Incoming Traveller
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 12:43
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Unfortunately not. They played on the second night, I went on the first as the support acts hadn't been announced when I got the tickets. Could've dined out on that one forever...
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Charlie2300
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 14:41
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There's some crackers in here - Cluster in a swimming pool in Sunderland!!! If I'd known about that, I would have girded my loins and travelled south of the river for that.
...and Wall of Voodoo. When Stan the man was at the helm, they were a glorious band. Saw them a couple of times in London as the headline act. Very tight live and Stan was such a charismatic frontman. "Ring Of Fire" and the sphagetti cowboy homage stick in the memory.
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Charlie2300
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 14:46
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Never been much of a Led Zep fan, but I made it my business in '79 to catch the Knebworth gig to see what all the fuss was about. Hitch hiked down the A1 from Newcastle for that. Good show, talented musicians. Far too many people at the gig for my liking - had to resort to a controlled piss in a vodka bottle as there was absolutley no chance of getting anywhere near the urinals.
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Deepinder Cheema
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 14:51
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Charlie2300 wrote: Never been much of a Led Zep fan, but I made it my business in '79 to catch the Knebworth gig to see what all the fuss was about. Hitch hiked down the A1 from Newcastle for that. Good show, talented musicians. Far too many people at the gig for my liking - had to resort to a controlled piss in a vodka bottle as there was absolutley no chance of getting anywhere near the urinals.
My favourite strapline of all time was a photo in 'Sounds' of festival goers at the pissing trough at Knobworth
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Kid Calamity
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 15:00
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Towards the end of the evening there was a perimeter of fetid mud surrounding the vat of piss. The facilities were are poor as the supporting bill, IMO.
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Charlie2300
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 16:31
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Kid Calamity wrote: Towards the end of the evening there was a perimeter of fetid mud surrounding the vat of piss. The facilities were are poor as the supporting bill, IMO.
They were rank - a river of urine heading straight for ground level rather down the appropriate hole.
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Charlie2300
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 16:41
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Kid Calamity wrote: Towards the end of the evening there was a perimeter of fetid mud surrounding the vat of piss. The facilities were are poor as the supporting bill, IMO.
Was that the year that The Tubes played Knebworth? My memory fails me on that one. What I do remember was that The Tubes at Knebworth had fallen foul of Health & Safety regs and were not therefore allowed to use a real chainsaw on stage. Their mockup wasn't particularly realistic!
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IanB
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 17:14
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Charlie2300 wrote: Kid Calamity wrote: Towards the end of the evening there was a perimeter of fetid mud surrounding the vat of piss. The facilities were are poor as the supporting bill, IMO.
Was that the year that The Tubes played Knebworth? My memory fails me on that one. What I do remember was that The Tubes at Knebworth had fallen foul of Health & Safety regs and were not therefore allowed to use a real chainsaw on stage. Their mockup wasn't particularly realistic!
That was the Peter Gabriel / Zappa year. 78? 79?
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Charlie2300
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 17:31
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IanB wrote: Charlie2300 wrote: Kid Calamity wrote: Towards the end of the evening there was a perimeter of fetid mud surrounding the vat of piss. The facilities were are poor as the supporting bill, IMO.
Was that the year that The Tubes played Knebworth? My memory fails me on that one. What I do remember was that The Tubes at Knebworth had fallen foul of Health & Safety regs and were not therefore allowed to use a real chainsaw on stage. Their mockup wasn't particularly realistic!
That was the Peter Gabriel / Zappa year. 78? 79?
Memory is such a fickle thing. I have absolutely no recollection of seeing Peter Gabriel or Zappa at that festival!
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Moon Cat
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Re: Sensational Gigs?
Aug 20, 2013, 18:26
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Hard to narrow it down as I usually get SOMEthing good from a gig but ones I'm very fond of were...(in order of them entering my brain)
Hanoi Rocks at the Electric Ballroom, Camden in the mid 80s. Small, sweaty, glitzy, glammy and intense! Fave of the times I saw them way back when.
KISS on the 97/98 reunion tour and again on the Sonic Boom tour. Sorry, Sonic BOOM! tour.
Yes at Glastonbury 2004, Jazz/World Stage. Perfect weather, amazing atmos and a set list that would make any Yes fan weep for joy. Makes my heart glow every time I think about it.
Opeth at the Royal Albert Hall. I've seen them loadsa times and they've always been amazing but this was just such an EVENT it felt magical.
Kila at the Pontardawe Festival a few years ago. Amazing folk rock musicians just making it all look so effortless. Gobsmackingly joyous in a tent in the pissing rain with mud and beer cans about.
Underworld at the Manchester Apollo on the 100 Days off tour. Hello crowd, goodbye roof!
Eat Static at the Manchester Academy Megadog 199something Er...having it large?
Curve at The Academy 2.
Julian Cope on the 20 Mothers Tour and also the three nighter at the Hammersmith Lyric ( a three day HH fest really!) and with the Brain Donor power trio line up at Academy 2
Jane's Addiction on the Ritual De Lo Habitual Tour, Manchester Academy.
Rioghnach Connolly & the Black Lung ensemble at Manchester Jazz 2012. 16 (and varying!) musicians perform a jazz folk hybrid of exquisite joy AND melancholy and all points in between.
Michael Cretu Sextet (or sometimes trio!) playing with Myke Wilson - one of the most amazing drummers I've seen, Matt & Phreds, Manc Jazz 2012.
Solus 3 with Damo Suzuki at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre. Yes, yes, I know they're mates and I'm usually their photo gibbon and all that, but it was properly great.
Comus at the Borderline. Both times were great but the first was extra special cos the intensity coming from the stage was surely possessed of infernal power. Truly stunning!! Plus they had Diagonal supporting first time and Purson and Fusion Orchestra 2 second time, which was great.
Slim Cessna's Auto Club in Camden. I don't own any albums but this was a special night cos of the company combined with the Auto Clubs full on Cowpunk testify power.
Roberto y Gabriella at the Manchester Academy. I thought it'd be a good night out but it was mind-blowingly fantastic. Again, the word joy comes to mind.
Astra at the Deaf Institute. Again, thought it'd be good...but it was total prog nirvana and in such a great venue too. Plus Purson supporting!
Plus, must mention the lovely Smoke Fairies all the times seen but especially at the Deaf Institute cos they were on fire (arf), again, great venue and they got Slacked and I got the banana.
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