Here are some of the gigs I can remember being at -
METALLICA & ANTHRAX - Master Of Puppets tour
SLAYER - Reign In Blood & South Of Heaven tours
MOTORHEAD - Orgasmatron & Rock n' Roll tours
HELLOWEEN & OVERKILL
CELTIC FROST - Into The Pandemonium & Cold Lake ( ) tours
AGENT STEEL & ATOMKRAFT
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES at least a couple of times
Monsters Of Rock 2 or 3 times
Christmas On Earth (OVERKILL, CRO-MAGS & NUCLEAR ASSAULT were the best)
NAPALM DEATH & SOB
MEGADETH
ANTHRAX & TESTAMENT
Possibly some more, but my memory is crap...

Metal Iain wrote:

phodg wrote:Guns N Roses - Manchester Apollo (first UK tour - the place was less than half full)

Skid Row - Manchester Apollo (first tour)

Donington 84 - AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy, Gary Moore, Y&T, Accept, Motley Crue
Donington 85 - ZZ Top, Marillion, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Ratt, Magnum
Donington 87 - Bon Jovi, Dio, Metallica, Anthrax, WASP, Cinderella
Donington 88 - Iron Maiden, Kiss, Dave Lee Roth, Guns N Roses, Megadeth, Helloween

Fookin' hell!

All of them exept for Skid Row,and I did Donington 86 as well,but it wasn't much cop.
Saw Maiden ;
83 World Piece tour Nottingham
84 World Slavery tour Nottingham
86? Somewhere on Tour Leicester and Manchester
Saw 'em with Blaze at Rock City Nottingham,Brixton Acedemy and Sheffield.
One I haven't seen mentioned,Megadeth and Sanctuary at Rock city on the "So far so good tour"
Tallica and Anthrax on the "Damage inc "tour
Anthrax and Testament on the "Among" tour
And probably some more I've forgot.Too much beer down the years.

ribbons69 wrote:All of them exept for Skid Row,and I did Donington 86 as well,but it wasn't much cop.
Saw Maiden ;
83 World Piece tour Nottingham
84 World Slavery tour Nottingham
86? Somewhere on Tour Leicester and Manchester
Saw 'em with Blaze at Rock City Nottingham,Brixton Acedemy and Sheffield.
One I haven't seen mentioned,Megadeth and Sanctuary at Rock city on the "So far so good tour"
Tallica and Anthrax on the "Damage inc "tour
Anthrax and Testament on the "Among" tour
And probably some more I've forgot.Too much beer down the years.

Yeah - I saw Megadeth/Sanctuary and Anthrax/Testament at Manchester Apollo. Probably the best Megadeth gig I ever saw despite (or maybe because of) Mustaine being off his face.
Also used to see Wolfsbane a lot - Blaze was always very approachable, even though I always tried to get him pissed before they went on stage. He didn't usually drink before gigs though - claimed he was saving his voice. They were a great live band - anybody else see them ? First time I saw them was at Manchester International supporting the Quireboys. I remember getting on satge at some point towards the end but falling off as I was hammered. Good times.

phodg wrote:

ribbons69 wrote:All of them exept for Skid Row,and I did Donington 86 as well,but it wasn't much cop.
Saw Maiden ;
83 World Piece tour Nottingham
84 World Slavery tour Nottingham
86? Somewhere on Tour Leicester and Manchester
Saw 'em with Blaze at Rock City Nottingham,Brixton Acedemy and Sheffield.
One I haven't seen mentioned,Megadeth and Sanctuary at Rock city on the "So far so good tour"
Tallica and Anthrax on the "Damage inc "tour
Anthrax and Testament on the "Among" tour
And probably some more I've forgot.Too much beer down the years.

Yeah - I saw Megadeth/Sanctuary and Anthrax/Testament at Manchester Apollo. Probably the best Megadeth gig I ever saw despite (or maybe because of) Mustaine being off his face.
Also used to see Wolfsbane a lot - Blaze was always very approachable, even though I always tried to get him pissed before they went on stage. He didn't usually drink before gigs though - claimed he was saving his voice. They were a great live band - anybody else see them ? First time I saw them was at Manchester International supporting the Quireboys. I remember getting on satge at some point towards the end but falling off as I was hammered. Good times.

Ha ha... Wolfsbane!!! They were my first "club" gig when i was 16. Before that it was only the Edinburgh Playhouse for me. Wolfsbane were quite entertaining though in a kind of bad Van Halen sort of way. What was their first album called?? "Live Fast...Die Fast" or something. Have it on tape somewhere.

Yeah I saw Wolfsbane around the time the LP came out.
Not really my cup of tea but they played Preston so had to go.
Just thank fk that I missed Tigertailz when they played Guild Hall

