The Band You Cannot See Anymore, Who and When? (Time to Brag Thread)

Motley Crue

So following on from a previous thread, I decided to start this one about that one special act you had seen before that you can never see again. Feel free to boast about seeing someone special that you reckon nobody can top:rolleyes:

Although, I now wonder how many people we are going to get citing that they seen The Beatles way back when.....

I'm talking about a classic band lineup that doesn't look likely to ever occur again or a tour that doesn't look likely to be topped, someone who is no longer with us, or a band who just don't perform anymore and haven't bitten that reunion bug. Perhaps you went to a secret gig or you just saw a band that became huge overnight in a lowly support slot in a small Dublin venue that no longer exists.

My pick would have been David Bowie at Oxegen 2004, since it's the only reason I purchased a day ticket that year, but those of you with good memories will remember he suffered his heart attack around that time and as a result all such concerts were cancelled....so far I don't believe he has toured since, or at least not properly thread the boards

So, my pick goes to Velvet Revolver, just weeks away from a split, with Scott Weiland counting down the days until he wouldn't have to speak to Slash or Duff again. They played two memorable nights in March 2008 in the Ambassador....and I was there to catch it on camera...the band would be split less then 2 weeks later (and as anyone who was there knows, you could split the tension with a knife, I don't think Scott even looked at Slash or Duff once)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjY5x-YTJOM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv74qRC5B-A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVaN0aiinnA

A close second goes to Chimaira, Temple Bar Music Centre, in Feb 2004. Guitarist Matt DeVries had been beaten up the night before in Liverpool, and they considered not performing at all - but when they did perform, they were on fire, and like a WASP with a hornets nest on their mind they just went for it. They didn't even replace DeVries that night and sounded amazing. The energy just stands out. The next time I saw them, in June 2004, they'd replaced their drummer (Ricky Evensand didn't hang around long though) and the energy didn't feel close to right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ibQtF9E1wk

Kess73

Hehe I was at the first night of the VR gigs. Saying there was tension onstage is an understatement.

For me it is between seeing Metallica on the Puppets tour or Thin Lizzy during the Thunder And Lightning tour.


If I am forced to pick one, I will go with having seen Phil Lynott live.

damonjewel

Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Mean Fiddler (Dublin) 96
Rory Gallagher - Olympia 87
Can - Olympia 90

Rud

Death From Above 1979 in one of the tents at Oxegen 2005 i think it was.They are broke up now for years but it is always the gig i remeber been so lucky to have been there

RayCon

Thin Lizzy - RDS, 9th April 1983 ... my fist gig.

waltersobchak

Drowning Pool literally days before the singer died, at the Ozzfest gig in 2001

Motley Crue

waltersobchak wrote: »

Drowning Pool literally days before the singer died, at the Ozzfest gig in 2001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESkA80vZCrc

Dave Williams was truly a special man

buck65

Johnny Cash Olympia 1992 or 93 forget exactly.

Mataguri

White Zombie, 1995 in Simmonscourt

gingelion

Pantera on ozzfest in the states 2000

nowuckenfurries

Nirvana supporting Sonic Youth in Top Hat 1990... (OMG I'm old!! lol)

old gregg

31/12/1978 - Bringing in the New year with Rory Gallagher, Arcadia Ballroom, Cork.
I remember he broke a string mid solo (can't recall the song), was handed another guitar and continued virtually without a pause. Unless you were right up front (the only place to be at a Gallagher gig ) you may not even have noticed. Magical guitarist.

GrizzlyMan

Dissection in 2004 before John committed suicide! great Gig!!!

lord lucan

I was at the 2nd night of VR at the Ambassador,same tension as the first night.

As for bands i've seen that aren't about anymore i suppose the '92 incarnation of GN'R would be right up there.

FNM with Big Jim Martin in '92 & '93

Rollins Band in the Tivoli in '94. The band is down the list of priorities for Rollins these days behind his books and spoken word tours and tv show.

JohnnyCrash

THIN LIZZY
10th April 1980 Carlton,Kilkenny
16th August 1981 Slane Castle

yknaa

Very jealous of the Rory Gallagher suggestions.

