Luck/Badluck
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Topic: Luck/Badluck
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Subject: Luck/Badluck
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 14:44
Are there any shows that you've seen that you consider yourself lucky to have seen them? //
Are there any shows that you missed recently and that you'd have liked to see?
Shows that I've seen: Roger Waters, VDGG, Radiohead, Paul McCartney
Shows that I missed: Opeth and Le Orme
EDIT: I will finally probably see Le Orme!
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Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
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Posted By: Captain Capricorn
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 14:59
I had to choose between seeing James Brown or Parliament ...I chose Parliament, which turned out to be an absolutely phenomenal show, but then JB died only a few months later ...I'll never get that opportunity again
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:07
Captain Capricorn wrote:
I had to choose between seeing James Brown or Parliament ...I chose Parliament, which turned out to be an absolutely phenomenal show, but then JB died only a few months later ...I'll never get that opportunity again  |
Sorry for you. Well, in the shows that I've missed, I forgot Jeff Beck. It was the same day I saw VDGG. But I don't regret my choice  Oh, did I say that I already bought the tickets for Jeff beck when I heard of VDGG's gig? 
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Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:21
Lucky to have seen Echolyn for 5 $ in a small bar. Lucky to have seen PFM for a rare appearance in my hometown Lucky to have seen Porcupine Tree for the Fear of... Tour Unlucky to have seen only half of a Flower King concert because of a "electrical failure"
I would like to see KIng Crimson someday, Pain of Salvation and Transatlantic
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:24
Saw Grobschnitt do Solar Music when I was just 16. It was on the Rockpommel`s Land tour. First half was Rockpommel`s Land second part was Solar Music. Was on a school trip to West Germany and we were billeted with German students in their home. The guy I was staying with had an older brother that brought us to the show. Absolutely mindblowing. It was the show in Muhlheim that was made into Solar Music Live LP.
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:26
rdtprog wrote:
Lucky to have seen Echolyn for 5 $ in a small bar. Lucky to have seen PFM for a rare appearance in my hometown Lucky to have seen Porcupine Tree for the Fear of... Tour Unlucky to have seen only half of a Flower King concert because of a "electrical failure"
I would like to see KIng Crimson someday, Pain of Salvation and Transatlantic
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PFM?! Yeah, I could call it INCREDIBLY lucky 
Me, I'd like to see Yes, or PF if they were still with Waters 
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Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:27
Lucky- Yes's Masterworks Tour with Kansas Unlucky- The Decemberist's current tour
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:48
Epignosis wrote:
Lucky- Yes's Masterworks Tour with Kansas Unlucky- The Decemberist's current tour
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Lucky - the Decemberist's current tour (best show I've seen in years!)
Unlucky - Yes' 2008 U.S. tour (canceled after I bought tickets).
I'll throw in Neil Young's Shocking Pinks tour of 1983 as the unluckiest concert I did attend. That album was so bad David Geffen sued him over it! I saw him in Wichita Kansas and it's the only time I ever saw Young where fans actually booed him. There was an old stoned hippie sitting next to me who starting crying 
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Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:50
Lucky: Radiohead,Rush,and The Mars Volta on their first tour in support of Deloused. - Many more Unlucky - Sigur Ros
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 17:11
Lucky--Yes w/Moraz in '75 (my 1st ever)
Unlucky--passing over UK/Tull in '79 to see Stephen Stills. Biggest regret ever.
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 17:18
Lucky: saw Aranis on the 17th of June at the Triton, Les Lilas, near Paris.
Unlucky: didn't know Voïvod was on stage in Paris the 18th of June. Meeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrde !
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Posted By: Wizbat
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 17:51
lucky.. seen a load of good gigs over the years.
Unlucky.. had a ticket to see GTR at hammy o and got chicken pox so couldn,t go!!
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Posted By: Isa
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 19:33
Lucky: Opeth-Enslaved in LA best metal show I've seen yet! Unlucky: missing Return to Forever because of a school priority... 
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 19:54
Vibrationbaby wrote:
Saw Grobschnitt do Solar Music when I was just 16. It was on the Rockpommel`s Land tour. First half was Rockpommel`s Land second part was Solar Music. Was on a school trip to West Germany and we were billeted with German students in their home. The guy I was staying with had an older brother that brought us to the show. Absolutely mindblowing. It was the show in Muhlheim that was made into Solar Music Live LP.
