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Thread: Great Gigs In My Life

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    Great Gigs In My Life

    Black Sabbath, original line up , Milton Keynes Bowl , 1998 , supported by Tool

    Slayer , Newport Centre , Seasons In The Abyss Tour

    Tool , Cardiff Arena , 2006

    Biohazard , Bristol Beerkeller , 1998

    Sick Of It All , Tjs Newport

    Mastodon , Red Fang , Cardiff 2017

    Kiss , reunion tour , Birmingham NEC 1997

    Will Haven , Coal Exchange , 2002

    Deftones , Cardiff University 2000

    UFO , top rank , cardiff , 1981

    The Mission , Manchester Ritz , 1986

    Dillinger Escape Plan , Cardiff University , 2016

    Saxon , St David's Hall 1983

    Rainbow , St David's Hall , 1984

    The Fall , Glastonbury 1992

    Fishbone , Glastonbury 1992

    Van Morrison , Bradford St George's Hall 1993

    Stuck Mojo Newport TJs 2000

    And you will know us by the trail of the dead , the welsh club , 2012

    Rush , 30th anniversary tour , Birmingham NEC

    Sepultura , Millenium Music Hall , 2014

    Thin Lizzy , St David's Hall 1983

    Machine Head , Newport Centre 2005

    Pantera , Newport Centre 2002

    Queens Of The Stone Age , debut tour , Cardiff University

    More to follow when my head is less cabbages

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    surely you saw Motorhead ?

    or is that on the next hit list - lol

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    How can a band's set at Glastonbury be among your great gigs?

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    just noticed you saw the mission too sludge

    one of the few decent bands in the 80's i missed out on seeing live

    serpent kiss a great track

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    Quote Originally Posted by MOZZER2 View Post
    surely you saw Motorhead ?

    or is that on the next hit list - lol
    Twice , once at st David's hall , supported by anvil

    The other time at cardiff uni , supported by clutch , who were superb

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    Quote Originally Posted by NYCBlue View Post
    How can a band's set at Glastonbury be among your great gigs?
    The Fall were at Glastonbury

    I went to the stage

    They played for an hour

    It was a great gig

    I went back to my tent

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    Quote Originally Posted by MOZZER2 View Post
    just noticed you saw the mission too sludge

    one of the few decent bands in the 80's i missed out on seeing live

    serpent kiss a great track
    I liked the mission

    Not as good as the sisters of mercy , but good

    Very led zeppy when I saw them

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    Did you ever catch Blur when they were in Cardiff Sludge.?

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    The Beatles...............................Capitol Cinema

    Led Zepelin...............................Top Rank

    Deep Purple..............................Sophia Gardens

    The Kinks..................................Capitol Cinema and St Davids Hall

    Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds.......................London Club

    Moody Blues............................Capitol Cinema

    The Yardbirds (Jeff Beck version) Capitol Cinema

    The Paramounts (Procul Harem) Capitol Cinema

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hilts View Post
    Did you ever catch Blur when they were in Cardiff Sludge.?
    No , not a fan of them or oasis etc

    But tracy Jacks is a great riff and a great song

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    Killing joke , several times , cardiff

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    Quote Originally Posted by NYCBlue View Post
    How can a band's set at Glastonbury be among your great gigs?
    I’ve seen some great gigs at Glastonbury, bands coming up, small gigs in smaller venues at 2am not even scheduled anywhere. Massive attack, tricky, Amy winehouse to name a few....A list of DJs too long to mention....you had to be in it to win it....lost vagueness at 4am was a place of dreams

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hilts View Post
    Did you ever catch Blur when they were in Cardiff Sludge.?
    I did, several times. I also saw them in Ponty at the Muni. That was a great gig.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vindec View Post
    The Beatles...............................Capitol Cinema

    Led Zepelin...............................Top Rank

    Deep Purple..............................Sophia Gardens

    The Kinks..................................Capitol Cinema and St Davids Hall

    Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds.......................London Club

