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I was chatting to a mate today re our favourite gigs etc, probably a bit childish but it's a international break and a bit boring so here are my favourite 10

Led Zeppelin...Knebworth 

Oasis...Knebworth 

U2...Colston Hall (probably not allowed to call it that now)

U2...Wembley(Joshua Tree tour)

AC/DC...Colston Hall

Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow...Hammersmith Odeon

The Verve...Glastonbury 

Faithless...Glastonbury 

Underworld...Royal Albert Hall

Simple Minds...Milton Keynes Bowl

And as a bonus...James...Bristol Harbourside.

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Oasis - Cardiff Arena. Travis were the support act.

Oasis - Exeter Arena.

The Verve - Heigh Hall (home coming gig) massive outdoor concert and the Wigan equivalent of Ashton Court.

Manic Street Preachers - Cardiff Arena. Catatonia were the support act.

The Courteeners - Bristol 02 Academy.

Paul McCartney - Earls Court.

Prodigy - Cardif Arena. Foo Fighters were the suppprt act.

The Seahorses - Bristol Bierkeller.

Noel Gallagher - Cardiff arena. 

 

 

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David Bowie - 5 times at 4 different venues. MK Bowl 1983 probably the best.*

Massive Attack- Carcassonne 

Oasis - Toulouse x2 

Stranglers - many times Wembley Arena probably the best.

Simple Minds - Colston Hall

Suede - Toulouse

Arctic Monkeys - Carcassonne & Ashton Gate

These stand out as my favourites among many others.

* I had tickets for a 6th gig, walking distance from my home in France but he had a heart attack a week before. Gutted.

 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, ralphindevon said:

David Bowie - 5 times at 4 different venues. MK Bowl 1983 probably the best.*

Massive Attack- Carcassonne 

Oasis - Toulouse x2 

Stranglers - many times Wembley Arena probably the best.

Simple Minds - Colston Hall

Suede - Toulouse

Arctic Monkeys - Carcassonne & Ashton Gate

These stand out as my favourites among many others.

* I had tickets for a 6th gig, walking distance from my home in France but he had a heart attack a week before. Gutted.

 

 

 

 

 

I was at MK in 83 too and it was fantastic. The Serious Moonlight tour and supported by Icehouse and The Beat IIRC.

I only ever saw The Stranglers towards the end of their career at Showerings Pavilion in Shepton but they were still great, as were The Cure that were on a week or two before.

I saw Simple Minds at MK in 82 and was rather disappointed but it was a full day thing and the support bands were so good (Doctor & The Medics, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions,, The Waterboys and Big Audio Dynamite) so you were pretty much worn out by the time SM came on. It was also the day England lost to Maradone`s handball and Jim Kerr was really rubbing it in as you can imagine! I actually saw LC and The Waterboys twice that weekend as I`d seen them at Glastonbury on the Saturday and driven over to MK overnight for the Sunday!

Happy days!

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Edited to add The Housemartins - Bierkeller, Bristol 

Paul McCartney - Staples Center, Los Angeles

Stone Roses - Bierkeller, Bristol

The Jam - Locarno, Bristol 

The Clash - Locarno, Bristol 

The Smiths - Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry

Oasis - Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester

Happy Mondays - Harbourside, Bristol 

Ramones - Studio, Bristol 

The Specials - multiple venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Alexandra Palace, London 

Big Audio Dynamite - Hacienda, Manchester 

The Undertones - multiple venues around the UK & Ireland 

The Pogues - Studio, Bristol 

Echo & the Bunnymen - Royal Albert Hall, London

Massive Attack - Queen Square, Bristol 

The Rolling Stones - Ashton Gate (ticketless, but bunked in through the East End turnstile block to catch the last 25 minutes) 

Favourite festival weekend? 

V2003, Staffordshire - an insanely good lineup that particular year, including Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, PJ Harvey, Feeder, Ash, Underworld, Echo & the Bunnymen, David Gray and loads more... 

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3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

I was at MK in 83 too and it was fantastic. The Serious Moonlight tour and supported by Icehouse and The Beat IIRC.

I only ever saw The Stranglers towards the end of their career at Showerings Pavilion in Shepton but they were still great, as were The Cure that were on a week or two before.

I saw Simple Minds at MK in 82 and was rather disappointed but it was a full day thing and the support bands were so good (Doctor & The Medics, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions,, The Waterboys and Big Audio Dynamite) so you were pretty much worn out by the time SM came on. It was also the day England lost to Maradone`s handball and Jim Kerr was really rubbing it in as you can imagine! I actually saw LC and The Waterboys twice that weekend as I`d seen them at Glastonbury on the Saturday and driven over to MK overnight for the Sunday!

Happy days!

I would have loved to have a seen Bowie at Taunton but I was only 9 so a bit too young. He also played Torquay I think around then, according to friends around here.

