The Big Gigs

[That Jekka Gal]

How many of you attended a gig that has gone down in rock and roll folklore?

Live Aid, perhaps? Or Oasis at Knebworth?

In my own case, I think I can claim to have attended 2 that merit inclusion in any list of all time great shows.

The first was Pink Floyd in Piazza San Marco in Venice in 1988. Incredible experience, just can't come up with enough superlatives to describe this show but I just remember being utterly spellbound by the light show and had goosebumps throughout.

The other was The Prodigy at the Phoenix in 1996. Their was an air of expectancy about this show, so much so that people were just dumping their cars on the way into the festival in order to get into the arena before the set began. In my own case, I missed Maxim's opener & Flinty was already on stage by the time I'd worked my way to somehere approaching the front ofbthe crowd, which was a seething mass, the like of which I've never been part of since. Incredible.

 

[cheesyboy]

Daphne and Celeste at Reading in 2000 (or thereabouts). If I'm honest, I can't remember if I actually saw them or not, but I was certainly there that year and there was a bit of a buzz about their appearance

E: it was in 2000:

Reliving the insane moment someone actually booked pop duo Daphne and Celeste for Reading Festival and they got bottled to hell

"Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine were coming up to us and telling us how hardcore we were"

www.loudersound.com

 

[Hodders]

Best I can offer is the following.

I was 17 just split up from a gf. Feeling low.

My dad suggested I go with them to a family friends summer BBQ/party. Last thing I wanted to do was go to a party with my parents friends but I did.

Evening ended up sitting around a fire with some guy called Mark Knopfler playing a guitar and singing - friend of a friend apparently.

One of the times "yes" was the right answer.

 

[Hodders]

Happy Mondays at Glastonbury in 1990 was pretty cool as well.

Just finished my degree, relaxation was high on the list.

 

[Brizzles]

The Jam - Brighton Centre - December 1982

The final concert of the final tour.

 

[Lopéz]

Daphne and Celeste at Reading in 2000 (or thereabouts). If I'm honest, I can't remember if I actually saw them or not, but I was certainly there that year and there was a bit of a buzz about their appearance

E: it was in 2000:

Reliving the insane moment someone actually booked pop duo Daphne and Celeste for Reading Festival and they got bottled to hell

"Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine were coming up to us and telling us how hardcore we were"

www.loudersound.com

I have got "Ooh, Stick You" on CD single

 

[imtoooldforthis]

Oasis at Knebworth 96
Radiohead at Glastonbury 97

Both are considered legendary. Oasis because it was the biggest gig ever held in the UK at that time and the Radiohead set got chosen as Q Magazine's greatest gig ever back in 2000 or whatever... not that that means anything but it is a pretty famous set.

Personally I thought Oasis sucked and The Prodigy who supported them were way better. Radioheads set was cool but I prefer their more experimental stuff that came after OK Computer.

 

[Hagar]

The Isle of Wight 1970.

Hendrix, Who, Procul Harem, too few to mention.

 

[Noxia]

Boomers outing themselves in here

 

[ivrytwr3]

Never been to a concert or festival in my life

 

[Hagar]

Boomers outing themselves in here

Out and proud.

 

[zola25]

Bon Jovi - Wembley 1995, the last night (the one that was filmed)
Black Sabbath - NEC 1997, the first reunion of the original lineup
Iron Maiden - Earl's Court 2000, think this was the first UK gig with Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith back in the band.

While probably not considered legendary, the one that felt most legendary to me was Pearl Jam at Wembley Arena in '96.

Also showing my age here!

 

[kitfit1]

How many of you attended a gig that has gone down in rock and roll folklore?

One more "Boomer" rearing his ugly head here.
Knebworth 1976............................................no not the Rolling Stones. Lynyrd Skynyrd, at the time hardly anyone in the audience had heard of them, let alone actually heard them. When that set finished the entire audience was going mad with jubilation, me included.
Skynyrd blew everyone off the stage that Saturday evening, including the Stones. It's still a legendary concert even now.

Will Hearn | Legend #1: Skynyrd at Knebworth

willhearn.com

 

[rids57]

Knebworth '79 - Led Zeppelin - so good I went both Saturdays, shame the rest of the bill was rubbish

 

[That Jekka Gal]

One more "Boomer" rearing his ugly head here.
Knebworth 1976............................................no not the Rolling Stones. Lynyrd Skynyrd, at the time hardly anyone in the audience had heard of them, let alone actually heard them. When that set finished the entire audience was going mad with jubilation, me included.
Skynyrd blew everyone off the stage that Saturday evening, including the Stones. It's still a legendary concert even now.

Will Hearn | Legend #1: Skynyrd at Knebworth

willhearn.com

Inneresting connection time.

Back in '77 when, I was still knee height to a grasshopper, I went with a neighbour's family to the Glastonbury Festval.

That year, it wasn't held at Worthy Farm but up on the ridge running south of Glastonbury and Street.

The pyramid stage that year was, in fact, the sound engineers' tent from the '76 Knebworth show.

And the Knebworth main stage from '76 went on to serve as the main stage of the Roskilde Festival for many years.

 

[cheesefest]

Oasis at Knebworth Aug 11th 1996. Immense. Also featuring Cast, Kula Shaker, Manics, Charlatans and Dreadzone. The latter was the worst support act.

The tickets cost £22.50!

Also know about 5 others who I didn't know at the time were at the same gig.

 

[cheesefest]

Also Live 8. My then employer were one of the sponsors and anyone interested got put into a draw and I was one of the lucky ones. Plus at the front in the sponsors section. Also paid for travel and o/n stay at hotel.