Sarah O Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Mogwai. Very very Loud and a bit pish at the Playhouse during the festival one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I saw Richard Ashcroft on a solo tour at the Corn Exchange and he was loud. Saw him supporting the Stones last year and he was still loud even in the open air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Are Muse not the holders of this accolade. Or the foo fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 The Clash at the Playhouse were proper loud. I was near deaf for a couple of days. Saw the Sheepdogs a couple of years ago at a wee cafe place in Glasgow and my ears were sore during the gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 17/01/2013 at 01:21, BigMDV said: We all know it was The Who, and they lost the title to Black Sabbath But currently its; 1st Motorhead 2nd Slade (on their comeback at the 1981 Reading festival) 3rd Deep Purple Has this title been won since then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Led Zeppelin must be up there with the loudest of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Cheever Loophole Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I remember seeing Motörhead on the Tuesday/ Weds and my ears where still ringing at Tynie v Motherwell on the Saturday! AC/DC at the Apollo in 78 & 79 also sticks out, fairly shifted the ear wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Camel, Leith Town Hall in the early 70's . Hurt like hell but brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I'm glad to say for the sake of my hearing it wasn't me but a mate went to a festival and they had The Butthole Surfers, Swans, and My Bloody Valentine on the main stage in that order. He said it started painfully loud with the first band and then just ramped it up until the end of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 My eldest laddie Matt will swear the loudest gig he has ever attended was Status Quo at the Portsmouth Guildhall in 2001. Three days after that concert he said his ears were still ringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 20 hours ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said: I saw Richard Ashcroft on a solo tour at the Corn Exchange and he was loud. Saw him supporting the Stones last year and he was still loud even in the open air. Was the RA gig round about the time of the smoking ban, everyone just lit up anyway? If so, I was there. Excellent show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 21 hours ago, Sarah O said: Mogwai. Very very Loud and a bit pish at the Playhouse during the festival one year. They were great when I saw them last year. Loud as ****! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notbrainwashed Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Loudest I heard was Oasis at Irvine Beach. Ears ringing for days. I later found out their sound engineer was soon afterwards diagnosed as clinically deaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Pop Will Eat Itself in the Network/Coasters was a very loud gig as I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bridge of Djoum said: Was the RA gig round about the time of the smoking ban, everyone just lit up anyway? If so, I was there. Excellent show. I had been to a few gigs there before the ban and you could hardly breathe for the smoke with the low roof. I always developed a sore throat after being at the CE. The Ashcroft gig was good but the crowd only really came alive with the Verve songs. Lots of drinking outside before so most came in late I seem to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said: I had been to a few gigs there before the ban and you could hardly breathe for the smoke with the low roof. I always developed a sore throat after being at the CE. The Ashcroft gig was good but the crowd only really came alive with the Verve songs. Lots of drinking outside before so most came in late I seem to remember. Yeah, I think I was at that gig. I saw him do a mostly acoustic set a few months ago in Central Park, he opened for Liam Gallagher. Same story with the Verve stuff, although ''A Song For The Lovers'' was a highlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Bridge of Djoum said: Yeah, I think I was at that gig. I saw him do a mostly acoustic set a few months ago in Central Park, he opened for Liam Gallagher. Same story with the Verve stuff, although ''A Song For The Lovers'' was a highlight. He has matured and plays some more mellow stuff now but he still has that swagger about him that stood out in the Verve days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Loudest i have been to was Judas Priest. Felt my body falling apart towards the end as it struggled to cope. Manowar are the record holders i believe. They hospitalised people in the 80s and 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Would say Ramones at the Odeon Gig was on the Sunday, just about got normal hearing back around the following Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishguy Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Nockleback on their Dark Horse tour at SECC were seriously loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Dinosaur Jr the venue 2006 -5 double Marshall stacks in a 500 or so capacity venue. Ears whistling for a week. Killing Joke the network 1991 - horribly sexily loud. Husker Du potterrow 1986- like a wasp was stuck in my brain for ages afterward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, crunchy frog said: Dinosaur Jr the venue 2006 -5 double Marshall stacks in a 500 or so capacity venue. Ears whistling for a week. A wee secret for any who sees a lot of rock bands, Marshall will sell or hire empty cabs and amps for tours. So when you see someone like Angus Young with all the stacks only one actually works and has a mic in front of it. In actual fact a lot of bands, including AC/DC don't have any live amps on stage but have an acoustically isolated room under the stage with the amp in it so the mic isn't picking up any of the noise on stage and it means the guitars can run the amp at the level it needs to be to get good distortion without effects pedals. There is a great video on you tube where they get a load of guitarists to try out playing a Marshall at full in a room. I've played a Marshall 50w amp at full lick and it was shockingly loud. Check out the guy at 7'05" who forgot his earplugs and Phil X who plays for Bon Jovi at 12'00" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, crunchy frog said: Killing Joke the network 1991 - horribly sexily loud. With LOUD and Brain Damage supporting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 46 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: With LOUD and Brain Damage supporting? Yup. Coleman produced them then fell out with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, crunchy frog said: Yup. Coleman produced them then fell out with them I did about 5 or 6 full tours with LOUD and couple of half tours, I loved them, knew the singer when he was in New Model Army, that was a great couple of years for me, my favourite bands supporting my favourite bands??? Edited January 9, 2019 by Dawnrazor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigladatthebackpost Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 08/01/2019 at 13:37, GlasgoJambo said: Nice reminder. I was at that gig, was a lot of fun. Two rather contrasting bands! 