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

goldrush

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.

Merkin Baller

Foo Fighters at Avalon Boston... self titled tour (1995 or 1996?)

jjflash

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!

HughFreakingDillon

The Tea Party on their Alhambra acoustic tour. Show sold out instantly. Hope they do something for its 30th anniversary. 

Loujoe

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 KC

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.

Davewise

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.

mookeywrench

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.

darthvedder

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.

Malroth

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.

Merkin Baller

My biggest regrets for artists I didn’t get around to to seeing are Bowie, Prince, Johnny Cash & Layne era AIC (although I didn’t have a ton of opportunity to see AIC when he was performing). 

iammine16

Missed Pantera/Slayer in Vancouver 2001. Went to see Fear Factory instead 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

Loujoe

Pantera and Slayer on same bill? Wow.

Did catch AIC once st lollapalooza and remember thinking they were great! All details of show have been erased from memory...
Did go to Woodstock. The one without the riots. Caught lots of great bands. Missed Aerosmith *except opening song back in the saddle from  a distance waiting for a ride back to campsite. Missed Primus, Metallica. . Like Malroth said about riot fest. too many great bands and lots of fun distractions. Wouldn't change a thing.

PS saw Motorhead twice. 2nd time got punched point blank in the jaw by Mad dog. Some dude who didn't quite understand the mosh pit. He told me: "I saw motorhead 50 times!" I put my arm around him and said "I hope I don't see you at your 51st" I should have clocked him. But chances are he wouldn't have felt it and I would have taken a couple more to the head!

End of flashback

F Me In The Brain

Merkin Baller said:

My biggest regrets for artists I didn’t get around to to seeing are Bowie, Prince, Johnny Cash & Layne era AIC (although I didn’t have a ton of opportunity to see AIC when he was performing). 

Saw then a few times and wish I'd seen again.
At Lolla, Would opened....and that bass line, combined with the crowd surge, is something I'll remember forever.  Was so pumped.  (And, squished, for that song!)

EL91640

When I was a sophomore in high school I missed a Stone Temple Pilots / Red Hot Chili Peppers show that I've always regretted. Also bummed I never got s chance to see RATM. 

brianlux

There are a number of bands and artists I wish I had seen when I could, but I've seen so much great music, I tend to be more grateful for what I have seen than regretful for what I haven't.

The one show I had tickets for that fell through was for Duke Ellington.  My sister and I had tickets to see Ellington and his big band, but the show was cancelled due to Ellington being ill.  The show was never rescheduled because that illness soon led to his death. 

Poncier

Loujoe said:

AIC opening for Slayer. Showed up late. Caught slayer most importantly. Didn't care about any band named Alice!

Similar to young me hanging out in the parking lot in Foxboro tailgating at Van Halen Monsters of Rock tour and skipping some new band named Metallica, heading inside in time for Dokken. Scorpions and VH.

Poncier

The one that stands out to me though is when AIC played The Channel in Boston in 92. Figured I could just grab tix any time...nope.

Merkin Baller

Poncier said:

The one that stands out to me though is when AIC played The Channel in Boston in 92. Figured I could just grab tix any time...nope.

Was that w/ Screaming Trees? I was too young at the time to get myself there. (turned 15 that spring) 

I would kill to be able to go back in time for that one. 

Merkin Baller

brianlux said:

There are a number of bands and artists I wish I had seen when I could, but I've seen so much great music, I tend to be more grateful for what I have seen than regretful for what I haven't.

Yeah, overall I'm a very grateful music fan. There's always going to be a few I wish I made it to, but I've done pretty damn good in the decades I've been going to shows.