First gig, and best gig you ever went to

First gig? Gary Glitter, 1975 at The Savoy. I cringe now when I think of it.
Best gig? Slane 1984. UB40, In Tua Nua, someone else, and finally Bob Dylan. It was vintage Bob. He played one encore with Carlos Santana, Bono, Paul Brady and Van Morrison on stage with him. Another encore was just him and an acoustic guitar. A third was for 45 incredible minutes, and was devoted to the Blond on Blond double album. Best night's music of my life. Sigh, if I live long enough for time travel to get cheap, I will land myself back there.

best gig...cure wish tour at the point. played for nearly 3 hours

first was nik kershaw at the city hall :o

not sure what my first was, but the best was definitely Rock-am-Ring over in Germany 3 years ago. Kosheen and Groove Armada were the two who stood out for me over the weekend.

First gig was ultimate shoegazers Chapterhouse August/September 1991. Was, even for the inexperianced gig goer a rubbish set.

Best, Inspiral Carpets, Brixton Acadamy somepoint in 1993, My Bloody Valentine at the old Town and Country, December 1991, The Pogues December 2001 at Brixton Acadamy.

Just to extend the worst was probably Blur at the Rollercoaster tour Brixton (again!) April 1992.

Just to add in another section; funniest 'The Shirehorses' Town and Country about four years back, simply hilarious.

first gig was Howard Jones in the (old) savoy, Limerick in 1987. :D

Best gig's tough one so i'll just give a couple of standouts...

Billy Bragg (Feile 91, Thurles)

Alabama 3 (Cork Opera House, 2001)

David Bowie (Phoenix Festival, Strat U Avon, 1997)

Big Star (Flevolands Pop Festival, Holland 1993)

and finally I swear I'm not kidding

Metallitia (Dublin based Metallica tribute -Dolans, Limerick 2004) enjoyed them more than I did the real thing at the RDS last year.

First gig: The Frames in Longford (July 95)
Last gig: Chemical Brothers at The Point (March 05)
Best gig: Chemical Brothers at Oxegen (July 04)
Worst gig: Finlay Quaye at Slane (August 98) / Snow Patrol at The RDS (December 04)

Worst gig has to be the Siamsa Cois Laoi (remember those in Pairc UI Caoimh?) the year that Kris Kristofferson played. Even he looked bored!
Most unusual gig (in hindsight, that is) was seeing U2 playing support to Freddie White in the Opera House around 1978 / 1979. :D

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Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Big Star (Flevolands Pop Festival, Holland 1993)

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nice, esp. since i've read they were never really a 'live' band back in their day. was it everyone together except chris bell do you know?

1st real rock gig was sinead o'connor the night after she caused a storm in the state of new jersey for not allowing the american national anthem to be played before the gig.

loudest - sigur ros (even louder than 14th row at zoo tv :eek: )

out and out best is very tough, ween on the womad tour were amazing, david byrne a year ago was mindblowing.

First Gig: Megadeth at the Olympic Ballrooms, Dublin. Think it was May '88.

Last Gig: REM at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Australia Mar '05.

Best Gig: Radiohead at The Olympia, Dublin (maybe 1994??).

Worst Gig: Massive Attack at the SEC, Sydney in 2004.

sylvo coudl u please log out!!!!....Thomo

First outdoor gig i think was me first was sunstroke 93/92 with Belly, Sonic Youth and Faith No More

Best gig : Portishead Glastonbury 98

Worst gig: Jaysus seen so many but Paddy Casey seems to do his best.

Last gig : Last night great covers band doin eighties tunes in a jumpsuit. Springbreak's the name and they were a good laugh will be back for seconds. Sugar club in Dublin not a bad spot for a gig too.

first gig: something happens in connollys of leap.. circa early 90's

best: REM slane / radiohead rds / frames in a planetarium czech / u2 landsdowne road / manics trip to tipp / snowpatrol oxygen last year / mark geary the lobby 2003

last gig: saw the subways in cruiscin lan (tittoks band ;))

First gig was Slane the year of Happy Mondays, Stereophonics, Robbie Williams.

A couple of gigs stand out.
Muse in the Olympia around this time last year.
System of a Down, Ozzfest, Punchestown
Turn in Whelans just before Gavin left.

I'm sure I've forgotten loads of obvious one.

the timeline is just one big blurr.

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Turn in Whelans just before Gavin left..

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**** yeah good gig, also his last gig i think turn were supporting the frames in vicar street..

First gig - The Four of us/The Stunning around 1989/90

Best Gig - Big day out - 1997(ish) I'm rubbish on dates. A line-up made especially for me at the time, Divine Comedy, the Cardigans, the Bluetones, Neneh Cherry and Radiohead headlining.

Worst Gig - The Vines in Portland, Or. went through the motions, then at the end of a half hearted encore thrashed a guitar to send the girls down the front home happy.

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last gig: saw the subways in cruiscin lan (tittoks band ;))

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I wonder is that mis-spelling a bit of a freudian slip James? :D :D

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Best Gig - Big day out - 1997(ish) I'm rubbish on dates. A line-up made especially for me at the time, Divine Comedy, the Cardigans, the Bluetones, Neneh Cherry and Radiohead headlining.

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yeah another good one for sure, was at that too

saw a good counting crows gig in the olympia too, some year back
watercress in connollys
something happens / the stunning in henrys
whipping boy in the pumphouse circa 95/96 (now reardons ugh).. gig was oversold out.. placed packed beyond capacity, ppl outside with tickets not let in, and an amazing set

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Best Gig - Big day out - 1997(ish) I'm rubbish on dates. A line-up made especially for me at the time, Divine Comedy, the Cardigans, the Bluetones, Neneh Cherry and Radiohead headlining.

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Was that in Galway?? 1998 I believe the same weekend of the World Cup Final in Paris

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Was that in Galway?? 1998 I believe the same weekend of the World Cup Final in Paris

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You're right, it was '98, we came back into Galway afterwards and watched Sonia O'Sullivan run off the track at the olympics, and then started pitching a tent at about three o'clock in the morning. Great days :D

First gig : David Gray at marley park a few years ago
Worst gig: 21st Century Doors at the point last year also my last gig i think
Best gig : Bruce Springsteen at the RDS last year or year before