[GCW]

I've been thinking today about bands I'd love to have seen live, but for one reason or another never did.  I don't mean bands that split up before I was born, just people I could have seen, but didn't.

Mine are here:
Top 6-  Bolt Thrower
           Morbid Angel
           Primus
           Carcass
           My Dying Bride
           Yon Smiths

Others:
Satyricon (arrived late at the gig and missed them, not happy)
Aphex Twin (I've watched RDJ DJ a few times, but I mean a proper Aphex set)
Alice Cooper- not sure why, supposed to be good
Mogwai


I think I've left a couple out though.

So, boys 'n' girls, who are yours?

[GraemeA]

Led Zep, proper Genesis, the Pistols and Joy Division.

Seen most of the bands that I really like. Including Aphex Twin at the Arches in Sheffield - I thought my head was going to explode, absolutely awesome gig.

[Serpico]

RHC before they were shit
Foo Fighters before they turned into The Eagles
Skunk Anansie (currently touring, but sold out)
Faith No More
Kiss in the late '70s early '80s in the States
Black Sabbath with Ozzy

[GCW]

Oh yes, Faith no More.
And Nirvana too.

[GraemeA]

Saw Nirvana 3 times 

[Andy F]

FNM for me as well, along with Genesis, RATM, Soundgarden (had tickets, they ancelled  ) and AIC.

[Andy F]

Primus

Saw them support Rush in 94. Well funky 

[GCW]

Git.

That applies to you too, Graeme.

[dontfollowme]

Pulp
Blur
Pink Floyd (at least the version at Live Aid)
Tindersticks - hopefully catch them if they tour the new one.

[Serpico]

FNM are playing Citibank Hall, Rio de Janeiro on Bonfire night, who's up for it?
http://www.fnm.com/tour-dates.shtml

[GCW]

Pink Floyd (at least the version at Live Aid)

I saw the Division Bell tour in Paris, but the Waters' Floyd I would have love to have seen.

[GraemeA]

I did see proper Genesis at the Six of the Best thing back in 1982. Although as Hackett was only there for the encore I am not sure it counts as a proper, proper Genesis gig.

Gabriel coming on in a coffin was pretty good though.

[GraemeA]

Git.

That applies to you too, Graeme.

 

I have a feeling that if I told you my complete gig list then you might call me worse than a git 

The Specials 1982, Sunderland Mecca

[GCW]

OLD git.

[GraemeA]

The Datsuns, Interpol and that weird Gospel type choir. Sheffield Uni about 2001 

[butters]

The Datsuns, Interpol and that weird Gospel type choir. Sheffield Uni about 2001 

You mean the Polyphonic Spree?

Saw Pulp's last ever gig just to add to the general annoyance of others.

GCW - go and see Mogwai - seen them 5-6 times now and they are still up there as one of my favourite live bands of all time.

[dontfollowme]

Yep, Mogwai do not disappoint. Where I saw them the venue had special notices warning of the volume. It is still the loudest gig I have been to to date.

[butters]

Yep, Mogwai do not disappoint. Where I saw them the venue had special notices warning of the volume. It is still the loudest gig I have been to to date.

Saw them at Leeds Uni a good few years ago now where they were selling earplugs on the door and recommending that you wore them - I bought some and was pleased that I did - they were seriously loud! 

Still not the loudest gig I have ever been to - that would probably have been Atari Teenage Riot at Nottingham (which also qualified as the most violent) though Alec Empire wasn't exactly quiet when I saw him a few years later...

[GraemeA]

The Datsuns, Interpol and that weird Gospel type choir. Sheffield Uni about 2001 

You mean the Polyphonic Spree?

Aye that's them.

Undertones last ever mainland gig. That was a good one.

[Houdini]

Big Black
Joy Division
Jesus Lizard
Elvis

[slackline]

You're in luck GCW.

Alice Cooper @Sheffield City Hall 28th November

Saw Mogwai closing the Other stage at Glastonbury a few years back, very good.

[benpritch]

Big Black
Joy Division
Jesus Lizard
Elvis

yes to them (though not too bothered about elvis, maybe one of his last shows in las vegas)

[Mike Tyson]

I'd have liked to have seen:

Ocean Colour Scene
Reef
Queen

On a DJ note I'd like to see Dave Seaman and Hernan Cattaneo as well.

