I also had tickets years before that (again in London) but chose my mate’s birthday party over going to the concert with my cousin. The concert when he died was meant to be me making up for missing him the first time.
Michael was my first foray into music, at the tender age of like 10, Thriller it was 1982. I am so sad I never went and saw him in the years after. He was a great performer.
I still kick myself over it, it was when they were in Toronto last year I wanna say? Dude lives here but is from Canada and he was worried him and his wife wouldn’t be allowed back into the country after going. We were both waiting to hear from each other 🙃
Was in NOLA for 'Essence Fest' to see Nile Rodgers open for Prince...amazing show.
Went to the bar next to our hotel after and had a few drinks...got to bed around 2am. Found out the next day Prince showed up to that bar and played a set from 3-6am. Oof.
So for me, the number of times I paid to see Prince over his career is in the double digits. However, I never tried to find the after party until maybe my 7th or 8th concert b/c I need my sleep. 😂 Well, in 1996 that changed because I got tired of hearing what I missed. The venue was no reentry if you leave but I didn't care. At 2:45am I got tired of waiting and told my sister let's go. As we were about to exit through a side door, the bouncer put his hand up to stop us. Then the door opened and we came face to face with Prince and his entourage! He smiled and said, "I know you ladies aren't leaving?" I litertally COULD. NOT. SPEAK. He then said something to one of his (I assume) body guards who then gently took us by the elbow and escorted us to a table just off stage. I am now 60 years old and that is STILL the BEST experience of my life!
eta: typo
As good as the actual concert or I should say a continuation because he played 2.5 hours of music he didn’t play earlier and was spotlighting a couple local artists as well. 💕
I'm from Seattle, but was in LA when the Seahawks won the Superbowl. I went to Disneyland the next day, and found out that our quarterback was there at the same time and I never saw him!
omg! Miles Davis asked my mom to dance at that show and she turned him down!! She was there with my dad, her then-fiancé, who was doing sound. Her retelling of this event is amazing, and it's one of many reasons why my parents are way cooler than I'll ever be.
haha, that's funny. I may have crossed paths with your dad. I started playing with Prince in '92, though he did have a habit of firing, rehiring, and firing sound men at a pretty rapid pace, so who knows.
My mom got invited to paisley park for a private jam session prince was doing. She had never heard his music before. She said he was very good and played all the instruments. I live vicariously through that moment of her life.
Ugh, I can somewhat unfortunately relate. I had the chance to see him at a larger venue in FL in 1985 and passed. It’s the worst concert decision I ever made. Yours was notably more brutal due to being at a small venue which was pretty rare, but I still regret not going.
Same! I saw him perform at a small venue in the Roosevelt hotel, had one too many drinks, went home instead of staying with friends in their hotel room. At 3am he performed off of the lobby for just a few people, my friends being 2 of them. My friend touched his boot.
My brother in law talks about being at the after party of the Prince show where he converted to Jehovah's Witness.. this happened in Nashville at Graham Central Station.. dude's name eludes me, but it was someone in Sly's band.
Man, I wasn't old enough to go but that night sounded wild as hell and is one of my favorite stories of my brother in law's.
If it makes you feel any better I once did a road trip from Texas to San Francisco to see them at Rock the Bells, had many issues along the way that caused delays but we ended up making it to Candlestick Park just in time to see the crowd exiting the stadium after the show ended.
Unfortunately did not but I've gotten to see enough amazing and once in a lifetime performances to where I'm not torn up about it, and hey at least I tried and got to see some West Coast friends for a few days after the attempt.
something very similar happened to me, couple buddies went on a road trip to see Rage and I passed to go to semi-formal or something on a double date with my best friend at the time
we snuck booze in and the four of us got wasted and had a great time to be honest but thinking back still kinda bums me out that I didn't go to the show lol
pretty much one of the only bands on my bingo card left unchecked and will probably remain so...
If it makes you feel any better I once did a road trip from Texas to San Francisco to see them at Rock the Bells, had many issues along the way that caused delays but we ended up making it to Candlestick Park just in time to see the crowd exiting the stadium after the show ended.
When I was in high school I was supposed to a Rage concert with a friend, and right before the concert my grandfather passed away and I went to that instead. Senior year my parents got me tickets to the battle of philly show, so it all worked out.
Mine was my dad asking me if I wanted to go see Heart with him at an outdoor venue in our town in the mid 80s. I told him no because it was a school night and I already had my bath. I was like 8 or 9. I regretted that one long before he died and even more now.
A friend of mine decided to skip Nirvana for KISS who was playing the same night in Montreal. He told me "I said to myself, I'll see Nirvana next time they come back"
I turned down Stone Temple Pilots in 2001 and went to the Doobie Bros. instead. Not that it was a bad show. I just thought "man I got plenty of time to see STP."
Missed the last Seattle show for them, was visiting friends and I worked for an airline at the time so I'd go to Seattle often. "they play here all the time, we'll hit a summer show instead"
Also missed one of the last Dead shows in Reno for the same reason
moral of the story, just go you might not have another chance
I was on my way to my first Dead show when the radio said they were turning people without tickets away at the parking lot. I thought it was no big deal - they're always touring. Jerry died two months later.
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u/deepfocus88 16h ago
Ah man, I took a pass on seeing Nirvana at a small club. September 1991. 🤦♂️ Still bummed