Most Memorable Gigs

Doctor? wrote: Most memorable moment ever was probably either Hooky turning me inside out at the Apollo (for which he was UTTERLY unapologetic when I spoke to him in Belfast a coupla weeks later...good man!!).

What happened to make him so pissed?

Muse at Earls Court Dec 04. End of what had been the first genuinely fantastic year for music in ages. Had soulwax open, who were really good, then The Zutons came on who were quite good, then Muse played a absolute blinder. Matt Bellamy came running onstage from outside with his own camera, opened with Hysteria, then an hour and a bit of no talking, just loud playing, finishing the main set with Time is Running Out and Plug in Baby, when big black balloons descended from the ceiling. Amazing. Blew Morrissey who played there the night before away and is easily one of the best gigs i've ever seen.

Of course, then getting the bus straight back to Manchester, arriving at 430 (having missed the last bus back to Stockport by ten minutes) in sub zero temperatures, forcing me to spend £25 on a taxi home was not that great.

I was actually a pretty good week for gigs that. Kloot on the Monday, Morrissey in Brum on the Tuesday, 5th av with mates from college on the wednesday, 5th av with mates from uni on thursday, Manics on the friday, Morrissey on the Saturday and Muse on the Sunday. I had tickets to the Charlatans on the sunday... but i just couldnt summon the energy to ge to Salford, in the freezing cold, and get all the way back again.

PetShopQueen wrote:

Doctor? wrote: Most memorable moment ever was probably either Hooky turning me inside out at the Apollo (for which he was UTTERLY unapologetic when I spoke to him in Belfast a coupla weeks later...good man!!).

What happened to make him so pissed?

'bout half way through crystal, the bass just grew bigger balls, scarily deep....it made the room ring FFS it was that loud. My stomach having been on the move since 5am that day, and having been on a high speed sea catermaran, and various coaches, basically gave up and decided to empty itself in protest, a little gastro-intestinal "fuck you mate" if you like.. I missed half the set sitting with my head in my hands outside the gig. LOL...NEVER in my life have I ended up that way from over doing it (tho I did miss the shamen and happy mondays in belfast cos I got really drunk and lost the will to live before the delayed doors actually opened) :(

So when I met the Hookster I said "oi fuckface, you made me puke rings last week", and he just grinned insanely at me......like a true bass god should. Any complaints I have ever received regarding injury and damage inflicted by my rumbleplank, have been met with the same deep concern.

Soundgarden

Fremantle Oval circa 91.

pre black hole sun

My 'most memorable gigs' include

1. Kraftwerk Minimum Maximum Tour Late Show - Brixton Academy, London 20th March 2004. Okay Ralf, Florian and co. are probably running things from their Düsseldorf HQ but the way the put it together, the stageshow, the atmosphere etc. left me in awe at being a part of an amazing experience. Also I sure I saw Orbital's Phil Hartnoll in the crowd! 2. New Order - Manchester Apollo 14th November 2005 - My second NO gig and better than the first time I saw them in the terms of set - some JD rarities, crowd - riotous and 'Viking's' in full effect and apart from Kraftwerk I would have rated this as my best gig ever! 3. New Order - Wembley Arena 28th October 2006 - Again another enjoyable NO gig totally on the money and blew away any cynicism about the set, desire and passion to put on a good show! 4. Depeche Mode Playing the Angel Tour - Manchester MEN Arena 30th March 2006 or O2 Festival Hyde Park 25th June 2006 - Couldn't split both of these gigs. Dave, Martin and Fletch still know how to put on an awesome show. Shame I never liked them in their Violator or Devotional era. 5. Chemical Brothers Creamfields - Liverpool 28th August 2004 -F***ing brilliant gig and an amazing experience from Tom & Ed that I'd recommend to anyone. To only pity was not seeing Bernard join them for Out Of Control! Still if you like dance music which rocks what more could you want! 6. Moby Hotel Tour - Manchester Apollo 17th May 2005 - Whether it was the smaller venue - he played the MEN Arena in 2002, less media hype surrounding Hotel, his rants against GW Bush etc. and a more wider span of material it was a thoroughly enjoyable gig ranging from Rave classics like Go and Feeling So Real, tracks from his multi-million selling Play and excellent cover versions of JD/NO's New Dawn Fades and Temptation. 7. Underworld Budrising Festival - Marlay Park Dublin 20th August 2005 - Not quite the Underworld I wished I'd seen around the period of Everything Everything tour period but Karl and Rick still know how to make a festival Rave! 8. Moby Play Tour - Manchester MEN Arena 23rd November 2002 - Again a good gig - see the Hotel Tour, however for some reason I'd rate this slightly lower than that one. 9. Goldfrapp - Manchester Academy 10th October 2005 - I'd recommend their gigs to anyone who likes their singles/albums. The 'theatatrics' are perhaps a little overdone but overall they cover their material from Felt Mountain to Supernature reasonably seamlessly and managed to meet Alison and Will - a top bloke up for a chat, after the show. 10. Faithless - Alexandra Palace London 29th April 2005 - Again not quite in their 'Stadium Rave' heyday but Maxi, Sister Bliss, Rollo and co. certainly know how to make Dance music feel like real, live experience you'll never forget. What's more the temperature shot up to something more like Singapore in the height of summer rather than North London in April!

