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(3,639 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 03:29 PM Thursday

debm55's question gave my husband an idea for a related topic! [View all]

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! [View all] some_of_us_are_sane Thursday OP

So many. Hendrix, Janis, Doors,Led Zeppelin and livetohike Thursday #1

Wow! some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #2

I did get to see her! n/t livetohike Thursday #7

O WOW!!! some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #16

Bob Brozman Brother Buzz Thursday #3

I'd never heard of him, but BOY.... some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #5

Genesis 1975 or earlier. David Bowie. Queen. Zepplin. ms liberty Thursday #4

All great, but Bowie.... some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #6

Saw Him 5 Times ProfessorGAC Thursday #12

LOL!!! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #25

Did you see him on the Station to Station tour? DBoon Friday #40

I Don't Think So ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #67

Robin Trower justaprogressive Thursday #8

WHAT A BUMMER, justaprogressive! some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #10

Happened To Us With Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson ProfessorGAC Thursday #13

I would have liked to have seen, Queen debm55 Thursday #9

That would have been a memory pressed into the heart forever! some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #11

We Were Supposed To ProfessorGAC Thursday #14

I would have been SO disappointed! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #18

thank you ProfessorGAC. I saw Mott The Hoople back in the day. I wonder if Queen was on the bill debm55 Friday #21

We saw so many great bands between 1976 and 1983 but I wish.. Tikki Thursday #15

I'm embarrassed to say some_of_us_are_sane Friday #19

Different music developed during those years,, Tikki Friday #22

Had tickets for McCartney and Wings Figarosmom Thursday #17

You were VERY FORTUNATE! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #20

I know how this will sound, but bear with me. OldBaldy1701E Friday #23

Oh! You MUST have tapes! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #26

There are a few, but that is not the same as standing with the crowd and enjoying the vibe as well as the music. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #54

I did see Paul McCartney, in San Antonio (great concert) Skittles Friday #24

YES!!!! DING DING DING! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #27

Watched the Beatles on tv in a bowling ally bar in Livonia, Mi. Srkdqltr Friday #28

TV is about all I managed, too Srkdqltr some_of_us_are_sane Friday #30

Paul McCartney said he was 21 when they did the Sullivan show. Srkdqltr Friday #32

Simon and Garfunkle CanonRay Friday #29

Ahhhhh! "Sounds of Silence'... my OTHER favorite singers! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #31

Harry Chapin Wiz Imp Friday #33

"Cat's In The Cradle".... some_of_us_are_sane Friday #35

When I was 17 or so, I had a ticket for Blood, Sweat and Tears MIButterfly Friday #34

Around 1972 or so... LuckyCharms Friday #36

Loved their energy, Lucky... some_of_us_are_sane Friday #38

What an asshole MIButterfly Yesterday #42

Sounds like he has a problem with his ego! LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #63

I think he was drunk...lol some_of_us_are_sane 23 hrs ago #64

I'm like that without being drunk. LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #65

MIButterfly, I DID see them... some_of_us_are_sane Friday #37

I don't think my 17-year-old self would've been able to handle that MIButterfly Yesterday #43

OMG! some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #55

Barry Cowsill was so cute and Mark Lindsay was gorgeous! MIButterfly 19 hrs ago #71

Damn thst sucks! electric_blue68 Yesterday #45

You don't know the half of it! MIButterfly Yesterday #46

Omg No! electric_blue68 Yesterday #48

No, it's late and I'm just being silly MIButterfly Yesterday #49

Ah, ok. YW. electric_blue68 Yesterday #50

Devo and Kraftwerk in the '70s DBoon Friday #39

Sounds like we all some_of_us_are_sane Friday #41

Talking Heads... some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #56

Devo! I remember those some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #58

Before pandemic I bought tickets to see A-ha in LA at the Wiltern TBF Yesterday #44

I have to confess, the 80's bands kind of slid by for me some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #57

Sioux and The Bashees came right up! There was someone else I thought of... electric_blue68 Yesterday #47

That last line... some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #59

Many JBTaurus83 Yesterday #51

So MANY GENIUS performers there! some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #60

Boys for Pele JBTaurus83 23 hrs ago #66

Everything that woman does.... some_of_us_are_sane 22 hrs ago #68

Paul McCartney, Elton John and Fleetwood Mac 👍 would have loved to see them TommieMommy Yesterday #52

Yes, TommieMommy some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #61

Jefferson Airplane. love_katz Yesterday #53

love_katz, I maintain that some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #62

I've seen a lot but also missed on some important ones. lark 21 hrs ago #69

Stellar list, lark! some_of_us_are_sane 21 hrs ago #70