Who have you seen live?

[Lord President]

Don't diss Rolf! Seriously now, Rolf Harris is a talented entertainer.

I would never diss Rolf. I saw him in a club in Nottingham, and twice at Glastonbury! That guy really knows how to work a crowd!

[Captain Tancredi]

Don't diss Rolf! Seriously now, Rolf Harris is a talented entertainer.

Ian, have you only been to one gig? I'll list mine, when I can spent more then five minutes thinking about it. There's a list on the old PS somewhere but I don't know where.

Yes- actually I can remember more about the support band, who were called the Dead Poppies, and one of your fellow Boltonians, immediately recognisable by wearing a t-shirt with "Lofthouse" written on it.

Perhaps in a while I'll be prepared to risk some money on another live do, but at the moment it's a lot of money when I don't know what I'm getting into. Plus the only real venue in Leeds is the university- there isn't a suitable venue for more than about 500 people bar Elland Road, so most of the big acts play Manchester or Sheffield.

I did however mean to list the Reduced Shakespeare Company under comedy- I've seen their Works of Shakespeare and Complete and Utter History of America.

[Carol Baynes]

What about The Blank Canvas on Granary wharf (where you have to cross a scary looking bridge over some underground canal type ...thing)? I went seeing Graham Coxon there last year. There's another venue of similar size in Leeds as well, because the Coxon gig changed venue at a late stage.

I know Leeds better than you, man!

[Captain Tancredi]

Wouldn't surprise me, as I only go out in Leeds on works nights out. Once you factor in getting home late at night (another 30 for a taxi after the last bus goes at 11.15) and the general scariness of city centres at night, it doesn't even occur to me and a lot of the posters pass me by.

That said, I've lived in Otley for over ten years now and never once organised myself to go to the folk festival. I guess I'm just not tuned in to that sort of thing- yet.

I did once nearly go and see Nerf Herder, though.

[Ali]

Peter Gabriel x 2
Bryan Adams x 3
Roger Waters
Ry Cooder
Crowded House
Neil Finn x 2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Macy Gray
Travis
Beautiful South x 2
Village People (I know, I KNOW)
Sting x 2
The The x 2
REM x 2
The Troggs
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
All Saints
Squeeze x 2
David Gray
The Lighthouse Family
Chris Isaak
Simply Red (absolutely awful)
Bjork
U2
Bon Jovi (went on, and on, and on...)
Travis
Ash
Van Halen
Super Furry Animals
Extreme
Ralfe Band x 6
Robots in Disguise x 6
Trash Money x 4
Nemo
Memory Band
Acoustic Ladyland
The Boy Least Likely To...
Guillemots
The Flaming Lips
Oddfellows Casino
Luxembourg x 3
Swimmer One
Morton Valence
The Zutons
The Magic Numbers
Snow Patrol
Madonna
Keane
Robbie Williams
Pink Floyd
The Killers
The Laurel Collective
Anthony Elvin
Coldplay
The Who
Razorlight

...more, probably.

[Simon R]

Were you at Live 8 perchance?

I saw Timmy Mallet at my university.

[buglass]

Let's see...

Paul Buchanan (w/Jane Taylor)
Sparklehorse (w/Crayonsmith)
Ed Harcourt
Cortney Tidwell
Son Of Dave
The Kills
Bic Runga
Kathryn Williams (w/ John Egdell)
The Delgados
R.E.M.
Richard Hawley
Piney Gir (twice - once w/ Motormark)
The Wannadies (twice)
Soulwax (band as opposed to dj set)
The Divine Comedy
Beth Orton (w/ Travis supporting)
David Bowie (the one where Morrissey flounced off in a huff beforehand)
Barenaked Ladies (twice)
Stephen Duffy
Astrid Williamson (thrice)
Roddy Frame
The Webb Brothers
Crash Test Dummies
Tori Amos (w/ Willy Porter)
Chris Rea (first ever gig)

I think that's it. There's probably someone I've forgotten.

Comedy: Bill Bailey (almost twice, but I actually forgot about the second one. )
The Reduced Shakespeare Company. About 10 years ago that one.


In the future: Howling Bells and Thea Gilmore in March.

[SiHart]

Last night we went with Steve's parents to see a tribute to Jim Capaldi from Traffic, and there were legends of the rock world on stage! All hosted by the legendary Whispering Bob Harris!

So among the lesser known people we saw:

Paul Weller
Pete Townsend
Yasuf Islam
Steve Winwood
Gary Moore
Bill Wyman
Joe Walsh

Great stuff!

Si xx

[Ali]

SimonR - yep, Live8 ticked a few boxes.

buglass - Piney Gir! Yes, I've seen them (and am probably doing so again next week...)

[Anthony Williams]

myself, Teresa, Pip and Pip Senior saw Marillion last night ver good they were, too.

I also saw Love & Bullets on Saturday night, who were also excellent.

Ant x

[Rob McCow]

myself, Teresa, Pip and Pip Senior saw Marillion last night

That must have been expensive... did it cost a marillion pounds?

Si and myself, along with my brother, his girlfriend and Yvash have booked up to see Air at the Kentish Town Forum this March. Can't wait! Lovely bit of Frenchy electro-pop.

[buglass]

I can now add Kristin Hersh to that list (and technically 50 Foot Wave as well) plus The McCarricks who were support and in the band.

Howling Bells were magnificent. Shame about the venue.

[Alex]

I loved seeing The Delgados live, I only got the chance twice but each time was fantastic, it was a real shame they split up.

I listed mine on the old forum, but don't have the password so I can do the copy and pasting malarky (or the old PS addy infact!), is there any chance someone could pm me it?

[Rob McCow]

Hmm, perhaps, if we remember!

