So who here saw a gig the longest time ago?

BenSirAmos

1970 Pink Floyd in Hyde Park, Ginger Baker's Airforce in Wembley and Black Sabbath at the Royal Festival Hall

MtB

I'd just turned 15.

https://i.imgur.com/ezvaacS.jpg?1 ;

£1.10 eh!!!

usedtobe

Strat54 said:

My older brother took me to see Black Sabbath in 1978......a new band called Van Halen were the support, I was 10....happy days.

I was 16.

Neill

I think I've got this.

I saw the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, the Carleton Main Colliery Band, and the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band at Sheffield City Hall 19th August 1968.  

richardhomer

My earliest was Eric Clapton at the Manchester Apollo in 1978. Muddy Waters was the support - a bit much for a 14 year old to take. He actually scared me!

EC played for about an hour - I now know from the EC documentary that half-hour sets weren’t unusual around this time as he was so pissed....

HAL9000

Probably about ‘70 or ‘71. The first one that sticks in my mind is Thin Lizzy at The Greyhound in Fulham Palace Road in ‘73.

Adam_MD

My first gig was Therapy?  supported by Ash and Joyrider at the Ulster hall Belfast in ‘94.

not_the_dj

Guns n’ Roses at Wembley Stadium on 31st Aug ‘91 was my first gig. 

Stavros

Hawkwind, Birmingham Odeon, February 1973. Queued all night for tickets a couple of months before then.

ronnyb

Neill said:

I think I've got this.

I saw the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, the Carleton Main Colliery Band, and the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band at Sheffield City Hall 19th August 1968.  

Nowhere near mate. 19th July 1964. Morecambe Winter Gardens, the Dave Clark Five. My brother in law was the Policeman on the stage door and he got  me their autographs (which i've long since lost) 

boogieman

The Beatles in 1964. The State Cinema Kilburn. Admittedly I went with my Mum cos I was only 9. 

First gig on my own was Free at the Albert Hall in 1970. 

scrumhalf

I saw Vanity Fayre miming on the BAsil Brush Show at the Golders Green Hippodrome in 1967.

My first real gig was Adam & The Ants at the Marquee in 1977.

Johnspreyer

The Tornado's, Susan Maughn, Rolf Harris (!) and several others - Essoldo, Tunbridge Wells, mid 60's.
Most memorable was Lou Reed at Sheffield City Hall - early 70's.

Kebabkid

MtB said:

I'd just turned 15.

https://i.imgur.com/ezvaacS.jpg?1 ;

£1.10 eh!!!

You git!

TTony

Strat54 said:

My older brother took me to see Black Sabbath in 1978......a new band called Van Halen were the support, I was 10....happy days.

My first gig was on that same tour @Strat54!

Victoria Hall, Hanley (Stoke).



I remember thinking that I'd never hear again ...

Spider

First proper gig was Rory Gallagher at Newcastle City Hall, very early 1970's, saw Mud in local pub before that (1969).

Yes, I know, old fart !

ronnyb

boogieman said:

The Beatles in 1964. The State Cinema Kilburn. Admittedly I went with my Mum cos I was only 9. 

First gig on my own was Free at the Albert Hall in 1970. 

I think that was 23rd October, so i'm in the lead by 3 months!

BenSirAmos

Ah-ha. Barron Knights at the London Palladium (hosted by Ken Dodd). I went with my aunt.

"I don't want to go to work
On me bike, in the rain (bike in the rain)"

Legionreturns

I wasn't born until '75. Not fair. 

Although, my first proper gig was being taken to see Queen at Wembley. 

hywelg

Someone in 1970/1 at the Boat Club Nottingham. Barclay James Harvest possibly or Wild Turkey, or Free at the Moor Farm Inn, or ....hmm memory not very good. Twas a good time for music though.

Missed Led Zep at the Boat Club (200 person venue) , one of my mates turns up at school Monday morning saying he'd seen a cracking band called Led Zepellin. Nobody had heard of them at that point.