Ministry - Manchester Academy, 1992. Fucking brutal.

Nuclear Assault and Dark Angel, Manchester Ritz 1990. Black eyes and a dislocated shoulder among our crew as the security (a rarity in those days) just let the crowd get on with it, including stage diving. Too many death metal/thrash gigs to count, really.

Slipknot on their first tour at the Academy: crowd was essentially one big fight.

Ned's Atomic Dustbin in Leeds 1991, including massive congas of lads with several people on their shoulders.

Converge playing all of Jane Doe in Manchester: fellas coming out the pit with teeth in their hands.