First and last

[Gangster Octopus]

I've been to that theatre once...

[Benjm]

Weird, isn't it? Possibly I didn't know that there was a theatre there until you mentioned it on here, so the association is stronger in my mind than your indifferent attendance record really calls for.

[Crusoe]

First gig: Chumbawamba at the Agincourt, Camberley, sometime in the early 1990s.

Last gig: probably North Atlantic Oscillation at Proud Camden, maybe 2012? Having kids and moving out of London brought gig-going to a screeching halt.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

First: Echo and the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes, Chester Arts Centre 1979.
Last: Ian Prowse, The Tin Shed in Treuddyn, Christmas 2018.

[Ray de Galles]

Neon Knights - Black Sabbath (Hammersmith Odeon December January 1981)

I thought you saw Krokus and/or Toyah before Sabbath? I presume you're seeing the former Swiss/Maltese rockers on their farewell tour supporting Saxon on their 40th anniversary soiree?

My first gig was Rush at Wembley Arena in 1981 on the 'Exit...Stage Left' tour and from it I give you this :

I think my most recent one was Cypress Hill in Zurich just before Xmas and this is one of my favourites (from the debut album which is superior to the breakthrough follow up 'Black Sunday');

[Duncan Gardner]

First: probably some mediocre punks at the 'Speakeasy' in Belfast University, 1978. I like to think it was a proto-U2, with Bonehead and Hedge finishing each song well before the rhythm section

Last: Jon's mate's covers band at the Old Bank, Stourbridge

Next: something called Interrobang. Anyone been?

[wittoner]

12 June 1976: Vetch Field, Swansea: The Who, LIttle Feat, Alex Harvey, Streetwalkers, Outlaws

28 January 2017: Kentish Town Forum: The Fall, and a couple of support bands whose names I forget now.

It's been a quiet time for me, gig-wise, since then.

I was at Vetch Field that day as well. Terrific. Still glaze over at the memory.

[Gert from the Well]

First: Saxon at the Ipswich Gaumont in 1984
Last: Snuff in Cambridge (about 4 years ago?)

[Bored Of Education]

First concert: Rammstein, Ahoy Rotterdam, 2006.
Most recent: They Might Be Giants, Paradiso Amsterdam, 2018.

Bloody hell, as if to purposefully decry Amor's post just a bit before this, I have to exclaim astonishment that Wouter is, I assume, so young. I assumed, in a AdC fashion, that you were our age.

[Bored Of Education]

Charlie Harper is 74, so I'm mighty impressed they're still touring. Maybe if they come to Frankfurt I'll check them out and then never go to another gig, for the sake of tying up loose ends.

I was a fan of UK Subs when I was first into music but drifted off them only to get back into them when we started supporting them. Still a load of great songs and, yes, Charlie is a fantastic bloke. I love the fact that, on occasion, when the UK Subs play Japan, he just flies over and plays with a local UK Subs tribute band.

[Bored Of Education]

Probably Rocky Sharp & the Replays, circa 1982.

Last one was either Belle & Sebastian or Einstόrzende Neubauten.

For some reason, this reminded me of this gig which, unfortunately, I didn't go to.

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[Bored Of Education]

I thought you saw Krokus and/or Toyah before Sabbath? I presume you're seeing the former Swiss/Maltese rockers on their farewell tour supporting Saxon on their 40th anniversary soiree?

No, Black Sabbath, then Toyah, then Krokus then Rush with you and then Motorhead at Hammersmith Odeon, also with you, I think.

[IronSeaPower]

Ha, my first gig was UK Subs at Cleethorpes Winter Gardens, around March 1980. Song: Kicks

Ha - My first was at Cleethorpes Winter Gardens - Sham 69 Approx late 1978 - "Angels With Dirty Faces"
Last - Oxford O2 Academy -Trail of Dead, Last week - "A Perfect Teenhood"

[johnr]

Growing up, I went to a lot of small gigs at the Bridge House Canning Town cos it was near me, and I played there (supporting the Troggs!).

