Clunky title, but gigs you attended that were turned into live albums.
A few for me:
Bob Dylan – Real Live (1984) – mostly recorded at Wembley Stadium, a fact I was unaware of for many years after I bought the album.
Brian Wilson – Pet Sounds Live (2002) – Royal Festival Hall, recorded over 4 nights, I was at 2 of them.
Love With Arthur Lee – The Forever Changes Concert (2003) – RFH again, we got to hear A House is Not a Motel twice because he was unhappy with the first version!
Steve Earle – Live at Montreux (2005) – this was part of the Montreux “Jazz Festival”, he was supporting CSN who played until well past midnight and I had a 3 hour drive home afterwards.
Rolling Stones – No Security (1999) – Some songs from shows at Amsterdam Arena that I attended were included.
Rolling Stones – Live Licks (2003) – Similarly I attended the Twickenham show that was partially featured here, but the whole concert was released on DVD as part of the Four Flicks box set, one of the best versions of Street Fighting Man I ever heard.
Rolling Stones – Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush (2024) – Concert was from 1999 that I was lucky enough to attend.
Bruce Springsteen/Wilco – not live albums as such but archive releases as downloads, for Bruce the 2009 concert in Buffalo where he played Greetings from Asbury Park in full for the only time. Quite a few Wilco/Jeff Tweedy ones, mostly from the bi-annual Solid Sound festival. Bruce releases all shows these days, but not bothering to count those.
Manic Street Preachers – Live at O2 (2011) – there was a digital EP and quite a few other tracks have dribbled out on various special editions of albums since.
Kate Bush – Before the Dawn (2016)? – I don’t know which concert(s) were used for this but I was at one of the shows, so a slim chance I guess
There may be others, am sure that between us we have attended many more recordings of live albums?
Horrible formatting, sorry
Magazine live at Festival Hall in Melbourne
Coldplay live at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney
I’ll have to ponder about any more.
And now, three little words. Love Play.
Pet Shop Boys ‘Performance’ at Birmingham in 1991. More the VHS recording than a live album. We were moved out of our seats because of the camera set-up.
I was at two of Kate’s BTD shows, including the final one, so I might feature on the album (uncredited, of course). I have very good quality bootlegs of both.
Yes I have a bootleg from my show too (Sept 24th)
it’s alive – The Ramones at the Rainbow Theatre. New Years Eve 1977.
And yes. It was as magical as you would hope. Everywhere you looked there were famous rockstars-
Not to mention a small army of lookalikes.
A surreal and totally magical evening.
The Ramones were on fire, I’ve never heard anything like it.
Jess Roden Band – Blowin’ (On the side that was recorded at Birmingham Town Hall)
Green On Red – Live at The Town And Country Club
The Icicle Works – Live At The Town And Country Club
Probably only “We’ve Got a Live One Here”. The Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen” live, partially recorded at the Hammy Odeon. Far cooler than yer Stones and Springsteens.
I reckon the only live LP I was at the gig for was Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 by Spiritualized. I was also in the audience for Elbow at Glastonbury where they recorded the audience singing the “we still believe in love, so fuck you” line from Grace under pressure. I think that’s about it.
er Daydream Retriever by Les Barker. Bromyard Folk Festival 2014.
Live at Leeds: John Martyn.
Several Cropredy festival ones
Several Thompson boots.
Bill Wyman Rhythm Kings Salford Lowry DVD
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue Salford Lowry DVD you can hear me shout “I’m Spartacus”
Hopefully the Neil Innes Tribute from last year at the O2.
Thought your first offering was going to be The Who, but still pretty good 😉
The Charlatans – Live at Reading Festival 1992.
Ride – Live_Reading Festival 1992. Ride went on before, um, Public Enemy.
A Live One by my tall chum. I was involved in the recording and mastering.
One I didn’t go to: Bjorn Again Live Album.
