Music acts you wish you’d seen- wind back the clock.

[Franky Four Fingers]

I often think it would be great to go back and see some of the greats of yesteryear, really wish I’d have seen Freddie Mercury in his prime, for me he was one of the greatest entertainers. I also love the 60s vibe and Gerry and the Pacemakers would be another one I wish I could go back and see.
Who'd you go back for?
https://youtu.be/08083BNaYcA

[Tifa]

Jimi Hendrix.
Was at the Isle of Wight pop festival...left early to avoid jams on the ferries.
So missed his act. Planned to watch him later in the year, he died before I got around to it.

[markbannister]

Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse in her “Frank” album days.

[Stringer]

I’ve been fortunate to see almost all of my favourite artists play live.

The biggest exception is the Beastie Boys - one of whom has now sadly passed away of course, so that won’t be happening.

Other than them, probably Jimi Hendrix or Marvin Gaye.

[mondie]

Nirvana in Sydney, Feb 1992, right before they went stratospheric. We were all set to go and couldn't be bothered at the last minute. so we stayed in and had a few beers. Idiots.

[r.dawson]

Queen, Oasis, NWA, Johnny Cash

Immediate ones that come to mind.

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[Phil Lee]

The Beatles, Genesis with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, Pink Floyd with Syd and post Syd, Queen, David Bowie, Buckingham Nicks, Elvis, BB King, Cream.

[RustyBin5]

Only two
Beatles
Elvis

[Mr Curta]

Talking Heads

[number2]

Stone Roses, Bowie, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, George Michael, Pulp, Deacon Blue, Debbie Harry and Blondie, M People, far far too many.

[DavidL]

The Doors. Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek and the others on a balmy California night would have been quite something.

[Thewatchbloke]

Only two
Beatles
Elvis

Snap.

Live music has been a big part of my life so I’m very fortunate that I’ve seen virtually every band or artist I’ve wanted to from the early seventies to the present day.

[Jeremy67]

The Who at their peak, Genesis with Gabriel, Van Der Graaf Generator first time around. John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Tubby Hayes. Oh and that very first performance of Tubular Bells at the RFH. One more, Vaughan Williams conducting one of his own pieces.

[Hocuspocus]

Jethro Tull

Jeff Buckley

Aretha Franklin

I have an eclectic taste...

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[pacifichrono]

Fleetwood Mac in 1979

The Beach Boys in 1966

The Doors in 1967

Elvis in 1957

Frank Sinatra in 1939

Queen in 1976

Meat Loaf in 1977

ABBA in 1979

Janis Joplin in 1969

The Cure in 1992

Little Richard in 1958

My concert highlight was not seeing the Beatles in 1965, but Bob Dylan also in 1965 at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, where I was a freshman. Even the city police officers providing security were mesmerized!



THE BAND
Bob Dylan(vocals, electric guitar),
Robbie Robertson (guitar),
Rick Danko (bass),
Richard Manuel (keyboards),
Garth Hudson(piano),
Levon Helm (drums)

SET LIST

1. She Belongs To Me
2. To Ramona
3. Gates Of Eden
4. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
5. Desolation Row
6. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. Tombstone Blues
9. Baby Let Me Follow You Down
10. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
11. Maggie's Farm
12. It Ain't Me, Babe
13. Ballad Of A Thin Man
14. Positively 4th Street
15. Like A Rolling Stone

[trident-7]

The Eagles & ELO, both of whom I had tickets to see this year until CV came along.

And I'd have loved to have seen Lynyrd Skynyrd live in the 70's.

[TheGent]

My concert highlight was not seeing the Beatles in 1965, but Bob Dylan also in 1965 at Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, where I was a freshman. Even the city police officers providing security were mesmerized!

Wow!!! I’ve seen him in more recent times - still mesmerising....

For me - Roy Orbison (any period) and Pink Floyd (either the Wall tour, or Dark Side of The Moon tours)


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[pete-r]

For me there’s three.

Elvis in Vegas early 70’s jump suit phase
Faithless in the late 90’s
Queen at Wembley

[kibrisjason]

The Eagles & ELO, both of whom I had tickets to see this year until CV came along.

