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Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21143 08/02/10 01:53 PM
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MemberD Member Joined: Apr 2007 Italy	Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: Gary Numan �The Fury� Tour � Hammersmith Odeon, October 1985 For those who think the 80s was all about excess � it was! It�s just that Gary couldn�t afford it. He�d clearly stopped shelling out for a stylist too, relying on his mum Beryl instead � aw bless. No, he�s not auditioning for the dance revue of Casablanca - I guess this is what happens if your mum starts dressing you when you�re in your mid-20s; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ5gUIzMqC0 And the music? Slap bass Thank god for The Sisters of Mercy that�s all I can say Phew! looks like Mum was doing the stage set n all .. "erm Mum can I 'ave one wiv sort of squares and red lights and NUMAN in big letters as well.."

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21144 08/02/10 02:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc... RadioBeach Member
RadioBeach Member Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc...	Quote: Originally posted by MemberD: Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: [b] Gary Numan �The Fury� Tour � Hammersmith Odeon, October 1985 Phew! looks like Mum was doing the stage set n all .. "erm Mum can I 'ave one wiv sort of squares and red lights and NUMAN in big letters as well.." [/b] Heh! Yeah! Just in case you weren't sure who you had gone to see! Tourist 1; "Well, that could be Rick..." Tourist 2; "Don't remember Sam owning a PPG Wave synthesizer - wasn't it just a piano and a cockatoo?" Tourist 1; "Is this the bit with the Nazi's coming in? What's that awful noise?" Tourist 2; "Slap Bass"

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21145 08/02/10 02:36 PM
Joined: May 2008 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Lody Herst Member
Lody Herst Member Joined: May 2008 Eindhoven, The Netherlands	Quote: Originally posted by Ivan Basso: Quote: Originally posted by Lody Herst: [b] I was fifteen years old. A teacher at my school invited me and a couple of classmates to spend the weekend at his house. As a bonus we would attend a concert by Roxy Music. I was not familiar with Roxy back then. When we were on our way to the venue, he played this tape. "What is this shitmusic you're playing"? I asked. It appeared to be an album by Roxy Music ... As our American friends would say "you didn't give me a timeframe Lody " Are we talking Eno period Roxy or later when Ferry was going through his "Argentinian traffic warden with an eye infection" persona ? did he try and speak in Dutch like Steve McLaren "Dish ish big song for ush : Angel Eyesh ! I see our mutual friend Shandy* Van Der Meyde did pull up any trees (or even boom) at Eindhoven either *so called because of his alleged (hello lawyers !) love of alcohol [/b] The cassette playing in the car played their first album (if I remember correctly). The gig was in 1978, the 'Manifesto' tour. So no more eye infection for Bryan, not even a tie! (but was that a Rolex on his wrist?). And about Shandy (ha! I'll tell my friends about this nickname), he left, and didn't play 90 minutes once ...

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21146 08/02/10 02:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Likes: 1 6 "Miles Away" from Lichvegas,... Brian Member
Brian Member Joined: Dec 2006 Likes: 1 6 "Miles Away" from Lichvegas,...	Quote: Originally posted by Ivan Basso: Quote: Originally posted by Brian: [b] I used to think my first gig was UB40 but I've double checked the dates and can confirm that my first live band was Ultravox,Monday 29th November 1982,Birmingham Odeon. Brian I know exactly where you're coming from Brian I have to keep double checking !! Frightening ! I see you last home game is against us on 14 May you never know I might be asking you to sort me a ticket , you never know work commitments and cheap flights allowing . The last time I was at The Hawthorns "Big " Ron was in charge (I'm sure we've mentioned this before) I'm sure I've also asked you this before did you ever get to see Steel Pulse ? they were from Handsworth weren't they ? [/b] As a season ticket holder I'm entitled to buy one ticket only,and thats in our end.So You'd have to be very very quiet Nah never saw Steel Pulse,remember them being about though.

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21147 08/02/10 02:47 PM
Joined: May 2008 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Lody Herst Member
Lody Herst Member Joined: May 2008 Eindhoven, The Netherlands	Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: Gary Numan �The Fury� Tour � Hammersmith Odeon, October 1985 For those who think the 80s was all about excess � it was! It�s just that Gary couldn�t afford it. He�d clearly stopped shelling out for a stylist too, relying on his mum Beryl instead � aw bless. No, he�s not auditioning for the dance revue of Casablanca - I guess this is what happens if your mum starts dressing you when you�re in your mid-20s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ5gUIzMqC0 And the music? Slap bass Thank god for The Sisters of Mercy that�s all I can say Is that Tony Levin on stage wearing a Numan shirt?

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21148 08/02/10 02:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc... RadioBeach Member
RadioBeach Member Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc...	Quote: Originally posted by Lody Herst: Quote: Originally posted by RadioBeach: [b] Gary Numan �The Fury� Tour � Hammersmith Odeon, October 1985 For those who think the 80s was all about excess � it was! It�s just that Gary couldn�t afford it. He�d clearly stopped shelling out for a stylist too, relying on his mum Beryl instead � aw bless. No, he�s not auditioning for the dance revue of Casablanca - I guess this is what happens if your mum starts dressing you when you�re in your mid-20s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ5gUIzMqC0 And the music? Slap bass Thank god for The Sisters of Mercy that�s all I can say Is that Tony Levin on stage wearing a Numan shirt? [/b] Yeah! And Numan's saying to him; "Quick grab that bass, the guy I've got's bleedin' awful!"

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21149 08/02/10 06:08 PM
Joined: May 2010 John Taylor Member
John Taylor Member Joined: May 2010	Jean Michel Jarre Docklands concert was that 88 or 89? Then my first proper gig was The Prodigy at the Waterfront Norwich 1992

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21150 08/02/10 06:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Sheffield, UK Alex S Member
Alex S Member Joined: Dec 2006 Sheffield, UK	How can Jean Michel Jarre not be a proper gig??! My first was Peter Gabriel's Secret World tour, Sheffield Arena. Monday May 24th 1993. A monumental day.

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21151 08/02/10 07:27 PM
Joined: May 2010 John Taylor Member
John Taylor Member Joined: May 2010	Yeah point taken, that was my first gig. It just didn't feel like a proper gig for some reason.

Re: The first band you ever saw live ? #21152 08/02/10 07:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc... RadioBeach Member
RadioBeach Member Joined: Jan 2007 Paris to Berlin and every disc...	Quote: Originally posted by Alex S: How can Jean Michel Jarre not be a proper gig??! I know what John means - I was there too. Bunch of projections on old docks and music being carried away by the wind. Then Fireworks. There were some 'moments' but the whole thing was a bit fractured and the sound not that great to almost render it meaningless. Felt more like a transient installation of sorts than an actual gig.

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