Gigs and Gig Venues That Make You Nostalgic

dSTAR

Alright old timers here is your chance to take trip down memory lane and impress the rest of the neophytes with your tales of gigs and gig venues long since gone.

What nights are permanently etched in your brain?

tj-music.com

Just went to see George Michael and he was pretty impressive and will stay in my mind for a long, long time.

The KISSreunion tour (1996) and "Psycho Circus Tour" (1999) were great as well.

Regarding long gone stuff and venues I guess gigs like Barclay James Harvest (1990) or Extreme and Prince (1987 & 1988) spring to mind.

Or even Spandau Ballet in 1990.

By the way, you can read my full gig reports on www.concert-reviews.net - just a fan page of mine but quite interesting, I think.

s8n

Smashing Pumpkins SFX 1995. Just before they went supernova with Mellon Collie....

Mushy

s8n, was that the one where they previewed Mellon Collie, a few weeks before release? My god, that is the one gig in this country I wish I was at. Pity I wa only what, 7 at the time

irlirishkev

I went to see Inspiral Carpets last year for their re-union tour. What a night that was. Brought all the memories of the late 80's early 90's flooding back. I even bought myself a 'moo' t-shirt like I had back in the day.. Truly I am an old fart trying to hang on to my youth..

calex71

s8n wrote:

Smashing Pumpkins SFX 1995. Just before they went supernova with Mellon Collie....

Was at the 1st night , ash supporting and if i recall this was the time ash has just put out girl from mars and uncle pat so the place went crazy for them,

This was the pumpkins at their peak!!!! something happened after billy lost the hair.

Anybody see soundgarden the night after that in the rds?

SFX was THE place during that period of the 90's saw soooooooo many great gigs there, stone temple pilots, skunk anansie, alice in chains, machine head, megadeth, placebo,greenday, foo fighters, im sure there where some other i cant remember right now , i remember it did have that leaky roof aswell

rushian

Therapy? in the GPO, Galway 1998. I was nearly crushed to death 3 songs in. Still fantastic though. Queens of the stone Age in the <snip> (possibly the best venue for a gig) 2001. Beastie boys in galway (big day out) 1997

Rabies

Semple Stadium for Feile '91. My first concert. Can't remember who played, my main memory is getting all the free cans of coke and fanta in production.
I was only 11, too young to take the free beer