Mine was 1994, I was 14 at the old Goal in Abingdon CARTER USM - classic supported by: Thurman and a very young Unbelievable Truth Great night, I crowd surfed and stage dived for the first (and last) time
baby shambles at manchester academy a few years ago, the performance was **** but i was drunk enough to have had a good time, croud surfin was ace.
Avril Lavigne in 2004, supported by simple plan @ hallam fm arena. simple plan lads were alright after the show, most of them went for sesh around sheffield afterwards. plenty of totty about, good night
Live Aid @ Wembley - 7 months old First gig by myself (ie not been dragged along to see Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple etc) was skanking to King Prawn at the age of 14. First gig with my band was at 17.
anti-flag + millencolin in manchester i think in 2003 when i was 15. played my first gig the next year i think.
Long, long time ago... Might have been (ahem, ?) Adam & the Ants, in Oxford, whenever the single Antmusic was out; 1980ish? Actually a hell of a gig. The man was/is completely barking, but put on quite a show. Maybe I wasn't too hard to impress at the tender age of about 14? Could just as easily have been Stiff Little Fingers, also in Oxford.
I was at that gig!!! F'ckin rocked!! Was joshin with my friend that it'd be ace if Anti-Flag played too, and we walked in and they were on!!! Made up was an understatement. My first gig though was Machine Head at Manchester Academy (when it was the academy, not 1,2 or 3) Supported by One Minute Silence ( get in!! ) I was older though, 17-18 i think. Followed up the following week by Green Day for the Warning tour.
Blimey.. OMS.. good old brian 'yap' barry! Millencollin are awesome.. Matt, you know I've drunk a cup of coffee in Ian Paice's kitchen in Henley and discussed the finer points of Remo coated skins with his nephew?
Therapy early 1995, supported by Skunk Anansie and someone else that was really good (i just can't for the life of me remember who they were). Loads more since, and off to Metallica on Sunday!
Ocean Colour Scene at margate wintergardens in 2003, supported by the Delays- who were pretty good actually even tho the lead singer appears to not have gone through puberty yet lol OCS were great tho, got right down the front, got covered in beer but quality night. bout 200 ppl stuck at margate train station waiting for the hour late train afterwards singing "the day we caught the train" was quality, wont forget that hehe
