Concerts you WISH you'd seen...

[bradwjensen]

Michael Jackson, his Thriller tour was huge and I had tickets!
I didn't go at the last minute because I was afraid they really would fire me from my summer job (1983 or 84?) oh brother...
regrets.

Aww, that would have been awesome to see!....

[Socratic Methodist]

Kansas circa '77 - Leftoverture Tour
Genesis circa 1976 - Trick of the Tail Tour
Rush - circa 1981 - Moving Pictures Tour
Billy Joel circa 1981 - Songs in the Attic
Aldo Nova circa 1983
Saga circa 1982 - Worlds Apart tour

[conversationpc]

Let me add a couple more...

Genesis, "A Trick of the Tail" tour (thanks to SM for reminding me of this...)
Royal Hunt, "Paradox" tour, while D.C. Cooper was still in the band

[Gibby]

Gotta say Journey 1986 mountain aire concert at Angels Camp. I missed it by one fucking day. Had to drive down to LA the day before to begin college. I blew it big time but I was 18, dumb, and gung ho about getting to the university on time. I believe the live video for Girl Can't Help It was filmed at this show.

[cudaclan]

Any Cream tour and Hendrix (Band of Gypsys).

[Playitloudforme]

Woodstock. That would have been amazing. Not sure if my brother went.. he would have been the type to go.

He did go to Woodstock II however.

[conversationpc]

Woodstock. That would have been amazing. Not sure if my brother went.. he would have been the type to go.

He did go to Woodstock II however.

Is this him???

[Playitloudforme]

Nope. Chuck is very wellbuilt. That guy's too skinny.

[squirt1]

I regret not seeing Queen. I wish I could have seen the Escape and Infinity tours of Journey. We had 3 kids by that time and too many businesses. I caught up in the late 80's bigtime. I did get to see Foreigner in the mid 80's and Elton on the tour that he made Time magazine dressed as the statue of Liberty. I remembering turning around to this smell and asking my brother in law who is burning rope. He elbowed me in the ribs and said" thats Marijuana you idiot. I smoked back then, but that stuff gave me a headache.

[Jeremey]

Judas priest....Sad wings of destiny.

[ohsherrie]

Gotta say Journey 1986 mountain aire concert at Angels Camp. I missed it by one fucking day. Had to drive down to LA the day before to begin college. I blew it big time but I was 18, dumb, and gung ho about getting to the university on time. I believe the live video for Girl Can't Help It was filmed at this show.

Ditto! But I would have been happy with the ROR concert in Roanoke that was cancelled because Jon was sick.

[G.I.Jim]

Wow...There are lots of shows I would've liked to have been around for or old enough to go see...

Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti" tour
AC/DC "For Those About to Rock" tour
Boston "Third Stage" tour
Def Leppard "Hysteria" tour
Foreigner "4" tour
Iron Maiden "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" tour
Journey "Escape" tour
Kansas "Monolith" tour
Megadeth "Rust in Peace" tour
Metallica "...And Justice for All" tour
Any tour by Queen
Any of the first several Tesla tours
U2 "The Joshua Tree" tour
Van Halen "5150" tour
Rush "A Farewell to Kings" tour & "Hold Your Fire" tour
Styx "Grand Illusion" & "Paradise Theater" tour
Dream Theater "Images and Words" tour & "Metropolis, Pt. 2" tour
Yes "Fragile", "Close to the Edge", "Relayer", "Going for the One", and "90125" tours

What you said...Minus Tesla and Megadeth. A little to heavy for me. I'd also add Genisis(W/Phil) and Bad English-any tour

[froy]

[quote="Liam"]Hey everyone...I'm kinda bored this morning so I figured I'd do something "constructive".
I'm sure I'll add more to it later but here's a few shows I WISH I would've seen or been alive for.


Journey - pretty much any pre-Escape shows

Saw it


Styx - Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight tours

Saw It


The Police - Synchronicity tour

saw It

[Liam]

Hey everyone...I'm kinda bored this morning so I figured I'd do something "constructive".
I'm sure I'll add more to it later but here's a few shows I WISH I would've seen or been alive for.


Journey - pretty much any pre-Escape shows

Saw it


Styx - Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight tours

Saw It


The Police - Synchronicity tour

saw It

You're an ass. j/k...just jealous.

