Who have you seen live that isn't around anymore?

endainoz

So just as the title states, after the sad news of Keith Flint today, it got me thinking about who I have seen (solo or a band member) no longer with us.

Off the top of my head,

James Brown,
Amy Winehouse,
Glenn Frey with the eagles,
Keith Flint with the prodigy (unfortunately)
Chester with Linkin Park (like all teenagers at the time I had a phase)

There are probably plenty more that will come back to me but interesting to see what older legends from years back people got to see

McTigs

Prince

Birneybau

Keith Flint

Joe Strummer (delighted to have seen him)

Lou Reed in Royal Albert Hall

Prince (thanks for reminder)

Always regret not swapping Rolling Stones for Bowie tickets when asked back in the day, both playing The Point in the space of a week

cnocbui

INXS
The Cure
Simple Minds
Dead Can Dance

Edward M

Big Tom.

Allinall

Ian Dury
BB King
Leonard Cohen

bodhrandude

cnocbui wrote: »

INXS
The Cure
Simple Minds
Dead Can Dance

All of Simple Minds is still alive and they were touring last year lol. The Cure is still touring too.

ger vallely

cnocbui wrote: »

INXS
The Cure
Simple Minds
Dead Can Dance

The Cure and Dead Can Dance are both still touring.

Ritchie Havens
Keith Flint.

judeboy101

MJ

angel eyes 2012

Keith Flint
Glenn Frey
George Michael

thenumber3

David Bowie
Prince

LowOdour

Scott Hutchison
Chris Cornell

Mike Oxlong

Michael Hutchence
James Brown
Eric Roche
Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
Keith Flint
Michael Jackson
Rob Buck (10,000 maniacs)

denismc

Keith Flint
Ray Manzarack
Chris Cornell
Dolores O Riordan
Malcolm Young

Joe Dolan.

squawker

Rory Gallagher

Gary Moore

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Only three I can think of at the moment

Mike Oxlong

squawker wrote: »

Rory Gallagher

Gary Moore

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Only three I can think of at the moment

And what a 3!!

squawker

Mike Oxlong wrote: »

And what a 3!!

Aye, only a couple more I really wanted to see was Albert King and Fela Kuti

Deagol

Queen (with Freddie Mercury)

David Bowie

Michael Jackson

Aglomerado

Tom Petty

HeidiHeidi

Joe Dolan
Leonard Cohen

Not sure if they'd exactly qualify for this category of thread, but

Liam O'Flynn
Micheál Ó Suilleabháin

keeponrockin

Kurt Cobain
Layne Staley
Chris Cornell
Chester Bennington
Scott Weiland
Dimebag Darrell/Vinnie Paul
Amy Winehouse
Michael Jackson
Michael Hutchence
Prince
Keith Flint

Jaysus i feel like the Grim Reaper!

endainoz

HeidiHeidi wrote:

Liam O'Flynn Micheál Ó Suilleabháin

Of course it does! Trad and folk legends, had forgotten I'd seen Liam O Flynn before too

Penfailed

Motorhead (Lemmy)
Soundgarden (Chris Cornell)
Audioslave (Chris Cornell)
INXS (Michael Hutchence)
Manic Street Preachers (Richie Edwards)
The Prodigy (Keith Flint)
Beastie Boys (Adam Yauch)
The Cranberries (Delores O'Riordan)
EMF (Zac Foley)
Mega City Four (Wiz)

bodhrandude

Robert Calvert & the Starfighters (Ex Hawkwind vocalist and poet) 1987 Leeds Queen Hall Acid Daze.
Richard Wright (with Pink Floyd 1988 Manchester can remember the date 8.8.88.
Liam O'Flynn - solo with Arty McGlynn and Dennis Martin and with Planxty in Galway 2004.
Tommy Peoples live at a session in Lisdoonvarna, Clare.
Gary Moore - Corridors of Power tour 1984 Glasgow Apollo and Castle Donington when it was a one dayer.
Lemmy with Motorhead in 1984 at Glasgow.
Keith Flint with Prodigy 2018 Electric Picnic and 2010 Oxegen.
Ronnie James Dio with his own band touring Holy Diver 1984 Glasgow.
The Asheton Brothers with Iggy Pop and the Stooges Electric Picnic 2007.
Jon Lord with Whitesnake in 1984 Glasgow Apollo.
Frankie Kennedy, flautist with Altan in his last gig at Ballyshannon Folk Festival August 1994
Malcolm Young with AC/DC at Glasgow Apollo 1982 and at Monsters of Rock Castle Donnington 1984
Alec Finn with De Danann, lost count of how many times I've seen this group but a lot during the nineties and noughties.
Derek Bell with the Chieftains at Fleadh Mor, Tramore, County Waterford 1993
Daevid Allen with Gong and Gongmaison 1987 (2 gigs Edinburgh Arts Festival and Edinburgh 2009 with Steve Hillage and Mike Howlet in the Gong Band).
Gilli Smyth with Gong and Gongmaison also in 1987 and 2009.

endainoz

Ah can't believe I forgot about Delores!

sabrewulf

Peter Steele (5x with Carnivore and 4x with Type O Negative)
Chester Bennington (2x)
Lemmy (about 4x)
Keith Flint (1x)
Dave Brockie (G.W.A.R.) (1x)
Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys) (2x)
Mooseman, Beatmaster V (Body Count) (1x)

CalamariFritti

Prince, Dio, Bowie

F*** I didn't even know Chris Cornell was dead

gmisk

Of top of my head

Ou est let swimming pool (Charles Haddon 2010)

Frightened rabbit (Scott Hutchison 2018)

Tom Petty 2017

twowheelsonly

Off the top of my head...

