Most famous and/or most niche music act youve seen, and where?

[Henry]

8 minutes ago, Fridge said:

Ha ha! No idea why people think I make up these stories when I give evidence of where it happened!

Agreed. I just said that to Lord Lucan today when we went for a pint in Portals. 

[Redforever86]

57 minutes ago, Fridge said:

Ha ha! No idea why people think I make up these stories when I give evidence of where it happened!

I don't think you make them up. 

[BrianFaePerth]

16 hours ago, Foster14 said:

Famous - Quite difficult to define most famous.  Ed Sheeran in Dublin might win it on a most listened to basis.  RHCP in Glasgow.  Foo Fighters a couple of times.  RATM at  T in the Park.  

Niche - Rammstein and Apocalyptica in Manchester.  Guess that is niche in that it is Germany language metal band supported by a Finnish symphonic metal band made up of 3 cellists and a drummer.  Either that or Mindless Self Indulgence at what I think was Moshulu at the time.  Music probably adopted by incels nowadays, if they are in anyway relevant.  

Rammstein are immense live. Saw them supported by Hatebreed and Alice in Chains, what an evening.

[Simply Red]

14 minutes ago, BrianFaePerth said:

Rammstein are immense live. Saw them supported by Hatebreed and Alice in Chains, what an evening.

Who the fuck calls their band hatebreed? 

Does the singer growl and scream like a big scary cartoon monster?

Music made by virgins for virgins.

The antithesis of music for me.   

[BrianFaePerth]

2 minutes ago, Simply Red said:

Who the fuck calls their band hatebreed? 

Does the singer growl and scream like a big scary cartoon monster?

Music made by virgins for virgins.

The antithesis of music for me.   

You stick to Fairground mick.

[Simply Red]

30 minutes ago, BrianFaePerth said:

You stick to Fairground mick.

Good one Hatebreed.

Ricky Fucknalls had more pussy than hatebreed and its entire global audience will ever get in its entire life.

“Yes, I love the thought of giving hope (and aids) to you, fucking all the bitches is easy”

[Don Fonte]

Kanye West @ Carling Academy Glasgow. 

 

[Simply Red]

^^ace gig lineup. Scratching my heid wondering how i missed it. 

[Simply Red]

Must be a few on here were at the charlatans gig at the music hall, 2004, local loons done good, driveblind supporting. Winter vomiting virus done the rounds (airborne) and hunners of folk got a nasty puke/skitters bug, myself included. Could still smoke in there, that didnt help. Think both bands got it aswell. Front page news in the local rag. 

http://www.nhsgrampian.org/grampianfoi/files/finalreport.pdf

[maryhilldon]

5 hours ago, 4n4LprObE666 said:

Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev at the Music Hall

2 of my toppermost of the poppermost. 

[BrianFaePerth]

22 minutes ago, Grays Babylon 1875 said:

 

or Aqua in a tiny little upstairs bar in Roskilde. Denmark.  Yes. The Barbie Girl cunts.  It was as dire as it sounds.

It was your dream come true

Eh was once in business class with the anonymous two fae Aqua.

[Poodler]

1 hour ago, Grays Babylon 1875 said:

Most famous - Metallica or Pearl Jam.

Niche - Mark Lanegan & Isabel Campbell at Glasgow ABC... 

or Aqua in a tiny little upstairs bar in Roskilde. Denmark.  Yes. The Barbie Girl cunts.  It was as dire as it sounds.

Had Hawk on a few days ago, great album 

 

 

That shambles gig at the music hall was a hoot. Think a flying pint blew one of the amplifiers on the first song, IIRC. 

[King Street Loon]

22 hours ago, Simply Red said:

Must be a few on here were at the charlatans gig at the music hall, 2004, local loons done good, driveblind supporting. Winter vomiting virus done the rounds (airborne) and hunners of folk got a nasty puke/skitters bug, myself included. Could still smoke in there, that didnt help. Think both bands got it aswell. Front page news in the local rag. 

http://www.nhsgrampian.org/grampianfoi/files/finalreport.pdf

I was at that gig.

I was puke and skitter free thankfully. 

[maryhilldon]

7 minutes ago, Grays Babylon 1875 said:

 

I'm genuinely scoobied and i saw them live.  I remember a big bald cunt banging on about Dr Jones and that's it.....

