Who have you seen live?

[SiHart]

I can add Athlete to the list now, after seeing them last nigth at top venue The Reading Hexagon. It was a good gig depsite their sound system being somewhat over powerful for such a small venue.

Si xx

[SiHart]

Here's my updated list!

Wet, Wet, Wet (1989)
Genesis (1992)
Crowded House (1994- the best gig I've ever been too)
Phil Collins (1994)
Morrissey (1995)
The Boo Radleys (1995)
Blur (1995)
Blur (1997)
Genesis (1998)
Pulp (1998)
The Manic Street Preachers (1998)
Garbage (1999)
REM (1999)
Steps (2000)
Toploader (2001)
Neil Finn (2001)
Bob Dylan (2002)
Bryan Ferry (2003)
Grandaddy (2003)
ReGenesis (2003)
Simon and Garfunkel (2004)
Lemon Jelly (2004)
The Finn Brothers (2004)
The Finn Brothers at the Albert Hall (2005)
REM (2005)
Super Furry Animals (2005)
ReGenesis (2005)
Think Floyd (2006)
Franz Ferdinand (2006)
Scissor Sisters (for free in Leicester Square) (2006)
Lorraine Bowen (2006)
Tribute to Jim Capaldi (2007)
Soul Brittainia at the Barbican (2007)
Air (2007)
The Ghosts/ The Feeling/ Crowded House/ Peter Gabriel (2007)
Genesis (2007)
In The Cage (2007)
Crowded House (2007)
Athlete (2008)
with Neil Young to add in March!

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

I'll try and do my list again from scratch (and from memory):

Michael Jackson
Bob Dylan
Spice Girls (x2)
Melanie C (x2) + one In Store signing
Darren Hayes
Belinda Carlisle x 3 (inc one club gig)
Erasure
Beautiful South x 2
Madonna x 2 + one In Store signing
Hanson
Sugababes (soon to be x 2)
Dolly Parton x 2 (soon to be x 3)
Kylie x 2
Jason Donovan
Lorraine Bowen (x2)

And at various clubs: Sinitta, Sonia, Hazell Dean, Nathan Moore, Ant & Dec, Shampoo, Steps, Vengaboys

Si.

[enzo1701]

My list isn't fantastic but I did go to the Tsunami Benefit Concert in 2006 which had such top-notch acts as Manic Street Preachers (who didn't sing Tsunami sadly), Feeder, Eric Clapton, Katherine Jenkins, Goldie Lookin Chain, Aled Jones (ok bad example), etc.

Plus I did see Robot Wars Live, Magic (a fab Queen tribute band), Rocky Horror.

[Rob McCow]

Aled Jones! Did the fans shout out for 'Walking In The Air'?

Goldie Looking Chain are frequently hilarious, as are the Manics. They're some pretty good acts there...


and Mr.Clapton.

[Pip Madeley]

Aled Jones! Did the fans shout out for 'Walking In The Air'?

I think it was "Snowman!" actually

[Rob McCow]

Thanks for correcting me on that, Pip!

[Rob McCow]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_the_Air

[enzo1701]

No it was Walking in the Air.

But don't ask me... I'd disappeared to the bar when he came on. Funnily enough, I did the same when Badly Drawn Boy and Heather Small came on too.

Sadly Clapton wasn't that good on the night, but he was saved by the fact that Jools Holland's Orchestra were his backing band.

[Pip Madeley]

Thanks for correcting me on that, Pip!

I take it you & Si saw that episode of TV Burp then?

[FlyingBeastie]

I've seen Keane live twice, and Franz Ferdinand.

I saw Ferdinand back in 2005 at MSG. BRILLIANT performance! (Even though we were all the way in the back) It was a rousing performance, especially on "Outsiders" It was THE BEST SONG LIVE as they got,like, two roadies to join in on the drumming. It was amazing.

