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It’s interesting the many bands you’d have liked to have seen when you were a kid, but were not allowed to go to. So what was the first actual concert you went to?

Mine was to see Simple Minds on the Once Upon a time tour in 1986

Tonight as part of both mine and my youngest sons birthday (both in November) I am taking him to his first concert to see Liam Gallagher at the O2. The son is not following the dad either, I was surprised that he liked his music to be honest and tonight is gonna be awesome. So that’s a first right there as well.

Let’s see what your first concert was.

Eddie and the Hot Rods - 1977 - Rainbow. Supported by Radio Stars.

Tonight will be full of pissed up 40/50 year olds embarassing themselves. Really not a good choice.

PS Kylie.

RedO wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:24 am Tonight will be full of p*ssed up 40/50 year olds embarassing themselves. Really not a good choice.

I've been before and I am going tonight and the crowd are much younger than that. There is a new generation that never saw Oasis, but love it.

Knebworth 1975 - Captain Beefheart, Linda Lewis, Steve Miller Band, Roy Harper. Left before Pink Floyd came on.

Freddie and the Dreamers in the 70s ......showing my age now .

Red_Army wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:26 am

RedO wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:24 am Tonight will be full of p*ssed up 40/50 year olds embarassing themselves. Really not a good choice.

I've been before and I am going tonight and the crowd are much younger than that. There is a new generation that never saw Oasis, but love it.

Hope you're right.

Boney M or the Wurzels

Blue Oyster Cult supported by John (Mellencamp) Cougar Feb 1978 in Le Havre, France where the ship I was sailing on was docked. Fantastic.

The Who, Hastings, early 70s

Uk Fresh 86.
Grandmaster flash.
Afrika Bambaataa
Roxanne Shante
Mantronix
Lots of others. Was Mental.

I’m 58 years old and will be going to my first ever concert next month to see Rod Stewart at the O2.

The Beatles
Finsbury Park Astoria
1964

all I can remember is thousands of screaming girls made it impossible to hear the music

Best concert i ever went to was 10cc at Hammersmith Odeon June 1978...what a talented band they were

Beradogs wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:46 am Uk Fresh 86.
Grandmaster flash.
Afrika Bambaataa
Roxanne Shante
Mantronix
Lots of others. Was Mental.

Was that at Earl's court or somewhere like that? Was the Rock Steady Crew playing as well?

RedO wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:24 am Tonight will be full of p*ssed up 40/50 year olds embarassing themselves. Really not a good choice.

That's what my wife said! However, I took my elder son to see him at Ally Pally a couple of years ago and I said to him that night that there was a load of very young lads there like him.

I have very good seats (by luck) as he's too young to stand on the floor so it should be ok from that perspective. At least he's not going to get pushed around etc.

Article_50 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:34 am Knebworth 1975 - Captain Beefheart, Linda Lewis, Steve Miller Band, Roy Harper. Left before Pink Floyd came on.

How could you leave before Pink Floyd came on?

This is a tough one but I reckon it was Hawkwind at the Roundhouse, Dagenham in 1072. No Lemmy or Silver Machine yet but Stacia was a sight to behold.

Status Quo, Wembley Arena, 1979

At their peak, "The Frantic Four" were superb

I think it was The Pogues in or around 1988 at the old Town & Country Club in Kentish Town. Absolute carnage. Crowd surged the bars and ripped out the spirit bottles, which were then passed around for everyone to take a swig. There as blood, piss, vomit and medical emergencies. And that's before the band came on stage.

Faith No More -Brixton Academy 1990.

HARVEY T DENTON wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:14 pm Faith No More -Brixton Academy 1990.

I was there

I've just checked the playlist,I remember L7 playing but can't remember Prong.

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:08 pm I think it was The Pogues in or around 1988 at the old Town & Country Club in Kentish Town. Absolute carnage. Crowd surged the bars and ripped out the spirit bottles, which were then passed around for everyone to take a swig. There as blood, p*ss, vomit and medical emergencies. And that's before the band came on stage.

They let a 4 year old in?

Oh give over, I can't go on denying the reality of aging.

I was 8.