Concert regrets

I've had a few.

OK, I brought this up with my cousins this pass Saturday & it was a great topic, so I am bringing it here.

Have you ever missed a concert for a stupid reason and then kicked yourself for missing it? Did you miss out coz your wife/chick did not let you go. Family engagement, someones wedding, did you plan on getting tickets at the show to find out it was sold out? Was it for a girl you thought were going to lay that night but it never happened? Did you think the show was going to suck, but then heard it was great.

I was going to say to leave out you were broke and just could not get money to buy a ticket, but figured what the hell. Maybe you were waiting for someone to pay you money and they did not.

Remember, this is a show you regret. You could have gone but you did not.
Here are my two.

#2. Damageplan - I won tickets from the radio show but the concert was the night after the presidential election with Al Gore and W. There was no clear winner that night and I stayed up late. The next night of the show I called my friend and he did not want to go. I tried one more friend & could not get a hold of him. I did not want to go alone, so I said f**k it. And you all know a few months later we lost Dimebag. I did see Pantera 3 times, but I still kick myself for not going to see Damegeplan.

#1. Metallica (when they were Metal) In 1986 they came to a small venue for the Ride the Lightning show, they wound up playing 3 nights in a row. Everyone I knew went to one of those show, but not me. And the stupid reason, a girl. I was with my first real girlfriend at the time and she did not tell me I could not go, I just figured it was more important to be with her then a stupid concert. I WAS THE STUPID ONE, & to this day kick myself for not going. I did see Metallica years later at Lalapoluza then again for one of the Load of smurf poo tours, when they were way passed their prime.

I have missed a couple of show due to no $$, but I they never bothered me as much as the two I mentioned.

And by the way, I like Death Magnetic, but Metallica still SUCKS!

1. Hirax-I was throwing up the night before and a little in the morning but still wanted to go and thrash out so I told my friend to come pick me up anyways so we could go, I threw up again when walking to the car and said forget it. I felt better later in the day because it was all out of my system and all I could do was kick my self for not manning up for one second.

Being at home sick as a dog instead of being at the King's X show that's happening right now...

Rush - Moving Pictures Tour 81

It was Friday May 8th, my birthday, "Senior Flick Day"...... and I was too stoned and drunk to go!

Black Sabbath Reunion

I really wish I would've caught a show w/the original line up.

candlemass wrote:

Black Sabbath Reunion

I really wish I would've caught a show w/the original line up.

I was lucky enough to catch that show in Seattle at Key Arena, one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Tour

detuned wrote:

Being at home sick as a dog instead of being at the King's X show that's happening right now...

I had to miss 'em the last time they were in town here and it sucked.
Even though I've seen 'em tons of times, I always regret it for months afterward if I can't go.

Grave Digger
I think it was there first time coming to the states (as far as I know) about maybe a year or two ago. I really wanted to go but they ended up changing the venue and the date then I forgot all about it until my friend started telling me about it. I was pretty upset. I heard there was only about 100 people there which would have been great haha. Hopefully they will come back.

I also regret not going to concerts when I was younger. My first one was when Bruce Dickenson came bac with Maiden. It was a really great covert though so I was hapy about that.

Not having anyone to go with in high school to metal shows like Priest's Painkilller tour and Clash of the Titans...

2006, Doro played in Springfield, VA. i got sent in the opposite direction because of work & missed it. still haven't seen her live yet.

When I lived in CT, I had three chances to see the Ramones and missed all three for various reasons. I even had tickets for one show but my g/f wrecked her car that afternoon and didn't feel like going so like an idiot, I stayed with her.

I just found out (this morning) that Lita Ford played in St. Pete over the weekend, which is about an hour and a half from me. I would have died to see her!

SpectreFate wrote:

I just found out (this morning) that Lita Ford played in St. Pete over the weekend, which is about an hour and a half from me. I would have died to see her!

And to make matters worse, Debra Gibson was opening.

I missed going to see Van Halen on their 1984 tour because I overslept when the tickets went on sale. By the time I went to the box office the show sold out.

I had a girl ask me to go see Nirvana, she had an extra ticket and I didnot want to go, because I was getting a bit burnt out on Nirvana, how was I to know Kurt Cobain was going to die.

Hammerfall & Death! I just was tired and didn't feel like going to a show. That was my last opportunity to see Death live. I did get to see a couple years later with Dio, so that was cool.

ultmetal wrote:

Hammerfall & Death! I just was tired and didn't feel like going to a show. That was my last opportunity to see Death live. I did get to see a couple years later with Dio, so that was cool.

I was at their "Live in L.A." show. The one that is on the dvd. I'm glad i did and i had no idea Chuck was sick.

Regrets? I've had a few...

Ozzy w/Metallica (with Cliff) - missed Metallica because I was drunk in the parking lot

Aerosmith w/Guns N' Roses - missed because I was on vacation with my family

Motley Crue - missed them multiple times in their crazy 80's/early 90's prime. Didn't get to see them live till their 1st re-union with Vince promoting Generation Swine.

White Zombie w/The Ramones - ex-roommate offered me free ticket, declined 'cause I'm a dumbass.

Iron Maiden - again, missed multiple shows in their 80's prime because I was busy spending my hard-earned concert cash on bands like Warrant & Poison.

There's probably more, but this topic is making me depressed. Maybe I'll go unload on Jimmy Fallon some more. I can't stand that douche.

Wicked Rick wrote:

And by the way, I like Death Magnetic, but Metallica still SUCKS!

Worst....Logic.....EVER

mc666 wrote:

2006, Doro played in Springfield, VA. i got sent in the opposite direction because of work & missed it. still haven't seen her live yet.

Me too actually, I missed the exact same show. That was right after I lost my house and everything, and I couldnt scrape the dough together to make it to VA.

I saw Iced Earth with Matt 2 times before I became a fan. Thus I left the shows both times! After he left I hated that I missed out on 2 opportunities! But now that he is back, I might get lucky once more

TONS of shows during the 80's because my parents wouldn't let me go to concerts in high school (still a BIG sore spot!!!!!) - I was only allowed to go to Stryper because they where a Christian band. They were worried about the "drugs at concerts"

I had a chance to see Death and Nevermore and didn't because I was low on cash. It was either eat the rest of the week or go to the show. And like a jackass I didn't starve the rest of the week.

Living in Tampa, Florida I got to see almost every death metal band in the world for $5, one concert I do regret going to was Cannibal Corpse, the music was good but out of nowhere they start throwing rotted meat out into audience and I got nailed with a piece of rotting carcass of some sort.

Not only did it smell like death but the girl I went with took off with some other dude.

I've never seen RUSH!

I missed Barren Cross because I was working with a youth group on a camping trip. Doh!