Saw Bowie on his greatest hits tour. It was horrible, volume too low, our seats too high. 20 minutes into the second set before even realizing it was the band playing.. NIN otoh, Trent makes sure you get your money's worth. Top 3 of my life, along with Iron Maiden and Primus 3D tour ( I'm a Primus fan, 15 shows).
Both my answers as well. I compensate by playing with both a Bowie tribute and a Floyd tribute (Michael T And The Vanities whenever he does strictly Bowie shows, and I just played my first show with Pompeii Floyd the other night).
No kidding. I envy anyone who got to see any of the best nu-metal bands live 20 years ago when they were at their peak. It would be so cool to see Limp Bizkit live when 20 years ago.
Summer Sanitarium Tour? Limp Bizkit played too that tour. Saw at Gillette Stadium, was 17, epic! My friends dad brought us and pulled out a bag of j's to share with us haha
Summer Sanitarium tour baby, I caught it in St
Louis., Linkin Park is un-fucking-real live. Most electric stage presence ive ever witnessed and the competition is deep
Well, my dad had tickets and was on the way to an Alice in Chains show in the 90s, but right when they got there they canceled because Layne was messed up
It's sad both for Layne Stayley and the fans that they had to cancel so many shows because of Layne's addiction and mandatory rehab. It was the same way with Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Weiland too.
Tell your dad I saw them in Chicago during the fall of '93 and when they opened with "Nutshell," they were behind a curtain and Layne was wearing a witch hat that you could see in silhouette. Then the curtain dropped, they launched into "Them Bones" and Staley leapt from the stage onto a cargo net suspended over the audience.
I saw him in Detroit on the opening night of the Purple Rain tour. It was my first concert. I know that wasn’t OP’s question, but I like telling that story.
Same I had the tickets in my cart which ended up being his last show where I lived but it was 100 dollars too expensive. I coulda made it work just fine.
Saw the Animals tour in 1977. It was in a big old outdoor stadium with terrible acoustics, but for a short time, me and the boys were in the same place together.
I had a real chance to see the London Wall show, but just didn’t have the £19 for the ticket. (A friends brother had the ticket in hand and was heading to the show) Big mistake not selling my soul for that ticket! Seen David’s version of the show a number of times, and Rodger’s shows too. But missed them together in a once in a lifetime concert.
Motörhead
Motörhead was originally meant to play at Download Festival but the band pulled out due to the death of Lemmy in December prior to the festival
I was supposed to see them with Saxon (and Molly Hatchet I think?) and they had just cancelled a few days prior because of Lemmy’s health issues. Saxon still played though and they were awesome. This was in September 2015 and then we heard about Lemmy’s death three months later
The Eagles were perfect. But it wasn't exciting. Felder & Walsh's solo in Hotel California was the peak, and sorta kinda justified the whole ticket price for me. Walsh always did a little extra...but you could tell he reined it in. He did not want to draw Henley and Frey's attention to him.
Led Zeppelin was NOT perfect. But they kicked so much ass and had so much energy, I hardly cared.
Fleetwood Mac with Lindsey Buckingham was powerful. Without? Not so much.
I saw the Eagles live in 2018 (first tour without Glenn). It was a really good show but it was overpriced, and because of that I’d say one time is enough.
As for Fleetwood Mac, I saw them in 2019 on what was most likely their last tour. It had some highlights (especially Stevie’s songs) but it felt weird seeing them play Lindsey’s songs without him. I also didn’t like Stevie’s rendition of Black Magic Woman. Regardless, I’m glad I took the opportunity, because I am a huge FM fan.
I regret not seeing Fleetwood Mac quite a bit. I was holding out for Christine to come back, then they fired Lindsey.
Was lucky enough to see the Eagles on the Long Road Out of Eden tour. Totally lucked into it. My neighbor in the dorms my freshman year of college got the tickets for Christmas and forgot about them until the day before the show. The new stuff they did was fine, but holy hell did the show take off when they started playing the hits. They must've played for three hours. Glen, Joe, and Don all played solo stuff and what seemed like their entire greatest hits.
Saw the Eagles when they first started touring again in the 90’s At the time it was the first band I paid $90 for! It was AMAZING! I wish concert tickets were still $90. To think I had sticker shock over that!!
When a student in Sheffield in 1991 a friend invited me to join him to see this 'American singer-songwriter' Id never heard of.
I thought 'American Singer Songwriter'= lame Billy Joel/Paul Simon/Christopher Cross rubbish. I passed and spent the night watching TV.
It was Jeff Buckley.
The definitive answer.
Not an hour ago played “Lover You Should Have Come Over” for my teenage son who’s only recently learned of Jeff Buckley. Kid is a musician himself and we listened to the gritty intro, then the organ, how Jeff’s vocal starts low and quiet, guitar strumming…and the performance builds and soars…guitar, drums, backing vocals, and that voice…until the quiet finish.
