Gigs you'll never see the like of again.

Yeah Im with you on this one.Ive seen Hawkwind a few times over the years.Saw them at an all dayer in Kentish town in 88 with Calvert.He died a few months later I think.Big feed of pookies.Lemmy was there too.One minute he was striding purposefully by us,he was about 800 feet tall,His boots alone were about 250 feet tall.Next Minute hes up on the stage doing Master of the Universe.

Calvert with the goggles white scarf and Fighter pilot leather doin The Right Stuff...

Also saw The Greatful Dead in Giants stadium a few weeks before Jerry Garcia died.It wasnt one of their best for sure,but glad to say I saw them for the atmosphere at the show.Like nothing else ever.

My other shout out to Radiohead ,saw them in Castlegar at the Big Day Out festival back in July 96. Decent lineup that day Ron Sexsmith,Divine Comedy,Bluetones , The Cardigans Neneh Cherry that day.

Other mention is Tom Waits on his Glitter and Doom tour in the Phoenix Park back in July 2008. First time I can remember that photo id had to be produced for proof of purchase and entry,the prices for the tickets were unreal ,I paid €135 each for me and the missus to see but it was worth every penny,amazing show,crazy old Tom is a true genius!!!

Did you attend?

That’s some ******* jump!!!! 🤘👏

Probably my first ever concert if memory serves me well. as a young teenager I got to the gig in Wembley Arena. We're probably talking about the same gig. My daughter turned into a big fan of her own persuasion, She is both jealous and impressed that I seen him and many other great artists live.

That mention of Talking Heads reminded me. In December 1979 I was at the Electric Ballroom in Camden where Talking Heads headlined, supported by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and a 4 piece from Dublin called U2.

This would have been well before their first album and like all gigs the place wouldn't have been that full for the third act.

I remember saying to friends at the time that they were ok but not brilliant. What do I know.

Think that was one of their first gigs outside of Ireland.

I thought it was a pile of rubbish at the time. Was so disappointed. They hadn't released Kid A, and at the time, I wasn't massively into OK Computer. WAs looking forward to hearing almost all of The Bends, and some of the decent tunes from the first album and OK Computer. But then they started playing all these weird noises. We ended going in and out to the bar, and having fags. Switched off from the gig completely. It was only some years later, I had a look back at the setlist, and realised it was amazing. Just that I wasn't familiar with the tunes.

I was lucky enough to see the last 2 performances of The Wall up in Dublin. The Point May 2011 & Aviva in ( I think ) September 2013. Both amazing gigs but for me, Roger really performed an amazing gig at Landsdowne Road. That wall built across one end of the pitch is something I’ll never forget.

Beasty, You mention You were at Live Aid. Then You saw the one performance I have never got to see personally and never will. The 4 members of Pink Floyd. I have seen a million times on YouTube, but would love to hear what You thought of it?

Professional level photographs of notable concerts in history by Beasty thread :)

Rodrigo & Gabriella - it was a few days after the 9/11 attack. They were playing Metallica's Orion among other incredibly technical songs in front of about 30 people in a pub in Rathmines and we were in touching distance - had a chat with them afterwards about how brilliant they were. You just knew you were seeing something very special and they were going to go on to much bigger things.

Lucky enough to have seen David Bowie in Slane on the Glass Spider Tour and in the Point for the Sound and Vision Tour. My favourite was the two nights he did in the Point in 2003 on the Reality tour. I only had a ticket for the first night but it was so brilliant I went back the second night and bought a ticket off a tout. Little did I know that would be his last tour and performance in Ireland. Fantastic gigs. My favourite memory is being in the middle of 8,000 people singing along to Life On Mars. First song each night was Rebel Rebel.

David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (A Reality Tour) - YouTube