Stand out memory of this one was the BASS. You could really feel it in your stomach.
Robert Plant, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 21-12-83
Category: Gigs
Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 20-12-83
Oh i dunno, maybe i’m biased, but i enjoyed this one more than Hammersmith odeon show
Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, @ Hammersmith Odeon,London 17-12-83
We had the day down London & when we wanted to go back to our hotel,we couldn’t due to police cordoning off the area. At the time, we didn’t know that the IRA had set off a bomb at Harrods which killed 6 people. Strange as it may sound, when we did find out, i don’t think we were scarred or anything. The Priest gig was great. The following day me & Andy went to see Arsenal play & we were in the infamous North Bank terrace. The tubes didn’t run so much on Sundays back then, so, we had a bit of fun getting back to the bus station.
Def Leppard, Airrace, @ Royal Centre,Nottingham, 4-12-83
Oh how times have changed. I planned to try tape the gig but i forgot an important thing : batteries ! Back then, there were no garages selling all sorts of stuff & as it was a Sunday, most shops were shut! A disaster. Even worse, i knew a mate who was seeing all the shows & this one he decided he wasn’t taping. So this was the show where i got into Snakebites. Not conventionally though : i’d have a pint of cider, then a pint of lager, then a pint of cider…i was young & couldn’t hold my drink (yeah, i know, that’s not changed!) so got pretty pissed up 🙂 It was a good show though !
Ozzy Osbourne, Heavy Pettin ,@ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 10-11-83
DIO,Waysted, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 8-11-83
After Dios UK debut at Monsters of Rock,Castle Donington, i just had to see a headline show. He certainly didn’t disappoint. Not only did he have the old classics from previous bands he’d been , he also had fantastic songs from his debut Dio album ” Holy Diver “. Oh what a night !
EDIT : Years later i managed to find a great recording of the show 
MSG, Wildlife, @ De Montfort Hall,Leicester 27-10-83
Michael Schenker, what a guitar god ! The support act, ” Wildlife ” was made up of guys who would eventually become ” FM “. A great band.
Kiss, De Montfort Hall,Leicester 24-10-83
Wow ! Seeing Kiss @ De Montfort ! Amazing. First time they played the UK without make up on. Ace Frehley was out of the band though 🙁 Still, a great show for sure !
Rainbow, @ Royal Centre,Nottingham 12-9-83
I’d really been looking forward to this gig,but it was a huge disappointment due to sound problems. Something to do with a generator i think. The sounds were there, but it just sucked with crappy sound 🙁
Monsters Of Rock ,Whitesnake, Meatloaf, ZZ Top, Twisted Sister, Dio, Diamond Head, Castle Donington 20-8-83
Diamond Head were good, Dio was great, Twisted Sister were fantastic, ZZ Top were seemingly just going through the motions, Meatloaf was pretty poor, Whitesnake were great.