One question I asked people was about their most memorable concerts.
There's a good range of both bands and venues so far.
Here's a sample from the responses so far - keep them coming!
Samantha: My best, most memorable concerts were seeing Foo Fighters for the first time at the Stadium of Light, Oasis in Manchester, Coldplay in Hull in 2025.
Matt Podbury: Pulp at the Bikini in Toulouse (1500 people), David Bowie - Stratford upon Avon around 1995/6. Bjork - same venue as above, Queen & Paul Rodgers - Sheffield 2003 and Mariza - Rio Loco Festival Toulouse
Jade: Ian Brown in Thetford forest was magical. Lily Allen at Cambridge Corn Exchange was fabulous. These were my earliest gig memories growing up.
David: In 1972, at Sheffield University, I saw on three consecutive weeks: Led Zeppelin, Status Quo and Wings. More recently, I saw a concert of Paganini and Vivaldi in Venice; and a concert of Smetana in Prague. Both were fantastic, but largely due to the location of each. So, appropriate.
John Medd: Generation X at West Runton Pavilion, 2 December 1978. (I went with my friend Riggsby - it was his 18th birthday and we went down the front leaning on the stage.)
West Runton Pavilion is a legendary venue: a small place in North Norfolk, a long way from most places.. this is worth a post by itself... now there's an idea... coming soon!
Samantha: My best, most memorable concerts were seeing Foo Fighters for the first time at the Stadium of Light, Oasis in Manchester, Coldplay in Hull in 2025.
Matt Podbury: Pulp at the Bikini in Toulouse (1500 people), David Bowie - Stratford upon Avon around 1995/6. Bjork - same venue as above, Queen & Paul Rodgers - Sheffield 2003 and Mariza - Rio Loco Festival Toulouse
Jade: Ian Brown in Thetford forest was magical. Lily Allen at Cambridge Corn Exchange was fabulous. These were my earliest gig memories growing up.
David: In 1972, at Sheffield University, I saw on three consecutive weeks: Led Zeppelin, Status Quo and Wings. More recently, I saw a concert of Paganini and Vivaldi in Venice; and a concert of Smetana in Prague. Both were fantastic, but largely due to the location of each. So, appropriate.
John Medd: Generation X at West Runton Pavilion, 2 December 1978. (I went with my friend Riggsby - it was his 18th birthday and we went down the front leaning on the stage.)
West Runton Pavilion is a legendary venue: a small place in North Norfolk, a long way from most places.. this is worth a post by itself... now there's an idea... coming soon!
Ian Ford: The Saw Doctors supported by The Undertones at Halifax Piece Hall Summer 2025 was memorable. Beautiful night and a really interesting venue. And The Undertones' sound check was going on just as we arrived at the car park next door so we got two for the price of one.
The Piece Hall is a really great venue...
Runrig at the Dominion on Charing Cross Road. I’m about 1990. Ian Bayne and Calum MacDonald coming down the front to play the spoons on An Toll Dubh. Tom Robinson Band supporting. Everything that’s good about trad music.
Runrig at the Dominion on Charing Cross Road. I’m about 1990. Ian Bayne and Calum MacDonald coming down the front to play the spoons on An Toll Dubh. Tom Robinson Band supporting. Everything that’s good about trad music.
I saw Runrig about this time, in Sheffield - a great live band, with Donnie Munro as lead singer.
Skerryvore at Bury St Edmund’s Apex 18 November 25 - the night that Scotland qualified for the World Cup finals. At the start of the encore they were in the playoffs. The band had been following the score all night - as had much of the audience. They scored twice during the encore to win and qualify directly for the first time in ages. Cue 'scenes' both in the audience and on stage. A whistle player checking his phone whilst playing and a large Saltire waving at the end.
Aidan: The most memorable would have been Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 98 at Milton Keynes Bowl, or BB King at Louisville Palace Theatre.
Skerryvore at Bury St Edmund’s Apex 18 November 25 - the night that Scotland qualified for the World Cup finals. At the start of the encore they were in the playoffs. The band had been following the score all night - as had much of the audience. They scored twice during the encore to win and qualify directly for the first time in ages. Cue 'scenes' both in the audience and on stage. A whistle player checking his phone whilst playing and a large Saltire waving at the end.
Aidan: The most memorable would have been Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 98 at Milton Keynes Bowl, or BB King at Louisville Palace Theatre.
Here's a bit of Sabbath from that event...
Catherine: my husband arranged for us to have a night away when our first child was very young - we flew to Glasgow to see the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. A more recent memorable concert was YungBlud at the Eden Project - I had such a great time there with my daughter - the mist came down over the domes and it was quite ethereal!
James: Arcade Fire in Manchester at the Apollo in 2007. A flawless performance. The Vines in Newcastle circa 2004. A band that were somewhat chaotic live. They were either fantastic or terrible. Luckily I saw them on a good night. Kings of Leon in Newcastle. A few gigs between 2003 and 2005. I could tell they loved being in Newcastle. Their gig at City Hall was incredible. Their glances and looks at each other on stage portrayed both their excitement and shock at the intense crown reaction. An incredible gig.
James: Arcade Fire in Manchester at the Apollo in 2007. A flawless performance. The Vines in Newcastle circa 2004. A band that were somewhat chaotic live. They were either fantastic or terrible. Luckily I saw them on a good night. Kings of Leon in Newcastle. A few gigs between 2003 and 2005. I could tell they loved being in Newcastle. Their gig at City Hall was incredible. Their glances and looks at each other on stage portrayed both their excitement and shock at the intense crown reaction. An incredible gig.
Marc: Seeing The Pogues in 1991 when I was living in Germany was an experience that I won't forget.
Thanks to everyone for their contributions! Please get involved!
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