Best Live Acts that you've seen (not necessarily your favourites)
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08-06-2006, 6:06 PM
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09-06-2006, 7:38 AM
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A Perfect Circle Blondie The Who Roger Waters Loads more gigs that I enjoyed because the atmosphere was better than those above. But the performance and the sound quality of these four acts was incredible. APC,Blondie and RW were recent gigs, the Who was at Newcastle City Hall sometime in the 80s when they announced they were splitting  'Wont get fooled again' was probably the all time best moment for me at any gig, ever !!!!!
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09-06-2006, 8:08 AM
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The Who - Last UK tour in Glasgow with the Ox and Zak Starkey on drums  Daltrey didn't want to leave the stage  The Albert Hall DVD isn't a patch on that night |
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09-06-2006, 8:28 AM
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Pink Floyd - The wall tour. Still the best live performance I've ever seen. Bruce Springsteen - Early 80's. Seemed to go on forever, gave 100%, truly great live act. Roy Harper - On one occasion played for three and a half hours. Emotive, uplifting, superb songs, slightly mad! Best was mid 80's at the 100 club. Judas Priest - Weren't really my scene (still aren't) but gave a storming performance. 1980-1 Lindisfarne - Great fun, superb songs (the old ones!) and great musicians. (Late 70s & early 80's) Shame it all turned into a hideous cabaret by the mid 80's. Aerosmith - Can't go wrong with this lot live. Seen them many times but the best was on the Pump tour. Seemed to have it really together and tight that year. Frank Zappa - As you would expect it ranged from the bizzare to the bezerk. Still great though each time! Mid 80's - early 90's UFO - Were great in the late 70's and early 80's then went rapidly downhill after that. But, for that period of five years or so they were awesome live. Neil Young - Like Dylan, his live acts can be hit and miss, but when they hit (as they did when I saw him) he really rocks! Tangerine Dream - Stopped going when Schmoelling left, but up until then they were truly breathtaking at times. When you could breath amongst all the err', 'fumes' that is.  Like Karkus I was a regular (at Hammy Odeon) concert goer for Years so many great acts have been through the 'mill' that I can't drag back that easily. There were many others though. |
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09-06-2006, 3:50 PM
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Not neccasarily my fave bands but great performances Suede Manchester academy farewell tour, wasn't really bothered about them thought they where average the year before at Glasto but wow blew me away that night. Human League Grimsby Auditorium 2003, went on a whim, just took a walk down, walked in (ticket office closed) loved them, I never thought I would see the League, saw them again last xmas but wherent a patch on Grimsby. Then Jericho Sheffield Poly 1987 WOW!!!!! Might seem pompous & over the top U2 Simple Minds sound alikes but my god where they good that night. Ash Virgin Store Grimsby 2001ishAgain just went down on a whim they played a full 90 minutes in our small & dingy local Virgin store. There where kids surf crowding kicking out the suspended ceiling tiles whilst 200 people outside trying to squeeze in I have never heard a loud noise except maybe Slade lol.... Terence Trent Darby maybe big headed so & so but saw him at Manchester Apollo 1987 on the Hardline Introduction tour, that guy could sing. Faithless Glasto 2002 as Maxi Jazz said after the show "If I live to be 1 million years old I will never forget that!!!! That was ****ing brilliant man!!!!" Checkout the Glastonbury dvd it is on there & believe me it was just as good being there as on the DVD one of my all time favourite festival moments We Come One with 90000 people raving mad in a field in Somerset  Athlete Hull Adelphi 2003 before they had even released an album. If you have never been to the Hull Adelphi you must go see a gig there.... It is basically 2 victorian houses with the 2 front rooms on each nocked into 1 large room  The guy who runs the place is in his 20's beer was something like 90p a pint for Stella. The stage is approx 12 inches high. I have some pics somewhere of the actual gig to show how intimate it was.We where sat in front of the stage whilst the bands played, Longview also supported. My mate even rested his pint on Tim's keyboards during the gig & we spoke to the band during the gig like you would in a living room absolutely bizarre & a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life. So many gigs & festivals but these are a selection of my favourite moments, please bare in mind that these are not my favourite bands or acts as they have other special meanings so have not listed them here. regards Gary |
