[- Paul -]

Viv's post made me think of this - always wanted to put down somewhere all the bands I've seen. Here goes:-

Travis
Green Day :rocks:
Iggy Pop
Run DMC
The Strokes
Manic Street Preachers
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Supergrass
Feeder
And you will know us by the trail of the dead
Eminem with D12
Marilyn Manson
Queens of the Stone Age
Ash
The White Stripes :rocks:
The Dandy Warhols
Foo Fighters :rocks:
Sum 41
The Hives
Guns n Roses :rocks:
The Prodigy
Feeder
The Music
Linkin park
Blink 182
Placebo :rocks:
The Darkness
Doves
The Streets
The Libertines
Good Charlotte
Morrissey
50 cent -
The Hives
Franz Ferdinand
Pearl Jam
Kaiser Chiefs :rocks:
Muse :rocks::rocks::rocks::rocks:
Dirty Pretty Things
Fall Out boy
Gogol Bordello
The Automatic
Boy Kill Boy
Goldie Lookin Chain
Wolfmother
Belle and Sebastian
The Spice Girls minus Gerri -
Keane
The Feeling
Prince
Oasis (a few times)
Embrace
Shed Seven
Bon Jovi

Nine Inch Nails
Arcade Fire
Smashing Pumpkins
Razorlight
The Twang
The View
The Pidgeon Detectives
Little Man Tate
The Gossip
Maximo Park
Interpol
Kings of Leon
Eagles of Death metal
New Young Pony Club
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bloc Party
Klaxons
Turbonegro
Long Blondes
The Enemy
The Maccabees
The Young Knives
One Night Only

V fest 2008
Duffy
Gabriella Climi
Amy Mcdonald
Girls Aloud
The Scripts
The Charlatans
Sterophonics
Amy Winehouse
The Kooks
Lenny Kravitz
Alanis Morissette
The Stranglers

Update - Aug 2009 - V Festival.

The Noisettes
The Specials
Fat Boy Slim
Pendulum
Lily Allen
Bjorn Again!
Happy Mondays
Biffy Clyro
Starsailor
Jet
N-Dubz
Pixie Lott
Snow Patrol
Elbow
James
Ocean Colour Scene
The Proclaimers
Lightning Seeds
MGMT
Lady Gaga

[peterg1965]

mmmmm, that is a long list

Mine:

Saxon (circa 1982)
Rush - brilliant (1983)
Ozzy Ozbourne (1983) - note the HM theme
Spice Girls (2000 ish) - for my daughter

I was in the music 'wilderness' for 17 years 83-00

[RockIt]

OK, here goes the ones I can remember...

80s

Saxon
AC/DC
Y&T
Budgie
Whitesnake
Motorhead
Howard Jones (took my sister )
Strawberry Switchblade
Thin Lizzy
The Sisters of Mercy
Skeletal Family
The Mission x2
Fields of the Nephelim
U2
The Pretenders


90s

Happy Mondays
Stone Roses
Charlatans
New Order
Jools Holland
James

00s

Wishbone Ash (our band played on the same bill)
Stereophonics x2
Bon Jovi x2
Matchbox 20
Deep Purple
Kelly Jones (solo tour)
Whitesnake x2
The Answer
Duran Duran (terrible)
Goldfrapp
KT Tunstall
The Mission
Motorhead
Girlschool
In Flames
Status Quo
Iron Maiden
Trivium
Muse
Futureheads
Red Hot Chili Peppers
James Brown
Genesis
Quire Boys
Alice Cooper
Thunder x2
Foo Fighters
Manic Street Preachers
Ian Brown
The Automatic
Feeder
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Jet x2
Snow Patrol
Coldplay

+various support acts

Black Sabbath Heaven & Hell booked
Stereophonics booked
Police booked

Hence the name RockIt!:rocks:

[- Paul -]

Rock with a diversion into the "Madchester" scene! - I forgot about Jovi.

[RockIt]

Yeh...played in a 'Madchester' influenced band when I was at uni. We were offered a support slot with an up and coming band who became very well known Had to turn it down though, cos it was likely to lead to a mini tour and I couldn't get the time off. .

Some bands on your list I'd like to see though.

[- Paul -]

Would that be "fiddy cent" purchance?

[RockIt]

Originally Posted by 1stnewcar

Would that be "fiddy cent" purchance?

[NFS]

Great thread .... Here's mine ...

The Metal Years

Iron Maiden (4 times)
Alice Cooper
The Cult
Faith No More
David Lee Roth
Guns and Roses
Skid Row
Queensryche
Nine Inch Nails
Killer Dwarfs

The Stoner Years

Vic Reeves and the Wonderstuff
Half Man Half Biscuit (Time flys by when you're a driver of a plane, steaming into Camblewick and stoned out of your brain).
The Ozric Tentacles (Twice)
The Australian Doors (Chemically Assisted)
Dead or Alive (I was asked to leave their dressing room)
Michael Jackson (Having snuck in - long story)

The resurgence

The Manic Street Preachers (Yawn)
Razorlight (Twice)
Kasabian (supported by the Fratellis)
Snow Patrol (supported by the fields)

And next ... the cheery happy-go-lucky sounds of Mr Damien Rice.