And I'd have loved to have seen Lynyrd Skynyrd live in the 70's.

Well i was very lucky to have seen both ELO and the Eagles live in the UK in the last two years, if you ever get the chance i would jump at the chance to see them.


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[Auto]

The Pistols

[unclealec]

Queen.

The Who in their pomp

The Stones in their pomp



But hey guys of a certain age - all is not lost - when you get the chance to go see The Manfreds, grab it; they're brilliant.
(While they are all still with us, he whispered.)
Paul Jones
Mike D'Arbo
Tom McGuiness
Each with a career stretching long beyond Manfred Mann.

[sevvy]

For me it would be The Rolling Stones in their prime, Led Zep, Queen (although I did see them at Live Aid) and Frank Sinatra.

[Harry Tuttle]

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra when Simon Jeffes was still alive.

Seeing Chopin and Paganini perform as well (although not together of course, that would be asking for trouble).


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[blackal]

Led Zepellin

Kiss, at their pyrotechnic peak.

Lynyrd Skynyrd (early 77) almost got to see them at JFK Stadium in June that year.

Journey in the late ‘70s

[Normunds]

Johnny Cash
JJ Cale
The Doors

[Carlton-Browne]

I remember queuing hopelessly to see Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the early 90s.

[SimonK]

The final concert by The band, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco November 25th 1976. The concert that would become Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz.

Derek and the Dominos, October 1970 at the Filmore East in New York, which resulted in the 'In Concert' album.

[astonandy]

Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse in her “Frank” album days.

Everyone loves Winehouse in her Back to Black trainwreck years but Frank was it for me - great album, superb musicianship and vocals and a genuine connection with the audience. I saw her twice on this tour and she was genuinely amazed anyone had come to see her, self-effacing and humble. Manchester Academy was one of the very best "early-years" performances I ever saw.

[TheGent]

The final concert by The band, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco November 25th 1976. The concert that would become Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz.

Yes of course, I hadn’t even thought of that. That would have been my ultimate concert - thank goodness we have the film. Van Morrison’s performance is just incredible.


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[Saint-Just]

I remember queuing hopelessly to see Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the early 90s.

I think it was in 1990, Pavarotti came to Paris (Bastille Opera) and try as I might couldn’t get tickets.
I still went. There had been such a high demand that, at the maestro’s request, a superb sound system had been installed. I didn’t know that when I went, but the place de la Bastille was full and it was magical.

[Carlton-Browne]

I think it was in 1990, Pavarotti came to Paris (Bastille Opera) and try as I might couldn’t get tickets.
I still went. There had been such a high demand that, at the maestro’s request, a superb sound system had been installed. I didn’t know that when I went, but the place de la Bastille was full and it was magical.

I remember joining the queue for day tickets at Covent Garden at 5am to see him in Tosca. He was exceptionally rotund by that time but the incongruity of him wobbling on in the first scene evaporated as soon as he opened his mouth.

[petethegeek]

Tina Turner, the Private Dancer tour at the NEC. (And non musical, Linda Smith at a small local theatre not long before she died.)

[johnboy9876]

Luther Vandross
Queen at Wembley
ELO in the 70's/early 80's

[village]

Talking Heads
The White Stripes
The Ramones

If you are going to ignore minor inconveniences such as not being born early enough then I would include Aretha & Nina Simone in their prime, Queen in their early days & Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run ‘ Tour.

No doubt others if I gave it more thought.

Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse in her “Frank” album days.

I saw Amy Winehouse at Southampton Guildhall (2006?) and I was immensely disappointed. I can’t remember which song she opened with but it was ok;not brilliant. She then started the second song a bit ragged,stopped & started a bit and was generally crap. She was talking to the front row of the audience at one point and looked like she was asking them questions.
She looked and acted like she was high &/or drunk and by the time she was murdering a fourth song I left.

[j0hnbarker]

After years of waiting for them to reform, I got to see The Stone Roses at Heaton Park in 2012. The sound system was poor but they were a great act.

Also got to see The Verve on their second reunion tour in 2007. Went to one of the first gigs in Blackpool and that was another great night.

