Underworld count....

[phaseblue]

1. - - 1999 at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles - It`s all a dream now!
2. - - 1999 at Coachella Festival in Palm Springs - Awesome show as well!
3. - - 2002 at the Warfield in San Francisco - Karl had a cold, so it was very instrumental, which I tend to prefer. Something was different without Darren!
4. - - 2002 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles - The day after the Warfield gig, but they were in much higher spirits. Fun gig!
5. - - 2003 at Coachella Festival in Palm Springs - Excellent opening (hard Cowgirl beats / into Rez), long improvs...nice!
6. - - 2005 at Electraglide in Tokyo - 3 hours The 1st hour was a beautiful (nostalgic) flashback! The rest of the show was great as well!
7. - - 2007 at Oblivion Ball in Tokyo - Good, but very predictable - especially since they played nearly the exact same set as the night before!
8. - - 2008 at Fuji Rock in Naeba - A nice "warm"/fun show! Let loose a bit more compared with the Oblivion Ball shows!

Without a doubt, the best were the first 2 shows!
I was already introduced/listening to the first 3 albums when I went to the Santa Monica show,
but nothing could have prepared me for it. Absolutely mind blowing!!!
Let`s just say that it forever changed my perspective on live music!

Electraglide Tokyo 2005 was a close 2nd!

[jose m]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Haha, was that the last one they played when more emphasis was on recreating a ropey beach? Soundsystem was terrible like.

thats the one........worst crowd in dance music history (i mean the festival in general)

[darktrain]

4 times so far:

1. 2007 Hollywood Bowl - such a great venue, amazing seats (courtesy of joethelion), first time hearing glam bucket, and the most fresh in my memory, barely beating out...
2. 1998 Chicago HOB - first time seeing them, got to meet some dirtylisters prior to the show, nice intimate venue with long improvy versions of BF songs I hadn't heard yet. Plus Dirty Guitar.
3. 1999 Chicago Riveria - BF had been released and it was crowded as hell, and I was wearing a backpack full of merch. Apart from Bruce Lee I don't remember any track really standing out. Got to meet R&K after the show!
4. 2002 LA Wiltern - I'd just moved to town and didn't even know about the gig until the day prior so I had to go by myself which is always lame. My spot on the floor wasn't so great and I was too broke to afford merch. Green laser was awesome and they played Dirty Epic.

[King of Snake]

if memory serves correctly....

2000 - Lowlands
2002 - Lowlands
2002 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
2003 - Impulz Outdoor
2003 - Rock Werchter
2005 - Tilburg 013 (2 gigs)
2005 - Heineken Music Hall
2006 - Frankfurt, Cocoon Club
2007 - Central Park, New York
2007 - London, Roundhouse (2 gigs)
2007 - Wild In The Country
2008 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
2008 - Maassilo, Rotterdam
2008 - Roundhouse, London (2 gigs)
2008 - Brixton Academy, London (2 gigs)
2008 - Lowlands festival

hey, that's 20 gigs exactly!

[louiggi]

As far as I can remember:

august 1994 Pukkelpop - Hasselt, B
may 1996 Pinkpop - Landgraaf, NL
july 1998 Werchter, B (2 consecutive gigs)
november 1998 d.nite Ahoy - Rotterdam, NL
march 1999 013 - Tilburg, NL
may 1999, Vorst nationaal - Brussels, B
august 2000 Pukkelpop - Hasselt, B
august 2002 Pukkelpop - Hasselt, Bnovember 2002 Palladium - Koln, D
june 2003 Werchter, B
november 2005 013 - Tilburg, NL (1st 3h show)
october 2007, Roundhouse - London, UK
januari 2008 Palladium - Koln, D
november 2008 I love techno, Gent - B

Hope this list is long enough for you guys.

[big screen satellite]

god i can't remember the exact number without looking at my ticket stubs (old age affects the memory) but first gig was in 93 or 94 in Manchester (Megadog!) and most recent was at the Brighton City festival last year... there must be 15-20 gigs there somewhere at least, several festival dates... plenty in London...

best gigs must be the comeback gig after Emerson left (it was the 10 years celebration of JBO gig) and also the Summerset house date - a great venue, and also Cocoon - was great...

oh and perhaps the best event actually must be Ally Pally NYE party (not only did UW play but so did New Order, Sasha & the Chems.... awesome!!!)

once or twenty times... UW are always entertaining

glad to have seen them over the course of 15 years how they have changed....

[dubnobasswithme]

certainly jealous of all you euro folks

i've seen them 4 times in the states:

1999 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, USA
2002 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, USA
2003 The Fillmore, San Fransisco, USA
2007 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, USA

the 1999 show was hands-down my favorite. i've never experienced a moment like when they dropped 'cowgirl' at the end of that set

[taoyoyo]

Originally Posted by jose m

best.........megadog at the rocket.....early days

... that was the night where Fluke and the Drum Club supported? mid-90's?

My first UW gig... enjoyed it (though for some odd reason I don't remember much of it).

I'm thinking somewhere around ten times, the last time in Atlanta last year.

[taoyoyo]

Originally Posted by big screen satellite

best gigs must be the comeback gig after Emerson left (it was the 10 years celebration of JBO gig).

oh and perhaps the best event actually must be Ally Pally NYE party (not only did UW play but so did New Order, Sasha & the Chems.... awesome!!!)

Was there for both of these... didn't Laurent Garnier play at Ally Pally too? Classic night!

[jose m]

Originally Posted by taoyoyo

... that was the night where Fluke and the Drum Club supported? mid-90's?

My first UW gig... enjoyed it (though for some odd reason I don't remember much of it).

I'm thinking somewhere around ten times, the last time in Atlanta last year.

you know what? i can't remember much either.it was 92/93 most likely 93.
in the early days i saw them play at the drum club @ the soundshaft (the small club ajoining heaven,charing cross),the ministry of sound(when they played unseen in the dj booth) and at RAW at the ymca tottenham court rd.
one of the best gigs ever was their first visit to the arches in glasgow for slam.i remember it well 'cause i meet a load of people who'd come over from germany to see them after hearing sven vath spin their tunes at the omen.
all seems a life time away now.......i suppose it is !