Nile/Cryptopsy/Gorguts/Oppressor (1998) - This was around the time when I was getting into death metal. I had bought Nile's Catacombs album shortly before this tour started, and I loved it. Didn't get into Cryptopsy 'til a few months later. This tour came to my town and I missed it because I had just started a new job and didn't have enough time to request the night off. This especially sucks because the first three bands are among my death metal favorites now, and Gorguts has since broken up. That was the year Obscura came out, too.
Queensryche/Type O Negative (1995) - This tour also came to my town. I think it was right before I got Queensryche's Promised Land album, but I had heard a lot of their songs on the radio and really liked them. Same with Type O Negative. Would've been awesome to see both bands on the same bill. Promised Land ended up becoming my favorite QR album, so that would've been the best time for me to see them, especially since Chris DeGarmo left the band a few years later, and everything they've done since Promised Land has been mediocre.
Steve Roach (2006) - One of my favorite musicians/composers. I saw him once before, back in 2000, but it was a collaboration with some other guy. The show he played here last year was comprised of his solo material. I found out about it well in advance, but for some stupid reason I didn't bother to get a ticket right away. Well, a few days before the show, I discovered that it had sold out. The night of the show, I contemplated going, on the off-chance that they might let in more people, but decided against it. The next day, I saw on his website a note stating that they actually would try to accommodate for everyone who hadn't been able to get a ticket. I'm still kicking myself for that one.
David Gilmour (2006) - I'm not too regretful for missing his L.A. show last year, since I was able to see Roger Waters afterward, but I really wish I had gone. The opportunity was there, but traveling is a pain in the ass, so I skipped it. I've got a bootleg from a later show he did on the tour, and the setlist was amazing. I would've loved to have heard Echoes live.
Other than those, I wish I had gotten into metal earlier so I could've gone to the first Ozzfest, back in '96. The lineup was badass. Also, I wish I had gotten into Neurosis earlier, since I had the opportunity to see them at Ozzfest '97. The only time I've seen them was when they opened for Soulfly.