The only time I saw him inside was in Cardiff, he was supported by Morrisey and they’d had a bust up and I think that was Morrisey’s last time supporting him.

That and the fact it was a Monday night seemed to add to the not brilliant atmosphere and although I was very close to the stage, it doesn’t stand out as the best Bowie gig I’ve seen. 

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Live Aid (Wembley - Bowie was far, far better than Queen, and I wasn't a great fan of either)

Bo Diddley -Bierkeller

XTC - Locarno

ZZ Top Birmingham Odeon (Eliminator tour)

Worst gig U2 - Locarno (October tour)

Best gig U2 - Colston Hall (War tour)

Peter Gabriel - Hatfield Poly 1977. (His warm up gig to his first UK appearance since leaving that other band. Only 200 there).

Loads of Dr Feelgood and Thunder gigs.

Dave Edmunds warm up gig at Reading Uni. Featuring in his band Steve Cropper, Graham Parker, Dion (another 200 there)

Like others have said, loads of other gigs. Bristol in late 70s onwards was great for gigs. Never made it to The Thekla though.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Norn Iron said:

Live Aid (Wembley - Bowie was far, far better than Queen, and I wasn't a great fan of either)

Bo Diddley -Bierkeller

XTC - Locarno

ZZ Top Birmingham Odeon (Eliminator tour)

Worst gig U2 - Locarno (October tour)

Best gig U2 - Colston Hall (War tour)

Peter Gabriel - Hatfield Poly 1977. (His warm up gig to his first UK appearance since leaving that other band. Only 200 there).

Loads of Dr Feelgood and Thunder gigs.

Dave Edmunds warm up gig at Reading Uni. Featuring in his band Steve Cropper, Graham Parker, Dion (another 200 there)

Like others have said, loads of other gigs. Bristol in late 70s onwards was great for gigs. Never made it to The Thekla though.

 

 

Interesting that you didn't rate U2 at the Locarno, October Tour. For me it was a great gig and I remember being really stunned by Bono's amazing voice. At the time, they were still doing pretty credible Clash-inspired post-punk rock and John Peel was regularly playing their stuff.

Of course, a couple of years on they sadly descended into their awful stadium rock phase, and lost me forever ☹️

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2 hours ago, City Rocker said:

Interesting that you didn't rate U2 at the Locarno, October Tour. For me it was a great gig and I remember being really stunned by Bono's amazing voice. At the time, they were still doing pretty credible Clash-inspired post-punk rock and John Peel was regularly playing their stuff.

Of course, a couple of years on they sadly descended into their awful stadium rock phase, and lost me forever ☹️

Hi CR.

My extreme annoyance at this gig was because including encore, they were on stage for 45 minutes. I was so annoyed that the following day I returned my unopened, shrink-wrapped October album to Strawberry Fayre in Broadmead. They let me exchange it for Squeeze East Side Story. What an album that is. 

Anyway, I was offered a ticket for the War tour. Now that was a gig! Bono climbing up to the balcony courtesy of the stage based PA stack and what an album to promote!

Incidentally, I know I saw the Comsat Angels as a support band at the Locarno. Were they the support for the October tour?

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Never been a fan of Festivals, put off 'big gigs' having tickets a mile away for the Jam's farewell at Wembley.
I did go to one real one, IoW 2004 (I think) line up was decent. Bowie, Who, Manics , Charlatans , Snow Patrol.

"Normal" gigs Jam the day after Lennon died was great . TBH the Jam were great each time I saw them.
Specials 1979
Beat 1980
For somewhere I didn't like the set up , the Bierkeller gave me some of my fav gigs.;
TMTCH , Icicle Works, Strypes , Damned , Seahorse.
Belly at the Fleece is a stand out, I love Tanya Donnelly . 
The Fleece has been a fav venue for a while. Saw the K's there a while ago just brilliant.

The first gigs I saw were mainly at the Locarno/Studio ( though the very first was Tubeway Army at the Colston Hall). 
As I said Specials and the Beat were amazing , but Madness first Stiff tour after leaving 2Tone , Secret Affair and many more. I have to say I'm glad I saw Motorhead there on the Merry Bastard Christmas tour and have to mention ....
Colonel Kilgore's Vietnamese Formation Surf Team at the Locarno. Local band , no label , sells out Bristols biggest venue. Now that's impressive but add, they had big screens showing Apocalypse now each side of the venue and it was immense. The pile of confiscated army kit by the doors was hilarious , helmets and fake weapons. Live they were brilliant but did produce one cracking album.

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2 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

 

Colonel Kilgore's Vietnamese Formation Surf Team at the Locarno. Local band , no label , sells out Bristols biggest venue. 

 The Locarno was Bristol's biggest venue? 