1992? It was! Just the 27 years ago then... ?Someone stage dived off the balcony. Absolutely mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I am sure rush at ingliston back in the 80s played one of the loudest gigs ever. For me acdc at playhouse in 82. Was only 8 and ears were ringing for about a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Did Madness not cause an earthquake back in the early 90s at Finsbury Park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Salad Fingers said: Did Madness not cause an earthquake back in the early 90s at Finsbury Park? That wasn't so much the volume but the crowd jumping around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMBO1957 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Remember Deep Purple playing at the Edinburgh Odeon in the Mid Seventies and it was reported in the music press that it was the loudest in the UK for an indoor concert. A few weeks later the Who played the same venue and mentioned it at the start of the concert and said if you thought that was loud wait till you hear this and then broke the sound record that night. If I remember right I am sure Edinburgh Council put a cap on the sound limit at concerts after that show to stop it getting dangerous to peoples hearing. Great concerts though. Edited January 13, 2019 by JAMBO1957 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 17/01/2013 at 12:30, Kalamazoo Jambo said: That post is horribly disrepectful to the many drummers who died serving the cause of Spinal Tap Someone Else's Vomit and the Damage Done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Auld Reekin' said: Someone Else's Vomit and the Damage Done... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=2ahUKEwjF5JbqvuvfAhX-ThUIHe80BC4Q8TUwAXoECA0QEQ&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=2ahUKEwjF5JbqvuvfAhX-ThUIHe80BC4Q8TUwAXoECA0QEQ&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov Link didn't work for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Auld Reekin' said: Link didn't work for me... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Custard Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Motörhead, AC/DC at Glasgow Apollo were very loud as was Rainbow and Rose Tattoo at Ingleston but the loudest I’ve ever heard was UFO at the Apollo. That venue seemed to hold in the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedarmy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 the loudest gig i was at was the ramones at the barrowlands. very loud and very fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic 52 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Lemmy once said, and I'm paraphrasing here, that he wished Motorhead 'could play as loud as Slade do and still sound that good'. Think it was after a Music Machine gig in London circa 1980/81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 17/01/2013 at 09:58, BigMDV said: I always thought Spinal Tap was a made up band (like the Monkees) for the benefit of film/tv, shows how much I know I've seen all the bands I mentioned except 'the Who', and Slade were the loudest I've heard by a country mile, I think it was around 1982 at the old Odeon in Clerk street Odeon 1978 was the loudest band I have ever heard - UFO My mate was an Usher at the Cinema there when we were both at Edinburgh Uni and he offered to get me in free. I had their earlier spacey albums UFO1 and F;ying (from 1970 and 1971) and didn't realised they had become far more heavy metal. I couldn't understand when I got in why the stage was so much narrower then when they started warming up I realised the speakers were floor to the (very high) roof on either side https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ufo/1978/odeon-theatre-edinburgh-scotland-33c67c45.html I was driven out after half a song and fled across the road to the pub to wait for my mate to finish work. Every time the pub doors opened you could hear the noise from across the road. It was ridiculously loud and I doubt if I could hear now if I hadn't left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott herbertson Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 18/01/2019 at 22:03, Rupert Custard said: Motörhead, AC/DC at Glasgow Apollo were very loud as was Rainbow and Rose Tattoo at Ingleston but the loudest I’ve ever heard was UFO at the Apollo. That venue seemed to hold in the sound. Just noticed you posted this - it must have been a regular thing (see my post above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim747 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I heard donkey's years ago that Manowar were one of the loudest bands live, seems to be true.. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/loudest-bands-in-history/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 17/01/2013 at 01:21, BigMDV said: We all know it was The Who, and they lost the title to Black Sabbath But currently its; 1st Motorhead 2nd Slade (on their comeback at the 1981 Reading festival) 3rd Deep Purple Has this title been won since then? Can't believe I missed this thread first time around. I once met Pet Townshend's brother, Paul, who told me that he'd been in a band in the '70s which had been measured as louder than The Who. The guy's ears were more effed than Pete's and he'd jacked in the music business to do decorating. Lovely bloke and you wouldn't have doubted he was his brother's brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakened Offender Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Rammstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingle Bells Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Ted Nugent held the record for a long time. For me, It was more the high pitch guitar playing that used to result in deafness for a week or so back in the 1980s/1990s. Bands such as Wishbone Ash, BOC and Uriah Heep. Apart from that Anvil were both very loud and crap at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedarmy Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 saw anvil at bannermans just before the lockdown and they were very loud. as i have hearing problems nowadays i always wear ear plugs at gigs but they were still really loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, tedarmy said: saw anvil at bannermans just before the lockdown and they were very loud. as i have hearing problems nowadays i always wear ear plugs at gigs but they were still really loud. They were loud but it's a very small space and easy to dominate. Really enjoyable gig, Lips' stories were best of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedarmy Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Smithee said: They were loud but it's a very small space and easy to dominate. Really enjoyable gig, Lips' stories were best of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingle Bells Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 3 hours ago, tedarmy said: saw anvil at bannermans just before the lockdown and they were very loud. as i have hearing problems nowadays i always wear ear plugs at gigs but they were still really loud. Think that the headliners were Saxon or Motorhead or both through in Glasgow, so all was not lost. Know what you mean about hearing. If there's any background noise in the Pub, I cannae make out a thing anybodys saying. Wouldn't change a thing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Uriah Heep. November 1977. Usher Hall. My ears are still ringing. Had to get out about 20 minutes into the concert. I'm surprised that the roof didn't collapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Is this another Sex Pistols thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I’ve not been to that many gigs over the years, would rather keep my cash for going to see the famous. However, out of my handful of gigs, the 1 that was surprisingly loud was seasick Steve at the usher hall about 4 years ago. My small gig collection includes Motörhead, anthrax and Metallica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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