Biggest regret is Saturday 10 August 1996. I was 17 at the time and working a 12:00-22:00 shift in my local ASDA. One of my mate's brothers came in offering a ticket for the Sunday to see Oasis at Knebworth. He only wanted face value and there was space in my mate's car. I thought about it for a minute, and concluded I didn't fancy the early start. If I could go back and kick myself for anything in my life, it would be that!

[snowman]

The Clash
The Beatles in the Hamburg/Cavern period
Talking Heads (Although David Byrne's last tour was sensational!)
Everything But The Girl (Ben Watt still tours and is very good, but I don't think Tracey Thorn will ever perform live again, sadly)
Amy Winehouse
Joy Division

There are probably hundreds of others.

In my late teens and early twenties I went to quite a few gigs in Poole and Bournemouth, but I then had a long hiatus until starting to go to gigs again in the later 2000s.

Wow!!! I’ve seen him (Bob Dylan) in more recent times - still mesmerising....

I saw him at the O2 some years ago - By far the worst gig I've ever been to.

Luckily I got the ticket at face value (about £40) or I'd have felt absolutely robbed - Actually, I still feel robbed - He was total sh*t.

M

[pugster]

wish i had been around to see hendrix ,my main regret is i had a ticket to pink floyds pulse concert but had such a bad hangover from the night before i gave the ticket away .

[Brighty]

Saw pretty much every band i really liked through the 90's and early 00's. But the 'one that got away' that i never got to see was Pantera. Was due to see them at Tattoo the Planet in 2001, an all day mini festival at Wembley arena where they were due to co-headline with Slayer, but they pulled out after the gig was cancelled, then rescheduled following the 9/11 attack. Don't think they ever played in the UK again as it was only a couple of years later that the guitarist was killed

[Jdh1]

Has anyone mentioned the Rollers during the Shang a Lang phase yet?

[andy tims]

Led Zeppelin

Queen with Freddie - had the chance & said "I'll go next time"

Stevie Ray Vaughan - ditto.

[ryanb741]

The Beatles
Dire Straits
Guns N Roses
Aqua

[markbannister]

I'm talking Amy Winehouse a couple of years before that pre-tattoos, when she was not skinny as a skinny thing, when she was quite a good looking young woman without a drugs and alcohol problem.

Talking Heads
I saw Amy Winehouse at Southampton Guildhall (2006?) and I was immensely disappointed. I can’t remember which song she opened with but it was ok;not brilliant. She then started the second song a bit ragged,stopped & started a bit and was generally crap. She was talking to the front row of the audience at one point and looked like she was asking them questions.
She looked and acted like she was high &/or drunk and by the time she was murdering a fourth song I left.

[snowman]

Has anyone mentioned the Rollers during the Shang a Lang phase yet?

They have now!

M

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[hogthrob]

Thin Lizzy and Dr Feelgood would have been excellent in smaller venues.

I don't think the Travelling Willburys ever played live, but it could have been great.

I saw Prince twice, but I wish I'd seen him more.

[Enoch]

Would love to have seen Grand Funk Railroad & Stone The Crows from from the 70s Oh and T Rex.

[vulcangascompany]

Either CBGBs, NYC c1976 - Blondie, Television, Ramones, Patti Smith
or
Beatles honing their art / misbehaving in various assorted seedy bars - Hamburg 1961/2

[SimonK]

... Van Morrison’s performance is just incredible.

And of course one of the concerts from the Caledonia Soul Orchestra tour in 1973. At least I watched one on the Old Grey Whistle Test in the BBC's first ever simulcast - turned off the telly sound and listened in stereo on Radio 1.

[vulcangascompany]

And of course one of the concerts from the Caledonia Soul Orchestra tour in 1973. At least I watched one on the Old Grey Whistle Test in the BBC's first ever simulcast - turned off the telly sound and listened in stereo on Radio 1.

Are you saying he has a face for radio?

[grey]

Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Eddie Cochran
Gene Vincent
Carole King & James Taylor together early 1970s (seen JT a few times in UK)
The Band
Little Richard
Beach Boy

In their heyday(s).

[alanm_3]

For me it would have to be Pink Floyd and Kraftwerk