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If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see?

2020 was the first year of my adult life that I did not attend any concerts. I'm sure that I'm not alone in this unfortunate situation. So, this got me thinking about both the concerts that I "missed" (could've gone, but something went wrong) or concerts I "wished I'd had the chance to see."

Plus, I thought this would be a good bookend to the ongoing (and excellent) thread about "the worst concert you ever saw."


mitchagain
richopp
760 posts
 
Beatles, 1966, DC (now JFK) Stadium.

Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, 1976(?) Tampa Stadium

Dick Clark Caravan of Stars, 1964, Raleigh

Ray Charles, June,1963, Dome, VA Beach

Rolling Stones, July, 1966, Dome, VA Beach

Linda Ronstadt, Oct., 1980, Hollywood Sportatorium
jpwarren58
618 posts
 
Billie Holiday in a small venue.
And for the sake of History...ancient Greece as we have no transcriptions of their music. Would also snap a few pics of their paintings as that is lost also. And sell a fire prevention system to the library of Alexandria. 
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mbennes
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Led Zepplin, Little Feat(2) Kinks,
The Who, Neil Young, Bob Seger(3)
Early Fleetwood Mac(3) Deep Purple, Beach Boys, Springsteen, Early ZZ Top, Blue Oyster Cult, very early Alice Cooper, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Elton John, Wishbone Ash, Ink Spots, Freddy Cannon, Dillards, Brownsville Station...
fond memories from classical concerts as well... 
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barts
687 posts
 
The Doors
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Linda Ronstadt (before the politics)
Elvis in Vegas

that's what comes to mind, too many to list.
daponte911
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This is a broad topic. My joke choice would be Stones at Altamont ’69. But here goes,

Mozarts subscription concerts in Vienna mid 1780’s where he introduced all those beautiful piano concertos and the premier of any of the Mozart/Daponte operas.

Any complete or nearly complete performance of Les Troyens during Berlioz’s lifetime.

The premier of Wagners Tristan und Isolde and/or Parsifal.

A Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta at the Savoy 1870-80’s preferably the Mikado.

On a more modern note,

The Beatles, Hendrix (on a not so sloppy night), Jeff Beck group w/Rod ’68?, The Who circa 1970 (probably Isle of Wight), Pink Floyd circa DSOTM, Zappa 73-74 with Roxy band and/or The MOI at the Garrick theatre ’67, Deep Purple at one of the Japan shows ’72.

Miles Davis, either great Quintet w/either Coltrane or Shorter (sorry Coleman), Louis Armstrong Hot Fives/Sevens and Duke Ellington (Blanton-Webster) circa 1940-42.

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