Rob's posting of the John Prine song got me thinking about concerts I have seen over the last almost 30 years. When I went off to college (after growing up in a small town in central Texas), I went to every concert I could think of that had ANY interest to me. I went to everything from classical to rock to jazz to country to cosmic cowboy to bluegrass to blues.

A partial list of bands I remember off the top of my head - and I'm sure I am missing a lot

Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
Tom T Hall
Jerry Jeff Walker
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Winter
Booker T and the MGs
Bukka White
Jelly Roll Morton
McCoy Tyner
Earl Scruggs and sons
Bill Monroe
BB King
Bobby Blue Bland
Steve Goodman
John Prine
Virgil Fox
Andre Segovia
It's a Beautiful Day


Ok enough, the point of this thread is what concerts (groups) have you NOT seen that you would love to if given the chance. For me, I think it would be the WHO in original guise.

After reading some of the replies below - I had to add Yes and the Police (though I have seen Sting in concert) to groups I wish I had seen in concert.

 

Top three:

Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Jimi Hendrix & The Experience
The Beatles

Currently:

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton

 

My list would be as follows.

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Boston
3. Barbara Streisand

 

Going way back for some of these

The Byrds (first real concert)
The Who (twice, 30 years apart)
The Band
Mountain
Allman Brothers
Brooks & Dunn
Hall & Oates
Bob Seeger
Harry Chapin
Garrison Keilor (with the Hopeful Gospel Qartet and in a live Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood)
Jackson Brown
James Taylor
Gordon Lightfoot
Al Kooper
Tom Rush (many times over)
Judy Collins
Jimmy Buffett (several times)
Fleetwood Mac (pre Linsey and Christine)
J Geils Blues Band
The Beach Boys
Willie Nelson
Linda Ronstadt
Van Morrison
John Denver
Paul Stookey
ZZ Top
Bruce Springsteen (with and without the E Street Band)
Neil Young (in a few incarnations)
John Sebastian (several times)
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band
George Thouroughgood
Huey Lewis and the News
Fairport Convention
Jaime Brockett
Delaney & Bonnie
Kris Kristopherson
Chuck Berry
Miles Davis
Sha Na Na
Utah Phillips
The Eagles
Tina Turner
Cyndi Lauper
Mason Williams (in a surprise coffee house performance a day after a show at a much bigger venue)
Boston Pops under the direction of Arthur Fiedler (4 July 1976 at the Shell) and Seigi Ozawa
Springfield (MA) Symphony
Dave Brubeck
Tony Benett

And a few others, some of whom I remember part of the perfomance but not the name and certainly others forgotten in the mysts of time.

 

Bette Midler
Rod Stewart (except I'm seeing him in Jan)

 

I've seen Bonnie Raitt a bunch of times and I'll see her a bunch more if possible. She loves her music, she loves her fans, and she gives it up for the audience.

 

Concerts I've been to

Murray the K's Christmas Show 1960, 1961, 1962
Dave Clark 5
Rolling Stones
The Eagles
The Allman Brothers
James Taylor
Livingston Taylor
Sister Kate
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Kingston Trio
Simon & Garfunkel
Cher
Phil Ochs
Tom Paxton
The Four Tops
The Temptations
Joan Baez
Judy Collins
The Lovin Spoonful
Many more that I can't remember


Concerts I wish I had gone to

Bob Dylan (in his prime)
Judy Garland
Liza Minelli
Harry Chapin
Janis Joplin
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
Chuck Berry
Arlene Smith and the Chantels
Bo Diddley
The Byrds
Donovan
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Teresa Brewer
Patti Page
Patsy Cline
Billie Holiday
Woodstock

 

We have not seen a lot of bands/performers, but have enjoyed some good ones over the years:

Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Judy Collins- couple times
Phil Collins
Dave Brubeck- a few years ago
Willy Nelson
Billy Joel
Bob Dylan- last month!
Crash Test Dummies- loved them 10 years ago
Peter Paul & Mary- couple times
Loving Spoonful- couple times
Pink Floyd- in the late 70's*

*(this is the one that drives my son wild....
.......that we saw them and he can't )

 

My first popular music concert was in a grade-school gym, ca. 1962 -- the Beach Boys; and the most recent really wasn't recent, about 1995, Wind Machine. In between there have been too many to remember, even if I hadn't been in a chemically altered state of mind for many of them. I do recall Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffet, the '70s Bob Dylan, and Chicago as being quite good -- memorable, given that I remember them. Sure wish I could remember who that was at Red Rocks. HPH

 

Concert prices are way too high now, and I don't like the crowds and uncomfortable stadium seats. But, I would like to see Eric and J.J. if I had the chance. Santana would be another that I would like to see.

Concerts I've seen (That I can remember)

Boston
Bad Co.
Molly Hatchet
Outlaws
Journey
George Thorogood
Rolling Stones
Atlanta Rythm Section
Roy Orbison
B.B. King
Elton John
Billy Joel
Police
Genesis
Peter Gabriel
Doobie Bros.
Chicago
Yes
Supertramp
Eddie Money
Jackson Brown
INXS
Jefferson Starship
Foreigner
Huey Lewis
REO
The Rippingtons
Pat Metheny
Three Dog Night
Chuck Berry
Rush
Fabulous Thunderbirds