Best Gigs EverHmm, having no joy tracking down the full 100 of Time Out's best london gigs chart they did last issue, but prompted by a thread on PopExcellent I've had a think about my top five gigs... I'm sure I'll think of more later and strike these out...1. Bl... SuedeBrett and the boys were having lunch in the Marquee Bar in the Parkfield Mall in Islington on Saturday whilst my flatmate and I were doing a crawl of fairly new drinking establishments in N1. It's fair to say the Marquee was far from the best one, d... Zoe BallUnsurprisingly Zoe was at the christmas party of the radio station she works for, XFM. <br /><br />She was going mad down the front to The Darkness, no sign of Norm though. <br /><br />Tuesday 10th December 2002.Christian O'ConnellUnsurprisingly Christian O'Connell (breakfast show DJ) was at the christmas party of the radio station he works for, XFM. He has a huge head and a tiny body. Tuesday 10th December 2002.Jason from AI think he was the only current pop star type person I saw at the XFM Christmas Party (10th December), but that could be all the free whiskey playing tricks.Mark KedsMark Keds was at the XFM party at the new Marquee in Islington, Tuesday 10th December.WEIRD gig Friday nightI went to the new Marquee for the first time on Friday, a good size and shape of venue, little bit odd though, and the bar isn't good - no pints, only 3.50 bottles, how's a guy supposed to get really squiffy on just one pocketful of cash?The gig was... RE: Thanks for that brilliantly detailed reminiscenceHi Pauly.... Sorry but my brain's a little befuddled about exact dates. However, I can tell you that it would have bee arounf the period 1970-1971-ish to around 1976-77ish? During this period I was also in a local (Dover) band myself: "Father Luke"... If this was not so pixelated...I'm sure you would see me at this gig:It's not on my gigoraphy for 1991 but then this is a bit of a fuzzy period of no tickets and limited memory. I saw this band A LOT around this time. In my mind I was sleeping at Waterloo station most weekends aro... Dogs D'Amourplus <strong>Under Neath What</strong>... went to London to see <strong>UNW</strong> a few days later, probably the Marquee...Under Neath What+ Chunk + We Are Going To Eat You. I was in the queue for this gig and bought a fanzine off someone. Did I know Metallica were doing a secret gig just a few doors down at the Marquee club? Why on earth did I stay at the Astoria? Bah...... the cliqueclub presents - the Masquerade BallMarquee at Imperial College, Wye. Bongo players; bucking bronco; dancers; 4 - DJs spinning the finest Funky House, R&B, Garage, Old Skool, Salsa; Chill out garden and Jacuzzi to relax. Tickets £25 T: 07876745134 20:00LeatherfaceThey played London Marquee the day before and the John Peel show the day aftetr - Folkestone, slap in the middle of music.Live at the Marquee: JLS in Cork, Republic of IrelandJLS Tickets X Factor continues to create sure-fire popstars. Although JLS scored the second placebehindAlexandra Burke on the X Factor Show, the British four-piece boyband...Plant Fair WeekendStep into spring at The White Cliffs Plant Fair. A marquee at the Visitor Centre will contain thousands of plants to tempt your green fingers, grown especially by our dedicated volunteer growers. Other stalls include tombola and second hand booksRosa Mota+ <strong>Submarine</strong> + <strong>Stewed</strong>. From NME gig listings of that week, part of a tour taking in Colchester, London <strong>Marquee</strong>, Leeds, Birmingham and <strong>New Cross Venue</strong>.Live at the Marquee: Bryan Adams in Cork, Republic of Ireland66.00Live At The Marquee: Elton John in Cork, Republic of Ireland77.00