Artist Date Support Venue

Anthrax 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
Bon Jovi 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
Cinderella 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
Dio 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
Metallica 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
WASP 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
Motorhead 20 September 1987 Sword Playhouse
Shadows 23 October 1987 Playhouse
Anthrax 05 November 1987 Testament Playhouse
Dio 13 December 1987 Warlock Playhouse
Xentrix 31 January 1988 Inner State Venue
Alice Cooper 01 April 1988 Playhouse
Shy 14 April 1988 Venue
Saxon 06 May 1988 Playhouse
Megadeth 14 May 1988 Sanctuary Playhouse
Judas Priest 17 June 1988 Bonfire Playhouse
David Lee Roth 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Guns n' Roses 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Helloween 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Iron Maiden 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Kiss 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Megadeth 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Slayer 18 September 1988 Nuclear Assault Playhouse
Metallica 24 September 1988 Danzig Playhouse
Metallica 25 September 1988 Danzig Playhouse
Kiss 01 October 1988 Playhouse
Helloween 06 November 1988 Playhouse
David Lee Roth 17 November 1988 Playhouse
David Lee Roth 18 November 1988 Playhouse
Cinderella 19 November 1988 Playhouse
Iron Maiden 22 November 1988 Killer Dwarfs Playhouse
Bon Jovi 03 December 1988 Lita Ford SECC
Magnum 14 December 1988 Playhouse
Celtic Frost 24 February 1989 Destruction Playhouse
Scorpions 07 March 1989 House Of Lords Playhouse
Anthrax 09 March 1989 Living Colour Playhouse
Vow Wow 22 March 1989 Leatherwolf Venue
Europe 27 March 1989 Playhouse
Sabbat 04 June 1989 Venue
Black Sabbath 05 September 1989 Axxis Playhouse
Motley Crue 06 November 1989 Skid Row Playhouse
Sabbat 19 November 1989 Xentrix Venue
Gang Green 28 January 1990 Corrosion Of Conformity Venue
Yngwie Malmsteen 02 March 1990 China Playhouse
D.O.A. 15 April 1990 Venue
D.R.I. 22 April 1990 Corrosion Of Conformity Venue
Metallica 26 May 1990 Warrior Soul SECC
Dio 01 June 1990 Trouble Playhouse
Sacred Reich 09 September 1990 Atrophy Venue
Vixen 10 September 1990 Network
Iron Maiden 27 September 1990 Playhouse
Obituary 30 September 1990 Demolition Hammer,Morgoth Venue
Megadeth 12 October 1990 Clash Of The Titans Ingliston
Suicidal Tendencies 12 October 1990 Clash Of The Titans Ingliston
Testament 12 October 1990 Clash Of The Titans Ingliston
Slayer 12 October 1990 Clash Of The Titans Ingliston
Xentrix 28 October 1990 Venue
Queensryche 01 November 1990 Playhouse

Scoobmaster wrote:Dio 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
WASP 22 August 1987 Monster Of Rock Donington
Dio 13 December 1987 Warlock Playhousenue
Alice Cooper 01 April 1988 Playhouse
Megadeth 14 May 1988 Sanctuary Playhouse
Judas Priest 17 June 1988 Bonfire Playhouse
David Lee Roth 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Guns n' Roses 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Iron Maiden 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Kiss 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Megadeth 20 August 1988 Monster Of Rock Donington
Kiss 01 October 1988 Playhouse
David Lee Roth 17 November 1988 Playhouse
David Lee Roth 18 November 1988 Playhouse
Iron Maiden 22 November 1988 Killer Dwarfs Playhouse
Scorpions 07 March 1989 House Of Lords Playhouse
Europe 27 March 1989 Playhouse
Black Sabbath 05 September 1989 Axxis Playhouse
Motley Crue 06 November 1989 Skid Row
Dio 01 June 1990 Trouble Playhouse
Iron Maiden 27 September 1990 Playhouse
Megadeth 12 October 1990 Clash Of The Titans Ingliston

JAMMY BASTARD!

Old Bastard more like!! I only started going to gigs with Scoob after 89 so i missed out on all those classic oldies. He keeps all his old ticket stubbs in a box by the way. It is like Heavy Metal trainspotting

Shugmaster wrote:Old Bastard more like!! I only started going to gigs with Scoob after 89 so i missed out on all those classic oldies. He keeps all his old ticket stubbs in a box by the way. It is like Heavy Metal trainspotting

At least he can remember who he has seen. I started going to gigs in '86 and can't remember half of them.

ribbons69 wrote:Saw Maiden ;
83 World Piece tour Nottingham
84 World Slavery tour Nottingham
86? Somewhere on Tour Leicester and Manchester
Saw 'em with Blaze at Rock City Nottingham,Brixton Acedemy and Sheffield.

Posts like this make me want to cry

I've seen Maiden 5 times so far, which I don't think is bad for a younger fan... but it's not enough!

How do you think i feel, I not managed to get to one of their gigs once.

I think you probably feel like a loser?

Well a loser with a superiority complex, yes.

James wrote:

ribbons69 wrote:Saw Maiden ;
83 World Piece tour Nottingham
84 World Slavery tour Nottingham
86? Somewhere on Tour Leicester and Manchester
Saw 'em with Blaze at Rock City Nottingham,Brixton Acedemy and Sheffield.

Posts like this make me want to cry

I've seen Maiden 5 times so far, which I don't think is bad for a younger fan... but it's not enough!

If it makes you feel better,at least you're not staring down the barrel at your 40th birthday this september!

I saw the greatest ever British thrash band:
SLAMMER
in Reading in about 1989/90, they were supporting CRIMSON GLORY.



(Please read the first line above in an "ironic" tone.)
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Remeber seeing Death Angel play the Hammersmith Odeon on the Act III tour along with Forbidden and a couple of other bands (whose names escape me). There was probably no more than 200 people in the place (made it a bit more special) I was planning to see Udo Dirkschneider at the Marquee, but he had a heart-attack before the gig. So Death Angel were second choice...Thank God I went..they were great live.