    Moody Blues............................Capitol Cinema

    The Yardbirds (Jeff Beck version) Capitol Cinema

    The Paramounts (Procul Harem) Capitol Cinema

    That’s some list. After I looked at your gigs I googled the Capitol Cinema. Shameful this was demolished

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    Pink Floyd DSOTM tour
    Led Zepp Knebworth 1979

    But the best was at uni circa 1974 -
    The Jess Roden Band.
    Never got the recognition they deserved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NYCBlue View Post
    How can a band's set at Glastonbury be among your great gigs?
    Indeed ,awful capitalists created festival for the wellie wearing rich wanabies , hopefully Sludge went like me when it was free or you knocked in of he was stoned

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    Marah Barfly Cardiff.
    Bad Brains Newport Pill .
    Butthole Surfers Stow Hill Newport.
    Husku Du Stow Hill Newport.
    Springsteen Earl's Court.
    Bob Mold Globe .
    Jessie Malin Cardiff
    Big Black Newport.
    Tull , Queen and Sabbath Capital Theatre Cardiif.
    Steve Ray Vaughan Reading .
    AC DC Donington.
    Rush Birmingham.
    Ted Hawkins Newport and Cardiif ,
    Mekons Newport .
    3 John's Newport .
    Dylan and Clapton at crazy Blackbush festival
    Slade with Lizzy & Suzy Top Rank
    Van the Man Kings Hotel
    Jerry Lee Lewis Kings Head
    Therapy and Hole Newport
    Man ,Budgie , Sassafras Ocean Club Rover Way
    Every TJ's and Hot Sweaty Fun gigs (too many to list as I was soooooo stoned )

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    hmmm i thought you were older.
    Police... top rank
    The tubes Sofia gardens , before it burnt down
    The pretenders ..original line up
    Red hot chilli peppers..original line up
    public enemy in copenhagen
    the prodigy... jilted tour

    not best bands but most memorable

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    Thin Lizzie capitol and top rank
    Supertramp capitol
    Status quo to many to list
    Iron Maiden capitol x2
    Alex Harvey capitol
    Budgie to many to list
    Sassafras as before
    Mungo jerry students union
    Led Zeppelin can’t remember where
    Queen castle
    10cc castle
    Man too many to mention
    Level 42 students union
    Deep purple can’t remember where
    Meatloaf st David’s Centre
    Peter Gabriel Birmingham
    And a fair few more but I’m getting old and my memory is not what it was 😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by gillsam View Post
    Thin Lizzie capitol and top rank
    Supertramp capitol
    Status quo to many to list
    Iron Maiden capitol x2
    Alex Harvey capitol
    Budgie to many to list
    Sassafras as before
    Mungo jerry students union
    Led Zeppelin can’t remember where
    Queen castle
    10cc castle
    Man too many to mention
    Level 42 students union
    Deep purple can’t remember where
    Meatloaf st David’s Centre
    Peter Gabriel Birmingham
    And a fair few more but I’m getting old and my memory is not what it was 😂
    Gabriel, fantastic live

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    Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
    Indeed ,awful capitalists created festival for the wellie wearing rich wanabies , hopefully Sludge went like me when it was free or you knocked in of he was stoned
    When I used to go it was a rainbow of nations and classes

    Now its Henrietta and Nigel

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    AC/DC Hammersmith Odeon late 70's
    Stranglers Cambridge Corn Exchange late 70's
    Lots of bands Rock Against Racism Victoria Park 1980 ish
    North Mississippi Allstars a few years ago in Bristol
    John Hammond Abertillery Blues Festival a few years ago
    John Lee Hooker Hammersmith Odeon years ago
    and lots of other blues, rock and folk bands over the years....



    Led Zep at Knebworth, both weeks
    Dr Feeelgood a few times
    The Who

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    Gabriel, fantastic live
    He was at Knebworth one year I was there...I fell asleep..boring

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    Gabriel, fantastic live
    Saw Gabriel at the Womad Festival at Shepgon Mallett with The Beat and Simple Minds in 1982

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    Saw Gabriel at the Womad Festival at Shepgon Mallett with The Beat and Simple Minds in 1982
    I saw the Beat at the Globe in Cardiff a few years ago, that was a good night

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