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Wet wet wet in Brum in the early nineties were excellent.
Following the news this morning of the death of Taylor Hawkins, from Foo Fighters, I am reminded of a particularly good live performance from them
I'm not sure if the year, maybe 2006 they played at Hyde Park and the fig was incredible. The sun, the atmosphere, the opener In Your Honour then into All my Life, and then the encore with Brian May and Roger Taylor, motorhead supporting. Hell of a gig. Dave Grohl had the crowd wrapped round his finger and was every bit the front man at the top of his game.
Back on topic to lesser expectations, I saw White Lies in Bristol years ago and hadn't heard any of their music beforehand. Went in bit knowing what to expect and they played a blinder, their music sounded amazing in the venue and really couldn't get there track 'Death' out of my head for weeks.
Bearded Theory in 2009 when the main stage got properly wrecked by a tornado - the festival continued the next day in the beer tent - Goldblade were absolutely on it!
Linkin Park at Perth's sadly departed Soundwave Festival. Always liked the music but was pretty convinced they wouldn't be able to pull it off live. They where incredible.
The Darkness at Reading the year they blew up. Daytime slot and they absolutely owned the crowd.
Backyard babies in a co-headliner with the Wildhearts (RIP). Wasnt expecting much, was so impressed went home after gig and checked their back catalogue out for days. Seriously good live, loads of effort given.
Took mrs Marone to see Robbie Williams once, was expecting him to be shite. Would gladly go watch him vo!untarily, consumate showman, cracking show.
Elvana were fantastic live too, cant wait to go see em again next month.
Also Henry Rollins when he opened for RHCP a million years ago (1990?) . Blew em clean off the stage.
RHCP were, conversely, the absolute most overhyped live band I ever saw. They looked bored and simply couldnt be bothered , too interested in having cliquey little in jokes with themselves onstage.
As an aside, happened across an awesome recording of a Rocket From the Crypt show at Alexs Bar on youtube this week, cant stop playing it , its really rekindled my love for them. Fantastic show.
Magic Numbers.
They rocked out quite hard at the barrowlands, wasn't my choice to go wasn't nearly as dull as i thought it would be.
Years and years ago, Saxon. They were a bit of a joke then, but live, they were brilliant. Seen them many times since,and they are still great in their 60's.
Last week, Morganway, a new(ish) Country rock band.In front of maybe 50 people in a 200 capacity room. The first 2 tracks got me feeling it could be an early night (they werent poor, just that I thought I was in Alabama!), but they then warmed up and track 3 onward was exceptional, we'll be going to see them again whenever they are local.
Alison Moyet. I'm more of a rock fan, but thought it would be nice to see her. God, she was brilliant, and have seen her since, just as good.
Bon jovi, something like 2006 or so in glasgow Hampden.
I was expecting a load of burned out rockers going through the motions.
Not a bit of it, they were excellent.
Elbow managed to make a stadium feel like a small gig
Guy has that sort of personality, plus they’re an outstanding band. I’ve seen them at the O2 Academy in Bristol, Bristol Beacon, formerly Colston Hall, The O2 Arena and Hammersmith Apollo, and Guy manages to make a 250 capacity venue seem like a stadium, and vice versa.
I was at the Isle Of Wight Festival a few years back, right at the front on all three days*, so saw pretty much everything that was on. I wasn’t expecting much from James, never really my sort of band, but I was amazed by just how good they are live, and by how many of their songs I actually knew.
* A friend of mine contacted me, to say she’d just seen me on telly! She was watching it and spotted me at the front, I hadn’t realised it was being shown, but she’d taken a photo of the screen and sent it to me, and there I was! I’d bought a cheap straw Stetson-type hat, and wrapped a day-glo orange bandana around it as a hat band, and I then kept spotting it in all sorts of shots when I watched it myself later on. Only time I’ve ever seen myself on a tv broadcast. 😎
Anyone else seen themselves on a live gig broadcast?