Fatima Mansions in the Rock Garden in 1992(?) was class though.

MyPerfectCousin

Maybe not rock or metal, but James Brown at the Olympia in Dublin two months before he died.

SilverScreen

MyPerfectCousin wrote: »

Maybe not rock or metal, but James Brown at the Olympia in Dublin two months before he died.

I was just about to mention him. I saw him at Oxegen 2006 where, although it wasn't a great show, it was still great to see him live.

roc_racer

Ramones TV Club 1984
Johnny Thunders TV Club 1988?
The Clash Top Hat Dun Laoighaire 1979?

Star Bingo

roc_racer wrote: »

The Clash Top Hat Dun Laoighaire 1979?

legendary venue i cannot find any pics or info on. but for a few snaps of Metallikur's Justice For All tour, typical.

was the main hub for shows at the height of metal apparently. punk too i gather - turned into Skate City; got knocked.

Patricide

Il also plus 1 to drowning pool right before dave williams died. The rest of the stuff the band has done since isnt up to much but sinner was a cracker of an album. Dave had an amazing voice, and great stage presence. Who knows how they would have turned out if he were still alive.

Navy1

Big Country, Buffalo Skinners Tour. Olympia Theatre, Dublin, '93 i think?
Saw them on 4 or 5 occassions when they toured Ireland but this was them at their best, rocking the house down, playing tracks from their heaviest album.
Stuart Adamson (R.I.P.) had a great rapport with the crowd, cracking jokes and self-mocking, "See you, Jimmy".
Was one of those gigs that you just never want to end and you're holding in a squirt all night in case you miss anything!

Nea

Nirvana, The Point 1992
Alice In Chains with Layne , The Point and SFX 91/93
Pantera The Point and SFX 92/93
White Zombie RDS 95

Jesus looking back the SFX held some deadly gigs for the kiphole it was.

old gregg

Navy1 wrote: »

Big Country, Buffalo Skinners Tour. Olympia Theatre, Dublin, '93 i think?
Saw them on 4 or 5 occassions when they toured Ireland but this was them at their best, rocking the house down, playing tracks from their heaviest album.
Stuart Adamson (R.I.P.) had a great rapport with the crowd, cracking jokes and self-mocking, "See you, Jimmy".
Was one of those gigs that you just never want to end and you're holding in a squirt all night in case you miss anything!

Do you remember when they absolutely stole the show at Slane in '87 playing support to a pretty mediocre Bowie? Great live band.

batari

Pantera at the first Ozzfest in England, Milton Keynes 1998. Absolutely savage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AADF2N4elZs

Great line-up that year too. Slayer, Fear Factory, Therapy?, etc.

Navy1

old gregg wrote: »

Do you remember when they absolutely stole the show at Slane in '87 playing support to a pretty mediocre Bowie? Great live band.

No, but my brother was there, told me the exact same. Really showed him up.
Great live band, pity they never made it huge. Adamson's lyrics were excellent.

Motley Crue

Someone just reminded me of a gig I'd actually forgotten I'd attended:D

American Head Charge (who have now broken up, and who cancelled the the same tour a few nights after this gig) in the Voodoo Lounge (which is also gone I'm told) with Panic Cell and Twin Method in support - and I'm pretty sure Twin Method are also broken up too....that was in Nov 2006

I think that was Nu Metal's last stand in Dublin:rolleyes:

bnt

Navy1 wrote: »

Big Country, Buffalo Skinners Tour. Olympia Theatre, Dublin, '93 i think?

Oh, man ... I was at the Olympia gig in late 2001, their 2nd last with Stuart before Glasgow. About six months later, in May 2002, I was at the Barrowlands for the Memorial gig for Stuart. This gig was notable for another reason: Bill Nelson made a rare live appearance, with a piece called For Stuart - and I've been a fan ever since. (Bill was famous for founding Be Bop Deluxe in the 70s; Stuart had been a big fan of Bill's playing and got Bill in to produce the second Skids album.)

