Musicology 2

Following on from Musicology you will have seen that I was very slow to get into rock and pop. I admit that I was a late starter but before my brain becomes addled and confused with age I felt it appropriate to list the live music gigs that I have been to. 

In true listomania fashion I have broken these down into decades and where remembered the venue and name of the promotional tour. Here goes;

1970's
The Jam. Setting Sons tour at Brid Spa. Got Paul Wellers autograph on my tee-shirt. I was under the misapprehension that I was a mod in one of my Dad's suits.
The Police. Regatta de Blanc tour at Brid Spa. My sister got backstage with the band but no-one had a pen. She also panicked when her bra strap was undone whilst she was in a prime spot near the front.

1980's
Wham! The tour with the large lettered T shirts. Leicester de Montfort. Mate got his car broken into and everything stolen. Not sure if it was George or that other one who did it.
Thompson Twins. Into the Gap tour. Nottingham. Big hair and big hats.
The Simple Minds. New Gold Dream tour. Sheffield.
U2. War Tour. Derby. Bono climbing all over the speaker stacks but before people were interested enough to go through his bins.
David Bowie. Serious Moonlight Tour. NEC Birmingham. A real arena gig. Bad traffic jams.
The Stranglers. Rock City, Nottingham. Mate slept through the gig after eating some fungus.
Wishbone Ash. Got on a bus from Lincoln but more like a mystery tour.
Barclay James Harvest. Look them up if you've never heard of them before.
Spear of Destiny. Hull City Hall. Turns out he was Boy George's beau for some time.
Elkie Brooks. Nottingham. Just good music

1990's
Paul Weller. Hull. He did not really need the other two from 1979.
Texas. Hull. The Hush- Lush.
Bernard Butler. Hull Blagged these last two through my brother who had done BB's album graphics.
Ocean Colour Scene. Hull. Best edge of britpop band.
Craig David. Sheffield. Went with daughter for first gig. Me and 15,000 females.
Beautiful South, Brid Spa. Fantastic live band
Lindisfarne. Beamish. Stumbled across them whilst looking for the musuem gift shop.
S Club 7. Just parked up in the car whilst wife and daughters attended.

2000's
REM. KC Arena. Poured with rain but great gig.
Tom Jones. Dalby Forest. One to see before he pops his welsh clogs.
Hem. Dalby Forest. Chilled out.
The Zutons. KC Arena. Before they were well known, Valerie.
Florence and the Machine. Will's first gig
James Taylor. Birmingham NEC. What a great musician, performer and showman. Trip with my wife. I was too shy to get to the stage for one of his legendary 30 minute interval autograph sessions and had to e mail his website later. He sent me a signed photo. What a hero.
Joe Bonamassa. Brid Spa. Best guitarist in the world and just getting started.
Kiss. Sheffield. Wow
Black Country Communion. Leeds. More Wow
Michael Schenker Group. Leeds. Rock and Roll. Played UFO's Doctor Doctor.
James Taylor Birmingham. All the family. My son looks like a young JT.
Martin Turners Wishbone Ash. Local town hall. You never lose it.
The Scorpions at Munich Olympiahalle a week before Christmas.
Walter Trout in a basement in York
John Cooper Clarke at the Opera House, York. F****** Brilliant
Joe Bonamassa in Sheffield. Bigger and better
Neil Young and Crazy Horse. One on my all time wish list fulfilled.
Joe Satriani. Absolutely mesmerising guitarist
James Taylor. Third time but just gets even better
John Otway and Wild Willy Barratt

What next...................wish list. Pink Floyd (probably never), Take That (three left and counting), Van Halen (as long as Eddie is still there) amongst many. You just cannot beat live music.

Thank you , goodnight.