[NFS]

Originally Posted by 1stnewcar

Viv's post made me think of this - always wanted to put down somewhere all the bands I've seen. Here goes:-

Travis
Green Day
Iggy Pop
Run DMC
The Strokes
Manic Street Preachers
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Supergrass
Feeder
And you will know us by the trail of the dead
Eminem with D12
Marilyn Manson
Queens of the Stone Age
Ash
The White Stripes
The Dandy Warhols
Foo Fighters
Muse
Sum 41
The Hives
Guns n Roses
The Prodigy
Feeder
The Music
Linkin park
Blink 182
Placebo
The Darkness
Doves
The Streets
The Libertines
Good Charlotte
Morrissey
50 cent -
The Hives
Franz Ferdinand
Pearl Jam
Kaiser Chiefs
Muse
Dirty Pretty Things
Fall Out boy
Gogol Bordello
The Automatic
Boy Kill Boy
Goldie Lookin Chain
Wolfmother
Belle and Sebastian
The Spice Girls minus Gerri -
Keane
The Feeling
Prince
Oasis (a few times)
Embrace

Shed Seven
Bon Jovi
There's probably more but enough for now!

Interesting ... I bet your ipod looks a bit like mine.

I've underlined the ones that I approve of

[AlanIOW]

Here's my list;

Rolling Stones
Muse
Snow Patrol
Keane
The Feeling
Echo and the Bunnymen
Kasabian
Foo Fighters
Madonna
Placebo
Coldplay
Lou Reed
Richard Ashcroft
Stereophonics
David Bowie
The Prodigy
Faithless
Feeder
Ash
James Morrison
Paulo Nutini
The Fratellis
Kubb
Pink floyd
Genesis
U2
Micheal Jackson
Elton John
Eric Clapton
Sting
Primal Scream
Scissor Sisters
Pet Shop Boys
Dire Straits
Manic Street Preachers
Iggy Pop
REM
Travis
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Adams
The Delays
The Darkness
Amy Winehouse
The Who
Texas
Groove Armada
Squeeze
Jools Holland
Ronan Keating
Wolfmother
Dirty Pretty Things
Maximo Park
Goldfrapp
Jet
Paul Weller
Razorlight
Embrace
Supergrass

Prince - Booked in August

Bands I wished I had seen but never will;

Nirvana
Queen

[Boo34]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

Great thread .... Here's mine ...

The Metal Years

Iron Maiden (4 times)
Alice Cooper
The Cult
Faith No More
David Lee Roth
Guns and Roses
Skid Row
Queensryche
Nine Inch Nails
Killer Dwarfs

The Stoner Years

Vic Reeves and the Wonderstuff
Half Man Half Biscuit (Time flys by when you're a driver of a plane, steaming into Camblewick and stoned out of your brain).
The Ozric Tentacles (Twice)
The Australian Doors (Chemically Assisted)
Dead or Alive (I was asked to leave their dressing room)
Michael Jackson (Having snuck in - long story)

The resurgence

The Manic Street Preachers (Yawn)
Razorlight (Twice)
Kasabian (supported by the Fratellis)
Snow Patrol (supported by the fields)

And next ... the cheery happy-go-lucky sounds of Mr Damien Rice.

A couple of good memories stirred there for me -

Vic Reeves and the Wonderstuff - if that was at the Bescot Stadium (Walsall) circa 1990/1, I was there!

Half Man Half Biscuit - saw them appear with Margi Clarke and Craig Charles, again 1990ish. Manchester somewhere. Then saw them again a couple of years back - couldn't believe they were still going !

[mach330]

don't laugh...some of these were back in the days. mine is a small list.

KennyG/Toni Braxton - for the ex gf
PussyCat Dolls - very entertaining and hot.i can't believe my fiance took me with her. LOL

i'm catching Linkin Park on July 31st so that should be awesome.

[- Paul -]

Originally Posted by AlanIOW

Here's my list;

Rolling Stones
Muse
Snow Patrol
Keane
The Feeling
Echo and the Bunnymen
Kasabian
Foo Fighters
Madonna
Placebo
Coldplay
Lou Reed
Richard Ashcroft
Stereophonics
David Bowie
The Prodigy
Faithless
Feeder
Ash
James Morrison
Paulo Nutini
The Fratellis
Kubb
Pink floyd
Genesis
U2
Micheal Jackson
Elton John
Eric Clapton
Sting
Primal Scream
Scissor Sisters
Pet Shop Boys
Dire Straits
Manic Street Preachers
Iggy Pop
REM
Travis
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Adams
The Delays
The Darkness
Amy Winehouse
The Who
Texas
Groove Armada
Squeeze
Jools Holland
Ronan Keating
Wolfmother
Dirty Pretty Things
Maximo Park
Goldfrapp
Jet
Paul Weller
Razorlight
Embrace
Supergrass

Prince - Booked in August

Bands I wished I had seen but never will;

Nirvana
Queen

Some big hitters there Alan! Prince rocks Live!

[dxb335d]

when you say stoner years? do you mean you were all druggies?


i have never been to a gig

been to a few concerts at audley end?

