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Best Gig You Have Been To?.
Mine was seeing Kiss on their 'Psycho Circus' tour in 1999.Great live show,even if Ace Frehley did hit the odd duff note.  Also saw Godsmack in a club in Boston in the States in the late 90's just after their first album came out.My girlfriend at the time had relations there and one of her cousins used to go to the same High School as 2 of the members of the band.It was a great show and the atmosphere was mad!!.
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 18:23:15
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For me it probably has to be Fugazi at the Brighton Centre in 1999 Myself and a couple of mates piled into his little beat-up Ford Fiesta and drove all the way down. Amazing the car made it all the way, as it was in a proper state Anyway, great show, Fugazi played brilliantly, great atmosphere, and only £6 entrance Been to countless gigs since, none have topped that yet Honorary mentions: As Friends Rust and Grade at the Underworld, late 2000 Botch and Dillinger Escape Plan, also at the Underworld, 2000
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 18:42:03
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Type O Negative at the London Astoria, late 90s
Ed Rush at the Cavern in Exeter, late 90s
Been to lots of gigs that I don't remember, but those were good
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 18:45:19
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eminem, cypress hill, xzibit @ milton keynes
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 18:54:13
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Well Reading was just one massive 'gig' of feckedness.
Best acts I saw there, for various reasons were:
Kings of Leon
Red Hot Chilli Peppers (very sureal)
The Macabees
The klaxons
One night I was just staying in and I got a call from a mate saying he had a spare ticket to Dizzee Rascal. Went to that and it was bloody good. Did it really well. He came on with some of his classics, then his newer tunes, one of them mixed with an Arctic Monkeys tune and then it went into a set full of hip hop/indie/rock classics. Nirvana - teen spirit etc. Then a beat boxer came on who was decent. Finished up with some of his classics. Great gig.
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galenkia
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 18:58:16
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ORIGINAL: drab4
Type O Negative at the London Astoria, late 90s
Ed Rush at the Cavern in Exeter, late 90s
Been to lots of gigs that I don't remember, but those were good
I was at that Type On Negative gig mate!. They played with Coal Chamber,and Static X were meant to play as well but they buggered off back to America to do a TV show there.Good gig that one.
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 18:58:48
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only been to one and that was faithless.
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:01:05
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Guns & roses , supported by Faith no more and Soundgarden in 1991 (I think) at the old Wembley stadium
Despite having replaced Original guitar player Izzy Stradlin with Gilby Clarke , Izzy actually played that night as a one off ,
Also , Brian May made a guest appearance and played "We Will Rock You"
Most amazing gig I've ever been to , and I'd be VERY surprised if I ever top it
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:04:55
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One I went to last week was kick ass.
Parkway Drive+ Bury Your Dead, Suicide Silence and Shaped By Fate at Nottingham Rock City
Would have been even better if it wasnt for 'hardcore dancers'...and the fact that Suicide Silence might be the worst band in existance.
But the best so far would have to be The Black Crusade @ NEC Arena last year...standing tickets about 3 rows from the stage, ****ing epic
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:05:00
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ORIGINAL: galenkia
ORIGINAL: drab4
Type O Negative at the London Astoria, late 90s
Ed Rush at the Cavern in Exeter, late 90s
Been to lots of gigs that I don't remember, but those were good
I was at that Type On Negative gig mate!.
They played with Coal Chamber,and Static X were meant to play as well but they buggered off back to America to do a TV show there.Good gig that one.
That's the one mate Type O played an extended set because Static X were absent, so that was a double win for the fans. Great atmosphere I thought Wonder if I bumped into you?
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:05:43
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ORIGINAL: tristram
only been to one and that was faithless.
Don't let that put you off mate.Not all gigs are that bad!!.
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:09:05
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I was fairly near the back up the top.Good viewpoint there actually.Not been to the Astoria since actually. I have a ticket for Queensryche in June though.Was meant to see them play with Thin Lizzy end of last year but they pulled out last minute.Diamond Head replaced them.Good gig though. 
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:13:00
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One night I was just staying in and I got a call from a mate saying he had a spare ticket to Dizzee Rascal. Went to that and it was bloody good. Did it really well. He came on with some of his classics, then his newer tunes, one of them mixed with an Arctic Monkeys tune and then it went into a set full of hip hop/indie/rock classics. Nirvana - teen spirit etc. Then a beat boxer came on who was decent. Finished up with some of his classics. Great gig. was that at astoria? if so i was there. Best gig i have been to is The Foo Fighters in hyde park with queens of the stoneage, motorhead, juliette and the licks and angels and airwaves. Nothing better than a gig in a park with 90,000 people and a lot of beer.
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:18:31
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ORIGINAL: muscleman2008
One night I was just staying in and I got a call from a mate saying he had a spare ticket to Dizzee Rascal. Went to that and it was bloody good. Did it really well. He came on with some of his classics, then his newer tunes, one of them mixed with an Arctic Monkeys tune and then it went into a set full of hip hop/indie/rock classics. Nirvana - teen spirit etc. Then a beat boxer came on who was decent. Finished up with some of his classics. Great gig.
was that at astoria? if so i was there.
Best gig i have been to is The Foo Fighters in hyde park with queens of the stoneage, motorhead, juliette and the licks and angels and airwaves. Nothing better than a gig in a park with 90,000 people and a lot of beer.
A gig with good bands perhaps I jest
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:21:06
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Even if the music is sh*t at a gig you can still have a good time
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:24:03
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some of my mates go to download festival every year.
mixed reviews on that one
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:24:14
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been to a few gigs , not loads , but wierdly the best one for me was david grey
the worst has to be radiohead , although i love most of their albums they seemed to dissappear up their own electronica arses for a good portion of the concert !!
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:25:28
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I've never been to a gig, is that pervy?
I wish I was more attractive like Dagless.
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:28:30
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ORIGINAL: muscleman2008
One night I was just staying in and I got a call from a mate saying he had a spare ticket to Dizzee Rascal. Went to that and it was bloody good. Did it really well. He came on with some of his classics, then his newer tunes, one of them mixed with an Arctic Monkeys tune and then it went into a set full of hip hop/indie/rock classics. Nirvana - teen spirit etc. Then a beat boxer came on who was decent. Finished up with some of his classics. Great gig.
was that at astoria? if so i was there.
Best gig i have been to is The Foo Fighters in hyde park with queens of the stoneage, motorhead, juliette and the licks and angels and airwaves. Nothing better than a gig in a park with 90,000 people and a lot of beer. I'd have to say that in my view, the opposite is true. I prefer a smaller venue The atmosphere at large festivals is inherently diluted. I have nothing against festivals, they're just not as intense as dedicated gigs
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RE: Best Gig You Have Been To?.
2008/05/10 19:35:52
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Yeh on the whole i like small gigs but the foos were just awesome with that big of a crowd. Probably helped that it was sunny aswell.
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