Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to.

This is fun. I've seen a heck of a lot of shows going back almost 45 years but I did drop the ball on a few, notably:

Talking Heads

The Minutemen

Pete Seeger

Zeppelin

I've seen Neil but I wish I had caught some of those 1979 shows with Crazy Horse; I saw Lou Reed a few times in clubs but was too late for the Velvets; I saw the Who with Keith but wish I had been at the famous Leeds show; I saw the Clash at Bonds but wish I had seen the '79 tour; I saw Gregg and Dickey and the rest but wish I had seen those early shows with Duane; I saw the Dead in 1978 but, oh man, wish I had seen the '77 tour.... I could do this all night!

The Allman Brothers with Duane!

Roxy Music when Eno was still in the band

I might have mentioned this in a post, once upon a time, but I saw the Allman Bros. Band at UC Santa Barbara when I was there at college. Duane Allman and Dickie Betz relentlessly, endlessly traded riffs. It got to the point where I promised myself I'd make tracks if Duane let one more whoop-de-doodle-do lick escape his axe. He did the lick about 30 seconds later. I let my feet do the walking. My roomie showed up the next morning to tell me I missed another twenty minutes or so of blazing dual guitar breaks. I nodded my head ambiguously.

@larsman

yes!  I was 17 when i saw the Creatures at, of all places, the basketball gym at UC Irivine.  The seats were literally the bleachers.  And I saw "an evening with Siouxsie" at the House of Blues in Anaheim (downtown Disney, Anaheim).  Budgie was there, oddly enough, doing what he does best and that's blow your mind with his drum playing.  There was a Japanese drummer there, too,  (maybe more than 1) that absolutely stole most of the show.  I think they'll still do a reunion tour.  Why not?  Everyone else has!  Thanks for your input.   You saw 10 shows.  How fortunate are you??