If You Had a Time Machine (house, punk, fan, beatles)

right-track · 12-13-2008, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ Phoenix

These are bands I would've loved to have seen @ the height of their careers, or just to say I was one of the "lucky few" who got to see them:

The Smiths
Joy Division
Bauhaus
Lords Of The New Church
Sex Pistols
The Clash
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Led Zeppelin
Camouflage
A Flock Of Seagulls
Icehouse
Journey(w/Steve Perry and Gregg Rollie)
KISS (w/Eric Carr)

Got the t-shirt.

The Smiths concert is the one that stood out the most because I was dragged along by a friend and wasn't a fan.
I actually knew very little about them other than seeing Morrissey on TOTP's and thinking he was a twat.
I also remember thinking it was the stuff students would be drawn to, which turned me off them straight away.
I'd been to the Apollo, Manchester on countless other occasions (10 minute bus journey up the Hyde Road) to see countless other bands, but within 10 minutes of being in the theatre it became obvious to me that the atmosphere and general vibe around the place was something I'd not experienced before.
And that was before it had even started!
By the time the gig ended, I knew I'd seen something unique.

Seen Bauhaus loads of times, but the most memorable was the reunion at The Academy, Manchester a few years back.
They even ended with a version of 'Transmission' which brought the house down. Incredible concert.