first gig/last gig

[sven mk 2]

First Gig - Iron Maiden - Whitley Bay Ice Rink 1990

Last Gig - Glasvegas / Friendly Fires / White Lies / Florence & the Machine - Newcastle Academy 2009

First Glasto Set - Kasabian 2004

Last Glasto Set - My Morning Jacket 2008

[thegremlin_1999]

first gig - pantera @ wolves wulfrun/civic hall circa 2000 ish

last gig - metallica @ MEN manchester last week!

first glasto set - the wailers 2000

last glasto set - moby 2003

[Mr.Tickle]

Hmm, wondering how many people are being accurate with thier first gigs, it's very tempting for people to go "cool" instead of honest if you know what I mean?

I put Hugh and Cry down as my first gig, I was about 14 and went with my parents....now....if I'd have put the first gig without parents it was The Inspiral Carpets which, depending on your views, is infinatly cooler than Hugh and Cry!

[alibear]

First: Take That, 1992. Kriss Kross and Lulu supported.

Last: Thte Killers last Monday.

First Glasto: Gogol Bordello, 2007

Last Glasto: The Who 2007.

Mr.Tickle, I think admitting my first gig defo shows I'm not trying to be cool!

[Nudda]

Good Topic, although now I'm not so sure:

First Gig - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions (1988 Sheffield)

Last Gig - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (2008 Sheffield)

First Glasto - The Orb (1992)

Last Glasto - Goldfrapp (2208)

[Joe_]

First Gig: Stereophonics (M.E.N 2005)

Last Gig: Coldplay (M.E.N 2008)

Edited March 2, 2009 by Joe_

[greeny81]

My first gig was Reading festival 2000 to see Oasis headline (tho I was dragged along to see Daniel O'Donnell at Butlins a good few years earlier on family holiday - I did'nt have a choice - thought i'd confess that for comedy value!!!)

Last gig was Keane @ the o2 a couple of weeks ago

First/Last Glasto acts was The View/The Who in 2007 (my only time,returning this year!)

[daveinafield]

1st - Stiff Little Fingers 1980 Manchester Appollo

Last - Magazine 14th Feb 2009 Manchester Academy

1st Glasto - (probably) Gay bikers on acid 1987

Last - Phil Hartnoll (I think) 2008

A lot of people here seem to have gone to the NME tour thing at Manchester. I went on the Saturday and was quite impressed with the 1st three bands; then Glasvegas (who I had mainly gone to see) came on and were woeful! Half the audience left after a couple of songs!

[daveinafield]

i loved them - best new band my miles...really intense, im glad some people left indicates how abrasive their sound is ....people at early marychain gigs used to walk too as they played with their back to the audience and Hawkwind used to mess up the sound balances to make their audience trip and vomit...

[bertieb73]

First gig that opened my eyes and ears to the wonders of live music was INXS at the NEC in 1988.

The last gig I attended was a Jimi Hendrix tribute band called 'Are you experienced' a few weeks ago.

Both excellent shows.......

[Little Bitch]

First gig: Manic Street Preachers-MEN-December 04

Last gig: Feeder-Manchester Apollo-October 08

First Glasto- The Undertones 05

Last Glasto- The Verve

[timespeedsup]

First Glasto set - Darkness, opening the Pyramid, 2003

[Kaybee]

I am SO not going for the cool vote:

First gig: The Thompson Twins (yes, I know, Mother of God), Liverpool Royal Court 1983 (I was 14, okay!)

(I got the ticket - £3.50 - with my Christmas money from my gran. The next year she wouldn't send cash as she "didn't want to risk another pop concert")*

Last gig: Florence/White Lies/Friendly Fires/Glasvegas at Nottingham Rock City.

Sorry gran, looks like your plan didn't quite work out.

* To be fair re the Thompson Twins, she probably had a point.

[kohoutec]

I am SO not going for the cool vote:

First gig: The Thompson Twins (yes, I know, Mother of God), Liverpool Royal Court 1983 (I was 14, okay!)

(I got the ticket - £3.50 - with my Christmas money from my gran. The next year she wouldn't send cash as she "didn't want to risk another pop concert")*

Last gig: Florence/White Lies/Friendly Fires/Glasvegas at Nottingham Rock City.

Sorry gran, looks like your plan didn't quite work out.

* To be fair re the Thompson Twins, she probably had a point.

[staggerlee]

First gig that cost money and was with friends was Robert Plant in 2001 at Liverpool Academy.

Last gig was Alabama 3 in Leeds couple of months back.

First Glastonbury was Kasabian in 2004

Last Glastonbury was the Verve 2008

[Kaybee]

Ooooo, evidence of the new Glasto teleportation system?

[timespeedsup]

You can get there on the monorail. I've heard.

[StoneCircle]

First gig 1978 Sheffield City Hall was Gerry Rafferty with according to the ticket supporting but we missed them as we were in the bar ...... Dire Straights!!!

Last gig Curved Air October 2008 - Holmfirth - still fab!! Hubby was drooling about Sonja for days weeks after!

First Glasto - can't remember

Last Glasto - The Verve 2008

Edited March 2, 2009 by StoneCircle

[darrenbha]

First gig shakin stevens brighton centre sometime in 85. Most recent. King blues brixton jamm last week. First Glasto set could've been world party but not completely sure in 94. Last was the verve last year

[timespeedsup]

First gig shakin stevens brighton centre sometime in 85. Most recent. King blues brixton jamm last week. First Glasto set could've been world party but not completely sure in 94. Last was the verve last year

[WS_Jack_III]

1st Gig was Kasabian at Newcastle arena 2006

last was Kings of leon same place 2008

Glasto set was Undertones 2005

The Verve 2008

Edited March 3, 2009 by III

[gemstarrr]

first gig - mcfly in 05

last gig, same as you - Florence and the machine/White Lies/Friendly Fires/Glasvegas at Manchester Academy.

first glasto set - the cribs? i think 07

last glasto set - can't remember, some random band in left field in early hours monday morning. before that, the verve.

[mr blue]

Ist gig Nazareth, Birmingham town hall 1973

last gig Duotone last saturday

Ist glasto set Bjorn Again (!) 1999

last glasto set Joan Baez (I think) last year

Oh to be cool

[miss_bunbury]

First gig - Blur @ Cardiff CIA 1997

Last gig - NME Awards @ Brixton Academy 2009 so technically The Cure but also Graham and Damon which rounds things off nicely

[bonny147]

1st gig - Daisy Chainsaw c1991 - Bangor

Last gig - Embrace - Liskeard or Portsmouth 2004ish

1st Glasto - The Darkness - 2003

Last Glasto - Groove Armada - 2008