[RockIt]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

when you say stoner years? do you mean you were all druggies?


i have never been to a gig

been to a few concerts at audley end?

One person used the phrase, so how can we all be druggies? Your ability to make sweeping generalisations is astounding.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoner_rock Check out this entry in wikipedia for details.

There was also a period in the 90s when a drug culture existed and was linked to different scenes, such as the bands that emerged from Manchester, (known as the Madchester Scene) and the whole Acid House, Rave culture. Ecstasy was the drug of choice, along with Speed and LSD. That doesn't mean that everyone indulged in these drugs though.

Get yourself along to a big gig. It's a tremendous experience.

[- Paul -]

Originally Posted by RockIt

One person used the phrase, so how can we all be druggies? Your ability to make sweeping generalisations is astounding.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoner_rock Check out this entry in wikipedia for details.

There was also a period in the 90s when a drug culture existed and was linked to different scenes, such as the bands that emerged from Manchester, (known as the Madchester Scene) and the whole Acid House, Rave culture. Ecstasy was the drug of choice, along with Speed and LSD. That doesn't mean that everyone indulged in these drugs though.

Get yourself along to a big gig. It's a tremendous experience.

Everyone should see Live music. Get yourself to a festival DXB

[robrob]

Originally Posted by AlanIOW

Bands I wished I had seen but never will;

Nirvana
Queen

I saw Nirvana in Seattle in 1992 - 11th September actually at the Seattle Coliseum. I think one of the support bands was Helmet. I was there completely by myself and remember noticing a large police presence while I was standing in the queue. Read in the papers the next day that the gig had passed off without incident after the fatal drive by shooting at the queue for the Ice-T concert that was held at the Coliseum the week before! Phew.

The other thing was, it was pretty easy to get a ticket too. I was in San Diego at the time watching that year's MTV awards and the announcer mentioned that there were still tickets available for their "homecoming" gig in Seattle. Hopped on a plane up to Seattle, went to Tower Records and bought a ticket. Easy as that.

The final thing I remember was walking out of the Coliseum (a basketball arena) and noticing all the ticket stubs that had been thrown away. I thought I should pick a handful up for collection purposes, then thought "Na - they've been on the ground". Subsequently, I've been offered $200 for that ticket stub, tho' I've still got it.

Other bands I've seen: Dinosaur Jr., Smiths, REM, Henry Rollins, White Stripes, Fugazi, Weller, Shed 7, Kraftwerk, Morrissey, Finn Brothers, Superchunk, Pavement, Ash, Barenaked Ladies, Robyn Hitchcock,...and a few I'm too embarrassed to mention........

[NFS]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

when you say stoner years? do you mean you were all druggies?


i have never been to a gig

been to a few concerts at audley end?

I was the only one to use the phrase ... but I never inhaled.

Get yourself along to a gig young man.

[- Paul -]

Originally Posted by robrob

I saw Nirvana in Seattle in 1992 - 11th September actually at the Seattle Coliseum. I think one of the support bands was Helmet. I was there completely by myself and remember noticing a large police presence while I was standing in the queue. Read in the papers the next day that the gig had passed off without incident after the fatal drive by shooting at the queue for the Ice-T concert that was held at the Coliseum the week before! Phew.

The other thing was, it was pretty easy to get a ticket too. I was in San Diego at the time watching that year's MTV awards and the announcer mentioned that there were still tickets available for their "homecoming" gig in Seattle. Hopped on a plane up to Seattle, went to Tower Records and bought a ticket. Easy as that.

The final thing I remember was walking out of the Coliseum (a basketball arena) and noticing all the ticket stubs that had been thrown away. I thought I should pick a handful up for collection purposes, then thought "Na - they've been on the ground". Subsequently, I've been offered $200 for that ticket stub, tho' I've still got it.

Other bands I've seen: Dinosaur Jr., Smiths, REM, Henry Rollins, White Stripes, Fugazi, Weller, Shed 7, Kraftwerk, Morrissey, Finn Brothers, Superchunk, Pavement, Ash, Barenaked Ladies, Robyn Hitchcock,...and a few I'm too embarrassed to mention........

Got tickets for Shed 7's "Hits tour" in December - looking forward to it.

[remmib]

U2
Metallica

[- Paul -]

After the festival I have few more to add

Nine Inch Nails
Fall Out Boy
Arcade Fire
Smashing Pumpkins
Razorlight
The Twang
The View
The Pidgeon Detectives
Little Man Tate
Gogol Bordello
The Gossip
Maximo Park
Interpol
Kings of Leon
Eagles of Death metal
New Young Pony Club
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bloc Party
Klaxons
Turbonegro
Long Blondes
The Enemy
The Maccabees

[ksfrogman]

Boston
Heart
Styx
Yes
Foghat
ZZ Top
Honeymoon Suite
Triumph
The GoGos
Whitesnake
The Scorpions
America
Anita Baker
George Duke
The Rippingtons
Boyz II Men
Luther Vandross
Sammy Hagar
Boney James
Gerald Albright
Al Jarreau
Kirk Whalem
The Eagles