| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in 11:44 - Apr 9 with 10344 views | robith |
A trend I noticed in the best gig/worst gig a lot of people seen some big bands in small spaces, and I thought a nice brag thread was in order.
Maybe we could even work out a ratio like record sales divided by capacity!
Saw Arctic Monkeys in the cluny in Newcastle. They weren't even the headline act (MIlburn were LOLOLOLOL)
Saw Coldpay at ULU. Couldn't have imagined the scale they'd reach
Not terribly small, but I saw blur at their Astoria residency in 2003. Being in the front couple of rows it felt insane to see a band of that size in that venue
Saw Arcade Fire at a church in Westminster. It was rubbish. I was gutted |  | | |  |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 23:05 - Apr 29 with 1230 views | smegma |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 08:48 - Apr 12 by distortR |
Apparently, if you get access, U2 can be viewed right up steve jobs arse. |
I took a peep and still havnt found what I'm looking for. |  | | |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 23:13 - Apr 29 with 1219 views | aston_hoop |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 21:25 - Apr 11 by karl |
Every gig in Orkney is basically small of course but seen Dr Feelgood twice here, 2nd time maybe 50 or 60 in a school lecture theatre, great night and had Lee on my shoulders at the end for the encore. Not sure he approved but everyone else enjoyed it!
He was as light as a feather.
Also seen Biffy Clyro just before they took off, not really my thing but could tell they were very good.
Dirty buggers legged it off island without paying their hotel bill, my mate who owned the nightclub they played in covered it and never has a good word to say about them. |
An old colleague of mine went to the same decent private school as the blokes from Biffy Clyro! on that basis knowing him, they could probably afford a hotel bill even before they were famous |  |
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| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 00:00 - Apr 30 with 1207 views | TwoHalves |
Not a 'big' band as such, but I saw The Groundhogs at some sort of social club attached to the old Wimbledon ground at Plough Lane. Early 80's I would imagine. Eleven people in the audience including me and two mates. | | | |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 00:45 - Apr 30 with 1182 views | kensalriser |
Jamiroquai at the Garage, Holloway Rd circa '93.
The Specials at the Electric Ballroom around the time their first single came out, probably supporting the Damned. Not exactly a small venue though.
Struggling to remember any others, which is strange considering the number of gigs I've been to. |  |
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| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 00:46 - Apr 30 with 1182 views | kensalriser |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 14:59 - Apr 9 by Konk |
I saw Oasis at The Venue in New Cross and Elvis Presley at a Pontins holiday camp on the Isle of Wight, when I was about seven. I think he opened for the comedian Mick Miller.
Stayed in a sh it pub round the corner rather than joining mates to see Radiohead at the Horn of Plenty pub in St Albans, which I regret, and couldn’t be bothered to go downstairs to see Blur playing in the basement at the Dome in Tufnell Park. Which I’m quite relaxed about.
My wife saw most of Artic Monkeys first gigs as she was living in Sheffield and her best mate worked with Andy, the bass player. |
All credit for the Elvis claim making it this far without comment. | |
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| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 00:51 - Apr 30 with 1178 views | Boston |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 00:46 - Apr 30 by kensalriser |
All credit for the Elvis claim making it this far without comment. |
Well, he's left the building. | |
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| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 16:29 - Apr 30 with 1114 views | kensalriser |
| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 00:51 - Apr 30 by Boston |
Well, he's left the building. |
Uh-huh. | |
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| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 16:33 - Apr 30 with 1111 views | BostonR |
AC/DC - Red Cow Hammersmith. Clash - Acklam Hall. |  | | |
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| The Smallest Space You've Seen the Biggest Band in on 16:56 - Apr 30 with 1104 views | MedwayR |
The Libertines at the Tap n Tin in Chatham, 2003. I think it was their first gig after Pete Doherty got released from prison. |  |
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