Especially at the now gone Twisted Pepper & Andrews lane...Too many great gigs to mention but the ones above certainly stick out for me (and the first couple have been mentioned by the artists as one of their favourites)

[Hiber-nation]

I was at that gig. Can't remember the bottles though.

Hmmmm...I'm sure there were. Or maybe it was just cans but "canned off" doesn't sound right :greengrin

[O'Rourke3]

Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down Tour at The Playhouse late 85. After Too Rye Aye the follow up Album was not appreciated by the Come on Eileen Crowd and possibly pissed off a number of Soul Rebels. There were less than 300 in the stalls. No idea how many upstairs. Band were superb and played the whole new album along with new versions of old favourites.

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[Billy Whizz]

I was at that Springsteen gig...2nd row, right in front of Van Zandt.

I remember him starting with Badlands, though. IIRC, there were 2 gigs as the first one sold out very quickly.

So probably not the same one 😁

Crops, he started with the Ties that bind, honestly

[CropleyWasGod]

Crops, he started with the Ties that bind, honestly


BruceBase has the answer :greengrin

http://brucebase.wikidot.com/1981

You were right about Ties That Bind at your one. The other one started with Prove It All Night, which I don't remember. In my head, all I hear is the drum intro to Badlands, which wasn't played until halfway through both gigs. See age?

Further looking at it, he played Fire the night I was there, which he didn't the other night. So, in conclusion, I was at the same one as you, and you were right :greengrin

Hope I didn't block your view!

[Smartie]

There were actually quite a few bands I saw at the first T in the Park (my first ever festival, I was only 16) that ended up feeling significant.

Oasis in the tent was one. Definitely Maybe hadn't yet been released and myself and my mates were probably more into rap and hip hop at that time but that got knocked in a very different direction after seeing Oasis live for the first time. We'd heard a few of their singles before so they weren't exactly unknown but they certainly weren't the size of band they went on to become. My brother eventually became pretty good mates with Noel Gallagher and he'd said to him that I was in the tent at T in the Park for that gig. Gallagher says that there is a bit of the "Seville calculator" about their King Tuts gig and the tent at T in the Park ie if everybody who claimed to have been there was actually there then there would have been about 10m people at each gig.

Another one in that same tent was actually the Manic Street Preachers. They were playing as a 3 piece, possibly for the first time, as Richey Edwards had recently gone into rehab. He would return to the band later that year but disappeared the following year, never to be found and the band went on as a 3. Again, they were a band I didn't know much about until then, but got into them more after seeing them there.

I was also at Cream in Liverpool for the Millennium, memories of which are understandably hazy, but I seem to recall Orbital being on at the bells and Chime following straight on from the bells being pretty cool. Pretty sure the last song of the night was "Hymn of the big wheel", it was light and we were all quite pleased that the world hadn't ended. It also felt quite cool that on Hogmanay everybody in the world seemed to be heading into Edinburgh and we were getting the train out to go to Liverpool, somewhere I've only ever been back to once since then.

[Billy Whizz]

BruceBase has the answer :greengrin

http://brucebase.wikidot.com/1981

You were right about Ties That Bind at your one. The other one started with Prove It All Night, which I don't remember. In my head, all I hear is the drum intro to Badlands, which wasn't played until halfway through both gigs. See age?

Further looking at it, he played Fire the night I was there, which he didn't the other night. So, in conclusion, I was at the same one as you, and you were right :greengrin

Hope I didn't block your view!

Ha ha, I can’t remember him playing 2 gigs
You didn’t block my view, but i’d rather have heard Bruce than you😀

[Green Man]

I saw Bowie at Glastonbury in 2000, which has gone down as one of the great Glastonbury performances. At the time I left after a few songs as I was bored and wanted to dance, going to see Basement Jaxx instead. I regretted it for years, until I listened to the live album that was released, and still didn’t think it was that great.

