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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Oct 12, 2020 16:53:55 GMT
Not my cuppa but seen Westlife Take That and Steps with the wife and all were excellent , and take kids to Little Mix who are flipping brilliant Jesus, you're a good husband! I hope you got your hole afterwards! Having kids would suggest you did There's no fucking way I'd go to any of those bands, however good the shows are! I never insisted the missus came with me to watch The Fall! I did take the lad to see Sleaford Mods though!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 17:07:45 GMT
I went to a show in I think was Long Island...The Alarm, The long Ryders and REM
The Alarm I liked and great live, The Long Ryders were surprisingly excellent also, REM, jaysus...went for an ice cream. Takes a lot to get me to concerts and they were a good excuse to leave for dairy treats
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Post by iancransonsknees on Oct 12, 2020 17:22:43 GMT
I tend to buy tickets for bands off the strength of the odd thing I hear on the radio. Whiskey Myers were one I had no particular expectations of, they were astonishing live, ridiculously loud. I've seen them twice now as it's a rare occurance when they visit the UK. Once all the corona bollocks is over I want to catch them in the states.
At the opposite end of the scale, Greta Van Fleet. Truly fucking dog shit. The only gig I've ever walked out of. They'll be fucking massive.
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Post by roylandstoke on Oct 12, 2020 17:50:53 GMT
The Bangles-yes that's The Bangles.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 12, 2020 17:55:58 GMT
The Bangles-yes that's The Bangles. I was going to put them on the musical annoyances thread!!! But didn’t deem them quite worthy!
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Post by dirtclod on Oct 12, 2020 18:55:00 GMT
They Might Be Giants - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK. Great music, good humor and played for over 3 hours.
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Post by telfordstoke on Oct 12, 2020 19:40:33 GMT
The Bangles-yes that's The Bangles. I was going to put them on the musical annoyances thread!!! But didn’t deem them quite worthy! they opened for Simple Minds in 86 and were brilliant, so much so that I went to see them again at the Town and Country Club in London
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Post by telfordstoke on Oct 12, 2020 19:41:54 GMT
Not my cuppa but seen Westlife Take That and Steps with the wife and all were excellent , and take kids to Little Mix who are flipping brilliant Jesus, you're a good husband! I hope you got your hole afterwards! Having kids would suggest you did There's no fucking way I'd go to any of those bands, however good the shows are! I never insisted the missus came with me to watch The Fall! I did take the lad to see Sleaford Mods though! lol she has persistently refused to come and watch bands I like, even when I blagged us guest list for a Motorhead show she bloody didn't come.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Oct 12, 2020 19:57:00 GMT
Craig David Bryan Adams
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Post by RF10 on Oct 12, 2020 20:16:56 GMT
Disturbed at Download in 2008 was unexpected too. Mainly because if didn't know much about them. Also Corey Taylor from Slipknot on his on few years later. Very impressive accoustic set.
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Post by foster on Oct 12, 2020 20:26:46 GMT
I was pressganged in to taking the Mrs & our two daughters to see Lady Gaga at Twickenham a few years ago. Much against my expectations, she put on a superb show which I really enjoyed. Saw Robbie Williams (avec wife & daughters (mine, not his!)) and was very underwhelmed, but he was supported by Olly Murs who put on a quite unexpectedly entertaining show. I actually went to see Robbie Williams and thought it was great, but he's probably hit n miss. Supported by Bassment Jaxx. Kylie M. was fucking dire. Oasis, when I saw them were shit, supported by the Coral who were better than expected. Keane, kaiser chiefs, Razorlight all good as expected. U2 much better than I thought they would be as I've never been a fan. Muse and especially Coldplay also better than I expected.
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Post by Orbs on Oct 12, 2020 20:40:23 GMT
Public Service Broadcasting a few years ago. Never heard of them but popped along to see them at festival once. Really enjoyed it. Spitfire and Everest are great tracks. 'The race for space' album I really liked but not some much the latest stuff. What are they like live, Orbs? I kind of assumed it was all pre-recorded a la Orbital, with not much to see beyond a light show? Big fan of Orbital, so no criticism implied there...! Here you go! - I'm not really sure but assume some of it must be a backing track. Not sure what you mean about Orbital? I'm sure they play every bleep and blip individually!
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Post by Orbs on Oct 12, 2020 20:43:34 GMT
I was at this gig. If I remember correctly, someone threw a Brussel sprout at everyone's favourite skunk-addled conspiracy theorist* and he kept ranting on about it between every fucking song like some kind of ****-chimp. Brown was indeed utter fucking gash (much like he has been each time I've seen him). *referring to Ian Brown, not Starkiller off of here Is cunt censored now or am I missing something? I see Salop is still posting so no.
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Post by thequietman on Oct 13, 2020 12:10:21 GMT
Bruce Springsteen - the first gig at Leeds Arena before it officially opened. He offered to play it to test out the venue's acoustics. The sound was really ropey to start with, but he went walk about around the various seating areas, signalling to the sound desk as he went. In short time the sound was superb. And even though I'd never seen him before, and wasn't a fan, he blew me away.
