Earlier Led Zeppelin – say around the release of Physical Graffiti
At Earle’s Court, perhaps? Still got the tour programme!
Bands I did miss – Genesis on the Lamb Lies Down… tour, due to a change of venue and ticket mixup, back when you had to either order by post or turn up at the venue.
Roxy Music – they played the town hall in Chippenham, my then g/f wasn’t interested.
The Smiths – they played Golddiggers in Chippenham, I wasn’t that into them at that point.
REM – held off getting tickets to see if friends wanted to go, they sold out by the time we went back! That was the Green tour.
King Crimson – they played Golddiggers in Chippenham, on the Discipline tour, they weren’t playing any old material, so I didn’t bother.
Never got to see XTC, Talk Talk or Sandy Denny, sadly.
Of those mentioned above, I’ve seen Cowboy Junkies several times, including last year, they played Bristol; had a chat with Margo outside the venue and she was delightful.
10,000 Maniacs, Mary Chaplin Carpenter, solo and with Shawn Colvin, Gillian Welch I’ve seen with David Rawlings, and with Emmylou Harris, and Nanci Griffith turned up as well.
Talking Heads with Dire Straits supporting, The Clash, Siouxie And The Banshees, Elvis Costello a bunch of times, Throwing Muses, Belly, including a year or so ago, Kristin Hersch, Pink Floyd in Bristol on the Wish You Were Here tour in ‘74, caught the last half hour of Rory Gallagher’s gig at the Colston Hall the same evening, my g/f had a ticket to see him, along with some of her 6th Form mates, and he was still playing when I went along to meet her, so I snuck in and watched from just inside the auditorium, and nobody stopped me! Excellent evening that was!
Saw the Stones play Ashton Gate, along with a bunch of other bands, The J Geils Band, plus others who I can’t remember or find references for online.