RETRO DUNDEE

A bit of a heavy metal extravaganza for this gig that took place on 12th June 1980 at the Caird Hall. Top of the bill, Iron Maiden, supp...

Here's a nice wee collection of old BR tickets that were on the go in the mid 80's. The large red & white ticket was probably th...

On this day 39 years ago, Emerson, Lake & Palmer brought their show to the Caird Hall. Not a gig I was at, so can't pass on any info...

I mentioned in yesterday's post about Dundee ref John Gordon, that he was one of the officials who was chosen for the 1978 World Cup...

Exactly 37 years ago, singer, Nana Mouskouri, brought along her Athenians to the Caird Hall to entertain the masses with her cosy brand of ...

In the 70's, Cathie McCabe's was the main shop in town to visit to get concert tickets for gigs in Edinburgh & Glasgow. By the t...

On this day 30 years ago, Wishbone Ash were in town. This outfit would have been considered very unfashionable in 1980, being in with the g...

On this day, 33 years ago, Rory Gallagher was on stage at the Caird Hall. What you got was not glitz or pyrotechnics, but just him with hi...

25 years ago today, the Bonar Hall was the venue for an evening with John Martyn, singer, songwriter and guitar maestro. His laid back sing...

Another one of my old ticket stubs - and exactly 30 years ago today, the Boomtown Rats were the band on stage at the Caird Hall. Quite a liv...

These Dundee bus tickets go back to the early 70's. Old money was still in use in 1970 hence the 8d one. In the era of bus conductors, ...

44 years ago today, The Rolling Stones were on stage at the Caird Hall. Not once but twice, playing 2 shows on the day. The ticket...

38 years ago today, The Who were blasting out their sound live on stage at the Caird Hall. I would only be 13 around this time so still ...

29 years ago today, Thin Lizzy were letting rip their famous riffs along at the Caird Hall. Thin Lizzy found the knack of keeping a faithful...

Another reggae night at Blazers organised by Gripping Youth and this time featuring The Grip. Not quite sure why it says "Leather Jack...

2 tickets - same band - same place - different dates. Starting with the 13th January 1977 gig... When the tickets went...

On this day 35 years ago, Deep Purple were in town. There was a real buzz around the Dundee gig because this was the first n...

29 years ago, Nazareth were rockin' the night away in the Caird Hall. This Jock-rock band from just doon the road in Dunfermline were ...

Another one of my Caird Hall ticket stubs, this time from 31 years ago this very night. Eddie & the Hot Rods cropped up on the scen...

31 years ago today, Gallagher & Lyle were in town. Now, I went to see rock bands, jazz bands, punk bands, prog bands, pop bands, ...