Bands/Singers etc you've seen

freon warrior · 08-18-2008, 03:56 PM

I am going to show my age now!

Emerson Lake and Palmer and all as solo acts.
Asia
Rainbow
Queen (twice) once on the day John Lennon was killed.
Status Quo
Wings
Elton John (GF liked him)
Dire Straits
Supertramp

Would liked to have seen:
Boston
Thin Lizzie
Yes
Deep Purple (a mate of mine saw them recently somewhere)
Genesis

- Paul - · 08-19-2008, 03:03 AM

I would have loved to have seen Queen.

Kal · 08-19-2008, 03:07 AM

I dunno how you guys remember all this?

I've been to so many gigs over the years would take me ages to remember them all!

- Paul - · 08-19-2008, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kal

I dunno how you guys remember all this?

I've been to so many gigs over the years would take me ages to remember them all!

- Exactly the reason I started the thread - my memory is crap!!!!

Porscha! · 08-19-2008, 03:14 AM

Lol! Well you'll remember now

beemerbird · 08-19-2008, 04:55 AM

Only ever been to one! That was Queen, 1986 Wembley - fantastic!!

freon warrior - I like your taste in music and no, you're not old.

jeveryday · 08-19-2008, 07:48 AM

Jay-z
Kanye West
Rihanna
N.E.R.D
Wyclef
Fabolous
Foxy Brown
Nas
Lil Wayne
Norman Brown
The Rippingtons
Boyz II Men
Bringn' the Noise.

freon warrior · 08-19-2008, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beemerbird

Only ever been to one! That was Queen, 1986 Wembley - fantastic!!

freon warrior - I like your taste in music and no, you're not old.

Thanks. I know it goes from one extreme to another but I do like a bit of variety!

booforty · 08-19-2008, 11:07 AM

In 1976 I saw ELO at the Birmingham NEC. I was there shouting with everyone else – “come back on ELO and carry on playing!"

SoYank · 08-19-2008, 04:16 PM

Been to only two:
Heart - Bayshore Ampitheatre, Mountain View, California 1987
Meatloaf - Harewood House, North Yorkshire. 2005

1985mb · 08-26-2008, 05:31 PM

U2
Police (their very last concert)
Bon Jovi
Elton John
Sheryl Crow
Gin Blossoms
James Blunt
Dido w/ Travis

Trying to think of others...

BayAreaE92 · 08-26-2008, 06:53 PM

Don't know where to begin...

Here's one

AlanQS · 08-29-2008, 07:13 PM

Showing my age but I saw these bands when they were at the height of their careers - so all original members etc. (where alive)

Rare Bird
Derek and the Dominos (Eric Clapton)
Free
The Who
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Bad Company
Cado Belle
Back Street Crawler (Paul Kossoff's band)
Elton John
Rod Stewart
Gallagher & Lyle
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition

The Humblebums (Gerry Rafferty & Billy Connolly)

RockIt · 09-02-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

Hence the name RockIt!

Time for an update...

Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell
Lamb of God
Alice Cooper (again)
Motorhead (again)
Joan Jet and the Blackhearts
The Police
Starsailor
Black Stone Cherry
Whitesnake (again)
Def Leppard

Booked so far - Stereophonics, Motorhead & Saxon, Airbourne

Wanted to go to V, but we were on holiday. Maybe next year...

andy69 · 09-02-2008, 07:11 AM

80's

Madness

Thompson Twins

Wham ! (yeah i know

worse thing was i was even wearing a Wham sleaveless t-shirt

)

UB40

Elton John

00's

Supertramp

RockIt · 10-10-2008, 02:43 PM

Just booked tickets to see The Killers at the MEN in March.

Also waiting for AC/DC to release the UK tour dates...

- Paul - · 08-24-2009, 07:06 AM

Bump for new stuff on P1

creepy coupe · 08-24-2009, 07:20 AM

The Wombles.

Shafz325 · 08-24-2009, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeveryday

Jay-z
Kanye West
Rihanna
N.E.R.D
Wyclef
Fabolous
Foxy Brown
Nas
Lil Wayne
Norman Brown
The Rippingtons
Boyz II Men
Bringn' the Noise.