I went to some weird gigs in the 90s in London, and two of them involved Alex Paterson of The Orb, both in Brixton. One was in someone's back garden, believe it or not: some friend of his, I can't remember how I found out, but I just turned up and chilled out all night. The other was at a basement club called The Fridge, DJ-ing with Kris Weston: they took a simple vinyl click; looped, morphed and tweaked it until it became this complete track that got louder and louder and louder, until the fuse box on the wall blew up, plunging the place in to darkness and massive cheers. I left at that point: I could tell it wasn't going to get any better than that. :cool:

PS: Another claim to fame: when Dream Theater recorded Live at the Marquee, I was there. The place was heaving. :pac:

MyPerfectCousin

I'm old --not old enough to have seen the Beatles -- but I've seen a lot of bands and singers that aren't around anymore. Bigger names would be Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, the Clash, Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Ramones, Run DMC, plus some less famous names that put on fantastic shows like the Cramps, Black Flag, Gang of Four, and load of dodgy bands that aren't around anymore either -- some well known, some not...

SirLemonhead

Navy1 wrote: »

Big Country, Buffalo Skinners Tour. Olympia Theatre, Dublin, '93 i think?
Saw them on 4 or 5 occassions when they toured Ireland but this was them at their best, rocking the house down, playing tracks from their heaviest album.
Stuart Adamson (R.I.P.) had a great rapport with the crowd, cracking jokes and self-mocking, "See you, Jimmy".
Was one of those gigs that you just never want to end and you're holding in a squirt all night in case you miss anything!

Didn't know about that gig, but i'd loved to have been there (am listening to Why the long face as I type this)

fantastic band.

RayCon

Wow , some great gigs mentioned so far that I would have loved to see ... obviously Rory Gallagher (only saw him do the free gig at College Green - early 90's sometime ??)


These sound like great gigs that I would loved to have been at ..

Ramones TV Club 1984 (Saw them on the Brain drain Tour in Manchester University but Dee Dee had left by then, CJ was on bass - still awesome though)

The Clash Top Hat Dun Laoighaire 1979 (was at Many Metal / Trash gigs there during the late 80's ... great times)

Big Country Olympia Theatre, Dublin, '93

catseyes

For me it will always be Thin Lizzy at the RDS 1980 (my first ever gig) and again in 83. Still in love after all these years.

EoghanIRL

I was always jealous of my parents for seeing the good bands live especially guns and roses .

Lucifer31

Got to see PanterA in Milton Keynes in 1998. That would be my best example for this thread.

bnt

Two concerts, both at the same venue and involving some of the same people:
- 1992: David Sylvian & Robert Fripp at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Seriously good musicianship, but not too serious. With them were Trey Gunn (Chapman Stick) and Pat Mastelotto (drums), both of whom would feature in King Crimson when the reformed a couple of years later, as well as guitarist Michael Brook, who also performed a stunning opening set with his Infinite Guitar.
- 1995: the reformed "Double Trio" King Crimson, also at the RAH.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivZtancfJg

Say Your Number

Saw Stone Gods support Airbourne in the Ambassador in 2008, I'm really glad I did as it's unlikely they'll ever get back together again.
Also saw The Blizzards, I wasn't that bothered about seeing them but they've split up so it counts, although they'll probably get back together sometime.

blastman

Queen with Freddie at Slane in 1986. To be honest, it was a little disappointing after their Live Aid performance the previous year, but the weather was pretty bad and probably dampened enthusiasm all round.

Guns 'n' Roses at the same venue in '92, that line-up is unlikely to get back together any time soon! Plus, as someone pointed out already, Jim Martin was still in Faith No More when they supported the Gunners that day, so that would be another one.

Mama's Boys in the SFX in 1984, when it was just the three of them.

Oasis, several times

Deep Purple with Jon Lord (but not Blackmore) at the old Point (early noughties, would need to check the date on that one).

If we're counting Bowie, I saw him on the Reality tour at the Point as well, the gig that was filmed and released on DVD.

Springsteen and the E-Street Band with Danny Federici and The Big Man (earliest on The Rising tour).

ush

EoghanIRL wrote: »

I was always jealous of my parents for seeing the good bands live especially guns and roses .

I feel really old right now.

