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Off Topic Gigs, Concert and Live Music

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by TheCasual, Jun 12, 2019.

  1. Oregon Tiger

    Oregon Tiger Well-Known Member

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    I saw Mott The Hoople a couple of times in their heyday. On one of the tours they had a little known band called Queen as the support.
     
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  2. Duke Silver

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    What ever became of them eh?
     
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  3. spesupersydera

    spesupersydera Well-Known Member

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    The tour of the US with MtH was the one and only time Queen ever played as support act - they certainly had a meteoric rise to fame.
     
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  4. originallambrettaman

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    Otway's double guitar...



    And the brilliant Beware Of The Flowers...

     
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  5. tigerscanada

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    Aye...

    "... down in the city, just Hoople and me... " - (about 2:30 in)...



    Tribute for Freddie Mercury by a few of his old pals...



    Life goes on...



    Hunter's tribute to Bowie...

     
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  6. Ron Burguvdy

    Ron Burguvdy Well-Known Member

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    Just watched it - utterly, utterly bonkers...

    Highly recommended!
     
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  7. TheCasual

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    I'm off to see my teen idol tonight at Welly. Pete Doherty.

    I also saw Shed Seven acoustic show at Welly on Good Friday. Absolutely brilliant.
     
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  8. highpeak tiger

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    Built by Gordon Smith guitars, which used to be made in Partington near Manchester.
     
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  9. kirkellatiger

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    That Pete Doherty gig was quite bizarre!
     
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  10. TheCasual

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    It really was.

    I met the guy off his tits on stage in the toilet before the gig and he recognised me from National Ave driving range :emoticon-0117-talki
     
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  11. dennisboothstash

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    Ok
    So now I’m fascinated

    What happened?!
     
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  12. kirkellatiger

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    It was all very chaotic. He’d play a song, stop half way, and break into story. One of the support acts was off his face, joined Pete for a song, then got escorted off. Some random guy in the crowd joined him for a song only to then get booted off stage for over egging it. Various technical issues, his dogs joined him on the stage, his mum was in the crowd, and various stories about the clientele in the Banks Harbour. That said, Pete looked relatively healthy.
     
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  13. dennisboothstash

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    <laugh>
    sounds great!
     
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  14. Der Alte

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    Saw him a few years back at Howden Shire Hall. Certainly was entertaining.
     
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  15. Chazz Rheinhold

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    It will be a Squeeze in there
    Ridiculous idea
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  16. rovertiger

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    The Master.
    Me and a mate saw his concert at Cecil 1968/69? Met him afterwards and was a gent, so pleased i'd shook the Master;s hand.
     
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  17. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    You ever heard his tapes on you tube slagging his band off rover?
    Funny as
    The band were that sick of him one started recording his rants
    Lot of a **** tbh
    Jerry Seinfeld used it for some of his act
    This guy….
     
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  18. rovertiger

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    I'll look for them Chazz, heard he was an hard taskmaster but he produced the goods so expected his band too.
     
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  19. tigerscanada

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    A gig I regret I missed... 1 hr 40 min all told.

     
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  20. Ron Burguvdy

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    IMG_0160.jpeg https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/49-year-old-at-rock-gig-realises-hes-easily-the-youngest-person-there-20170514127540?fbclid=IwAR3INW5t1cdvhN2EtGywjlNH3OXQ1N9ZXifMxyvGhiVVX7fvoz5q6HLTfG4
     
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