Other candidates for memorable gigs include Leftfield, Royksopp Ladytron and other New Order gigs and my only regret is not getting around to Orbital before they decided to call it a day! Cheers!

James Thomas wrote: The Shamen, Newcastle University 1991. The Shamen at their height before they got that awful rapper joining. Tiny venue, very loud and amazing lights.

LOL! I almost saw them as well at Liverpool University in 1991 but didn't quite get around to getting a ticket. They did have their moments and En-Tact is one of the best Dance albums of the early '90's however it was Ebenezer Goode which destroyed their credibility in Dance Music circles and if they hadn't have done that one they may well have become as revered as say Orbital, Chemicals, Underworld, Faithless etc. Still Hypereal makes up for any this and is still one of my favourite Dance tracks nearly 17 years on. Cheers!

The Moby gig at the Apollo was good, but it wasnt great. In fact, now that you've mentioned it, i;ve only just remembered i was there. It dragged on a bit I must say. Was good though.

The Goldfrapp gig at the academy was very good. Didnt bother with the Apollo gigs a few month later though. Dont know why.

Mary J Blige - MEN Arena - 20th April 2002 I was blown away by her voice, my word that woman can sing.

Happy Mondays supporting Oasis – Reebok Stadium – July 2000 First ever gig at our new stadium, had a brilliant day, out at lunch drinking in the sun then an awesome set by the Mondays who blew Oasis out of the water!

New Order – Move Festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground – 13th July 2002 My first ever time seeing New Order (I never knew when they toured pre-internet!). I was almost in tears at finally seeing them. Great weather and good build up too, thanks to Echo and the Bunnymen and Doves.

Glen Tilbrook – The Moses Gate, Farnworth, Bolton – 2004 An intimate venue with the Squeeze frontman – amazing.

Duran Duran – Birmingham NEC – 18th April 2004 Went for old times sake – these are absolutely amazing live, even pushing 50.

U2 – Cardiff Millennium Stadium – 29th June 2005 Was never a major fan, only went because someone else cancelled. I think this was one of the best gigs ever. The Killers supported and I was really into them at the time.

Luther Vandross – MEN Arena – sometime in 2000 Awesome what a legend.

Editors – Manchester Apollo – 29th May 2006 First time I’ve seen them, was very impressed. Fell in love with the singer!

The Streets – Aberdeen Music Hall – 30th April 2006 Great place and the crowd were mental.

Hot Chip – The Fire Station, Bournemouth – 8th October 2006 This was the day before first New Order gig of October tour and the only reason it’s being mentioned!

New Order – Bournemouth – 9th October 2006 First gig of the October tour – I was besides myself with excitement about what the month would bring. Blackpool/Wolves was probably my favourite, but this was the first so this is the one I’m mentioning. Best after show party too!

The Buzzcocks – Manchester Academy 1 – 1st December 2006 Carnage!

ACR in Liverpool in front of 10 people...

Arctic Monkeys in the new bands tent at Leeds festival. I didnt think they were very good, but my god was that tent rammed and everyone else knew all the words to every song. Pretty impressive since this was a good two months before "I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor"

EDIT: The same day, watching Editors open the Radio 1 tent at midday. They were absolutely brilliant and pretty much set the tone for one of the greatest days of live music i ever experienced with Editors, The Arcade Fire, We Are Scientists, Arctic Monkeys, The Charlatans, Mystery Jets, and to top it all an absolutely blinding set from Foo Fighters.

ermm...., I think it was Clan Of Xymox, 1988, Gwardia Hall, Warsaw, a few days before my final highschool exams. Why this gig? Maybe cos it was a time I was in love in almost every 4AD's band. I still remember that gig as the most emotional for me.

arek p. wrote: ermm...., I think it was Clan Of Xymox, 1988, Gwardia Hall, Warsaw, a few days before my final highschool exams. Why this gig? Maybe cos it was a time I was in love in almost every 4AD's band. I still remember that gig as the most emotional for me.