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13-06-2006, 5:01 AM
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The two best live shows I've ever seen were both by groups that have hollow shell remnant groups stille hangin' on. I saw the original Dixie Dregs in the late 70's and that's the tightest band I ever saw live, NRBQ was durn close... Anyway, I saw the group Steve Morse called The Dregs about five years ago...  Despite Steve's considerabe tallent, the magic was gone and the bass player could not keep up.I saw the original Red Hot Chili Peppers back in '83 in a small club in Knoxvlle, Gabby's. I was entertained before the show even started. Apparently, every "Goth" in town was there. This ain't New York City! But, about half the estimated 400 lucky persons had a white face and black nails and lips. I had just heard the Pepper's first 2 albums, the only ones out then, in the previous few days by a friend who warmed me up for the show. As good as the albums sounded, I was shocked by the group. The guitarist had mastered all that funky stuff made famous by The Meters' Leo Neocelli and had taken it a step farther. I saw The Meters twice. I know their sound well. The rhythm section was wound tight. The bass and guitar players were wearing the Union Jack and Ole Glory as skirts. They went back behind the amps and switched skirts with each other several times during the show. They jumped around on stage in such athletic fashion and never missed a beat. They were stylin'. I'd say they did all or close to all of those 2 albums in two sets. I bet they played their Meters' cover, Hollywood Africa, for about ten minutes. It blew my mind that he played the guitar better and funkier than Leo on that one! They had humour in Yertle The Turtle, raw power on Green Heaven, and Baby Appeal was way better than the fuzzy recording on their first album. They were so eclectic in a twisted ways. I was ever so impressed! I might go see the current Peppers if it was the free concert series we have here in the summer, down on the mall. They're OK but they are too much like everybody else. The Chili is gone as,... en el mundo passada. Last edited by Rachael Bitchlist; 13-06-2006 at 5:06 AM. |
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14-06-2006, 7:49 AM
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Probably Faith No More at Cardiff University in 90 (I think) - The Real Thing tour. Tool tonight, I hope they put up a stiff challenge (even if they only play for 90 mins)  |
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14-06-2006, 9:52 AM
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14-06-2006, 10:02 PM
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Howard Jones Shepherds Bush Empire 2003. This was a 20th Anniversary gig, 4 hours long and I'm on the fan bit of the DVD chatting to the camera. |
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15-06-2006, 6:32 AM
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15-06-2006, 11:26 PM
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How did you get to the aftershow parties???? I saw Prince in 86 on the Parade tour at Wembley arena the night Ronnie Wood joined him on stage, fantastic gig & again at Wembley arena on the Lovesexy tour, awsome gig that, stage in the middle & arrived at the stage in a pink cadillac played approx 18 songs before playing a hit single including jack u off, erotic city, horny toad, just loads of stuff i never thought I would hear the guy play ever again!!!!!!My freind & I seemed to be the only ones who knew every track he played that night, people where moaning because it took so long to play a single  Never went to see him again because I knew that gig would never be surpassed, my friend went to the grafiti bridge tour at Maine ROad I think Manchester & said it was good but not as good as Lovesexy, may get to see him again if he finally headlines a Glastonbury  regards Gary | |
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16-06-2006, 7:46 AM
