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Thread started 08/01/03 4:06am

pacey68

Name the top five gigs you wish you had attended.

No Prince allowed.What 5 gigs do you wish you attended in the past.Mine are:

The Beatles 1964 or 1965 ( The height of Beatlemania - Nuff Said! )

Elvis Presley 1955-1956 ( Premium Elvis )

Jimi Hendrix Experience ( First Lodon club shows )

Howlin' Wolf ( Any small club gig in Chicago )

Bob Marley And The Wailers ( Any gig )
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Reply #1 posted 08/01/03 4:12am

pacey68

pacey68 saidJimi Hendrix Experience ( First Lodon club shows )

Though I would have prefered London smile
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Reply #2 posted 08/01/03 4:39am

Finess

co-sign, but not Elvis smile
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Reply #3 posted 08/01/03 5:10am

xtraloveable

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BEATLES - Shea Stadium 1965
ROLLING STONES - Knebworth 1976
KISS - 1976/77 (just for "Space Ace")
PINK FLOYD - Pompeji 1972 (no spectators, i know lol)
GENITORTURERS - any gig
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My Name is Dita...I'm your mistress tonite...
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Reply #4 posted 08/01/03 5:24am

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Live Aid
Bowie - Roseland (low & Heathen)
Prince - Sign of the times
Bowie - Serious Moonlight Tour
Queen - I would have liked to see them live once.
WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY!
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Reply #5 posted 08/01/03 5:25am

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JIMI HENDRIX EXP. - Finsbury Park Astoria, March 31, 1967

JONI MITCHELL - Royal Festival Hall LONDON, May 6, 1972

ORBITAL - Glastonbury Festival, June 25, 1994

MILES DAVIS - Isle of Wight, August, 1970

CLAUDE DEBUSSY - Premiering his Suite bergamasque, 1893.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #6 posted 08/01/03 5:57am

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I forgot one:

Hammersmith Odeon July 3rd. 1973
WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY!
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Reply #7 posted 08/01/03 10:08am

pacey68

IstenSzek said

"CLAUDE DEBUSSY - Premiering his Suite bergamasque, 1893."


I went to that and it was overrated. Too many drum solos smile
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Reply #8 posted 08/01/03 10:21am

stymie

Any Prince tour before the cursing and dancing stopped.
B.B. King between 80-90.
Marvin Gaye
EWF between 75-80.
INXS
[This message was edited Fri Aug 1 10:38:07 PDT 2003 by stymie]
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Reply #9 posted 08/01/03 10:23am

TRON

noepie said:

I forgot one:

Hammersmith Odeon July 3rd. 1973

Add this to my list as well.

Joy Division and The Cure play a double bill on 17 MAR 79 University of Kent - Canterbury, England

One of the Manchester shows where The Smiths opened for New Order.

Would've loved to see any Nirvana show.

And I'ma cheat and say Prince. The Lovesexy show and aftershow on Aug 18/19 in Holland.
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Reply #10 posted 08/01/03 10:31am

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Kate Bush-Hammersmith Odeon 1980? biggrin

Paliarment Funkadelic-anytime between 1976-78 nod

Frank Zappa Captian beefheart-Armadillo World Headquaters texas May20 & 21 drool

Jimi Hendrix- Whereever that was he burned his guitar. horns

Fishbone & red hot chili peppers-Eagles ballroom milwaukee 1990 or 91 that show is legendary. sad
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Reply #11 posted 08/01/03 10:34am

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pacey68 said:[quote]
Howlin' Wolf ( Any small club gig in Chicago )

I wish I could have been there too. nod

FYI there's a video out called Devil got my woman blues.
It features Son house, muddy, and Howlin wolf. It was filmed at someones house and wasn't released unitl recently, The wolf gives a supernatural performance. Awesome!
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Reply #12 posted 08/01/03 11:24am

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If I just pick 1 cuz the list could
B a mile long it got 2 B
Sly & The Family Stone on a good day.
/peace Manki
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Reply #13 posted 08/01/03 12:16pm

neurose

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pacey68 said:

No Prince allowed.What 5 gigs do you wish you attended in the past.Mine are:

The Beatles 1964 or 1965 ( The height of Beatlemania - Nuff Said! )

Elvis Presley 1955-1956 ( Premium Elvis )

Jimi Hendrix Experience ( First Lodon club shows )

Howlin' Wolf ( Any small club gig in Chicago )

Bob Marley And The Wailers ( Any gig )



Pink Floyd, the Wall tour

XTC any gig

Prince Purple Rain (not in the NOSEBLEEDS where i was and couldn't see a damn thang!)

The Who - Tommy

The Bob Marley Gig where he made the feuding govt officials of Jamaica shake hands..
nod "the foolish dog, bark at the flying bird" From "Jah Live" -Bob Marley nod
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Reply #14 posted 08/02/03 6:47pm

pacey68

sinisterpentatonic said:[quote]

pacey68 said:


Howlin' Wolf ( Any small club gig in Chicago )

I wish I could have been there too. nod

FYI there's a video out called Devil got my woman blues.
It features Son house, muddy, and Howlin wolf. It was filmed at someones house and wasn't released unitl recently, The wolf gives a supernatural performance. Awesome!



Thanks. I might look for that one. Any idea what year it was taped / how long Wolf performs?
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Reply #15 posted 08/02/03 6:48pm

Cloudbuster

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sinisterpentatonic said:

Kate Bush-Hammersmith Odeon 1980? biggrin


nod (And it was '79, wink).
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Reply #16 posted 08/02/03 6:58pm

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1. Wham - The final, Wembley Stadium
2. Stevie Wonder - Wembley Arena (85?)
3. U2 - The Astoria 01
4. Wet Wet Wet - Ronnie Scotts 97
5. Radiohead - The Worlds End Pub - Camden 94
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