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Wow, that was REALLY lucky! One of the best live albums to me.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 21:59
Lucky: Rick Wakeman in Hampton Court Palace.
Unlucky: Many years ago, my grandmother told me, while we were eating our meal, that in that very day Focus was having a concer in the capital of my country, Mexico (I live 3 hours on car from the capital); If I had known, perhaps I would have gone. Some years later, while I was investigating a bit about Il Balleto di Bronzo, I learned that that tour from Focus also included Il Balleto di Bronzo, which I now know and like a lot.
I also consider unlucky that I didn't know Pink Floyd at their last world tour, so I didn´t go. Nor did I know Yes the last time they toured with Jon Anderson and Wakeman (I think that happened at about the year I started buying their albums).
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Posted By: Shot.By.His.Own.Son
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 22:09
Lucky: Opeth with the amazing prog band Three. Xavier Rudd with Mishka Unlucky: Opeth with Enslaved, Behemoth with Gojira Had Tickets for both of those but both times had to give them to a friend
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Posted By: Shot.By.His.Own.Son
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 22:12
I also Failed to mention that the Three/Opeth show I saw was Progressive Nation '08 and where I was Dream Theater and BTBAM did not play which sucked.
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 22:42
JROCHA wrote:
Lucky: Radiohead,Rush,and The Mars Volta on their first tour in support of Deloused. - Many more Unlucky - Sigur Ros
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Radiohead? What tour?
I saw them during In Rainbows tour, it was amazing!
------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 00:08
Lucky: Stevie Ray Vaughan just months before he died in the helicopter crash and Andres Segovia just a couple of years before he passed away. On a brighter, more proggy note: Jon Anderson performing with Kitaro where Midori was also in the band, and the Dream Theater - ELP - Deep Purple powerhouse show. One more: Rainbow in Winterland where I survived the riot caused by Dio throwing part of his microphone stand into the audience.
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Posted By: Asphalt
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 00:27
Lucky: Seeing Cynic 2 years ago, when they reunited, seeing Anekdoten a year ago in a small pub in Leuven.
Unlucky: I had to go back home from Belgium on the 19th of June. On the 20th there was a Dillinger Escape/Between the Buried/Meshuggah gig in Bruxelles. Still regret it.
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Posted By: Oubaouba
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 00:35
Lucky : Opeth, VDGG, Colin Stetson (Tom Waits' saxophonist), The National
Unlucky : Radiohead, Waters, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Genesis (but I wasn't born) 
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Posted By: GaryB
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 06:57
Lucky: L.A. Coliseum, 1975; Jethro Tull, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, Starcastle. Backstage passes, met and talked with Rory Gallagher.
Unlucky: Palm Springs Pop Festival, 1968. Standing in line when rumor circulated that the Jeff Beck Group would not be headlining because they were in the process of breaking up. Rumor was true.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 07:00
Missed: Paul McCartney (broke my arm day before), Presidents of the United States of America (went to see Les Paul, which sucked), Roger Waters (I wasn't really into prog then), Jethro Tull (f**k DAMMIT NO PROG FOR ME!), VdGG (f**kING HELL WHY DO I f**kING f**kERING FAIL AT f**kING LIKING PROG A FEW f**kING YEARS f**kING EARLIER?!?)
Seen: Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash (small gig at the 100 Club, it was AMAZING!), AC/DC ( I have nothing against them, in fact, I really like them), Blondie, Aussie Pink Floyd.
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Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 07:02
Lucky:
King Crimson, Power To Believe tour. They played here in Bergen 
Gong/Steve Hillage Band: A month ago, I had tickets to see AC/DC in Oslo and found out that Gong were going to play a concert in Oslo as well, only two days apart. Daevid Allen was absolutely brilliant, as was the rest of the band.
Anekdoten. I was walking past the local record store a few years ago, and to my surprise I saw a poster in the window saying they were playing at the pub around the corner that very evening. Went inside and bought a ticket right away. Great concert.
Unlucky:
Todd Rundgren. He was playing at a festival in Oslo the same evening I was watching Gong.
