Your first and last live gig

[Bjornebye]

One of your mates take that pic of you at his decks?

 

Yeah mate, he let me have a spin. 

 

Honest though he looked fucked. Not in a 'off his head on pills' way, just fucked. 

[stringvest]

I didn't even know there was a Paul Gallagher so I googled him and came across this 

 

Fucking hell. 

 

Should have gone for vertical stripes darling.

And the salad.

[Barzini]

First - inspiral carpets in Glasgow 1991

Last - stone roses in Dubai 2013

[Skidfingers McGonical]

QOTSA were boss last night. Brilliant set list and opened with Millionaire. Loud and powerful throughout bar the two piano led tunes off the new album.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

He did the after show party for Noel after his Echo gig. He doesn't do mixing. He's an ex party DJ who has been given something to do by his brothers. Because he can't do fuck all else.

[Wicket]

QOTSA were boss last night. Brilliant set list and opened with Millionaire. Loud and powerful throughout bar the two piano led tunes off the new album.

Agree, they were absolutely superb.

[Juniper]

Saw Sigur Ros last night at Wembley Arena and it has to be one of the best gigs I've ever seen.

 

Didn't think their live show would be outstanding given their ambience but they know how to put on a show.

 

Split into four parts. First part they had a screen that covered the stage and displayed visuals to the music. Screen came down and then they went for it. Later on they did a stripped back set without any of the orchestra/backing musicians. Then an encore.

 

I dip in and out of interest in their music (have most their albums on my phone) and I bought the tickets for the fiancé as its her favourite band that she's always wanted to see but I'm keen on seeing them again now.

 

Went on for two hours in total. Just a fantastic gig musically and visually. The total package.

[Bjornebye]

He did the after show party for Noel after his Echo gig. He doesn't do mixing. He's an ex party DJ who has been given something to do by his brothers. Because he can't do fuck all else.

 

I know mate but fuck me he was acting a cock. I always thought he must be sound, i've read his book 'Brothers' and it was good but he is just a scrounging cunt clearly. 

[Juniper]

I know mate but fuck me he was acting a cock. I always thought he must be sound, i've read his book 'Brothers' and it was good but he is just a scrounging cunt clearly.

I've met him before and let's just say I wasn't left with any positive lasting impressions.

 

Know some of Liam and Noel's friends through a bandmate and the only one out of that family that gets any credit and isn't labeled something by all of them is Noel.

 

Heard a very interesting story about Noel and white jeans though.

[Juniper]

Well, when I say family I mean brothers.

 

[Kemlyn King]

A long time ago white jeans had a mod coolness to them. Seen Liam sporting orange kecks recently...Oh dear!!!

Did Noel have the squits?

[Pidge]

From 1996.

 

Main Claim: Famous for not being famous. Paul Gallagher is brother of the more famous Liam and Noel. Thus we are a little bit interested in him. Paul, 30, is the oldest Gallagher, the one who's not in Britpop wonder band Oasis. But Paul shouldn't be compared with Sylvester Stallone's brother or Naomi Campbell's mother. Paul does not appear to harbour angry ambitions to secure a recording contract. No, Paul has contented himself with writing a book about his more famous brothers.

 

Appearance: A Gallagher. A fat version of a Gallagher. Paul sports the monolithic eyebrows and the missing-link demeanour of the successful Gallaghers, but on a somewhat larger canvas. While Liam is fast developing a puffy Oliver Reed-style face, Paul is already several kilos ahead.

 

Brought to Book: Brothers: From Childhood to Oasis, The Real Story (Virgin, pounds 14.99 published 26 September) is the reason for Paul's unusual appearance in the press this week. Paul co-authored the book with former The Word irritant Terry Christian. One would have thought Mr Christian might have something better to do. "We never had a leather jacket, why did he have to get one?" comments Paul on the sartorial double standards operating in the Gallagher household. Liam was bought the offending item at the age of six. The book is full of illuminating anecdotes.

 

Musical Differences: According to Paul, Liam's difference from himself can be summed up thus: "A big mouth. And them doughy blue eyes everyone keeps going about. To me, they're just eyes, know what I mean? Mine are bluer."

 

Split: "Don't know" is Paul's comment on the story that has kept the western world awake for two weeks - namely, the rumoured split of the biggest-band-since-the-Beatles. But there are further gems: "I spoke to Noel the day; he got back at 1am," says Paul. "I said, `What's the story then, bro?' And he says, `We're not splitting up."

 

Yoko Ono: Pouting Patsy Kensit, a suburban sex kitten from Blighty, has been dubbed the new Yoko Ono. Namely, a band wrecker. Is this taking the Beatles' analogy a tad far? Paul on this pressing matter: "Patsy's, what, 5ft 6ins, 5ft 7ins, blonde hair? Yoko is like 5ft, ugly, know what I mean?" That's put the matter straight, then.