[MagicSwirlingShip]

The Proclaimers at the last ever TITP was pretty special

[Frazerbob]

I saw Bowie at Glastonbury in 2000, which has gone down as one of the great Glastonbury performances. At the time I left after a few songs as I was bored and wanted to dance, going to see Basement Jaxx instead. I regretted it for years, until I listened to the live album that was released, and still didn’t think it was that great.

That set gets way more recognition that it deserves. You have to ask if everyone would bang on about it as much if he wasn’t deed.

[Northernhibee]

I saw Bowie at Glastonbury in 2000, which has gone down as one of the great Glastonbury performances. At the time I left after a few songs as I was bored and wanted to dance, going to see Basement Jaxx instead. I regretted it for years, until I listened to the live album that was released, and still didn’t think it was that great.

I felt that way about Bruce Springsteen in 2009 - was near the front and was bored for most of it. Thought both Neil Young the night before and Blur the night after were far superior.

Radiohead in 2017 were my last Pyramid stage headliner - they were absolutely garbage for the first 45 minutes or so but something clicked and the last hour and a half was euphoric. Hit after hit after hit, and even a cheeky wee second encore of Creep and Karma Police to send everyone into the night happy. Lots of people headed off for something else in the first part of the set and missed a brilliant one.

[CropleyWasGod]

I felt that way about Bruce Springsteen in 2009 - was near the front and was bored for most of it. Thought both Neil Young the night before and Blur the night after were far superior.

Conversely, I was near the back, and loved it. Probably because I had plenty space to do my GBH dancing :greengrin

[Hibbyradge]

I felt that way about Bruce Springsteen in 2009 - was near the front and was bored for most of it. Thought both Neil Young the night before and Blur the night after were far superior.

Radiohead in 2017 were my last Pyramid stage headliner - they were absolutely garbage for the first 45 minutes or so but something clicked and the last hour and a half was euphoric. Hit after hit after hit, and even a cheeky wee second encore of Creep and Karma Police to send everyone into the night happy. Lots of people headed off for something else in the first part of the set and missed a brilliant one.

I fell out with my mate about that set. Radiohead played songs from their at the time new album, for the first half and no-one knew them. I thought that it was the wrong thing to do at a festival but my mate loved it.

As you say, the second half saved it. More than saved it really, it was great. I heard an interview with Ed O'Brien last summer in which he said that they'd got it wrong.

[Northernhibee]

I fell out with my mate about that set. Radiohead played songs from their at the time new album, for the first half and no-one knew them. I thought that it was the wrong thing to do at a festival but my mate loved it.

As you say, the second half saved it. More than saved it really, it was great. I heard an interview with Ed O'Brien last summer in which he said that they'd got it wrong.

They were making little errors in that first part too - Thom coming in early for vocals, Jonny not giving Thom his pitch before 15 Step and as a result he was horrendously out of tune during the song. Got right down the front for that one as well and it was brilliant, but my thought in the first 45 minutes was that they'd blown an absolute open goal of a headline set.

Left feeling euphoric about how good the rest of it was though so job done, but that could and should have been a classic set.

I think it was the crowd and the state of the event two weeks after, but their set at TRNSMT was terrible. Spent the set around coked up ********s wanting to fight but the crowd never seemed into it. Shame, as 'The Bends' was great.

[Green Man]

I fell out with my mate about that set. Radiohead played songs from their at the time new album, for the first half and no-one knew them. I thought that it was the wrong thing to do at a festival but my mate loved it.

As you say, the second half saved it. More than saved it really, it was great. I heard an interview with Ed O'Brien last summer in which he said that they'd got it wrong.

Blur did something similar at T in the Park 1999, the first half of the set was all new album songs, then they played some bigger hits. I loved it, but it didn’t go down that well with some of the festival crowd.

[WoreTheGreen]

Blur did something similar at T in the Park 1999, the first half of the set was all new album songs, then they played some bigger hits. I loved it, but it didn’t go down that well with some of the festival crowd.

