How many times have you seen Elbow live, and where?

I'll kick things off...

1. 28.03.2001 - Manchester Apollo (Supporting The Manic Street Preachers)
2. 17.08.2002 - Stafford - V Festival
3. 03.10.2003 - Manchester Academy
4. 03.03.2004 - Liverpool Barfly (Concert for Competition winners only)
5. 09.07.2004 - Manchester Old Trafford Cricket Ground - Move Festival (Supporting The Cure. Elbow also played a mid-afternoon acoustic set in one of the bars)
6. 22.08.2004 - Stafford - V Festival
7. 30.01.2005 - Manchester Apollo (Tsunami benefit concert)
8. 27.05.2005 - Manchester Blueprint Studios (Album launch for Leaders Of The Free World)
9. 04.07.2005 - Bolton Reebok Stadium (Supporting Coldplay)
10. 08.09.2005 - Manchester Ritz
11. 23.11.2005 - Manchester Apollo
12. 18.02.2006 - Liverpool Carling Academy
13. 13.04.2008 - Manchester Academy
14. 14.06.2008 - Delamere Forest
15. 22.10.2008 - Liverpool University
16. 23.10.2008 - Manchester Apollo
17. 30.10.2008 - Manchester Apollo
18. 09.03.2009 - Llandudno Conference Centre
19. 06.07.2009 - Manchester Pavillion Theatre (An Audience With Guy Garvey)
20. 09.07.2009 - Manchester Bridgewater Hall (Elbow & The Halle Orchestra)

That's my 20. Looking forward to the next 20, starting at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield supporting U2, and then the MEN gig on Sept 18th.

20, wow!! I would have loved to see them properly back in the AITB and COT days, I was a bit too young then though. *sniff*

Here's my lot.

1. 27/11/2003 - Wembley Arena (supporting Muse on their Absolution tour)
2. 07/12/2003 - Exeter Westpoint (supporting Muse on the same tour)
3. 21/02/2006 - London Astoria
4. 12/02/2008 - Porchester Hall
5. 15/04/2008 - Brixton Academy
6. 14/06/2008 - Delamere Forest (Mantraluna!!)
7. 11/10/2008 - London Roundhouse
8. 12/10/2008 - London Roundhouse
9. 13/10/2008 - London Roundhouse
10. 23/10/2008 - Manchester Apollo
11. 30/10/2008 - Manchester Apollo
12. 01/03/2009 - Southend Cliffs Pavillion
13. 07/03/2009 - Blackpool Empress Ballroom
14. 14/03/2009 - Wembley Arena (headlining this time!)
15. 08/07/2009 - Bridgewater Hall + Halle
16. 09/07/2009 - Bridgewater Hall + Halle

So now that I've actually counted them up I'm not that far off 20...!

I like telling the story that I first discovered both Elbow and Muse on the same compilation CD series, Reloaded, back in 2001. It was a sort of indie/rock version of the pop chart compilation albums, though there were only about 4 of them in the end. Through the Reloaded series I fell in love with Red by Elbow and also fell in love with Muse as several Muse songs were on there.

Elbow and Muse have been my two favourite bands since then, so you can imagine how perfect it waas that my first ever gig was no.1 on that list above, Muse supported by Elbow!! And since Elbow were the support, and the very first song they played was Red, that makes Red the first song I ever heard live, and Elbow the first band I ever saw live. That was particularly special for me since Red was the first Elbow song I discovered and it saw me through some pretty rough patches.

This might also help explain why several people have seen me toting a Muse bag at many of the Elbow gigs... as soon as Elbow merch release a bag then I'll use that instead.

I think I've rambled on enough here!

1. 23/09/2006- Cohesion Festival Platt Fields Park
2. 03/04/2008 - Blueperint Studios Salford
3. ?/04/2008 - Manchester Academy
4. 14/06/2008 - Delamere Forest
5. 13/10/2008 - Leeds Academy
6. 23/10/2008 - Manchester Apollo
7. 30/10/2008 - Manchester Apollo
8. ?/03/2009 - Empress Ballroom Blackpool
9. 08/07/2009 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
10. 09/07/2009 - Bridgewater Hall
11. 20/08/2009 - Sheffield, supporting U2
12. 18/09/2009 - M.E.N. Arena

fewer than I would have liked!

2001-10-23 norwich waterfront
2002-06-30 glastonbury
2003-09-28 cambridge junction
2003-10-03 manchester academy
2004-06-25 glastonbury (twice!)
2005-09-06 london koko
2005-09-08 manchester the ritz
2008-10-06 cambridge corn exchange
2009-07-09 manchester bridgewater hall

Good grief - I feel inadequate

12.03.09 Newport
14.3.09 Wembley
28.5.09 Berlin
6.7.09 Evening with GG
8.7.09 HALLE!!!!

Come on Jones! I'd love to see how many you've been to!

Hahaha! i've only been to like 2

It's not quantity that counts but quality!!!

And each one gets better and better

We tried to see Elbow on a couple of occasions prior to Delamere, but they always seemed to be sold out. The most recent one being April 2008 at Manchester Academy, which clashed with my quiz league finals night which was awkward for me as I couldn't commit to buying tickets as it would have meant letting my team down. As it happened, we got knocked out in the semis anyway, then we couldn't go because it sold out in the meantime. Bugger.

I had a conversation with My Bury Vest about this phenomenon. Prior to TSSK, I always thought that the Elboys were selling themselves short somewhat with regard to the size of the venues they opted for. They were comfortably selling out 2000 capacity venues, when really they should have been playing at 3000-4000 venues minimum. I get the impression that they didn't quite realise how popular they really were

Then things began to work out a bit better for us and we broke our duck:

1. 14/06/2008 - Delamere Forest
2. 23/10/2008 - Manchester Apollo

Then our luck took a turn for the worse as we were unable to go to Empress Ballroom Blackpool and Wembley due to my hospitalisation. Bugger.

Lucky enough to get last minute tickets for

3. 08/07/2009 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

And we have V and the MEN pencilled in. Good times.

V2004 - Stafford, bloody beautiful rendition of Newborn.
14/11/05 - Bristol Carling Academy (As it was then) - The Walking stick, sorry, leaders tour!
9/4/08 - Bristol Colston Hall - Tears and trumpets! Last time i heard Grace, Sob.
10/10/08 - Cardiff Uni - Jesca Hoop love! (Hotel with SHOWER!)
10/3/09 - Colston Hall again - Any Day Now!

Booked-

18/09/09 - MEN - When i get you meet you guys!

18/02/2006 Liverpool Academy
23/09/2006 Cohesion Live, Platt Fields, Manchester
15/12/2006 Manchester GMEX (supporting Snow Patrol)
06/04/2008 Leeds Met
12/04/2008 Sheffield Octagon
14/04/2008 Nottingham Rock City
14/06/2008 Mantraluna (Delamere Forest)
18/10/2008 Leeds Academy
23/10/2008 Manchester Apollo
03/03/2009 Sheffield Academy
09/07/2009 Bridgewater Hall

And coming up - Sheffield (supporting U2) and MEN

Oh! can't remember the dates, but the first one was October in the Glasgow Carling (now O2) academy, and the second was march, i think, in the edinburgh corn exchange. the corn exchange was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that was guy's birthday bash

Oh excellent! That must have been fun! What did they do for his birthday?