I love this!! I am forever grateful that I was a young person with a car in the glory years of late nineties and early 2000. I was obsessed with Mansun and they were my first gig at Wolverhampton Civic.
Other memorable gigs was Muse being supported by an unknown band called...Coldplay. They said 'This is our next single, a song called 'Yellow'.'
The Prodigy are still up there as a great live act. Along with Oasis last year at Cardiff. Amazing.
Festivals...V99 and V2000. Isle of Wight festival with Amy Winehouse and Rolling Stones.
Billy Joel is a class act.
Latest music worth checking out is Nathaniel Rateliffe and the Night Sweats.
I could go on, thanks for your recommendations, I will be checking them out.
As a wife of a professional musician, (trumpet) there is nothing more enjoyable than live music. My first concert? 1974 Diamond Dogs tour/Bowie at Madison Square Garden in NYC. It was a blast.
Nothing compares to live music. I enjoyed going to shows from the 90s to 2011. Mobility concerns have made it difficult to attend shows since.
My first concert was in October 1990, when I was in junior high, with MC Hammer headlining and support acts En Vogue and Vanilla Ice.
I, too, saw the U2 Pop Mart tour in May 1997 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. U2 is the band I've seen the most at 4 times. U2 360* at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field, June 2011, was my last concert…for the time being.
Going to as many gigs as possible at the Roadmender was also a key part of my growing up in Northampton. And making the trip into town to buy the tickets for them in person - I’m pretty sure online sales started just as I went to uni. I think actually saw Los Campesinos at the Roadmender!
Not to brag but I managed to see Kenny Rogers at Glastonbury before he died too. None of my friends wanted to come and I had full blown laryngitis and no voice at all. I befriended a nice family but I think they thought I was mute.
Ha, that's very funny. So you couldn't even sing along to Kenny Rogers?
Yes, all tickets were bought in person. Spinadisc on Abington St sold them too I think. And I bought my Glastonbury tickets from HMV in the Grosvenor centre. How mad is that? No logging on to 25 different browser windows and hoping for the best. Just turn up at HMV and buy one at the till.
I saw R.E.M. at Milton Keynes Bowl too (same tour) but I went on the Sunday so instead of seeing Blur we saw The Cranberries, Sleeper and a band I’d barely heard of - Radiohead!
So cool that you went too. Yes i remember being a bit gutted that Radiohead were the support for the Sunday. But I had seen them twice that year. And I think the Sunday gig was broadcast live on the radio so got to listen to it all.
This is fantastic!! And your kids will definitely remember you taking them to all these concerts and the fun you had. I think it is equally fantastic that your folks did the same for you.
We tried to do as much of that for our daughter as we could, and what time and money would allow. Unfortunately here, ticket prices, parking and hotel rooms ended up being a vacation for us for that year, especially since we lived so far away from major cities.
Once we moved to a major city, ticket prices had gotten even higher! Anyway, we have seen Nickelback 7 times, Three Doors Down, Staind, Three Days Grace, Trapt, and Cross Canadian Ragweed, plus quite a few others several times.
Yes living so far away from major cities makes it a lot more expensive. I have to remind myself how relatively small the UK is, and although a 5 hour drive feels excessive, at least it can be done in an evening.
Love the list of all the gigs you've been to. My Not Tonight Josephine US road trip was the year that Three Doors Down released Kryptonite and it was played multiple times per hour on the radio! Great song.
Well written but, instead of reading about Glastonbury mud, I much prefer reading about you two running in the mud and fresh air! Please see what you can do George. Xx
I love this!! I am forever grateful that I was a young person with a car in the glory years of late nineties and early 2000. I was obsessed with Mansun and they were my first gig at Wolverhampton Civic.
Other memorable gigs was Muse being supported by an unknown band called...Coldplay. They said 'This is our next single, a song called 'Yellow'.'
The Prodigy are still up there as a great live act. Along with Oasis last year at Cardiff. Amazing.
Festivals...V99 and V2000. Isle of Wight festival with Amy Winehouse and Rolling Stones.
Billy Joel is a class act.
Latest music worth checking out is Nathaniel Rateliffe and the Night Sweats.
I could go on, thanks for your recommendations, I will be checking them out.