The Pouges went to the playhouse after a Hibs game an d a session in the Hibs club not knowing who they were . Shane comes on bottle of whiskey in hand and starts I lasted 10 minutes and left just not for me

[Lancs Harp]

The Pouges went to the playhouse after a Hibs game an d a session in the Hibs club not knowing who they were . Shane comes on bottle of whiskey in hand and starts I lasted 10 minutes and left just not for me

Saw the Pogues in the early 2000s at the MEN. Shane was pished out of his head, he missed more songs than he performed on, kept going off stage. Was still a decent gig though but disappointing he couldnt keep it together to do the show.

[offshorehibby]

I must have seen thousands of bands over the years from Deep Purple to David Bowie and The Clash to Adel. There will be lots of gems but my memory's not what it was. Two stick out.

Queen at Knebworth '86. That was probably the best live performance in ever for me.

The Specials comeback tour 2009 i think, O2 Academy Glasgow, the atmosphere just before they came on was pure electric. Never felt an atmosphere like that before or since. The misses who was with me, she disappeared to the bar with half an hour, by the time i'd caught up wither after a couple of encores she'd found about a dozen Hibbys and a good after concert sesh was had.

[Jim44]

Probably showing my age, but the best two gigs I’ve been to were in the last few years - Billy Joel’s sole UK gig at Wembley and the Paul Simon Farewell Tour in Glasgow.

[degenerated]

I must have seen thousands of bands over the years from Deep Purple to David Bowie and The Clash to Adel. There will be lots of gems but my memory's not what it was. Two stick out.

Queen at Knebworth '86. That was probably the best live performance in ever for me.

The Specials comeback tour 2009 i think, O2 Academy Glasgow, the atmosphere just before they came on was pure electric. Never felt an atmosphere like that before or since. The misses who was with me, she disappeared to the bar with half an hour, by the time i'd caught up wither after a couple of encores she'd found about a dozen Hibbys and a good after concert sesh was had.That Specials gig in Glasgow was absolutely bouncing, probably one of the few gigs I've been to in that place where the sound has been really good.

The only other one I can think of was the pogues , might have been 2010ish. Sound was ace and MacGowan seemed a lot less drunk and back in the form I remembered from late 80s.

[Curried]

Richard Thompson in 1996 at the 3B Tavern in Bellingham (WA) was a standout for me.
I unexpectedly stumbled across a poster in the main street of this sleepy wee town advertising the gig that night. I’d seen him a few times over the years, but playing in a small bar with only Danny Thomson in accompaniment was something special. It was just so intimate with only about 50 patrons in attendance and an entry fee of ~$10....Amazing guitarist.

[Kato]

Here's a notable one that no-one attended (although years later some pretended to have been there.)


Joy Division poster for cancelled Edinburgh gig at the Astoria sold for £2,500. Seems really steep considering the promoter was still printing them well into the 80's in an attempt to make some cash.

https://bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-181---joy-division---astoria-edinburgh-1980---cancelled-concert-poster/?lot=5265

I still have two tickets for this and am now wondering if they are worth anything.

Saw them at the Odeon but shame this didn't happen, small venue and all that. Ten days later he was a goner.

[bigwheel]

Here's a notable one that no-one attended (although years later some pretended to have been there.)


Joy Division poster for cancelled Edinburgh gig at the Astoria sold for £2,500. Seems really steep considering the promoter was still printing them well into the 80's in an attempt to make some cash.

https://bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-181---joy-division---astoria-edinburgh-1980---cancelled-concert-poster/?lot=5265

I still have two tickets for this and am now wondering if they are worth anything.

Saw them at the Odeon but shame this didn't happen, small venue and all that. Ten days later he was a goner.


those tickets will definitely be worth something...beautiful iconic poster that...was the Odeon gig when Buzzcocks were the main act?

[Kato]

those tickets will definitely be worth something...

--rushes-to-old-shoe-box-smiley--


beautiful iconic poster that...was the Odeon gig when Buzzcocks were the main act?


