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I'll just list the bigger names...

Biffy Clyro x3
Paul Weller
Foals
Michael Buble
Jethro Tull
Forward Russia
Travis x3 (Once for free as a result of meeting the band )
Arctic Monkeys (Unfortunately)
Kaiser Chiefs
Kings of Leon x2
Stereophonics x2
The Proclaimers
My Chemical Romance
Foo Fighters
The Fratellis x3
Serj Tankian
We Are Scientists
The Commitments
Reel Big Fish
The Who
The Killers (Unfortunately)
Status Quo
Muse
Razorlight
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Stan Webb's Chicken Shack
The Rolling Stones
The Eagles
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
The Darkness
Texas
Jools Holland
Franz Ferdinand
Feeder
Radiohead
Elton John
Oasis x2 (2nd time unfortunately)
Tom Jones
Queens of the Stone Age (T in the Park)
Avril Lavigne (TitP)
Maximo Park (TitP)
Scissor Sisters (TitP)

I just love live music! And I'm lucky to have parents who love live music too, who took me to heaps of gigs when I was younger! I'll sit, stand, lie, whatever!

Farlsborough wrote:Actually, after that cantankerous post, I shall ask the question: what for you makes or spoils a concert?

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Hardcore dancers ruin a good pit all they do is start flailing around like they're have a seizure and throwing out random karate kicks, which what should make a good time of pushing and shoving and the ocasional running in a circle, dangerous because instead of enjoying myself, I have to worry if some idiot is going to acidentally kick me in the face, which has happened before. So yea, I hate hardcore dancers.

But I very much enjoy doing what are known as Walls of Death. Its where the crowd splits into two sides and then runs really fast at each other and collides in the middle and chaos ensues. At mayhemfest last year, there was a small group of people,including myself, who stayed in the middle and let the crowd collapse on them. That was quite the expierence. Hurt a little but it was amazing

flaw07 wrote:

Farlsborough wrote:Actually, after that cantankerous post, I shall ask the question: what for you makes or spoils a concert?

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Hardcore dancers ruin a good pit all they do is start flailing around like they're have a seizure and throwing out random karate kicks,

I find they sometimes make for a good pit, for the minute or two they're there before they're at the side of the pit on their backs clutching their noses.
Getting lauched in The Blood Brothers pits was an interesting experience; you get a couple of people to give you a leg up, and a push, from a run up, then hope you land on someone soft.
Ah, back in the day!

Edit: CHICKEN PIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To be honest, a lot of the bands I'm into now either don't exist anymore, or aren't big enough to embark on tours to the UK with any regularity. As such most of the gigs I go to nowadays are mostly local ones!

Of the bigger bands however...

A Wilhelm Scream [x2]
Alexisonfire
Bullet For My Valentine
Disco Ensemble
Disturbed
Dub Trio
Finch
Hell Is For Heroes [x7]
Ladytron
Maylene & The Sons of Disaster
Nine Inch Nails (I think I was the only person not wearing black!)
Peeping Tom
Ralph McTell
Still Remains
We Are The Ocean

Farlsborough wrote:Actually, after that cantankerous post, I shall ask the question: what for you makes or spoils a concert?

Has to be an audience who don't act in accordance with the atmosphere of the gig, so to speak. I'm pretty sure that makes naff all sense, but you know when you go and see a band whose music is a little slower, not quite so aggressive but all the audience want to do is is beat anyone and everyone into the ground? Conversely, when the music is a little heavier but the audience just stand there! Both kill the atmosphere...

Not a big fan of "HxC Dancing" either... too far!

Ah, I would actually love to experience a Blood Brothers pit... they're still my number one choice for driving music at 3am

Farlsborough wrote:Ah, I would actually love to experience a Blood Brothers pit... they're still my number one choice for driving music at 3am

"Gun + Gun = Bang Bang Bang"

seen them a few times, such good pits.
If anyone wants an interesting pit story ask me about Marilyn Manson in person some time after a few beers, I will not be posting it on the net!

not even via pm? I'd like to know what I'm getting into before seeing him this summer with SLAYER

Jordan C wrote:Green Day (MK BOWL 2005 - best day of my life AND I'm on the dvd!!!!!)

The Saturday or the Sunday o.O my friends and I were there on the Sunday and I have the DVD, will have to look out for you!!! Sunday was the hottest day ever!

Bands I've seen, mhmm probably not as many as you lot =/

Greenday (MK Bowl)
Jimmy Eat World (MK Bowl)
Taking Back Sunday (MK Bowl)
Hard Fi (MK Bowl)
Alk Trio (London)
Bowling for Soup (Corn Exchange)
Simple Plan (Corn Exchange)
Metallica (Wembley Stadium)
Machinehead (Wembley Stadium)
Status Quo (Newmarket Races/Thetford Forest/Corn Exchange/others)

can't remember anymore =/

Organi wrote:

Jordan C wrote:Green Day (MK BOWL 2005 - best day of my life AND I'm on the dvd!!!!!)

The Saturday or the Sunday o.O my friends and I were there on the Sunday and I have the DVD, will have to look out for you!!! Sunday was the hottest day ever!

Bands I've seen, mhmm probably not as many as you lot =/

Greenday (MK Bowl)
Jimmy Eat World (MK Bowl)
Taking Back Sunday (MK Bowl)
Hard Fi (MK Bowl)
Alk Trio (London)
Bowling for Soup (Corn Exchange)
Simple Plan (Corn Exchange)
Metallica (Wembley Stadium)
Machinehead (Wembley Stadium)
Status Quo (Newmarket Races/Thetford Forest/Corn Exchange/others)

can't remember anymore =/

On the Sunday... I can be seen from my position in the pit on aerial sweeps with the overhead cam but i'd have to show you that. I'm in the middle of minority though just after the long ay ohhhh

flaw07 wrote:not even via pm? I'd like to know what I'm getting into before seeing him this summer with SLAYER

it was more to do with the other people watching him/her than him/herself. but his/her gigs can get a little strange, just don't stand too near the front, for the love of love!

Ones' that I've worked backstage and front stage for when on tour:

Dianna Ross
Luther Vandross
Alexander O'Neil
Eurythmics
Status Quo
The Who
The Pogues
Beach Boys
Cliff Richard
Simply Red
Paul McCartney (& Linda)
Extreme
Guns & Roses
Bon Jovi
Iron Maiden
Bros
Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe (formerly Yes)
Pink Floyd
Elton John
George Michael
Bobby Brown
Bryan Adams
Dire Straits
Eric Clapton
Stevie Wonder


Best band EVER seen live - Queen

dat8962 wrote:Best band EVER seen live - Queen

Although Bros were a close second. Admit it.

Oh go on then

It was at Wembley Arena on a Saturday evening. Fortunately didn't see any of the show so it wasn't as bad a concert as you'd think.

Cliff Richards in Wembley Stadium was the first concert that I got stabbed at - fortunatly only minor though

dat8962 wrote:Cliff Richards in Wembley Stadium was the first concert that I got stabbed at - fortunatly only minor though

Crickey, the FIRST time? I know those Ciff-ettes are a wild bunch but stabbed?

dat8962 wrote:Ones' that I've worked backstage and front stage for when on tour:

Eurythmics
The Who
Paul McCartney (& Linda)
Guns & Roses
Iron Maiden
Pink Floyd
Elton John
Stevie Wonder
Best band EVER seen live - Queen

I envy you sir. Esp. With getting to see Floyd, I would kill to see them live
Which Guns and Roses did you see, the real band or or the Axel and friends version?