48 times!! Good lord. Seen Oasis 5 times and Madness about the same but no great desire to see either again even if both bands were excellent
Most I’ve seen a single band is about 8 times for the Gabriel-era Genesis….too long ago to remember exactly now! Seen the Levellers 6 times; Family 5 times; and there were numerous ‘regulars’ doing the Watford Tech/Town Hall/Kingdom Hall circuit that I saw more often than I would necessarily have chosen. Such luminaries as Stackridge and Osibisa spring to mind. Oh, and I’ve seen Squeeze 5 times. Nothing as ‘manic’ as 48 times though!
I've seen the Sex Pistols 4 times which isn't bad as they haven't actually played that much live Long shot I know but has anyone seen them from back in the day with Sid on bass ?
I think The Korgis included 2 ex members of Stackridge after the latter disbanded but I’d not say they were a direct descendant. Have you ever seen ‘Purple Spaceships Over Yatton’?
Can't say I have TBH "If I had you" is one of my favourite songs BTW I'm going full nerd now but they had 2 appearances on TOTP, which can be seen on youtube, the first one they look slightly disheveled whereas their 2cnd appearance they have had a makeover presumably by the record company!.
In their original incarnation they were pretty chaotic, often jumping off stage to meander through the crowd whilst playing ‘Let There Be Lids’, including dustbin lids as percussion. I imagine the ‘spruced up’ version is after 3 original members left.
The only band I've seen mulitple times is Chas 'n' Dave and that was because they did the Great Brittish Beer festival 2 years running. Best live music I've ever experienced. Alcohol may have played a part in my analysis.
what do you think of the recent line up? As for the answer to the question…the Cure about 12 times. Smiths/Morrissey about 8 times
