Suede

I'd been a fan of Suede for years. Admittedly Bernard Butler was no longer with the band when I saw this gig, but the replacement guitarist played the stuff accurately. Brett Anderson was a bit of a cock, prancing around like some kind of rock n roll superstar, despite the fact he was playing to the Cambridge Corn Exchange and the gig hadn't sold out. When Beautiful Ones came on, though, Dan and I sprinted from the back to the front row before the lyrics had even started. I love that song.

ZZ Top

When I was five, my dad said that we should see a "heavy rock band like ZZ Top". We never did. When my dad was 54, though, I bought him tickets to see the band at Hammersmith Apollo - just to prove I'd not forgotten his comment 17 years previously! We were sat in the front row of the balcony which, while we separated from the main crowd, provided an excellent view. And the band rocked. It was like a "greatest hits" gig, and they played every song I ever knew they had recorded.