Being from Oxford nice to know what I went to , and have the slides somewhere, to many concerts to remember.

Another comment: I sincerely hope they film one of the gigs on the upcoming tribute dates. It would be a disgrace not to do it. Again, thanks for this episode and the other ones (watched them all at least twice, to be sure I wasn't missing anything) Cheers from Dordogne, France!

First gig I went to Whitesnake 1978 magnum were support may still have photos. Seen them a few times in Oxford but not sure when.

I live about 10 mins drive from the George Inn at Norton St. Phillip.

Lepp’s ‘Tear it down’ B-side smokes the Adrenalize version IMO with vibe/agression! Dokken’s ‘Back for the Attack’ is where Lynch fought DD for ‘more is MORE’ guitar approach - it’s immense shred meets great songs!

One of the best albums ever. By any band. Saw them @ Donny 85,bought the grey sleevless T. Hadn't realised they played Belfast later that year. Why the f**k was I not there!? I was 19 & working. Been racking my brain & scouring Setlistfm to see if there were other gigs that soaked up my hard earned. Although saw them on the Vigilante tour. Just ordered Live at K.K.'s Mr. Clarkin is sorely missed. Another fantastic show guys. Thank you for the nostalgia. ❤

Never a big fan. Saw them open up Donington 85 and thought they were great. Opened my eyes to them. Saw them on the Vigilante tour at Manchester Apollo later, really great show!

Superb show, thank you so much for sharing your memories, love hiw Gav didnt allow Jam to keep his 1st Magnjm ourchase @😂kk's is gonna be amazing!

Was there. Stage left between stage and mix tower. The crowd bounce & surge was truly frightening as to the distance travelled and falling over on muddy ground and fighting to get up and stay on feet - I thank my lucky stars I was fortunate to see things out.🙏 Sound system was combo of Iron Maiden’s and one supplied by Turbosound - maximum output 500,000W and very high peak dBA - the biggest I think.- (Facebook articles on this btw) I confirm Diamond Dave did indeed fret & finger tap Steve Vai’s guitar from behind him - either Hot for T or Hot Dog I think 😎

Fun fact - Linzi Drew of Penthouse was the WASP girl. Absolutely agree about the end onto Bon Jovi’s set. The 1st 4 acts were the best and form my abiding memory of the day located between mixing desk and stage before retiring for a rest further back on the hill.

Got to give it up

Scorpions - just a total unstoppable slick unit that day - immense! Oz - saw at Hammy O in Feb that year so felt a bit ‘same old and Oz in full widow twankie pantomime duster coat waddling about was a bit laughable. Jake is a guitar god…but the album had generally poor quality tunes and a poor mix.

WAS queen a huge band in the uk before live aid?? Like around 1984 when 'the works' album came out??

Such an epic album and tour and a top five album of mine especially the track All England's Eyes. The band certainly had my eyes and ears for the shows I saw in 1985 which was one at The Dominion Theatre plus Donington. I brought grey t shirt with black sleeves if memory serves and got moved near the front of the London show as a mate knew someone who worked the venue, good times. Im guessing the Milton Keynes Bowl show in 1986 was a goodbye to the tour and a warm up for the next one. Excellent episode though guys.

Guys, this is absolutely fantastic. My Magnum claim to fame? Before a show at Hammersmith Odeon, Mark Stanway made me a cup of tea! What a great guy!

This was a brilliant watch saw them live about 20 times 2 weeks today Glasgow garage going to beca great night but so emotional

This is amazing me and two mates were really into Magnum at this time. We thought we were the only ones lol. This is unbelievable when I look back but I actually found Tony Clarkins telephone number in the directory and phoned him up lol. Seriously that is the truth no word of a lie, I was actually speaking to Tony Clarkin down the phone lol - never ever forget that - cheers keep up the good work !!!

Magnum vastly under rated, OASTN is their best album but in a catalogue that is wonderful. Tony Clarkin was a master song writer, hopefully there might be some Tull style boxsets to come in the future. I was at MOR 85 and I remember there was a bit of a breeze and Magnum suffered from a sound that was very in and out to say the least. It was also nice to have memories of Dunstable (I saw Gary Moore and Hanoi Rocks there) and Oxford New Theatre/Apollo (saw many there from 81-84).

See you at KKs Steelmill guys!!!

As Al said, I enjoyed watching this very much! Great, informative.

HEY, Thanks guys for the coverage and the in depth info. It was great to watch and I am sure all the fans will love the conversation. The band will appreciate the continued support. It was great to hear all your memories. Hope you get to see the guys on stage doing the Tribute to Tony this January. The words of Rodney beautifully read. It was so good to hear all the stories you guys shared. Thanks again. Cheers Al Barrow.

Spot on thanks, guys. Great memories from this era. I'm definitely going up the loft over the weekend to see if I can find my old letters from Ollie.

Hi guy’s I’ve seen Magnum bak in I think was 95 at Wolvo civic ain’t sure what tour it was,But Awesome show🤘& then few days later I Bumped into Bob walking through Walsall town,Obviously I had to shake his hand & said I was at your gig at wolves,Very nice Dude & chatted bout the band🤘but sadly he was about to leave & start a new band called Hard Rain!!you guys got any news on that?cause think he went bak to magnum not long after,Keep Rocking🤘

Love Magnum. Criminally underrated. Happy new year, lads! Cheers from France!

