RobTrent
UTC Legend
Too many worthy gigs on the other thread, so heres my worst:
I was blown away after seeing Diamond Head support April Wine at the Southampton Gaumont. Must have been early eighties. I bought their album at the concert with their autographs on it. (Its now got quite a value).
Anyway, I was so convinced that they were going to be the next big thing for NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) that I agreed to go and see them a few weeks later at the Taunton Odeon.
The support act were SilverWing. A glam-rock band, and they were truly dreadful. The highlight of their stage show was when they had what looked like a firework stuck to the guitar which emitted sparks. Astounding it was not.
Diamond Head were very good, but the Odeon barely had 100 others in their, and so as concerts went it was very flat.
At the end, the vocalist said the words "Thank you Taunton, you've been great!". In reality the night was a bit of a flop.
I was blown away after seeing Diamond Head support April Wine at the Southampton Gaumont. Must have been early eighties. I bought their album at the concert with their autographs on it. (Its now got quite a value).
Anyway, I was so convinced that they were going to be the next big thing for NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) that I agreed to go and see them a few weeks later at the Taunton Odeon.
The support act were SilverWing. A glam-rock band, and they were truly dreadful. The highlight of their stage show was when they had what looked like a firework stuck to the guitar which emitted sparks. Astounding it was not.
Diamond Head were very good, but the Odeon barely had 100 others in their, and so as concerts went it was very flat.
At the end, the vocalist said the words "Thank you Taunton, you've been great!". In reality the night was a bit of a flop.