But what of the ones I caught? The Rolling Stones at Knebworth, Pink Floyd on the Dark Side of the Moon tour, The Who at Charlton, Yes and Donovan at Stafford, Hawkwind at Manchester, Lynyrd Skynyrd etc. etc.
They were all great but I guess I have to say that my favourite live shows were the free festivals at Stonehenge and Deeply Vale (Northern England).
Shame about the police presence and the overflowing chemical toilets.
Around that time I was editing a Freak Magazine that was issued free to interested parties. I had to decorate my tent with mystic runes so that readers could find me at these gigs. I think that a flag would have been better but I couldn't carry the equipment on my 100cc Yamaha. I used to get a very sore ass travelling the 200+ miles from Yorkshire to Salisbury Plain on that two-stroke. It was much easier to hitch but I had experienced some bad luck whilst trying to get a lift (see below). The original Deeply Vale ( For more click here) was enchanting!

Huddersfield itself did not have a healthy music scene although such bands as Thin Lizzy and the Sex Pistols (last ever UK gigs) did pay us a visit. The nearest places were Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Manchester. I caught Santana at Manchester, Belle Vue, Hawkwind at The Palace and numerous groups at the Free Trade Hall, Apollo and Hacienda including Ultravox, Black Sabbath, Wishbone Ash, Robin Trower, Barclay James Harvest, Tangerine Dream, Uriah Heep, Manfred Manns Earth Band and loads more.
At Leeds there was the all-nighter at the Queens Hall with Roxy Music, Leo Sayer, Vinegar Joe, Ducks Deluxe and Principal Edwards Magic Theatre. At the University I saw Alex Harvey and Pat Travers. Bradford provided Hawkwind, Thin Lizzy, Ian Dury etc. and Sheffield City Hall gave me Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ultravox and others.

I have fallen asleep through a Black Sabbath concert, walked out of a Tangerine Dream gig after 10 minutes and witnessed the birth of punk at Eric's in Liverpool. The experiences that actually surround the gigs are as entertaining as the gigs themselves. When I went to see the Who at Charlton Football Ground with a friend we spent over 8 hours trying to hitch a lift on the M1 at Sheffield. We finally gave up and caught the midnight bus to London.
When the Who came on stage Keith Moon slipped and fell. He got up and said to the audience "it's the f!!?**g Who on ice!" Ronnie Van Zandt of Lynyrd Skynyrd was singing the song Gimme Three Steps when he took 3 steps backwards and fell into the drum set.
When I went to see Yes at Stafford I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the support was none other than Donovan - The Intergalactic Laxative and all! Alex Harvey's gigs were a delight to watch, especially when he was performing mime theatre with Zal Cleminson - Next!