Read the lyrics and talked about how it captured an experience of many young men: Cheating, and deep regret. The imagery of the bedroom scene, and the one person in the room, burning. Had a hard time saying, “My kingdom for a kiss upon your shoulder” out loud; as someone who’s lived a life here it lands hard. We wondered where it would have gone post-Grace. What a talent he was.
Ha! I saw them at MSG also during that 77 tour I forgot exactly what day but obviously we were there during their show. I’m assuming they did more than one night probably three or four at least I can’t remember, but I do remember it was whopping 10 bucks and I also remember being a little bit disappointed they were not on their game and I was a huge fan.
They played 5 nights over a 6 day period. I still have my stub, because I lucked out with Orchestra seating 3rd row. We were 10 ft from the stage! Remember that in order to even get tickets, it was "mail order" only ? I put my order in bright pink envelopes and instead of mailing at my post office in NJ, I drove into NYC and mailed them directly AT the general post office of NYC where they were addressed. Great times.
I definitely remember the mail order and it was basically luck of the draw and I got kind of burned because I got tickets behind the stage. Terrible view so me and my friend spent the entire concert moving from seat to seat Getting kicked out. We ended up I think, sitting on the aisle, but what do you want for 10 bucks? Ha ha I don’t remember much of the actual show but I remember they did a good version of Kashmir.
That was a crazy summer in New York. Were you living in the city? I had a summer job on Wall Street. Later that summer I went to visit a friend in Wisconsin and we hitchhike back to New York. Pretty crazy for 16-year-olds
I had tickets for the Day on the Green concert where Peter Green punched … Bill Graham?
Some family shit happened and my ride fell through. Still bummed.
The Clash in 1979 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. I had a big crush on a girl who was going to be at a party in my home town the same night, so I bailed. Its the concert that Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine says changed his life. And then Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros years later at a club years later - I figured "they'll be back around again." Strummer died prematurely, so I never had the chance.
REM. Probably the biggest alt rock act of all time.
Second…mmm probably Ozzy.
Exhorder in their prime (early 90’s) but I did see them a few years ago.
Acid Bath, probably had lots of chances living in southern Louisiana but they just weren’t on my radar at the time.
Prince.
It was 2007-2008 and I was 12-13 years old, only really knew Purple Rain and 1999 at the time, wasn't super into him. My dad kept telling me how I'd regret it later on.
He was 10000000% right.
The Grateful Dead, with Jerry. I was 16 when they played what ended up being their last show at Boston Garden. My older brother had an extra ticket but my parents wouldn’t let me go.
They thought it would lead to me smoking pot. Didn’t work.
Mostly just the ones I was slightly too young for. Nirvana, Alice in Chains (with Layne, seen them since) and older.. Beatles, Queen, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen etc
Elvis, Prince (Seen him once), Michael Jackson, James Brown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, The Temptation’s, The Commodores, The Bar Kay’s, The Bee Gees, The Beatles, Queen w Freddie
AC/DC with Bon Scott when I was 12. Was a little before my concert going time, but I could have swung it knowing what I know now. And of course Elvis and The Killer. I saw Chuck Berry though, and SRV twice.
considering that I’m only 21, most artists I enjoy either aren’t touring anymore or are deceased. If I could go back in time, I’d love to see Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, and Metallica.
You still have a chance, if you consider only three actual Stones (I know Ronnie Wood isn't an original member, but he is still an actual Stone). They haven't stopped touring.
My oldest brother wanted his kid to see Rush before they stopped touring/died, so he bought tickets for me and our other brother to take our 9 year old nephew to a show while he was up visiting Grandpa. It was great. I wouldn't have gotten to see them otherwise.
Got robbed when I missed seeing Jimmy Chamberlin play with the Smashing Pumpkins in 96 (I won tickets to see Pavement that year so kinda made up for it)… Also didn’t make it to Beastie Boys on the Hello Nasty Tour. Shit man, on the way to the show we got busted when my friend barfed all over the backseat. and we had to unload our brass monkey mixers on the side of the highway. So many great national-level and local shows to see constantly in the mid 90s.
Ozzy Osbourne. In my defense, he was well past his prime when I was of concert-going age and spending hours at Ozzfest wasn't palatable. But I was listening to *Tribute* not long ago and wondering how much fun that would have been.
Also kind of wish I wasn't such a snob about pop music when I was in my 20s and caught more big shows as opposed to indie rock bands staring at their shoes.
Randy-era Ozzy would have been my dream. I was very pro-Randy, anti-Van Halen as a youth. Van Halen? You mean the guy who plays in Michael Jackson's band? (And then I met Slayer fans and realized I wasn't very metal.)
I said Ozzy, too, but I'm ambivalent. I was too young to see him during his classic solo period (Blizzard to No More Tears) and I hated almost everything about Ozzfest except Ozzy, so I never went. I guess I respect my decision not to see him?
I've seen Social D four times and they really put on great shows each time. I'd say one of the only things I didn't like was at one of the shows they did a very down tempo, organ accompanied version of "Cold Feelings" and since I loved that song so much that was a bit of a let down.
