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First band you saw live 20:35 - Jan 26 with 32900 viewsjoecooke

Saw this one on another forum and thought it was a belter.Got to be at a proper venue.

Mine was for my sins Haircut 100 around 82 at the Apollo .(free tickets obviously!)

Fortunately i managed to see The specials about 6 months later.

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First band you saw live on 21:35 - Jul 13 with 2344 viewstodmordendale

The Herd with Peter Frampton in 1967 at Clayton Lodge Hotel, Newcastle under Lyme
From the underworld or what ?
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First band you saw live on 22:46 - Jul 13 with 2251 viewsncfc_chalky

The first gig that I went to was solely to keep my mate company because he had acquired two free tickets from somewhere,he promised me that I would love the two groups playing and the first one up was called Gay Bikers On Acid and I couldn't believe such crap could get such a decent following but at least the second band is always better right? Well the next band on was called Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds and was the same band as before but dressed up in drag and they played the same set again but dressed as women!
The first group that I paid to see was Crazy Cavern back in '79ish

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First band you saw live on 22:52 - Jul 13 with 2224 viewsdingdangblue

The Wonderstuff, Manchester G-Mex 1991.
Went with my cousin who was a massive fan of theirs and was hooked.
Brilliant band live - saw them many times since.

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First band you saw live on 22:56 - Jul 13 with 2212 viewsmingthemerciless

First gig - The Rolling Stones at the Cubi-club in Rochdale. It’s just a shame they never turned up. I never did get my 10/- back. First gig were the band actually turned up and played - The Kinks, again at the Cubi in Rochdale. I only went because my girlfriend at the time was mad on them but to be honest they were brilliant that night.
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First band you saw live on 22:58 - Jul 13 with 2197 viewsHopwoodblue

Blue Oyster Cult Manchester Apollo

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First band you saw live on 23:30 - Jul 13 with 2162 viewsSandyman

Mott The Hoople, supported by a new band called Queen. Manchester Opera House 1973
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First band you saw live on 23:36 - Jul 13 with 2155 viewsdownunder

First band you saw live on 22:56 - Jul 13 by mingthemerciless

First gig - The Rolling Stones at the Cubi-club in Rochdale. It’s just a shame they never turned up. I never did get my 10/- back. First gig were the band actually turned up and played - The Kinks, again at the Cubi in Rochdale. I only went because my girlfriend at the time was mad on them but to be honest they were brilliant that night.


My sister Andrea was at both those events. Did you see the Black Cat Bones? Two of them (Kossof and Kirke) went on to be a members of Free. My sister ran their Fan club for a while.
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First band you saw live on 23:38 - Jul 13 with 2148 viewsSuddenLad

Deep Purple, Kings Hall, Belle Vue 1970. They were fantastic.

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First band you saw live on 23:48 - Jul 13 with 2139 viewsdale5758

david bowie and the spiders from mars 1974 free trade hall

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First band you saw live on 00:05 - Jul 14 with 2121 viewsmikehunt

First band you saw live on 21:26 - Jul 13 by philwolstenholme

I am that guitarist and I can assure you I still have all my digits. I wasn’t a butcher’s apprentice but did go and work as a commis chef for a while. Happy you found the show so memorable!


Bloody hell, Phil. I nearly missed this reply.
Firstly, let me say how amazed I am that you even saw my post in the first place 😀 The ravages of time certainly play tricks with the memory but you losing your fingers in a meat chopping incident was the rumour at the time. Did I get the other bits right though? Your age etc?
Screaming Warthog we’re so good at the time. I was 15 myself at the time and along with Chris Hewitt - whom I presume you know? (Did you get paid 😀) - was part of the “committee” who helped organise the gig. I knew the vicar and my mum made cups of tea for the hippies in the church hall kitchen. A really surreal evening.
I also heard more people attended St Peter’s church hall that night than turned up for the Greasy Bear gig at Rochdale College the same evening.
I ended up in a band called Howard the Duck (voted eighth best band in Rochdale by the Rochdale Observer Think there were only seven bands at the time 😀)
What happened to you and your guitar playing? Were you in any other bands?
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First band you saw live on 05:25 - Jul 14 with 2022 viewsdownunder

First band you saw live on 21:26 - Jul 13 by philwolstenholme

I am that guitarist and I can assure you I still have all my digits. I wasn’t a butcher’s apprentice but did go and work as a commis chef for a while. Happy you found the show so memorable!


