Which ten concerts would you have liked to attend that you didn't?

1.- Altamont (Stones)
2.- Beatles in the Cavern Club
3.- Nirvana Unplugged
4.- Hyde Park '69
5.- Rio '06 (Stones)
6.- Tom Waits doing the concert that became Nighthawks At The Diner
7.- The rooftop concert by the Beatles
8.- Shea Stadium (Beatles)
9.- Any concert by The Velvet Underground
10.- Double Door '97 (Stones)

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Sinatra at the Sands mid sixties
Pavarotti in his pomp
The Who 1976
The Animals at the Club Ago-go Newcastle
Jimi Hendix before he was discovered
Elvis in the 50's or early 70's
The Beatles when they played my home town Stroud
Little Richard in the 50's
Jerry Lee Lewis on the aborted UK tour

i could be here for ever.......

One of The Walls shows by Pink Floyd
Elvis around 1955 or so
Led Zeppelin at the Boston Tea Party 1968 or so
The Beatles at the Cavern Club or a show in Hamburg
The Stones at the Marquee
Nirvana at Axis Nightclub in Boston
The Ramones at CBGB's in 1976
The Who performing Tommy in 1969
Woodstock (the first one)
The Grateful Dead at one of the Acid Kool-Aid Tests

The Who in '71
The Stones in '72
Zep in '72
Wings in '75
Oasis in '97
R.E.M. pre-'95
Crowded House, Sydney Opera House, 1996
U2 in '93
... probably a few more, but those definitely.

In 1977 I had a ticket to see the Jam at the Marquee in London. I had no one to go with, so I din´t go. What a smuck. That´s worth my top ten.

Joan Armatrading 1980 & 1983. Saw her in 1986 and was bored to tears.

so what would 3 years difference make?

loved to see any stones theatre show, so

1. stones beacon I
2. stones beacon II
3. stones roseland
4. stones vredenburgh
5. stones olympia
6. stones orpheum
7. stones enmore
8. stones circus krone
9. stones wiltern
10. stones aragon

Shows I actually considered going to but did something else instead (like a bozo):

1) REM: Starry Night Portland 1984

2) Nirvana: Satyricon Portland 1991

3) Velvet Underground: Prague 1993. I was outside the venue and could not score a scalped ticket

4) Rolling Stones: Vancouver BC 1989. Closest they got to me that year and I did not have the wherewithall to score tickets and get myself to Canada. Never made that mistake again

5) Pretenders: Civic Auditorium Portland 1982. They cancelled the show, broken hand. Saw them two years later without James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon (it wasn't the same)

6) Police: Civic Stadium Portland 1983. Show cancelled

7) Grateful Dead: Country Fair Grounds Veneta, OR 1990? Tour cancelled after Jerry had his diabetic coma / physical rehab episode.

I'm tired, I'm tired of doing what I'm told.
Things are moving way too slow.

1 Beacon II
2 Beacon I
3 MSG No Security
4 Woodstock

5 - 10 ?

Looking recently
1. Cream, three nights, Albert Hall, May, 2005
2. Cream, two nights at MSG, October, 2006
3. Beacon I, October, 2006

Coming up
4. Led Zep Reunion, O2, Dec, 2007
5. Winwood and Clapton, MSG, Feb, 2008

I was in High School at the time, and my older brother had a surprise ticket for me to see Bob Marley at the Roxy in L.A in '78.
But my friend and I had taken acid earlier that night, so I thought it wise to stay home and be safe. lol
I survived the trip, but missed out big time. I've always regretted missing out on seeing the Legend in concert.

How would I know what the top 10 concerts I would have liked to attend but didn't would be...if I wasn't there?

10.The ZZ Top show that lasted more than 75 minutes
9. The Monkees opening up for main act Jimi Hendrix
8. Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd opening up for The Who circa 1967.
7. Led Zep opening up for the Who...man that sounded like an awesome show.
6. The Who concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco where Moon passed out from horse tranquilizers and a dude from the audience filled in.
5. Stones Knebworth '76
4. Monterey
3. Woodstock 1
2. The Beatles rooftop concert for Let it Be
1. Rock n' Roll Circus

1. Stones - Sjolyst, Oslo 1965
2. Stones - Gothenburg, Sweden 1982 1st show
3. Stones - Gothenburg, Sweden 1982 2nd show
4. The Doors - Oslo, Norway 2007
5. Mark Olson - Oslo, Norway 2007
6. Hanoi Rocks - Sweden 2007 (acoustic gig)
7. Stones - Stockholm club show 2003
8. Stones - Altamont, USA 1969
9. Stones - Brussels, Belgium 1973
10. Stones - Detroit, USA 1978

1 - Rolling Stones Rio 2006
2 - Rolling Stones Munich Olympiastadion 2003
3 - Rolling Stones Munich Circus Krone 2003
4 - Rolling Stones Hockenheim 2003
5 - Rolling Stones Milan 2006
6 - Rolling Stones Boston I 2005
7 - Rolling Stones Buenos Aires I 2006
8 - Rolling Stones Buenos Aires II 2006
9 - Rolling Stones Toronto Club 2005
10 - AC/DC Munich Olympiastadion 2001

In no particular order.

AC/DC - Stade de France 2001
Depeche Mode - Pasadena Rose Bowl 88
Rolling Stones - Basicly any south american show.
Iron Maiden - Rock in Rio 2001
In Flames - Istanbul 2005
AC/DC - Donington 91. (Metallica warming up)
Iron Maiden - Donington 88. (Guns n Roses warming up)
Depeche Mode - Foro Sol Mexico City 2006
Rolling Stones - Stockholm Cirkus
Queen - Wembley stadium 86.