This Friday I'll be adding AIR to the list of bands who I've seen live. Although technically I have seen them, they were at Finsbury Park supporting New Order a few years back, but I didn't really pay them much attention at the time.

[Alex]

Got it now!

So here's my list as of last June

Pulp (about 7 times)
Radiohead (Mile End)
Blur (Reading, Cambridge Junction)
Oasis (Reading)
The Hives (Reading)
Coldplay (Glastonbury)
Super Furry Animals (Reading)
Hefner (ULU)
Space (Cambridge Junction)
Suede (Cambridge)
Supergrass (various festivals, Cambridge)
The Beautiful South (V99)
The Tears (Glastonbury)
Catatonia (Pulp In The Park)
Pearl Jam (Reading)
Bjork (Reading)
Neil Young (Reading)
Soundgarden (Reading)
Doves (Brixton)
Embrace (Brixton, Hammersmith Apollo)
Jet (Brixton)
Travis (Junction)
The Darkness (Wembley Arena / Reading)
Ash (Countless times)
Divine Comedy (Junction)
The Thrills (Glastonbury)
Kaiser Chiefs (Glastonbury)
Madness (Brighton)
Super Furry Animals (Various festivals)
James (Guilfest)
Green Day (Reading)
Elastica (Reading)
Hot Hot Heat (Glasto)
Stereophonics (Junction)
Tindersticks (Guilfest)
Placebo (Cambridge)
Mercury Rev (Reading)
The Dandy Warhols(Reading)
The Strokes(Reading)
Mogwai (Reading)
The Wonder Stuff (Guilfest)
The Libertines (Reading)
The White Stripes (Reading)
Weezer (Reading)
Spiritualized (Reading)
Manic Street Preachers (V, Reading)
Muse (Reading)

Plus countless other smaller bands like

Willy Mason (Enterprise)
Grandaddy (Reading & a virgin megastore gig)
Black Boxer Recorder (Union Chapel)
Lambchop (Reading)
The Delgado's (Brixton)
My Life Story (about 14 times now)
David Devant and His Spirit Wife (4 or so times)
JJ72 (Cambridge Boat Race)
Rialto (Junction)
Ultrasound (Cambridge)
The Audience (Junction)
Martha Wainright (Glastonbury)
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (V96)
Keneckie (LA2)
Drugstore (LA2, Reading)
Menswear (LA2)
The Counterfeit Stones (about 12 times as my Sister used to work for them)
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (Virgin)
Ooberman (Madam Jo Jo's)
Do Me Bad Things (Barfly)
Subcircus (Reading, Brighton Essential)
Smog (Reading)
Arab Strap (Reading)
The Polyphonic Spree (Camden Koko)
Plastic Fantastic (Dublin Castle)
Venus Inc (Dublin Castle)
Exile Inside (Dublin Castle)

The only gigs I've been to in the last 12 months have been 2 My Life Story ones and a day at Guildfest, I really must get back in to gigging, it's just that there's not that many bands around at the mo that I really really want to see bar Arcade Fire, who sell out within about 3 minutes when their released.

This year it looks doubtful whether I'll make it to a festival either, which annoys as often I've found lots of new bands to love at them. Still, maybe a day at Reading will be possible, I don't think they've gone on sale yet...(I've just checked, and they haven't, but they do go on sale on the 19th of March...)

[Captain Tancredi]

I saw a blues band called Cross Cut Saw in Otley on Tuesday- not bad in a toe-tapping way but a bit heavy on the amps in a small pub.

[Dave Lewis]

The guys who sang "John Kettley is a Weatherman".

That is all.

A Tribe Of Toffs. Best song to namecheck anybody ever... but specifically Andy Crane and Simon Parkin from CBBC.

Worship the might of the Andrew Curnow.

[SiHart]

I can add Air to my list now, after last night's pretty good gig at the Kentish Town Forum. La Femme D'Argent was the highlight- absoluetly superb!

Si xx

[Simon R]

We went to see the Sugababes live and direct at Wembley Tina Arena last night.

They were really good. Strong vocals, all the hits (except the ones not on the Greatest Hits album natch) and a "Spice Girls at Earls Court" style moment where Dame Keisha Buchanan told off the men in orange for making people sit down. Get her.

[Dave Tudor]

How long were they onstage for? When the 'Babes played Shrewsbury last year, they were on for less than an hour.

I saw my first tribute act t'other night - U2UK, who were actually pretty good, even though I'm not really a fan of U2 (we took some service users from work, see). They were all good musicians, in particular The Edge was fine, and the lead singer had a great voice, probably honed from all those years touring the world.

I forgot, he's not Bono.

[Simon R]

They were on for about an hour and a half I think. About the normal length for a concert. Was it a proper gig or a festival type thing when you saw them? They had two support acts two which did about twenty minutes each as well.

[Dave Tudor]

It was an open air concert, featuring them and two support acts (neither of which I'd heard of), so, yes, it was really a Sugababes concert - Shrewsbury doesn't normally get a name as big as that, so they were quite a big draw. I saw them for free by peering through a gap in the fence, but most people had paid about 35 to see them, and quite a few were a bit disappointed.

Glad you enjoyed them, though!

[buglass]

Thea Gilmore appeared with Erin McKeown who was very tiny and absolutely marvellous.

Off to see Mark Eitzel on Wednesday.

[Perry Vale]

I went to see Maria McKee on monday night at Bush Hall.......



I've waited 22 years to see her (after catching Lone Justice on OGWT in 1985!), and she was worth the wait. She has a truly amazing voice (imo), as well as being a brilliant songwriter & great guitarist. She's very charming/cute on stage too. Not bad looking, either.....

[buglass]

Oh Maria McKee. I love thee. Yum.

I think Life Is Sweet is my favourite album.