It was brilliant! I was very lucky around that time to see

some great bands and mainly in fairly small intimate venues, The Who, Thin Lizzy, Bowie, Faces, Small Faces, Roxy Music. Birmingham Town Hall was a good place to go.

Posted By: BillySteele on March 5th 2012 at 22:23:11

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First Gig you went to? (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 21:45:53
- Tuneyards (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 5, 22:45:02
- Iron Maiden at Wembley Arena. (General Chat) - Arganth, Mar 5, 22:37:18
  - That was mine too. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 5, 23:00:40
- The Who, Granby Halls Leicester 1974(?) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Mar 5, 22:22:19
  - 10 years too late for that, but Keith Moon was on drums (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Mar 5, 22:35:21
  - Did they smash their guitars up at the end? (n/m) (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 22:29:55
- Bern Elliot and the Fen Men - 1965? (n/m) (General Chat) - canary_wharf, Mar 5, 22:17:19
  - Are they now the Lee Vasey band? (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 5, 22:19:29
    - Don't think so - 1960s band, (n/m) (General Chat) - canary_wharf, Mar 5, 23:08:49
      - only hit was 'Money' in 1963/4. Disbanded in 1964/5 (General Chat) - canary_wharf, Mar 5, 23:11:45
- The Vibrators somewhere near Tottenham Court Road (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 5, 22:15:39
  - Still touring,,,,playing 1p5wich soon (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 5, 22:16:41
- The jam Guildford civic hall (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 5, 22:09:01
  - I would have loved to see Weller and the boys live. (n/m) (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 22:09:43
    - Played Yarmouth with the Dickies supporting (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 5, 22:11:53
      - Class (n/m) (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 22:14:00
    - Played Yarmouth with the Dickies supporting (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 5, 22:11:15
- The Members....Yarmouth.. (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 5, 22:08:07
  - I went to that one (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 5, 22:24:10
- Radiohead Victoria Park London (General Chat) - Steeno Steeno, Mar 5, 22:06:15
  - I bet. (n/m) (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 22:17:19
- Hawkwind (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 5, 22:00:14
- Motorhead, Ipswich Gaumont (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Mar 5, 21:57:26
- Rolling Stones New Bingley Hall 1975 (n/m) (General Chat) - BillySteele, Mar 5, 21:49:10
  - I bet that was different class (n/m) (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 21:50:17
    - It was brilliant! I was very lucky around that time to see (General Chat) - BillySteele, Mar 5, 22:23:11
- The Ruts St Andrews Hall - dunno when. Bout 78? (General Chat) - the101ers, Mar 5, 21:48:42
- Oasis, Earl's Court (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 5, 21:47:21
  - fuck thats a cool first gig (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Mar 5, 21:50:10
    - Thats not cool. Oasis in some poxy club before they were famous. (General Chat) - the101ers, Mar 5, 21:52:27
      - i suppose...they probably played the arts centre (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Mar 5, 21:58:30
        
        they did... (General Chat) - Bob Mould, Mar 5, 22:28:34
        
        fuck wish i was older.... (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Mar 5, 22:01:20
        
        And old school friend of mine promoted most of those gigs. (n/m) (General Chat) - the101ers, Mar 5, 22:04:57
        
        hes a lucky man. what a job (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Mar 5, 22:08:12
        
        worthing carioca was the debut of REM (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 22:02:33
        
        This is true.... Un-Fukin-Believable! (n/m) (General Chat) - Mark Barham, Mar 5, 22:08:37
      - I saw the Stones Roses play in a pub (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 5, 21:56:58
  - oasis, wembley stadium (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 5, 21:48:23
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 5, 21:59:45

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