Your first gig...

[the_blue_newt]

What was the first gig you went to and when?

Hawkwind-Monday 4th September 1972... blew my mind away!

the_blue_newt

[tanas]

U2 Joshua Tree Tour 1987 but saw OMD playing down Swansea Marina way before that, perhaps 1982, something to do with Swap Shop!

[saxqueen]

The Who at the Valley (Charlton) - Spring 1974. I was just 15 and it was a fantastic experience. Fell in love with Roger Daltrey and am still a fan today - sigh.

Robbie v Gary

Amazing that Gary Barlow was tipped to be the one who'd do best post-TT. Robbie is easily the best 30-something entertainer around.

personally I like both Robbie and Gary. But Robbie clearly had alot of hidden talent that we knew nothing of until he went solo.he always had charisma and was the joker of Take That but we knew very little of his writing ability until he went solo. I guess they all thought Gary would be the star cos he was the songwriter/singer. but his popularity waned in 1998-9 with all the rob v gaz wars going on and a change in music direction generally in the charts.I guess Rob had more to offer and people could relate to him and what he was singing about more than they could garys stuff.plus Robbie sure is alot of fun!

I remember dance music was big in 1999 it really became more mainstream on radio`s etc.

[Aidan]

Amazing that Gary Barlow was tipped to be the one who'd do best post-TT. Robbie is easily the best 30-something entertainer around.

Your first gig...

mine was the master that is Mr Robbie Williams!
I went to see him at Hull City Hall back in 1998, I had to go on my own as my mates hubbie wouldn`t let her go.
The concert was great! I was so amazed to be in the same place as Robbie! It was fabulous!
He performed the songs off his debut album of course, I especially remember a song called `Clean` cos the lighting to it was pink and blue...ace! He started the show with the hyper- Let me Entertain You.
About a month later I won tickets to go see Robbie again at Londons Kentish Town Forum! I had entered a competition in Smash Hits mag and was ecstatic to get to see Rob again. I won coach travel from Peterborough to the gig and back so I had to make my own way to Peterborough and back. My dad hired me a brand new Renault Megane to drive down in.
The concert was again fab. We got in without queueing cos we were with a disabled girl and her mum who we`d met on the coach,she was scared of her daughter getting crushed so we said we`ll stay with you then. The forum gave us the choice of any seat in the house! we sat at centre of the balcony. My son came with me and he must be the only person I know who could fall asleep at a Robbie gig! We missed our bus back up to Peterboro` cos I`d gone off to get autographs at the side door..I managed to meet Robs guitarist Fil Eisler and get an autograph. It was scary being stranded in London, we had to go to the Police station to ask where things were as we`d never been down there before. Doh! The Police took us to Kings Cross Station and we caught a train back up to Peterboro`. then we had to get a taxi back to the car park where I`d left the Megane! What a night!

[stu]

My first concert ever, Hammersmith Odeon 1977, STATUS QUO. I was in the front row
The support act was a band called BRITISH LIONS, who were MOTT who where MOTT THE HOOPLE, who's support act in 1974 were a little known band called QUEEN

[scotia]

simple minds at the barrowlands glasgow err 1992 i think

[Popsicle]

I went to the Smash Hits Poll Winners party twice... It was worth it just to see Phillip Schofield but then I had to sit through Big Fun and the like, although watching Carter USM trash the stage and jump on Phil's back was a bit of a laugh!

I seem to remember seeing that on TV. Philip was not amused!

Big Fun, now there was a band.....

[Pootle]

I went to the Smash Hits Poll Winners party twice... It was worth it just to see Phillip Schofield but then I had to sit through Big Fun and the like, although watching Carter USM trash the stage and jump on Phil's back was a bit of a laugh!

[purplerainbow]

My 'official' answer is Prodigy when I was 14.........in reality it is Wet, Wet Wet at 12 for my best friends birthday...........wel it was her choice!
I have been to so many more, better ones since then though!

[Aidan]

Saw them too Antizan, late 80s/90s. I've posted something on them in the "Memories" part of this site ( alongside Cadbury's Smash & Rubik's Cube ).

[Antizan]

I am that old I have seen the Bay City ROLLERS!! Newcastle City Hall, Bilbo Baggins(no not that one!!) supported them

[Aidan]

Can't remember my first but Jacko '88 ( at his peak ) was easily the best.
Marc Bolan RIP was a huge loss to music.

[jenpoptrash]

oh Lord

my parents bought me the Animal Quackers album. It scared me almost as much as Darleks.

Mine was Duran Duran at the Brigton Center in 1987, also the first day my mum let me use hairspray on my fringe