I was at one of the first gigs of the first tour by the Cure. They were a massive influence, along with all the other bands I saw twixt 73-79. The years I consider I was learning what was what. Seeing the leap from 78-82 convinced me then that they would be hugely influential. The same can also be said of Joy Division and U2. Interesting to some would be going to see U2 at Barbarellas in Birmingham in 1980. The place was pretty empty, maybe 30 or 40 people. The band came on to muted applause, played the show as if it was a packed house and they were the best band that ever played there. Left us wanting more. Went to the next tour and they were queued around the block and we couldn’t get in.