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Offline kevin3

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2018, 08:36:08 AM »


    This from one of my earlier post's


      This was the first ever Rock Concert at Wembley, August 1972, and the first time I saw Chuck Berry live. Bloody fantastic all day concert


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0l1zxNeKg

  Those appearing included.  Chuck Berry
                                             Little Richard
                                             Jerry Lee Lewis   
                                             Bill Haley & The Comets
                                             Bo Diddley
                                             Emile Ford & The Checkmates
                                             Billy Fury
                                             Marty Wilde
                                             Joe Brown
                                             Heinz with Wilko Johnson
                                             Screaming Lord Sutch
                                             Roy wood with Wizzard.  (debut gig )
                                             Linda Gail Lewis
                                             The Houseshakers
                                             Gary Glitter. He got booed off and pelted with cans of beer. Pre plastic cup days.   
                                             Plus others

                                             The Platters, The Drifters, & The Coasters were due to appear but work permits were delayed.



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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2018, 08:47:53 AM »
Travis – 02 Academy in Sheffield in December 2016.  The first concert we’ve been to when all four of us – me, my husband, son and daughter - all attended together.  We’ve all seen the band before but never all four of us together.  Our kids were brought up listening to Travis, obviously amongst others, and love the band like we do so it was great for us as a family to enjoy them together.  At the time our kids were 20 & 23 and were probably the youngest in the crowd (it's only a very small venue).  A lovely memory from that evening was watching our daughter on our son’s shoulders for the last few songs so, for me, that’s my favourite concert.

My second favourite was seeing Michael Jackson at Roundhay Park in Leeds in 1988.  He really could perform.

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2018, 10:23:47 AM »
Stones at St James then Roundhay a couple of weeks later,followed by Guns n roses at Gateshead then Queen at St James.All magical for different reasons

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2018, 19:27:14 PM »
Simply Red  at the Albert Hall.

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2018, 09:24:05 AM »
Elton John at De Montfort Hall in Leicester in 1972 or 73? It was the first concert I ever went to, but the best by far. I was only 3 rows from the front (everyone was sitting!) and he came on stage with what looked like 8 inch heals! By the end of the concert, everyone was on their feet and the atmosphere was electric.

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2018, 09:44:14 AM »
Gasworks Choir, St Georges Hall, Bristol, 2017. [Hilary sings for them so I was obliged to give that answer. Otherwise it would have been Chuck Berry, Newcastle, 1966.]

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2018, 10:33:14 AM »
Has to be Pink Floyd at Knebworth in the seventies. Incredible atmosphere and a cloudless sky.

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2018, 20:42:01 PM »
George Michael, 25 live tour. It was just amazing and I am so thankful that I saw him in concert.

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2018, 21:44:15 PM »
I have thought long and hard about this before replying. I have been to numerous contenders at venues both big and small and have to say Simple Minds at Wembley Stadium takes it.

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Re: What is the best concert you have been to?
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2018, 21:55:15 PM »
And I still can't make my mind up.  It depends what era we're talking about.  I can go back to 1963 and seeing The Beatles just as they had got to the top (and before they went a bit weird!).  Then 1966 and The Rolling Stones (same again!).  Both would come out top of lots of 'best of' lists'.
Have seen loads of top acts since then but to pick one out is proving a bit difficult.  I'll keep thinking   ;)




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