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Gig of a Lifetime



Harry Chapin - (2016)
Harry Chapin - Southport Theatre, Southport, 1977

In our 'Gig of a Lifetime' column recalls attending his first gig as a teenager, which was a show by the late American folk singer-songwriter Harry Chapin at the Southport Theatre in 1977


David Bowie - (2016)
David Bowie - Manchester and Exeter, 1972

In 'Gig of a Lifetime' Nicky Crewe looks back on her memories of attending three David Bowie gigs on the 1972 'Ziggy Stardust' tour


Neds Atomic Dustbin - (2015)
Neds Atomic Dustbin - La Luna, Portland, Oregon, June 1996

In 'Gig of a Lifetime' Erick Mertz writes of attending a Ned's Atomic Dustbin show in Portland in 1996 with a friend, who at his first gig, believes that he attending a Doors show and ends up having his life changed by rock and roll


Pavement - (2015)
Pavement - All Tomorrow’s Parties, Minehead, June 2010

Mark Rowland relives his favourite gig of all time, a long-awaited chance to see Pavement at their curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in Minehead


Pink Floyd - (2015)
Pink Floyd - Earls Court, London, May 1973

In 'Gig of a Lifetime' Keith How writes of attending one of Pink Floyd's legendary 'The Dark Side of the Moon' concerts at Earls Court in London in 1973


Manic Street Preachers - (2014)
Manic Street Preachers - (Gig of a Lifetime) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, December 1999

In 'Gig of a Lifetime' Mary O'Meara reflects on the Manic Street Preachers' infamous New Year's Eve gig in 1999 at the then just opened Millennium Stadium in Cardiff


Faust - (2014)
Faust - (Gig of a Lifetime) Corsica Studios, London, December 2006

In 'Gig of a Lifetime', Dominic Simpson writes about being evacuated from London venue the Corsica Studios after German avant-garde rockers Faust set off a smoke bomb


Patti Smith - (2014)
Patti Smith - (Gig of a Lifetime) Manchester Academy, September 2012

In 'Gig of a Lifetime' Nicky Crewe writes of attending a Patti Smith concert at the Academy in Manchester in 2012


Pink Floyd - (2014)
Pink Floyd - (Gig of a Lifetime) Earls Court, London, August 1980

In 'Gig of a Lifetime', Dastardly writes of attending his first ever gig, one of Pink Floyd's legendary 'The Wall' shows at Earls Court in London in 1980


Howler - (2014)
Howler - (Gig of a Lifetime) Bodega, Notttingham, March 2012

In 'Gig a Lifetime' Dave Goodwin recollects photographing an anarchic show from Minneapolis indie rock band Howler in Nottingham in 2012


Primal Scream - (2014)
Primal Scream - (Gig of a Lifetime) Princess Charlotte, Leicester, September 1989

In our 'Gig of a Lifetime' series, Jon Rogers recalls attending a terrible Primal Scream gig in Leicester in 1989


Brilliant Corners - (2014)
Brilliant Corners - (Gig of a Lifetime) Popfest, Madrid, March 2014

In In our 'Gig of a Lifetime' series, Dixie Ernill writes about seeing reformed 80's indie pop act the Brilliant Corners earlier this year at the Madrid Popfest







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