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Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 11:27
Shows that I have missed since 2007: Genesis, Rush, Jethro Tull (twice), Return To Forever, Deep purple, The Moody Blues, Zappa plays Zappa
Shows that I've been to: -

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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:13
Fail Clevus, fail.
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 22:09
LUCKY: JETHRO TULL (twice), PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL (twice), KING CRIMSON (twice), YES (3 times), BANCO, IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO, LE ORME (twice), ARTI & MESTIERI, DEUX ET MACHINA, NEW TROLLS, PFM, CAMEL, FOCUS, SOLARIS, 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND, ASIA, ELP (twice), RICHARD SINCLAIR, ROGER WATERS, PETER HAMMILL, STEVE HACKETT, CLEARLIGHT, ANGLAGARD, ANEKDOTEN, DEAD CAN DANCE (twice), FLAIRCK’S ERIK VISSER, TUXEDOMOON, UNIVERSE ZERO, etc.
MISSED: MAGMA, GONG, AFTER CRYING, ATR ZOYD, RUSH
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 02:40
Lucky :
Peter Gabriel 1 Oct 1983
Frank Zappa 25. april 1988
Crimson Amager Bio 28/5/2000
All 3 in rather small hall's / Club, all great shows
Unlucky :
Led Zeppelin played a consert in Copenhagen in the Late 70's, not long before Bonham died, someone invited me but i didnt go.
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Posted By: victor77
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 03:59
Last week I was lucky enough to see Secret Chiefs 3 playing Xaphan with Fred Frith. Probably one of the best shows I ever ettended. Another lucky moment was when I saw Return to Forever in his 2008 tour for free. That was really very good luck! Anyway, I feel proud to have been in many good concerts
Bad luck: I was born too late to see many of the classics (the list would be too long: John Coltrane, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Doors, Cream, Sun Ra... too many artists)
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 04:12
luck - Ronnie Lane Appeal Tour with Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.. and Stevie Ray Vaughan at his prime in 1984
bad luck - missing Uli Jon Roth in 1985, and Joe Satriani in 1988 (I had a ticket but got sick for the latter)
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Posted By: the_binkster
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 06:09
Lucky: seeing B.B.King, Herbie Hancock and Opeth/Cynic (on my 18th birthday, no day will ever top that) Unlucky: turning down PT tickets for 09/12 and not sticking around to see Rage Against The Machine when they played at a Portsmouth Open Air Festival
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 12:08
rosenbach wrote:
LUCKY: JETHRO TULL (twice), PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL (twice), KING CRIMSON (twice), YES (3 times), BANCO, IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO, LE ORME (twice), ARTI & MESTIERI, DEUX ET MACHINA, NEW TROLLS, PFM, CAMEL, FOCUS, SOLARIS, 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND, ASIA, ELP (twice), RICHARD SINCLAIR, PETER HAMMILL, STEVE HACKETT, CLEARLIGHT, ANGLAGARD, ANEKDOTEN, DEAD CAN DANCE (twice), FLAIRCK’S ERIK VISSER, TUXEDOMOON, UNIVERSE ZERO, etc.
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Wow!  
------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:13
Absolutely lucky and privileged - Gabriel & Genesis at the WOMAD (Six of the Best) reunion gig in Milton Keynes in 1982. It chucked it down all day, but was magical. I really wish I could get hold of a recording.
Unlucky - King Crimson who announced a London gig which coincided with my work exams. I've still yet to see them.

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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 15:25
Lucky: Strawbs and VDGG just a few weeks ago in Pittsburgh
Unlucky: Nektar was supposed to perform in my hometown a few years ago, just 3 blocks away from my buddies apartment in fact, but they had to cancel their US tour due to "lack of funds" i believe
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 16:12
Lucky: Genesis Knebworth 78 Had to keep on and on at mum and dad for ages before they would let me go.
Unlucky : Genesis Mama tour I hated it!
Lucky: Wall I got tickets!
Unlucky: I had mumps for the last chance to see Sisters of Mercy before they split.
Lucky: Saw them twice before.
Lucky: Talk Talk: I was working behind the bar for one of there gigs (A village hall).
