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

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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 !

Similar thing happened to uni friend at a Supergrass gig. She got bottled in the face and rushed to first aid. Their manager then gve her his mobile and said to phone for free tickets any time they were playing locally and she did loads of times . We saw Supergrass a lot during uni

San Fran, I'm even more jealous now, I love the place!!

Bobsmum, were you at uni in Brighton? I saw the lead singer in Asda once

Never got hospitilised at a gig but, Shane Mcgowan did collapse on top of me and a friend at a J&mary chain gig!! He smells as lovely as he looks.

first one was depeche mode in 1984 at hammersmith odeon (if you're counting cool ones otherwise it was bucks fizz in torquay)

too many to mention but i saw blue oyster cult in about 1996 and the singer had a t-shirt on with 'sick of it' on it.

last one depeche mode too, at wembley, it was cramped

Pesto - Glasgow Uni - I just mean we got to see them for free every time they toured.

If we'd been in the same town as Gaz my friend would have spontaneously combusted at the very thought - she lurved him (and James Dean Bradfield) .

Cerys from Catatonia elbowed me inthe ribs at a gig - think it was one of the NME tours. She was drinking Special Brew

Level 42 , Culture Club , Tears for Fears,Stranglers,INXS, Howard Jones,Wham final concert at Wembley
Also can't for the life of me remember who I saw at the Reading Festival .
But have seen Andrea Bocelli .....erm if that counts !

I spotted him (Gary) by the salads!! I wouldn't spontaneously combust for anyone apart from dear old Angus... love him

Bobsmum, that's funny, must have been her favourite. I saw her with a can of that once aswell!!

My first concert was Then Jericho at Aston Villa leisure centre.

Other concerts that i can remember were:
The Mission(numerous times)
L.A Guns
Rosetta Stone
The Dogs Dmour
Gene Loves Jezebel
Skid Row
The Cult
The Cure
Wet Wet Wet
Alanis Morrisette

You don't want to mess with her!! although I did hear she gave up the whole rock and roll lifestyle to have lots of babies - awwwww!

there are so many people on here who love RAWK

Aerosmith, Alice Cooper & the Pixies.

We did have weekend tickets for T in the Park 2004 but sold them on ebay when I discovered I was pg. We were gutted 'cos we'd been desperate to see the Pixies but then they played Meadowbank in autumn 2005 & they were fantastic.

Guns N Roses were playing Wembley the day I married husband #1 - wish I'd forgotten about the wedding & just gone to the gig instead

I wasn't paid to go to gigs but, still seen some dire bands. The very worst has to be 'The Perfect Disaster'!! Nuff said really.
Not particulary overawed by meeting people in bands, met quite a few. Some nice, some not so. Wouldn't ever want to meet anyone I'd consider a musical hero tho'. Just in case they were a right numpty!! All my dreams would be dashed.
Bobsmum, cerys from catatonia lives in texas now, doesn't she?

I would have liked to have seen Aerosmith, I used to quite fancy Steven Tyler..Mmmmm!!

Would've liked to have seen Joy Division but, as I was 9 when he died would have been a bit difficult.

first was james taylor at royal albert hall(ive now seen him 6 times),bucks fizz(i was only 7!),the cure(at elephant fair,jamiraqui(sp?),reef,van morrison.cant think who else!going to see ben taylor soon!

Kerrysmum defoo has the best list!

My first was "The Brilliant Corners" in Nottingham in about 1988 and have seen loads of others since including Sonic Youth, The Fall (many times), The Mission (ditto), The Levellers (ditto) Carter USM (again, ditto) and The Wedding Present (probably the band I've seen the most). Also seen The Buzzcocks, Birdland, Ride, The Farm, loads of others. But the best has got to be Morrissey and my biggest regret has to be never getting to see The Smiths before they broke up.

1st gig was...wait for it! New Kids On The Block > but i was only about 8 at the time.

I have been to see....

Craig David
P Diddy (when i was 18)
Eminem (when i was about 20)

Exciting eh!