First 'big' gig, AC/DC Hammersmith Odeon, last Bon Scott tour. (I'd choose Whole Lotta Rosie from their oeuvre.)

Most recent, 'The Musical Box' Genesis tribute band, back in October. (I'd choose all of their songs, depending on mood. OK, The Musical Box, if pushed.)

[Gerontophile]

Stiff Little Fingers - Edinburgh (King's I think) 80 or 81.
Barry Manilow - Las Vegas (Westgate) 18

Suspect Device and Copacabana.

And let me tell you, Barry can rock the fuck out on "Suspect Device".

[gjw100]

First: Hawkwind, Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall, November 1974.
Last: Hiatus Kaiyote, Somerset House, July 2016.

Not sure I could choose a favourite Hawkwind track now - it's probably 40 years since I listened to them. At the time it would probably have been 'Master Of The Universe'.
I'd choose the sublime 'Nakamarra' as my favourite Hiatus Kaiyote tune.

[Wouter D]

Bloody hell, as if to purposefully decry Amor's post just a bit before this, I have to exclaim astonishment that Wouter is, I assume, so young. I assumed, in a AdC fashion, that you were our age.

Born in December 1984.

[Satchmo Distel]

The Smiths: Sheffield City Hall, March 1985: track Still Ill
Brian Wilson: Sunrise, FL, December 2018: track (from the night) We Three Kings Of Orient Are, track (all-time from past Wilson gigs) Sail On Sailor or Child Is The Father of the Man (2004 'Smile' concert).

[Patrick Thistle]

OK, not everyone has left tracks, but if we were going to create a special 2-CD compilation this is the tracklisting we would have so far. I think it would sound pretty good.

Disc 1 – the Firsts
Midnight Oil – Kosciusko
The Cult – Spiritwalker
Thin Lizzy – Emerald
Undertones – Here Comes the Summer
Black Sabbath – Neon Knights
Hawkwind – Silver Machine
Men at Work – Who Can It Be Now
Rammstein – Reise, Reise
UK Subs – Kicks
Strawbs – Lay Down
Rush – Red Barchetta
Sham 69 – Angels with Dirty Faces
AC/DC – Whole Lotta Rosie
Stiff Little Fingers – Suspect Device
Hawkwind – Master of the Universe
The Smiths – Still Ill


Disc 2 – the Lasts
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
Ill - Stuck On A Loop
Toots and the Maytals – Pressure Drop
Billy Bragg – A New England
Hacksaw – You Won’t Get a Tip from a Golfing Comedian
America – Sister Golden Hair
The Good Lovelies – I See Gold
They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng
Low – (That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace
Tom Robinson Band – Power in the Darkness
Cypress Hill – Hand on the Pump
Trail of Dead – A Perfect Teenhood
Genesis* – The Musical Box
Barry Manilow – Copacabana
Hiatus Kaiyote – Nakkamarra
Brian Wilson – We Three Kings of Orient Are / Sail on Sailor / The Father of the Man


* not necessarily recorded by the original artist

[Amor de Cosmos]

First: Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, Stevenage Mecca sometime in 1963

Last: Cassandra Wilson, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver. October 2018

OK. Brian Poole was awful, I only went because I had a hot date with a fourth former from a different the school to mine. I knew my mates would be there and wanted to show off. Let's go with Twist and Shout by The Isley Brothers instead (natch.)

Cassandra Wilson, Hmmm so many... You Gotta Move I think.

[Patrick Thistle]

Cheers AdC, you're kickstarting the second compilation. Just another 15 of each to go.

[Sporting]

From my first and last I'll go with:

I Can See For Miles- The Who
New Puritan - The Fall

[Cal Alamein]

Also forgot to add mine:

Rats in the Cellar - Aerosmith
I Live in a Car - UK Subs

[Southport Zeb]

First - Athlete at York Barbican, supported by a just about to hit the big time Snow Patrol and never to hit the big time Weevil
Last - Belle & Sebastian at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

[Snake Plissken]

Forgot to add mine:

Iron Maiden: Holy Smoke
U2: One