Lucky: Marillion with about 30 people 1982
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Posted By: meptune
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 02:17
Lucky: Jean McLaughlin/Al Di Meola/Paco de Lucia/Steve Morse at ASU Gamage (Frank Lloyd Wright design) auditorium Lucky: all five Frank Zappa concerts I saw (one premiered "The Black Page") Lucky: Pink Floyd, Animals tour (awesome!) Lucky: Rush, Farewell to Kings tour Lucky, Jethro Tull with UK! Lucky, ELO with Steve Hillage warmup! Lucky: Todd Rundgren's Utopia at Arcosanti (Paulo Solari design) auditorium
Unlucky: King Crimson at Phoenix Symphony Hall (double trio) - worst sound mix ever!
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Posted By: meptune
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 02:21
rosenbach wrote:
LUCKY: JETHRO TULL (twice), PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL (twice), KING CRIMSON (twice), YES (3 times), BANCO, IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO, LE ORME (twice), ARTI & MESTIERI, DEUX ET MACHINA, NEW TROLLS, PFM, CAMEL, FOCUS, SOLARIS, 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND, ASIA, ELP (twice), RICHARD SINCLAIR, PETER HAMMILL, STEVE HACKETT, CLEARLIGHT, ANGLAGARD, ANEKDOTEN, DEAD CAN DANCE (twice), FLAIRCK’S ERIK VISSER, TUXEDOMOON, UNIVERSE ZERO, etc.
MISSED: MAGMA, GONG, AFTER CRYING, ATR ZOYD, RUSH
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You saw Deus Ex Machina! I'm very jealous! Good for you.
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Posted By: Badabing666
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 10:03
Lucky - Steve Hackett (Defector tour); Talking Heads with Adrian Belew (supported by U2); The last Japan & Jam gigs; UK in 1979 Unlucky - Simple Minds in 2007 (Jim Kerr was past his sell by date)
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 11:49
meptune wrote:
rosenbach wrote:
LUCKY: JETHRO TULL (twice), PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL (twice), KING CRIMSON (twice), YES (3 times), BANCO, IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO, LE ORME (twice), ARTI & MESTIERI, DEUX ET MACHINA, NEW TROLLS, PFM, CAMEL, FOCUS, SOLARIS, 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND, ASIA, ELP (twice), RICHARD SINCLAIR, PETER HAMMILL, STEVE HACKETT, CLEARLIGHT, ANGLAGARD, ANEKDOTEN, DEAD CAN DANCE (twice), FLAIRCK’S ERIK VISSER, TUXEDOMOON, UNIVERSE ZERO, etc.
MISSED: MAGMA, GONG, AFTER CRYING, ATR ZOYD, RUSH
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Yes, i saw them in the Baja Prog Festival in 2004, where also played Richard Sinclair, Anekdoten, Clearlight, KBB, Softworks, Arti e Mestieri, IQ and a bunch of latin amerrican prog bands.
The best experience (apart from the concerts itself) was to spend some time with Mr. Sinclair, drinking some beers in his own hotel room.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 13:26
Is he nice?
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 13:46
Aragorn224 wrote:
Is he nice? |
Yes, he's a really nice guy. One of my friends told him he saw him play in UK in late 70's and so the chat started, another friend and me went to buy some beers and when we came back there were no friends and no Rihard Sinclair; one guy told use they went to his room so we started looking for them, fortunately we found a guy that played with him the day before and we asked him which was Mr. Sinclairs room and he told us; so we went to knock on his door and he opened, of course he had no idea who we were but then one of my friends who was in the room told him we came with them, so he allowed us to get inside; we offered him a beer and accepted and we spend some time there, listening the answers he gave to my friend and watching he play just some chords on his guitar; we stayed there for less than an hour but was a nice experience.
When we were already out of his room, i realized i didn't ask him an autograph! But on of my friends took some pics.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 13:53
I see he's very accessible, I may talk to him sometime, maybe come and visit.
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 19:36
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: July 19 2009 at 11:45
Badabing666 wrote:
Lucky - Steve Hackett (Defector tour); Talking Heads with Adrian Belew (supported by U2); The last Japan & Jam gigs; UK in 1979 Unlucky - Simple Minds in 2007 (Jim Kerr was past his sell by date)
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Yep, I was unlucky enough to see Simple Minds about 15 yrs ago and they were awful then. Mind you i was lucky cos I didn't havve to pay anything.