[SA Chris]

Used to be a big Queen fan, would have loved to see them. They played Sun City while I was living close by, but couldn't get tickets. Thought I would get plent ymore chance, didn't realise freddy would be brown bread before long.

Would have loved to see Tangerine Dream or Jean Michel Jarre doing one of their big city music and light shows back in the day.

Also Waters era Floyd.

[Palomides]

About the only "gig I missed" regret I have is missing Link Wray in Manchester - it must have been the last tour he did.

[Plattsy]

Ocean Colour Scene

Currently touring and touring again in Feb/March next year. Excellent live.

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

Back in the late 80's when I was still at school and didn't drive, I had tickets for The Primitives at Exeter Uni. I was a pretty big fan with all the signed vinyl and random stuff than you don't get with MP3. I was supposed to get a lift from a lad I worked with on Saturdays, for some reason the git stood me up and I never got to go. I still get a tinge of regret when I hear 'Crash' played on the radio. 

[Mike Tyson]

Ocean Colour Scene

Currently touring and touring again in Feb/March next year. Excellent live.

Good call, cheers. I take it you have seen them before?

[Plattsy]

Ocean Colour Scene

Currently touring and touring again in Feb/March next year. Excellent live.

Good call, cheers. I take it you have seen them before?

Aye, twice at the Sheffield City Hall. Think they twittered something about a free track download is available on their website. Not got around to checking it out.

[slackline]

I missed about four hours of bands at Donnington in 1995 'cause after having driven there I proceeded to neck a bottle of Southern Comfort in an hour and then have a complete blank for four hours until my body had (started) to recover.  The only thing I remember from those four hours was dancing to White Zombie with some guy who had his nipple pierced (probably influenced why I've had mine pierced!!!).  Have no recollection of Machine Head though.  Fortunately I didn't miss seeing Slayer, Therapy? or Metallica

[Fiend]

Primus

Saw them support Rush in 94. Well funky 

Gosh, you mean there are people who HAVEN'T seen Primus live? Unbelievable.

Also ticked Bolt Thrower.

Errr biggest misses have probably been an excellent sounding Rezerection with Original Gabber / Technohead/GTO / Technosis and many more. Also missing seeing Biosphere in London when I was already down for a dark ambient gig the next day. Would have also liked to see Pantera and Carcass in their prime.

[nai]

I missed about four hours of bands at Donnington in 1995 'cause after having driven there I proceeded to neck a bottle of Southern Comfort in an hour and then have a complete blank for four hours until my body had (started) to recover.

haha, I did similar in 1984.  Missed all the early bands including Gary Moore, who I really wanted to see.  Vaguely came round for Ozzy but was fully sobered up by the time AC/DC played.  They were worth it alone fortunately.

Also, had tickets for Thin Lizzy in about 1980 and SLF in 1983 but there were no trains running on the dates so I couldn't make them

[butters]

Currently having a day of listening to early Mogwai after being inspired by this thread!

Bands\people that I wish I had seen:

Johnny Cash
Nirvana
Pavement - saw Steve Malkmus shortly after they split which was almost the same but not quite. 
Mudhoney
Joy Division

[cofe]

Isaac Albeniz

Stone Roses

Original G n R line up

[Stubbs]

Biggie

Pac

Minor Threat

GnR (Appetite or UYI era)

Soundgarden

[dave]

monet

van gogh

picasso

constable

[SA Chris]

All at the tate, every day.

[Monolith]

Although they profess to be on a hiatus, I think Fugazi will do one last tour at some point. I regret missing the one solid opportunity I had to see Fugazi at the Cockpit, Leeds in 2002 (03?). Had to go to some non entities shit student birthday bar crawl and couldn't get out of it despite trying. Where and who is he now? I don't know.

[Johnny Brown]

Gene Clark

Nick Drake

John Martyn

About the only "gig I missed" regret I have is missing Link Wray in Manchester - it must have been the last tour he did.

Good call. I've only really listened to his eponymous '71 LP though, what else would you recommend?

[Bubba]

I'm sure we've had this topic before

Aphex Twin (I've watched RDJ DJ a few times, but I mean a proper Aphex set)

I've seen him live. He fired up his laptop, then sat back, lit up a fat cigar and surveyed the crowd with a strange glint in his eye. Does he ever do live in the sense of the word?