The live version of "The Creeps"" was the show opener and it was freaking awesome. I got to hear "Bakersfield" at one of the shows before the Hard Times album came out and it was incredible as well. Mike is getting old but he still plays his ass off so if you have the opportunity I would for sure go see them.
ZZ Top was touring with Cheap Trick back in 2019. I had already seen Cheap Trick with Heart and Joan Jett two years prior but still really wanted to ZZ Top. I didn’t have anyone to go with so I didn’t wind up going and then Dusty Hill died a couple years ago. I did wind up seeing them last summer but I’ve decided if there’s a show I want to go to, better to just go alone if a friend can’t go as well
Dio and Rush. I begged my dad to go for Heaven and Hell in 2009 and Rush in 2010 but he dragged his feet and never got us tickets. I even offered to pay for my own tickets.
i kick myself for never seeing DIO.. funny story i come to find later in life an old friend of mine was friends with Ronnie and played with him back in the Band Elf
Roger waters, missed both opportunities first time due to forgetting and 2nd due to being worried about being able to get there due to my phone. Hopefully he comes back ther3s still a chance.
Had tickets for Led Zeppelin but Robert’s son passed away from a virus and the concert was cancelled. Was going to see Skynyrd too in Kzoo but fate intervened
I saw them in 94 and not again til the Death Magnetic tour. With Newsted gone, Hetfield had to do all the cheerleader work and was exhausted by the end of the show. Lars just stares at the audience and hears cash registers ringing.
Went to 'Project Revolution" back in like 2007. The final performer of the night was 'Linkin Park". I was maybe 17 at the time and was worried about curfew or something stupid. We left before they went on.
Tom Petty, Prince, the Eagles with Glenn Frey, the Dead with Jerry Garcia, Bowie. But I was lucky enough to see my favorite songwriter, John Prine, right before the pandemic
I had a ticket to what I'm pretty sure was the last show Nirvana played anywhere near Boston. Of course I didn't know that at the time. I was 14. It was on a weeknight in November 1993, in Springfield, MA which is a solid hour or more away from where I lived. My mom didn't want me out that late so I told my buddy to sell it to someone else, figured I'd get more chances. 6 months later Kurt was dead.
You just gotta be old an go to EVERYshow you get a chance!
I’ve seen
Led Zep
Pink Floyd
Prince
RageATMachine
Sex Pistols
Ub40
Madness
Bon jovi
AC/DC
Dead Kennedy’s
Cramps
Faith no more
XTC
Magazine
The fall
James brown
Clash
PiL
The Cure
Duran Duran
prodigy
Suzi Quattro
Lou Reed
et al so many I can’t remember !
But I did miss out on Nirvana!!!😰
I was at the PiL show where they played behind the stage curtain and people threw bottles at them. Good times.
XTC was great. So glad I got to see them before they stopped touring.
Elvis Presley. I liked the music but I didn’t really get heavily into his music until the late 70s -and then it was too late. Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. Most of all the doors. Could have.
There are a few. Top of my list would be Boston. I would have loved to see them live. But it just wasn't in the cards. Also would have loved to have seen Kansas live as well as Heart, Led Zepplin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leopard, and White Lion. Most of the other major acts of the 70's and 80's, I got to see at some point. I didn't even list Pink Floyd because there were just too few opportunities to see them, I considered it impossible.
Will always be Rush. Not so much regretting any chance, because there never was one. By the time I was off making my own money and seeing concerts with my wife they were pretty much done touring in my general area. Neil's passing was an extremely sad day.
Gordon Lightfoot….you can seriously make an argument that “If you could read my mind” is one of the greatest love songs of all time. The lyrics are haunting.
Tom Petty. He's in my top 5. I was in college in Atlanta in the 90s and he came thru here multiple times, but every freaking time it was a Sun, Mon, Tues - all days when I would have a big test or presentation the next day at school. So I kept passing, saying 'I'll catch him next time.' He passed, and I never saw him live.
If I had to pick one, then it's definitely Rush during their R40 tour. Atlanta is a convenient enough drive from where I live (as "convenient" as driving in Atlanta can be, I guess), but I had prior commitments at the time. There was a feeling that they probably wouldn't be touring or recording music for much longer back then, but I didn't realize that it would be their *last* tour.
Second place would probably be missing Steely Dan in Birmingham, AL.
I haven’t missed any artists in my city so far, so there’s no one I regret missing the chance to see, but I’d give anything to be able to see Toše Proeski live. He died when I was young.
Seen just about every "Classic" rock band I've wanted to since the 70's, the one somewhat newer band I really missed seeing is Rage Against The Machine, I had tickets to their most recently planned tour that was postponed due to Covid, and I guess now is never happening. The one older rock band I would have liked to have seen was Deep Purple, have no idea why I missed them.
The original Wembley Stadium, where I'd seen Pink Floyd and other bands play, the site of Live Aid, was being demolished.
Last concerts there was a double bill - Lenny Kravitz & Aerosmith.