 

Family Values: Famed mother Peggy features heavily in the Gallagher mythology. In fact, the Gallaghers harp on about their old mum in a manner horribly reminiscent of the Krays. In Peggy's eyes, the millionaire sons who are a revolutionary force in British music must be no better than her firstborn stay-at-home. The world may beg to differ, but Peggy loves all her sons.

 

Fame Prospects: Extremely bad.

[Scott_M]

QOTSA were boss last night. Brilliant set list and opened with Millionaire. Loud and powerful throughout bar the two piano led tunes off the new album.

 

 

Agree, they were absolutely superb.

 

Yep, it was absolutely ace wasn't it? Millionaire doesn't have the same punch with Homme signing it IMO but the rest of it was completely brilliant. 

 

I love the new song 'I Appear Missing'. IMO, it's their best ever song. The live version of it the other night was incredibe.

 

I didn't take this video, but at 1:26 during Feel Good Hit Of The Summer I'm 99.9% sure he was mocking me. I don't do the clapping shit (I am too cool for it!) and he's called me and then mocked by putting his hands in his pockets like I had. Obviously I've no way of every proving this or will ever know for sure but both my fiancé and I are sure it was me:

 

 

Pixies on Thursday night was merely Ok. I was disappointed. The crowd was crap as well. We stood near the mixing desk and people were more bothered in chatting to their mates than enjoying the performance, it was very distracting. I didn't think they played that great either, Bagboy (for example) was terrible. It sounded like somebody making a mess of it on Guitar Hero clunking their way through for most of the song and the audience applause afterwards was one of polite embarrassment. 

 

Maybe it was a sense of 'after the lord mayors show' from the heights of Weds and it was good to say I've seen them but I won't be rushing back to see them if they tour again.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Going to see The Happy Monday up at Newcastle this Friday.

 

Hop the train straight from work still in my works gear, then get rotten before seeing the original line up (apparently). Not even a big Mondays fan tbh, much preferred Black Grape, so hope they knock out some of that gear too.

 

Back home to confront the EDL on Saturday dinner time.

[Juniper]

A long time ago white jeans had a mod coolness to them. Seen Liam sporting orange kecks recently...Oh dear!!!

Did Noel have the squits?

The story is back in the day he agreed to help out a mate who was dj'ing early in the day at The Night and Day Cafe in Manchester.

 

Mate picks him up on the day and Noel's hungover to shit but still goes along to help out, wearing a pair of white Jeans.

 

Anyway, split to the load in Noel picks up one of the hardcases containing the DJ equipment and shit himself, staining his white jeans. As he was a nobody at the time apparently he stayed and helped out, whilst wearing shit stained jeans.

 

His mate (the DJ) was the storyteller but was full of praise for him as a person so I believe it to be true.

 

Fin

[Clark Westerfeld]

First - Thunder - Edinburgh Playhouse 11th May 1995

Last - The Temperance Movement - Edinburgh Liquid Rooms 21st November 2013

[VladimirIlyich]

Never been to one in my life.

[Red Dawn]

First - The The (July 1990)

Last - Larry & his Flask (May 2013)

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Went to see the Happy Mondays last night at Newcastle. Surprisingly very good, and even more surprisingly they all looked really fit and well !

 

Only downer was a massive fight in the mosh pit early on, right next to me. Some big daft cunt taking exception to people bouncing into him and he started swinging. He got battered and promptly fucked off. Rightly so, stand at the back you soft fucking mong.

[Anubis]

Can't recall the first, but the last was at the Clutha Vaults in Glasgow last night, until the bloody police raided the place with a helicopter.

[Bjornebye]

Went to see the Happy Mondays last night at Newcastle. Surprisingly very good, and even more surprisingly they all looked really fit and well !

 

Only downer was a massive fight in the mosh pit early on, right next to me. Some big daft cunt taking exception to people bouncing into him and he started swinging. He got battered and promptly fucked off. Rightly so, stand at the back you soft fucking mong.

 

Si trying to turn it into a slam pit. 

[Mook]

First - The Pogues at Cambridge music festival circa 1985.

 

Last - King Crimson - Usher Hall Edinburgh, September 2015.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

First "The Ramones, It's alive down London on New Years day 77."

 

Last "Rush, Clockwork Angels tour June 2013 in Cologne." 

[matt1983]

The Prodigy in 1997, accompanied by my mate's mum and dad as we were 14. We got well into it, they didn't. Bought a big tray of chips from a burger van and covered them in sugar and vinegar by mistake.

 

The last one was Chas & Dave with work. Was threatened with expulsion at the interval.

[the chimp]

First proper one was the Farm at the Royal Court would've been 89 or 90. Last proper one was Roger Waters in Brisbane in 2012 (I think) unless I can count the Bunnymen at Sefton Park this summer. I never thought the Wall could be topped but being back home and watching the Bunnymen with about a dozen of my mates, then all heading off for a few drinks after was about as good as it gets.