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What bands did you see before they became famous. 21:01 - Sep 22 with 7428 viewsqpr_1968

hands up, only one that i know of.

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 21:25 - Sep 22 with 3606 viewsR_from_afar

Porcupine Tree, in the back room of a pub in Windsor. It was all so small time that I swear the - cough - "pyrotechnics" were courtesy of a box of those indoor fireworks you used to see at children's birthday parties.

And then they conquered the world of rock

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 21:27 - Sep 22 with 3601 viewshorshamHoop

Slade - Ealing town hall 1972 - more of a dance than a gig! Obviously very young and still at school and my mate who was around 16 and went on to be a famous actor asked a stunning gal for a dance who must have been about 22 -23 years old and she said "I do not dance with babies" and he replied "I am so sorry - I did not realise you were having one"!
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 21:35 - Sep 22 with 3581 viewsdachiltern

Q Tips or should I say Paul Young. Railway Tavern, Harrow.
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 21:42 - Sep 22 with 3567 viewsderbyhoop

Yes. As a support band for the Nice. About 1969 at the Festival Hall.

Everything Everything at the Academy in Dublin 2013/14

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 22:10 - Sep 22 with 3527 viewsEsox_Lucius

Vinegar Joe, Kilburn & The High Roads, Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dr Feelgood, Pogue Mahone.
*Edit. I have since remembered Jimi Hendrix at The Farx in Souhall, The Nice at the same venue and I used to sit on the wall outside and listen to Deep Purple rehearse in the bass players garage.
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The grass is always greener.

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 22:30 - Sep 22 with 3505 viewsrrrspricey

Adam and the Ants in a boozer in Thamesmead when I was about 14
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 22:46 - Sep 22 with 3480 viewshamptonhillhoop

Kaiser Chiefs supporting the Ordinary Boys at the Camden Electric Ballroom. Next day "What was that song about the riot they did? That was alright"
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 23:00 - Sep 22 with 3457 viewssouthbrookstreet

the Rolling Stones.. at the Marquee in oxford street 1962
every Thursday I think admission was 25p
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 23:27 - Sep 22 with 3434 viewsgobbles

I saw Coldplay third on the bill at the Astoria once in about 2000.
I also saw Ed Sheeran in a side tent at Reading, although left early due to the rather drab sound and the amount of teenagers that had crowded the place.
Further back I saw The Proclaimers third on the bill to The Pogues in Finsbury Park.
I also saw Muse as a support act at the Astoria and was instantly hooked
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 03:06 - Sep 23 with 3391 viewscharmr

U2 Hemel Hempstead pavilion

The rock and roll capitol of Hertfordshire
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 08:32 - Sep 23 with 3256 viewsTheChef

Keane at the Barfly in Camden.

Knew it would be a long night when a) I saw Dido in the audience and b) they walked on and there was just a piano on the stage.

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 08:43 - Sep 23 with 3236 viewsDiscodroids

Chemical Brothers aka Dust Brothers at The heavenly Social @Turnmills 1994.

Daft Punk at The Velvet Rooms next to the Astoria 1995.

Norman F uckin' Cook at the Beat Clinic gerrard street soho, 1994.

Missed Oasis at the ilford island 1994. I lived a 2 minute walk from the venue but was on a brutal bastard of a comedown from the previous nights jolly up so i gave it a swerve. Regret that one.
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"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:01 - Sep 23 with 3211 viewsBathRanger

The Bangles in a small hall at Exeter University in the mid 80s about a week before Manic Monday was released.

Thom Yorke also at Exeter a few years later but pre-Radiohead.

Chris Rea supporting a Canadian rock band called Saga in Hammersmith around 1983.

My brother also saw Iron Maiden in a small hall at Brunel University in about 1980 when they had only released their first album.
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:08 - Sep 23 with 3202 viewsRs_Holy

REM (supporting U2)… absolute toilet :(
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:26 - Sep 23 with 3179 viewsNW5Hoop

Nirvana opening for Tad at the Duchess of York in Leeds.
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:39 - Sep 23 with 3161 viewsE17hoop

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 08:43 - Sep 23 by Discodroids

Chemical Brothers aka Dust Brothers at The heavenly Social @Turnmills 1994.

Daft Punk at The Velvet Rooms next to the Astoria 1995.

Norman F uckin' Cook at the Beat Clinic gerrard street soho, 1994.

