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First concert - Cliff Richard, Hammy O 1981
Last concert - Orange Goblin, Discharge, Hellripper - Camden Electric Ballroom Dec 2019
Best concert - Power Trip, Camden Underworld, Aug 2018
Loudest concert - Probably Soulfly at The Brook, Southampton
Worst concert - David Lee Roth, Wembley
Most fun concert - Dumpys Rusty Nuts, old Marquee
Most Surprising concert - Living Colour. The band weren’t surprising but the audience was... biggest crowd of wankers I’ve ever been part of So many phones in the air... people wearing backpacks. Just concert arseholes
Most seen- Not sure...between Overkill, Maiden or Exodus
Next concert - Hummune, Winchester
Wish I had seen - Sepultura supporting Sodom at The Marquee
Craziest concert - Carter USM, Kilburn.First concert - Led Zeppelin, Earls Court 75.
Last concert - Australian Pink Floyd Show.
Best concert - Roger Waters, The Wall Tour, Wembley.
Loudest concert - Black Sabbath, Hammersmith, front row tickets (not a good idea)
Worst concert - Stevie Salas, what a tosser, almost walked out.
Seen the most - Jethro Tull.
Most fun - Alice Cooper.
Most surprising - Conny Bloom at The Water Rats, brilliant showman.
Next concert - Nothing planned as yet.
Wish I had seen - Pink Floyd (Roger Waters era). The sad thing is, I had a couple of chances over the years but didn't bother going.
Craziest concert - Knebworth 76, not so much the concert but an incident. While we were waiting for The Stones to come out, a streaker climbed up onto the stage (which was really high) and started masturbating before diving off again into the crowd. He got a bigger cheer than Lynyrd Skynyrd after playing Free Bird.
First concert - Sky, Portsmouth Guildhall early eighties
Last concert - Foreigner, Rambling man Maidstone this year
Best concert - Pink Floyd, Wembly Stadium 1987
Loudest concert - Greenday, Carling Apollo 2005
Worst concert - Joe Bonamassa, London 2012 I think ..... over sold, couldn't see shit !
Seen the most - Buddy Wittington ... always small venues cheap and brilliant
Most fun concert - Steel Panther - Southampton 2012
Most Surprising concert - Elbow, Victorious fest 2017
Next concert - The Dead South - Portsmouth in Feb
Wish I had seen - Van Halen with DLR, Pink Floyd with Roger Waters
Craziest concert - Roger Waters, The wall Wembly stadium 2013 .... just mind blowing in sound and visuals
First concert - Rage Against the Machine, Reading Fest 93.
Last concert - Johnny Marr, Cardiff
Best concert - Dinosaur Jr, Manchester Albert Hall, 2016. Sensational.
Loudest concert - My Bloody Valentine, Roundhouse
Worst concert - Stone Roses at Reading 96 were atrocious without John Squire
Seen the most - Super Furry Animals maybe ten times? Soundgarden 3 times
Most fun - Super Furry Animals when your very drunk and they end with Man Don't Give a Fuck and everyone goes mental
Most surprising - At Oxygen festival in Ireland, I stumbled across Jimmy Eat World playing, who I was vaguely familiar with, and they totally blew me away
Next concert - Nothing planned as yet. I live a long way from venues so it's always a mission to get to one.
Wish I had seen - Pearl Jam, Nirvana (had a ticket to the last cancelled tour).
First concert - not sure, probably some local band at Gloucester Guildhall with my sister's friends when I was 10.
Last concert- And So I Watch You From Afar at Thekla, Bristol a couple of years ago
Best concert - Fugazi at Bristol Academy, 2002 just before they went on indefinite hiatus
Loudest concert - My Bloody Valentine, Manchester Apollo in...2008? They handed out earplugs on the door
Worst concert - the drummer from Team Sleep and an idiot on keyboards at the ATP festival in 2008ish
Seen the most - And So I Watch You From Afar
Most fun concert - Boredoms performing Boadrum at ATP 2009 - seven drummers, one of whom was carried in on a platform, and the lead singer with a totem pole featuring seven guitar necks each tuned to a different chord, hitting them with a stick. Incredible. Watched it twice.
Most Surprising concert - Mariachi El Bronx - basically punk band The Bronx playing genuine authentic mariachi music which was wonderful.
Next concert - not sure, maybe Oh Sees in May
Wish I had seen - Caspian at the ArcTanGent festival last year, or the year before in Bristol, or Rage Against the Machine when they played Reading.