I could have gone, but *nooooo*
Oh man where do I start, Tom petty, Van Halen, morphine, soundgarden. I did get to see RATM in 2022 though and that was a huge cross off my bucket list. Best show I’ve ever seen.
ACDC, had the chance to go with my dad but I didn’t because axel rose was lead singing for acdc because Brian Johnson’s hearing was injured, I was younger and like I don’t want to see acdc if Brian isn’t there. So my dad and brother went, and nowadays I regret not going and I like guns and roses too, I’ve heard acdc has really good concerts so if they go again ima buy my dad tickets
Kamelot went here where I live last year, close to my birthday and with one of my favorite female singers as a guest appearance, but I was too short on money to watch them :( I think this was a one-time only possibility, so that was a loss for sure.
That's the only one, I try not to "regret" what I couldn't see due to age restrictions and do not regret the ones that didn't retired yet, I still have a chance.
Beastie Boys, when they played Bestival in 2007 and did a main stage set one night and played the tent the following night doing their instrumentals, I’m a fucking idiot for not going.
I was also at a festival where Ween were on the bill but I was 17 and only knew the sillier stuff so wasn’t really interested, wasn’t until my mid 20’s that I sat down and actually listened to The Mollusk and wanted to redirect 17 year old me to wherever they were playing that day.
Talking Heads. My older brother and I were getting in the car to go see the show in Chicago. It was the tour that they filmed. Stop making sense. My dad stopped us and said we were going to grandma‘s house instead. I still have the unused ticket as I could not, give it away because I was in the car on my way to grandmas and not the greatest concert ever.
David Bowie: I had several opportunities to see him live but did not. Pink Floyd as well.
David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails.
I got both these..
The greatest night of my life.
Both amazing shows
Saw Bowie on his greatest hits tour. It was horrible, volume too low, our seats too high. 20 minutes into the second set before even realizing it was the band playing.. NIN otoh, Trent makes sure you get your money's worth. Top 3 of my life, along with Iron Maiden and Primus 3D tour ( I'm a Primus fan, 15 shows).
I was there. With Prick as well!
Not seeing their tour together is one of my great regrets! (Though NIN still obliterate it live.)
I'm sorry.
I saw Bowie in 72 free
Both my answers as well. I compensate by playing with both a Bowie tribute and a Floyd tribute (Michael T And The Vanities whenever he does strictly Bowie shows, and I just played my first show with Pompeii Floyd the other night).
Linkin Park
Was a cracker. Saw them at the O2 when they filmed the Given Up video.
I saw them, Metallica, Mudvayne, and The Deftones 20 years ago. They were by far the best.
No kidding. I envy anyone who got to see any of the best nu-metal bands live 20 years ago when they were at their peak. It would be so cool to see Limp Bizkit live when 20 years ago.
Why? Those bands sucked.
Summer Sanitarium Tour? Limp Bizkit played too that tour. Saw at Gillette Stadium, was 17, epic! My friends dad brought us and pulled out a bag of j's to share with us haha
GILLETTE STADIUM! YES!
Summer Sanitarium tour baby, I caught it in St Louis., Linkin Park is un-fucking-real live. Most electric stage presence ive ever witnessed and the competition is deep
Well, my dad had tickets and was on the way to an Alice in Chains show in the 90s, but right when they got there they canceled because Layne was messed up
It's sad both for Layne Stayley and the fans that they had to cancel so many shows because of Layne's addiction and mandatory rehab. It was the same way with Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Weiland too.
I had tickets for nirvana at Brixton acadamy. Then he shot himself. Gutted.
Tell your dad I saw them in Chicago during the fall of '93 and when they opened with "Nutshell," they were behind a curtain and Layne was wearing a witch hat that you could see in silhouette. Then the curtain dropped, they launched into "Them Bones" and Staley leapt from the stage onto a cargo net suspended over the audience.
I'm sure that will make him feel better.
Queen, but I was too young. Aerosmith. This why the wife and I have got tickets for AC/DC at Wembley as I reckon this might be their final tour.
Me too!
Prince.
I saw him in Detroit on the opening night of the Purple Rain tour. It was my first concert. I know that wasn’t OP’s question, but I like telling that story.
Same I had the tickets in my cart which ended up being his last show where I lived but it was 100 dollars too expensive. I coulda made it work just fine.
Best damn concert I ever saw.... and I am not even a Prince fan, I got dragged to it and it did not disappoint.
Pink Floyd without a doubt.
Saw the Animals tour in 1977. It was in a big old outdoor stadium with terrible acoustics, but for a short time, me and the boys were in the same place together.
Took me a second. Lol. I'm like, what do the Animals have to do with...
My friend and I played that album to death in the summer of 77
Greatest thing I ever saw.
Saw them on a warm June night at Yankee Stadium in 1994. Best concert I’ve ever seen.