Freddy was the greatest showman who ever lived. I was there at the Wembley gig and at Knebworth, the last time he fronted before he died. I cycled from St. Albans to Hammersmith to get the tickets from Keith Prowse.

Thanks for the memories guys, I was mainly there for Skid Row after seeing them at Milton Keynes. I went to one of the shows at Wembley and my memories was tommy Lee showing his butt before playing Home Sweet Home and also, it was one of the emptiest Wembley Arena gigs I have ever been to. I think i was at the overflow night from the previous night.

Happy New Year Lads,love the show,hope to see yis next time youre in Dublin and ill buy yis a pint

Happy New Year Lads,love the show,hope to see yis next time your in Dublin and buy yis a pint

Hi Guys, great end of year video! And what a year it's been for gigs especially. It was great to meet Jam and Dyl at Scorps and get a badge! I totally agree the Priest Saxon show was immense and both albums too. I kick off 25 with a trip to Copenhagen in early February for Saxon 45th anniversary of wheels of steel tour,, then Maiden 50th in Paris and Scorps 60th Hanover in July so far. Keep up the great work guys and thanks for all the great content and trips down metals memory lane ❤🤘

A great review guys. My favourite podcast was the Marillion, Misplaced Childhood one. My favourite event was Stonedead Festival plus gig and AC/DC. Top four albums were 1 Victory, 2 Moggs Motel, 3 Saxon and 4 Sebastian Bach. Favourite reissue the Iommi ones. Top four newer artist albums, 1. Scarlet Rebels, 2 Collateral, 3 Thieves Of Liberty, 4 The Warning. Thanks for the shoutout as always plus meeting you is always a bonus. Gig of next year will be Maiden. Keep up the great work. 👍

Favourite albums from '24 - Priest and Bruce put out some belters, as did Nile, Fit for a Autopsy, Ripped to Shreds and The Cure...I know that's a little left field, but ... Gigs - hmmm, regrettably the Priest/Saxon package never made it to Wales and AC/DC have not been since Bon was still around. Also gutted that Therapy?'s Troublegum 30th Anniversary tour didn't have a Welsh date. But of the gigs that I did see, Bruce Dickinson was fantastic and so were The Cult. Crowbar, Cradle of Filth, Brujeria were also fantastic. Favourite episode of TOTPA - Revisiting Maiden's 86 tour and delving into Queen's News of the World album were repeat viewings. Look forward to more in '25...oh and thanks for the shout out 🤟🏻

Bought this album., Saw the tour at the Manchester apollo.always remember an amazing stage show, the massive presence of Fish, great musicianship and those Taurus bass pedal shaking the venues foundations. Great music and memories.

Great indepth interview talking music, guitars and Hot sauce. Some awesome vinyl shown too, great stuff.

This was a pleasant surprise. Huge fan of CJ/Wildhearts. Seen them a few times over the years and met the G/CJ/Rich/Scott line up in Helsinki. Top guys.

Cracking interview! 🎼❤️🎼

Really cool program guys, really enjoyed it!!!!

I think the newscaster at the start of DRC is Ezrin himself. Don't hold me to it but I know it's def not Gene Simmons..........i think!!😂😂

Had seen Marillion on both the Script and Fugazi tour's, saw this tour at Nottingham as we only lived a few miles away in Lincolnshire (still live there), great show ,thanks for sharing ❤

Excellent, fun episode again boys. like some of you I heard Alive II first back in 1978, then the studio versions & preferred to listen to the tracks that were not on the live album. Not that the studio versions are bad, but as a kid you don`t have the patients, "skip that one, play the live one later". Like Jam, I have all five of the best in my top five-: 1. Detroit Rock City, 2. Shout It Out Loud, 3. King Of The Night time World, 4. Do You Love Me ?, 5. Flaming Youth. Cheers & looking forward to the next episode. 🤘🐑🎸🍺

Only have the Alive album in my collection, but do have an interest in Destroyer. Kiss had their moments, but I find that Gene tends to tarnish their legacy. Not a massive fan but a great episode as usual.

Great show

RIP PAUL DI'ANNO ❤

Ive been there many times.. seen loads of bands.. Maiden related and some not.. met loads of people inc ex Maiden members.. food is awesome and staff are always welcoming !

I was there. The cannons at the end of ac/dc set were so loud.

I was there. Fantastic day. Lovely weather. Some fantastic sounds. Didn't realise how good AC/DC actually were until I saw them live headlining Donington

Couldn't agree more. Extreme were up their own backsides. How many solos do we need? Scorps were fab.

Iron Maiden kicks so much ass!!!

Saw them back in 2014 at Download Festival, certainly a highlight of the day for me. Always remember at school wearing my leather jacket in 1984 and the boffins chanting We're Not Gonna Take It so at least I got noticed. Even my kids know Twisted Sister as I Wanna Rock is on Grand Theft Auto San Andreas or one of those PlayStation games. Great band, my favourite on TOTP back in the day too.

I got off the coach as we were stuck in a traffic jam . I walked through a few farmers fields to get there on time. Great festival.

Allentown PA U.S.A. 1984 My first concert and it changed my life. They opened for Ratt and blew them off the stage! S.M.F. for life 🤘