What was your first gig ? and who have you seen in concert....

[binker]

I really wish I'd kept a list of every one as it'd be really fascinating to chart my musical education !
First thing I saw was probably Elton John along with The Beach Boys, Chaka Khan,Beach Boys and others at Wembley Stadium - taken by my cousin probably back in 1975...
then,in no particular order ...
Loudon Wainwright 111 at Cambridge Folk Festival, Cheap Trick, The Tourists, The Clash (several times),Toots and the Maytals, Pablo Black, Magazine, Throbbing Gristle, The Slits,The Raincoats, Spizz Energi (or one of the variants), Bow Wow Wow, Crowded House, Jane Siberry, Pete Townshend, Aswad,The Rezillos,the Undertones, Laurie Anderson, Stereolab,Lemon Jelly.......and my mind has gone blank...some were truly fab experiences !

First band was The Saw Doctors in my first term at university closely followed by Stereo MC's.
Whilst there I also saw D:Ream and Blur.

With dh I saw Blur at Wembley with Supergrass. Also, Oasis at Milton Keynes and Travis and whatsisname from James.

I went to see the Osric Tentacles at the Astoria (they were rubbish)

golly that seems a long while ago.

oh yes, and Madness at Finsbury Park. And various artistes at a V festival incl Robbie Williams, Texas and The Chemical Brothers.

and Massive Attack.

I have a really bad memory.

the clash
although did see Joe at a rock against the rich concert 1987?
First gig New Model Army plus others 1985
various local bands several times U2 (not v. good)cyprus hill lots more I can't rmemeber Chilli Peppers, GnR Metallica Mega Death Steve Jones (ex Sex Pistols)

THE POLICE were my 1st concert

and in no particular order:

ERIC CLAPTON - LOADS OF TIMES

QUEEN

THE WHO

ELTON JOHN

U2

PAUL McCARTNEY & RINGO STAR & GEORGE HARRISON but NOT JL

ULTRAVOX - LOADS OF TIMES

HOWARD JONES

ALICE COOPER

MEATLOAF - in a small canadian club

CHRIS DE BURGH

THE POLICE & STING - LOADS OF TIMES

MANDELLA CONCERT AT WEMBLEY STADIUM

INXS

PRINCES TRUST CONCERTS @ WEMBLEY ARENA circa 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 {approx can't remember exact dates}

TINA TURNER

loads more just can't remember them

BUT QUEEN WAS DEFFO THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

genesis

Thin Lizzy

Blue Oyster Cult

Pat benatar

Showaddywaddy ( but they were actully great)

Rush

David Bowie

And this one is so making but again a great show

Gary Glitter

Oh yes forgot DAVID BOWIE @ WEMBLEY STADIUM

MIKE & the MACHANICS

CLIFF RICHARD

My first was Nik Kershaw at the Hammy Odeon (as was). I was about 13, and my mother made some tomato sandwiches for me and my mate Lizzie to eat in case we got hungry. (We did indeed eat them, drawing curious looks from our fellow screamers.)

I also went to Live Aid at Wembley, which was a brilliant day out for a 14 year old!

Best ever gig - Orbital at Glastonbury in 1994, just as the sun was going down. Aaaaahhhhh. [spliff emoticon]

Crowded House was my first gig then goodness knows how many others, but highlights include

REM
Belly (x3)
Blur (x7)
Oasis (x2)
Embrace
The Cardigans (x3)
Catatonia (x3)
Stereolab
TRavis (x4)
The BLuetones (x3)
Supergrass (x3)
Bjork (x2)
Prodigy
Jennifer Knapp
Aimee Mann
Tori Amos
The Supernaturals (x3)
The Verve (x2)
Manic Street Preachers (x2)
Portishead
Martyn Joseph
Elastica
Sleeper
Idlewild
Belle and Sebastian

and I"d have to go through my box of tickets to remember the rest. Haven't been to a proper gig in ages.

Best venue?

I'd vote for King Tuts or Barrowlands - not really keen on arena type gigs and seated stuff is a pile of pants

Plus 4 weekends at T in the Park - festival time of year - love that smell

first was Bruce Springsteen, if we are discounting student gigs in dodgy pubs

Pulp, in 1996 or 1997. Junior Senior a few years ago. That's it , wish id been to more.

Ooooh Pulp were great live - but only saw them a couple of times.

First concert was The Cure at Birmingham NEC in 1985 and in no particular order James Brown, Galliano, James Taylor Quartet (4 times), Anita Baker, The Cult (5 times) Robert Plant, Ozric Tentacles, Incognito, Maze, Will Downing, Brand New Heavies, The Christians, Faith No More, Jamiroquai, Simple Minds, Jason Donovan, Lloyd Cole and his Commotions (4 times), Mica Paris. Edwin Starr (3 times), Bad Manners, Terence Trent Darby, Texas, The Australian Doors (3 times), Black Crowes, Little Angels,and many many more.
I used to work in a music store so got discounted and sometimes free tickets to concerts. I have just made a montage of some of my old concert tickets which I have put in my cloakroom.
I'm off to see Muse at Wembley in June.

Myalias - I've still got all my tickets - how have you done your montage? Was it straightforward?

Don't laugh, but i really wish id seen the spice girls.

OH MY GOD, just remembered I went to see Steps with my friend when I was 18

For once I was taller than everyone else

Level 42 - first gig

Aerosmith
Bryan Adams
Spice Girls
The Proclaimers
Squeeze
Little Angels

Yes it was quite easy. I used a large picture frame and just spread out all the better quality tickets and put them in random order so they overlapped just stuck on with a glue stick. Years ago I went to a friends party and he had one up in his kitchen and thought what a good idea. It's only taken me 15 years to get round to making my own.

Binker - blimey, someone else who remembers The Rezillos!

Going to see Bryan Adams again - he's coming to Cyprus next month

Powder28 your wish may come true Spice Girls are rumoured to be touring later this year.

Ah then maybe I should confess to Boyzone and PJ & Duncan too I was a shtoodent. I thought I was being ironic.

Thanks for the insipiration Myalias - will get a big frame from Ikea