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Which Concert(s) do you Regret Missing the most?

JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,635
edited January 16 in Other Music
For me it is The Clash in 1980.  I was just getting into concerts (I was only 14) and I had no idea they were playing.  Luckily, I was able to see them a few times in 1982 and 1984.

In 2nd place is XTC.  The singer suffered from stage fright so they stopped touring before I could see them.
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  • GB281198GB281198 Virginia Posts: 513
    Tom Petty played a local small amphitheatre in 2006 and I didn't go. Been kicking myself ever since 
  • Go BeaversGo Beavers Posts: 9,226
    edited January 17
    Lollapalooza 1992 - Alpine Valley. (Insert sad face)
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    PJ opening for RHCP. Showed up late and caught smashing pumpkins and rhcp. Whoops! Could care less back then. What did I know I was missing. Friend I went with saw the whole line-up a few weeks later in Portland I think and of course told me PJ stole the show! 

  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,623
    Scott Wieland on his "solo" tour with the Wildabouts before he passed. The show was downgraded to a smaller venue because of ticket sales, my favourite in the city (holds 300 people-even I've performed on that stage haha). Decided $40 was more than I wanted to spend. 15 months or so later he was gone. 

    https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/scott-weiland-and-the-wildabouts/2014/pyramid-cabaret-winnipeg-mb-canada-2bc1ccb6.html

    Soundgarden on the King Animal tour, 2013. They didn't come to Winnipeg, but they played Minnie. My buddy, a massive Cornell fan, we were going to go together. He had a fucking wedding that same weekend. He was in the wedding party. Only got to see them once in 94. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,520
    Loujoe said:
    PJ opening for RHCP. Showed up late and caught smashing pumpkins and rhcp. Whoops! Could care less back then. What did I know I was missing. Friend I went with saw the whole line-up a few weeks later in Portland I think and of course told me PJ stole the show! 

    Yup.
    Burlington VT
    Peppers, Pumpkins, PJ
    Ditched my buddy to hang with my gf, who I was so in love with. (Dumb. 18 yr old, senior in HS.)
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,635
    Loujoe said:
    PJ opening for RHCP. Showed up late and caught smashing pumpkins and rhcp. Whoops! Could care less back then. What did I know I was missing. Friend I went with saw the whole line-up a few weeks later in Portland I think and of course told me PJ stole the show! 

    I saw the RHCP, Nirvana and PJ show in L.A. 1991.....tbh, PJ seemed a bit generic to me since I didn't really know any of their material.
  • DW139059DW139059 Posts: 360
    Prince.  I had front row balcony in the cart for the 2nd show in Atlanta for what ended up being his last show before he passed away.  It was a week night, it was sandwiched between Pearl Jam’s Greenville and Columbia 2016 shows (which I did attend), it was 4 hrs away in Atlanta, it was a $300 seat, it was him solo on piano, and my wife was 4mo pregnant w/ our second. It is by FAR the show I regret missing most.  
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    Greenville '16, Columbia '16
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Loujoe said:
    PJ opening for RHCP. Showed up late and caught smashing pumpkins and rhcp. Whoops! Could care less back then. What did I know I was missing. Friend I went with saw the whole line-up a few weeks later in Portland I think and of course told me PJ stole the show! 

    I saw the RHCP, Nirvana and PJ show in L.A. 1991.....tbh, PJ seemed a bit generic to me since I didn't really know any of their material.
    Alright. Interesting. I feel a bit better now! 
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,243
    I missed a swell season gig because I was in the middle of a round of golf. about years ago
     I regret that now. 

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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    Can't see em all anyway!

  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,623
    all the times I chose not to go to the Tragically Hip because "they never play any deep cuts". They were still kick ass live, even if it was usually just a few new numbers and all the hits. Luckily I saw them on their final tour. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,448
    edited January 17
    Temple of the Dog 2016 Philly
    Buddy was late with work and I was a little sick so we decided to not drive up from DC. Brutal.

    PJ Boston 2010
    Black Sabbath The End Tour

    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,355
    Some of those early Lollas I guess. Certainly club shows by bands that really blew up. 

    IDK, "regret" is too strong of a word. They're just concerts. I'm happy with the hundreds of concerts I've seen and my general POV is if I'm happy and satisfied today, I don't have any regrets of the past because what happened got me to this place I'm at today. 
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,446
    Skipped The White Stripes MSG show in 2007 because I was studying for the law school entry exam.  Didn't know they would be breaking up afterwards.  Luckily I saw them in 2005 though and now I appreciate that show so much more.  