Recorded at the LA2 (downstairs at the London Astoria). I’d been to pretty much every gig they had done in range since seeing them in Cambridge six months earlier. I had tickets for the LA2 gig but I started the day by getting up at 3AM in a ski resort, flew home, went to bed, and slept through. The original show by the original lineup. Yes, tribute bands have an original lineup.
Little Feat at Manchester City Hall in on July 29, 1977 released on the superdeluxe Waiting For Columbus.
Gretchen Peters The Show – Live From The Uk was compiled from three different shows as I recall, including the one at The Apex in Bury which I was at. It was an excellent concert but I suspect that it wasn’t as exciting as the Ramones.
I was at Cadogan Hall on that GP tour.
Although no music from that gig appears on either of the discs, a good number of the photos (possibly all of them, but I can’t be sure with some of them) were taken there.
Nick Lowe: “Untouched Takeaway” live album. Tracks 11-17 were recorded live at Gino’s in Stockholm in March 1995. I was there!
XTC “Towers of London” double single. Sides B and C (“Set Myself on Fire” and “Battery Brides”) were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 17 September 1979. I attended.
Wayne Shorter “Celebration Vol. 1” live album. Recorded at Konserthuset, Stockholm, 18 October 2014. I was in attendance.
David Bowie “Welcome to the Blackout” live album. Part of it recorded at Earl’s Court on 1 July 1978. I was lucky enough to be there.
Bowie – very cool
I discovered only the other day that one of the Bowie performances I attended is now a live album…
Look At The Moon! (Live at Phoenix Festival ‘97)
Lots of DB live albums flooding the market since he passed, but still very exciting to hear it after all these years.
I’m also in the crowd for Morrissey’s Live at Earls Court record. Good at the time.
The Stiff Records ‘Be Stiff’ tour of 1979 at Leeds university: Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich, Jona Lewie, Mickey Jupp and Rachel Sweet. They did an encore singing a song of the same name and Wreckless Eric proferred his microphone to the front row of the sweaty audience. I therefore have my voice preserved on vinyl shouting a muffled “Be stiff!” chorus part on the dying seconds of the live album.
In a tribute to Blue Peter (RIP), here’s one we made earlier. Sure thee will
be posters who contributed to the earlier one that are no longer here so
probably worth a look
I did think it was done before. I am getting old
Everything’s been done before, D – as you pointed out in the earlier thread
Please don’t think of my link as having a dig at you but more as a useful adjunct – I’m sure there are AWers in the 2021 thread who are no longer around to post in the newer version.
Coming soon a reanimation of the Great Brian Vs Michael wars of 2017
Was it over the Matchstalk Men royalties? Money really does change everything!
@jaygee No offence taken. Probably just wanted to mention the excellent Stones Shepherd’s Bush set that hadn’t been released at that time
Blue Peter isn’t dead, it is just going to be pre-recorded (because live TV costs more to make).
Thought the situation was that it was no longer going to taken off the daily schedules and put online
“And here’s Tabitha to show you how to make a crack pipe just like Daddy uses!”
“Blue Peter, which features viewer and presenter challenges, interviews and animal action, will continue to be filmed in Salford and broadcast on CBBC and BBC Two as well as on iPlayer.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c234xxv189ko
Here’s one Richard Bacon made earlier.
Van Morrison – Live at the Grand Opera House. I was there on the Friday night (11/3/83)
A good one. Summertime in England on the B side of Cry for Home is monumental
Pre- Brian Kennedy, I think Pee Wee Ellis was on ‘call and response’ duties. That tour was my first experience of seeing Van in concert…what a thrill it was! ” Mr LAWRENCE!”
Saw him with that band at the Dominion Theatre one March Friday night in 1982 and 1983 (he did long residencies there both years). One of the best gigs I’ve ever been to
Me too. One of the shows I saw had 4 songs from Astral Weeks.
Oooops, that 1982 and 1983 should actually read “1982 or 1983′ – can’t remember which year without checking my passport for that period
I am seeing 1982 and 1984 in my setlist.fm history. The 1984 show had all those Astral Weeks tracks (June 17).