Missed Oasis at the ilford island 1994. I lived a 2 minute walk from the venue but was on a brutal bastard of a comedown from the previous nights jolly up so i gave it a swerve. Regret that one.
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Saw the Prodigy at the Island in Ilford. Very messy.

It's always noisiest at the shallow end
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:51 - Sep 23 with 3140 viewsizlingtonhoop

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:08 - Sep 23 by Rs_Holy

REM (supporting U2)… absolute toilet :(


Hah!
One of my tropes (is it?) or catchphrase, when some someone mentions U2, ah the second most over rated band in the world...

The answer to the begged question is in that gig...

Me, The Proclaimers, supporting the Housemartins Kilburn National
Vapors Supporting The Jam, Rainbow
Pogue Mahone Wolverhampton Poly, St Patrick's Night 5p a pint Guinness promotion - absolutely as mad as it sounds!
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:57 - Sep 23 with 3127 viewsRangersDave

King at Warwick University, helped Paul King off the stage (it was rather high. lol)

Supporting muse..... The 1975, Biffy and a host of others that 'made it'

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:58 - Sep 23 with 3129 viewsmarkqpr

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 09:39 - Sep 23 by E17hoop

Saw the Prodigy at the Island in Ilford. Very messy.


I saw Prodigy at a Raindance in a warehouse in Cambridge before Charly was released. I thought Keith was just some punter who had jumped on stage in a Marceau Marceau mime outfit. Great night, Zero B played as well.

I saw Rage Against The Machine support Suicidal Tendencies at Kilburn and instantly was hooked from the first chord. They were actually better than Suicidal that night which was incredible enough in its self.

Also saw Kula Shaker at the Dublin Castle the night before they signed for Sony. I thought the lead singer looked a bit familiar, only to leave work the next night and bump into them standing outside Sony on Great Marlborough Street and say 'Great gig last night', 'Thanks Mark, how are you?' replied Crispian. It was only then I realised we went to six form college together! Nice bloke, he used to spend his lunchtimes at Peter Green's house round the corner, rendering him suitably useless for the afternoon!
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:04 - Sep 23 with 3123 viewsCroydonCaptJack

I saw the Cure loads of times supporting Siouxsie and me and a mate always used to go and see Blancmange. There must have been about fifty people at one early gig we went to.
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:11 - Sep 23 with 3104 viewsDiscodroids

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:04 - Sep 23 by CroydonCaptJack

I saw the Cure loads of times supporting Siouxsie and me and a mate always used to go and see Blancmange. There must have been about fifty people at one early gig we went to.


Mate, One of my favourite bands Blancmange . Seen them many, many times over the years.

I'm amazed no-one on this thread has said the Sex Pistols at the LesserlFree Trade hall, 1976.

I estimate one in five people i've ever met have told me they were there!

"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:25 - Sep 23 with 3089 viewsjohnhoop

Dire Straits supporting Talking Heads at Leicester Univ in Autumn 1978 (or it might have been the other way round), when the only things the two bands had released were the singles “Sultans of Swing” and ”Psycho Killer”. Was an avid NME reader in those days and it was that which must have alerted me to the gig.
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:29 - Sep 23 with 3088 viewsEastR

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:11 - Sep 23 by Discodroids

Mate, One of my favourite bands Blancmange . Seen them many, many times over the years.

I'm amazed no-one on this thread has said the Sex Pistols at the LesserlFree Trade hall, 1976.

I estimate one in five people i've ever met have told me they were there!


this clears a bit of that up!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2073690.I_Swear_I_Was_There

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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:37 - Sep 23 with 3078 viewsjoe90

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:04 - Sep 23 by CroydonCaptJack

I saw the Cure loads of times supporting Siouxsie and me and a mate always used to go and see Blancmange. There must have been about fifty people at one early gig we went to.


Can't top that!

I saw Florence and the Machine play in a shop basement in New Cross at a little club night me and some friends put on whilst at uni.
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What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:40 - Sep 23 with 3077 viewsMichael_Hunt

What bands did you see before they became famous. on 10:29 - Sep 23 by EastR

this clears a bit of that up!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2073690.I_Swear_I_Was_There


The Tremeloes; early sixties; Farnham Rd Slough Saturday Morning pictures, (they performed in the interval).

Chip Hawkes; Cheney Hawkes Dad lived in the next road to me.
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