Best gig/concert you have attended

Show of Hands a few years ago. I didn’t know much about them at the time and it was great to find that had a huge back catalogue that I could listen to.

Grandma70s

Don’t any of you go to classical concerts? My best one was Britten’s War Requiem in 1966.

I feel it’s a bit out of place here, though.

Yes, but they aren’t favourites because there isn’t the same element of unscripted magic that there is at a gig.

The Beatles in Blackpool I think it must have been the summer of 1964. Screamed all way through and loved it!!

Neil Sedaka

I enjoy classical music and my favourite concert was Last night of the Proms in the Park some years ago. A wonderfully happy evening
Would have to say my least enjoyable concert was the War Requiem about 10 years ago. Sorry Grandma70s.

1975 - Peter Frampton. The concert that produced "Frampton Comes Alive" at the Long Island Arena. You can hear a whistle in the background of the song "Baby I Love Your Way" that came from the fellow I was with.

Amalegra

Roxy Music and David Bowie (some venue in London!) stand out but the absolute best was Blondie (London again!) as Debbie Harry was my idol. I am amused to say I copied her look as far as I could, to the extent of having my chestnut hair dyed platinum and cut in her style! Happy days!

Debbie was, and still is, one of my idols too. I was lucky enough to see Blondie live several times in their heyday and she was always absolutely amazing. She still is.

Grandma70s

Don’t any of you go to classical concerts? My best one was Britten’s War Requiem in 1966.

I feel it’s a bit out of place here, though.

I’ve been to ( and sung in) loads. Mahler 8 in Brunswick was exceptional, but I think the atmosphere is usually a wee bit more subdued at classical concerts.
Our Brunswick concert was a Sunday afternoon, and I was struck by how well dressed the audience was, definitely dressed in their Sunday best!

Saw Simon & Garfunkel at the Albert Hall and the following year in Manchester, and they were very good. This was back in the '60s but my daughter saw Paul Simon more recently in the States, including his farewell tour, and said that he was still excellent. More than she could say for Bob Dylan, unfortunately, who was a sad disappointment. I also saw Leonard Cohen, around 1970, and he was very good too. Paul, Bob and Leonard were always my idols.

But if I had to pick anyone else, I would say Metallica. We saw them at Earls Court and they were superb.

Stefan Grappelli and Nigel Kennedy. We had front row seats and it was FANTASTIC!

Omg Paddyann
I also John Martyn small venue. We just mentioned it the other night !
Edinburgh festival ?

Bryan Adam’s 18 till I die tour at Wembley in 1996 - Really good and I still have the T-shirt somewhere! ?

Oh and The Two Cellos at The Palladium, London,

Pop idol with Will, Gareth and the lovely late Darius.
Take That.

Don’t any of you go to classical concerts? My best one was Britten’s War Requiem in 1966.

I feel it’s a bit out of place here, though.

CliffRichard at Blickling Hall

Janis Ian and Tom Paxton at the Liverpool Philharmonic 2014. Janis Ian in Manchester on two occasions, and once in Sheffield.

Barbra Streisand with IL Divo in Ireland which was absolutely fantastic. Sitting outside of a Manor House in the rain watching her with a 58 piece orchestra and then at the end her husband James Brolin came onstage with her gorgeous dog. I also saw her a couple of years later in Canada.,
Fantastic memories….

Roxy Music and David Bowie (some venue in London!) stand out but the absolute best was Blondie (London again!) as Debbie Harry was my idol. I am amused to say I copied her look as far as I could, to the extent of having my chestnut hair dyed platinum and cut in her style! Happy days!

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) without a shadow of a doubt.

I've seen them 13 times in all and nobody, but nobody, can replicate Andy's dying fly dance to Maid of Orleans. Wow!

The Beatles in 1963 at The Colston Hall in Bristol….(not called “Colston” now of course.)
Also Isle of Wight festival 1970 ….FAB

Any of the loads of Status Quo gigs I have been to. Cant pick a favourite but any of the Hammersmith Odeon gigs were probably the best! Best band in the world sooo miss Rick but Rossi still with us!

Fleetwood Mac Fairfield Halls 1972ish before any female members. Fantastic. A few hits then rock and roll for the rest of the concert

Neil Young in Manchester, about 10 years ago. Not sure of exact date. And Judas Priest in Leicester in about 1978.

deejay I think I win!

At an insider addiction fundraiser, small venue - Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Andy Fairweather-Low, Gary Brooker ... and then they announced that "we have a friend here from across the Pond" and on strolled Joe Walsh, and picked up a guitar. I rest my case.