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some_of_us_are_sane

(3,599 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:29 PM 19 hrs ago

debm55's question gave my husband an idea for a related topic!

Since deb posed the question 'what concerts did you see' my husband (who saw MANY more that me) said the one he would have LOVED to have seen is Paul McCartney.

How about you?
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debm55's question gave my husband an idea for a related topic! (Original Post) some_of_us_are_sane 19 hrs ago OP
So many. Hendrix, Janis, Doors,Led Zeppelin and livetohike 19 hrs ago #1
Wow! some_of_us_are_sane 18 hrs ago #2
I did get to see her! n/t livetohike 17 hrs ago #7
O WOW!!! some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago #16
Bob Brozman Brother Buzz 18 hrs ago #3
I'd never heard of him, but BOY.... some_of_us_are_sane 18 hrs ago #5
Genesis 1975 or earlier. David Bowie. Queen. Zepplin. ms liberty 18 hrs ago #4
All great, but Bowie.... some_of_us_are_sane 18 hrs ago #6
Saw Him 5 Times ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #12
Robin Trower justaprogressive 17 hrs ago #8
WHAT A BUMMER, justaprogressive! some_of_us_are_sane 15 hrs ago #10
Happened To Us With Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #13
I would have liked to have seen, Queen debm55 16 hrs ago #9
That would have been a memory pressed into the heart forever! some_of_us_are_sane 15 hrs ago #11
We Were Supposed To ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #14
I would have been SO disappointed! some_of_us_are_sane 3 hrs ago #18
We saw so many great bands between 1976 and 1983 but I wish.. Tikki 14 hrs ago #15
I'm embarrassed to say some_of_us_are_sane 3 hrs ago #19
Had tickets for McCartney and Wings Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #17
You were VERY FORTUNATE! some_of_us_are_sane 3 hrs ago #20

livetohike

(24,432 posts)
1. So many. Hendrix, Janis, Doors,Led Zeppelin and
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:56 PM
19 hrs ago

more. Oh well, I did see some good ones though .

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,599 posts)
2. Wow!
Thu May 21, 2026, 04:15 PM
18 hrs ago
Your list is very similar to his.
(I was a very uncool folk music fan. Joan Baez was my hero.).

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,599 posts)
16. O WOW!!!
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:11 PM
13 hrs ago
Besides her lovely vibrato, her values and choice of songs were soooooooo remarkable. I wish I'd been able to actually SEE her on stage. Good for you!

Brother Buzz

(40,444 posts)
3. Bob Brozman
Thu May 21, 2026, 04:49 PM
18 hrs ago

I saw him with R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders, playing to the music, but he had a tremendous one man show.



ms liberty

(11,378 posts)
4. Genesis 1975 or earlier. David Bowie. Queen. Zepplin.
Thu May 21, 2026, 04:55 PM
18 hrs ago

Peter Gabriel and Squeeze are still on my bucket list.

Not a complete list by any means, this is just off the top of my head.

ProfessorGAC

(77,306 posts)
12. Saw Him 5 Times
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:23 PM
14 hrs ago

Twice in the 70s before I even met my wife.
She was very envious so we ended up seeing him 3 more times together.
Of course, I reminded her that as long as we were both going she was never going to catch up!

ProfessorGAC

(77,306 posts)
13. Happened To Us With Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:31 PM
14 hrs ago

Canceled it a day & a half before the show.
We did see Trower though. Aragon Ballroom 1975.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,599 posts)
11. That would have been a memory pressed into the heart forever!
Thu May 21, 2026, 07:52 PM
15 hrs ago
Freddie Mercury was a LEGEND! WHAT A RANGE! He gave 1,000 percent.

ProfessorGAC

(77,306 posts)
14. We Were Supposed To
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:34 PM
14 hrs ago

They were on the bill to open for Mott The Hoople.
Brian May contracted hepatitis in the early part of the US tour, so Queen had to bail on all the dates.
They replaced them with Kansas. I think you can envision how that went over with the glam fans. (Disastrous after Kerry Livgren insulted the audience for not being more enthusiastic. It got BRUTAL after he did that.)
At least Mott put on a great show.

Tikki

(15,226 posts)
15. We saw so many great bands between 1976 and 1983 but I wish..
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:42 PM
14 hrs ago

we could have found a way to see The Screamers.

The Tikkis

Figarosmom

(13,438 posts)
17. Had tickets for McCartney and Wings
Thu May 21, 2026, 11:26 PM
11 hrs ago

Missed it. Same with the Pretenders but did see them later.

Concert I would have liked to have seen would be Iron Butterfly doing In A Godda Da Vida

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I've pretty much have seen all that I wanted to. During the days of my concert going tickets were rather cheap and my husband was off work every other week and my schedule was flexible. We also live right between Chicago and Milwaukee with Alpine Valley just down the highway so we were in prime area for it.

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