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from 87 onwards (altho he canceled the 87 uk tour) the aftershows were announced at the show and it was first come first in for 15,000+ people to rush to get in a 300-1000 capacity venue. most of these aftershows are planned on the day itself, with them literally finding a venue on the day, but a few have been planned in advance such as the 93 show that was the "final" show he did before changing his name to an unpronouncable scribble (he also did the radio one show at short notice the same day - 3 shows in 24 hours). in 95 he had a residency at a london club and did 3 or 4 shows at random (all great shows). in 98 he played the hippodrome, and a few fans like myself found out about this in advance and the announced it on the PA at the end of the show, that was a really great show, going onstage at 2.50am (10 mins before the club was due to close) and played till 5am, come 4.30am after jamming rarities he started playing hits like kiss and lets go crazy, he also stage dived into the audience, and i got his tamborine. the following day he did a vip show at the cafe de paris, there were 125 pairs of tickets allocated to fans in advance (i was front row in front of the mic stand - he stage dived on me 3 times that night, squashing the hell out of me) with stars up in the balcony area, sherly crow, beverley knight, etc. they used a mailing list from the reply cards in cds to mail fans about the show, with less than a weeks notice, you called a number and got the tix. the show was shown on channel 4 and had a limited video release on the internet. he relaunched his website around 2000 as a pay service, so fans could get the best tickets without paying booking fees. so for the 2002 theatre (4000 capacity venues approx) tour they set the first 15 rows aside for fans as general admission, and let the fans in early for the soundchecks each nite, then there was an afterparty most nites, and on occassion he would play a show, usually the last show in the city. the fans got laminates which let them into the afterparty free. you used to pay £25 to get into afterparties, so on top of saving a few quid on booking fee it was a good deal. i think the london marquee show was fan only as it was the start of the tour and there were so many fans. in 2000/2001/2002 he hosted a fan event at his studio in paisley park, opening the place for a week, so you could go round the studios during the day and there were events and stuff outside, djing, basketball etc, and at nite there were concerts with special guests like macy gray, alicia keys, norah jones, george clinton, eryka badu, the time, sheila e, etc, and he would play most nites. during one quiet afternoon he decieded to hold rehearsals and invited about 40 folks hanging outside in to a private jam/rehearsal session inside, which was really cool cuz he played rare songs he ended up never playing at the show. one year he did a main show in mpls and sent security into the audience to hand out passes to select audience members for the aftershow at paisley park, and in 2004 he played 3 gigs in st paul (next to mpls) and had aftershows at paisley for $50 a head, but he played literally till dawn most nites, with guests starting the party at midnite, he would just wander onstage and jam a bit to warm up, and come 3/4am he would play for a few hours. it was kinda crazy at paisley park as it was during really hot june's, you would go in at say 8pm - 10pm and it was still bright and sunny outside, and then when you leave around 6am, you've missed all the darkness overnite and the sun has came back up by the time you leave, so during a week out there you never see any darkness. you then understood why people would wear shades inside due to lack of sleep. one show maceo parker played non stop from midnite till 6am. there were maybe 500 people at midnite, and literally 20 left come 6am, with at least half of them lying flat out on the floor. even the soundesk guy had his feetup on the console. the next day prince asked who say maceo last nite, and most hands went up. then he said keep your hand up if you stayed till the end, and there were only 2 hands up! he said even he had to go to bed (this is from the guy who never sleeps)! after 2 long hours (instrumental tracks tend to sound longer for some reason, and his songs are normally long anyways) we thought that each song he played was the last so clapped a lot, but that made him keep going - doh! of course no-one wants to leave as they think prince will turn up at any minute and start playing, as he is known to wait until few people are around before he does something. after one show i ended up in the studio with him and the time for example, from 4am - 6am chatting about music and movies with a half dozen other fans btw, he won't ever play glastonbuy, festivals just aren't his thing. you've probably heard the stories about him saying he doesn't want people to talk to him or look at him etc, well it's true. i was at a couple of tv shows in 99 (tfi friday and the tube), and at the tube, my and my friend were let in first as he arranged the guest list of fans, and when i opened a door (after opening umptten studio doors), i got a fright as someone was behind the door, only to realise it was prince, so i had a quick chat before i went in the studio. the other fans came in and i told them i had just spoke to him, but no-one believed me. then a warm up comedian came onstage and said before he starts his routine he has a story to tell every, and said that he and everyone else was told not to speak to him etc etc, and then they