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 13:55
GaryB wrote:
Lucky: L.A. Coliseum, 1975; Jethro Tull, Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher, Starcastle. Backstage passes, met and talked with Rory Gallagher.
Unlucky: Palm Springs Pop Festival, 1968. Standing in line when rumor circulated that the Jeff Beck Group would not be headlining because they were in the process of breaking up. Rumor was true. |
Hey, I was at that Lucky show, although my girlfriend scored tickets only that day so I missed Starcastle & Rory Gallagher. But wasn't it in August, 1976? That's what my ticket stub says. . .
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 20:21
akamaisondufromage wrote:
Badabing666 wrote:
Lucky - Steve Hackett (Defector tour); Talking Heads with Adrian Belew (supported by U2); The last Japan & Jam gigs; UK in 1979 Unlucky - Simple Minds in 2007 (Jim Kerr was past his sell by date)
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Yep, I was unlucky enough to see Simple Minds about 15 yrs ago and they were awful then. Mind you i was lucky cos I didn't havve to pay anything. |
Hackett? Yeaaaaaah  
------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: August 15 2009 at 16:58
I'll see Le Orme, Rouge Ciel and Porcupine Tree in september!  
------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 16 2009 at 22:50
Lucky: Santana, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Lou Reed, Simple Minds, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, U2 (before they became really famous - fabulous concert 1984), The Cure, The Police, Gary Numan, David Bowie (twice).
Unlucky: Well where do I start? - Pink Floyd, Muse, Opeth, Tool, The Mars Volta, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney to name a few that have hit NZ shores. Of course I "cry" because I am unable to get to shows such as 3RP, and have never had an opportunity to see Yes, King Crimson, ELP or some of today's greats like Porcupine Tree, Phideaux, IQ, PFM, Gong and VDGG to name a few. Such a disadvantage living at the bottom of the world!!
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 17 2009 at 03:05
co-incidence time again...
valravennz wrote:
Simple Minds,
Saw them supporting Magazine (Secondhand Daylight tour) - one of my all time favourite gigs.
Talking Heads,
missed them - don't know why.
The Pretenders,
Yep -saw them - Crissy thanked the audience for not gobbing on her.
U2 (before they became really famous - fabulous concert 1984)
I also saw them before they were famous when they were supporting Comsat Angels in 1981 - both bands were excellent
The Cure,
Many times - including the Banshees tour where Bob Smith stepped in after John MacKay ran away.
The Police,
As a support band to Albertos Y Lost Trios Paranoias
Gary Numan,
On his first solo tour - not as impressed as I wanted to be - support was Orchestra Manoevers 
David Bowie (twice).
I wasn't originally a fan, but had to take my kid sister to a couple of his gigs in the 70s and grew to appreciate him. Last time I saw him was at Glastonbury a few years back.
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Lucky: Too many to mention.
Really Lucky: Focus secret gig in a pub near where I live - found out about it an hour before.
Unlucky: Didn't see Genesis in 1971 when I easily could have.
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: August 17 2009 at 04:36
A man flew in a plane. Unluckily he fell out of it. Luckily he had a parachute with him. Unluckily the parachute did not open. Luckily there was a haystack beneath him. Unluckily there was a pitchfork in the haystack. Luckily he missed the pitchfork. Unluckily he missed the haystack.
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 17 2009 at 04:57
^ Do I detect a tongue in cheek here, Friede?
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: August 17 2009 at 10:22
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 17 2009 at 10:26
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43736 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43736 
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Posted By: DRACCA
Date Posted: August 19 2009 at 09:38
LUCKY: Saw Genesis on the Wind And Wuthering tour at the Spectrum in Philadelphia P.A. I remember at one point of the show, they played an excerpt from Voyage Of The Acolyte but it's just been too long and I may be mistaken.
I saw PFM at the same place in the mid 70's. I don't remember who they opened for. They were outstanding!
Again Wishbone Ash too. They had a very clean sound and were tight.
ELP on the welcome back tour-Spectrum....astonishing.
Steeleye Span + Strawbs at the Chesnut P.A....GREAT
Hawkwind with Bridget Wishart fronting the band. They played lots of Calvert songs that night and Bridget changed costumes and wore disturbing masks. It was a fantastic Hawkwind show!
