Bands I've seen Live

seen 3 times, 1st time in 23/05/1997 in Le Mans, France

Note: My first concert. I sat the whole time in the back with my mouth wide open... It was awesome! I will never forget it. I became hooked up right away on the Reggae music which I didn't know well at the time.

seen in 23/05/1997 in Le Mans, France

Note: He did the first part before the Gladiators (see above). Not bad but I don't remember much about it.

seen twice, 1st time in 19/09/1998 at the Techno Parade, Paris

Note: Back then, Laurent Garnier was (maybe still is?) a very famous techno DJ in France. I thought it was pretty good.

seen in 19/09/1998 at the Techno Parade, Paris

Note: Back then, Carl Cox was considered the best techno DJ in the world. His set was awesome.

The funny thing is that I was in Paris with a friend to see the Techno Parade. We totally miss the parade (I know... Stupid!) but we manage to see the big party in the Paris town center (50 000 people). It was awesome with Garnier, Carl Cox, Manu Le Malin... The most weird thing is that I lost my friend pretty early and I spent the whole party on my own and then the whole night with some total strangers in Paris trying to look for an after-party. Eventually, I slept in some total stranger's car. It may sound weird but I had a great time!

seen twice, 1st time in 12/11/1998 in Le Mans, France

Note: My 2nd Reggae concert. It was pretty good but it's a shame that 1 of them left the band.

seen 3 times, 1st in 07/04/1999 in Le Mans, France

Note: Awesome ! Always a great time and a big party each time I saw them.

seen in 30/05/1999 in Le Mans, France

Note: Very commercial, very boring and a big waste of time

seen in 30/05/1999 in Le Mans, France

Note: Not as bad as Jimmy Cliff(see above), but still pretty commercial and boring

seen in 30/05/1999 in Le Mans, France

Note: Very commercial, very boring and a big waste of time

seen 3 times, 1st time in 26/06/1999 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Probably the biggest Reggae legend on this list. Always a good show.

seen in 26/06/1999 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Pretty good show, quite energetic.

seen 3 time, 1st time in 26/06/1999 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Always a good show at the same time political and thoughtful but still very fun and melodic.

seen twice, 1st time in 26/06/1999 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: If I recall correctly, It was not bad but not exceptional either.

seen in 26/06/1999 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Back then, it was a huge success in France. It was OK but they really can't compete with the Jamacain bands. Not really my cup of tea...

seen twice, 1st time in 13/11/1999 in Le Mans, France

Note: This guy is a legend. In the 70's, he produced all the biggest Reggae artists including Bob Marley. 30 years later, he is now a singer (if you can call it singing...) wearing strange clothes, smoking big joints and doing some weird stuff on stage. I was not really thrilled...

seen in 08/04/2000 in Le Mans, France

Note: A pretty good French band, rather dynamic ska

seen twice, 1st time in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Again, a big Reggae legend. Very nice show

seen in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: This guy made a come back in the 90's after recording some tunes with Massive Attack. Pretty good show.

seen twice, 1st time in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: One of the biggest Reggae artist in the 90's. Pretty good show.

seen 3 times, 1st in in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: One of the few Reggae artists from Africa. It was allright.

seen in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Pretty famous in the 90's. OK show

seen in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: It was probably at the end of the festival. I don't remember much about it.

seen in 24/06/2000 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: It was probably at the end of the festival. I don't remember much about it.

seen in 30/06/2000 at Montlouis, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen twice, 1st in 30/06/2000 at Montlouis, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen in 30/06/2000 at Montlouis, France

Note: A pretty good show, I wished I had seen him with Black Uhuru with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare...

seen 3 times, 1st time in 09/09/2000 in Parthenay, France

Note: Again, a big reggae legend. A pretty good show.

seen in 09/09/2000 in Parthenay, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen in 30/11/2000 in Cambridge, England

Note: A legendary techno DJ from Detroit. Before him, there was this live band called Digital World or Digital Work and it was utter sh*t. My friends were getting restless and just wanted to leave the place. I told them to wait. And it was worth it... Finally, he started at 23.00 and the place went completely upside down. From a boring show, it became a huge party. A killer set.