Trying not confuse things, but coincidentally, I did lose a digit in a work accident, which severely hindered my chances of my guitar playing reaching a reasonable standard. Switched to keyboard and synth, in which i also failed to reach a reasonable standard. Band was The Fence, we played mainly in Oldham area, but also once a month at The Lancashire Lass, and twice in Nell Rackers, which were memorable.
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First band you saw live on 08:40 - Jul 14 with 1938 views1949er

The Animals backing Chuck Berry Manchester Odeon 1961

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First band you saw live on 08:47 - Jul 14 with 1927 viewsBlueMessiah

Rush - Deeside Leisure Centre 1980. Rubber mats covering the ice rink. Had cold feet.

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First band you saw live on 09:14 - Jul 14 with 1889 viewselectricblue

First band you saw live on 09:42 - Jan 27 by Bingoballs

Queen - Elland Road 1982.


Disappointing concert only plus side was Heart.

My all time favourite Dale player Mr Lyndon Symmonds

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First band you saw live on 09:22 - Jul 14 with 1879 viewsDalliance

Faith No More supported by Riot Grrl band L7 at the NEC. Some time in the early 90s. Wasn't really my thing but I enjoyed it.

Think the first gig of my choice might have been Mega City Four at the Jug of Ale in Moseley Birmingham. I remember it mainly because they did a great Husker Du cover.
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First band you saw live on 10:02 - Jul 14 with 1838 viewsjudd

Tangerine Dream, Free Trade Hall, Manchester and got to meet them.

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First band you saw live on 10:22 - Jul 14 with 1818 viewsBucketBstard

The Clash Manchester Apollo 1978
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First band you saw live on 10:53 - Jul 14 with 1775 viewsDaleiLama

Elvis Costello and the Attractions supported by Richard Hell and the Voidoids and John Cooper Clark (legend)

Biffo Civic Hall on ma n pa's wedding anniversary 1979

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First band you saw live on 10:59 - Jul 14 with 1765 viewsFred_Talbot

First band you saw live on 10:53 - Jul 14 by DaleiLama

Elvis Costello and the Attractions supported by Richard Hell and the Voidoids and John Cooper Clark (legend)

Biffo Civic Hall on ma n pa's wedding anniversary 1979

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Was that the one where Elvis Costello fell off the stage?
I’m sure my brother went to that gig

Where's Fred?

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First band you saw live on 11:20 - Jul 14 with 1720 viewswatford_dale

Anthrax manchester apollo 1987

Great but blown away by Metallica who I saw a year later at the same venue.
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First band you saw live on 11:20 - Jul 14 with 1718 viewsmingthemerciless

First band you saw live on 08:40 - Jul 14 by 1949er

The Animals backing Chuck Berry Manchester Odeon 1961


I went to that but it wasn’t 1961 it was in the early summer of 1964. Just before The Animals released “ The House Of The Rising Sun “. That gig was the first time I’d ever heard it but we all knew it was going to be a classic.
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First band you saw live on 11:22 - Jul 14 with 1714 viewsDaleiLama

First band you saw live on 10:59 - Jul 14 by Fred_Talbot

Was that the one where Elvis Costello fell off the stage?
I’m sure my brother went to that gig


Well ........



Honestly Fred, I don't remember that, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen, what with my memory

I did a quick Google and found this tribute which mentioned Bradley's Records and that concert, but no mention of that incident.

https://aata.dev/index.php/2020/05/19/costello-by-andrew-moorhouse/

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First band you saw live on 11:22 - Jul 14 with 1708 viewsmingthemerciless

First band you saw live on 23:36 - Jul 13 by downunder

My sister Andrea was at both those events. Did you see the Black Cat Bones? Two of them (Kossof and Kirke) went on to be a members of Free. My sister ran their Fan club for a while.


Yes I saw them many times, they were regulars at the Cubi along with bands like David John & The Mood and The Measles etc.
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First band you saw live on 12:04 - Jul 14 with 1640 viewssxdale

Guns n Roses when they played Maine Rd some point in 90's along with Watford n his bro, GnR disappointing but Faith No More were awesome.
Technically first gig was the Houghton Weavers on town hall square some point in 70's dragged along kicking n screaming by me folks !
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First band you saw live on 12:21 - Jul 14 with 2428 viewsWalboro

Dire Straits at the Apollo Live in 85 Tour followed by Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night tour at Maine Rd.Both class. Most recent was UB40 at Scarborough Open Air which was also class
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