How many New Order gigs have you been to?

1984 Bradford Caesars (first playing of Face Up) 1984 Nottingham Palais 1985 Leeds Tiffany's 1985 Birmingham Tower Ballroom 1985 London University Union 1985 Hemel Hempstead Pavillion (first playing of BLT) 1985 Hammersmith Palais 1985 London Central Poly 1986 Birmingham Tower Ballroom 1986 London Town & Country Club 1986 London Royal Albert Hall 1987 Finsbury Park Supertent 1987 Sheffield Roxy (my best NO gig ever) 1987 Glastonbury 1987 London Wenbly Arena 1989 Birmingham NEC 1989 Reading Festival 1993 Reading Festival 1998 Manchester MEN Arena 2001 Manchester Apollo 2001 Brixton Academy 2002 Finsbury Park 2002 Manchester Old Traford 2005 London Hyde Park 2006 Newcastle Academy

so that's 25

Neil Ward wrote:

1987 Sheffield Roxy (my best NO gig ever)

Aye it was fabtastic.Do The Ostrich! Would love to see some photos of that gig.

Neil Ward wrote:

1987 Glastonbury (first playing of True Faith)

1987 - Sheffield Roxy 1989 - Reading Festival 1991 - Heaton Park (Revenge & Electronic) 199? - Monaco in London 1998 - Ally Pally 2001 - Brixton Academy 2005 - Brixton Academy 2005 - Peel Day 2006 - Wembley 2009 - Heaven (BL)

Quality not quantity!

The Best? The first two.

One I wish I'd seen? Anything in the 1983 - 85 era.

Well lets see...

Parents didn't want me to go to concerts, so had to I was ripe enough to drive

1. Bought tickets to the Republic tour in Los Angeles... but my GF at the time dumped me and took a friend

2. Bought tickets to the Get Ready tour (I think it they were going to be in Atlanta?)... got called away on some damn training exercise in the Marine Corps

3. For the WFTSC tour they were nice enough to show up in San Diego, THREE days after I left for Iraq.

4. Bought Bad Lieutenant tickets in San Fran, but a nice volcano stopped that and they never rescheduled.

5. Actually SAW the Light last year AND this year in Hollywood

So what was the point of this thread... just to piss me off!!!??? :mad4:

Gigs i went to :

1985 Orleans Salle du Baron 1987 Paris La Mutualite 1989 Montpellier Zenith 1989 Lyon Transbordeur 1993 Montreux Jazz Festival 1993 Reading Festival 2001 Paris Olympia x 2 2002 Paris Zenith 2005 Carhaix Vieilles Charrues

I was never convinced by New Order playing JD songs during the 1998-2006 period

36 to date. Was sure it's more, but the memory is fading!Still it'll be 38 after Brussels and Paris.

Best - Royal Festival Hall, London 1984. 1st time I heard NO play Decades. Also managed to get a mention on bootleg as Barney thought I was a photographer!

Most memorable - Michael Sobell Centre 1985 - managed to blag way backstage and got record collection signed - Hooky surprisingly Friendly, Stephen surprisingly not!

Gooner Pete wrote: 36 to date. Was sure it's more, but the memory is fading!Still it'll be 38 after Brussels and Paris.

Best - Royal Festival Hall, London 1984. 1st time I heard NO play Decades. Also managed to get a mention on bootleg as Barney thought I was a photographer!

Most memorable - Michael Sobell Centre 1985 - managed to blag way backstage and got record collection signed - Hooky surprisingly Friendly, Stephen surprisingly not!

Interesting. Any photo links you'd like to share with us of the signed items and/or NO themselves? Would be very interested :)

i have never seen New Order cos they are very shit!

I'd sooner watch depeche or the kaiser ferrits....

wrote: i have never seen New Order cos they are very shit!

I'd sooner watch depeche or the kaiser ferrits....

So you didn't get pissed, wander off and get lost at Hyde Park? You just decided it wasn't worth attending!

James Thomas wrote:

wrote: i have never seen New Order cos they are very shit!

I'd sooner watch depeche or the kaiser ferrits....

So you didn't get pissed, wander off and get lost at Hyde Park? You just decided it wasn't worth attending!

JT - dont forget...& make Mrs Nuts well pissed off, but at least her back was okay eh

Only one time !

Personal Fest - Buenos Aires - 2006

Until this year the last show

"Long life to Buenos Aires, you are a fantastic audience.."

Barney said

Being a lazy arsed Geography student I took every opportunity to travel up and down the country seeing them during the mid 80s heyday period, sleeping in railway stations, kipping on floors. Even went to Reading 98 2 days after the first Dawson junior was born. Selected highlights below.

Brixton Academy (Dec 83) – 16 years old, only been to 2 gigs before, and here I was at my first NO gig (and a post-PCL London showcase to boot). Five of us squashed into my brother’s girlfriend’s Fiat 500 (immediately christened the Fiat Fartbox). The gig has gone down in history as “a crap one” but for me how could it be, it was the 1st time I’d seen my favourite band. And they pushed the roadie on stage to sing the encore (encore!) of the infamous Blue Monday/Love Reaction.

Bradford Caesars (Mar 84) – went from Norfolk to Bradford on a National Express coach which took 5 days. The gig was only doable because I had an Aunt who lived within walking distance of Caesars. For those who weren’t there, it was an absolute belter. I’m getting goose pimples just thinking about it. What can I say; the EGG/Temptation/586 medley, Face Up, 2 encores.

And I did the 84 Summer UK tour hitching round the country and sleeping rough, but that’s another story for another day.

Wolverhampton was number 33 (glad we’ve established we’re counting Big World Café). Let’s not forget the people; most gigs were attended by a combination of Neil, Tranny and brother Andrew, cheers boys, happy memories!