Baby, Please Don’t Go / Gloria / Here Comes the Night / Brown Eyed Girl
The Way Young Lovers Do
Astral Weeks
I Will Be There
Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
Saint Dominic’s Preview
It’s All in the Game / You Know What They’re Writing About
Vanlose Stairway
Hard Nose the Highway
Help Me
Northern Muse (Solid Ground)
Haunts of Ancient Peace
Madame George
Ballerina
Summertime in England
Celtic Swing
Cleaning Windows
Dweller on the Threshold
Beautiful Vision
She Gives Me Religion
Crikey! What. A. Set.
I think that must have run the ITLTSN tour as peak live Van.
yeah it is great. It’s from an Ulster Hall gig the year previous.
Wishbone Ash – Live Dates (The Fairfield Halls bits)
The Clash – From Here to Eternity ( The Lyceum bits)
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets Live at the Roundhouse
Ooo, I was at that SoS Roundhouse show!
Off the top of my head….
Led Zeppelin – O2 2007
Cream – RAH 1968
Bob Dylan and the Band – IOW 1969
Muse – Wembley HARP 2008
Fairport Convention – Cropredy 2017
Everly Brothers – RAH 1983
Show Of Hands – Exeter 2021
Impressive. Dylan at the IOW pretty legendary, but a little lacklustre I think
The opposite, in a way, in that I’ve missed three of them.
Oasis played two nights in Wembley in 2000 and the Familiar to Millions album was the recording of the first night. I was at the second.
U2 did two gigs in Slane Castle in 2001, and there was a live album released. Of the one I wasn’t at.
Stones played Twickenham twice in 2003 (as @dai says above) and the one on the 4 flicks etc is the original un-re-scheduled date. Mind you, the ‘unreleased’ night I was there, we got Angus’n’Malcolm from The DC *and* a rendition of Salt of the Earth.
That annoyed me. I had a ticket for both shows and couldn’t make the re-scheduled one. I believe it is the only fully live performance of Salt of the Earth EVER! You were lucky. However the first show was truly scintillating to make up for it.
* Mick and Keith sang SOTE to a backing track at the Rock n Roll Circus
I think they did Salt of The Earth at the concert in NYC after 9/11…? I have it somewhere I think.
Pedantic I know but that was billed as “Mick Jagger and Keith Richards” not The Stones, presumably with a house band?
also
A tangent from the thread but mention of The Stones reminds of a story a pal told me. He lives in Twickenham and some years ago the Stones were up and doing their thing at the stadium. He’s not a fan as such. But, he was out that night for a swift half and was walking back home while the entire locale was being regaled by the first of their encores.
He swung past the stadium, side stage, to see the load out just commencing. One of the gates was open and he had a clear line of sight to the audience filled pitch. Feeling fruity, he decided to chance it and amble in fully expecting to be shooed away by someone.
He wasn’t and found himself in the audience at the side for the last 20 minutes.
He works for the foreign service and as chance always seems to have for some of us, some while later he found himself at an embassy do at which a few of the Stones were present. The big names were cordoned off but he was able to walk over to keyboard player Chuck Leavell and told him of his cheeky escapade.
Chuck stepped back, looked him up and down and said. ‘So. YOU’RE that guy?!’
Very funny. Kudos to him.
Excellent anecdote.
The Tubes’ live album, which I think was called “What do you want from live”, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1977. Not only was I there (according to the dates on the album), I met the then ubiquitous “Jesus”!
I’ve remembered another one. Anniversary 1978-2018 live in Hyde Park by the Cure. Great gig, occasionally pops up on Sky Arts too. How about this for an encore-
Lullaby, The Caterpillar, Friday I’m in love, Close to me, Why can’t I be you?, Boys don’t cry, Jumping someone else’s train, Grinding halt, 10:15 Saturday night, Killing an Arab
Wow
Rush – Exit stage left – Closer to the Heart recorded at Glasgow Apollo.
