God I'm getting an old git (NLC)

tonyg · Post by **tonyg** » Thu May 16, 2013 10:04 am

Now that Bowie has a new album out and is back in fashion again i did some research.

I went to see him FORTY

years ago today at the Music Hall in Aberdeen when he was still Ziggy Stardust with the Spiders from Mars.

First rock concert i went to.

Definitely getting an old git - good gig though.

hardrockjock · Post by **hardrockjock** » Thu May 16, 2013 10:15 am

You young thing you............ "SLADE" - before they became glam rock etc - a really good rock band - July 11th 1970..................

Doc883 · Post by **Doc883** » Thu May 16, 2013 10:21 am

Queen and Foreigner, both in Germany in 1982, when I was in 5th year at a Military School in Hamm

martins · Post by **martins** » Thu May 16, 2013 10:37 am

19 May 1978. Never Say Die tour by Black Sabbath supported by a then little known band called Van Halen. Awsome gig by Van Halen but a little jaded Black Sabbath (Ozzy was away with the mixer). Hearing has never fully recovered

Not as old as Tonyg but still 35 Years ago this weekend.

Yikes.

M

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu May 16, 2013 11:48 am

Tony - "getting"?

Says me who was born on the day sterling changed to decimalisation

Post by **Shug** » Thu May 16, 2013 11:52 am

Keep going lads - I was feeling sh*t, balding and heading for middle age until reading this

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Thu May 16, 2013 11:59 am

Doc883 wrote:Queen and Foreigner, both in Germany in 1982, when I was in 5th year at a Military School in Hamm

Now there's a concert I'd love to have been at. Good memories?

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Thu May 16, 2013 12:07 pm

I don't do gigs .... ok went to RNSO with my good lady wife but that's about it. Too many people , too much traffic , cant be arsed with it

... will get my granddad hat.

Eric K · Post by **Eric K** » Thu May 16, 2013 12:17 pm

tonyg wrote:... Bowie ... FORTY years ago ... Music Hall in Aberdeen ...

I raise you "Showaddywaddy in the Capitol".

martins · Post by **martins** » Thu May 16, 2013 12:22 pm

AC/DC a couple of weeks earlier also at the Capitol and The Clash in July. 78 was a good year. I was 17 the world was there for the taking....

But to top them all....

Slade and Sweet together on the same bill......Music Hall Aberdeen.......December 2012. Rock on....

M

Dipper · Post by **Dipper** » Thu May 16, 2013 12:30 pm

scott_e wrote:I don't do gigs .... ok went to RNSO with my good lady wife but that's about it. Too many people , too much traffic , cant be arsed with it ... will get my granddad hat.

me neither! never been, probably never will. all that people and noise is my idea of hell! however if freddie hadnt popped his cloggs in 91 i reckon i would have made an exception for Queen

martins · Post by **martins** » Thu May 16, 2013 1:00 pm

I don't do gigs .... ok went to RNSO with my good lady wife but that's about it. Too many people , too much traffic , cant be arsed with it ... will get my granddad hat.

Gigs are noisey and they are full of people but that is the whole point.......you guys were got 'old' years before 'Old Tonyg' as he should now be referred to on here....

Waiting for Tut to chine in with when he saw the Beatles in Hamburg in 62 or Elvis in Houston back in 58

or maybe Shirley Bassey.....Should start another thread......what was Tut's first gig.....

M

Post by **Shug** » Thu May 16, 2013 1:02 pm

martins wrote:
I don't do gigs .... ok went to RNSO with my good lady wife but that's about it. Too many people , too much traffic , cant be arsed with it ... will get my granddad hat.
Gigs are noisey and they are full of people but that is the whole point.......you guys were got 'old' years before 'Old Tonyg' as he should now be referred to on here....

Waiting for Tut to chine in with when he saw the Beatles in Hamburg in 62 or Elvis in Houston back in 58 or maybe Shirley Bassey.....Should start another thread......what was Tut's first gig.....

M

Tut mentioning Helen Shapiro in 3... 2... 1...

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Thu May 16, 2013 1:06 pm

My first concerts were probably either Status Quo or Lindisfarne Christmas Concerts at City Halls in Newcastle - cant remember what years but it would have been in the 70's

Status Quo concerts don't age me in any way as they have been performing constantly since the 1700's I believe.

greyrigg · Post by **greyrigg** » Thu May 16, 2013 1:25 pm

Status Quo May 1979, Glasgow Apollo....

Oct '79 AC/DC supported by Def Leppard, Glasgow Apollo again, drove up in my mini clubman estate on the old A74, happy days

Malcolm

Scottish Elises