First 'Proper Gigs/Concerts' You Attended!!!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:01 pm

Madness 1986 Dock Rock!!!!

Bad Manners 1989/90???? The Ritz!!!!

Desmond Dekker 1990/91???? Newcastle Riverside!!!!

dykey · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:05 pm

Leonard Cohen Edinburgh castle 2008

OddsOnPhil · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:27 am **Posts:** 674

Television/The Only Ones, Newcastle City Hall April 1979.

Superwatty · **Joined:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:38 pm **Posts:** 49

Squeeze, Radio Stars, Eddie & the Hot Rods - Borough Hall Hartlepool, but was it 1976 or 1977

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9576

Crowded House a few years back at Newcastle City Hall.
A good venue.

Looking back wish id done a few 80,s bands back in the day.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Seen my brothers bands at the studio in the early noughties.

But first proper proper gig would have been biffy clyro Newcastle uni 2003.

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Compo · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:39 pm

shamefully Chris de berg I was 7 and Mam couldn't get babysitter it was crap even at that age but my Aunty bought me loads of sweets at it

returnofaido · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:44 pm

James and The Smiths, Middlesbrough Town Hall 1983.

Chrissy Stevo · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:45 pm

Jamiraquai in Newcastle arena in around 2002.

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monkeybutt · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:01 pm

showaddy waddy 78

alibarthez · **Joined:** Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1072

SPARKS......1975 Newcastle City Hall.

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Corduroy (I've always had a thing for acid jazz) in that London, 1993.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:27 pm

The Fat Man wrote:

Corduroy (I've always had a thing for acid jazz) in that London, 1993.

Corduroy pillow cases are making headlines

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6475

Extreme at Whitley Bay ice rink 1992

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

Squeeze 1982. Newcastle city hall.

And met the band afterwards. What a groupie.

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

White Spirit Borough Hall..Tried to go and see XTC at the City Hall bet they cancelled when we where parked outside!

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The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

monkeybutt wrote:

The Fat Man wrote:

Corduroy (I've always had a thing for acid jazz) in that London, 1993.

Corduroy pillow cases are making headlines

Eh?

Chesssington · **Joined:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:36 pm **Posts:** 900

Fleetwood Mac, Wembley arena 1988

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:49 pm

The Fat Man wrote:

monkeybutt wrote:

The Fat Man wrote:

Corduroy (I've always had a thing for acid jazz) in that London, 1993.

Corduroy pillow cases are making headlines

Eh?

Corduroy has deep ridges, sleep on them and wake up with lines on your head, was that a bit cryptic?

OddsOnPhil · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:27 am **Posts:** 674

OddsOnPhil wrote:

Television/The Only Ones, Newcastle City Hall April 1979.

1978 now that I come to think of it, closely followed by The Boomtown Rats, The Jam, Elvis Costello, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Buzzcocks (supported by Joy Division) and many more.

Lord_of_Stranton · **Joined:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:48 pm **Posts:** 1852

Busted. Manchester Arena 2004.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:41 pm

Ride, Middlesbrough Town Hall, 1991. Supported by an unknown band at the time called Verve, before they became The Verve. Just missed the number 10 so had to get a 227, meaning we missed Verve. Ride were good though. I'd never had tinnitus before and was really worried I would have damaged hearing for life.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:50 am

Used to go to the Studio every Saturday afternoon and they always had bands on, as well as a mini festival put on by a lad a few years older than me at school called EMS Fest, but my first proper gig was Bowling for Soup - 2002 at Middlesbrough Town Hall.

demented twig · **Joined:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:09 pm **Posts:** 1043

status quo 1973 newcastle city hall

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:03 am

Uriah Heep Boro hall 1970.
Deep Purple Newcastle city hall 1970.

A very good year for heavy rock gigs.

ltr · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:12 am **Posts:** 818

Morrissey, Newcastle Metro Arena, 2006

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:16 am

Joe Mac wrote:

Used to go to the Studio every Saturday afternoon and they always had bands on, as well as a mini festival put on by a lad a few years older than me at school called EMS Fest, but my first proper gig was Bowling for Soup - 2002 at Middlesbrough Town Hall.

Bowling for soup :laugh:

, there are some great band names, drug induced no doubt!

OddsOnPhil · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:27 am **Posts:** 674

Hartleblue wrote:

Uriah Heep Boro hall 1970.
Deep Purple Newcastle city hall 1970.

A very good year for heavy rock gigs.

Saw Uriah Heep either late 80's or probably early 90's. Mick Box waddled onto the stage in cowboy boots and a severely stretched shirt that that could barely contain his gut !

OddsOnPhil · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:27 am **Posts:** 674

How many different venues has anyone been to for a gig, from memory:
Newcastle City Hall
Newcastle Mayfair
Newcastle Digital
Newcastle O2 Academy
Newcastle Arena
Newcastle St James Park
Whitley Bay Ice Rink
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Middlesbrough Rock Garden
Redcar Coatham Bowl
Durham University SU
Darlington Arts Centre
Leeds Fforde Green
Monroe's Cockermouth/Whitehaven, can't remember which.
Huddersfield McAlpine Stadium
Manchester Apollo
Hammersmith Odeon
London Lyceum
Birmingham NEC
Milton Keynes Bowl
Orlando Arena
Orlando Hard Rock Live

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2476

Brand X supported by Bruford, York University, 1980

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:31 am

Boro Town Hall
Boro Town Hall Crypt
Boro Empire
Darlington The Hub
Newcastle City Hall
Newcastle Arena
Newcastle O2 Academy
Newcastle O2 Academy 2
Newcastle Student Union
Newcastle Cluny
Newcastle Think Tank
Northumbria Student Union
Stockton Georgian
Durham Cricket Ground
Manchester Apollo
Blackpool Winter Gardens
Leeds O2 Academy
Glasgow SECC
Sheffield Arena
Manchester Heaton Park

Thats from memory, could be a few more.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

so did none f you go and see the Mighty Echo and the Bunnymen at Hartlepool Docks?