Also The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball.
Ooh, just found out that there’s a live album of The Wall that was recorded during the second run of Earls Court shows in 1981!
I was also at the Iron Maiden show at The Rainbow from about that time that was released on video too, if that counts.
Video counts
In which case, I’d you to take into consideration a Violent Femmes gig at the Lyceum which ended up on Mike Mansfield’s Cue the Music.
Ooh, you lucky bahstards!
Just the one for me, and a video not an album.
U2 Zoo TV Live from Sydney. You can see me: I’m the guy in the crowd clapping and cheering.
Warren Zevon twice, both at the Hammersmith Odeon.
25/01/1988 later broadcast by the BBC for “In Concert” and a month later (27/02/1988) which appeared as a bootleg and is currently available on Internet Archive.
I am afraid bootlegs do not count!
I was “on” Learning to Flinch (Werewolves of London, Town and Country Club Sept 1992, IIRC)
Iron Maiden – Live At Donnington 1992.
Me and 79,999 others
Joe Jackson Live 1980/86 First track is One To One recorded at Manchester Apollo, first time I saw Joe….
One track on The Stranglers – All Live And All Of The Night was recorded at Reading Festival 1987. I was there, no idea which track it was though.
Does this one count? The Great British Music Festival in 1991 was simulcast on Radio 1, the Carter USM set made it to official release as part of the 30 Something 30th Anniversary Box Set
Counts
I finally thought of one! Final Flame the That Petrol Emotion sign off live album. I was at the Clapham Grand recording. What a brilliant band. My abiding memories of it were Steve Mack’s vertical crowd surfing – he was a slim lad and basically walked at shoulder height around the crowd. The second memory of it was the extended audience chant of “don’t break up yis bastards”. I can’t remember if it made the recording. I must dig it out again for a blast. They were a wonderful live band who I saw so many times in my London days.
Thin Lizzy – Live/Life. Side 4 was recorded at their last London gig at the Hammy. I was there with my then girlfriend, now wife, and a bunch of school friends. Great to see all those guitarists on stage.
I could be on Iron Maiden’s Live After Death, a few of the tracks were recorded at the Odeon.
Not sure if they ever released a live album of it, but obviously I was at that first Sex Pistols gig like every other person on the planet.
I love that version of ‘The Rocker’ on that Lizzy album. Especially the very end as Lynott thanks everyone onstage with one of them repeating that guitar lick for an eternity.
Would have loved to have seen them all.
Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
I went because I was young and curious (and a piano player)
I thought it was dreadful rubbish. Having said that, might have a listen again 50 odd years later to see how it sounds to me now.
We saw him play the whole thing at Cropredy last year. Not being a prog fan, I found it was surprisingly great listening to it played live.
@Mousey – please report back
Not a whole album, but I did the lights at EMF’s show at Reading University in 1991, from which a live 3-track 12″ single was taken. They were blown offstage by the support, Stereo MC’s.
Here they are murdering Strange Brew.
That’s unbelievable!*
*Someone had to say it, alright?
I line ’em up, you knock ’em down…
I Believe that is indeed the case.
No one goes home humming the lights.
I just remembered that I was at Moving Hearts – Live in Dublin. Not their best ever performance but there are always some real peaks whenever they play live. I’ve always preferred them as an instrumental band though all of their singers brought something unique to the band. My memory of this was a comment I overheard as the Vicar St venue cleared at the end of the evening, bearing in mind Ireland had introduced a ban on smoking indoors. The combination of men in their fifties (at least!) and the plentiful supply of Guinness on tap had caused a definite “atmosphere”, unmasked by smoke fumes “More like Moving Farts!” uttered a woman close to succumbing to the vapours as she moved rapidly towards the exit. She wasn’t wrong.
Hilarious. It’s the way you tell @Bamber.
Thanks @kaisfatdad it made me laugh at the time.
And it’s so true. @Bamber.
Back in the day, when people could still smoke in clubs, cigarette smoke decreased the pong of farts at the disco.
