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Gig Regrets

PTH2009

Is there any past gig you regret not going too ??

I regret not going to Pearl Jam when they played here in 2010

Green Day in 2017 in Kilmainham esp after what's after happening in regards this year

Any of the Metallica shows here in the early 2000s. Belfast in 2010 another one cause they had Volbeat as support

Although they didn't play much here and the tragic death of O Riordan. I would of loved to see The Cranberries live. There show in the BGE in 2017 really went under the radar and wasant published much to my memory

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niallo76

Jeff Buckley played the Tivoli in 1995,was in January so I was probably broke after Christmas at the time,but regretted it not getting to see him.

furiousox

Pink Floyd sometime in the mid 90's.
A few friends were going, coach, ticket, accommodation all available.
"Ah, I won't bother. I'll catch them next time..."
Still waiting.......:(

jack presley

seandotcomm wrote: »

Faith No More 2009 Olympia

Yeah, I was on holidays when that was on so missed it too. Not really a regret though as it was out of my hands.

My biggest regret is missing the Foo Fighters in the Olympia on the TTILTL tour. I had just started a new job and was told there was a 50% chance I'd be working away when it was on so I didn't buy a ticket. And of course that trip never materialised so I was around that night but couldn't get a ticket at that stage.

Wanderer78

Bb king London, shortly before he died, was just shy of buying a ticket

parttime

Nigel Fairservice wrote:

I also regret not going to David Byrne and Incubus in 2018 and The Cure last year.

Jesus, me too. I saw them in 92, and didn't see them since. Really hope they tour again. They probably will

Nigel Fairservice

Mine is not going to see Tom Petty in Cork in 2012. I really wanted to ask my gf to go but we had only been going out a few weeks at the time and I didn't know if she liked him or not so I never asked. Turned out she loved him.

I also regret not going to David Byrne and Incubus in 2018 and The Cure last year.

garyskeepers

Biggest regret, Bruce Springstein.

Although Only reason I didn't go is my daughter was born that day. Way to ruin my plans Katie

Zaph

dasdog wrote: »

David Byrne (2018) - Just too many gigs on that year and I gave it a miss - looked like an amazing show

It was. Best gig I've ever been to, and probably ever will be.

Zaph

Springsteen at Slane in 1985. Myself and a guy I worked with talked about going and then he decided he didn't want to go so we never got tickets. Fcuker ended up going anyway when a mate of his was sick on the day and there was a spare ticket going. To be fair to him though, he did feel pretty bad about it. Or so he said!

The other one I regret missing is Alabama 3 at Tripod in 2007. I actually had a ticket for it but I had an accident and was still recuperating by the time the gig came around and couldn't go. Never managed to see them live in the end, and it just wouldn't be the same now since Jake Black died.

dasdog

U2 (1985) - One of the neighbours had a spare ticket for me but I was still in primary school and wasn't allowed go
Slayer (1988) - I would have seen the big four of thrash in the space of a year but didn't go to Slayer (and Anthrax walked off stage when they played)
Bootsy Collins (1995) - Mean Fiddler - Probably didn't go due to lack of funds and it was supposedly superb
David Byrne (2018) - Just too many gigs on that year and I gave it a miss - looked like an amazing show

Also to my shame I never saw Motorhead and had my chances. A friend of mine from years ago was even a roadie for them at one stage.

gabria

keith_d99 wrote: »

Bowie's last performance in Ireland ... the Point 2003

Gave the pair of tickets (were O2 Club tickets) to mate ... who ended up sat beside The Edge for the gig.
Have no recollection what was so important that I couldn't go

+1 my biggest concert regret ever. I was all set for his Oxygen performance the following year and that was cancelled as his health scares started

Dj Stiggie

LoughNeagh2017 wrote: »

Linkin Park, I only realised how good they were after Chester Bennington died and it annoyed me so much that I considered stopping listening to them but I figured that if I could see Mike Shinoda live that would ease my annoyance a bit. A saw him live last year which eases my annoyance a bit as he was band leader and main song writer but it will still cause me annoyance until the grave. It also caused me to go to concerts more often incase other musicians die.

For a normal person this sort of thing would just be an occasional thought but for someone whose mind is plagued by over thinking and OCD things like this cause me considerable annoyance.

I pity the people who had Linkin Park tickets for a cancelled show and I also pity people who were fans of a solo musician who died without having seen them, in that scenario you can't even see another band member in concert.

The other good thing to come out of it is that I appreciate seeing other bands live, I think that fans in 50 years won't experience seeing these bands live. Bands like Slipknot and Korn will have fans long after they die I would say.

I was a massive LP fan all through my teenage years. I listened to them non-stop and had my auntie in America send me over a hoodie from Hot Topic or something because I could never find anything in Dublin. I saw Mike Shinoda/ Fort Minor in 2016.

