Gigs you could have gone to, but you truly regret missing...

[Coolea]

GN'R & Metallica did a joint headline tour.

GN'R also had Soundgarden & Faith No More as support for a leg of the Use Your Illusion, not certain exactly how many dates but I saw FNM support them, Soundgarden pulled out.

[wobs]

So... I think the title is self-explanatory...

I love The Pogues and I love The Clash... I seem to remember that when Shane McGowen left his band they had a tour booked, so Joe Strummer stepped in as vocalist for a UK tour and they played Liverpool Royal Court (great venue)... and, numbskull that I was, I 'didn't bother'...

Strummer singing with The Pogues.  Even after 25+ years, I feel like punching myself in the dick, repeatedly, for missing that one.

It was indeed a good gig. Sorry.
Although I only saw Shane with the Pogues after they reformed, so if you saw them before that, you have one up on me.

[c]

Husker Du in Leeds, sometime in 86, I think. I never did get to see them.

[Stephanie]

A couple of years ago I had tickets to see Rammstein playing a festival in Nijmegen. For a couple of reasons me and my friend could not attend the entire festival - but that was fine, we weren't that interested in the other bands and the tickets were still cheaper than tickets here in Germany would have been.
So the plan was to leave so we'd make it to Nijmegen to just see Rammstein.
Well, when the time came, the weather was awful and we both weren't feeling that great - so we didn't go.

I could still kick myself...

[lostockboy]

Husker Du in Leeds, sometime in 86, I think. I never did get to see them.

March 18th 1986 to be precise.  I do have a bootleg of the Leeds gig and also the Manchester one I missed, a small consolation.

[wobs]

Never saw King Kurt in the 80s (only when they reformed in the 90s), but they came to Hull in the mid-80s, but was barred from going, as I was a bit too young. Grrr

Its one thing seeing a band you like, but if you see them after their best, it is just a consolation.

Another one - Although we saw Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds a number of times, I do regret not getting tickets for Kat as well.  Can't remember why we didn't initially, but on the way in, we were offered a spare by someone, and she quickly vanished into the crowd before we had the wit to say YES!. So although we saw them, I do regret not enjoying it with her.

[Master Ray]

So... I think the title is self-explanatory...

I love The Pogues and I love The Clash... I seem to remember that when Shane McGowen left his band they had a tour booked, so Joe Strummer stepped in as vocalist for a UK tour and they played Liverpool Royal Court (great venue)... and, numbskull that I was, I 'didn't bother'...

Strummer singing with The Pogues.  Even after 25+ years, I feel like punching myself in the dick, repeatedly, for missing that one.

It was indeed a good gig. Sorry.
Although I only saw Shane with the Pogues after they reformed, so if you saw them before that, you have one up on me.

You bastard!   

I did see the reunited Pogues some years back at one of their Christmas cash-grab arena shows... a mess, but an entertaining one.

[JohnnyM]

GN'R & Metallica did a joint headline tour.

GN'R also had Soundgarden & Faith No More as support for a leg of the Use Your Illusion, not certain exactly how many dates but I saw FNM support them, Soundgarden pulled out.

A friend of a friend was the FNM tour manager on that tour ( i don't think anyone else would touch it). it won't surprise you to discover GNR were a nightmare to work with - I seem to recall tales of heavy duty management as well. I thought Soundgarden had done the tour - but given how much of a nightmare it was - it doesnt surprise me they pulled

[jackroadkill]

I seem to recall that GnR, Metallica and Faith No More (possibly Body Count too) did a UK stadium tour in the early 90's... I would have gone to that line-up, deffo.  Any clarification, anyone?

Yes, that was the infamous co-headling tour.

[Shush]

Nirvana. Rock City, March 1991. Would have cost me £8.50 and buss fare 

[Master Ray]

Nirvana. Rock City, March 1991. Would have cost me £8.50 and buss fare 

I think that Shush wins this thread. 

[c]

Husker Du in Leeds, sometime in 86, I think. I never did get to see them.

March 18th 1986 to be precise.  I do have a bootleg of the Leeds gig and also the Manchester one I missed, a small consolation.

I remember Sorry Somehow being played as part of the music before the bands came on at a gig at the Poly - probably the Mission, but my memory is getting hazier over time, but it would have been some "goth" related band - and everyone singing along. I was quite surprised as I was the only person I knew who liked them.

[Master Ray]

Blimey... I truly didn't expect to be posting this one... but Guns N Roses a couple of nights ago in London.  I posted before about how bad they were when it was only Axl from the original line-up and how their timekeeping was so bad and it was a blatant cash-grab... someone I know went to the London show and it was apparently excellent. They came on ON TIME and played for nearly three hours and the place went mental.  Some folks were saying it was the best rock gig they ever saw.

OK, still pissed off about it being the best part of £100 a ticket,  but I wish I'd have been there.