First gig, and best gig you ever went to

[Dublin12]

First:Stranglers,Tophat Dublin 1977

Best:U2 SFX Dublin 1982 or Pixies Mean Fiddler London 1988.

[Gerrit]

and a new potential favourite is coming... My favourite all-time band, Echo & The Bunnymen, are performing live in The Village, less than 15 minutes walking from my front door :) I'll be buying my ticket tomorrow, don't wanna miss this and the Village is a small venue, so better be quick !

[Partizan]

First: Howard Jones in the Butler Hall, Waterford, summer '83
Best: Motorhead in the Olympia a couple of years back.
worst: Guns & Roses at the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium 2002.

Axel sucked so badly most of the crowd had gone back to their mud spattered, flooded tents by the fourth song. Three days of absolute mayhem amid the sh1t, muck and drugged out Dutch hippies.

This summer I'm off to the eXit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. Some line up this year if you are into all the DJ stuff.

[Metrostars]

My dad took me to see The Wolfe Tones in Teach Furbo around 1979 or so. Best was Springsteen at the RDS circa 1988.

[Block G Raptor]

First Gig was TechnoTronic in the Spa Hotel (under 18 rave party):o
Best was any of the Ocean Colour Scene gigs I've been to over the years

[SaucyJack]

1983- Shea Stadium, The Police, REM, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts...I was 12.

[CraftyToePoke]

toss up betwween Tom Waits at the theatre de westens in berlin in nov 04 or the pixies at the brixton academy earlier in the same year.

never thought id get to see either but wound up seeing both in a year. couldnt believe it.

[Risteard]

1st - Michael Jackson Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Best - Wilt - - Half Moon Theatre.

[jebus]

First Gig: Cranberries around 1992 or so

Best Gig: Yo La Tengo in the Halfmoon in Cork 2003

[Dr.Nightdub]

First: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Dalymount, July 1980

Best: Primal Scream, The Point, December 2000

[lofty9]

First Gig: Oasis, The Limelight, Belfast
Best: Springsteen RDS - went under protest - unbelievable performance.
Worst: Shaun Ryder, Nerve Centre, last week.

[Magicme]

First Gig - Chris de Burg in RDS in 89 (he had some good stuff back then and I was only 16 so my mum dad and brother went too!)

Best Gig- Roland Gift in the Hot Press Hall of Fame (now Spirit) in 99 (i think). there were only about 12 people there and I sat in front dictating what songs he should play next. He played most of his FYC stuff. After got chatting to him and he invited me back for the next nights gig too where got photos taken with him and FYC stuff signed. He is the sexiest man alive!

Also other favs were Sultans of Ping FC in Rock Garden around 91 I think and lying on our backs air cycling to Turnip Fish, Something Happens in the Fiddlers in Carrick 99ish where tried to get Tom Dunne to drop his trousers for me so could see his sexy legs.....aw the memories.

Worst gig - 02 in the Park a few years ago (had to bring the chislers)

Wettest gig ever - Feile 91 got so soaked!

[Fair_play_boy]

This thread is like an old girlfriend I keep bumping into. I know it is spookey to keep going into the past, but it is pure self-indulgence.
There used to be gigs in Macroom Castle around 1978 and 1979. Can't remember what they were called. They got huge crowds to see Paul Brady the Dubliners, and I think Rory Gallagher played there too.
Saw Loudon Wainright III at de Lacy House which is now called the Qube. Happy happy days in 1981.

[CollegeTillIDie]

This thread is like an old girlfriend I keep bumping into. I know it is spookey to keep going into the past, but it is pure self-indulgence.
There used to be gigs in Macroom Castle around 1978 and 1979. Can't remember what they were called. They got huge crowds to see Paul Brady the Dubliners, and I think Rory Gallagher played there too.
Saw Loudon Wainright III at de Lacy House which is now called the Qube. Happy happy days in 1981.

You probably remember the Anti-nuke gigs at Carnsore Point then... you're old enough anyway ;)