Jealous. Specifically Nas, Lil Wayne, and Kanye.

Em135eye · 08-24-2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freon warrior

I am going to show my age now!

Emerson Lake and Palmer and all as solo acts.
Asia
Rainbow
Queen (twice) once on the day John Lennon was killed.
Status Quo
Wings
Elton John (GF liked him)
Dire Straits
Supertramp

Would liked to have seen:
Boston
Thin Lizzie
Yes
Deep Purple (a mate of mine saw them recently somewhere)
Genesis

My Dad taught Phil Lynott to play guitar properly and his band at the time, Arrival, toured with Thin Lizzy as their support band! Phil was a good mate of my Mum and Dad - they were truly devastated when he died.

Dad still plays a lot of bass. Got a nice little collection of them.

E902717 · 08-24-2009, 07:56 AM

Bloody hell Some of you are old

These are ones i can remember:

Green Day (booked)
Foo Fighters
The Prodigy
Muse

Franz Ferdinand
kasier Chiefs
Blue

Fall Out Boy
The Automatic
Keane
The Feeling
Oasis

Embrace
Arcade Fire
Little Man Tate
Katy Perry
Aleshia Dixon
Maximo Park
Kings Of leon
Bloc party
Duffy
The Script
Amy Winehouse
The Kooks
Lenny Kravitz
Lilly Allen
Biffy Clyro
Snow patrol

James
Lady Gaga
The Killers

Sterophonics
Kasabian
Take That
Coldplay
The Enemy (booked)
Razorlight
Scissor Sisters
Athlete
The Cribs
The Verve
Robbie Williams
the Feeling
Scouting for Girls
Mika
Kanye West
Jame Blunt
James Morrison
The Fratellis
Pink
Paolo Nutini
The Editors
Mark Ronson
The Fray
Damien Rice
Lemar
Newton Faulkner
The Hoosiers
Basement Jaxx

bands i would love to see(No chance now though!)

Queen
The Beatles
The Who
Guns 'n Roses
AC/DC
Michael Jackson
Elvis

misterS3 · 08-24-2009, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335diesel

My Dad taught Phil Lynott to play guitar properly and his band at the time, Arrival, toured with Thin Lizzy as their support band! Phil was a good mate of my Mum and Dad - they were truly devastated when he died.

Dad still plays a lot of bass. Got a nice little collection of them.

Not sure how that slipped passed uncommented on!

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andy69 Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 286 Posts Drives: E90-320d Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Marbella, Spain iTrader: (0)	80's Madness Thompson Twins Wham ! (yeah i know worse thing was i was even wearing a Wham sleaveless t-shirt ) UB40 Elton John 00's Supertramp
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E902717 Colonel 57 Rep 2,402 Posts Drives: E91 335d M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: uk iTrader: (0)	Bloody hell Some of you are old These are ones i can remember: Green Day (booked) Foo Fighters The Prodigy Muse Franz Ferdinand kasier Chiefs Blue Fall Out Boy The Automatic Keane The Feeling Oasis Embrace Arcade Fire Little Man Tate Katy Perry Aleshia Dixon Maximo Park Kings Of leon Bloc party Duffy The Script Amy Winehouse The Kooks Lenny Kravitz Lilly Allen Biffy Clyro Snow patrol James Lady Gaga The Killers Sterophonics Kasabian Take That Coldplay The Enemy (booked) Razorlight Scissor Sisters Athlete The Cribs The Verve Robbie Williams the Feeling Scouting for Girls Mika Kanye West Jame Blunt James Morrison The Fratellis Pink Paolo Nutini The Editors Mark Ronson The Fray Damien Rice Lemar Newton Faulkner The Hoosiers Basement Jaxx bands i would love to see(No chance now though!) Queen The Beatles The Who Guns 'n Roses AC/DC Michael Jackson Elvis __________________ Car: 2011 BMW E91 335D M-Sport Previous: 2010 BMW E70 X5 3.0D M-Sport - last seen going backwards in a hedge
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