Artists You would go back in time to see live?

[Lila64]

I did see QUEEN w/Freddy (R.I.P.) on 'The Game' tour at was then Irvine Meadows (outdoor ampitheater)

Of course I would have to say the U2 shows/tours I missed (Before the "War" tour which I saw, and before Zoo TV). I had a ticket for the US Festival, but I had been to the "metal" day the day before with 200,000+ people and it was a nightmare, logistically. Bowie/Nicks... (and U2) played the next day, but we recuperated and drove home

But of bands I never got to see that I regret missing or couldn't see (not old enough, etc.)


LED ZEPPELIN (would have seen them when they had planned to tour in 1980, but Bonham died, and that was that...)
BEATLES (if you could have heard them play. My high school teacher was an usher at Dodger Stadium when they played there in the 60s)

And yes, 70s Genesis would have been Saw early 80s Genesis and Peter Gabriel solo, and 80s/2000 Yes, but never 70s (I was a kid, and unaware). If you like 70s Genesis, don't miss 'Music Box' if/when they tour. They're incredible and the closest you will get to the real thing, if ever they reunite... I am RAEL!

 

[MacHat]

Led Zeppelin
AC/DC with Bon Scott
Queen with Freddie
Pink Floyd
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix (the mum of one of my mates saw him at the Isle of Wight )
The Clash
Elvis
Beatles
T Rex


There's probably more,

 

[tpsglick2424]

Led Zeppelin- '72
Kiss- '76- '79
The Who -'69- '77
The Rolling Stones- 80's
U2- Popmart
Queen- with Freddie
Guns N' Roses '87-'93
AC/DC- With Bon
Pink Floyd

 

[yeter]

Led Zep early 70's
Rolling Stones early 70's with Mick Taylor
Otis Redding
U2 War tour

I wish I could have seen the Monterey Pop festival in the late 60's

 

[ewings]

I saw the Beatles in 1964 - amazing!

 

[angelordevil]

With Micheal, I'd have loved to have gone

I saw lucky enough to see INXS (with Michael) when I was 13. They were incredible. Part of me wants to see the new band when they come in November, but I'm not sure.

If I could step inside my time machine, I'd definitely go see Pink Floyd, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. I'd also use my cloak of invisibility to visit The Beatles in the studio...I'd pour myself a cup of coffee and just take it all in. Hopefully that cup of coffee would also be invisible, or the band would think they were on some serious LSD trip.

 

[MrBrau1]

Zeppelin 73 or so.
Stones 73 or so.
Radiohead in 1997.
MC5
Jeff Buckley
Jellyfish
Hendrix
SRV
Queen in 76.
Bowie in full "Ziggy" mode
T.Rex
Ramones in 78
Grant Lee Buffalo in 98
Verve in 95
Otis Redding in 67
Janis Joplin
The Wonder Stuff in 93
Elvis in 57.

 

[Angela Harlem]

nirvana

 

[the rockin edge]

Pink Floyd

Jimi Hendrix

 

[Jack In The Box]

The Smiths
The Who (with Keith and John)
U2 (Boy, October or War tour)

 

[u2head]

U2: UF, JT, Lovetown Tours

Pink Floyd
Peter Gabriel
The Police

 

[lmjhitman]

the smiths
the cure
depeche mode
joy division/new order
radiohead
the clash
u2 - zoo tv era
tori amos - around little earthquakes, when it was just her and a piano

 

[mandy1973]

Nirvana!! I had a chance to see them the one and only time they came to adelaide - but i had to work that night, and thought 'oh, they'll be back again, i'll see them then...'
I've never made that mistake again!!!!

 

[U2 Bliss]

Wish I'd gone to see:

U2's The Unforgettable Fire tour

Jeff Buckley

Damien Rice

For the tours that never came to Oz, I wish I'd travelled to see

U2 - The Joshua Tree tour

The Waterboys - Fishermans Blues tour

 

[Hawkfire]

Good topic with some good responses.

Here's my wish list:

1) U2 //Lovetown tour, maybe 11-18-89 to include Hawk269 live

2) U2 //ZooTV, probably Sydney to catch Lemon

3) Pink Floyd // pretty much anything from 1971-1977, and again from 1987-1994 (saw them in 1994)

4) Waterboys // This is the Sea tour with Wallinger still in the band

5) Peter Gabriel // 1992-94 Secret World tour (SO tour fine, too)

6) Crowded House // 1991 or 1993/94 tours

7) Afghan Whigs // anything from 1998/99 tour which I actually did see once

8) BRUCE // 1988 Tunnel of Love Express Tour, second would be one of those 4 hr epic 1980 River tour shows.

