Three Bands/Artists You Regret Never Seeing In Concert

sweetcell wrote:
i'm surprised no one has mentioned James Brown.  that's a show i'm still kicking myself for missing… i assumed he'd be back.  he always came back.

Bowie is another wish-i-coulda.

stevewizzle wrote:
a couple of recent bands stick out to me… i've either had work commitments, travel, show conflicts, or simply i couldn't get tickets. hopefully i'll have another chance over the next few years to cross some of these off the list.

swans
the walkmen
radiohead
daft punk
the war on drugs

only "maybe" on that list is daft punk.  who knows if they'll ever tour again.  you should have a chance to see the others.

I saw James Brown.

I saw James BRown at the 930 in the late 90s. I'm glad I did but felt he was a bit over the hill…

How about the shows you went to but that you got so drunk that you layed on the ground trying to get up and couldn't see the band or the shows that you made out with some chicks you just met and didn't pay attention to the band and how although it is fun making out with two girls on the MPP lawn it wasn't worth missing the Cure's set. 

i saw james brown, at bonnaboob, and then after that, right into, neil young and crazy horse.  beat that.

Saw James at the club a number of years back.  It was the first time I brought both of my kids to the club.  Saw him again in C'ville front row absolutely dead center.  It was September of the year he passed away.

walkonby wrote:
i saw james brown, at bonnaboob, and then after that, right into, neil young and crazy horse.  beat that.

My first concert ever was CSNY at Foreman Field ODU Norfolk VA in 197#.

RatBastard wrote:

walkonby wrote:
i saw james brown, at bonnaboob, and then after that, right into, neil young and crazy horse.  beat that.

My first concert ever was CSNY at Foreman Field ODU Norfolk VA in 197#.

I don't think you won.  My first show ever was Shaun Cassidy at the Baltimore Arena.  My sister wanted to go and I was dragged along.

Missed out on:

The Jam
Nirvana
Stone Roses
and probably a lot more i am forgetting

atomic wrote:

RatBastard wrote:

walkonby wrote:
i saw james brown, at bonnaboob, and then after that, right into, neil young and crazy horse.  beat that.

My first concert ever was CSNY at Foreman Field ODU Norfolk VA in 197#.

I don't think you won.   My first show ever was Shaun Cassidy at the Baltimore Arena.  My sister wanted to go and I was dragged along.

Yeah but you secretly REALLY wanted to go as well, you just used the 'dragged along' line to cover! :)

Adding one to my list I do wish I had seen Michael Jackson.

RatBastard wrote:

Adding one to my list I do wish I had seen Michel Jackson.

good one.

Talking Heads
Johnny Cash
Pink Floyd

three of my I'm glad I saw are tom waits, nina simone, joao gilberto and johnny cash

i do regret not seeing leonard cohen….

umm…need to check your math on that one ^^

When did you see Nina?

I think about 2000 at DAR

she was on her last legs…. for sure…

had opportunity to see but didn't go:

Odetta
Nina Simone

I wish I'd gone to see Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros..

I also wish I had not been away on work for Belle and Sebastian at the Black Cat.. I think I even had a ticket.. that was when they were good…

regrets I've had my share…

RatBastard wrote:
To add an interesting anecdote here, when I was in high school there was no middle school.  Elementary school was 1-6 and high school was 7-12.  During my 6 years at high school, the band director was personal friends with Buddy Rich.  Rich came to my school every year for those six years and performed a free concert for the students.  Like a total dumb ass I never went.  This was back in the early 70s when my weekly consumption of marijuana was about ¼-½ pound counting just personal use.  I am guessing that there was a direct connection between these facts.

Buddy came to my HS often, as well as Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton - that was 'the circuit' for those guys - one nighters in a crappy bus, too.

Beta Band (damn you Bull Run)
post-Clash Strummer (always 'next time')
Chet Baker (or maybe not)

hutch wrote:
I wish I'd gone to see Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros..

Hell yeah.  I was lucky to catch him once in NYC on a pre mescaleros, post clash show.
But I was always like, "I should see him tonight, he's my f'n hero…but for sure he'll be through for another show."  I can only imagine those 930 shows were awesome.

TAN: The Clash is the most overrated band in history, IMHO. Awful music.

Julian, wrote:
TAN: The Clash is the most overrated band in history, IMHO. Awful music.

Your humble opinion is now null and void
proceed….