Top Live performances

[palexander]

For me, after football (and sex!) there is nowt better than live music. Lets have your top 5 live musical performances you've witnessed in person...

1) Faith No More, Brixton Academy (weeks before they split

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2) Green Day, V98 (I think) - No better band for entertainment.

3) Stereophonics, Nottingham Ice Arena

4) Foo Fighters, Reading 2002 - rocking!

5) Bush, Nottingham Rock City - intense

 

[Durera]

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>Forgive my undecided dates&#33;

1. Hole at the Brixton Academy &#39;94/&#39;95.
2. Radiohead at Glastonbury &#39;98/&#39;99
3. Foo Fighters at Reading &#39;96
4. Moby at Reading &#39;98 (Speed Metal, NOT dance...)
5. Marion at Reading &#39;98</span>

 

[Durera]

Quote[/b] (pboreham @ Nov. 17 2003,13:53)]Faith No More

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>I&#39;m not the only one then - I made a (admittedly poor) pun about Angel Dust on Saturday and received nothing but blank looks&#33;</span>

 

[Vange Shrimper]

Erm....mine are:

1) Westlife - Earls Court, May 2002
2) Busted - Hammersmith Apollo, June 2003
3) Justin Timberlake - London Docklands Arena, May 2003
4) A1 - Hackney Ocean, May 2001

I can only think of 4 that i&#39;ve been to

Need to see some decent groups i think

 

[palexander]

Quote[/b] (Durera @ Nov. 17 2003,13:59)]

Quote[/b] (pboreham @ Nov. 17 2003,13:53)]Faith No More

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>I&#39;m not the only one then - I made a (admittedly poor) pun about Angel Dust on Saturday and received nothing but blank looks&#33;</span>

Incredible band and even thinking about them split up now makes me feel gutted.

The way Mike Patton transformed them from an 80&#39;s pop/rock (albeit a good one) band to one of the most cutting edge and genre leading alternative metal bands of the 90&#39;s is amazing.

He is one f**ked up guy, but fitted FNM perfectly. Angel Dust is still my No.1 album of all time...

 

[palexander]

Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ Nov. 17 2003,14:02)]Erm....mine are:

1) Westlife - Earls Court, May 2002
2) Busted - Hammersmith Apollo, June 2003
3) Justin Timberlake - London Docklands Arena, May 2003
4) A1 - Hackney Ocean, May 2001

I can only think of 4 that i&#39;ve been to

Need to see some decent groups i think

*snigger*... never mind VS&#33;

 

[Vange Shrimper]

Love to see:

Good Charlotte
Feeder
Incubus
Lost Prophets
Manic Street Preachers
Stereophonics

This is a bit hard considering the person i go to gigs with hates all that kinda music, u know.

 

[palexander]

Quote[/b] (Vange Shrimper @ Nov. 17 2003,14:11)]Love to see:

Good Charlotte
Feeder
Incubus
Lost Prophets
Manic Street Preachers
Stereophonics

This is a bit hard considering the person i go to gigs with hates all that kinda music, u know.

Obviously the Stereophonics are good, but Feeder were very good too (supported &#39;Phonics last time I saw them) and I&#39;m sure I&#39;ve seen the Manics at Reading 97... maybe they were on Saturday... dunno...

 

[Durera]

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>See Feeder at the Army and Navy in about &#39;93, only about 60 of us in there - quality gig&#33;&#33; Always enjoy seeing them. Manic&#39;s at the Royal Albert Hall was my favourite one of theirs. Got dragged to Stereophonics at Wembley Arena a couple of years back, and was pleasently surprised - they rocked&#33; Although their support were even better (just wish I could remember their name&#33;&#33;&#33;).

See Green Day at Reading - only one band better for the entertainment value, and that&#39;s Weezer&#33; Better than stand-up&#33;&#33;

Ever seen Terrorvision? They&#39;re quality live - and Skunk Anansie, that&#39;s a band who&#39;s album&#39;s were sooooo poor when put next to them live...</span>

 

[palexander]

Quote[/b] (Durera @ Nov. 17 2003,14:42)]See Green Day at Reading - only one band better for the entertainment value, and that&#39;s Weezer&#33; Better than stand-up&#33;&#33;

Ever seen Terrorvision? They&#39;re quality live ...

Ah yea&#33; Terrorvision were great too (again at Reading 97). The lead singer (Tony?) was completely off his face and really got the crowd going.

Green Day were excellent and I would definately hunt them down to see them again - after watching them, everyone was grinning ear-to-ear, especially the last song, King For A Day, where you had loads of guys in customes running around playing trumpets and then the legendary setting fire to the drum kit... great stuff&#33;

Oh, one to watch for if you can get to a date is &quot;CKY&quot; who are touring here very soon. Great band who will have the place rocking... think they are playing the London Forum for 2 nights...

