LIVE music fans have been enjoying getting back to venues after 18 months without gigs and concerts.

Bournemouth has played host to some incredible bands and artists through the years at venues past and present.

Some of music's most famous names have performed in the town to the delight of their fans. 

We invited readers on our Facebook page to tell us the best gig they’ve ever been to in the town.

Here’s what they had to say. How many of these do you remember?

  1. The Prodigy at The BIC and Jamiroquai was ace too!
  2. Blur at the Showbar
  3. New Model Army , Bournemouth Town Hall , 1985.
  4. Alice Cooper at the BIC
  5. INXS at the BIC
  6. Cliff Richard at the Winter Gardens
  7. The Prodigy at Madisons in October 91
  8. Led Zepellin, Boscombe Ballrooms, 1971
  9. Faithless at the BIC
  10. Jon Bon Jovi at the Radio 1 Roadshow in Kings Park in 1997
  11. P!nk at the BIC
  12. Fall Out Boy in the BIC 2015
  13. Queen at The Winter Gardens
  14. Def Leopard at the BIC
  15. Earth Wind and Fire at the BIC. 
  16. Dolly Parton at the BIC
  17. Skunk Anansie at the Opera House
  18. Meatloaf at the BIC, the Bat Out of Hell tour
  19. Oasis at BIC
  20. Ed Sheeran at the BIC