I saw them in November 1989. The bass player (Anka) kissed me !

Saw them at ULU back in 1988 or 1989 too, I have only just recently bought some of their CDs to replace my old vinyl collection.

Memorable gigs not including New Order...

Cabaret Voltaire - Kentish Town & Country Club 1991 with Orbital as support

Kraftwerk - Brixton Academy 1991 & 2004

Orbital - Brighton Pavillion & Brixton Academy 2000

Karl Bartos - ULU 2003

Air - Cambridge Corn Exchange - 2001

...loads more I'm sure...!

J.A.K wrote: Soundgarden

Fremantle Oval circa 91.

pre black hole sun

that's class man didn't know you had seen soundgarden

i love em

The The at the Apollo in '89 is by far the best gig I've ever been to and probably ever will.

I have very happy memories of Bournemouth NO this year - an amazing 'planes, trains and automobiles' journey down, cracking pre-match drinks, amazing gig, excellent afterparty and after-afterparty.

Summerpops is memorable for all the wrong reasons.

I'll never forget the U2 gig in Japan for the experience, the lights, the performance of the band and for having it confirmed even Bongo's own band think he's a dick.

Happy Mondays at Cities In The Park August 91 ,that was another top gig.Right down the front at that one.

Saw The Shamen a couple of times at Cov polytechnic.Once in 1990 when they were good and then again a year later but alas that was when Mr C had joined

St Etienne one Saturday afternoon at Glasto was another that springs to mind .94 or 95 i think

arek p. wrote: ermm...., I think it was Clan Of Xymox, 1988, Gwardia Hall, Warsaw, a few days before my final highschool exams. Why this gig? Maybe cos it was a time I was in love in almost every 4AD's band. I still remember that gig as the most emotional for me.

Xymox!! aye, used to have a couple of their LPs

[orange]State of Love and Trust [/orange] wrote:

J.A.K wrote: Soundgarden

Fremantle Oval circa 91.

pre black hole sun

that's class man didn't know you had seen soundgarden

i love em

Soundgarden/Corrosion of Conformity 29th March 1992 Manchester International 2, £6.50.

Pretty good, not a patch on Mudhoney though.

EDIT: Yes! Mudhoney, loads of times from about '89 to '93. Particularly Newcastle Riverside, tiny venue packed out. Specific memory is this fella stage diving guitar and all at the same venue

Jiphy wrote:

arek p. wrote: ermm...., I think it was Clan Of Xymox, 1988, Gwardia Hall, Warsaw, a few days before my final highschool exams. Why this gig? Maybe cos it was a time I was in love in almost every 4AD's band. I still remember that gig as the most emotional for me.

I saw them in November 1989. The bass player (Anka) kissed me !

I hate you Jiphy

Johnny wrote:

arek p. wrote: ermm...., I think it was Clan Of Xymox, 1988, Gwardia Hall, Warsaw, a few days before my final highschool exams. Why this gig? Maybe cos it was a time I was in love in almost every 4AD's band. I still remember that gig as the most emotional for me.

Xymox!! aye, used to have a couple of their LPs

El Jarvo wrote:

Alan Paul Kitching wrote: They did have their moments and En-Tact is one of the best Dance albums of the early '90's however it was Ebenezer Goode which destroyed their credibility in Dance Music circles and if they hadn't have done that one they may well have become as revered as say Orbital, Chemicals, Underworld, Faithless etc.

Think it's pretty safe to say, Will's drowning was ultimately the undoing of them.

:rip:

True Al! I think after Will Sinn's death and the commerical success of Move Any Mountain The Shamen were happy to go along with being lumped in the 'pop-rave' camp with dross like 2 Unlimited etc. rather than going down a more 'progressive' route of say Leftfield, Fluke etc. and/or the electronic Dance experiments of Orbital etc. at the time. However Mr C a s*** rapper as they come still managed to put together one of London's best tech-house clubs The End. Cheers!

Uncle Liam wrote: The Goldfrapp gig at the academy was very good. Didnt bother with the Apollo gigs a few month later though. Dont know why.

