How old were you when you went to your first gig.

dondo

I seem to remember going to a dew end of pier type shows with my folks when on holiday at Scarborough, Blackpool and the like but my first proper gig was U2 at the SECC in Glasgow in 1987 when I was 15/16 and got an organised bus through from Edinburgh with my 2 mates. Technically 1st band was Hue & Cry as they were the support act. Also went to see U2 a few days later at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. Gave me the live music bug and goodness knows how many other gigs I've been to in the 24/5 years since those 1st ones but certainly in the hundreds, less gig going since family arrived. Last one was Carter USM in November

bride2be2012

I think I was maybe 17 or 18, went to see Robbie Williams at Murrayfield in Edinburgh with a friend. My folks weren't fussed at all, as I was moving there to go to uni a few months later anyway. I'd also been following my football team about the country since I was about 15 or so, so they probably figured that I was safer at a Robbie gig than I was at the footie! I know my mum still doesn't like me going to festivals though, even though I'm now 27 and go with my fiance!!

pulliptears

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Bearing in mind you mentioned Maiden, I thought I'd look up Airbourne, as I'd not heard of them before. I must admit I have trouble finding new music as I have so much already to listen to.
They are good! Very good. I thought ACDC as soon as I heard it, which seems to be a popular view.
But that's not a bad thing, as I love ACDC
Thanks.

Airbourne are an amazing band. I've been lucky enough to see them a few times and every time you come away thinking 'wow'. Their frontman is brilliant, usually ending up climbing the rigging of the stage

But yes, they are very AC/DC. I was a big fan of AC/DC myself until the Download debacle 2 years ago, now I see them for what they are, egotistical arsewipes.

Ames

I saw Airebourne at Sonisphere last year, the singer/guitarist climbed right up to the top of the rigging and stood at the corner playing. I was dizzy just watching him! I'm amazed he didn't fall down.

ETA: I agree about AC/DC at Download. Although I still saw them, which I kind of wish I hadn't because every time I hear them now I remember Angus' striptease. Ugh.

judyjetson

David Bowie, Newcastle City Hall, 1978, when I was 13. Absolutely amazing and probably the best one I've ever been to. I went with an older friend, which presumably was why my parents allowed me to go and didn't insist on meeting us after it finished. I used to go to tons of gigs, even happily going on my own if no-one else wanted to go. Now, maybe only a handful a year.

Lost my shoes at one gig (Hanoi Rocks I think) and almost lost my eyebrows at a Rammstein gig a couple of years back to a flamethrower!

alex21

14 for my first which was Stiff Little Fingers. Back then very little playing in Belfast so didn't see another until age 16 which was Bob Dylan at Earls Court. Cannot believe my mum allowed 7 of us to get the ferry, coach and stay at the YWCA for this. The tickets cost £6.50 each:eek: DS saw his first at 14 and it was Snow Patrol in our local park. Lucky so and so tho I could hear them from the garden and see the fireworks.!:D @^ yr old at my work has never been to a gig and I keep telling him that he must and one day he'll be like me and feel too old to go and see some really cool group even tho he would like to! Kings of Leon at 50yrs old? I chickened out!!

Lotus-eater

pulliptears wrote: »

Airbourne are an amazing band. I've been lucky enough to see them a few times and every time you come away thinking 'wow'. Their frontman is brilliant, usually ending up climbing the rigging of the stage

But yes, they are very AC/DC. I was a big fan of AC/DC myself until the Download debacle 2 years ago, now I see them for what they are, egotistical arsewipes.

You've just cost me some money as I've ordered the albums now

What was the thing with ACDC?

pulliptears

Ames wrote: »

ETA: I agree about AC/DC at Download. Although I still saw them, which I kind of wish I hadn't because every time I hear them now I remember Angus' striptease. Ugh.

Wasn't so much that, it was the way they refused to have their names on anything official from that weekend, so no posters, lanyards or T Shirts say AC/DC on them.

Also, their insistance at bringing their own stage alienated everyone in the disabled section. I was there with my friend and saw very very little because of the positioning of the stage. Had they have played on the normal stage like every other band in the history of Donnington instead of insisting they bring their own then several hundred disabled guests wouldn't have had an issue, but as it was we paid to see 3 headliners that weekend and only actually saw 2.

Money before fans. Never again shall AC/DC see a penny of my hard earned I'm afraid, and most of the disabled platform that day swore the same.

pulliptears

Lotus-eater wrote: »

You've just cost me some money as I've ordered the albums now

What was the thing with ACDC?

Hehe sorry. The AC/DC story is above, we crossposted.

Try these as well then, newish band called 'Royal Republic'. If you dont find yourself singing this song later after one listen then you are odd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lbZpFBGq1k

Ames

pulliptears wrote: »

Wasn't so much that, it was the way they refused to have their names on anything official from that weekend, so no posters, lanyards or T Shirts say AC/DC on them.

Also, their insistance at bringing their own stage alienated everyone in the disabled section. I was there with my friend and saw very very little because of the positioning of the stage. Had they have played on the normal stage like every other band in the history of Donnington instead of insisting they bring their own then several hundred disabled guests wouldn't have had an issue, but as it was we paid to see 3 headliners that weekend and only actually saw 2.

Money before fans. Never again shall AC/DC see a penny of my hard earned I'm afraid, and most of the disabled platform that day swore the same.

Oh I know about that and as I said I totally agree - I was there, on the disabled platform! It also p'd me off that they insisted on all day to soundcheck so we missed half a day of the festival and bands.

This year looks ace though.