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By: Gig Anniversaries – October – Music In The Attic

Gig Anniversaries – October – Music In The Attic — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:35:22 +0000

[…] October 1987 – Guns ‘n’ Roses (the one that got away!) 6th October 2007 – Reverend and the Makers 7th October 1997 – Mansun 8th October 1996 […]

By: Simon Gauci

Simon Gauci — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:05:15 +0000

The only gig I regret not going to, is Donington Monsters of Rock 1984. Widely accepted to be the strongest lineup ever. I was 16 and been into rock and metal for about two years. I was a shy kid and slightly embarrassed about the music I liked. And nobody else I knew, did. My dad liked some of the bands but wasn’t a gig-goer. At that point, I’d never been to any gigs. To be honest, I was a bit scared to go to a metal show. I don’t know why, as we all know metal heads are the most decent people you could wish to meet (generally). I lived on the outskirts of London then and I’d never seen another headbanger. In fact, the only people I knew who liked heavy metal, were my two older cousins from Northampton. So the prospect of going to Donington to see Van Halen (who became my all-time favourite band) on the 1984 tour, plus AC/DC, Ozzy and the Crüe was never on the cards. Little did I know that I’d never see the classic VH lineup. Never. Ever. I got to see them in 2012 in the States, when they got back together with DLR, but with Wolfie on bass. A short while after Donington 1984, a girl who I knew at my tennis club, suddenly told me she was into metal. We became good friends, doubles partners and more importantly, gig buddies. Queen, Dio, Maiden and Ozzy soon followed as well as Donington ’86 and others, but I’ll never truly get over missing the 1984 show. Over the years, I’ve become friends with some slightly older people, who were there. They never tire of reminding of what a great day I missed. Bastards! 😂

By: Music, Milestones and Movie offers – what a month! – Music In The Attic

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:46:27 +0000

[…] Talking of Instagram, another record was broken in October when one of my posts on there got over 300 likes. The post in question contained a photograph of a Guns N Roses ticket stub from Rock City, Nottingham in 1987 – ironically for a gig I didn’t even go to (I went to the pub instead!) but clearly it made for a great story. Oh, and it may have been given a boost by the support band that night, Faster Pussycat who shared it on their own Instagram feed to their 13,000+ followers!. Full story HERE: […]

By: Triumph and Tragedy at Donington 1988 – Music In The Attic

Triumph and Tragedy at Donington 1988 – Music In The Attic — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 12:13:58 +0000

[…] Roses after stupidly missing their gig at Nottingham’s Rock City the previous year (write up here). Even though they were still relatively new and way down the lineup at Donington GnR had built up […]