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I was utterly devoted to the music of the Pixies, and early in their career, maybe 1990, they came to my city and somehow I missed them. I've never really recovered, quite honestly.

Oh boy. 'Regrets? I have have a few. But then ...'

Nah 'not too few to mention'. Life's too short to go around regretting things. BUT; if you're going to have one (and i only do have the one) then make it a doozy.

1990

May Bank Holiday week-end

Merseyside

You with me?

Spike Island was, apparently, a good place to be if you had a ticket, which, er, we three did.

Sooooo what a great plan it was to go out to the footbal on Saturday afternoon, only to follow it up with a drinking session.
At this point i feel obliged to point out that the plan was to go out early in odrer that we'd be in early ready for the early morning Norwich to Liverpool drive the next morning.

Best laid plans and all that: I think it was at about 10pm someone suggested going to a mate's warehouse party. I remember being woken up and asked if i wanted to go for Sunday Lunch and we didn't see our 'driver' until the Monday afternoon.

Oh well. There's always the next time isn't there? (insert well documented legal shenangians) but that didn't happen for another 5 years! As it turned out I did go to that one but they cancelled.

The moral of this story is that if you should get Thomas the Tankered and miss the gig of the year, you get to see Pulp at Glasto on it's 25th Anniversary when they, literally, ruled to stage and, possibly, the entire world. Worth the wait

I heard there was a bootleg recording of the gig but that it was rubbish. If you can play a track from it fine; make it 'she bangs the drums'. What i would much rather hear though, if it exists, is the live feed of 'Common People' from Glastonbury 1995. Which, incidentally, is the best gig i have ever seen and i went into it as a disctinct non-fan of Pulp. I didn't see what all the fuss my mates were making was about. How wrong was I? At least I'm man enough to admit it.

T'ra

i'm just listening to karma police from that gig and yep i wish i was there too!! also wish i went to see rufus wainwright at the palladium the other month too ....

Any of the Edwyn Collins and Roddy Frame gigs, for the banter as much as to hear them play and sing each other's songs.

I still dont think Ive got over it entirely but it would have to be The Stone Roses at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. It was winter 1995 they came I think or early 96?. But my friends went and had an excellent time, . They hung around the stage after the gig and managed to get passes to the aftershow party from the bouncers, and met everyone back stage.
My friend claims that Ian Brown made a pass at her,(bit gross if true because we were 15 at the time) which she had to retell to us at school about every other day for the next six months.

I didnt get to go because my other friend had stopped speak to me since the summer when I'd got off with her boyfriend. well serves me right i guess!

Not sure if this counts or not.. but I really wanted to go and see the Good the Bad and the queen at The Ashton Court Festival Sunday 15 July but it got rained off.. : ( so gutted....

In pervious years would have loved to have seen but missed the Stone Roses, The Pixies and Velvet Underground..

Mr Lamb if you could make a 32 year old Holistic Massage therapist living down in Bristol very happy please any music from the above listed... and you may get a massage for free!lol! check your inbox to find it more.

I wish I had seen Pearl Jam in Sao Paulo, Brasil.

I had loved watching The Rolling Stones at the beach in Rio

December 2002, I had just been for a run with my friend and was across the other side of town sweaty as hell and in my running clothes. I get a call from my neighbour saying he is doing the photographs for the Joe Strummer Gig in a few hours and do I want to come?

It seemed like too much hassle, I was filthy, I had to drop my friend off so I said, naaaa don't worry about it thanks anyway.

Joe Strummer died two weeks later.

Next time something comes your way and it seems like just that little bit too much hassle, ignore that voice in your head and say yes.

Radiohead's superb 2001 South Park gig which is widely regarded as their best ever although i would also have loved to be at the 1997 Glasto one too, but alas, I was only 10 at the time