Bands You Miss Seeing Live

[sonickteam2]

Seriously though, i miss seeing the Tragically Hip

  I know they are still around and i can still see them, but in DC/Baltimore its like, not even the same show.

  Other than that , i dont think i've ever really seen anyone more than 5 times so i dont really feel like i miss any of them.

[Firebutt McGee]

Broadcast
Brendan Benson (pre-Raconteurs)
Garbage
Le Tigre
Sleater-Kinney

I'll second the PJ Harvey and The Gossip, but the Gossip just played in April in NYC, and PJ played last October.

[Vas Deferens]

HA! We don't live in NYC/Brooklyn part-time!

I'll second the PJ Harvey and The Gossip, but the Gossip just played in April in NYC, and PJ played last October.

[hutch]

Ben Andrews who played Madams Organ on Tuesday nights for at least ten years.. just fabulous bluesman... unfortunately he left earlier this year..not sure what happened.. i think he's playing in europe where people actually pay good money to see him

He was just amazing... a huge loss for DC.

[Jaguar]

My wife and I saw Canyon open for someone once at the Black Cat and both of us thought they were dreadful. The headliner was good, though I don't remember who it was.

While I wouldn't at all call them dreadful, I have never liked them either. Guess part of that is due to it just not being my cuppa tea. Have only seen them once but any MP3s I heard did even less for me.

Which brings me to the one time I did see them, they played at the Black Cat for the band I dearly miss seeing play live...

Phaser

Plenty of other bands I missed out on and would have loved to have seen but that list would be for a whole other thread.

[Firebutt McGee]

HA! We don't live in NYC/Brooklyn part-time!

I'll second the PJ Harvey and The Gossip, but the Gossip just played in April in NYC, and PJ played last October.

Magazine, one of my FAVORITE bands ever, is playing a 5-date reunion stint in the UK in February. Am I strongly considering flying out? Hell yes.

Moral of the story: Get it while you can with the bands you wanna see!

[Relaxer]

While I wouldn't at all call them dreadful, I have never liked them either. Guess part of that is due to it just not being my cuppa tea. Have only seen them once but any MP3s I heard did even less for me.

Well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man

[Darth Ed]

Garbage

Oh, yeah, definitely Garbage!

[edbert]

Zappa

[mr. pretentious]

Not a lot of bands I've seen have called it quits, besides GBV and the Beta Band (I'd say Blur but, well, y'know... http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148057-blur-reunion-its-on-for-real.)  So here's a list of bands that sadly broke up before I ever got to see them live (or know they existed):

Fugazi
Mclusky
Dirty on Purpose
At the Drive-In
Beulah
Pavement

[El Jefe Design]

I had tickets to see the At The Drive-In, Murder City Devils, and Le Savy Fav show at the Black Cat in 1999 or so. I had to go to South Dakota instead....

[godsshoeshine]

could be for the best, sounds like that show would have rocked your face off

[Relaxer]

I had tickets to see the At The Drive-In, Murder City Devils, and Le Savy Fav show at the Black Cat in 1999 or so. I had to go to South Dakota instead....

I was at that show. I'm sad because my ghetto blaster ATDI t-shirt I got that night is half dust by now. Had no idea Les Savy Fav played, but I do remember MCD and ATDI and they are two bands I miss right now.

[Vas Deferens]

Murder City Devils have west coast dates for next year

[xneverwherex]

thats a solid list. i really miss the judybats (the lead singer does do solo stuff). some of my other additions would be:
the ocean blue
ride
the mighty lemon drops
the trash can sinatras - i think theyre still playing in the UK but rarely make it to the states.
the manic street preachers - who never play the states either these days.
and mani mentioned the stone roses might reform. ian, of course, is not on board but heres to wishful thinking! guess ill be enjoying mani with primal scream.

My list is a long one:

The Ramones
Inspiral Carpets (still doing UK shows)
Ned's Atomic Dustbin (ditto)
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (ditto again)
Catherine Wheel
Curve
Material Issue
The Judybats
Paw
Red House Painters
Jawbox
Sugar
Heatmiser / Elliott Smith
Grandaddy
Face to Face (especially lately, even though they still do West Coast shows)
Queens of the Stone Age w/Nick Oliveri

and, back when they didn't suck, Smashing Pumpkins