Too much poppers. 

[Don Fonte]

18 hours ago, Poodler said:

Had Hawk on a few days ago, great album 

 

 

That shambles gig at the music hall was a hoot. Think a flying pint blew one of the amplifiers on the first song, IIRC. 

Was also at that gig. A bloody carry on.

[BrianFaePerth]

3 hours ago, Grays Babylon 1875 said:

Many of them are actually known likes?

I'm genuinely scoobied and i saw them live.  I remember a big bald cunt banging on about Dr Jones and that's it.....

There was the bald guy, the Norwegian burd, and the two anonymous ones.

Eh have said too much ?

[maryhilldon]

43 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said:

I saw a band called Glass Onion as a support act at the Arches before they became Travis.  They're shite then as well but very different to Travis. 

Good Feeling is a great debut album.  Still give it an airing on occasion. 

[maryhilldon]

3 minutes ago, Sooper-hanz said:

Not a bad album to be fair. Couple of decent songs on it. 

Tied to the 90s isn't great. Just skipped it. 

[Geoff_Tipps]

Famous - Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen.

 

Niche - Nils Frahm or Ludovico Einaudi

[BrianFaePerth]

5 hours ago, Dad said:

The lassie from aqua did pornos prior to becoming a terrific popstar

Help a brother out with some links pater

[YorkDon]

9 hours ago, Sooper-hanz said:

I saw a band called Glass Onion as a support act at the Arches before they became Travis.  They're shite then as well but very different to Travis. 

Saw them in 2000 I think at Manchester Apollo and they were good.

Another of those bands that have some decent tracks and decent albums but wouldn’t make any best band/album/song lists.

[BrianFaePerth]

Cheers padre, eh will let you know how eh get on

[brownie]

On 11/18/2020 at 7:00 PM, Fridge said:

Wodka bar maybe? He still talks about nailing the wierd vodka’s at the time!

He fucked the manageress that night.

A couple of years later they did a gig in Aberdeen and ended up in there. She gave it "do you remember me?".

He didn't.

[tightbreeks]

Plan b supported by example at king tuts. Still up coz some scottish lad was fighting in the ufc. Beat shogun rua as well, even though rua is getting on a bit, a gatekeeper so to speak. I've just ended up watching the other fights.

Jim cant swim has a class youtube documentary on the ex ufc fighter war machine, who went to prison for decades after beating up his ex to within an inch of her life. Vile human.

[redone]

Never really seen any global superstars

Most famous in UK and Scottish terms probably Paul Weller (a few times) and The Proclaimers.

Best Weller gig for me was Crathes Castle, 2003-ish

Proclaimers was at AECC the night Scotland got beat by Italy to miss out on qualification for Euros or World Cup. Put a damper on the evening but probably didn’t matter because it was an absolutely shit venue.

Niche......The Redskins at Ritzys mid 1980’s. Brilliant. Crowd swelled considerably by the likes of nurses just coming in as part of a night out having never heard of the band or any clue about what they stood for.

[Bluto10]

saw (technically) culture club \ bg at #hoggers 2002?

not the biggest or the nichest but great do gs at a weird ‘venue’

[elephantstone78]

Biggest - Bowie or Rolling Stones. 

niche - maybe Lindisfarne or the animals at the Renfrew ferry which was/is quite a good wee venue.
BMX bandits (at hug n pint and classic grand)  are pretty niche too.

Or brix smith from the fall with her band. Didn’t know any songs but she was very entertaining. Think budget blondie. 
 

would pay handsomely to see anybody just now. 
 

[muttonhumper]

On 11/18/2020 at 1:17 PM, For Fecks Sake said:

Remember going to see a then relatively unknown Stereophonics in the Works (think that's what it was called back then) on Belmont Street back in the mid 90's.  Nae exactly niche but just something that I remember having stood next to Kelly Jones at the bar and thinking by fuck he's a small lad!

Possibly Glow 303.

I was there too.

The were supporting the fantastic Subcircus.
Single out at that time was Feels like Chaplin?

They may have played that venue twice. Canna mind.

I did really like them, but sort of lost their appeal when they went mainstream and the boy started acting like a cock.

https://www.societyaberdeen.co.uk/music-theatre/music/stereophonics-still-remember-aberdeen-debut/