Favourite gigs

alistair

Think I miss gigs even more than clubbing. Their absence during COVID has left a gaping hole in my social calendar.
Thought I’d while away some time by giving a top five list in no particular order. This list is fairly fluid depending on my memory. Yours?

Radiohead - Roundhouse 2016
Prodigy - Brixton academy 2005
NIN - The Forum 1994
Kraftwerk 3D - Royal Albert Hall 2017
QOTSA - Brixton Academy 2005

Along_the_Wire

In no particular order:

Suede, Brixton Academy, 1993
Morrissey, Hammersmith Odeon, 1991
Doves, Brixton Academy, 2009
James, Brixton Academy, 1991
Billy Bragg, Shepherds Bush Empire, 2008
REM, Hyde Park, 2005

I’ve seen New Order so many times, I can’t think which is their best gig, maybe Reading in 98 - they were immense that night.

alistair

Along_the_Wire I was at the Doves Brixton academy gig. They were superb. Kingdom of Rust tour.

Along_the_Wire

alistair Finishing on Space Face was absolutely fucking superb - the place went mental, didn’t it?

alistair

Along_the_Wire Superb. Love it.

Smallman1

AC/DC - o2 and Wembley
Daft Punk - Hyde Park
The Rolling Stones - Twickenham
Bruce Springsteen - Glastonbury
Chemical Brothers - Roundhouse
Underworld - Village Underground
Massive Attack - Brixton Academy
New Order - Glastonbury
Radiohead - o2
Oasis - Wembley
Sasha - Barbican
The Stone Roses - Finsbury Park
Paul Simon - Glastonbury
Amy Winehouse - Glastonbury
Snoop Dogg - Exit Festival
The Prodigy - Exit Festival
Guns’n’Roses - Wembley

Along_the_Wire

Smallman1 The Stone Roses - Finsbury Park

Finsbury Park you say?!

alistair

Smallman1 Underworld are such a great live act. Their Ally Pally gig in 2017 was very memorable. Finished with Rez, Cowgirl, Moaner and Born Slippy.

Smallman1

Eternal - Excel Centre.

Smallman1

Along_the_Wire Finsbury Park you say?!

Were way better that day than they were at Spike Island!

Phil-McRackin

Public Enemy and Run DMC - Manchester Apollo 1988
James - Manchester GMEX - 1990
Depeche Mode - Birmingham NEC
Prodigy - Newcastle 1995
NIN - Birmingham Academy 2005

Never saw New Order in their pomp, wish I had…first saw them at Old Trafford in 2002. ..i’m sure Strummer will have some better ones than that along with Grant

alistair

Phil-McRackin NIN, good man. Bloody love them!

Along_the_Wire

alistair Underworld are like New Order, seen them so many times - spangdanggled every time.

Forgot to mention Oasis, Astoria, 1994 - some gig that. I fucking hate Oasis.

Smallman1

alistair Underworld are such a great live act. Their Ally Pally gig in 2017 was very memorable. Finished with Rez, Cowgirl, Moaner and Born Slippy.

Saw them at Village Underground about 18 months ago, 700 or so people and they blew the bloody doors off.

Un be lievable Jeff.

Along_the_Wire

Smallman1 Yes, Ed!

Phil-McRackin

alistair
It was a postponed gig from about 3m earlier…called off on the night… so Trent was very apologetic but also very angry because the venue couldn’t fit in some of their backdrop. No support and they tore the place apart for over 2hrs

Heno

The flaming lips - vicar street dublin around 03
Lcd soundsystem - tripod dublin
The verve - the point dublin 98
Blur - Glastonbury 09
Leftfield - witness Co meath
The chemical brothers - Glastonbury 19
Arcade fire -electric picnic 05
New order - Glastonbury 05
Bjork - belfast 08
Run the jewels - dublin 17
Underworld - tripod around 10 were excellent they played all night place was empty as they banged out mmm skyscraper I love you
I’m sure I’ve missed a few some foggy memories in there

bosstrabs

Too many to mention.

Of the last few years, Jeans Team, The Buzzcocks and The Vaccines in Beijing, great atmosphere for all of them.

hugopal

My favourite live act were Crystal Castles; Alice Glass was nuts. Also saw them so many times I couldn’t really pick just one instance.

Act I’m most disappointed never to have seen live are The Prodigy, I was unfortunately too young when they were in their prime.

LT42

Has anyone seen Anklepants live?

Jules72

LT42 lol…havent heard that name in a while - his Boiler Room was erm….quite special