All the bands you "Never" saw live

Varkov · 15-12-2011 01:10PM #1

As apposed to the thread, "All the bands you ever saw live", who arre some of the acts that you're distraught at never catching live before they split up/retired.

Two that stick out for me are Faith no More, Transplants and the White Stripes.

Im not going to bother listing bands that I would haver 6 years old for when they broke up, eg. Nirvana.

delbertgrady · 15-12-2011 02:10PM

Genesis
I saw them with the ill-fated Ray Wilson lineup, but never with Banks-Collins-Rutherford-Stuermer-Thompson, and certainly not Banks-Collins-Gabriel-Hackett-Rutherford

. With Phil Collins supposedly retired, neither incarnation is likely to ever happen now.
Pink Floyd
Seeing Roger Waters do Dark Side of the Moon with Nick Mason was the closest I got, but Waters' Wall show is still one of the greatest things I've ever seen.
Queen
I was too young to see them in the RDS or Slane, and by the time I could have gone to see them (when The Miracle was released), they weren't touring anymore.
Frank Zappa
This needs no further explanation. It's Frank Zappa.
Warren Zevon

I only really got into his music properly after he last played here. We will never see his like again.

Tigger · 15-12-2011 02:13PM

i never saw nirvana support sonic youth
i think everyone else did

ArtOfEscape · 15-12-2011 05:54PM

Missing Tears for Fears in Dublin in 2005 is my big regret. The venue (Vicar St) was over 18 - I was not.

I did have a ticket and was tempted to go along and try to get in, but I didn't try and got a refund instead. Really hoping they'll do another album / tour together but it looks unlikely, and their solo output doesn't seem to reach across the pond. Booo!

karaokeman · 15-12-2011 06:29PM

Guns 'n' Roses - would have loved to see them with Slash. Still tempted to see them now but I can't see how it would be the same, also Axel Rose is an *******

Thin Lizzy - with Phil Lynott. That man was just a genius and few Irish musicians (other than the Edge) will ever replace him

Oasis - still love Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher but the Gallaghers need to get over their fabricated public stunt and "make up"

Elvis Presley - no one had the voice or the showmanship he had. Would be more inclined to see him than the fab four

The Beatles - not a huge fan, but would love to just say I saw them

RHCP with Frusciante - I like Klinghoffer but would love to see John with them

Shania Twain - assuming she never returns to Ireland, if she does then great

Phil Collins - some really classic songs

corm500 · 15-12-2011 07:15PM

Jimi Hendrix - Not much chance of this happening now.

The Doors - I did get to see Riders On The Storm play the RDS a few years back, but without Jim there are no Doors.

Smiths - Will it ever happen ?

Elvis Presley - Even the jumpsuit era.

Clash - I did get to see Joe Strummer though

Creedence Clearwater Revival - I have heard that they are getting back together.

Pink Floyd - I have seen Waters and Gilmour.....seperatly of course.

Janis Joplin - how good would that have been?

Kinks - have seen Ray Davies a few times

Queen - Just for the pure showmanship.

Prince - I could not go when he played last year.

Tom Petty - .......wait a minute. I might have a chance with this one:)

lordgoat · 15-12-2011 07:48PM

Elliott Smith and Dexys are the only 2 i've missed.

cian68 · 15-12-2011 08:54PM

How many people would have stone roses on their list if they weren't BACK bitches?

mackg · 15-12-2011 11:03PM

Pantera

:(

sabrewulf · 16-12-2011 12:54AM

2 Live Crew

They are the only ones that got away.

I consider it a damn fine privilege to have seen "Carnivore" live a couple of times though (Type o Negative's Peter Steele's other band). Something that I never had expected, so I have not given up hope for a 2 Live Crew Reunion!

@OP: Faith No More are still active, aren't they? Saw them one or two years ago at the Olympia in Dublin (actually my biggest gig disappointment ever: after waiting 18 years to finally see them live, I was at pretty much the only show of the tour where they did not play my 2 favorites "we care a lot" and "from out of nowhere"). Also, I'd suggest giving The White Stripes two or three years, then they will be reunited.

Revolution9 · 16-12-2011 01:00AM

Varkov wrote: »

As apposed to the thread, "All the bands you ever saw live", who arre some of the acts that you're distraught at never catching live before they split up/retired.

Two that stick out for me are Faith no More, Transplants and the White Stripes.

Aren't these guys back together?

For me it was System Of A Down, but since they've reunited that chance may come.

rannerap · 16-12-2011 04:23AM

Most of favorite bands ended before I was even born or very young. Oasis are top of my list though. I did manage to catch The white stripes in Marlay park about 6/7 years ago, peaches and mundy on support. strange line up!:)

Rich11 · 16-12-2011 04:52AM

:(:( oasis, when they played slane I was parting in London, nivana.. i was 4 when kurt cobain died:(

Jello · 16-12-2011 10:17AM

Daft Punk are top of the list for me. Hopefully they'll tour soon and that will change!