I saw/met Keane at a signing in Borders in 2006. They played four songs then signed CD's. They're all lovely lads and sooo attractive in person- AND MUCH TALLER! By George I felt like I was a Hobbit among Ents around them. Sadly, I was too chicken to ask for a picture with them as my fiends and I followed them out of the store (NEXT time though...NEXT time ) And I saw their concert in May at Central Park last year. Amazing show. My friends and I got there at 12pm for the 8pm concert! (It was worth getting sunburnt and possible cancerous solar rays as we got the front row!) Not only that but whenever Tom came to our side he pointed n' sang to me SQUEE!! Truly, one of the best nights/shows ever!

[Simon R]

I'm bored so have updated my list...

Spice Girls (minus Geri) - Earls Court 1999
Spice Girls (with Geri) - O2, 2007, 2008
Oasis (plus Happy Mondays and Doves) - Wembley Stadium 2000
Robbie Williams (plus Toploader and ABC) - Milton Keynes 2001
Dolly Parton (Hammersmith 2002, Wembley 2007 and tickets booked for the O2 2008)
Melanie C - Shepherds Bush and Astoria 2003
Madonna - HMV Oxford Street in-store 2003, Earls Court 2004 and Wembley Arena 2006
Belinda Carlisle - Shepherds Bush and Here and Now 2004 and Peterborough 2006
Kim Wilde, Limahl, Buck Fizz, Nik Kershaw and Midge Ure - Here and Now 2004
Christina Aguilera - Wembley 2003
Beautiful South - Shep's Bush 2003 and Hammersmith 2004
Hanson - Shep's Bush 2004
Erasure - Hammersmith 2005
Kylie Minogue - Earl's Court 2005 and Wembley 2007 with the 02 booked for July 2008
Jason Donovan - Hammersmith 2008 and if we ever get round to booking the tickets, Peterborough 2008
Sugababes - Wembley Arena 07 with the Albert Hall booked for 2008
Sinitta, Sonia, Hazell Dean, The Sheilas and Nathan Moore - Club PA, Birmingham 2007
Darren Stanley Hayes - Albert Hall 2007

That is all.

[enzo1701]

Okay this is a bit unusual because this isn't a "I've seen" but an "I'm going to see".

I'm joining a few friends in a fortnight to go to see Al "All hail to the ale" Murray in the studio audience of Happy Hour.

[SiHart]

Last night we went to see the wonderfully eccentric Jim Noir. It was worth gettinbg throught the generally poor supports, I love the Daves, the Zirov Music Project and the miserabilism of Polly Scattergoose.

Jim played a short set, but was well worth going to see. Everyone singing along with The Computer Song seemed to surprise him, and we ended up doing My Patch acapella, which was nice. Not sure the bobble hat was such a good idea on a warm night though!

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

I hate support acts! It annoys me breaking my back turning up for the 6.30pm opening time on the ticket, and two hours later you're still sitting through some mindless ambient electronica act you've not heard of and wondering if you're going to miss last train home by the time the main act finishes! There must be a better way!

We got our Kylie tickets yesterday, booked long ago in the mists of time, and it notes there'll be no support. Hurrah! It'll be my FOURTH major concert seeing Miss Minogue. God!!

I'm glad we saw Gabriella Cilmi supporting the Sugababes a few months ago though, as she's now number 1 in Oz and a rising star! And she was actually quite good. The babes always seem to get good support acts.

Si.

[Rob McCow]

I was going to say that we've never seen Kylie, but thinking about it she introduced The Scissor Sisters at Trafalgar Square.

Still, it would be a treat to go and see her concert.

[Si Hunt]

She always puts on a good show. Apparently you can get a concert DVD if you want to see her without having to tramp to the O2.

Si.

[Wayne]

Hawkwind are back in Nottingham in December. Get yer arse down here Dave Tudor.

[Dave Tudor]

OOOH! I might have to catch that one!

