Bestest Band you have ever seen live

[tm4tj]

Rory Gallacher with Taste at Telford Street, pretty hard to beat, although not many sleeps till Neil Young in London.

Other than these legends, what was yours............and don't give me **** like Daft Punk or such like, I'm talking about proper legends.........

[Johnboy]

Fairport Convention back in the late sixties/early seventies then featuring the likes of Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny, gave many sensational live performances at places like London's Royal Albert Hall and the Glasgow Apollo...

Strangely enough they're on at the Eden Court this Sunday night, still with a couple of original members in the band.

[SMEE]

U2....THE ultimate live experience

[Heilandee]

Queen at the Caird hall, as Al Murray would say "proper band playing proper tunes"

[Harry Chibber]

Jurassic 5... immense!

[morris]

Its got to be "Big Dave Unplugged" live at the Dodgy Arms last Saturday night with  support band the Giuberellis   :clapping03: :clapping03:

[Johnboy]

Queen at the Caird hall, as Al Murray would say "proper band playing proper tunes"

You couldn't bend down and tie your shoe laces when Freddy was around..... Aaaaaaarghhh...!!   :crazy07:

[Dmacca]

Three that spring to mind

Simple Minds The Bowl Milton Keynes 1986/INXS Gloucester Leisure Centre 1980's/The Alarm seen at many small venues

[caley100]

Its got to be "Big Dave Unplugged" live at the Dodgy Arms last Saturday night with  support band the Giuberellis   :clapping03: :clapping03:

That has to go down as the shock of the year... surprised me anyway. :clapping03:

U2 in the SECC for me...awesome!!!

P.S.

Colin in the Innes wants you for a wee gig next saturday.... before the punters arrive though  :016:

[jaggedthistle]

I would have looooved to have seen Queen live, but unfortunately I was too young.  One of their tribute acts played at Eden Court about 7 years ago and they were great! Their name was Magic and the act was called A Kind of Queen.  They rocked!

[ICTFCkev]

Amy MacDonald @ Belladrum last year

[tm4tj]

Fairport Convention back in the late sixties/early seventies then featuring the likes of Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny, gave many sensational live performances at places like London's Royal Albert Hall and the Glasgow Apollo...

Strangely enough they're on at the Eden Court this Sunday night, still with a couple of original members in the band.

Talking about Glasgow Apollo I saw Steeleye Span there, the Fairport link being Ashley Hutchings, many moons ago.  Amusing little story from that one, well I thought it was hilarious.  They were releasing a new album or about to release it, and when they came on stage they said, no we will be playing our new songs, no going back......ho ho ho we all thought, surely they would play the biggie, All around my hat.  Concert swinging along still no All around my hat, surely it will happen, crowd start murmering All around my hat, this murmering reaches frenzied chants in between songs.  Still no All around my hat.  Maddy Prior manages to quell the crowds rantings and announces the next song, but before she gets it out, a wee wag from the rear of the audience shouts out, ALL AROUND MY HAT..........she replied, no , this is a song about a ship..............quck as a flash the wag shouted at the top of his voice, "OK THEN, GIE US ALL AROUND MY SHIP" cue full house laughing their heads off :015: hahaha bonk

[Johnboy]

Thought I might have seen you at last night's Fairport gig, Mannie... Great night...!!

I took the love of my life along, somewhat reluctantly,  she's never seen them before....

My God - Talk about love at first sight.... She's now become a Fairport groupie - had to hang around after the gig, so's she could talk to the guys, and of course to buy just about their entire stock of DVDs, CDs, tee shirts, books, etc...

It will be a while before I take her to something like that again.... :rolleyes02:

[Kingsmills]

Queen live at Wembly. The best stadium band with Freddie Mercury the ultimate showman.

[Alex MacLeod]

Eric Clapton, Sydney Opera House 1975

[SMEE]

Queen live at Wembly. The best stadium band

I think U2 have that sewn up!!

[Proctor]

Iron Maiden at Donnington last year. Really close to the front, Played all the classics and gave a really long show. Completly epic show that had a tank on stage  :015:

[Yngwie]

At the risk of sounding like an old fart, they were much better 20-25 years ago. Edinburgh Playhouse 1988 gets my vote.

Those were the days when big bands played local theatres, and the atmosphere and sound quality tended to be so much better than present day arena/stadium gigs.

[Action Man]

Thin Lizzy, Glasgow Apollo, many moons ago. Rocked the place that hard they had to demolish it a few months later.

:hairy02:

[Heilandee]

Seems as good a thread as any to bring out this old chestnut AM  :001:

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[Stevie]

The Fergie MacDonald Band, various places.

Now that's a proper band !!

[RossP]

Mogwai at Edinburgh Usher Hall

Sigur Ros in a wee venue in Berlin

Explosions in the Sky in Drummonds, Aberdeen

Part Chimp in Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Symposium in Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Rage Against The Machine at Leeds Festival 2000

All life changing gigs  :021:

[RiG]

Jimmy Eat World.

25/02/08.

Glasgow Barrowlands.

That is all.

[Jinkystan]

Iron Maiden - Edinburgh Playhouse 1986

The Stranglers - His Majesties Aberdeen circa 1988 (pre-split)

U2 - Parkhead 1993

If you don't count the Playboys and Scooty and the Skyhooks in Tain Town Hall  :023:

[Hamish]

Deep Purple - Wembley Arena, March 1987

Metallica - Monsters of Rock, Pforzheim, West Germany, August 1987

The Pogues - The Capital, Aberdeen, November 1987

Iron Maiden - Monsters of Rock, Bochum, West Germany, August 1988

The Corries - Ellon Academy, 1989

AC/DC - Donnington Monsters of Rock, 1991

Ministry - Barrowlands, Glasgow, 1993

Willie Nelson - Hammersmith Odeon, May 2000

Reverend Horton Heat - Sacramento, California, June 2004

Black Sabbath - Ozzfest, Marysville, California, July 2005

Junior Brown - Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, November 2005

System Of A Down - Ozzfest, San Francisco, California, July 2006

Tool - San Francisco, California, December 2007