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

Ocean Colour Scene at same venue?

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:40 am

I did but excluded Hartlepool venues on my list.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Is that from the tall ships?

Me n the Mrs had just had our first child, didn't stay long as surface wasn't pushchair friendly and the pimms was about £6

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no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

Mott the Hoople Newcastle city hall 1973 with Queen as support band

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Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:35 am

Yubep wrote:

Is that from the tall ships?

Me n the Mrs had just had our first child, didn't stay long as surface wasn't pushchair friendly and the pimms was about £6

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Yeah part of the tallships.

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Hartleblue wrote:

Deep Purple Newcastle city hall 1970.

A very good year for heavy rock gigs.

I was at that one! They definitely had the amps cranked to 11 that night, couldn't hear much apart from ringing in my ears for a couple of hours afterwards.

First trip to City Hall was a bit earlier in 1970 for The Byrds. I don't think they ever played much in the UK so it was brilliant to see them in the North-East.

That line up was a cracking live band -the set was the same as as the live album off the Untitled double, so I've got a souvenir of sorts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcF9fvDN_UU

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:57 pm

Yubep wrote:

Is that from the tall ships?

Me n the Mrs had just had our first child, didn't stay long as surface wasn't pushchair friendly and the pimms was about £6

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Must be 8 this year then, we had our first in Sept and ended up carrying him because of the shite surface.

attackontitan · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:37 am **Posts:** 269

New Found Glory, Finch and the Starting Line in Liverpool 2002

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:10 pm

attackontitan wrote:

New Found Glory, Finch and the Starting Line in Liverpool 2002

Best first gig so far. :clap:

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Joe Mac wrote:

attackontitan wrote:

New Found Glory, Finch and the Starting Line in Liverpool 2002

Best first gig so far. :clap:

Ooh. Contentious.

The one I didn't see but would love to have done is OddsOnPhil's: Television/The Only Ones, Newcastle City Hall April 1979.

attackontitan · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:37 am **Posts:** 269

Joe Mac wrote:

attackontitan wrote:

New Found Glory, Finch and the Starting Line in Liverpool 2002

Best first gig so far. :clap:

I was at the bowling for soup gig you mentioned as well. Seem to remember Farse supported was another good one.

I was supposed to see blink 182, New Found Glory, Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41 & Alkaline Trio in 2001 but 9/11 attacks meant they wouldn't fly out at the time.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:39 pm

Farse did support them. I've got a feeling Capdown supported them on one of those gigs but I might be getting confused with another gig.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:41 pm

In fact I think I am getting confused as Capdown supported a band called Jesse James around 2002ish.

attackontitan · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:37 am **Posts:** 269

Joe Mac wrote:

In fact I think I am getting confused as Capdown supported a band called Jesse James around 2002ish.

I think it may have been Jesse James and Farse at that gig. I start to get confused with those UK Ska punk bands around then because I feel like I seen them in so many time in so many venues. Jesse James, Capdown, Farse, Spunge, Lightyear etc

Good times though.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:58 pm

Ha you're right there like, just endless duplicates of Ska bands at the time but all good fun when you're 13/14. I've seen all those bands you've mentioned but it feels like i've seen them all at the same gig. There was another whose names escapes me but I think they had the word "uncle" in the name.

Twilight Zone · **Joined:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1428

Chip Fireball wrote:

The Jam- Newcastle City Hall 1978

Yes that was also my first Gig :-o

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:54 am

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

Hartleblue wrote:

Deep Purple Newcastle city hall 1970.

A very good year for heavy rock gigs.

I was at that one! They definitely had the amps cranked to 11 that night, couldn't hear much apart from ringing in my ears for a couple of hours afterwards.

First trip to City Hall was a bit earlier in 1970 for The Byrds. I don't think they ever played much in the UK so it was brilliant to see them in the North-East.

That line up was a cracking live band -the set was the same as as the live album off the Untitled double, so I've got a souvenir of sorts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcF9fvDN_UU

Yep! That for me was the prime Deep Purple years. Looks like we are both privileged to be around in that era although it does make us owld gits! :laugh:

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:05 am

OddsOnPhil wrote:

Hartleblue wrote:

Uriah Heep Boro hall 1970.
Deep Purple Newcastle city hall 1970.

A very good year for heavy rock gigs.

Saw Uriah Heep either late 80's or probably early 90's. Mick Box waddled onto the stage in cowboy boots and a severely stretched shirt that that could barely contain his gut !

At The 1970 gig at Boro hall Heep were actually the support band for the American group Sha na na who were Shite. Mick Box and Dave Byron the singer were both stood at the side of the hall watching them and had a bigger audience around them. Both great characters chatting and signing body parts. Sadly Dave Byron later died from Drugs and the band never seemed quite the same with the new singers.

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