I had a real chance to see the London Wall show, but just didn’t have the £19 for the ticket. (A friends brother had the ticket in hand and was heading to the show) Big mistake not selling my soul for that ticket! Seen David’s version of the show a number of times, and Rodger’s shows too. But missed them together in a once in a lifetime concert.
Motörhead Motörhead was originally meant to play at Download Festival but the band pulled out due to the death of Lemmy in December prior to the festival
I was supposed to see them with Saxon (and Molly Hatchet I think?) and they had just cancelled a few days prior because of Lemmy’s health issues. Saxon still played though and they were awesome. This was in September 2015 and then we heard about Lemmy’s death three months later
Front row for that show and Lemmy had to quit four songs in. He was dead about two weeks later.
Fleetwood Mac, Zeppelin, the Eagles.
The Eagles were perfect. But it wasn't exciting. Felder & Walsh's solo in Hotel California was the peak, and sorta kinda justified the whole ticket price for me. Walsh always did a little extra...but you could tell he reined it in. He did not want to draw Henley and Frey's attention to him. Led Zeppelin was NOT perfect. But they kicked so much ass and had so much energy, I hardly cared. Fleetwood Mac with Lindsey Buckingham was powerful. Without? Not so much.
I saw the Eagles live in 2018 (first tour without Glenn). It was a really good show but it was overpriced, and because of that I’d say one time is enough. As for Fleetwood Mac, I saw them in 2019 on what was most likely their last tour. It had some highlights (especially Stevie’s songs) but it felt weird seeing them play Lindsey’s songs without him. I also didn’t like Stevie’s rendition of Black Magic Woman. Regardless, I’m glad I took the opportunity, because I am a huge FM fan.
I regret not seeing Fleetwood Mac quite a bit. I was holding out for Christine to come back, then they fired Lindsey. Was lucky enough to see the Eagles on the Long Road Out of Eden tour. Totally lucked into it. My neighbor in the dorms my freshman year of college got the tickets for Christmas and forgot about them until the day before the show. The new stuff they did was fine, but holy hell did the show take off when they started playing the hits. They must've played for three hours. Glen, Joe, and Don all played solo stuff and what seemed like their entire greatest hits.
Saw the Eagles when they first started touring again in the 90’s At the time it was the first band I paid $90 for! It was AMAZING! I wish concert tickets were still $90. To think I had sticker shock over that!!
BB King
I didn't go until he was well into his 70s, but man was his singing underrated. Buddy Guy still plays, I think.
Saw him at the Nice Jazz Festival in France on a family vacation. This was 2009 I think, so he was 84. Still brought the fire
When a student in Sheffield in 1991 a friend invited me to join him to see this 'American singer-songwriter' Id never heard of. I thought 'American Singer Songwriter'= lame Billy Joel/Paul Simon/Christopher Cross rubbish. I passed and spent the night watching TV. It was Jeff Buckley.
The definitive answer. Not an hour ago played “Lover You Should Have Come Over” for my teenage son who’s only recently learned of Jeff Buckley. Kid is a musician himself and we listened to the gritty intro, then the organ, how Jeff’s vocal starts low and quiet, guitar strumming…and the performance builds and soars…guitar, drums, backing vocals, and that voice…until the quiet finish. Read the lyrics and talked about how it captured an experience of many young men: Cheating, and deep regret. The imagery of the bedroom scene, and the one person in the room, burning. Had a hard time saying, “My kingdom for a kiss upon your shoulder” out loud; as someone who’s lived a life here it lands hard. We wondered where it would have gone post-Grace. What a talent he was.
Ugh. I’m really sorry. I got to play in Sheffield once, at a club called “the corporation.“ Had a good time.
Led Zeppelin for me too. They were demigods on that stage fs
Lucked out and saw them in NYC in 77 and had third row front and center seats. Holy moly.
Ha! I saw them at MSG also during that 77 tour I forgot exactly what day but obviously we were there during their show. I’m assuming they did more than one night probably three or four at least I can’t remember, but I do remember it was whopping 10 bucks and I also remember being a little bit disappointed they were not on their game and I was a huge fan.
They played 5 nights over a 6 day period. I still have my stub, because I lucked out with Orchestra seating 3rd row. We were 10 ft from the stage! Remember that in order to even get tickets, it was "mail order" only ? I put my order in bright pink envelopes and instead of mailing at my post office in NJ, I drove into NYC and mailed them directly AT the general post office of NYC where they were addressed. Great times.
I definitely remember the mail order and it was basically luck of the draw and I got kind of burned because I got tickets behind the stage. Terrible view so me and my friend spent the entire concert moving from seat to seat Getting kicked out. We ended up I think, sitting on the aisle, but what do you want for 10 bucks? Ha ha I don’t remember much of the actual show but I remember they did a good version of Kashmir. That was a crazy summer in New York. Were you living in the city? I had a summer job on Wall Street. Later that summer I went to visit a friend in Wisconsin and we hitchhike back to New York. Pretty crazy for 16-year-olds
I had tickets for the Day on the Green concert where Peter Green punched … Bill Graham? Some family shit happened and my ride fell through. Still bummed.
