Gigs you'll never see the like of again.

As always, ticketmaster, big greedy corps and venues and lack of alternatives have made most gigs and concerts unlike the past. I remember metallica/darkness and lp. What a gig.

First concert I went to was INXS in Perth, 1984

So loud my ears were ringing for a while after. After that I started taking earplugs, which proved a good thing for the Cure. Great bands, stupid sound levels.

The last gig i went to was Dead Can Dance in Dublin. They had this wonderful thing where sound engineers recorded the gig and afterwards you could order a properly engineered CD of the concert.

I ordered the CD and months later got it, but I was surprised how few at the gig appeared to be ordering them. Must be an incredibly rare double CD set as only people who went to the concert could get one, and it was cosy venue, and it sounds as stunning as the concert was.

Faith No More is a good one too. Doubt we'll ever see them play the Olympia again, I think on that tour they were playing big arenas but then picked Olympia in Dublin for some reason. I've no idea how I lucked out getting a ticket, no one else in my friend group did. Was a great show, the surprise on Mike Patton's face when the crowd sang Midlife Crisis as loud as they did, kind of felt like he started going harder once that happened. Slightly weird end to the set though, not many people seemed to know As The Worm Turns

Fleetwood Mac full lineup in the O2 was incredible and sadly will never be repeated. I was at the one prior to that also without Christine but this one was a big step up. Think she kept lindseys self involved meanderings in check!

AC/DC at Riverplate.

Yeah, i saw them in the Ambassador that time. Tbh i was bored and that's just about all i can remember about it. In fairness though i only went out of curiosity rather than as a genuine fan.

Slane 1 2001 amazing gig. Seen U2 plenty of times since including at the Sphere but nothing compares to that day. RHCP were brilliant too, by the time U2 came out on stage everyone was exhausted. Seen the chilis a few times after that and they were only okay.

OMG, forgot about Leonard Cohen. Saw Leonard Cohen at Lisadell House, back in the day. Sun setting, beautiful location, my wife with me (she rarely goes to gigs, but loved Leonard) & boy, it was almost a religious experience. Still get the spinal tingles, thinking about it.