Incidentally, it's time to update my list, after a quite amazing concert on Saturday:

Pink Floyd (London Earl's Court, 1994)
The Who, with Dodgy (Manchester Nynex Arena, 1996)
Status Quo, with Steeleye Span (Birmingham NEC, 1996)
Manic Street Preeachers, with Catatonia (B'ham NEC, 1998)
Noel Redding Band (Shrewsbury Music Hall, 1999)
Roxy Music (B'ham NEC, 2001)
Roger Waters (B'ham NEC, 2002)
Madness (B'ham NEC, 2002)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 2003)
Yes (B'ham NIA, 2003)
Bob Geldof (S'bury Music Hall, 2003)
David Bowie, with the Dandy Warhols - although I missed the support as I was in the bar, chatting to Angie (SlackAlice) (B'ham NEC, 2003)
Iron Maiden, with Funeral For A Friend (B'ham NEC, 2003)
Atomic Kitten (B'ham NEC, 2004)
David Lee Roth, with The Quireboys (W'ton Civic Hall, 2004)
Katie Melua (B'ham Symphony Hall, 2004)
The Who (B'ham NIA, 2004)
Rush (B'ham NEC, 2004)
Gerry and the Pacemakers (S'bury Music Hall, 2004)
Katie Melua (B'ham NIA, 2004)
Tim and Neil Finn, with Minnie Driver (W'ton Civic Hall, 2004)
Manic Street Preachers, with Razorlight (B'ham NEC, 2004)
The Shadows (B'ham NIA, 2005)
Brian Wilson, with The Magic Numbers (B'ham NIA, 2005)
Foo Fighters, with The Futureheads and Eagles Of Death Metal - although we missed the support thanks to British Rail (B'ham NEC, 2005)
Katie Melua - again! (B'ham NIA, 2006)
Sugababes (Shrewsbury Quarry, 2006)
Loudon Wainwright III, Eliza Carthy & The Ratcatchers, Seth Lakeman Band, Vin Garbutt and others (Shrewsbury Folk Festival, 2006)
Madness (B'ham NEC, 2006)
Roger Waters (B'ham NEC, 2007)
Muse, with The Streets, Dirty Pretty Things and Rodrigo y Gabriela (Wembley Stadium, 2007)
INXS, with The Beat (B'ham Symphony Hall, 2007)
Peter Gabriel, Crowded House, The Feeling, and Ghosts (London Hyde Park, 2007)
Kate Rusby, Paul Brady, Show Of Hands, Bellowhead, Kathryn Tickell, The Strawbs, Crooked Still, The Wailin' Jennys, Peatbog Faeries, Richard Shindell, Steve Tilston and others (Shrewsbury Folk Festival, 2007)
Crowded House, with Duke Special (B'ham NEC, 2007)
Squeeze (Liverpool Philharmonic, 2007)
Foo Fighters, with Supergrass and The Futureheads (missed Futureheads, though) and... and... JIMMY PAGE AND JOHN PAUL JONES!!!!! (Wembley Stadium, 2008)

Foo Fighters were just awesome, even better than when I last saw them, and they made Wembley their own, but when they brought on Jimmy and John for two songs during the encore, it was a pure "F***ING HELL!" moment! They played 'Rock And Roll' and 'Ramble On', and they were brilliant - that's probably the closest I'll ever come to seeing Led Zeppelin live.

I think that concert is in my top three now!

[Wayne]

when they brought on Jimmy and John for two songs during the encore, it was a pure "F***ING HELL!" moment! They played 'Rock And Roll' and 'Ramble On', and they were brilliant - that's probably the closest I'll ever come to seeing Led Zeppelin live.

Nice one, Dave!

[Si Hunt]

Come October I'll now be able to finally say I've seen one of my absolute favourite singers in the world ever. Yes, she's coming to the UK! And I've bought tickets!



Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!

Go Cyndi!!!!

Can't wait!



Si.

[Pip Madeley]

She's the sort.

I've bought tickets to FINALLY see Alison Goldfrapp. I hope I'm at the front.

[Dave Tudor]

I always thought you'd already seen them, Pip?

I was considering going to see them on this tour, when I got sent an email yesterday, but my girlfriend's bought tickets to see The Hoosiers and Scouting For Girls, and both gigs are quite close to the Goldfrapp one, and finances are a bit tight.

Personally, I think I'd rather go and see Alison....

[Pip Madeley]

Scouting For Girls? Dave, you do disappoint me!

I've never seen Alison, no. Roisin Murphy's also doing a couple of UK dates in November so I'll be definitely going to one of them. I'm checking out all my fave birds in music

[shada pavlova]

I saw Rolf Harris in Wells once, many years ago.

Right, i've just publicly embarrased myself again...