Best Gig

Happy Mondays at Manchester in about 95. The atmosphere was buzzing. Was off my head though so in reality probably not as good as i remember it.

 

They certainly are. They weren't when I was in my 20s though. Had a great time.

 

Arctic Monkeys at the Leadmill day before Favourite Worst Nightmare was released back in 2007 - no gig will ever top that one for me.

 

Saw Thin Lizzy at Sheffield City Hall 1982 Renegade tour, album wise they were past their best but live they were brilliant.

 

Forgive me for having an opinion

 

For various reasons......

Oasis - Knebworth 1996 (the biggest)
The Farm - Sheff City Hall c92-3 (mental)
Stone Roses - Heaton Park 2012 (never thought I'd have the pleasure again)
Madness -Finsbury Park **** knows when (drugs)

 

To be honest difficult to chosse between these 4

U2 - Manchester Apollo 1982
The Smiths - Sheffield City Hall 1984
Pink Floyd - Maine Road Manchester 1988
Madness- Finsbury Park 1992

Thinking back to all 4 of them concerts is awsome

 

2nd gig I went to was Rory Gallagher at Sheffield City Hall, but in 1980. First gig was Iron Maiden at Wakefield Unity Hall same year.

 

Never saw them, could kick myself for not going to Reading when they were headlining and it was their last gig.

Always felt they never quite managed a classic studio album, some great individual tracks...I think the best studio album they did was Thunder & Lightning which was their last

 

Best Pop Will Eat itself - Reformation @ Birmingham about 4-5 years ago. They were also one of the worst at Sheffield just before splitting up.

Honorable mentions:

Ministry - Paris 2006
Senser - Glastonbury 1994
Johnny Cash - Glastonbury around the same time
Nirvana - Reading 1991 and 1992, but 1991 was possibly the best
Les Negresses Vertes - Reading 1989
Bhundu Boys - Reading 1989
Wonderstuff - Pheonix 1994 (last ever gig until they reformed)

Other bad ones -
Janes Addiction - Doncaster Dome
Porno for Pyros - Glastonbury

 

I was at that one, my mate pulled that lad out who died that night when Van Halen were on stage.
Remembered for the wrong reason unfortunately.

 

Was at that one as well any Lizzy gig was brilliant.

 

I was at that gig Spooky and it was quality. Party atmosphere, brilliant set and Jarvis rocking it like a teenager

 

Black eyed peas Alton towers (I don't go to many)
Would loved to Jean Michelle jarre

 

Thought the death was the year when Guns n Roses were on - remember the lass who lived next door, her boyfriend had gone and she was worried when she heard there'd been a crush and someone had died.

I went to the AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy one. Cracking line up but actually just wandered around whilst AC/DC were on...not a fan of Brian Johnson AC/DC - apart from Thunderstruck

 

Yep right back at ya

 

The deaths 2 i think was the year that Guns were there. Iron Maiden headlined think there was over 100,000 there great gig that apart from the deaths that is.

 

Too many top ones to mention, but the ones I wish I could revisit again.

The Jam - Sheff Uni -78
The Clash - Top Rank -78
Kiss - Bingley Hall - 80

 

I think you're right it was Guns and Roses, I'm amazed I can remember even being at those Donnington festivals.