yes does seem to get broken up easily

Saw Jethro Tull there the first year the festival was held (you'll have been too young for that gig

).



My favourite gig of all time is probably Misty in Roots in Bradford (1980, give or take a year, Queens Hall or St George's Hall, no idea now, or even then... was high as a kite).



1979 Skidz gig in Sheffield runs Misty a close second. Anyone remember when they played the Unity Hall in Wakey? As did Ultravox (went to that one too) and The Human League (ended up interviewing the band for a fanzine before the gig - Phil Oakey drinks Carling Black Label, btw, or he did at the time).

That's a fair point. The "Chat Thread" was always a bit of a compromise, to be honest, and it can't please everyone. Who's to decide which O/T topic is good or not? The mods, obviously - but that'll only get people's backs up if their O/T thread is chucked in here as opposed to being granted "good" status.



There has been enough RL stuff to talk about this off season so far, but if the real news dries up, I'm sure we can find some workable compromise.



Anyway - which was your favourite gig of all time?

The Skidz - love 'em! But never saw 'em!

Not sure, but I think Big Country may have played the Unity Hall too. More of the chilly jocko sound, but without Richard Jobson they never cut it for me.



Saw The Kinks at Edinburgh Playhouse when I was a student there - not the best gig I've been to, but definitely the most professional.

Iron Maiden still the best live band I've seen. Special mentions to:

Guns N Roses

Ugly Kid Joe

Oasis

James

Cast

Not seen any of them - and I like all of 'em!





Went to see REM at the McAlpine (as was then) and there were loads of folk walking around with Oasis T-shirts (never heard of them at that time). Turned out that they were booked for the support, but in the meantime their star had begun to rise and they pulled out. We got that band that used to be the Housemartins - and although I quite liked the HM I can't stand their new version - and they are no stadium band, I can tell you!

Can't remember Big Country coming to Unity Hall but did see Squeeze, Boomtown Rats, The Damned and The Rich Kids - the group formed by the original Sex Pistol bassist Glen Matlock. Always remember Matlock became very p****d off at the gig with everyone gobbing at him

Saw the Damned,Tourists and Stiff little fingers at Unity hall,cracking little venue.

No mention for the Piskie Sits?



The following are probably the best I've seen:



Stone Roses/Ian Brown (on the right day)

Primal Scream (ditto - pretty sure they performance was better the more caned they were)

Cribs

Jeru the Damaja

Death in Vegas

Morrissey

I bet you looked well dancing round the wife's handbag

Pre wife days!!