I agree Liam. Goldfrapp's gig at the Academy was good but after I'd seen it I kind of felt I'd seen everything I was going to see from them and the material geared up to Supernature and also didn't bother with their '06 gigs in Liverpool and Manchester. Having said that I did see them at the O2 festival in Hyde Park and although they were supporting Depeche Mode and there were some time constraints I kind of felt they were a little lacklustre that day! May see them again some day? Cheers!

Doctor? wrote:

PetShopQueen wrote:

Doctor? wrote: Most memorable moment ever was probably either Hooky turning me inside out at the Apollo (for which he was UTTERLY unapologetic when I spoke to him in Belfast a coupla weeks later...good man!!).

What happened to make him so pissed?

'bout half way through crystal, the bass just grew bigger balls, scarily deep....it made the room ring FFS it was that loud. My stomach having been on the move since 5am that day, and having been on a high speed sea catermaran, and various coaches, basically gave up and decided to empty itself in protest, a little gastro-intestinal "fuck you mate" if you like.. I missed half the set sitting with my head in my hands outside the gig. LOL...NEVER in my life have I ended up that way from over doing it (tho I did miss the shamen and happy mondays in belfast cos I got really drunk and lost the will to live before the delayed doors actually opened) :(

So when I met the Hookster I said "oi fuckface, you made me puke rings last week", and he just grinned insanely at me......like a true bass god should. Any complaints I have ever received regarding injury and damage inflicted by my rumbleplank, have been met with the same deep concern.

El Jarvo wrote: Memorable gigs?!

Surely if you remember anything about them, then you definitely weren't having a good time?

As the old folks say, if you remember the sixties, you weren't there. ;)

Still, there are some memorable moments that stand out from the haze... The first time I heard those opening chords of "My My, Hey Hey" was live at the Cow Palace. I can still hear it. i still remember looking back at the crowd, and everybody-- EVERYBODY-- was wearing these 3D glasses that Neil Young had passed out as we entered the Cow Palace. It was an amazing show...

Uncle Liam wrote: Muse at Earls Court Dec 04. End of what had been the first genuinely fantastic year for music in ages. Had soulwax open, who were really good, then The Zutons came on who were quite good, then Muse played a absolute blinder. Matt Bellamy came running onstage from outside with his own camera, opened with Hysteria,

why did they start with a def leppard song?

Old Blue wrote: Oh yeah, and someone grabbing Harriet Wheeler's boob at a Sundays gig.

That was me in spirit, if not in the flesh. Clambered drunkenly on stage at Leicester Uni just to say "hiya" to Harriet and the boys and the security guys nearly lynched me.

A few days after the boob-grabbing incident, perhaps?

Can't be sure when that was... 92-ish I guess.

*chortle*

Missy Jem wrote: Mary J Blige - MEN Arena - 20th April 2002 I was blown away by her voice, my word that woman can sing.

Happy Mondays supporting Oasis – Reebok Stadium – July 2000 First ever gig at our new stadium, had a brilliant day, out at lunch drinking in the sun then an awesome set by the Mondays who blew Oasis out of the water!

New Order – Move Festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground – 13th July 2002 My first ever time seeing New Order (I never knew when they toured pre-internet!). I was almost in tears at finally seeing them. Great weather and good build up too, thanks to Echo and the Bunnymen and Doves.

Glen Tilbrook – The Moses Gate, Farnworth, Bolton – 2004 An intimate venue with the Squeeze frontman – amazing.

Duran Duran – Birmingham NEC – 18th April 2004 Went for old times sake – these are absolutely amazing live, even pushing 50.

U2 – Cardiff Millennium Stadium – 29th June 2005 Was never a major fan, only went because someone else cancelled. I think this was one of the best gigs ever. The Killers supported and I was really into them at the time.

Luther Vandross – MEN Arena – sometime in 2000 Awesome what a legend.

Editors – Manchester Apollo – 29th May 2006 First time I’ve seen them, was very impressed. Fell in love with the singer!

The Streets – Aberdeen Music Hall – 30th April 2006 Great place and the crowd were mental.

Hot Chip – The Fire Station, Bournemouth – 8th October 2006 This was the day before first New Order gig of October tour and the only reason it’s being mentioned!

New Order – Bournemouth – 9th October 2006 First gig of the October tour – I was besides myself with excitement about what the month would bring. Blackpool/Wolves was probably my favourite, but this was the first so this is the one I’m mentioning. Best after show party too!

The Buzzcocks – Manchester Academy 1 – 1st December 2006 Carnage!

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