Then in 2017 I went to Hurricane Festival in Germany. I was still a big fan but not nearly as fanatic as I was in their (or my teenage) prime. Anyway they were playing late on the mainstage and myself and my then-girlfriend had been in the arena area all day and by the time they came on we were shattered. We stayed way at the back for about three or four songs. I think we left after we heard one we knew and figured we'd see them again on tour, not a festival with dodgy sound. Less than a month later Chester was dead.

hynesie08

Oxegen 05, went to see foo fighters instead of James brown, foos were great and all, but I regret that decision way more than I should.

4Ad

The Smiths in Limerick 1984, I think...(though I try not to think about it)..damn.

adox

thecretinhop wrote: »

my biggest regret was not seeing crowded house live. i did see Neil finn and his son though we were right up front at the olympia

Saw them when they played The Point in 94. Brought my then girlfriend(now wife) and it was her first ever gig. They were fantastic and top of their game at the time.

adox

keith_d99 wrote: »

Bowie's last performance in Ireland ... the Point 2003

Gave the pair of tickets (were O2 Club tickets) to mate ... who ended up sat beside The Edge for the gig.
Have no recollection what was so important that I couldn't go

It was a truly brilliant gig. He seemed to have a brilliant time playing as well. Up there with the best gigs I’ve been to.

Prince for me as well in Malahide Castle is a huge regret. My folks lived about a mile and a half from the venue so could have walked to their place afterwards to crash.

Beth Hart has played here a a couple of times in the last half dozen years or so and I’ve missed both. I’ve never seen her love and she’s always been on my list. At this stage I’m nearly too old to be going to gigs.

LoughNeagh2017

Linkin Park, I only realised how good they were after Chester Bennington died and it annoyed me so much that I considered stopping listening to them but I figured that if I could see Mike Shinoda live that would ease my annoyance a bit. A saw him live last year which eases my annoyance a bit as he was band leader and main song writer but it will still cause me annoyance until the grave. It also caused me to go to concerts more often incase other musicians die.

For a normal person this sort of thing would just be an occasional thought but for someone whose mind is plagued by over thinking and OCD things like this cause me considerable annoyance.

I pity the people who had Linkin Park tickets for a cancelled show and I also pity people who were fans of a solo musician who died without having seen them, in that scenario you can't even see another band member in concert.

The other good thing to come out of it is that I appreciate seeing other bands live, I think that fans in 50 years won't experience seeing these bands live. Bands like Slipknot and Korn will have fans long after they die I would say.

prunudo

Two extremes but as others have said, raging I missed Prince in Malahide but also had tickets to the Prodigy in and around Christmas 2011 or 12 and sold them as too much on. Never did get to see them properly

no.8

Audioslave - Dublin (early 2000's)
Daft Punk - various festivals

PTH2009

Regret missing the Bruce Springsteen Seeger Sessions shows in the point

Few years before my gig time sadly

Outlaw Pete

keith_d99 wrote: »

Bowie's last performance in Ireland ... the Point 2003

Have no recollection what was so important that I couldn't go

Missed it too. We had tickets for Ozzy which was four weeks before it, but he cancelled the gig and I think we were waiting for a refund for ages and it was the reason we chose not to go. The rescheduled Ozzy gig was supposed to take place in Jan or Feb the following year but he crashed his quad bike in December in the UK and we're still waiting for that gig 17 years later

Anyway, Bowie. Sure did seem like an awesome night.

This video not only will not only make you nostalgic for Bowie, but also the Point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF551z9KlA8

thecretinhop

the tom Petty gig was unreal it rained literally for about 18 hours straight.
we went to pub after and sat in silence for about 40 minutes supping pints. after this we realised we were in a rough bar with manic 2000 or something playing went to whealans, back in ****ty hotel room eating chips and raving about gig till about 5am. an epic night.

my biggest regret was not seeing crowded house live. i did see Neil finn and his son though we were right up front at the olympia

mitchelsontour

1995 REM in Slane - for many reasons other than the music

dinneenp

The Avalanches, Galway. Pure entertainment & joy from what I heard

Violent Femmes- last time they played Dublin. Well past their prime but I'm sure would have been great.

bodhrandude

Not getting to see Pink Floyd in 1980 doing the The Wall as I was too young to travel to London but had the opportunity to see Thin Lizzy with Phil Lynott in 1985 but couldn't make it.

lordgoat

Bowie and Prince.

Elliott Smith but I would have been 18 and not able to get to Dublin for it.

Say Your Number

Motorhead 2008/9 didn't bother with either, thought they'd be back again.

Chris Cornell at the Olympia in 2016 is almost a regret of mine, I was thinking 'Ah I'll see him again some other time' really glad I decided to go now.

SFC1895

Arthur Lee- Whelans in 2002. Had a ticket and all but sacked it off on the day. Gutted.

Del Griffith

exilec wrote: »

Noel Gallagher olympia 2011 . Gave my ticket away for free cause i got a ticket for united city match in old trafford . Paid a fortune for flights and we got hammered 6-1

Honestly one of the best gigs ever.

keith_d99

Bowie's last performance in Ireland ... the Point 2003

Gave the pair of tickets (were O2 Club tickets) to mate ... who ended up sat beside The Edge for the gig.
Have no recollection what was so important that I couldn't go