Craziest concert - Slipknot at Reading 2002 probably - bottles flying like missile volleys, mosh pits everywhere, and at the fringes, tiny kids wearing slipknot shirts looking for their parents
Last concert - My daughter plays flute in an orchestra and I went to see them play at Christmas.
Best concert - Charlatans (Shep’s Bush Empire)
Loudest concert - Metallica (Ministry of Sound)
Worst concert - I must have erased it from memory
Most fun - Anti Nazi League concert (Brockwell Pk) 1994
Most surprising - Pulp (Drury Lane Theatre)
Most seen - Probably either Gene or Ash. My girlfriend at the time wrote for a fanzine and had a thing for both bands. Went to see both of them a hell of a lot for a while.
Next concert - See my daughter play flute somewhere I expect.
Wish I had seen - Moseley Shoals era Ocean Colour Scene, not sure why I didn’t.
Craziest concert - Probably Metallica (Ministry of Sound)
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First concert - Rainbow at Deeside Leisuire Centre 1980
Last concert- Walter trout 2019
Best concert - AC/DC Back in Black tour
Loudest concert - Saxon
Worst concert - Santana at the Hammersmoth Odeon - Acoustics were appalling
Seen the most - one of Eric Clapton or Roy Harper
Most fun concert - Kiss - for the pyrotechnics and blood!
Most Surprising concert - A ver small venue Blues gig where the Lady singer came and sat next to me on a settee while she was singing
Next concert - Still planning that
Wish I had seen - BB King and Thin Lizzy
Craziest concert - Roy Harper in the BierKellar in Liverpool. Beer all over the place and Roy lobbing spliffs into the crowd
Best Concert - too many, really but King Crimson at Hammersmith Palais (the Belew-fronted quartet) would be one, Radiohead at The O2 touring King Of Limbs would be another. Oh, and Bowie doing the Thin White Duke tour at Olympia (I think).
Next concert - Ben Otwell
Wish I'd seen - Fragile-era Yes. Didn't get to see them until 1975 at QPR.
Craziest concert - The Tubes at Hammersmith Odeon. Deffo!
First concert - Marillion in a student union bar, pre-record deal.
Last concert - Steve Hackett playing one of my fave ever albums (Genesis, Selling England by the pound)
Best concert - Pendragon in a pub! And also their 40th anniversary concert.
Loudest concert - Spider, metal band early 80s. It felt damage your ears loud. We barged the fire doors open and stood in the street
Worst concert - Not seen any I didn't like to be honest
Seen the most - Not sure. Marillion (Fish era), Pendragon or Dream Theater
Most fun concert - It was a weird one. College days around 82, we bought cheap tickets to see King after they looked fun on 'the Tube'. Next thing their Love & Pride single was a massive success and everyone wanted to go. The joint was heaving with students and the atmosphere was amazing.
Most Surprising concert - I've never been surprised
Next concert - Francis Dunnery doing another fave album of mine (It bites, Once around the world)
Wish I had seen - Queen, Grand Funk Railroad, Pink Floyd
Craziest concert - Not seen a concert that I'd describe as crazy.
Last: New Model Army
Best: Steve Vai
Loudest: Van Halen / Bon Jovi
Worst: Gary Moore
Fun: Van Halen
Surprising: Satriani (Brian May showed up)
Most seen: Steve Vai
Next: Magic Lantern
Wish I’d seen: Deep Purple II
Craziest: Basement Jaxx
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First concert - Brinsley Schwarz
Last concert- Tedeschi Trucks.
Best concert - Pink Floyd DSOTM tour
Loudest concert - probably Deep Purple - ears rang for days afterwards
Worst concert - Steve Hackett - sound levels all over the place plus suspect that singer couldn't hear himself. Although I'd nominate Chicks on Speed (supporting RHCP) as the most dire talentless waste of oxygen I've seen.
Seen the most - Eric Clapton
Most fun concert - John Otway
Most Surprising concert - Tom Jones - really wasn't bothered about seeing him but he knows how to put on a show, work the audience, etc.
Next concert - Keith Urban
Wish I had seen - Stones, Mark Knopfler.
Craziest concert - probably John Otway.
Last concert - Devin Townsend Project
Best concert - Hugh Laurie and the Copperbottom Band (yes really), above Prince and Pantera!
Worst concert - Queens of the Stone Age. Twice. Bloody awful both times.
Loudest concert - Walter Trout. So loud I actually had to leave after 2 songs.
Seen the most - Slayer
Most fun concert - The Offspring. They were supporting AC/DC and their enthusiasm was infectious.
Most surprising concert - Marilyn Manson. What a showman!
Next concert - Nothing booked yet.