Steeleye Span in Philadelphia during the TIME album tour. Peter Knight was incredible! Maddy Prior came into the audience and danced jigs! As she signed my ticket, a guy approached her with a jacket on that had all sorts of buttons. He said: Oh Maddy! We just love you here in Philadelphia! You are the greatest in this city! Maddy said: Well if they love me so much, then why don't they play our music on the Phila stations?
UNLUCKY.....I saw Weather Report at the Tower Theatre just after the break up of the prime line up that had recorded Heavy Weather. I believe I had just purchased Night Passage that month. They had 2 percussionist from a music college with them. Wayne Shorter was walking about with an angry look upon his face. I was watching him from the side of the stage where I obviously did not belong. Show was not very interesting to me.
Saw Hawkwind at the Ambler Cafe. I was expecting to see Hugh LLoyd Langton or Simon House and hoping to hear material from Xeon Codex. Instead there were 3 members and they played material from 72'. I walked out.
I saw the original U.K. open for Al Dimeola at the Tower Theatre. During the U.K. performance, I could hardly hear Alan Holdsworth's guitar in the mix. Al Dimeloa came on and the guitar was crystal clear. I walked out.
I saw Robin Trower at the Spectrum in 1974 and his guitar was too loud. I saw him again, not by choice, at the Tower Theatre and his volume level was that of a jet airliner. I left with my ears whistling and a headache.
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Posted By: Rottenhat
Date Posted: August 19 2009 at 10:42
Luck: "Ruins", in Turku, Finland. I was in town shopping or something when I stumbled upon a poster on the wall announcing the gig. It was just a few hours before the show, so I got home and drank a couple of beers and went to the show. If was very nice indeed. I got to have a few words with the members too, and got some autographs :) I guess I was lucky. 
For the Badluck part: I missed a gig by Damo Suzuki (from Can), I saw the poster a few days to late...
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-William S. Burroughs
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 13:04
DRACCA wrote:
LUCKY: Saw Genesis on the Wind And Wuthering tour at the Spectrum in Philadelphia P.A. I remember at one point of the show, they played an excerpt from Voyage Of The Acolyte but it's just been too long and I may be mistaken.
I saw PFM at the same place in the mid 70's. I don't remember who they opened for. They were outstanding! Again Wishbone Ash too. They had a very clean sound and were tight.
ELP on the welcome back tour-Spectrum....astonishing.
Hawkwind with Bridget Wishart fronting the band. They played lots of Calvert songs that night and Bridget changed costumes and wore disturbing masks. It was a fantastic Hawkwind show!
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LUCKY? Yeah, really.
------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 19:45
I'd like to add a story of mine to the list. I've been planning on attending Prognation on August 28th for a while with a friend. Since it was a Friday and I'm drum major for my marching band I had to make sure that there was no football game for my school. After they published that the first football game was later in the season I bought tickets with my friends. Then the school rescheduled, which is a real dissapointment.
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Posted By: antonyus
Date Posted: August 25 2009 at 06:28
lucky : grobschnitt and roger waters
unlucky : eloy and yes
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 27 2009 at 02:26
Old Luck: Pink Floyd - Animals tour (19 feb 1977 - Rotterdam), the 1st gig that I attended
Old bad luck: No Nukes (1980 - Utrecht): U2 did not turn up
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: August 27 2009 at 15:38
someone_else wrote:
Old Luck: Pink Floyd - Animals tour (19 feb 1977 - Rotterdam), the 1st gig that I attended
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Wow, I'm sure it was amazing. Animals is my favourite PF album along with Meddle, Wish and Atom.
And Pink Floyd is my favourite band. You don't know how much I'd have liked to see them! At least I saw Waters two years ago, and it's the best show I've ever seen.
------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés
Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers,
Un marin mort,
Il dormira
- Paul Éluard
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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: August 27 2009 at 16:27
Lucky: http://chaghi.com.ar/blog/post/2009/03/25/peter_gabriel_en_buenos_aires_-_small_place_tour_2009 - Peter Gabriel (Small Place Tour 2009 ) and Iron Maiden (Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008)
Unlucky: Radiohead, Opeth and Kansas.
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