I'm old enough to have seen plenty of punk and new wave bands in their heyday, and also old enough not to remember many details!
Rather fabulously a mate kept meticulous records of gigs he attended (for a while at least), and who he went with, so I know on good authority at least some of the gigs I went to, where and when, including (this is just a small selection - we were mad for it!):
Sept 76, Hyde Park, Supercharge, Steve Hillage, Kiki Dee and Queen
March 77, Fairfield Halls Croydon, Five Hand Reel, Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Oct 77, Thames Poly, Germs, Darts
March 78, Thames Poly, The Pirates
April 78, Victoria Park Hackney, Misty in Roots, The Ruts, The Clash
April 78, The Roundhouse Chalk Farm, The Bishops, Pere Ubu, Graham Parker & The Rumour
May 78, Lewisham Odeon, Matumbi, Whirlwind, Ian Dury & the Blockheads
November 78, Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, The Records, Jona Lewie Rachel Sweet, Mickey Jupp, Reckless Eric, Lene Lovich
November 78, Electric Ballroom Camden, Gardez Darkz, The Police
January 79, Hammersmith Palais, John Cooper Clarke, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Elvis Costello & The Attractions
March 79, Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, The Mekons, The Fall, Human League, Gang of Four, Stiff Little Fingers
May 79, Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park, The Records, The Jam
July 79, Electric Ballroom Camden, The Modettes, Selecter, Madness, The Specials
July 79, Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, Interview, Madness, the Pretenders
September 79, Dingwall Camden Lock, Madness
February 80, Woolwich Tramshed, Splodgenessabounds
September 80, Hammersmith Palais, The Bodysnatchers, Toots & The Maytals
November 80, Music Machine Camden, Joe King Carrasco & The Clowns, Dirty Looks, The Equators, Any Trouble, Tenpole Tudor
November 80, Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, The Fire Engines, The Thompson Twins, Josef K, Delta Five, the Teardrop Explodes
November 80, Marquee Club, The Fix, U2
December 80, Hammersmith Palais, The Undertones
Truly remarkable to see bands that went on to become enormous way down some set lists.
I'm so glad my mate kept this record - and I'm gutted that when I went to see bands with other mates we didn't keep records. So many amazing gigs, lost forever to me!