Freddie Mercury,
Phil Lynott,
Bowie,
Dolores O'Riordan,
Prince,
Leonard Cohen,
Michael Jackson,
Keith Flint,

Probably a good few more that I can't think of - Full disclosure: I worked t a lot of these gigs for a good few years.

VeryTerry

Pete Shelley
Lemmy
Delores
Phil Chevron
Keith Flint

Johnny Jukebox

Joe Strummer
Johnny Thunders
David Bowie
Lou Reed
Philip Chevron
Mark Megaray
Phil Lynott
Rory Gallagher
Lemmy
Stuart Adamson
Kurt Cobain
James Honeyman Scott
Pete Farndon
John Barrowman
Pete Shelley
Leonard Cohen
Ian Dury
Lux Interior

Declan A Walsh

I saw the following that are now deceased:

Freddy Mercury (with Queen) - Knebworth in 1986

Philip Chevron (with The Pogues) - Croke Park in 1987

David Bowie - Slane in 1987 (Glass Spider Tour)

Stuart Adamson (with Big Country) - Slane in 1987

Frank Sinatra - Lansdowne Stadium in 1989

Sammy Davis Junior - Lansdowne Stadium in 1989

Prince - Páirc Uí Chaoimh in 1990 and R.D.S. in 1992
Tom Petty (with the Heartbreakers) - The Point in 1992 and 3Arena in 2012
Howie Epstein of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Point in 1992

Glenn Frey - National Stadium in 1992

I am sure I have seen Ronnie Drew and Barney McKenna of The Dubliners at some stage too.

I saw Crowded House at the Point Theatre at some stage in the early '90s. I'm pretty sure the lineup included their late ex-drummer and founding member Paul Hester.

There is already a thread about this under the music sub-forum:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=99852325

barney shamrock

Malcolm Young
Cliff Burton
Velvet Underground
Dio
Glenn Frey
Lemmy/Philthy
Rik Mayall
Leonard Cohen
Ian Dury
Queen with Freddie
Bowie
Michael Hutchence
Prince
Phil Lynott
Steve Clarke
Lee Brilleaux
Gary Moore
Jon Lord
Eric Carr
John Martyn
Randy Castillo

ned rierson

The Ramones

ConcertKing

Prince
Whitney Houston
George Michael
Joe Dolan

Gutted I never got to see Layne Staley(Alice In Chains),Freddie Mercury(Queen),David Bowie,Mark Hollis(Talk Talk),Michael Jackson or Tupac Shakur in Concert.

crazyguy01

Think only 2 for me but glad to say have seen Leonard Cohen and Bo Diddley live.

The Princess Bride

George Michael.

The Dubliners.

loadwire

David Bowie
Nina Simone
Vic Chesnutt

fillup

crazyguy01 wrote: »

Think only 2 for me but glad to say Leonard Cohen and Bo Diddley.

You might want to rephrase that one Crazyguy01 or maybe you have something against Canadian, square guitar playing performers.

Technocentral

Mark E Smith (The Fall)
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks)
Leonard Cohen
Gill Scott Heron
Kevin Garcia (Grandaddy)
Lou Reed

Probably more Ive forgotton about

Greg81

Delores O'Riordan
Chester Bennington
Chris Cornell

crazyguy01

fillup wrote:

You might want to rephrase that one Crazyguy01 or maybe you have something against Canadian, square guitar playing performers.

Haha, edited, it was late posting, see your point!!

The Nal

Charley Patton

Sabre0001

Just Chester Bennington and Leonard Cohen for me

corm500

David Bowie
Kirsty Macoll
MCA
James Brown
Gary Moore
Rory Gallagher
Ray Manzerak
Michael Hutchence
John Entwhistle
BB King
Stuart Adamson
Ronnie Drew
Philip Chevron
Phil Everly
Richey Edwards
Davy Jones
Ray Charles
Bobby Keys
Lou Reed
Joe Strummer
Vic Chesnutt
Barney McKenna
Albert King
Leonard Cohen
Chris Cornell
Liam og Flynn
Christy Hennessy
Jim McCann
George Michael
Glenn Campbell
Joni Sledge
John Bradbury (Specials)
Tom Petty
Chris Squire



I think I should stay away from gigs, I'm a bloody curse.

corm500

Birneybau wrote: »

Keith Flint

Joe Strummer (delighted to have seen him)

Lou Reed in Royal Albert Hall

Prince (thanks for reminder)

Always regret not swapping Rolling Stones for Bowie tickets when asked back in the day, both playing The Point in the space of a week

That Stones gig in the Point has gone down as a classic though. Ive seen it mentioned in more than one list of greatest Irish gigs of all time, so don't beat yourself up about it:D

Ciaran_B

David Bowie would be the big one. I had to check if Neil Diamond was still alive. Turns out he is alive and still touring.

maxsmum

Elliott Smith in the Red Box circa 2000. Bell X1 supported in one of their first gigs.

facehugger99

Bowie
Gill Scott Heron
Beastie Boys
The Fall

beecee

Keith
Prince
MCA
Amy Winehouse
James Brown
Bobby Womack
Arthur Lee (Love)
Liam O'Flynn (Planxty)
Phil Everly

sure there's more...