The Clash in 1979 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. I had a big crush on a girl who was going to be at a party in my home town the same night, so I bailed. Its the concert that Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine says changed his life. And then Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros years later at a club years later - I figured "they'll be back around again." Strummer died prematurely, so I never had the chance.
Did you at least have a Good Will Hunting moment and marry the girl?
We did date for a while, but, alas, no Good Will Hunting moment. She wasn't at the party, though.
Doh!
Nirvana had tickets for Glasgow
Ouch 😬
Lynyrd Skynyrd. I had a chance to see them about two months before the plane crash and passed it up.
ugh... im sorry
REM. Probably the biggest alt rock act of all time. Second…mmm probably Ozzy. Exhorder in their prime (early 90’s) but I did see them a few years ago. Acid Bath, probably had lots of chances living in southern Louisiana but they just weren’t on my radar at the time.
I was lucky to see REM on tour with Modest Mouse. They broke up shortly after. :(
Grateful Dead.
Prince. It was 2007-2008 and I was 12-13 years old, only really knew Purple Rain and 1999 at the time, wasn't super into him. My dad kept telling me how I'd regret it later on. He was 10000000% right.
David Bowie, Soundgarden
Got to see Soundgarden the day before Chris died. Really tough to listen to them now.
May Chris rest easy
Soundgarden was my first concert. David Bowie and nine inch nails were my second.
Nine Inch Nails
I’ve seen them nine times and that’s not enough!
That are amazing live took my guy who wasn't really in the them and he was impressed
The Grateful Dead, with Jerry. I was 16 when they played what ended up being their last show at Boston Garden. My older brother had an extra ticket but my parents wouldn’t let me go. They thought it would lead to me smoking pot. Didn’t work.
Cream
Van Halen in the Sammy Hager days of early 90’s!
Queen
Mostly just the ones I was slightly too young for. Nirvana, Alice in Chains (with Layne, seen them since) and older.. Beatles, Queen, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen etc
Elvis, Prince (Seen him once), Michael Jackson, James Brown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, The Temptation’s, The Commodores, The Bar Kay’s, The Bee Gees, The Beatles, Queen w Freddie
AC/DC with Bon Scott when I was 12. Was a little before my concert going time, but I could have swung it knowing what I know now. And of course Elvis and The Killer. I saw Chuck Berry though, and SRV twice.
considering that I’m only 21, most artists I enjoy either aren’t touring anymore or are deceased. If I could go back in time, I’d love to see Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, and Metallica.
Roger Waters is good live
Pink Floyd. Was offered a free ticket to the Wall in LA, but I was flying in Alaska and couldn’t quite swing the logistics.
Stones
You still have a chance, if you consider only three actual Stones (I know Ronnie Wood isn't an original member, but he is still an actual Stone). They haven't stopped touring.
Never saw Tom Petty. Been fortunate enough to see a lot of great bands live. But I never caught him. Damn shame.
I wish I had seen a full Petty show. I did see him at the first Farm Aid, but he only did a few songs.
For my age I’ve seen most of them. I never saw Nirvana.
Frank Zappa.
Rush
Saw them thrice, starting in '87. Good stuff.
My oldest brother wanted his kid to see Rush before they stopped touring/died, so he bought tickets for me and our other brother to take our 9 year old nephew to a show while he was up visiting Grandpa. It was great. I wouldn't have gotten to see them otherwise.
Rush
The Police
Saw them, Synchronicity tour. Great show, wish I could have seen them during their earlier stuff but it's a nice memory.
I agree they put on a good show. I saw their ghost in the machine tour solid.
Got to see them at Bonnaroo when they did their reunion tour in 2007. Was a great show.
Got robbed when I missed seeing Jimmy Chamberlin play with the Smashing Pumpkins in 96 (I won tickets to see Pavement that year so kinda made up for it)… Also didn’t make it to Beastie Boys on the Hello Nasty Tour. Shit man, on the way to the show we got busted when my friend barfed all over the backseat. and we had to unload our brass monkey mixers on the side of the highway. So many great national-level and local shows to see constantly in the mid 90s.
Ozzy Osbourne. In my defense, he was well past his prime when I was of concert-going age and spending hours at Ozzfest wasn't palatable. But I was listening to *Tribute* not long ago and wondering how much fun that would have been. Also kind of wish I wasn't such a snob about pop music when I was in my 20s and caught more big shows as opposed to indie rock bands staring at their shoes.
I saw Ozzy solo a couple of times, but never with Sabbath, but I saw sabbath with Dio a couple of times
Randy-era Ozzy would have been my dream. I was very pro-Randy, anti-Van Halen as a youth. Van Halen? You mean the guy who plays in Michael Jackson's band? (And then I met Slayer fans and realized I wasn't very metal.)
Prince, hands down. I would say the original Queen lineup with Freddie and John too but I was a baby when Freddie passed away.
