Bill haley 1974 Hammersmith
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Guns Nā Roses Jun 6, 1992
Hippodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Use Your Illusion Tour
First : Soundgarden & Faith No More
Guests : Lenny Kravitz & Aerosmith
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Rolling Stones (with Brian Jones), Genoa Palasport 1967
EL&P, Genoa Palasport 1972
Eric Clapton, Genoa Palasport 1983
Manhattan Transfer, Genoa Parchi di Nervi 1987
Pink Floyd, Turin Stadio delle Alpi 1994
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You have to choose one 
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Difficultā¦ Iād say Rolling Stones because it was my first concert
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New Order at the Student Union, St Andrews University in 1981.
My recollection is that they stormed off in a wail of feedback after five or six songs. We didnāt quite know what we had seen but we knew we had seen something.
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If I can have just one it would be The Smiths at Leicester Polytechnic, 16 November 1983. This was before the first album and they had a limited number of songs. There were so many encores that at least one got played three times.
If I could sneak in my equal favourite it would be Joy Division on 18 October 1979, at Bangor University supporting the Buzzcocks. I found out later that my friends Dave and Will were sitting at the same table as the band when having lunch in the student refectory. They had no idea it was the band at the time.
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Far too many to list, starting with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Amen Corner and The Move on 2nd December 1967 at Brighton Dome. More recently Andrew Bird on 19th February 2023 at Shepherdās Bush Empire - with the great Ted Poor on drums. I could list so many more from the intervening 55 years that would all qualify as the best gig I have ever seen.
Grateful Dead Empire Pool Wembley 8th April 1972. I have it all on vinyl so I know it was as good as I remembered.
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Must of been great. Brian jones live wow
McCoy Tyner Quintet, Ronnie Scottās, 1982. McCoy was at his considerable peak.
Followed by Woody Shaw Quintet and Bill Evans Trio at the same venue and in the same era.
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Original Ronnies. 1962.
Dexter Gordon. First visit. I donāt think we had ever heard a saxophone played with such authority.
He was a big fellah in his prime. Nearly filled the club up on his own.
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Iāll select two if I may:
Frank Zappa: Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (The āSheik Yerboutiā Tour)
CSNY/The Band/Joni Mitchell/Jessie Colin Young: Wembley Stadium 1974
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Difficult because I saw so many of my personal favourites live and loved them all. No disappointments. The best Iād have to go with Bob Dylan 1978 Earls court. Almost the best would be Dave Brubeck Bath Festival, small hall and absolute magic.
Yes, with his famous hatā¦ it shows how old I am! 
Tricky, my first was very memorable in the early 70s, seeing Hawkwind in Bristol, but more memorable for the girl with long blonde hair who whipped it across my face, and we struck up, shall we say, a ācloseā but brief relationship.
Then maybe an early Police gig in Oxford (78 or 79), but sadly cut off early due to violence in the theatre.
The best for pure enjoyment was Alex Harvey and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1976 in London. It was great fun from beginning to end, and I was with another very nice young lady.
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The Fall, Reading 1990. Headliners Pixies also very goodā¦. in fact the whole thing was blimmin great, the joy of early 20ās exuberance!
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I have seen a lot of the great bands at the usual venues where you end up watching a TV screen. My fondest memories are of gigs at the Bridge house, canning town or the Ruskin arms, East Ham. The band Remus down boulevard with little Dave Edwards and Dennis Stratton(left to join Iron Maiden) both on lead guitar.
I was lucky one evening on a pub crawl to end up in the Hope and Anchor,Islington where a yet to break into the spotlight band called Dire Straits were playing Sultans of swing. Thats my best gig, you knew they were destined for success.
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Runrigs farewell concert The Last Dance in a field below Stirling Castle. 25000 of us knowing it was to be the last gig . The atmosphere was electric and so emotional . Fans who had been on a 40 year journey with them seeing it come to an end. They played their hearts out that night along with the guests.
Everbody on and off stage left in tearsš
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Oh yes, late 70s, early 80s, The Blues Band, Nine Below Zero and Graham Parker and the Rumour ā¦ ā¦ ā¦ happy days!
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