Special and Rare gigs throughout the years. AND suggestions for the future!

[Bosco]

First off, every Chemical Brother concert is a special event; even more so now, because how infrequent they've become. But over the course of nearly 30+ years of gigging, what are ones that might have been a little more special/rare?

Examples that I consider special/rare:

• 2016 (LIVE) and 2018 (DJ) Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates; as part of the F1 race celebrations.
• 2012 (DJ) Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia; Future Music Festival. Is this the first South Pacific date that wasn't Australia or New Zealand? I'm not totally sure. Nonetheless, RARE.
• 1997 (LIVE) Honolulu [HI] - USA; Seemingly a warmup show before their appearance at KROQ Weenie Roast. Gig in Paradise? Yes please!
• 1997 (LIVE) Chicago [IL] - USA ; As part of the MGD (Miller Genuine Draft) Blind Date Concert series, they opened for David Bowie!
• 2018 (LIVE) Reykjavik - Iceland CANCELED; It's assumed it was canceled due to ticket sales. I mean it's ICELAND!

Alright, let's have them. I know UK has a bunch of them and some of y'all have attended them. Let me hear what you guys got.

And if you have an awesome location for the future, let's hear some of your suggestions!

[hstn]

Would Red Rocks count? The film shot there seemed magical, almost like a ritual, even if it was the standard show of the time the location and vibes were quite special, no clue if they ever returned

[Bosco]

Yes, of course Red Rocks counts. See my pathetic plea for them to return, here. So no, they haven't returned... yet. 

[Fine Time]

The Chems gig at the Royal Albert Hall , London , UK , last year was a special venue , myself , Stefan and Rynostar attended. It's like an old Shakespearean theatre with tiered balconies and domed ceiling and it had a relatively small capacity for a Chems gig , the sound in there was incredible. I'm keen to go there again as it's a fantastic venue for live music. The Teenage Cancer Trust's 'wildcard ' for this years run of shows at the Royal Albert Hall is The Sex Pistols , i was tempted , but i'll wait for a band like Muse , or Kings of Leon , to appear there , then i'll definiately be one of thousands trying to snag a ticket.

Another unique venue in the UK for bands to perform at is the Eden Project , botanical gardens , in Cornwall , (southern England , near the coast ) , The Chems played there in 2019. Behind the stage are the huge bio-dome spheres ( they look quite sci-fi ) that contain collections of thousands of plant species from around the world.

[Stefan]

Yes, definitely, the gig at the Royal Albert Hall was special The venue, and meeting all of you there! I can't believe it's already nearly a year ago, I wish we could do this at least once a year!

Some other gigs that come to mind:

*) Roundhouse Gigs: a really iconic location, they've played several gigs there. Noteworthy are the Apple Music Festival in 2015 (iirc it was admission free and was broadcasted live, and of course somebody recorded it) and the show where Further was played in full (they did this at several shows, and I think it's worth mentioning here because they haven't done that for any other album, playing it live track-by-track)

*) Trafalgar Square 2007: an open air gig right at the heart of London, also I remember reading somewhere that this was admission free? And we got that beautiful performance of HTL from that

*) maybe a bit of a personal bias: Gelsenkirchen 2016. Another really unique location, and also it was the first forum meetup I attended