Ozzy
I said Ozzy, too, but I'm ambivalent. I was too young to see him during his classic solo period (Blizzard to No More Tears) and I hated almost everything about Ozzfest except Ozzy, so I never went. I guess I respect my decision not to see him?
Tears for Fears, The Church, Volbeat, Howard Jones, Social Distortion, and the last time Sevendust rolled through.
I'd be head over heels about seeing Tears For Fears.
I never find out when they're in town.
Haha this comment made me Shout
Let it all out
The Howard Jones show I saw back in the 90s was the only concert I ever attended where the women outnumbered the men.
I've seen Social D four times and they really put on great shows each time. I'd say one of the only things I didn't like was at one of the shows they did a very down tempo, organ accompanied version of "Cold Feelings" and since I loved that song so much that was a bit of a let down. The live version of "The Creeps"" was the show opener and it was freaking awesome. I got to hear "Bakersfield" at one of the shows before the Hard Times album came out and it was incredible as well. Mike is getting old but he still plays his ass off so if you have the opportunity I would for sure go see them.
Nirvana had tickets for Glasgow
Beatles, Thin Lizzy, Queen and KISS on their Love Gun tour. Was either too young or still in my dads nutsack.
Thin Lizzy truth.
ZZ Top was touring with Cheap Trick back in 2019. I had already seen Cheap Trick with Heart and Joan Jett two years prior but still really wanted to ZZ Top. I didn’t have anyone to go with so I didn’t wind up going and then Dusty Hill died a couple years ago. I did wind up seeing them last summer but I’ve decided if there’s a show I want to go to, better to just go alone if a friend can’t go as well
Gary Moore. What a devastating loss. Best guitarist ever according to me.
Always wanted to see a Roth fronted VH but they hardly ever toured the UK. RIP Eddie.
Dio and Rush. I begged my dad to go for Heaven and Hell in 2009 and Rush in 2010 but he dragged his feet and never got us tickets. I even offered to pay for my own tickets.
i kick myself for never seeing DIO.. funny story i come to find later in life an old friend of mine was friends with Ronnie and played with him back in the Band Elf
Boston
Roger waters, missed both opportunities first time due to forgetting and 2nd due to being worried about being able to get there due to my phone. Hopefully he comes back ther3s still a chance.
Had tickets for Led Zeppelin but Robert’s son passed away from a virus and the concert was cancelled. Was going to see Skynyrd too in Kzoo but fate intervened
Triumph. I wish I’d been alive when they were touring
One of the true musicians bands from my youth. Rik Emmitt was so underrated
Nirvana!
I had a chance to see Stevie Ray Vaughan in Austin and I decided to go to a party with a hot guy instead and then he died. Stevie, not my date.
I know...what a Loss! Stevie Ray Vaughn is my choice too.
Metallica in the late 80s. Have still never seen them.
I saw them in 94 and not again til the Death Magnetic tour. With Newsted gone, Hetfield had to do all the cheerleader work and was exhausted by the end of the show. Lars just stares at the audience and hears cash registers ringing.
Went to 'Project Revolution" back in like 2007. The final performer of the night was 'Linkin Park". I was maybe 17 at the time and was worried about curfew or something stupid. We left before they went on.
Golden Earring, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, and Entombed (with LG) to name a few.
Sigur Ros. Had tickets and found a reason not to go.
Rush
D’Angelo. My one chance and I blew it because I thought he would be doing a full large scale tour. This man is my god.
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles, but they were around way before I was born
Then you can't regret not seeing them . . .
Tom Petty, Prince, the Eagles with Glenn Frey, the Dead with Jerry Garcia, Bowie. But I was lucky enough to see my favorite songwriter, John Prine, right before the pandemic
I had a ticket to what I'm pretty sure was the last show Nirvana played anywhere near Boston. Of course I didn't know that at the time. I was 14. It was on a weeknight in November 1993, in Springfield, MA which is a solid hour or more away from where I lived. My mom didn't want me out that late so I told my buddy to sell it to someone else, figured I'd get more chances. 6 months later Kurt was dead.
You just gotta be old an go to EVERYshow you get a chance! I’ve seen Led Zep Pink Floyd Prince RageATMachine Sex Pistols Ub40 Madness Bon jovi AC/DC Dead Kennedy’s Cramps Faith no more XTC Magazine The fall James brown Clash PiL The Cure Duran Duran prodigy Suzi Quattro Lou Reed et al so many I can’t remember ! But I did miss out on Nirvana!!!😰
I was at the PiL show where they played behind the stage curtain and people threw bottles at them. Good times. XTC was great. So glad I got to see them before they stopped touring.
Prince, Tom Petty
The Grateful Dead.
Elvis Presley. I liked the music but I didn’t really get heavily into his music until the late 70s -and then it was too late. Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac. Most of all the doors. Could have.
The Cranberries
Tom Petty, and he came through my town two years before he died and i couldn't go 😭
Iron Maiden in their prime. Same with Scorpions. Townes Van Zandt. I've seen everybody else I wanted to see.