seen twice, 1st in 02/05/2001 in Cambridge, England

Note: One of the most disappointing show I have seen. Completely boring and uninteresting. The 2nd time was little better but still nothing great.

seen twice, 1st time in 23/06/2001 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: A band from Holland quite famous there back then. One of the biggest surprise as I had never heard of them before seeing them live. The Festival had just begun and they nailed a great show. It was just very impressive.

seen twice, 1st in 23/06/2001 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: One of the biggest Reggae artist in the 90's. Very dynamic and very nice show.

seen twice, 1st time in 23/06/2001 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: The second time was better. Very good show.

seen in 23/06/2001 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: It was OK but nothing great.

seen in 18/08/2001 at The Reggae Sundance in Eindhoven, Holland

Note: It musn't have been impressive as I don't remember much about it.

seen in 18/08/2001 at The Reggae Sundance in Eindhoven, Holland

Note: I wasn't expecting much but they did a great show. It was pretty awesome.

seen in 18/08/2001 at The Reggae Sundance in Eindhoven, Holland

Note: Like Aswad above, I wasn't expecting much but he did a great show, even better than Aswad. Very impressive. The audience was also very very enthousiast and the atmosphere was great. Combined with Aswad, one of my favorite festival experience.

seen at the Festival Bebop'n Roll in Le Mans, France

Note: I really love Kusturica's movies but his music is... just Ok. When the gig was done, my buddy went to shake his hand and I just stood there, 2 meters from him, thinking "why should I shake his hands? Am I going to lie and tell him I loved his concert ?!?".

seen in 09/10/2001 at the Festival Bebop'n Roll in Le Mans, France

Note: One of my favorite dub band. They kill live. I totally loved it.

seen in 20/10/2001 in Le Mans, France

Note: She was one of the Cuban singer from the Buena Vista Social Club. A pretty good show.

seen in 16/03/2002 in Paris, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen in 16/03/2002 in Paris, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen in 16/03/2002 in Paris, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen twice, 1st twice in 12/04/2002 in Le Mans, France

Note: One of the few female reggae singer. A great singer and a great show. It was a delight to see her both times.

seen in 12/04/2002 in Le Mans, France

Note: After Sister Carol (see above), we were supposed to see David Rodigan. He was supposed to be some big shot DJ. Whatever...We hade never heard of the guy but new experiences are always welcome. Suddenly, a guy who really looks like Homer Simpson (seriously... check the pic on the left...) comes on stage. Me and my buddies were thinking "it must be a roadie or a DJ assistant or whatever...". But NO ! It was freaking David Rodigan himself !!! So Homer Simpson is now a DJ ?!? It can't be good... Indeed, it wasn't good... it was f*cking sensational !!! The guy started to put some LPs and after 5 minutes, the place got completely crazy with people shouting, dancing, jumping all around. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G !!! Easily the most surprising show and one of the best I have ever seen.

twice, 1st time seen in 29/06/2002 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: Back then, Sizzla was the biggest Reggae artist. So, I was expecting something huge and I have been waiting for years to see him. Eventually, it was...ok. The guy has a great voice but he is just shouting most of the time. A pity.

seen in 29/06/2002 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: One of the biggest Reggae artist in the 90's. Not bad but as Sizzla (see above) too much shouting for my taste.

seen in 29/06/2002 at the Garance Festival in Paris, France

Note: A pretty good show.

seen in 19-20-21/07/2002 at the Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France

Note: I always liked his music and it was pretty cool to see him, topless and wearing jeans as usual. I don't know why but with my friend we decided to go as closed as possible... and we did it! We went to the front row. But in the last 3 meters to the stage, there were 100 people involved in this combination of heavy fighting/jumping/dancing and the temperature was like 60 degrees Celcius... I think we spent 1 minute there and then we went back a few meters into the safe zone... Still a pretty good show.

seen in 19-20-21/07/2002 at the Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France

Note: In the music department, I usually don't like anything from the 80's. This band is however the exception and I always liked their music. The crowd was huge for this concert and I remember that lots of people were shouting at them, urging them to play their hit songs and guess what ? They didn't do it!!! They mostly played some obscure songs from their new album. I though it was just awesome. Great music and great show.