To be upset I won’t see Meatloaf again?!

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Read an article/interview Meatloaf did and he was saying that he won’t ever tour again, can barely get out of a chair etc

AIBU to listen to his music and be upset I’m not going to see him in concert ever again?! I’m 24 and only got to see him once!

What singers / bands make you feel that way?

Knebworth in 1986

That was Freddies last queen concert!
You were probably quite like to be honest, apparently the crowd got violent and someone was stabbed to death.

Those of you calling Meat Loaf ‘Meatloaf’ are all unreasonable. He hated that! He was always adamant it was two words.

So is Adam Ant 🐜

Re Meat Loaf...
“To take the words right out of his mouth: “When I see my name spelt with one word, I want to slap and choke people. If you do that, you got to be a moron. It’s on every poster, every album and every ticket as two words. If you spell it as one, you’re an idiot.””
Nice.
I remember him saying this at an interview and it always stuck in my mind as he was so vehement.

Prince and George Michael were two who I really wish I could see again. Bowie too.

I was going to try for tickets for Prince's piano tour, he announced it and then postponed it originally before tickets went on sale but was going to reschedule and I was going to try for tickets to take my older son. I will never forget being sat in the school hall waiting for a meeting to start about GCSE revision for my younger son's year group and getting a text from my older son which simply said "have you heard about Prince?" . My thought was that he'd rescheduled the tour...sadly, very sadly, I was wrong and I honestly don't have a clue what was said in that meeting.

George Michael, I'm still so sad about him. I'd seen him quite a few times in concert and he was an incredible performer, still can't believe he's no longer with us. A Different Corner has always made me cry.

Nirvana, The Clash, The Ramones and INXS (with Michael Hutchence) are bands I wish I'd seen. Wish I could've seen Bowie more than once.

I've seen Duran Duran many, many times since the early 80s but have been boycotting them for the last few tours because they never shake up the set list but I think I need to see them next time as they're not getting any younger, Simon Le Bon is now a Grandad and turns 60 this year! You never know when a band is going to decide to stop touring or have that decision forced upon them

I want to see Paul McCartney, I've tried a few times but tickets sell out almost as soon as they go on sale.

I wish I'd seen Queen (with Freddie), David Bowie in his Ziggy heyday and George Michael.

A short anecdote about George Michael. My late SIL was a barrister's clerk, and her chambers were representing one of the parties when he was in dispute with Sony. She was in court when George was on the stand, and it was alleged, I think, that he hadn't written a particular song or piece. George stated that he had, and said something along the lines of 'I'll sing it for you if you like' and he stood in the box and sang. My SIL said you could have heard a pin drop after he'd finished - everyone was stunned.

I found out I was pregnant (following 3 mcs) a few days before we were due to see Velvet Revolver and was too anxious to go

Michael Jackson, George Michael and Amy

For the Queen fans, it is SO worth going to see them with Adam Lambert. He doesn't try to be Freddie and the songs are still just perfection.

Blueangel1, the thing is, Freddie is who I wanted to see, as Adam Lambert is not part of Queen and never will be. I loathe him anyway - there's something about him that makes my skin crawl. I can sort of understand why Brian and Roger keep doing what they are doing, but Adam Lambert is not part of Queen and I don't want to see him being a very pale, non-imitation of Freddie.

@LittleCandle - he is NOT a pale imitation of Freddie - that's the point. He is a fantastic singer and performer in his own right and puts his own stamp on the songs and NEVER tries to be Freddie. Don't you think it's a little arrogant of you to doubt the judgement of people who are actually IN the band and KNEW Freddie and worked alongside him and who heartily endorse Adam?

@BlueMascara - I love George and am still absolutely gutted he's no longer here. Saw him in concert 3 times - OUTSTANDING!

@PolaDeVeboise - no, I don't think its arrogant - its my opinion. I don't think he is a fantastic singer and I am allowed to think that. It is, of course, entirely up to Brian and Roger to let him sing with them, but Queen featuring Adam Lambert is not Queen. End of. And since I spent good money buying the albums, I am a tiny part of the reason that Queen were so successful. I am not alone in my thinking here. I know loads of people go to see the shows, and that is great if that is what they want to do. I, however, do not want to do that because of Adam Lambert and I am as entitled to think that as others are to think the opposite.

I saw Queen in 85, when I was 13, I went with my Dad. Freddie was amazing, completely blew me away and I remember it all like it was yesterday. Dad took me to see Bowie after that, who was also amazing.

I’d have loved to have seen Johnny Cash, I was heartbroke when he died.

I'm still sad about Tom Petty.

i felt the same way when Stephen gately died.

im 37 and been "in love"with him from the age of 12,i even conceived my youngest the night he died(4 years of fertility treatment before hand) and was adamant for 8 months of pregnancy i was going to call him gately as a first name.(didnt though changed my mind at 9 months)

even now my heart misses a beat when i hear him