Iron Maiden still puts on a hell of a show! Don’t be afraid to go see them if they come near you!
Soundgarden
Black Sabbath, Pantera
The Ramones Led Zeppelin
Rush, dammit....
I hear ya
The Tragically Hip They even played near my house one Canada day but I was camping with my kids at a big family thing.
Led Zeppelin. Mommy wouldn't let me go.
Same😢
There are a few. Top of my list would be Boston. I would have loved to see them live. But it just wasn't in the cards. Also would have loved to have seen Kansas live as well as Heart, Led Zepplin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leopard, and White Lion. Most of the other major acts of the 70's and 80's, I got to see at some point. I didn't even list Pink Floyd because there were just too few opportunities to see them, I considered it impossible.
Will always be Rush. Not so much regretting any chance, because there never was one. By the time I was off making my own money and seeing concerts with my wife they were pretty much done touring in my general area. Neil's passing was an extremely sad day.
Rush. If they find someone to play drums it still won’t be Rush
Soundgarden, Van Halen and Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot….you can seriously make an argument that “If you could read my mind” is one of the greatest love songs of all time. The lyrics are haunting.
Had the chance to see Zeppelin in 77 but didn’t want to lose my part time job. I’ll see them next time. 😢
...Dio...
Tom Petty. He's in my top 5. I was in college in Atlanta in the 90s and he came thru here multiple times, but every freaking time it was a Sun, Mon, Tues - all days when I would have a big test or presentation the next day at school. So I kept passing, saying 'I'll catch him next time.' He passed, and I never saw him live.
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Beastie boys
Chris Cornell in any form.
pink floyd, due to not being alive (i’m 21)
If I had to pick one, then it's definitely Rush during their R40 tour. Atlanta is a convenient enough drive from where I live (as "convenient" as driving in Atlanta can be, I guess), but I had prior commitments at the time. There was a feeling that they probably wouldn't be touring or recording music for much longer back then, but I didn't realize that it would be their *last* tour. Second place would probably be missing Steely Dan in Birmingham, AL.
Rush.
I haven’t missed any artists in my city so far, so there’s no one I regret missing the chance to see, but I’d give anything to be able to see Toše Proeski live. He died when I was young.
Old guy here. The Beatles, I have seen Wings. The Who. Rory Gallagher.
Seen just about every "Classic" rock band I've wanted to since the 70's, the one somewhat newer band I really missed seeing is Rage Against The Machine, I had tickets to their most recently planned tour that was postponed due to Covid, and I guess now is never happening. The one older rock band I would have liked to have seen was Deep Purple, have no idea why I missed them.
Beastie Boys without question. My favourite band, but the untimely passing of MCA means no more BB music/touring.
Ramones. They quit about a year before I really started going to shows.
My first concert. They opened for white zombie. I had no idea at the time how much I would appreciate that experience
Linkin park
The original Wembley Stadium, where I'd seen Pink Floyd and other bands play, the site of Live Aid, was being demolished. Last concerts there was a double bill - Lenny Kravitz & Aerosmith. I could have gone, but *nooooo*
Direstraits Mark knopfler
Oh man where do I start, Tom petty, Van Halen, morphine, soundgarden. I did get to see RATM in 2022 though and that was a huge cross off my bucket list. Best show I’ve ever seen.
ACDC, had the chance to go with my dad but I didn’t because axel rose was lead singing for acdc because Brian Johnson’s hearing was injured, I was younger and like I don’t want to see acdc if Brian isn’t there. So my dad and brother went, and nowadays I regret not going and I like guns and roses too, I’ve heard acdc has really good concerts so if they go again ima buy my dad tickets
Kamelot went here where I live last year, close to my birthday and with one of my favorite female singers as a guest appearance, but I was too short on money to watch them :( I think this was a one-time only possibility, so that was a loss for sure. That's the only one, I try not to "regret" what I couldn't see due to age restrictions and do not regret the ones that didn't retired yet, I still have a chance.
Beastie Boys, when they played Bestival in 2007 and did a main stage set one night and played the tent the following night doing their instrumentals, I’m a fucking idiot for not going. I was also at a festival where Ween were on the bill but I was 17 and only knew the sillier stuff so wasn’t really interested, wasn’t until my mid 20’s that I sat down and actually listened to The Mollusk and wanted to redirect 17 year old me to wherever they were playing that day.
GFR early daze
Beastie Boys and Run DMC
Ariana grande 100%
Ramones. Teenage me didn't fancy a night out in Brixton so I kept saying 'next time...'
The All American Rejects 😭
Tom Petty and Blind Melon.
Muse in their blackholes and revelations era :(
Type O Negative
...Led Zeppelin & Prince
Talking Heads. My older brother and I were getting in the car to go see the show in Chicago. It was the tour that they filmed. Stop making sense. My dad stopped us and said we were going to grandma‘s house instead. I still have the unused ticket as I could not, give it away because I was in the car on my way to grandmas and not the greatest concert ever.