    I guess I can kinda say Gorge 1 2006 because I travelled all the way out there for night 2.  But I was 20 and barely had the money to pay for the trip, let alone miss another day of work and another day of hotel.  Plus the Severed Hand opener was perfect for me! 

    I guess my point is.... sometimes you make shows, sometimes you miss them.  The world keeps turning :smiley:
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,325
    Chris Cornell solo in Boston, 2015ish. Had tickets but it was a Wednesday night and work and blah blah blah, so I sold them. Figured I would catch him next time. 
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    AIC opening for Slayer. Showed up late. Caught slayer most importantly. Didn't care about any band named Alice!
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,623
    TOTD, yes, another one. I was going to go with my buddy to the Seattle show. Tight on money. "I'll catch them next time".  :cry:
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    Good thread. Triggering sone memories. Got a flier for primus at the marquee. Tiny club. I went with my friend to marquee nyc. Show was at the marquee in a different city...
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    Missed the flying frog brigade opening for Galactic. Got lost driving to a club i went to a ton of times before! Walked in when they were finishing up Harold of the Rocks. Galactic kicked butt!! Ever see them cover zeppelin's Kashmire? Wow
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    Almost missed RNDM. Drove into Queens by mistake and couldn't get back easily. Missed a song or 2. Luckily was alone so no angry passengers. 

    Bye bye
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,601
    Nirvana at Cardiff International Arena, April 1 1994. After Kurt’s overdose in March the show was postponed to September. We all know what happened a few days after the original date.

    The other one I regret is Prince’s Piano & a Microphone solo tour. He played Sydney Opera House and the State Theatre in February 2016, just a few weeks before he passed away. I remember being put off by the ticket prices and thinking we’d have another chance to see him.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,757
    Foo Fighters at Avalon Boston... self titled tour (1995 or 1996?)
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,988
    Planted firmly at the top of my list is PJ in Sacto in '22, literally across the country from where I live. My buddy and I went all-in, camped on the sidewalk and were #'s 1 & 2 in the GA line (w/ wristbands to prove it LOL). 3:30p the following afternoon, i.e. show day, and after dedicating nearly 24 hours to waiting time, the announcement is made that the show is cancelled. Makes for a great story but, damn, it was a thoroughbred kick to the cahones at the time.

    Near the top of the list is Phish at a small club in Birmingham, AL in 1993. We were going to have a drink beforehand and, once we parked, my buddy who'd driven locked his keys in his car. The printed ticket stubs, unfortunately, were stowed in his glove box. This was before the days of cell phones so there we were standing outside the club, just couldn't go in for the show. To this day we still joke about it.

    Another general regret would be obstinately choosing to not like Grateful Dead - live, studio, or otherwise - and therefore not seeing them play during their waning years, which I was around for. Of course, years later they're now firmly etched into my Mount Rushmore of all-time bands and I try to see Bobby, DeadCo, etc as much as possible. Making up for lost time! :smiley:
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,623
    The Tea Party on their Alhambra acoustic tour. Show sold out instantly. Hope they do something for its 30th anniversary. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,041
    Yes on missing out on the grateful dead too. My friends saw them. I always thought they were OK but more into heavy music. Might have saved my brain cells not going. I knew a pair of dead heads that went to a show. As the story went, one of them was convinced his friend was bad. Lit the hotel room on fire and took his car! No one was hurt, but dang!!
    No thank you
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,707
    East Troy, WI 2011, I was living in Chicago at the time, but was worried I couldn't afford or get the time off from my job.  I heard that was a pretty epic show.
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • DavewiseDavewise Lyndhurst, NJ Posts: 14
    My biggest regret is not going to see Temple of the Dog on the reunion tour (was scared off by the pricing at the time). Honorable mention to some others I would go back and see if given the chance: David Bowie, Tom Petty, Prince.
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,939
    edited January 18
    I'm in the Prince club as well. 2013 at the showbox, a club show in Seattle.

    Artists scalping their own tickets was a new move back then, so I scoffed at it for $300 a pop.

    Dumb.
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  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,595
    I ran into car trouble heading to my first Tool show in 2001. By the time I got it sorted out, I made it into the venue and only saw part of the last song by opening act Tricky. I was relieved I made it on time to see Tool, but I've regretted missing out on Tricky ever since.
  • MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,530
    CHICAGO - Riot Fest 2015 Lineup Tickets Now Available - Riot Fest

    I went to this, but there were so many acts i missed, that i would have liked to see. Haggard and lemmy died soon after this.

    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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