Nowadays it’s murder on the dancefloor.
At least passive smelling of farts didn’t give you lung cancer
I didn’t believe that I had anything to add to this thread – but there is the possibility that I was present at some of the Floyd set “Is There Anybody Out There” – I was at the Wall show on 8th August 1980. I can see that recordings were taken on 7/8/9 August 1980 (as well as June 1981), but I can’t find anything more specific.
Hopefully that’ll do…
I think it was a mixture of Earls Court 1981 and Somewhere Else from 1980. No idea which nights but I was there in 1981 so I baggsied it anyway.
EDIT Just checked and there’s definitely a bit of 8 August 1980 in there. And 14 June 1981 too, which was my night.
Didn’t a seating area collapse one of the nights at Earls Court?
Mmm, that rings a bell. Certainly not when I was there though.
EDIT That was in 1994, apparently.
Hmmm. I remember it being when I was much younger, but as I said earlier I am getting old. Hope Roger Waters had an alibi 😉
But then again, you were so much older then – you’re younger than that now.
Too true
The Divine Comedy recording “A Short Album About Love” at Shepherd’s Bush in 1996. We didn’t know they were doing it – but it was extremely good.
12 February 1977. De Montfort Hall Leicester. Be Boo Deluxe. At the time, and in my memory, the show was blighted by constant stoppages to tune up. Explanation provided we’re recording for a live album so it needs to be right. No flow to the show. 45 years later box set of Live! In the Air Age released. Included full DMH show. Validation. The onstage “bantz” includes all the stage chats about tuning up. Validation of my recall of the show. The only ring I remembered about it. Apart from the Lord John stage suits.
Were they a Boo Hewerdine tribute band?
🤣🤣
I was there for one night of these 2, with the lovely Karen, who I haven’t seen for ages.
Impressive band, fabulous gig.
https://marillion.com/shop/downloads/h-spiritbody.htm
Lots of “Live at Donington” sets, and the first few “Thunder Christmas Album” live albums.
It now appears that I was at the recording of the Cure’s live album Entreat. I remember it being hot as an oven in midsummer and a steady stream of goth girls being carried to safety as they swooned while the band played for at least three hours. Good gig!
Oh dear @Bamber. I think I need better reading glasses.
I read that you were at the recording of a live album by the Corrs and that a steady stream of goth girls were being carried to safety. A rather unexpected image,
I knew that the Breathless Hitmakers were fond of dressing in black. But I hadn’t realised that they were going for the full white face- paint, black leather, heavy mascara Bauhaus look.
I was in the crowd for a David Bowie live album which finally came out a few years ago (Milton Keynes 1990). I’m also lurking somewhere in this too. Hope it counts as it was officially released.
Anything officially released counts either audio or video. Bootlegs do not.
Cream – Goodbye Tour (Live1968) Disc 4.
Released 2020.
Royal Albert Hall, November 26th 1968. I have no memory of the gig except that I enjoyed it very much at the time. Also recall seeing the BBC telecast of it in ’69 but have no other memory of it.
I haven’t listened to this album and I most probably won’t ever.
Why not?
No longer within my musical taste parameters.
I was at the recording of the John Grant BBC Orchestra one at Media City.
Also Morrissey’s Who Put The M In Manchester gig (although that was a dvd release, so perhaps doesn’t count).
DVDs count
I was in the audience for the DVD of The Chameleons – Live At The Gallery Club Manchester, 18th December 1982.
https://www.discogs.com/master/10681-The-Chameleons-Recorded-Live-At-The-Gallery-Club-Manchester-18th-December-1982
@duco01
Assume that that was the Gallery at the end of Peter St just down from the Free Trade Hall.
I used to drink in there all the time in the late 70s and early 80s in its former incarnation as Toppers’ Bar. The guy who owned/ran the place was called Peter Gresty. Lost touch with him in the early 80s after I left the UK not longer after he expanded Toppers into The Gallery