Post your Manics attendance

[Nature's Discontent]

03/06/2007 - Hall for Cornwall, Truro
17/12/2011 - O2 Arena, London
15/09/2013 - Festival No.6, Portmeirion
23/09/2013 - Colston Hall, Bristol
29/03/2014 - CIA, Cardiff
08/04/2014 - O2 Academy, Bournemouth
12/04/2014 - O2 Academy, Brixton

As you can see I'm clearly a wrinkled veteran of gig-going.

[Pantheral]

18-2-91 Nottingham Polytechnic ( I turned up the band didn't )
6-5-91 Nottingham Polytechnic ( Free Gig )
22-2-92 Nottingham Polytechnic
19-6-92 London Town & Country
7-10-92 Nottingham Rock City
5-7-93 Nottingham Rock City
19-9-93 Milton Keynes Bowl
17-10-94 Nottingham Rock City
2-6-96 Leicester Arena
12-4-97 London Albert Hall
11-12-02 Nottingham Arena
11-12-04 Nottingham Arena
4-4-05 Derby Assembly Rooms
24-5-07 Nottingham Rock City
12-10-10 Derby Assembly Rooms
19-5-11 Wolverhampton Civic
6-4-14 Wolverhampton Civic

[Babyamber]

20.10.1992 Cambridge Junction
11.12.1992 Kilburn National, London
23.06.1993 Marquee, London
13.07.1993 Portsmouth Guildhall
28.01.1994 Brixton Academy, London
03.03.1994 Clapham Grand, London
28.05.1994 Brockwell Park, London
10.10.1994 Cambridge Corn Exchange
11.10.1994 Leicester De Montfort University
19.12.1994 Astoria, London
20.12.1994 Astoria, London
21.12.1994 Astoria, London
29.12.1995 Wembley Arena, London
28.05.1996 Forum, London
29.05.1996 Forum, London
12.04.1997 Royal Albert Hall, London
22.09.1998 Margate Winter Gardens
02.06.2009 Brighton Dome
08.06.2009 HMV Forum, London
21.01.2011 Brixton Academy, London
22.01.2011 Brixton Academy, London
11.04.2014 Brixton Academy, London

Wow, a gap of 11 years! Journal For Plague Lovers reignited my 'lust' for the boys.

[franny]

Was Margate not meant to be the worst Manics gig ever?

[Redimp]

Can't remember precise dates but here you go...

Oct 1992 Leicester university
May 1993 Nottingham Rock City
Jan 1994 Leicester Uni or De Montfort Hall
June 1996 Leicester University
July 1996 Phoenix festival,long marston, Stratford
August 1996 Knebworth Herts (supporting oasis)
Oct 1996 Leicester De Montfort Hall
Sept/Oct 1998 Sheffield Arena
August 1999 v99 weston park Staffordshire
July 2003 old Trafford cricket ground Manchester
Dec 2004 Nottingham Arena
May 2007 Sheffield Octagon
Dec 2010 lincoln engine shed
Dec 2011 London O2 (national treasures)
March 2014 Leeds direct arena

[Babyamber]

Originally Posted by franny

Was Margate not meant to be the worst Manics gig ever?

It was pretty subdued and really rather depressing, maybe a major factor in my eleven year long hiatus!

[Oldland Manic]

Not got the biggest appearance list but here goes...

September 1993 - Milton Keynes Bowl
2003/2004 - Cardiff International Arena
8th April 2014 - 02 Academy Bournemouth

Er, that's it. I'm not a major gig-goer as you can tell, probably only been to 20 concerts in my life. But always loved the Manics and guilty of leaving it too long between seeing them.

[Industrial Symphony No.1]

Originally Posted by franny

Was Margate not meant to be the worst Manics gig ever?

Originally Posted by Babyamber

It was pretty subdued and really rather depressing, maybe a major factor in my eleven year long hiatus!