I can think of many more than ten, but one that stands out
would be Sex Pistols at the 100 Club.

01. Diana Ross live @ Central Park 1983
02. The Rolling Stones live @ Copacabana Beach 2006
03. Diana Ross - Los Angeles Nov. 2007
04. Diana Ross + Rod Stewart live @ Hyde Park 2005
05. The Rolling Stones - London3 2007
06. The Rolling Stones - Circus Krone Munich 2003
07. The Rolling Stones + AC/DC + Rush etc. - Toronto 2003
08. The Rolling Stones - Paris 2007
09. Led Zeppelin - London 2007
10. Cream - London 2006



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Muddy Waters opening for Clapton at the Glasgow Apollo about '73. Could have got a ticket, but a friend's band were playing elsewhere. Have regretted missing this gig for years.

1. Any Stones-Show at MSG
2. the very early Stones (Marquee, etc.)
3. Stones at Hallenstadion Zürich, Switzerland (in the 60ies)
4. Guns n Roses - Live at the Ritz
5. Nirvana - unplugged
6. Hendrix - Monterrey
7. Stones around Exile
8. Stones 81
9. Turbonegro "Apocalypse Dudes-Tour"
10. Gluecifer in the early days

1) The Beatles - anywhere
2) Stones- MSG 1972
3) Concert for Bangla Desh
4) Concert for George
5) Cream- farewell Concert
6) Doors- Aquarius Theatre
7) Dylan and the Band - Isle of White
8) Beatles Apple rooftop gig
9) Stones flatbed truck concert NYC--1975 ??

10) Fairport Convention - Copredy-any year

Elvis'56-57 or his 1968 NBC Special
Stones at the Marquee or Crawdaddy in 1962-63
Beatles at the Cavern or in Hamburg
Various Springsteen theatre shows from the mid to late 70's (eg Passaic 78)
The Last Waltz - San Francisco 1976
Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue '75/UK tour'66 or Earls Court '78
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - not fussy about which shows.
Sinatra's 'comeback' show at Madison Square Garden in 1974
Muddy Waters/Stones at the Checkerboard Lounge in 1981
Bob Marley and the Wailers in London in the mid 70s



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I have two concerts that I regret not attending, and both were from my teen-age years.

The first concert would have been the Rolling Stones' benefit for Nicaraguan earthquake victims at the Inglewood Forum in January 1973. I was only 14 when the boys toured in 1972 and I really wasn't paying attention to them beyond reading the copy of LIFE magazine with Mick on the cover and seeing Mick on the Dick Cavett show (Dick Cavett was one of my earliest boyhood crushes; I was a stra-a-a-a-a-ange kid). But in 1973 I was aware of the Forum show. I just lacked the means to save $25 for a ticket. It would have been my last chance to see Mick Taylor perform with the Stones.

Later that year or in early 1974, I tried to get tickets for me and my friends to see Bob Dylan and the Band, also at the Inglewood Forum. By then, I had all of Dylan's albums and knew that his return to the stage was a huge deal. Tickets were made available by a lottery system in the mail. I followed instructions to the letter, except for one crucial detail: I did not write the words "BOX LUNCH" on the outside of the envelope. After I mailed in my request for tickets, one of my friends asked "You didn't forget to write 'Box Lunch' on the envelope, did you, you lil' twerp?" Stammering, I said I didn't know that was required. We didn't get tickets, and I never got around to seeing the Band perform. I see Bob every chance I get.

01. Rolling Stones - Madison Square Garden, 28.11.1969 (the "breakfast" show)
02. Zappa/Mothers - Festival Hall, London 1968
03. Zappa/Mothers - Rainbow, London 1971
04. Hendrix/Band Of Gypsys - Fillmore 69/70 (the "Machine Gun" lp version show)
05. Hendrix - Woodstock Festival 1969
06. Rolling Stones - Empire Poole 8.9.1973
07. Rolling Stones - Madison Square Garden 27.7.1975
08. Grateful Dead - Lyceum, London, 1972
09. Rolling Stones - Roundhouse, London 1971
10. Rolling Stones - Glasgow Apollo Theatre 1976

I wish I had seen George Harrison in '74. I hadn't really started going to concerts yet, but I was 15. I could have gone. It wasn't sold out. I guess I just figured I'd see him next time. Word to the wise: Sometimes there is no next time.

03. Diana Ross - Los Angeles Nov. 2007

You didn't miss much. But then I am not much of a fan, I just knew there would be free tickets galore (I hope you only missed it because you were thousands of miles away or something and not lack of funds).

#1 Ramones in the '70s
#2 Ramones in the '80s
#3 Cheap Trick in the 70s
#4 Rolling Stones in the 70s
#5 Michael Monroe at the Whisky A Go Go
#6 Bruce Springsteen Staples '99 4th night
#7 Metallica Ride The Lightning tour
#8 Faith No More with Chuck Mosley
#9 Jimi Hendrix
#10 Nirvana/Breeders together

The Kinks opening for the Who in 1969
Led Zeppelin opening for the Who in 1969
The Beatles live in 1964/65
the stones in 69/72
Pink Floyd-One of the Wall Shows

Beatles
Hendrix
Zeppelin
Marley
The Doors
The Who (w/Keith Moon)
Woodstock
Monterey
Cream
Lynyrd Skynyrd