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

1. Sting, Ephesus, Turkey, 1993
2. Roy Ayers, Ronnie Scott's, 1996
3. Lakatos, Ronnie Scott's, 2000
4. Outside, Jazz Cafe, 2000
5. Massive Attack, Finsbury Park, 1997

Been to bigger gigs - Aerosmith (Wembley Arena), Oasis (Gateshead), Jamiroquai (Brixton Academy), Shaggy (Wembley Arena) - but I'd rate those as my top 5.  For those who are unaware of him, I urge you to go to Ronnie Scott's to hear Roy Ayers - the man is a legend.

Matt

 

[palexander]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Nov. 17 2003,14:52)]1. Sting, Ephesus, Turkey, 1993
2. Roy Ayers, Ronnie Scott's, 1996
3. Lakatos, Ronnie Scott's, 2000
4. Outside, Jazz Cafe, 2000
5. Massive Attack, Finsbury Park, 1997

Been to bigger gigs - Aerosmith (Wembley Arena), Oasis (Gateshead), Jamiroquai (Brixton Academy), Shaggy (Wembley Arena) - but I'd rate those as my top 5.  For those who are unaware of him, I urge you to go to Ronnie Scott's to hear Roy Ayers - the man is a legend.

Matt

Ah man, how could I forget Aerosmith!?

I went to the all dayer at Wembley Stadium, supported by Stereophonics, Lenny Crabsticks and ... someone else... Anyway, great day...

Also got dragged to Bon Jovi at Wembley Stadium by a girl a used to work with who was dead fit. Thought I'd cop off for sure, but we got seperated in the crowd :-(

Anyway, Bon Jovi were pretty good and well supported by Van Halen... great days...

 

[Vange Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Nov. 17 2003,14:52)]Shaggy (Wembley Arena)

Bet Shaggy was a class act werent he, Matt&#33;&#33;

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Nov. 17 2003,14:52)]4. Outside, Jazz Cafe, 2000

Matt

Wouldn&#39;t it have been warmer inside?

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Much as I hate to admit it, Robbie Williams at Knebworth was a damn good day out, especially for the performances of The Darkness and Moby in the warm-up. (Quite literally because it got up to something like 35°C!) And Jools Holland a couple of weeks ago was an excellent night out.

WS

 

[Leeboy]

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Quote[/b] (Durera @ Nov. 17 2003,13:59)]

Quote[/b] (pboreham @ Nov. 17 2003,13:53)]Faith No More

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>I&#39;m not the only one then - I made a (admittedly poor) pun about Angel Dust on Saturday and received nothing but blank looks&#33;</span>

Incredible band and even thinking about them split up now makes me feel gutted.

The way Mike Patton transformed them from an 80&#39;s pop/rock (albeit a good one) band to one of the most cutting edge and genre leading alternative metal bands of the 90&#39;s is amazing.

He is one f**ked up guy, but fitted FNM perfectly. Angel Dust is still my No.1 album of all time...

the one band that I would love to have seen live but never did ( same goes for the Clash, but was too young anyway )


Christ, I&#39;ve seen so many gigs over the years it&#39;s hard to name 1 let alone 5.

But 2 that stick in the mind are:

Manics, Dec &#39;94, Astoria, last ever gig with Richey before he disappeared, smashed all their equipment at the end and threw it into the crowd.

Supergrass, Jan &#39;98, Shepherds Bush Empire, just a great live band and the only booze sold was cans of Red Stripe or, er, that was it&#33; Vaguely remember playing football on the train home with a rolled up copy of the Sun....................

 

[Usual_Suspect]

Oasis - Wemb Arena
Reef - V98
Travis - V2000 (I think)
Michael Jackson - Wemb Stadium
Britney Spears - Wemb Arena (That girls really can move)
Coldplay - One of the V weekends
Texas - Another of the V weekends

And the worst without any doubt is No Way Sis, I have never heard such a poor effort to sing/play Oasis songs in my life. Also All Saints were toilet, but then I guess everyone knew that.

 

[Vange Shrimper]

Didnt u like that Westlife gig then, US?

 

[The General]

I&#39;ve never been to a gig so ...

Kev

 

[Durera]

Quote[/b] (Usual_Suspect @ Nov. 17 2003,15:19)]Reef - V98

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>I saw them at Basildon Towngate when they were just &#39;the band from the advert&#39;. Absolute bedlam, about 200 people in a place that would usually get a maximum of 50&#33;</span>