Say Your Number

Forgot to mention Black Country Communion, saw them in Vicar St in 2011, brilliant band shame that they disintigrated

blastman

They could get back together, though, although Joe doesn't seem to want to tour with them, at least not extensively. I was at that gig too, shame there won't be many or possibly any more chances to see them.

Forgot about seeing Dio live as well....

3DataModem

Bob Marley Dalymount Park.

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3DataModem

3DataModem wrote: »

Bob Marley Dalymount Park.

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I'll also throw on Oasis at the Tivoli.

delbertgrady

Not necessarily all great gigs, but ones we'll not see again:

Big Star (in the Red Box with Alex and Jody)
Horslips (with Carr)
Wilko Johnson
The proper Smashing Pumpkins (I saw them twice with Billy, James, D'Arcy and Jimmy)
Elliott Smith (also in the Red Box)

... and (as Blastman also said) numerous Bruce shows with The Big Man and Phantom Dan.

seachto7

hmmm, not sure these might qualify, but bands or top lineups of bands I have seen who won't be doing it again:

Placebo
The "proper" smashing pumpkins
Powderfinger
Anthrax with John Bush, the best lineup in my opinion
Corrosion of Conformity with Pepper
Skunk Anansie (though they are still going no?)
RHCP with Frusciante
QOTSA with Nick and Joey
Sneaker Pimps
Supergrass (who were quite good live I'll admit)
Bush with the original members (pretty good live too)
Marilyn Manson with John 5
Super Furry Animals
Stone Temple Pilots
The Eagles in 94 or 95, can't remember

Edit:

Hole
Goo Goo Dolls
Biohazard
Live

peter1892

Maiden with Blaze... :P

(In fairness it wasn't a bad gig)

Therapy? when Fyffe was still with them.
Big Country - I was at that gig in the Olympia in 1993 and it was excellent. Saw them again in 1998 (not as good) then their last tour with Stuart in 2000 which was another good show.
Pantera, SFX in 93, mad gig, people being carried out in bits...class...

Napper Hawkins

I remember Dave Williams at Ozzfest, wasn't a fan of Drowning Pool but they put on a good show and Dave interacted well with the crowd. Was fairly shocked to hear he died a few weeks/months later.

Happy to say I saw Dio a year or two before he died, superb voice.

delbertgrady

peter1892 wrote: »

Big Country - I was at that gig in the Olympia in 1993 and it was excellent. Saw them again in 1998 (not as good) then their last tour with Stuart in 2000 which was another good show.

I saw Big Country supporting Page and Plant in the Point. It was supposed to be Sheryl Crow, but she pulled out for some reason. On the night, however, Mark UnpronounceablenameofBigCountry (1980s Smash Hits reference, kids) was ill, so - as I recall - they did their slot without a drummer.

Boskowski

Dio in 1998 in Berlin Columbiahalle. One of the few voices that are as convincing live as they are on disc. If I hadn't been a fan already I would have become one that night.
12 years before that The Cult in Berlin Metropol. They played mostly the 'Love' stuff which is still their most metally album to date I think.

rednik

Being a huge Lizzy fan, when I heard Robbo was playing with his new band in the Crofton Airport Hotel I was the first in the queue. Jimmy Bain from Rainbow and a great first album I thought they would be around for a while. But then again this was Brian Robertson :mad:. Sweet Savage with Vivian Campbell as support, a great night from what I can remember.

machiavellianme

rednik wrote: »

Being a huge Lizzy fan, when I heard Robbo was playing with his new band in the Crofton Airport Hotel I was the first in the queue. Jimmy Bain from Rainbow and a great first album I thought they would be around for a while. But then again this was Brian Robertson :mad:. Sweet Savage with Vivian Campbell as support, a great night from what I can remember.

Strangest tour dates ever!
Coleraine - Galway - Dublin then back to Belfast then on to Sligo?
They should've swapped the Coleraine and Sligo gigs.

ThunderZtorm

Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, BB King and Chuck Berry - Legends of Rock "tour".

Saw them in 1998 in Esbjerg, Denmark. Apparently the last time they were together was in 2004.