Concerts you WISH you could have gone to

[half-fast]

I had tickets to see Jaco Pastorius and an "all-star" band back in the mid-eighties. I made the show-he didn't. Apparently he was so drunk they wouldn't let him on his plane from NYC. A guy from a local semi-national act filled in for him. Tried to get a refund-no deal.

[gincognito]

This will sound lame in comparison, but if we go with shows that "I coulda gone to, but didn't for some lame reason," the one that comes to mind is Oasis in Montreal in the early 90s. I'd just picked up Definitely, Maybe on a whim and was quite impressed, but for some reason, when they came to town to play in a tiny club in front of 500 or so patrons, I opted out. Still regret, if only for the "I saw them before they were big" bragging rights it would have granted me.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and if we go with any show in the last century, well, I'd have to think about it, but Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival comes to mind),
d.

[CantDog]

Originally posted by gincognito
This will sound lame in comparison, but if we go with shows that "I coulda gone to, but didn't for some lame reason," the one that comes to mind is Oasis in Montreal in the early 90s. I'd just picked up Definitely, Maybe on a whim and was quite impressed, but for some reason, when they came to town to play in a tiny club in front of 500 or so patrons, I opted out. Still regret, if only for the "I saw them before they were big" bragging rights it would have granted me.

Is it lame because you couldnt go, or lame because it was oasis? I'd go with the latter.

[Canuk]

I wish I could have been at Radiohead's 1997 Glastonburry (is that how you spell it?) show. Everything that I have ever read or heard about this show says that it was unbelievable.

I had a chance (free tickets) to see Radiohead play the Gorge at George in mid June, 2001. I didn't go because it would have meant 26 hours of driving over a 3 day weekend. I kick myself almost daily for being such a pussy....

[gincognito]

Originally posted by CantDog
Is it lame because you couldnt go, or lame because it was oasis? I'd go with the latter.

To be honest, I meant it both ways. Despite me no longer being ashamed of enjoying Oasis's music (first two albums first and foremost) I hesitated to bring them into a mix that included Hendix, Johnny Cash, Stevie Ray Vaugh etc.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and adeptly diffusing the dis),
d.

[satori]

Marley, Hendrix, and Zepplin are the first three off the top of my head that I wish I coulda seen

[3o3]

I missed Led Zepplin at Tampa stadium in '77. Concert turned into a riot when, after leaving the crowd sitting in pouring rain for hours, the band decided to cancel. That was the last concert at Tampa stadium for many years. The friends I was supposed to go with got pretty banged up trying to get out. Would've made a great concert war story, anyhow.

I did get to see Page and Plant at Red Rocks a few years ago. Very cool show.

[CantDog]

Yeah I saw Page and Plant with the Walking Into Clarksdale tour. It was pretty damn good, I wish they'd do some more work, I'd love to see them again.