I'm pretty sure I saw Mansun somewhere. Probably at a festival. Wow, that's so cool getting to see Coldplay as an unknown support act.
Thanks for the the Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats recommendation. I'm listening now!
Ah, I hope you like them. I especially like 'You Worry Me' and 'Hey Mama'.
As a wife of a professional musician, (trumpet) there is nothing more enjoyable than live music. My first concert? 1974 Diamond Dogs tour/Bowie at Madison Square Garden in NYC. It was a blast.
Wow, that's quite a first gig!
You're very lucky to get so much exposure to live music.
Nothing compares to live music. I enjoyed going to shows from the 90s to 2011. Mobility concerns have made it difficult to attend shows since.
My first concert was in October 1990, when I was in junior high, with MC Hammer headlining and support acts En Vogue and Vanilla Ice.
I, too, saw the U2 Pop Mart tour in May 1997 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. U2 is the band I've seen the most at 4 times. U2 360* at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field, June 2011, was my last concert…for the time being.
MC Hammer, En Vogue AND Vanilla Ice? What a line-up! I wish i had those tickets in my collection.
That's very cool that you've seen U2 four times. I hope you get to go to another concert.
Six episodes into Rooster, btw and really loving it! I've even had the theme song on repeat. I knew it was Michael Stipe from the first note.
MC Hammer, En Vogue, and Vanilla Ice a magical night! I wish I had kept the ticket myself.
I've been playing “I Played the Fool” on repeat, too. Michael Stipe has such a great voice. Glad you're loving Rooster.
Steve Carell makes Rooster worth a watch, and I love the theme song!!!!
Going to as many gigs as possible at the Roadmender was also a key part of my growing up in Northampton. And making the trip into town to buy the tickets for them in person - I’m pretty sure online sales started just as I went to uni. I think actually saw Los Campesinos at the Roadmender!
Not to brag but I managed to see Kenny Rogers at Glastonbury before he died too. None of my friends wanted to come and I had full blown laryngitis and no voice at all. I befriended a nice family but I think they thought I was mute.
Ha, that's very funny. So you couldn't even sing along to Kenny Rogers?
Yes, all tickets were bought in person. Spinadisc on Abington St sold them too I think. And I bought my Glastonbury tickets from HMV in the Grosvenor centre. How mad is that? No logging on to 25 different browser windows and hoping for the best. Just turn up at HMV and buy one at the till.
Awesome recap. I loved concerts when I was younger, but now I prefer sitting in coffee shops and listening to open mic performers. :-)
Yes you do make that sound very nice. The only trouble is when they are really good and you want to listen but everyone is chatting too loudly.
I may have shushed other coffee drinkers before. It's more likely to happen if my kid is the one performing. :-D
I saw R.E.M. at Milton Keynes Bowl too (same tour) but I went on the Sunday so instead of seeing Blur we saw The Cranberries, Sleeper and a band I’d barely heard of - Radiohead!
So cool that you went too. Yes i remember being a bit gutted that Radiohead were the support for the Sunday. But I had seen them twice that year. And I think the Sunday gig was broadcast live on the radio so got to listen to it all.
This is fantastic!! And your kids will definitely remember you taking them to all these concerts and the fun you had. I think it is equally fantastic that your folks did the same for you.
We tried to do as much of that for our daughter as we could, and what time and money would allow. Unfortunately here, ticket prices, parking and hotel rooms ended up being a vacation for us for that year, especially since we lived so far away from major cities.
Once we moved to a major city, ticket prices had gotten even higher! Anyway, we have seen Nickelback 7 times, Three Doors Down, Staind, Three Days Grace, Trapt, and Cross Canadian Ragweed, plus quite a few others several times.
Now in our 60s, we are ready to watch from home.
Yes living so far away from major cities makes it a lot more expensive. I have to remind myself how relatively small the UK is, and although a 5 hour drive feels excessive, at least it can be done in an evening.
Love the list of all the gigs you've been to. My Not Tonight Josephine US road trip was the year that Three Doors Down released Kryptonite and it was played multiple times per hour on the radio! Great song.
And it was even better live!
Well written but, instead of reading about Glastonbury mud, I much prefer reading about you two running in the mud and fresh air! Please see what you can do George. Xx