The Duckworth Lewis Method (Brudenell Social Club, Leeds). I'd seen Neil Hannon / The Divine Comedy a couple of times and couldn't really take to him. But with Thomas Walsh / Pugwash he was magnificent.
Chumbawamba - Bradford Uni, 1997 ish. All I really knew about them until then was the shouty stuff. I fell in love with the softer folk / pop & harmonies, probably saw them a dozen times after that
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Post by franklin on Oct 13, 2020 12:18:33 GMT
Spear of Destiny were brilliant. Elton at the Brit was brilliant. T'Pau were shocking and I walked out after 15mins.
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Post by neworleanstokie on Oct 13, 2020 13:08:57 GMT
Bruce Springsteen JazzFest 2006 Lionel Ritchie JazzFest 2006 Nine Inch Nails Voodoofest 2005 Justice 50cent
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Post by dirtclod on Oct 13, 2020 13:31:09 GMT
Yeah me and my friends always thought Echo & The Bunnymen would end up more popular than U2. Go Figure.
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Post by claytonscrubs on Oct 14, 2020 21:43:40 GMT
The Corrs - NEC Arena, Birmingham.
They’re not really my bag - but got dragged along by my ex-wife and two daughters.
I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it 👍 The two hours flew by! If I remember rightly, Andrea Corr had magic pipes and a great pair of legs 😊
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Post by lordb on Oct 14, 2020 21:57:56 GMT
Spear of Destiny were brilliant. Elton at the Brit was brilliant. T'Pau were shocking and I walked out after 15mins. Once saw Carol Decker in a pub in Shrewsbury using the don't you know am line to get served quick. Barmans response was "yes you were in that shit band,you can wait your turn"
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Post by Cast no shadow on Oct 15, 2020 7:44:10 GMT
Sugababes
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Post by marylandstoke on Oct 15, 2020 8:18:14 GMT
The Jam at London arena as good as expected. Jools Holland and Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at Cambridge corn exchange. Wasn't expecting much it my Mrs idea. Very good, think the venue helped. Led Zeppelin at Knebworth ok but we were a long way back halfway up a field. Cambridge Corn Exchange was one of my all time favourite venues.
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Post by harryburrows on Oct 15, 2020 13:50:16 GMT
Got given tickets for abba late 70s went along with the mrs and her family. Not too shabby at all . Beverly knight at milton Keynes same story , she was brilliant
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 21:22:49 GMT
Not my cuppa but seen Westlife Take That and Steps with the wife and all were excellent , and take kids to Little Mix who are flipping brilliant I took the kids to little mix, my god they’re fit I think they sang but I was too engrossed in them
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Oct 16, 2020 23:07:57 GMT
Spizz Oil
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 23:59:52 GMT
Spear of Destiny were brilliant. Elton at the Brit was brilliant. T'Pau were shocking and I walked out after 15mins. Once saw Carol Decker in a pub in Shrewsbury using the don't you know am line to get served quick. Barmans response was "yes you were in that shit band,you can wait your turn" Excellent Was flying to Cancun years ago and some gal from a soap opera ( my gal at time recognized her),buzzed the stewardess after boarding before pointing out who she was and pretty much demanded an upgrade. Fair play to the stewardess, she came back with a piece of paper informing her it w would be $1200 extra or whatever the price was.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 0:10:42 GMT
don't usually do music threads but these were very good popsters and the song had a good beat. not sure if it made the hit parade. I'm down with the kids
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Post by Timmypotter on Oct 17, 2020 6:22:37 GMT
I was pressganged in to taking the Mrs & our two daughters to see Lady Gaga at Twickenham a few years ago. Much against my expectations, she put on a superb show which I really enjoyed. Saw Robbie Williams (avec wife & daughters (mine, not his!)) and was very underwhelmed, but he was supported by Olly Murs who put on a quite unexpectedly entertaining show. Similar to this, I was forced to watch Robbie by an ex gf. He was pretty poor - the crowd sang most of his songs for him. He was supported by Basement Jaxx though, who were brilliant. One of the liveliest and loudest gigs I've ever been to.
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Post by Timmypotter on Oct 17, 2020 6:37:52 GMT
British Sea Power. I thought I'd hate them, they were very good. Ditto Divine Comedy..... Neil Hannon is one of the UK's best song writers of the last 25 years and in my opinion probably the best lyricist. Regeneration is a masterpiece. Never seen them live though so will keep an eye open.
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Post by danceswithclams on Oct 17, 2020 9:48:46 GMT
Once saw Carol Decker in a pub in Shrewsbury using the don't you know am line to get served quick. Barmans response was "yes you were in that shit band,you can wait your turn" Was having a fight with Adam West-era Batman once and he slugged me over the head with a vase and went "T'PAU!" I picked myself up off the floor and said "Don't you mean KAPOW?" "No" he replied, "I've got china in my hand" ©Tim Vine (2005)
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Post by ChesterStokie on Oct 17, 2020 10:12:42 GMT
Darts (1978)
Won 2 free tickets in a Radio Stoke competition
They were quite popular at the time (Daddy Cool, The Boy From NYC, It's Raining etc)
They were really good, could certainly sing AND play
Great night out
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