Miguel_Sanchez · 16-12-2011 12:02PM

Out of the bands I could have possibly seen it's got to be the Smashing Pumpkins. I really wanted to see them in the SFX in '95. I loved them since I'd heard Gish but couldn't get the money together to buy a ticket. I was living in America when the Point tragedy happened so wasn't at it.

In the 'fantasy' department it would be Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense. Being at one of those nights would have been absolutely mind-blowingly good.

How Soon Is Now · 16-12-2011 06:27PM

Would love to see.......

Fleetwood Mac

Daft Punk

George Micheal

The Smiths

There would be others just cant think off the top of my head now.

G-Money · 16-12-2011 08:52PM

Never saw Guns N Roses, although it would have to be the original line-up with or without Steven Adler though.

I'd have very little interest in seeing the line-up that is there now. From the sounds of it too the concert they did at the O2 turned into a right free for all.

frag420 · 19-12-2011 11:42AM

Guns n Roses - not worth it now less the original line up get back together. Have no interest in seeing the Axl Rose show.

Nirvana - not gonna happen

Snot - not gonna happen

Sepultura - original line up only

Pantera - not gonna happen

Beastie Boys - fingers crossed...........

Merku · 04-01-2012 12:29PM

If i was given a chance to go back in time for 1 gig, it would be a Jeff Buckley concert. One in Sin-E would be brilliant but a gig anywhere would have done me.

And then, like many here: Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Smiths, Led Zep, Jimy Hendrix but also Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone and Noir Desir.

JJ · 04-01-2012 05:13PM

I would've loved to have seen Nirvana and The Doors live but it's not gonna happen. If I had been more orgnaised and maybe begged my parents, I might've been able to see Nirvana live back in the day.

Just to rub it in...

GNR - Saw them on their tour with Metallica though it wasn't one of their best gigs

Shania Twain - Been to 2 of her gigs

Smashing Pumpkins - Saw them twice in their old incarnation, once with D'Arcy but without Jimmy Chamberlin then saw them with Jimmy but without D'Arcy. I was going to see them at the gig that was canceled due to the heroin overdose.

Technocentral · 05-01-2012 01:32AM

1. Joy Division
2. Smiths
3. Cabaret Voltaire

dearg lady · 05-01-2012 05:40AM

Sublime!
No doubt, but still hope for that one
Alice in Chains
At the Drive In
Fiona Apple, don't think she's ever played here.

Merku · 06-01-2012 10:04AM

dearg lady wrote: »

Fiona Apple, don't think she's ever played here.

I dont have her in my list cos i still hope she'll come here one day...or that ill have enough money to fly and see her in the States

Motley Crue · 06-01-2012 10:09AM

1. Queen
2. David Bowie (so close, yet so far, Oxegen 2004)
3. Alice In Chains, their original line up, seen them twice as they are
4. Pantera
5. Motley Crue - seen them three times with their original line up, but would have liked to see them with John Corbai, given how people remember that era
6. Killswitch Engage - with David Jesse Leech

RayCon · 06-01-2012 12:25PM

Pink Floyd - any tour from Meddle to The Wall

Denalihighway · 06-01-2012 02:16PM

am I seeing things or have 2 posters mentioned Shania Twain?

That's just put me off me lunch!

cmon people!

since I'm here...i begged and begged my folks to let me go to Slane to watch G'N'R in their full, glorious, riotous line up. Didn't happen. That's why I killed them. That showed em...

Mick Electric · 06-01-2012 04:53PM

The Clash, especially circa 1982
Can't believe they played the Trinity Ball once

karaokeman · 06-01-2012 05:39PM

Denalihighway wrote: »

am I seeing things or have 2 posters mentioned Shania Twain?

I would love to see Shania Twain.

Come on man you can't deny the power of That Don't Impress Me Much.

Technocentral · 07-01-2012 04:22PM

Mick Electric wrote: »

The Clash, especially circa 1982
Can't believe they played the Trinity Ball once

As did Public Enemy! The target audience for PE surely?

Denalihighway · 08-01-2012 06:59PM

karaokeman wrote: »

I would love to see Shania Twain.

Come on man you can't deny the power of That Don't Impress Me Much.

my sarcasm meter is reading... "inconclusive"

Irish Aris · 08-01-2012 07:34PM

I am from Greece (moved currently to Ireland) and there we don 't get many big concerts.
So I really regret not going to Kraftwerk.
Other bands that I haven't seen and dying to see are The B-52s And Erasure

All the bands you "Never" saw live

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