Wish I had seen - Queen. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pavarotti, Otis Redding, Metallica with Cliff Burton.
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Last - U2 in Mumbai
Best - Any of: Radiohead at Glastonbury 2003, Sigur Ros in Reykjavik 2017, Sigur Ros in Brixton in 2012, U2 in Mumbai, Springsteen in Hyde Park 2012, or The Killers in Hyde Park in (maybe) 2009, depending on the day
Loudest - Gaslight Anthem at Troxy in I think 2013. It was loud even with earplugs. Cracking show, mind you.
Worst - Assuming half of Live8 is out, then Oasis at Glastonbury 2004, most likely. That was certainly the most disappointing. Also Blur at Reading in maybe 2003?
Seen the most - The Killers is 6 I think, if you include Live8. I think that's the most, but several close behind on 4 or 5.
Most fun - unquestionable The Darkness, Brooklyn Steel 2018 was probably their best one.
Most surprising - Chris Cornell supporting Aerosmith, I reckon 2005 or 2006. I knew who he was but really hadn't clocked into why he's going to go down in history as one f the greatest ever singers. Absolutely spellbinding.
Next - TBC, possibly Iron Maiden in May
Wish I had seen - REM a second time. U2 on the ZooTV tour.
Craziest - Probably Razorlight in Alexandra Palace. They were great but the crowd was mostly comprised of rough fuckers who seemed to think gigs were just about getting your elbows out and beating up anyone who argued.
First concert - The Jam - Deeside Leisure Centre 1982
Last concert- The Undertones - John Peel Centre 2019
Best concert - Couldn't possibly choose, maybe REM
Loudest concert - The Damned - Liverpool Royal Court. (I blame this gig for my ear problems!)
Worst concert - Meatloaf - O2 Arena - His voice was shot to bits. Almost walked out after the first song!
Seen the most - The Damned/The Jam - 3 times each
Most fun concert - Bryan Adams - NEC
Most Surprising concert - Spandau Ballet (I know) 1985. Superb to be fair.
Next concert - Stereophonics - Sheffield Arena Feb 28th
Wish I had seen - The Clash - big regret
Craziest concert - The Jam, 1982, twas a bloodbath, but apparently not as bad as 1979 at the same venue!
Ignoring Classical
First concert - Family
Last concert- Lauryn Hill
Best concert - can't separate Tony Bennett and Kurt Rosenwinkel
Loudest concert - Jason Pierce
Worst concert - Free (Kossoff was practically comatose throughout)
Seen the most - Van Morrison or Chick Corea, prob around 6 or 7 times each
Most fun concert - Arthur Lee or Chic
Most Surprising concert - The Bad Plus (thought they'd finished after their excellent trio set, then as an encore a group of top notch horn players came on and together they played maybe an hour's worth of "small big band" arrangements from Ornette Coleman's Science Fiction Sessions. Unexpected and sublime).
Next concert - Nothing booked
Wish I had seen - Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis
Craziest concert - not sure I've seen anything that qualifies as crazy, but let's say Grace Jones (woman of 70 hula hoops topless while doing a great job singing Slave to the Rhythm in front of a fantastic band)
First concert - Stiff Little Fingers - 1981
Last concert- Glenn Hughes playing classic Deep Purple
Best concert - No idea. I've loved so many that I've been to.
Loudest concert - Judas Priest. Hammersmith Odeon Screaming for Vengeance tour
Worst concert - The Fall
Seen the most - UFO, Manics, Wildhearts
Most fun concert - Anthrax. Hammersmith 1987 or thereabouts
Most Surprising concert - probably that Wolfsbane can still be so very entertaining despite being dormant for so long. Shame no tour last year.
Next concert - Megadeth and something something death punch or other.
Wish I had seen - Motorhead with Fast Eddie
Craziest concert - Napalm Death
First concert - Motorhead, Leicester De Montfort Hall 1991.
Last concert- Boris, Leics Y, 2019 - Really good, mental drummer
Best concert - Beastie Boys / Rollins Band, Birmingham 1992 - Completely brilliant and one of the best nights ever
Loudest concert - Motorhead, Leicester De Montfort Hall 1991 - Was off school for the rest of the week because I couldnt hear a thing.
Worst concert - The Strokes, Manchester Apollo, 2002 - Dreadful poseur band phoned it in
Seen the most - Slayer - My fave band ever
Most fun concert - New Bomb Turks, Leics Charlotte, 1994
Most Surprising concert - RATM, Notts 1993 - Hadnt heard of them, they were good
Next concert - Exodus
Wish I had seen - Big Black
Craziest concert - Converge, Leics Charlotte 2002