Your first and last live gig

[stringvest]

Does anyone of a certain age growing up in Liverpool remember Phil Jones?  No, not the lumbering alien gurning felchlord from along the canal, but the almost famous flute playing pop star who wrote some great songs, could be alternately funny, charismatic and a bit of a knob, but could fill places like the Royal Court without getting a sniff of success outside town?  Used to go and watch him a lot in my youth.  

 

Here's one of his tunes:

 

[SammyAftershave]

Was he really afraid of mice?

[stringvest]

Was he really afraid of mice?

 

I see what you did there SA...

 

He was also in a band called Next, one called Two's A Crowd, and one of my favourite bad names of all time, WC Wardrobe's Swinging Clit. 

[Mook]

Gil Scott-Heron and JJ Cale. I think you might win.

I reckon anyone who was going to gigs in the late 60s/early 70s wins, lucky bastards.

 

Led Zeppelin supported The Who once in '69, imagine that, 'Who you going to see tonight, mate?', 'Led Zeppelin and The Who.', 'Probably go and see Miles Davis supporting Santana next week.'.

[aws]

My 1st gig was Gerry And The Pacemakers, somewheee in Liverpool. It was 1963. I was 5 yrs old - me Mam took me and me Bro, so it may not count.

If not, then it was as a 14 yr old. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Manchester 1972.

During 'Rock N' Roll Suicide' with the late great Mick Ronson hammering away on his black Les Paul, Bowie sang to me and everyone else "gimme your hands - you're not alone!!!"

"gimme your hands!!!"

That was me then sold me soul to the devil down at the crossroads. Never been normal since.

My last gig was Bill Bailey. Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington NZ. August (from memory) 2014.

Hats off to the zebras !!

I was at that Bowie gig too. Great show.

[Tom R]

Some nice synergy with my first and last/most recent gig

 

First: The Prodigy -  Royal Court, Liverpool - 1992. 

Last: The Prodigy (And Public Enemy) - Manchester, last week. 

 

23 years apart. Still fucking brilliant. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Big Country amongst others at the Sefton Park thing in 1982 was it ?

 

Fleetwood Mac In Manchester on July 1st this year.

[Jairzinho]

I reckon anyone who was going to gigs in the late 60s/early 70s wins, lucky bastards.

 

Led Zeppelin supported The Who once in '69, imagine that, 'Who you going to see tonight, mate?', 'Led Zeppelin and The Who.', 'Probably go and see Miles Davis supporting Santana next week.'.

 

Agreed. What an absolutely phenomenal era for music.

[SammyAftershave]

My Pal Lynchy stiil has his red 50p ticket stuck on his fridge as far as I'm aware:

 

Eric's 1977

Talking Heads

supported by

Dire Straights

[aRdja]

I reckon anyone who was going to gigs in the late 60s/early 70s wins, lucky bastards.

 

Led Zeppelin supported The Who once in '69, imagine that, 'Who you going to see tonight, mate?', 'Led Zeppelin and The Who.', 'Probably go and see Miles Davis supporting Santana next week.'.

The 80s would be boss. Going out to Paradise Garage in NY, dancing to strange disco tunes, drinking punch laced with acid.

[Mook]

The 80s would be boss. Going out to Paradise Garage in NY, dancing to strange disco tunes, drinking punch laced with acid.

That's every Saturday night in my local.

[Red Dawn]

First : The The (July 1990)..epic epic stuff..Johnny Marr in tow at the time

Last : U2 (2 weeks ago)

Next : Happy Mondays (Thursday)

[Special K]

1st - Bryan Adams '93 at Wembley Arena

 

Last - Either Leonard Cohen or Muse at the Echo Arena about 5 years ago.

 

Haven't been to a gig for ages.

[GR10 LFC]

1st - Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Royal Court, December 84 (I think)

Last - Fish, O2 Academy, last month

[Bob]

First - space, Wolverhampton civic hall - 1996

 

Last, zebrahead a couple of weeks ago so I could have a beer with my mates who were supporting (templeton pek)

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

First: Seal - Liverpool Everyman about 1990. All very good, Hugh point my mate clampett seal barking while clapping.

Last: Mercury Rev - Oxford Art Factory, last night, cosy little evening of top class psychedelic rock

[M_B]

1st: Bon Jovi at the NEC around 1987ish.

Last: AC/DC at Wembley in July

[Stu Monty]

I think my first proper gig outside of bands in pubs was Del Amitri in Llandudno. Oh yeah, some serious fucking Rock'n'roll there.

 

Last was Little Hurricane in Gulliver's, I think.

[Total Longo]

1st - Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Royal Court, December 84 (I think)

Last - Fish, O2 Academy, last month

 

That Frankie gid was my first as well, think it was alright, i was 12 at the time though.

 

Last was Peter Gabriel at the Arena this time last year.

[Tom araya]

1st-testament and anthrax 1987.

Last-anthrax and slayer 2 weeks ago,manchester.

[redinblack62]

1st-testament and anthrax 1987.

Last-anthrax and slayer 2 weeks ago,manchester.

 

How were Slayer without Hanneman and Lombardo? I had a ticket but ended up working away.

[fowlerisgod]

First - Bon Jovi - Old Trafford 2003

 

Last - The Script - Echo Arena March

 

Next - Tremonti on Sunday.

[Teflon Don]

First: The Boo Radleys (supported by Electrafixion) at the Royal Court, 5 October 1995*

 

Last: ABC at the Philharmonic Hall, 4 November 2015.

 

* NB: This should actually have been my second gig, as it was originally scheduled for the 19th but brought forward for some reason, meaning that Pulp (who I saw at the Royal Court on the 14th) became No. 2.

[Jose Jones]

First: Pavement, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain tour circa 1994.

Last: Father John Misty last night at the Forum.  Tremendous.

[thegreatelephant]

First- RUN DMC/PUBLIC ENEMY - Leicester De Monfort Hall '88

Last- BLACK GRAPE                   - Leamington Assembly      '15

 

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