One to test Betty's memory here .... First single .... Telstar by the Tornados ... Bought from Valances on the Headrow.
First gig .... The Shadows with Frank Ifield as support at the Leeds Grand Theatre. Both around 1963 Hedley > > > > I just tuned in to this thread (which I'd been ignoring as I do most "non-LU" > threads), to see you're actually talking about real rock music. I saw Iron > Maiden in 1982 while on holiday in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was > the "For Those About to Rock" Tour, and they were in the middle of a > three-band bill with Girlschool opening and Scorpions headlining. Victoria is > so laid back that I (age 15) was able to walk backstage after the show and > chat to the guys from Iron Maiden and Scorpions. Great memory. > > First gig: Eric Clapton in Dublin, 1980. > > Cheers! > > Sean > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Lee <[email protected]> > To: nigel <[email protected]>; 'Leeds leedslist' <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 5:57 am > Subject: Re: [LU] NONLU I'm bored, so howabout vinyl thread? > > > I feel that I am fortunate beyond belief never to have seen Iron Maiden, but > did > see Magazine, Bauhaus, Gary Glitter and loads of others at the Unity Hall in > Wakefield. Good venue, although avoiding the Tetley Bittermen at the end of > the > night was always a serious affair :-) > > JOhn > > From: Nigel Sykes <[email protected]> > To: 'Leeds leedslist' <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 10:16 > Subject: Re: [LU] NONLU I'm bored, so howabout vinyl thread? > > I said: >> First gig - 'Iron Maiden' at Wakefield Trinity Hall, Killers Tour, > > Doh! That should, of course, have read "Wakefield Unity Hall". Bit of RL > insinuated itself into my brain when I was typing that, it seems! > > Nigel > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
