Thread: Amazing live performances that you did not see

In 1991 my GF vetoed a suggestion by me that we go to see Pearl Jam at a small local club. This was 2 years before they became my totally favourite band of the moment and 3 years before they became mega-famous stadium material. A missed opportunity that I cursed for a decade afterwards.

In 1993, just after crossing the Golden-gate bridge on a bicycle and shacking up in some grotty backpackers, I was invited by some fellow backpackers to go and see The Grateful Dead who were making an apparently very rare live appearance that very evening somewhere in some groovy part of San Francisco. I declined the backpacker invitation and the legendary Grateful Dead went on to split up 2 years later to end a revered 30 year career. I did not end up lamenting this decision though, since I was never a fan of the band and I have thought for a long time that all hippies should be burned.

^Wow, I never realised you were so old.

^^ Strange to see him playing an SG, I've only ever seen him playing Strats before.

Originally Posted by English Noodles

^Wow, I never realised you were so old.

Really..? and I thought I always acted so mature.

U2 at Red Rock 1983... had the album like everyone else and played it to death.

Oasis, 1995, playing acoustic set at Chesterfields on the Champs Elysees. Free entree on the door, half empty with Noel chatting with a bloke wearing a blue jersey and jeans, as all parisians wear all the time so me and a mate thought we would come back later when it started. We forgot.

I could not be bothered to walk across a few fields at Glastonbury to go see Bob Dylan playing..

Depeche Mode at the San Siro last week.

The original Sex Pistols last ever UK concert. Christmas 1977 at "Ivanhoe's" in my home town in Huddersfield. It was a concert afternoon matinee for the kids of firemen that were on strike at the time. My mates Dad was a fireman then, and I could have gone to see them, but I was only 12yo and my Mum wouldn't let me; as the band were total Antichrists at the time. According to the media anyhow.

Woodstock.

My ex wife getting banged by my best mate

^I missed that too.

Originally Posted by Primo

I could not be bothered to walk across a few fields at Glastonbury to go see Bob Dylan playing..

You missed out on fuk all mate, he is foking hopeless live.

Seen him 15 years ago and his set was absolute shit.

You must be having fun.....

Early '90's missed Buddy Guy playing at the Hard Rock Cafe in Bkk.
I later read that he plugged in an extension and went walkabout around Siam Square playing a solo.

I don't know if it's the original recording or the upconversion when uploaded to Youtube but the high frequency "tizz" was drilling a hole right through my head. Very apparent on both the vocals and guitar sound. A shame.

Pet Shop Boys at Impact arena last month. apparaently it was so full that the aircon went off for about 20mins during the show, making my cousin all sweaty for a while