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Madonna 6 10Wembley Stadium 20 Jul 1987 Plus Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys, but not the rumoured Wet Wet Wet. My first concert, went with a friend from school and some friends of his dad. Sounds a bit weird now. Got the t-shirt, programme, every bit of junk going...Rate Madonna
Anthrax 8 10Hammersmith Odeon 13 Mar 1989 plus Living Colour. My first proper gig, went up on a coach trip. See the patches on my denim jacket m/Rate Anthrax
WASP Portsmouth Guildhall 21 May 1989 Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to...
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Transvision Vamp Portsmouth Guildhall 13 Jun 1989 Was this the time I threw my pants at the stage?
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Dogs D'Amour Portsmouth Guildhall 08 Oct 1989 plus Under Neath What... went to London to see UNW a few days later, probably the Marquee...
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The Primitives 8 10Portsmouth Guildhall 20 Nov 1989 Plus the Pale Saints, I later went on to work with their lead singer at nme.comRate The Primitives
The Primitives Forum 23 Nov 1989 Was the Town & Country still then, Pale Saints supported again, and Fatima Mansions too I think.
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Under Neath What 7 10Astoria 11 May 1990 I was in the queue for this gig and bought a fanzine off someone. Did I know Metallica were doing a secret gig just a few doors down at the Marquee club? Why on earth did I stay at the Astoria? Bah...Rate Under Neath What
Tad Portsmouth Polytechnic 13 Jun 1990 First time they visited WITHOUT Nirvana in tow, just my luck...
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Big Top Frenzy 6 10Portsmouth Guildhall 02 Aug 1990 Festival in Guildhall Square, Firework Party, The Rubber Bishops (Bill Bailey + Kevin Eldon, Midway Still, Alan Parker, Atilla The Stockbroker, Eat, Back To The Planet, Mega City Four, Trevor & Simon +Rate Big Top Frenzy
Iron Maiden Mayflower Theatre 20 Sep 1990 Snuck in, and got thrown out again before the gig started. Went home, having not seen the gig.
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Iron Maiden 6.5 10Hammersmith Odeon 18 Oct 1990 Was on a training course in Hounslow, turned up too late for support band Wolfsbane, and anyway we had no tickets, but got given some by someone outside, I am sure it was Tommy Vance. Apparently we saw Jonathon King there too.Rate Iron Maiden
Love / Hate 8.5 10The Marquee 31 Oct 1990 Plus my first time (of many) of seeing Atom Seed, and a couple of other bands. Happy new year!Rate Love / Hate
Atom Seed The Pit 12 Jan 1991 My favourite band of the time playing at the club I used to go to every week anyway, not bad... The Pit is now part of a bingo hall.
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Pop Will Eat Itself 6 10Brixton Academy 20 Jan 1991 PWEI, plus my favourite band of the time Atom Seed.
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Motorhead 10 10Portsmouth Guildhall 18 Feb 1991 plus The Almighty. Got thrown out of downstairs for having an upstairs ticket.Rate Motorhead
Megadeth Poole Arts Centre 24 Mar 1991 First time I saw them. Just caught up with a friend who was there too (and who I'd not seen for over ten years, he says Alice In Chains opened, followed by The Almighty at the Poole Arts Center gig '91 (if I remember correctly)
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Transvision Vamp Portsmouth Guildhall 20 Jun 1991 Second time seeing them here, Sinead O'Connor was there too.
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The Primitives 7 10The Joiners 26 Jun 1991 Ah, past their peak, still a treat to see them at a venue this size.Rate The Primitives
Dee-Lite Birmingham Academy 14 Jul 1991 plus PM Dawn. A Nixdorf friend's birthday, the only gig we could find in town to go to.
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Monsters of Rock Castle Donington 05 Aug 1991 AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. m/
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Guns n' Roses 9 10Wembley Stadium 31 Aug 1991 Izzy Stradlin's last ever show. Support Nine Inch Nails and Skid Row - Sebastian Bach swore too much and got them barred for life.Rate Guns n' Roses
Wolfsbane 9 10The Marquee 06 Oct 1991 Found the ticket now! I went to the gig on my own, then got the last train up to Rugby, where I was staying for college. Can't find details anywhere online. Much stage diving, one of my favourite gig.sRate Wolfsbane
Skid Row 7 10Docklands Arena 22 Nov 1991 plus LA Guns and Love / Hate. The latter announced a "secret" gig they were doing the next day in London, I should have gone they were one of my fave bands of the day.Rate Skid Row
Nirvana Birmingham Academy 27 Nov 1991 plus Captain America and Shonen Knife. I got the t-shirt and everything, wish I still had it. Birmingham Hummingbird is now part of the Academy.
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Neds Atomic Dustbin Portsmouth Guildhall 19 Dec 1991 I saw them once more on this tour, in Reading uni / poly I think, can't find the date though...
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Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 9.33 10Wembley Stadium 20 Apr 1992 The remaining members of Queen, Guns'n'Roses, Metallica, David Bowie, Elton John etc... not a bad lineup.Rate Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Punt and Dennis 5 10Portsmouth Guildhall 24 Nov 1992 The far less funny part of the Mary Whitehouse Experience, still we completed the setRate Punt and Dennis
Extreme Bournemouth International Centre 19 Dec 1992 I remember us being a foot taller than anyone else in the crowd somehow...
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Molly Half Head The Wedgewood Rooms 03 Mar 1993 I remember going clearly, but don't think this can have been the first of my trips to the Wedgewood Rooms, can it?
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