The bands that got away… (2 Viewers)

[rettucs]

Vic Chesnutt. Had tickets for his gig in the Button Factory in 2007 and couldn't go (although I have heard the bootleg through the kindness of @Cornu Ammonis, or maybe @rettucs). Missed seeing him in Galway in 1992(?) as well, but in fairness I didn't even know that he was playing, only heard afterwards from some friends who had wandered in to see him.

Had tickets for The Dirty Three the last time they played here and got into town and realised I had left the bank card at home, so went home to get it and then didn't bother going back in. Very stupid. I did see them the time before that though.

that was @Cornu Ammonis . I'm not that nice.

 

[Unicron]

I had tickets for Orville Peck in the Grand Social and just forgot it was on that day.

 

[therealjohnny]

I had tickets for Orville Peck in the Grand Social and just forgot it was on that day.

that was a great gig. If he ever comes back it will be to a much larger venue

 

[Unicron]

that was a great gig. If he ever comes back it will be to a much larger venue

I was really annoyed with myself. Really like the record he had out a the time.

 

[Space]

Was that Sunstroke 95, was on a family holiday for the 94 one and was gutted I couldn't go.

That Beastie Boys gig in the Tivoli is possibly my biggest gig miss regret. Classic tale of being too young and it being a school night.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Just remembered I had a ticket for Chris Isaak in the Olympia but had to stay home because I got an ear infection that caused my right ear canal to swell shut. He played the 3Arena a few years ago but as part of some godawful country festival thing.

 

[therealjohnny]

Just remembered I had a ticket for Chris Isaak in the Olympia but had to stay home because I got an ear infection that caused my right ear canal to swell shut. He played the 3Arena a few years ago but as part of some godawful country festival thing.

I saw the Olympia gig. It was really good. But a couple of years earlier he was brilliant in Whelans. The smaller venue made all the difference

 

[Anthony]

The smaller venue made all the difference

You don't say.

 

[rettucs]

I regret not going to that Grimes gig in the Olympia where she got electrocuted

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I saw the Olympia gig. It was really good. But a couple of years earlier he was brilliant in Whelans. The smaller venue made all the difference

I don’t know how I missed him being in Whelans!

 

[therealjohnny]

I don’t know how I missed him being in Whelans!

He played two nights in a row

 

[therealjohnny]

Speaking of which I somehow missed Jerry Lee Lewis in Whelan's in 1993

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

He played two nights in a row

This is unreasonable to find out now

 

[Kermit McDermott]

One that didn't get away.... David Bowie in the Olympia in 1997.

 

[taubstumm]

I never saw the fall, despite multiple possible times when I could have. I mean probably over twenty times when I thought, meh, next time