[mikemarrs]

Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti" tour
AC/DC "For Those About to Rock" tour
Judas Priest "Defenders Of The Faith" tour
Metallica "And Justice For All" tour
Boston "Third Stage" tour
Def Leppard "Hysteria" tour
Van Halen "1984" tour
Foreigner "4" tour
Journey "Escape" tour
Guns n Roses "Use Your Illusion" tour
Motley Crue "Theatre Of Pain" tour
Cinderella "Long Cold Winter" tour
Poison "Open Up And Say Ahh" tour
Styx "Pieces Of Eight" tour
Alice In Chains "Dirt" tour
Pantera "Vulgar Display Of Power" tour
Rush "Moving Pictures" tour
Aerosmith "Rocks" tour
Iron Maiden "Somewhere In Time" tour
Queen "The Game" tour
Elvis "69 Vegas"
The Beatles "1966" tour
The Rolling Stones "Exile On Main Street" tour
The Doors "1969" tour
Jimi Hendrix first tour

[aggieangelcrys]

Laura, sorry you never got to see a Perry/Journey show.
I know it's not the same, but the 81 Houston DVD, (which I'm sure you own and love!) really does capture the ethos and energy of those days.

You know,the Houston show IS the reason why I feel so sad about not seeing the real thing.If the energy level can get through a TV screen like that,I can only imagine what it might have been like to be actually THERE.


Oh well,I try to compensate with crazy rollercoaster rides.

Remind me to take you to Magic Mountain while you are here then.

yay magic mountain.......God I bet that place has grown since the last time I was there circa 92.............i wanna come visit you, damnit!

[ddregs]

There are just so many I missed.
But the most important are:
- Journey with Steve Perry and Gregg Rolie - Before Escape
- Kansas - Two for the Show era and Monolith era
- Genesis with Peter Gabriel - every era
- Marillion with Fish - Misplaced Childhood era
- Pat Benatar - Precious Time era
- Rush - Power Windows era
- Triumph - Never Surrender or Thunder Seven era
- Dixie Dregs - Unsung Heroes era
- Deep Purple - Made in Japan era
- Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti era
- Rainbow - Rising era
- Bryan Adams - Reckless era
- Van Halen - with Diamond Dave, every era is OK

[mikemarrs]

forgot triumph.the most underrated band ever.they had some very good music but never really got a lot of exposure.they had three members like rush but never had the longevity and coverage rush got.magic power and fight the good fight are awesome songs......

[bluejeangirl76]

Now this is a great topic.

I think my biggest one is that I wish I could have seen The Who before Keith Moon died.
The last show he ever performed here in the states (in '76) was the same day I was born, so obviously I missed the boat by miles on that one. I was 2 when he died. But The Who around 1970 would have been an unbelievably awesome time to go.

After that, I'm saying Journey for the Departure tour.
After that, Journey Escape tour.

The Beatles (any era) - how great would that have been.

I was so totally born in the wrong fuckin' decade.

[mikemarrs]

the who live in 1971 when who's next came out would've been a hell of a live show to go see..

[Liam]

I was so totally born in the wrong fuckin' decade.

You think YOU were born in the wrong decade??? Lemme tell ya my BD. 12/22/79. So I'm almost equally fucked.

[lidobar]

i would've loved to see any journey concert with any line up. didn't start really diggin' em till just recently. still hoping for at least 1 more journey tour before they all retire.

[Just_Plain_Eric]

- The Beatles
- The Who with Keith Moon

But I have seen VH with Diamond Dave 3 times RAWK

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[T-TIME]

I recommend Velvet Revolver. musically they are incredible. I've been to a hundred shows and they rocked the house. This upcoming tour (possible opening act for Van Halen in the fall) they will be even better with the second album.

[mikemarrs]

velvet revolver opening for van halen with roth would be pretty kickass show.

[StoneCold]

[quote="Gibby"]Gotta say Journey 1986 mountain aire concert at Angels Camp. I missed it by one fucking day. Had to drive down to LA the day before to begin college. I blew it big time but I was 18, dumb, and gung ho about getting to the university on time. I believe the live video for Girl Can't Help It was filmed at this show.[/quote]

This was an awesome show. One of three I saw Journey at in 1986. I remember Perry kicking a plastic water bottle that had been thrown onstage.

Other bands that played that day (openers):

The Outfield
Honeymoon Suite (great set)

Can't remember anyone else.

[Just Mindy]

Im surprised none of you mentioned

TALISMAN

Yup. Them and
Led Zep
Journey w/Perry
The Doors
Boston

[mikemarrs]

ozzy osbourne with randy rhoads in 1982 supporting diary of a madman.if randy rhoads would've lived the man would've changed rock guitar.unfortunately he died that spring in a tragic plane crash.most people don't know he actually had a fear of planes.they were touring on a bus when the accident happened.there was a plane near where the bus was parked and the pilot conned randy into taking a ride.unfortunately the pilot wasn't really certified to call himself a pilot and was fucked up when the crash happened.been 25 long years but he left us the first two ozzy albums which as far as i'm concerned will never be topped by ozzy later in his career.no more tears was good but it was a little too radio friendly to me......