OccupyGreenStreet
10:57 Sun Aug 28
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Back in the day,
The Jam Malvern Winter Gardens 1980
New Order National Kilburn 1982
Bowie MK 1983
The Smiths Hamburg 1984
REM Hamburg 1984
James Brown Cascais 1986
More recently, Prince at the O2, Nas at the Roundhouse, and Flying Lotus at Brixton.
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mentor
11:06 Sun Aug 28
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Albert Collins
Soup Kitchen, Detroit, 1985
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hammer205
11:08 Sun Aug 28
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Live Aid 1985
Queen Knebworth 1986 There last ever gig 200K people
Wham the final Brixton and Wembley Stadium 1986
Various Coldplay gigs over last 7 years
Various Spandau ballet gigs over last 30 years very underrated
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zebthecat
11:13 Sun Aug 28
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Ramones - Rainbow theatre 1978 (my first too)
Cardiacs - Astoria (any year - they were all fantastic)
Hawkwind - Stonehenge 1983
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Bungo
11:46 Sun Aug 28
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A few of my highlights:-
Motorhead 1979 Hammersmith - Last show of the Bomber Tour - I was 13 and probably the youngest person there. Blown away? Somewhat! Life changing.
Queen - 1986 - Wembley - Probably the best gig ever. At least 1,000,000 people were there if you ask around now. I still have my ticket stub. £14.50!
Metallica - 1988? - Justice Tour. Expected a wall of noise. Couldn't have been further from the truth. Brilliant.
Pink Floyd - 1994 - Pulse Tour - Earl's Court. Exactly what you would expect.
Rush - 1980? - Permanent Waves Tour at Hammersmith - Speechless.
Paramore - The O2 - 20xx?- Took my sons who are in the demographic. Actually REALLY good. Hayley Williams is a fantastic singer/frontperson. One to watch..
Biffy Clyro - Lots - Excellent band who don't look or sound like anyone else. Loads of really good songs.
U2 - Paris - 360 Tour - Yeah I know but they are actually rather good at what they do..
Far too many more to list....
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Hugh Jargon
11:47 Sun Aug 28
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Erasure at Westminster City Hall. Pardon?
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Takashi Miike
11:51 Sun Aug 28
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Manics, London Forum, 1996
Supergrass, London Forum, 1999
Ash & Muse, London Astoria, 2000
Primal Scream, Brixton Academy (all nightervwith Kevin Shields in the band), 2000
Beastie Boys, Wembley Arena, 2004
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joe royal
12:22 Sun Aug 28
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Bungo
I worked on the 360 tour and altho not my thing it was a brilliant stage and the sound was the best I have heard .
I also did a small tour with biffy clyro before they got big , all 300 capacity shows with the stage a foot off the floor , full of energy but just sounded like a noise to me.
The boys are all blue noses and I became their favorite person when I showed them how to stream games.
Must have left an impression as a couple of years later when they were supporting the Foo Fighters at Milton Keynes they actually came over to me and said hello .
If I can add another gig to the list this was a pretty good line up
1986 I think
U2
REM
The Ramones
Spear Of Destiny
Billy Brag
Faith Brothers (who?)
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Iron Filings
12:32 Sun Aug 28
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The Clash - Lyceum 81
The Jam - Hammersmith Palais 81
Simon & Garfunkel - Hyde Park 04
The Specials - Ally Pally 12
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Up The Iron
12:36 Sun Aug 28
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Hawkwind with support band Genesis at Slough College 1971.
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The Stoat
12:51 Sun Aug 28
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Up The Iron 12:36 Sun Aug 28
http://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/flyer-hawkwind-genesis-slough-college-8th-jan/
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BRANDED
12:54 Sun Aug 28
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Kamasai Washington.
The Scala last november.
Extra gig as the Paris one was cancelled due to the Bataclan attack.
Snarky Puppy.
Same venue two years earlier.
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Mike Oxsaw
1:06 Sun Aug 28
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The resident house band, Chadwell Heath Greyhound about 1974.
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Bethnal Green
1:12 Sun Aug 28
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The Doors/Jefferson Airplane. Round House.
MC5 London School Economics.
Small Faces Flamingo.
Larry Coryell Ronnie Scotts.
The Unsuited Medium Nags Head Bethnal Green.
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jools268
1:15 Sun Aug 28
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Radiohead - Glastonbury 97
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paulon
1:17 Sun Aug 28
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Cockney Rejects - numerous 1979-81
The Smiths - Lancaster University 1984
Talk Talk - Hammersmith Odeon 1986
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zebthecat
1:21 Sun Aug 28
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paulon 1:17 Sun Aug 28
I was at that Smiths gig too - not my cup of tea really...
Did see PiL there who were fantastic and Grand Master Melle Mel and the Furious Five at the Sugar House who were bloody good fun
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backpass
1:29 Sun Aug 28
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Genesis at Dury Lane
New Order at Reading
Tom Waits Ronnie Scott's
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yngwies Cat
1:32 Sun Aug 28
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Monsters of Rock 1986 at Donington
Joe Statrani Flying in a blue dream tour
Iron Maiden world slavery tour
Yngwie Oddest tour
Gary Moore
Oh fuck it Bern to so many but my these stand out.
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paulon
1:40 Sun Aug 28
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zebthecat 1:21 Sun Aug 28
Saw Happy Mondays at the Sugar House sometime in the late 80's, was a great night from the little I can remember of it.
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boy40
1:58 Sun Aug 28
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U2/Big Country - Hammersmith Palais 83
Smiths - Brixton Academy 85
Kasabian - Earls Court 06
Pearl Jam - London O2 09
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