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What gig do you wish you were at?

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There was a thread on here a while back about the best gigs you've ever been to and it got me to thinking what gig did you wish you could of been at?

For me it would have to be Radiohead live at Glastonbury 97. I remember reading that they werent even supposed to headline but somebody pulled out and they were thrown in. Having only just released OK computer and getting trashed talked in the media for being a passing fad there was a lot at stake. The on stage monitors werent working properly, it was p*ssing rain and Glasto was a swamp but they still went out and played what is widely acclaimed as one the best live performances of the modern age. Just google it and see the amount of polls where this came ahead of even the Beatles on the rooftop final performance. Evening listening to the recording I have of it sends shivers down my spine, damn I wish I was there for that.

Failing that a mad Christy Moore gig back in his heyday would be something to
behold :eek:

Anyway as always no discussing gigs involving those who must not be named

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seanironmaiden

Oral Slang wrote:

It was a midnight gig, so RATM came on at about 1 or something & played about 50 minutes as they only had one album out at the time! The mosh was mental, but but tbh wasn't worth the effort of such a late hour for such a short set.

Grrrr, you make me mad.. "not worth the efort!!!!!! are ya ****in' jokin me? I wish I was there. or at any of their gigs

lol, Timmy C told me he still remembers that gig and how he nearly took the head of himself on the way offstage cos the door was so low

Kingsize

To be honest I probably read that in the Sunday world ( or HOTPRESS) so maybe its not quite true,
although I always believed it at the time .
Especially having overheard some girls admiring a SLAYER album cover & commenting on how Kerry King was "a ride"

Oral Slang

seanironmaiden wrote:

Grrrr, you make me mad.. "not worth the efort!!!!!! are ya ****in' jokin me? I wish I was there. or at any of their gigs

It was good & all, just so late.. I was still in school & had to fork out for a taxi home, not good when you live miles away & still relying on money from the parents.. I enjoyed them more at Feile tbh...

JC 2K3

Sonic Youth+Nirvana in Ireland 1991.

GNR at the Ritz in 1988.

Any Meat Puppets gig.

Civilian_Target

The Beatles at Shea Stadium perhaps?
Primus at Woodstock 1994?
That Feile with Cypress Hill, Blur and RATM?

CombatCow

Depeche Mode ( 101 ) - june 18'th 1988 Rose Bowl Pasadena.

CC

m_stan

Kingsize wrote:

Wasn't that RATM gig in the tivoli where loads of adoring female fans threw
their knickers at Zach?

Yeah could have been. Dunno - I was too drunk to remember, but not drunk enough to not catch the drum stick when Brad Wilk threw it into the crowd at the end of the show. Think I still have it at home somewhere under the cobwebs.

nlgbbbblth

Sgt. Sensible wrote:

Saw them in McGonagles. Jesus Christ they were loud.

Any Fugazi. Lightning Bolt in Whelans. The Boredoms show where Eye bulldozed the club. The Stooges last show. The Sex Pistols in 1976. Any Half Man Half Biscuit. Loads more.

My Bloody Valentine McGonagles gig 1990:
Glider EP was about to come out. Sound problems messed it for sure but I thought they overcame them ok.

SFX gig was better despite me being of the opinion that Isn't Anything is a far superior record. The extended You Made Me Realise lost its appeal after the first ten minutes but I stuck around thanks to the earplugs.

would love to see Half Man Half Biscuit. Have a feeling they played TCD in 1986 - can anyone confirm?

chuckberry

Nightwish wrote:

Slane when Queen played. Any Queen gig actually.

Slane was piss poor and fighting broke out amongst scumbags as they failed to hold the audience, honest but sad, they had an off day.

They sere stunning at another gig in Simmonscourt with Freddie being at his campest best!

I don't think I ever fully recovered from having my girl friend on my shoulders for soooo loooonnnggg!

AndyBoBandy

Paul Simons concert in the Park 1991 (NYC)

(Apologies for resurrecting such an old thread, but I'm having the very thought now while listening to the above album out my back in the sun with a beer)

Also, Pink Floyd The Wall circa 1981/1982
Any Queen gig (when they (Freddie) were on form)

PTH2009

Live aid 1985 ,Live 8.and Live Earth

Any Queen gig with Freddie

Any Thin Lizzy gig with Phil

Guns N Roses during the uyi era

Any Big 4 tour concert (why oh why didn't mcd bring a show here ??)

Any concert by the Dubliners with Luke Kelly

Yellowledbetter

Nirvana SFX,91 I think.

Birneybau

The Zombies

Wrongway1985

PTH2009 wrote: »

Any Big 4 tour concert (why oh why didn't mcd bring a show here ??)

All those bands are in Europe practically every summer.

Wooderson

How big we going on this? Haha gigs we missed before we were born?!

Top 3?

- Grateful Dead, Barton Hall Cornell, Spring '77.
- Zeppelin, Earls Court, May '75.
- Beatles, NME poll winners London May '66.

Prince in Malahide is the one I think I'll regret in the future however.

keith_d99

Gave away 2 VIP tickets to Bowie's last gig in the Point in 2003 ... still for the life of me cannot remember why

scruff monkey

The crucifixion, I hear the Roman backing band really nailed it.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

Electric Picnic 2005 - I listened to that Arcade Fire album all year in college but Oxegen 2004 had really put me off festivals and Oxegen 2005 finished me off.

Didn't go to a festival again until EP 2010 and have gone every year since. Couldn't believe how good it was. Chilled, mature crowd, no tent burnings and most importantly, food stalls that weren't just chips and burgers.

poundhound

Rammstein, The O2, 2012

mansize

Queen at Slane
Would liked to have seen Amy Winehouse live too

MadYaker

Led Zeppelin in Madison Square Garden, I think it was 1972 or 1973? The one thats on DVD anyway. Tbh id give my left nut to have gone to any Zeppelin gig, including the 2007 one. Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane in 2003.

corm500

Got to be Prince at Malahide Castle. It was me dads 80th birthday party that night. Oh the conflict.

micar

MadYaker wrote: »

Led Zeppelin in Madison Square Garden, I think it was 1972 or 1973? The one thats on DVD anyway. Tbh id give my left nut to have gone to any Zeppelin gig, including the 2007 one. Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane in 2003.

Was at that slane gig.

Queens of the stone age were class

Foo fighters were class

Red Hot chilli peppers were....meh!!!

micar

Led Zeppelin
David Bowie 1970s
Nirvana reading
The kinks
Cream
Thin lizzy
Polyphonic spree
The doors
Pink Floyd
The animals
Queen

Rothko

Neil Young (early 90's when he was supported by Sonic Youth in the 90's and in the 70's during the tour for Tonight's The Night)
Nirvana (Live And Loud)
Isle of Wight festival 1970
Stone Roses (Blackpool 1989)
Pixies (Brixton 1991)
Kate Bush on her only tour
Beatles 1966
Radiohead (Glastonbury 2003)
Ramones (London Roundhouse 1976)
Any Joy Division gig