best live gig, RHCP in the 90's, saw them a number of times and always a good gig
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Motorhead at Newport Centre
Rory Gallagher at St David's Hall
best live gig, RHCP in the 90's, saw them a number of times and always a good gig
Steve Hackett Oxford Apollo 1980
Judy Tzuke Gloucester 1981
Rick Wakeman Gloucester I think. c 1982
Tangerine Dream Gloucester I think c 1982
Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, The Beat Shepton Mallett 1982
Stranglers Oxford 1983
Slade Oxford Poly c 1985
Marillion London Hammersmith 1985
Shed Severn Cardiff 1996 ish
Muse Coventry Ricoh Arena c 2014
Blondie Westonburt c 2014
Spandau Ballet Westonburt c 2015
Kaiser Chiefs Silverstone and Cardiff c 2015 and 2016
The Pet Shop Boys London Hyde Park 2019
Midge Ure Birmingham 2020
I've never really enjoyed festivals. And I'd always rather see a band indoors than out. I've some good gigs at the top rank and even Sophia Gardens. Saw the Ramones in Bristol. Jane's Addiction too. I saw Oasis on their first US tour at a 125 capacity venue. I've seen PJ Harvey in an even smaller room. I've seen the Brian Jonestown Massacre in the same room and I saw Fat White Family play their first ever show in the US, that was pretty memorable.
Been to various retro festivals too and Two Thousand Trees each year where we get free tickets.
Hüsker du, butthole surfers, big black all good with me . Only saw Hüsker du but have some nice vinyl of all those.
One that stayed with me was James and Happy Mondays at the Ritz, Manchester. Monday’s were the support but blew James away. Mental night.
Just googled it. 1988. £5.50 at the door.
Best ever gig? No question - Iggy Pop. Unbelievable.
Runners up - Ramones, Costello, Pixies, Rezillos, Morrissey, REM.
In the 70s and 80s, it felt like there was a gig to see almost every week, and I went to most of them.
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Ah … what a name from the past: Jess Roden. I had his first solo album (1974) and a mighty fine vinyl record it was too. I can't remember how I got to know about him but he was really good. Here's a track from that album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik6o...ZmdK7aT7I7bKpZ
I might invest if its still on cd.
The tracks on it:
Reason To Change
I'm On Your Side
Feelin' Easy
Sad Story
On Broadway
Ferry Cross
Trouble In The Mind
What The Hell
It featured:
Ds: Simon Kirke
P, Organ: John (Rabbit) Bundrick
Kbd: Mick Weaver
B: Pat Donaldson
Ta for posting, mate.
StT.
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Jethro Tull - Capitol late 70's
Wishbone Ash - Capitol late 70's
McCartney - Olympia & Earls Court - early 90's
Moody Blues - Colston Hall - early 80's
John Miles - Top/Rank and Colston Hall late70's/early 80's
Rory Gallagher - early 80's
B B King - early 80's
Procul Harum - 2019 (yes Gary Booker's voice is still great)
The Zombies - over a dozen times in the last 5 years
10cc - everywhere late 70's
I've got that album on vinyl and CD, so you should be in luck.
But try to get hold of the band's other albums- "Play it Dirty, Play it class" and "Keep Your Hat On"
Both excellent.
review
https://www.discogs.com/The-Jess-Rod...elease/1867653
lone star at the capitol...and if my memory serves me ( i'm almost certain to wrong) the headline was Gabriel ala solsbury hill tour