let us guys in and in less than 5 minutes one of us is in the corridor chatting about the weather with prince! anyways, robbie williams, paul maccartney etc were at the show too, but prince did his bit first when no-one else was there. robbie williams crew all had t shirts that said "the artist formely known as prick", as i found out he was annoyed that at TOTP everyone shares the dressing rooms, but prince got everyone kicked out to be alone. robbie also stormed off the show after his set as he was annoyed by something. he was supposed to have duetted with macca but left him hanging on, on a live tv broadcast. during the american idol show the other week he didnt attend rehearsals, and turned up literally 5 mins before he was due on. they didnt think he was going to show. the host didnt even announce him, and started to announce something else. he just stepped out his limo, walked slowly to the stage, handing over his DAT, did 2 songs and walked off without talking to a single person at the show, saying hi or bi to the audience, not a peep. so if he wont talk to tv folks he's hardly going to do a show in the mud and get pee bottles chucked at him | |
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16-06-2006, 3:10 PM
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Wow you have been to Paisley Park???? That must have been a great experience???? As for Glastonbury I think I can safely say that Glastonbury is probably one of the few festivals where no artist ever gets a bottle thrown at them. Go to lots of festivals & must say that the Glastonbury festival goer is a lot more chilled out than most other festival goers. I was at Leeds the year Daphne & Celeste where on JESUS what a site that was, how they stuck that show out to the end I will never know, certainly took some balls did that He would certainly blow the Somerset sky away at Glasto though Gary |
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16-06-2006, 5:24 PM
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anyways, he did rock in rio in 91, but i understand he was offered a ridiculous amount of money to play, and took the opportunity to play a lot of new material. part of the show was on tv once, but he bought back the rights of the show cuz of all the new and unreleased stuff he did. he did a show in tokyo in 2002, but folks are a lot different and more behaved at shows there. he also did a jazz festival in canada, and another mini festival in the states in 2004, but he was the sole performer, or at least the other acts were his protoges, so it was more like a normal show, and certainly no fields. rock in rio was the only show that was anything like what uk folk would call a festival anyways. he has mentioned several times that the glastonbury stuff just make stuff up each year. they do ask him, but they don't bother replying back now, so they just make out he will play to shift tickets. i'd personally hate to have to go to glasto to see him, and i certainly wouldn't miss any uk shows and yeah, since 2000 i've been to mpls/paisley park each year bar last year (nothing happened then) and haven't been so far this year. he's literally demolished his mpls house to rebuild it. he has plans to do more gigs in vegas at a club he has taken over and renamed 3121. he turned up at maceos gig in nyc last nite before doing good morning america this morning, and theres a "secret" small club gig in nyc tonight if you have a lear jet. still no tour plans yet, he's just doing "hit and run" no notice or short notice shows in small club style venues with his new all female (almost) band | |
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14-07-2006, 9:00 AM
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Saw Slade at Earls Court in 73 and they were awsome. Support was by The Sensational Alex HArvey Band. A show I will alwasy remember. I defy anybody to keep their bum on the seat when Slade hit the stage. Well in those days at least  .Saw Queen twice both Hyde Park 76 and Finsbury Park 74. The 74 gig was by far the better. Rigth from the opening refrains of 'Now I'm Here' through to the end. Freddie had such stage presence. Number 3 for me would have to be Genesis in 87 at Wembly. Well pat there best in the studio but live were brilliant. Still get goosbumps at the memories of them playing Abacab and the way the lights rolled as it built up to its finale. Lots of bands I whished I'd seen (some of whome I may still will) but top of that pile has to be Pink Floyd. If only they would do a farewell tour....... | |
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14-07-2006, 9:25 AM
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Apart from all my Rush shows, best has to be Aerosmith at Glasgow SEC in 97. 2 1/2 hours of complete rock - what a show Also Floyd at docklands arena in 89 was immense |
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