Read an aticle on how Artistes go for Stadiums rather than arenas.
JEEZ!
Newcastle City Hall! Small, but STOMPING!
Was never really into Concert stuff... but
Rush, Wishbone Ash, Van Halen, Tangerine Dream, UFO, others? V long time ago and not sure WHAT!
But 'atmosphere'... all getting 'into' it!
Went to Stones at St. James Park... several years later... some had Stomping good Time... down on the ground!
But me and other guy... up on seats. Could not SEE anything but screens...why bother?
Foot Tapping and Clapping... but that was it!
If something like Glastonbury... Mud and sh*t? Long range!
Cannot See the point!

I've stopped going arena gigs a long time ago. Manchester Apollo is just about the maximum size limit I would go to now, if at all. Pubs and townhall type municipal venues are much better.

We lost our best local rock band venue to the lockdown  , never re-opened.

I remember going to a Bon Jovi gig at an outdoor football stadium, they'd fenced off an area in front of the stage, pointing like a V into the crowd, for VIP guests apparently, which sort of crushed the fans outwards, and the ground sloped away at the edges, so we couldn't see owt over the taller people, but the wind blew most of the sound away anyway. Luckily I didn't pay for them tickets, they were given to us from someone who couldn't go at last minute.

Colne Blues fest just the road from me this August has some cracking headliners, Aynsley Lister, Xander & the Peace Pirates, Elles Bailey, but not sure I'll even make that one yet.

Pretty much stopped going to live music once the kids were born until after my ex and I split.

But I think the last live gig I went to was Good Charlotte at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, years ago.

So much good live music here, I really ought to make more effort.

As for Glasto and similar, my son's stories from Glastonbury are enough to put me off forever!

One of the best  gigs I ever saw was Die Krupps at Camden Underworld a long, long time ago. Amazingly they are still going.

I've never been to a rock concert as such although I have experienced live music, mostly on holiday in such exotic places as Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Nassau, Kissimmee, Puerto Santiago. None of this living in a tent stuff.

I almost met Blondie backstage once, does that count?

I saw the Stones at St James, UfO at City Hall (front row for that) but best place was the Mayfair, packed and hot.
Slept on the steps of City Hall once to get Judas Priest/ Iron Maiden tickets only to find they had been on sale the day before. Such is youth.

Now, might not have 'Power' of indoor... but would have loved this... back in the day... and 'oldies'...but
I present to You... Wishbone Ash!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NyCsUH4a2s
Plenty of 'better' recordings... but 'arse in the grass'... can you see better for 'oldies' Rock?
Follow the feed!
Sometimes wonder about 'Backing track... just don't think so!

I watched Blondie from the front row ... that's got to be almost as close as almost meeting them backstage

Top concerts for me have to be Hawkwind (half deaf for days afterwards!), Blondie, Queen, the two Leonard Cohen concerts I've seen, Fleetwood Mac, Steeleye Span, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Yamato (taiko drummers).

My tastes are ... eclectic

Another vote for Hawkwind.

Can't recall which Band... at city Hall... but one of them... guy started to P*ss about with a Bullwhip... and brought down a speaker! LOL !!!

Incidental. But have seen old 'City Hall' concert tickets done up as beer mats... coffee table inserts! Laugh or Die!  
Once, 'Blue tacked on Bedroom wall !

Hi

Last 'gig' I went to was last November to see Bellowhead at the Forum Bath:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy5A3lgUBRs (and yes there is a track to do with the ACW)!

As for Glastonbury, I just go int othe back garden, its seven and a half miles away! 

Cheers Paul

Really good live experiences were Hawkwind, Jethro Tull, The Beat, Marillion (back in the day with Fish on vocals) and (when I was very, VERY, young) Bob Marley!

Quote from: sunjester on 03 April 2023, 02:04:51 PMReally good live experiences were Hawkwind, Jethro Tull, The Beat, Marillion (back in the day with Fish on vocals) and (when I was very, VERY, young) Bob Marley!

Fish was a rare visitor to our club one day. He signed our visitor book as Derek Dick.

Yes i have seen the beer mat with the stubs.
Still have all the old ticket stubs from various concerts, tempted to do that myself.
Best concert experience was the Queen section at Live Aid.
They could have played for the rest of the concert as far as i was concerned.
Saw them again at St James Park strangely not quite as good.