First gig, and best gig you ever went to

Originally Posted by onenilgameover

Paul's hardly goth rock now is he..? or was that the Wings album I missed?

No, and I will prefer goth rock anytime. But it's not like I have a tunnel sight and cannot appreciate something unless it's goth.

I am not a Beatles fan, I don't dislike them at all and they did a fair amount of good work, but they don't move me. Fair play to Paul McCartney for chosing a very good setlist which happened to contain most of the Beatles and solo stuff I like and only a few of the Beatles songs I don't like. The atmosphere was great as well.



It was a great concert year. I saw some of the all-time legends (Rolling Stones, McCartney) and all my favourites (Heather Nova, Levellers, Marilyn Manson, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch, Placebo, even 18 Summers) all in the same year !

First- Make It Work RDS Dublin
Last- Dimitri From Paris Savoy Cork
Best - joint tie here between Sisters of Mercy Henrys Cork and Nirvana/Sonic Youth Henrys Cork (both around 91/92 I think must look at stubs)
Worst- Reading the year it ****ed rain and I didn't bother staying til the end or watching any bands. I swore never to go to an outdoor gig again and I haven't. Fxxking hate those so called big day outs.

Originally Posted by rebs23

Nirvana/Sonic Youth Henrys Cork (both around 91/92 I think must look at stubs)

whoa!

Originally Posted by rebs23

Nirvana/Sonic Youth

Shouldn't that be Sonic Youth/Nirvana. At the time Nirvana were relatively unknown support band, about to explode onto the scene

Aaah, just remembered being one of about 4000 souls crammed into the Arcadia around 1979 for The Cimarons, a reggae band I never before heard about.
All night I was covered in sweat, mostly other people's, but it didn't matter. These were the heady days before the Stardust tragedy.
About a year later, on New years Day, Rory Gallagher at City Hall was the business.

Forgot about Spiritualized at the old Town and Country in April 1992 was blow away stuff. Also went to see Colchester beat Witton Albion in the FA Trophy final that day.

"Shouldn't that be Sonic Youth/Nirvana. At the time Nirvana were relatively unknown support band, about to explode onto the scene"

Quite correct Noby!!

First: Bon Jovi in the Point, 1995.
Best: The Haunted, supported by Stampin Ground and December, in Whelan's 2003.

First: The Levelers-Guildford when I was about 8
Best: Saw Docters-Trafalgar Sqaure-St. Patricks day 2005

Originally Posted by rebs23

"Shouldn't that be Sonic Youth/Nirvana. At the time Nirvana were relatively unknown support band, about to explode onto the scene"

Quite correct Noby!!

A mate of mine met Thurston Moore AND Kurt Cobain in Comet on Washington Street the afternoon before the gig. Moore was buying demoes by local bands.

First:Stranglers,Tophat Dublin 1977

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

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 !

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

First Gig: Cranberries around 1992 or so

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

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

Best: Primal Scream, The Point, December 2000