- Old Skool Specials
- Clash
- Agree on Waters Pink Floyd
- Led Zeppelin
- Hendrix (preferably at Woodstock dosed up to my eyeballs on strong acid)
- Cheryl Cole (got to be the greatest of all time)

[Andy F]

Used to be a big Queen fan, would have loved to see them. They played Sun City while I was living close by, but couldn't get tickets. Thought I would get plent ymore chance, didn't realise freddy would be brown bread before long.

Queen. My first ever gig, Maine road, July 16th 1987. Status Quo as the support. Halycon days...

[chillax]

Physically impossible, as I wasn't even a glint in my father's eye at that stage, but I wouls love to have seen Thin Lizzy around the time Live And Dangerous was recorded. Phenomenal record from the best band Ireland has ever produced (That was a subtle way of saying U2 are a steaming pile. This is not a subtle way).

[T_B]

Wolf Parade. Though I don't think they ever played in Europe.

Was gutted to miss Fugazi by one day when I was in Washington DC in '93.

[Andy F]

Should really stick Hendrix (circa '68) and Zepplin (circa '71) on the list as well...

[slackline]

I was a bit gutted I wasn't around to see Kinky Friedman who was playing four or five days after I left Houston a few years ago.

[Andy F]

Primus

Saw them support Rush in 94. Well funky 

Would have also liked to see Pantera their prime.

Caught them on the Far Beyond tour in 94 or 95. Fuckin Hostile indeed 

[GCW]

Seen Pantera a couple of times, the last being the Trendkill tour.  Awesome live, except for that last gig when Philip appeared to be off his head on whatever he'd got his hands on- one of the worst gigs ever.

[Serpico]

haha, I did similar in 1984.  Missed all the early bands including Gary Moore, who I really wanted to see.  Vaguely came round for Ozzy but was fully sobered up by the time AC/DC played.  They were worth it alone fortunately.

I was there in '94, too young to drink so I caught the entire show, apart from the last bit of AD/DC's set. Van Halen were awesome, didn't remember Gary Moore being on, saw Moore at the Apollo Manchester about the same time - Phil Lynott came on for Out In The Fields.
Must have been one of his last ever gigs 

[danm]

Gutted to miss Elliot Smith at Glasto one year, as he was soon to be dead. Bunked off during my uni finals to see Soundgarden, so couldn't justify going to see one of Nirvana's first UK gigs as well. Next time they toured it had all got too big and mainstream, and that was that.

But I did go to a Spiral Tribe rave, when they took over part of the Brixton Academy during a Hawkwind allnighter 

[Serpico]

Original G n R line up

I saw them on their first UK tour at Mcr Apollo, they were excellent but there were hints of Axel weirdness even then; he had on a pair of tight blue leather pants on which he'd written 'Glam Sucks'.
Faster Pussycat were supporting, and to be fair they did suck.

[DaveC]

Would like to have seen some of Bowie's shows back in the 70s, early Roxy Music and Pink Floyd (with Waters.)

Did see the proper ACDC lineup (with the late Bon Scott) here in Melbourne back in the late 70s...twice! 

[SA Chris]

Foo Fighters before they turned into The Eagles

They haven't turned in the Eagles!

They've turned into Tom Petty and the Hearbreakers. The new song is a ridiculous ripoff.

[GCW]

Fuck, went to see MOrrissey again.  Some cunt whacks him with a drink and POW!  The gig is cancelled.  I can see why he went off, but not coming back on is just childish.  Sorry Moz, you've plunged in my view.  Fuck that twat with the bowling arm, and balls to Moz with his "contract fulfilled BS".

[Serpico]

Foo Fighters before they turned into The Eagles

They haven't turned in the Eagles!

They've turned into Tom Petty and the Hearbreakers. The new song is a ridiculous ripoff.

Agreed, I thought it sounded like 'Learning To Fly'.

[SA Chris]

Yup, uncannily similar. First they nick the song title (sort of), then the entire song.

[andy popp]

I have actually seen them but god how I wish I'd been at the Wilco gig in London last week. Best (live) band on the planet at the moment?

[Joepicalli]

Silvie Guillem when she was still dancing prima parts, but I did get to see the original Jane's Addiction on the NINJA tour.

[andy popp]

Silvie Guillem when she was still dancing prima parts

Nice bit of class there Joe