by Graeme Cumming | Dec 22, 2019 | Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
A few months ago, I wrote about gigs at Loughborough Students Union, and one of the acts I mentioned was Slade. I did see them more than once, and felt there was more to add. When I saw them, it was the early 1980s, some years after their heyday as, allegedly, part of...
by Graeme Cumming | Dec 7, 2019 | Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
Some time back, I wrote about the first time I saw Thin Lizzy when the original headliners were supposed to be Ultravox. It was a year later, 1982, before I finally got to see the band I was supposed to. In 1981, their biggest hit, Vienna, was cheated of a number one...
by Graeme Cumming | Nov 1, 2019 | Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
A few weeks ago, I wrote about gigs at Loughborough Students Union, but one act in particular warrants more background. Some of the singers and bands I’ve written about have been very high profile – The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Police – and others less so. Tom...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 16, 2019 | Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
If you’re a regular concert-goer these days, the chances are you attend mainly large venues – arenas and football stadiums. For lesser artists – usually those who had their heyday twenty to forty years ago – you might catch them at concert halls. A place you almost...
by Graeme Cumming | Jul 9, 2019 | Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
It was my mum’s birthday last week, and it reminded me of a gigging story. I’ve previously made reference to the fact my mum influenced my early musical tastes. Although I went on to discover and adopt different types of music in later years, I still have a fondness...
by Graeme Cumming | Jul 3, 2019 | Music, Nostalgia, The Gigging Years |
Some time back, I wrote about going to see Status Quo for the first time. The year was 1982, and you can read my account here – it’s worth it if only for the videos! That took place in May. In August, they topped the bill at Monsters of Rock held at Donington Park,...
