October 15th 1999 – Birmingham NEC I hadn't been to a Def Leppard tour concert since Hysteria in 1987!!! Much as I love Def Leppard, they did a couple of more of the same albums after Hysteria, not bad albums, but "Adranalize" pretty much followed the same formula and "Slang" I didn't really get at... Continue Reading →
March 23rd 1995 - Birmingham NEC Arena I don't recall for sure who the support act was, but in the back of my mind, I've a feeling it was An Emotional Fish from Dublin, who had a fantastic single called "Rain" in 1993 and "Aeroplanes" in 1994....so just in case I don't get to talk... Continue Reading →
October 23rd 1991 - Birmingham NEC This gig was a bit of a birthday treat to me. If a trip to the NEC could ever be considered a "treat". Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark had now gone through a bit of a change, with FIVE of the main protagonists leaving the band. They had spent... Continue Reading →
March 20th 1990 – Birmingham NEC NO SUPPORT ACT - Not something you see on many tickets. Only certain artists can do this, most are contracted to have some form of support, but this is David Bowie, icon and god of music.....do what the Duck you like son!!! For any number of reasons, I'd yet... Continue Reading →
December 14th 1989 – Birmingham NEC A couple of months before the concert, we had seen The Who at the NEC, so to follow it up at the same venue with another icon of music was tremendous. This was another worrying gig watching an old star performing to us "young" 24/25 year olds. By the... Continue Reading →
October 7th 1989 – Birmingham NEC The Who, iconic, this would be their 25th anniversary tour.......25 years and still rocking the hell out of venues, well, after a break from each other! The Who broke up in 1983, reforming for Live Aid in 1985, so I'd heard a fair bit of stuff by now and... Continue Reading →
July 15th 1989 – Birmingham NEC Ah, back to my favourite venue...not! Sound usually rubbish, view fairly poor, food and beer extortionate.....oh, and the NEC is a bit of a pig to get to from Leicester. Needs must though, as bands like the Pet Shop Boys just didn't bother with Leicester, so if we wanted... Continue Reading →
May 15th 1987 - Birmingham International Arena (NEC) 1982 Duran Duran came to Leicester on the Rio Tour, that was the height of their fame and a fascinating time for me getting into music. Due to a combination of no money and tickets selling out super quick, I didn't get to see them. Then, they... Continue Reading →
November 8th 1986 - Birmingham International Arena (NEC) Supported by: Zerra One Now this was a strange time in my life, alot was going on. I was finding my feet in the work place having started at Alliance and Leicester in April 1986. I was slowly building a really nice social of friends here to... Continue Reading →