With Buzzcocks yes, a bit sterile with a seated audience but still jaw-dropping.

[SteveHFC]

I must have seen thousands of bands over the years from Deep Purple to David Bowie and The Clash to Adel. There will be lots of gems but my memory's not what it was. Two stick out.

Queen at Knebworth '86. That was probably the best live performance in ever for me.

The Specials comeback tour 2009 i think, O2 Academy Glasgow, the atmosphere just before they came on was pure electric. Never felt an atmosphere like that before or since. The misses who was with me, she disappeared to the bar with half an hour, by the time i'd caught up wither after a couple of encores she'd found about a dozen Hibbys and a good after concert sesh was had.

Would love to go back in time to see them live. Notice their playing at the hydro next year but it isn't same.

[.Sean.]

Went to Leeds fest for Liam Gallaghers first proper ‘big’ performance after his 4/5 years in the wilderness

[Kato]

those tickets will definitely be worth something..



Found them. Am going to email that auction site and see what gives.


https://i.ibb.co/gV9GKM5/20210302-203104.jpg (https://ibb.co/L5RM7zL)

[Northernhibee]

Would love to go back in time to see them live. Notice their playing at the hydro next year but it isn't same.

Not calling you selfish or that but if I were to go back in time I think I'd try to stop WWII from happening. Horses for courses and all that :greengrin:greengrin:greengrin

[Hibby70]

Not calling you selfish or that but if I were to go back in time I think I'd try to stop WWII from happening. Horses for courses and all that :greengrin:greengrin:greengrin

Surely you'd want to stop Hearts winning the league in '86?

[Northernhibee]

Surely you'd want to stop Hearts winning the league in '86?

I was alive then, made sure Craig’s prawn sandwich in his packed lunch box had been out in the sun for a bit.

[Carheenlea]

Idles in Sneaky Petes. About 80 of an audience, but a performance that you knew you’d never see them again in such an environment. Saw them the next year in Glasgow at G2, then a year later in Dublin at Vicar Street then the Barrowlands a couple of years back. The best and most incendiary show of the lot was the date at Sneaky Petes.

We used to go to a lot of Verve gigs, and at the Cathouse in Glasgow about the mid 90’s the support was Oasis. We’d heard of them by then but none of us were really that keen on them, but you could see they were destined for big things. Never believed they would go on to be quite as big mind you.

As a Fall fan I used to go travel to many gigs every year, mostly all the Scottish dates and north of England. After having to abandon plans to stay overnight for a Friday night gig in Wakefield in 2018, a fellow Hibs fan and I drove down and back up straight afterwards in order to attend the cup tie against Celtic at Hampden the following day. Mark E Smith performed in a wheelchair and was in a sorry looking state which shocked the audience, but he was in good form. On the Monday night, I drove down to Newcastle for the next gig and then a couple of weeks later a few of us were at QMU for the next one, and for what was The Fall’s last ever show, so I was glad to have been at the final three, and thankfully, given the unpredictability of Smith, they were all absolute stormers despite performing from a wheelchair. Mark E Smith died the following year.

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Found them. Am going to email that auction site and see what gives.


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Good luck. Lovely bit of memorabilia...

[rodhibs55]

Anti Poll Tax concert in the Usher Hall was pretty good.

[Kato]

Good luck. Lovely bit of memorabilia...Bloke at the Auction site reckons 100-150 quid each. Hoodathunkit, am going to submit them.

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Bloke at the Auction site reckons 100-150 quid each. Hoodathunkit, am going to submit them.

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Doesn’t surprise me. Won’t be many of those around. Brilliant !!

[Kato]

Surely you'd want to stop Hearts winning the league in '86?

Thinking about this today and the best bet would be to stop Hearts winning WW1.

The Germans wouldn't have had to go through the trauma of being fooled by the nazi gangsters, the UK would have been given a mere bloody nose and far less fatalities and the Jumbos would be a far lesser institution given how they grew to be the bigliest footballing, soccer club in the Universe on the back of their historic win.