I thought that held 1200 maximum. Colsunall was 1800ish and Hippodrome nearly 2000.

15 mins later.... just did some Googling. A couple of sites state 2000 including a U2 version which said 2500! No definitive answer though, mind you what is the definitive answer here? 

 

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11 hours ago, Norn Iron said:

Hi CR.

My extreme annoyance at this gig was because including encore, they were on stage for 45 minutes. I was so annoyed that the following day I returned my unopened, shrink-wrapped October album to Strawberry Fayre in Broadmead. They let me exchange it for Squeeze East Side Story. What an album that is. 

Anyway, I was offered a ticket for the War tour. Now that was a gig! Bono climbing up to the balcony courtesy of the stage based PA stack and what an album to promote!

Incidentally, I know I saw the Comsat Angels as a support band at the Locarno. Were they the support for the October tour?

Yes mate, the Comsat Angels supported U2 at that show. I'd forgotten about it being a short set though. 

2 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

Never been a fan of Festivals, put off 'big gigs' having tickets a mile away for the Jam's farewell at Wembley.
I did go to one real one, IoW 2004 (I think) line up was decent. Bowie, Who, Manics , Charlatans , Snow Patrol.

"Normal" gigs Jam the day after Lennon died was great . TBH the Jam were great each time I saw them.
Specials 1979
Beat 1980
For somewhere I didn't like the set up , the Bierkeller gave me some of my fav gigs.;
TMTCH , Icicle Works, Strypes , Damned , Seahorse.
Belly at the Fleece is a stand out, I love Tanya Donnelly . 
The Fleece has been a fav venue for a while. Saw the K's there a while ago just brilliant.

The first gigs I saw were mainly at the Locarno/Studio ( though the very first was Tubeway Army at the Colston Hall). 
As I said Specials and the Beat were amazing , but Madness first Stiff tour after leaving 2Tone , Secret Affair and many more. I have to say I'm glad I saw Motorhead there on the Merry Bastard Christmas tour and have to mention ....
Colonel Kilgore's Vietnamese Formation Surf Team at the Locarno. Local band , no label , sells out Bristols biggest venue. Now that's impressive but add, they had big screens showing Apocalypse now each side of the venue and it was immense. The pile of confiscated army kit by the doors was hilarious , helmets and fake weapons. Live they were brilliant but did produce one cracking album.

Sounds like we were at loads of the same gigs then, including all the 2 Tone and mod shows, and even the Kilgores' farewell at the Studio. I'll always remember their followers synchronised dance routine on the dance floor, that was mad!

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 The Locarno was Bristol's biggest venue? 

I thought that held 1200 maximum. Colsunall was 1800ish and Hippodrome nearly 2000.

15 mins later.... just did some Googling. A couple of sites state 2000 including a U2 version which said 2500! No definitive answer though, mind you what is the definitive answer here? 

 

I always thought the Locarno/Studio held about 1,500. Whatever, it seemed dangerously over capacity for that Jam gig in December 1980, it got scarily crushed down the front there for a bit. 

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21 hours ago, ralphindevon said:

David Bowie - 5 times at 4 different venues. MK Bowl 1983 probably the best.*

Massive Attack- Carcassonne 

Oasis - Toulouse x2 

Stranglers - many times Wembley Arena probably the best.

Simple Minds - Colston Hall

Suede - Toulouse

Arctic Monkeys - Carcassonne & Ashton Gate

These stand out as my favourites among many others.

* I had tickets for a 6th gig, walking distance from my home in France but he had a heart attack a week before. Gutted.

 

 

 

 

 

I was also at the Toulouse gigs you mention although one of the oasis ones I remember as a bit ropey!

Also saw

Stereophonics X2 in Toulouse plus Montauban, Cardiff and Swindon!

Razorlight Toulouse

Oasis in Madrid was superb a real small venue and we managed to blag ourselves into the VIP area with the other brother!

Madness at colston hall

Specials at the amphitheatre

Travis Toulouse

ABC colston hall

Erasure Hammersmith

Kaiser Chiefs Toulouse

Killers Ashton gate

Quite varied!!

 

 

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1 hour ago, frenchred said:

I was also at the Toulouse gigs you mention although one of the oasis ones I remember as a bit ropey!

Also saw

Stereophonics X2 in Toulouse plus Montauban, Cardiff and Swindon!

Razorlight Toulouse

Oasis in Madrid was superb a real small venue and we managed to blag ourselves into the VIP area with the other brother!

Madness at colston hall

Specials at the amphitheatre

Travis Toulouse

ABC colston hall

Erasure Hammersmith

Kaiser Chiefs Toulouse

Killers Ashton gate

Quite varied!!

 

 

Yes I can remember one of them, maybe the second, with them being more moody than usual. Plus there were some technical problems, quel surprise in France. Also Noel getting angry with a fan who kept shouting something in French.