Oh, best gig ever? Well, there are two kinds of people in life; those that went to Sheffield Roxy and those that didn’t. Mad, absolutely mad.

6 plus 1 Hooky DJ set and 1 The Light. The John Peel Day was the one that felt like an "event" and Ally Pally was the best atmosphere.

Ally Pally 98/99 Brixton 2001 Finsbury Park 2002 Hyde Park 2005 Queen Elizabeth Hall / John Peel Day 2005 Brixton 2005

Hooky DJ set Melbourne 2006

The Light Unknown Pleasures Shoreditch 1-2-3-4 2010

Some impressive lists. For me not so impressive but still respectable.

New Order 1989 Universal Amphitheater 1989 Irvine Meadows 1993 Mountain View 1993 Hollywood Bowl 2001 Mountain View 2001 Devore 2005 Coachella

Revenge 1990 Coach House

Electronic 1990 Dodger's Stadium

Monaco 1997 El Rey

The Light 2010 Music Box 2011 Music Box 2011 El Rey

Love Vigilantes - New Order Tribute (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Feb 2010 Romano's (Riverside) w/Dead Souls May 2010 Double Door (Played Bass) May 2010 Shank Hall (Played Bass) July 2010 Romano's (Redlands) (Played Bass) July 2010 Romano's (Riverside) (Played Bass)

Daws wrote:

Wolverhampton was number 33 (glad we’ve established we’re counting Big World Café)

Tis one of my 24, did i say?

Sadly only once - Fuji Rock 2001 - and it wasn't even proper New Order, Corgan was there noodling on his guitar and wearing an annoying beanie. It was a great gig but - lots of gen-Xers like me getting a real buzz out of seeing them (albeit dilute and Gillian-less). I think New Order toured NZ three times in the 80s - unfortunately i was only 13 the last time they came to Wellington in 1986(?) and was stil thrashing my Michael Jackson and Duran Duran tapes...it wasn't until I listened to my cousin's 12 inches of Blue Monday and Confusion later that year that my musical world started opening up. I remember how cool I felt buying Substance

around 20 something. used to be able to reel them off in order. However, first gig Manchester The Ritz and I still have the ticket with a factory stamp on the back. When tickets were art...

saw them primarily around the North West since I was at 6th Form in Eccles. Then around London and the south when I went to university and the midlands sometimes. Then recent times where I could, Blackpool, Liverpool, T in the Park.

Notables were probably earlier gigs, Tower Ballroom, Heaven at Charing Cross (hooky putting a pair of knickers on barney's guitar), Hacienda, benefit gigs for earthquake victims at London Poly, Aids, the miners at the Festival Hall. DIG DEEP. Festival of the 10th Summer. Brixton Academy, Margate, Bradford, Blackburn, Sobell Sports Centre (got drumstick and autographs spoke to Rob), WOMAD, Hammersmith Palais, NEC, Old Trafford MOVE festival, MEN (JD set)I did post old ticket stubbs on here ages ago. See: http://www.neworderonline.com/Forums/MessageList.aspx?ThreadID=33271

This is like a nool re-union thread

My events

Deeside centre,Queensferry 82 Hac 82 Hac 83 Hac 85 Blackburn king georges 85 Preston 85 Gmex 86 Gmex 88 Reading festival 98 Manc Apollo 2001 Manc Apollo 2005 Hyde park 2005 T in park 2005 M.E.N 2006 Blackpool 2006

sadly no bruss/Paris for me.

Banshee wrote no bruss/Paris for me.

Thats ok . ill get up to some Dad dancing for you seeing as this will be the 5th Decade of seeing these young men(and lady) live.

amazing that I share the the Ritz gig as my first time with a fellow poster, went with me sister thought it was ace. she is coming to hooky next month by the by.

those with habits and ways

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Plenty, and none whatsoever which did not include Gillian or Hooky.

No doubt, in ten years time, some of you will 'count' a one man Barney show with his teeth in a glass on bass, as long as the name 'New Order' is attached to it.

El Jarvo wrote:

NotAMod wrote: Monaco 2000 The Scala, London 2007 Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester 2007 The Ritz, Manchester

I forgot about that Scala gig. I do remember Keith Allen being in the audience and seemed to be absolutely tiny.

Also forgot the Ritz gig, which was actually a good day out all round. David Nolan was drinking with us before the gig.

In hindsight I'm amazed many people made it to that gig. It was Arcade Fire the night before and I remember meeting up with a load of people afterwards and everyone was twatted. I was fine if I recall. Shit gig though.

this is a brilliant thread to bring back/share some of the memories

So somewhere in the mid 30s - starting with Caesars Palace Bradford in '84 and ending or so I thought in Wolverhampton Civic Hall, until next week , even 'tho my ticket got nicked in the post (another one is waiting for me according to the nice AB people).

Highlights

The first one at Bradford - blinding and the last one courtesy of the Wolverhapton Civic's two pint glasses, see what L'ancienne belgique offers up on Monday week

Woolwich Coronet and 2 Danish girls - do the ostrich and all got all of it on tape somewhere, Phil Collerton where are you??

Malvern Winter Gardens supported by a very young Happy Mondays, ended up sitting on stage next to Hook's bass monitor until politely (!) asked to get off

Music for Miners - in Royal Festival Hall supported by Keith Allen doing his northern industrial gay character and elderly stewards - average age about 70 - trying and failing to stop everyone legging it down the front

Polytechnic of Central London - in the canteen I think - they played atmosphere and my very short girl friend of the time couldn't see so the sound crew let her stand on the mixing desk table so she could

Tower Ballroom in Brum possibly twice - I remember plastic palm trees and a boating lake and great performances

Peace Together gig in Dublin after one of their very long breaks apart - eventually a great gig although think first song started and then stopped - Regret?

God I feel old.