First gig you ever went to?

[Spanglepants]

Could well be, was my first gig as well.

Nik da Greek said:

Does that make Hawkwind and their offspring the Most First Gigged Band* on PH? Now, that I wasn't expecting


*apologies, my grasp of English wasn't up to that but you know what I mean

[nealeh1875]

Kylie Minogue.

I was about 10 i think.

Couldn't believe my eyes.

[generationx]

Mr_Yogi said:

First gig was Ash playing 1977 in the Bristol Uni Anson Rooms. It was a fantastic gig and atmosphere. However I remember being mildly disappointed that they didn't have they didn't have the Tie Fighter sound at the start of Loose Control

Ash were great live, saw them twice.

[IanJ9375]

Vanilla Ice, MEN around summer 1991 I think lol

[BobE]

Jimi Hendrix Experience - April 67 at the students union Imperial College London University. Major PA problems with the vocals so all you could hear was the most amazing guitar from a Marshall flat out through a double stack. I’ll never forget the impact he made....

[DickyC]

BobE said:

Jimi Hendrix Experience - April 67 at the students union Imperial College London University. Major PA problems with the vocals so all you could hear was the most amazing guitar from a Marshall flat out through a double stack. I’ll never forget the impact he made....

We are not worthy.

[SydneyBridge]

BobE said:

Jimi Hendrix Experience - April 67 at the students union Imperial College London University. Major PA problems with the vocals so all you could hear was the most amazing guitar from a Marshall flat out through a double stack. I’ll never forget the impact he made....

Wow..
You win the thread.

[Stan the Bat]

BobE said:

Jimi Hendrix Experience - April 67 at the students union Imperial College London University. Major PA problems with the vocals so all you could hear was the most amazing guitar from a Marshall flat out through a double stack. I’ll never forget the impact he made....

Bet your ears are still ringing !

Mine are from when I saw Ted Nugent back in the day.

See you have a nice hobby of making guitars now, am thinking of having a go myself, well, assembling one from parts

[egor110]

generationx said:

Mr_Yogi said:

First gig was Ash playing 1977 in the Bristol Uni Anson Rooms. It was a fantastic gig and atmosphere. However I remember being mildly disappointed that they didn't have they didn't have the Tie Fighter sound at the start of Loose Control

Ash were great live, saw them twice.

Last couple of times they walk on stage to Star Wars music then the tie fighter

[BobE]

Stan the Bat said:

BobE said:

Jimi Hendrix Experience - April 67 at the students union Imperial College London University. Major PA problems with the vocals so all you could hear was the most amazing guitar from a Marshall flat out through a double stack. I’ll never forget the impact he made....

Bet your ears are still ringing !

Mine are from when I saw Ted Nugent back in the day.

See you have a nice hobby of making guitars now, am thinking of having a go myself, well, assembling one from parts

The start of my journey into tinnitus... The guitars are a little different - they’re not made from wood but composite shells with a laser cut steel internal spine which is adjustable for neck relief. Should be in low volume production later this year...

[Stan the Bat]

Interesting.

[GloverMart]

November 1987 - Transvision Vamp at Aston Villa Leisure Centre, thought Wendy James was so hot in those days.

Good day all round because we went to Aston Villa v Everton in the afternoon, first ever live game on "The Match" as neutrals, and Villa won 6-2.

[Zedboy]

Iron Maiden, Number of the Beast tour, Hammersmith Odeon in 1982 (I think?!), row D downstairs (I remember)....setting my life on a wonderful tragetory of metal!

I’m just in at 01:20 from Accept in Koko. At the barrier still and determined to neve grow up!

[russ turner]

May 1978 the first of many gigs at the iconic Birmingham Odeon - AC/DC it was a Sunday night, couldn’t hear a thing next day at school. Think hearing came back by Wednesday. Quickly followed up by Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Judas Priest...the list is long

No wonder my hearings on the way out.......

[Too Drunk to Funk]

Lotobear said:

Gentle Giant, Newcastle City Hall 1976.

Christ that makes me feel old (or rather it, in fact, makes me old!)

Cool. One band I hadn’t heard of before.

[Spanglepants]

Didn't they start off in the 60s as Simon Dupree and The Big Sound? Slight change in musical direction/

Too Drunk to Funk said:

Lotobear said:

Gentle Giant, Newcastle City Hall 1976.

Christ that makes me feel old (or rather it, in fact, makes me old!)

Cool. One band I hadn’t heard of before.

[popeyewhite]

1976 Thin Lizzy - Free Trade Hall Manchester. Next was Blondie in '77 also at the Free Trade Hall.

[BIG MOLE]

30th October 1989 - Poole Arts Centre - Transvision Vamp.

I had just turned 14.

I bought a programme before the gig and stuffed it inside my shirt.

By the time I had left a very sweaty gig, the program had turned to mush.

[Riley Blue]

SydneyBridge said:

BobE said:

Jimi Hendrix Experience - April 67 at the students union Imperial College London University. Major PA problems with the vocals so all you could hear was the most amazing guitar from a Marshall flat out through a double stack. I’ll never forget the impact he made....

Wow..
You win the thread.

I saw this line up at Bedford, April 11 1967 - bumped into Jimi in the foyer, nearly knocked him flying....

[DickyC]

popeyewhite said:

1976 Thin Lizzy - Free Trade Hall Manchester. Next was Blondie in '77 also at the Free Trade Hall.

Thin Lizzy were booked to do Reading University Students Union* before they hit the big time. They went up in everyone's estimation when they honoured their obligations.

*Acedemically challenged, I didn't go to university. I lived nearby and worked in Ravel in Broad Street.