Only saw them the once, at Donington in '88.
Was by no means their best performance, but remains memorable for many reasons, good and bad.
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Went to Iron Maiden at the O2 in London on May 28th.
Still get better every time I see them!
Went to Hammersmith for Evanesence last week.
Very polished performance and great vocals.
Went to see the Maccabees last night at the Manchester O2. Every time I have seen this band they get better and better. They are tighter and have more depth, but unfortunately this is their last tour (farewell tour) before they split and go their separate ways.
I am going to miss these guys a lot and if you get the chance to get hold of tickets for one of their last 2 shows, I would highly recommend getting to see them, before they are no more.
Saw Evanesence in Dubai - superb - I have a story about the band coming in the bar after & Eric & the Drummer.
I also have photos. So HE can tell the story or I will publish them.
I of course spent the evening chatting with her & her hubby. Great bunch of guys
Actually Amy wasnât there, it was her PA who actually looked a bit like her, and I bought her a drink. Amyâs hubby took a phone call from Amy whilst we were next to him, and was told to get his sorry arse out of the bar as they had an early start the next morning. The drummer and guitarist and a few roadies were well up for a few drinks though!!
Go ahead with your view of things that night!! 
PS I hold the right to deny anything you may say against me that doesnât paint me in a good light!! A lot of use was made of my 50% discount card that night 
Great band doing a drop in for a wedding tonight.
Some heavy Rock DNA in there (My Niece) but also been support to Queen & now on 1st proper tour
Just off to see U2 doing The Joshua Tree, at Twickenham tonightâŚ
Not as good as Katy Perry or Ed Sheeran, but it should be okay.
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Off to see The Killers at Hyde Park tonight. Will probably catch Tears for Fears and Elbow before hand (only because I want to be relatively near the front). Weâd planned to see U2 but couldnât get tickets. Otherwise Iâd have worn my work ID in the hope of bumping into @rallyboy
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So?
How were all the weekend gigs?
The ONLY memory I have of that night was a dim photo of you looking all luvvie dovey with your arm round someone with long blonde hairâŚ
That wasnât Mrs D_P.
And something about the band missing their flight to Beirut because of us.
Think it was blurred by the memories and pain of the Moby gig when we made it into Time Out Top 10 Party Couples in Dubai for the week and I busted my knee.
Now THAT;s whatâs missing from Glasto.
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Failed!!
Canât attach link.
Who can find the photos firstâŚ
Yes GET IN!
I do have a better (more intimate) one.
Dear Eric.
Send a Dishwasher round or I publish!
You are having the same problem as me ⌠it wonât open 
Feel free ⌠Iâm not parting with either of my 2 Dish Washers
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U2 were excellent - as was Gallagher.
Weâd declined the ridiculously-priced VIP standing and gone for the ordinary, so we were surprised to end up only five metres from the barrier, which meant the band were behind us on their walkway for the first few numbers.
Great view, surprisingly loud for a stadium gig, (Iâve seen Carter at Brixton so I know loud), not too much waffle, just some nice tributes to Jo Cox, and a mention of Kirsty McColl, and some footage of Syria that brought home the true state of the country.
Ten hours on my feet, most of it in the sunshine, hanging out with the general public, but other than that, a great experience.
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The Killers last night were superb (but I am biased). Of course it wasnât quite the same crowd energy as at Glastonbury. Brandon Flowers is so much more relaxed on stage than when I first saw him. We think this was our 15th Killers gig. Too much?
But I doubt Iâll ever go to a BST event again.
Theyâve made it all nice, the bars look like a little street seen in Havana (the Casa Barcardi near a âHasta la Victoria Siempreâ sign was amusing - someone doesnât know their history) or old English scene with gin bars. They didnât take tops of bottles which is nice and you can get all the food you want. You then dump all your rubbish on the floor (doubt we will see that in the daily fail).
We rocked up about 4 hours before the headline set with a view to get near to the stage. We tooled up. A lot of gigs my partner has been to have this âGolden Circleâ usually for people who arrive early to get a wrist band. At BST there is a diamond circle (pricey and right at the front), golden circle (more than double the standard ticket price) and then the rest of us riff raff, bloody miles back. There is also a massive VIP ridiculousness which seems quite far away from the stage. They also had some VIP bar package. So above the sound desks are these momumental structures with a bar on top (obsuring a lot of the view of the stage). We could see no one up there even dancing along. Oh and there is a seperate south entrance for the VIP, Golden Circle and Diamond Circle. You wouldnât want to rub shoulders with those people who paid ÂŁ60 for the privilege to stand miles away from the stage.
Once upon a time people bought a ticket and went along and it was fairly equal as to who would get to the front or not depending on how arsed you were.
Thing is there are less people at the front, often really not massively into the music as theyâve had some corproate freebie. My partner says thatâs what happened at the Live 8 gig. People had camped the night before to get to the front to find themselves half way up the park whilst corporate freebies had a hug space to mingle at the front.
My partner and I nearly did get into the golden circle yesterday by error (G4 security easy to get by). When my partner suggested we try again I declined on principle.
I am still quite angry about this.
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