9) Def Lep // 1987 Hysteria tour (guilty pleasure)

10) Simple Minds // 1984 Sparkle in the Rain tour with the classic lineup

Others: Radiohead pre-2000, Stone Roses circa 1989, Depeche Mode/Electronic 1988 Rose Bowl show, Pearl Jam/Nirvana/Pumpkins show circa 1991, plenty of other candidates

 

[zoobeatle]

The Beatles- Candlestick Park 1966
Apple Rooftop 1969
Rolling Stones - Any Gigs from 1965 - 74
U2 - Zoo TV, Popmart,Vertigo
Stone Roses-Spike Island
Queen - Magic Tour
Pink Floyd-Knebworth 1975
The Wall tour 1980

 

[hello5]

[unorthadox but qualifies as a mini-concert]
I would be on the rooftop of that downtown LA building in 1987
during the filming of "Where The Streets Have No Name" video

 

[shortfuse]

The Beatles
The Doors
U2 - Elevation, Zoo TV, Joshua Tree, Unforgettable Fire
Oasis - the Knebworth gigs

 

[angelordevil]

I saw lucky enough to see INXS (with Michael) when I was 13.

Sometimes, going back in time also means thinking backwards!

I'll also put Genesis on my list, the Peter Gabriel era.

 

[love_u2_adam]

led zeppelin
the doors
inxs
u2-zoo tv
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
pink floyd

mostly 60's stuff


ohh dudes the spice girls

 

[bono_man2002]

lohh dudes the spice girls

They were the bees knees back when I was in Primary School

 

[Muggsy]

Hmmmm

* Billie Holiday
* Janis Joplin
* The Doors
* Led Zeppelin
* BLACK SABBATH
* Sex Pistols
* The Clash
* the cure
* Metallica (in their black album era)
* Nirvana
* U2 (achtung baby!)
* INXS

ah! and I would demand to change my apareance according to the times

Lore.

 

[Westport]

Great thread.




The Beatles
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Band
Jefferson Airplane
Bob Marley
The Beach Boys (when Brian Wilson still performed)
The Doors
Elvis
Sinatra
Nick Drake
Robert Johnson
Buddy Holly
Ray Charles
Roy Orbison
Lead Belly
Louis Armstrong
Johnny Cash
The Byrds
Woody Guthrie
The Pixies
Led Zeppelin
John Lennon
George Harrison
Elliot Smith
The Who
Pink Floyd
Peter Gabriel
Queen
Jeff Buckley
The Mamas and the Papas
Cat Stevens
Janis Joplin
Jim Croce
Mother Love Bone
Nirvana
The Allman Brothers Band (before the deaths of Duane and Berry Oakley)
Guns N' Roses
The Kinks
Cream
Derek and the Dominos
The Clash
INXS
The Ramones

 

[shaun vox]

COLDPLAY!! they rock hard man!!







seriously though!!

led zeppelin and GNR (with slash and all) and all the 80s hard rock and glam bands

 

[sue4u2]

Wish I had seen:
Elvis
U2 - Red Rocks, Joshua Tree, AB, 2000-06 era's
Crowded House
David Bowie
Radiohead
Johnny Cash
Depech Mode
The Cure
INXS
GN&R
Nirvana
& tons other's - but the 80's & 90's were really out of the question due to children and marriage issues.

Seen:
Led Zepplin
Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Black Sabbath
Cat Stevens
Neil Young/Linda Ronstat
Todd Rudgren
Alice Cooper
Rod Stewart
Pink Floyd
Jefferson Airplane/& Starship
Bob Seeger
Bruce Springstein
Peter Frampton
Wet Willie
Emerson Lake & Palmer.
Robert Palmer
CCR
Marshall Tucker Band
ZZ Top
Fleetwood Mac
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Buffet
and a multitude of other bands my brain files can't even
access at the moment.
and this was just the 70's for the most part.

Edited to say: Number 1 - wish I could have seen Bob Dylan.
Jimi Hendricks goes without saying.

 

[JCOSTER]

I would go back and see:

U2 @ the show they won best band for back in 79/80?
U2 Unforgettable Fire Tour
U2 Love Town
U2 Live Aid 1985
U2 Live Aid 2005
U2 Live @ Redrocks
U2 at Malibu 1981 - I was 14, took a cab, & they wouldn't let me in, but on a cold December night I stood in the rain at the beach just to hear something or catch a glimpse.

Woodstock
The Doors
Elvis
The Beatles

I've seen alot of shows....I guess I would have to go back to the 60's to do the music thing.

 

[Axver]

I would go back and see:

U2 @ the show they won best band for back in 79/80?

You're thinking of the Harp Lager Talent Contest held on Saint Patrick's Day in 1978.

 

[MrBrau1]

COLDPLAY!! they rock hard man!!







seriously though!!

led zeppelin and GNR (with slash and all) and all the 80s hard rock and glam bands

We all know how much you like things that are rock hard.

80's glam. Go back a decade and you'll be right. 80's glam is just wrong.

 

[Salome]

John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, the last Beach Boys concerts with Brian Wilson performing, Jacques Brel and Townes van Zandt

 

[liamcool]

Joy Division (1980), The Cure (1981) and Pink Floyd (1970-1972). That is all.