Sports Centre, Bracknell

This was the first concert that I ever attended and three acts were on the bill. Saturday night. I think that the tickets cost 70 new pence. Bracknell Sports Centre was a simple venue where you sat on the floor to watch the bands. I played five-a-side football in the same hall. The first band on was Morgan who played some melodic rock - good stuff but I never heard of them again. The second support act was another new band to me called Genesis. I remember being amazed by a type of music that I had never heard before. I also remember being annoyed by people wandering around instead of listening to the music. I didn't understand why the lead singer had the front of his head shaved but I couldn't take my eyes off him. I don't honestly recall the individual songs but the overall experience was truly memorable. The headline band was Kingdom Come (1971-73) headed by Arthur Brown who, as "Crazy World of Arthur Brown", had a number one hit single three years earlier with "Fire". I vaguely remember a spacey rock sound but the most memorable part of the show was the start. A coffin, carried head high, was carried through the hall and placed onto the stage - the lid was pushed open and Arthur emerged. I often wonder whether this was where Genesis/Peter got the idea for the start of Six of the Best at Milton Keynes ten years later. [RaelImperial]