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
John McLaughlin in 1975, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops @ Cobo Hall in Detroit. The original Bob Seger band in 1968 and the great Eagles in ‘73, JGeils band in Boston 1969 and Detroit, Pink Floyd 1969 at Toledo Fieldhouse on Halloween, Allman Bros @Fillmore  ‘71, Hendrix at Atlanta Pop Festival, James Gang in Columbus O in 1971, Rush 1975 at Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom Atlanta 1975, The Outlaws in 1974 and ‘75, Lynyrd Skynyrd in Antioch ‘75, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer in NY. Can’t believe I can remember that many lol. What a mighty crash music has made with the lack of imagination, originality, and musicianship that plagues us today. Who couldnt sit and listen to Motown every single day???
Being a big MJ fan but never had a chance to go see him in concert, so of course, I would have to do that.
1. Live Aid in Philadelphia 1985  2. Madonna Blonde Ambition Tour 1990  3. Elton John in Central Park 1980  4. REM Work Tour 1987
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
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.