That was my first Manics gig! My memory fails me about how good/bad they were as it was so long ago but I remember enjoying it purely because it was my first time seeing them, and getting to hear Yes, Stay Beautiful and This Is Yesterday. I loved that one of my other favourite bands, Mogwai, were supporting them too. So it was pretty good for me! Personally the Wembley one I went to later that year was the worst Manics gig I've been to, probably the most plodding setlist I've seen them play.

[Amanda]

Originally Posted by franny

Was Margate not meant to be the worst Manics gig ever?

That's Kettering isn't it, same tour. I think Margate was supposed to be alright. Port Talbot was where it was at though, still one of my favourite manics gigs.

229 for me for what its worth, but I like going to see gigs a lot and travelling which makes it easier, saw another band for the 100th time at the weekend.

[Oldland Manic]

Originally Posted by Amanda

That's Kettering isn't it, same tour. I think Margate was supposed to be alright. Port Talbot was where it was at though, still one of my favourite manics gigs.

229 for me for what its worth, but I like going to see gigs a lot and travelling which makes it easier, saw another band for the 100th time at the weekend.

You've been to 229 Manics gigs? Good grief, that's impressive.

[Miss Pear]

Originally Posted by Amanda

229 for me for what its worth, but I like going to see gigs a lot and travelling which makes it easier, saw another band for the 100th time at the weekend.

Crikey, gal! I know what you mean, thought - have done a bit of travelling/queuing for TV/radio recordings (must have done over 300 Mitchell and Webb-related shows now ) and it all adds to it. Daresay I would have been near your Manics total had I not had the nine-year hiatus, but still... wowsers!

Didn't see you at Brixton with Sam, BTW - you gone off 'em a bit?

[Lindz Delirium]

Amanda (L) - Port Talbot in my top three ever too.

I must work mine out and post here, but I have forgotten so much, plus I have ticket stubs for gigs I definitely didn't go to, so hell knows how I will work it out, plus I was in a drunken stupor for the whole of 1994.

[Takk]

I'm gonna add 200 just for being stuck on the wrong continent

[Radiomanic]

Here we go again...

3rd April 2001 Glasgow Barrowlands
25th Aug 2001 Reading Festival
17th Aug 2002 V Festival
7th Dec 2002 Wembley Arena
8th Dec 2002 Brixton Academy
15th Dec 2002 Cardiff Arena
16th Dec 2002 Cardiff Arena
11th July 2003 MOVE Festival
13th July 2003 Witnness Festival
12th June 2004 Isle of Wight Festival
4th Dec 2004 Brighton Centre
9th Dec 2004 Wembley Arena
17th Dec 2004 Manchester Arena
11th Jan 2005 Cardiff Arena
9th April 2005 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
18th April 2005 Hammersmith Apollo
19th April 2005 Hammersmith Apollo
8th Dec 2006 Manchester Apollo
27th May 2007 Manchester Apollo
2nd June 2007 Bristol Colston Hall
19th August 2007 V Festival
8th Dec 2007 Birmingham NIA
14th Dec 2007 Brighton Centre
21st Aug 2008 Newport Centre
12th Sept 2008 London Royal Festival Hall
30th May 2009 London Roundhouse
14th Dec 2010 Birmingham Academy
22nd Jan 2011 Brixton Academy
19th May 2011 Wolverhampton Civic
17th Dec 2011 London O2 Arena
28th April 2012 Vienna Arena
15th Sept 2013 Festival No 6
27th Sept 2013 Manchester Ritz
29th March 2014 Cardiff Arena
12th April 2014 Brixton Academy

[Amanda]

Originally Posted by Miss Pear

Didn't see you at Brixton with Sam, BTW - you gone off 'em a bit?

Not at all, I'm cutting down a bit as in not doing everything cos of life stuff so only went to 7 on the last tour but mostly I've just gone off queuing.

It got to a point it seemed like I was just queuing for the sake of queuing so I tried not doing it and had a much better time. I guess things change with time but these days I'd rather go down the pub, stand a bit further back and have a dance. Perhaps if Wire ever got back on the booze I'd be tempted back down the front.