Saw a few gigs at the Bikini too, Suede, Pete Doherty amongst others. Quite an intimate venue.

I remember Brett Anderson walking off the stage during an instrumental part of a song and standing next to me where there was a gap by a pillar. I felt like I should say something as we were shoulder to shoulder like “great gig man” but I wasn’t sure if he was about to burst Into song again at any minute and my well meant praise would have echoed around the whole venue, so probably wisely I stayed quiet.

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Yes I can remember one of them, maybe the second, with them being more moody than usual. Plus there were some technical problems, quel surprise in France. Also Noel getting angry with a fan who kept shouting something in French.

Saw a few gigs at the Bikini too, Suede, Pete Doherty amongst others. Quite an intimate venue.

I remember Brett Anderson walking off the stage during an instrumental part of a song and standing next to me where there was a gap by a pillar. I felt like I should say something as we were shoulder to shoulder like “great gig man” but I wasn’t sure if he was about to burst Into song again at any minute and my well meant praise would have echoed around the whole venue, so probably wisely I stayed quiet.

:laugh:, great memories, one of the Stereophonics gigs was at the bikini, after most people had left the band came out and had a beer with a few of us expats who were still at the bar!

The Travis gig was in a school hall somewhere but can't remember which village!

Great memories though mate!

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3 hours ago, Norn Iron said:

 The Locarno was Bristol's biggest venue? 

I thought that held 1200 maximum. Colsunall was 1800ish and Hippodrome nearly 2000.

15 mins later.... just did some Googling. A couple of sites state 2000 including a U2 version which said 2500! No definitive answer though, mind you what is the definitive answer here? 

 

I remember hearing staff chatting at the Beat gig saying they were over capacity, the figure I've got in my head was 2,300. It was over 40 years ago mind.

Bristol Post article says 2,000

Today it is best known as the O2 Academy, but the venue was originally part of Mecca Leisure Group's New Entertainments Centre and was an ABC Cinema.

Opening in 1966, it included a dozen licensed bars, an ice rink, bowling lanes, the Craywood Club casino, a night club, a grand cinema and the 2,000-capacity Locarno ballroom with an illuminated ceiling.

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3 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

I remember hearing staff chatting at the Beat gig saying they were over capacity, the figure I've got in my head was 2,300. It was over 40 years ago mind.

Bristol Post article says 2,000

Today it is best known as the O2 Academy, but the venue was originally part of Mecca Leisure Group's New Entertainments Centre and was an ABC Cinema.

Opening in 1966, it included a dozen licensed bars, an ice rink, bowling lanes, the Craywood Club casino, a night club, a grand cinema and the 2,000-capacity Locarno ballroom with an illuminated ceiling.

Yes, I read that.

I have it stuck in my brain cells asking the ticket girl at Virgin Records what the capacity was and hearing 1200 as her response. Maybe before elfnsafety the ballroom was 2000 but dropped big time in the 80s when fire risks became a top priority.

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Having read the above lists, it's amazing how many I have been to as well. 

Indeed...great gigs. 

My list is purely based on emotion and what I felt that day. Some may have not been the greatest gigs...but all made a massive impression on me at the time. 

King Swamp Cardiff Uni 1989. 

Link as no one will know them. 

 

Omd Colston Hall 1980

Simple Minds Locarno 1982

TFF's Gold-diggers 1985

U2 Colston Hall 1983

INXS Wembley 1988

INXS Victoria Rooms 1993

Crowded House Hammersmith Odeon 1991

Talk Talk Imperial War Museum 1986

PSB Duxford 2014

The War on Drugs Bristol 2022

Depeche Mode 2013 Manchester. 

The Cult...every one I've been to. 

Seen some classics and massive bands above these...but these made a mark. 

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Off the top of my head (festivals only, too many gigs to pick 10!)

Dolly Parton - Glastonbury

Ozomatli - Shindig

Gentleman's Dub Club - Every festival ever, always amazing

Darrison - Shindig

The Allergies - Also multiple festivals, great live show every time

Memo Pimiento - Goulash Disko

Submotion Orchestra - Nozstock

Caravan Palace - Boomtown

Fred V & Lottie Jones - Funk Up The Farm

Muse - Reading

 

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20 minutes ago, nebristolred said:

Gentleman's Dub Club are always great, never did catch Caravan Palace though - I'm not sure it's quite what most people on this forum are into but Boomtown often has some great and quirky acts.

Yeah every time GDC are on a line up I say to myself I'll see someone else for a change, then end up at the front for their entire set! 

Caravan Palace were the closing set at Boomtown 2013(ish) and their live show with loads of fireworks on the town centre was quite an experience.

Haven't been to Boomtown for a good few years now, am definitely considering it for next year though.

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