My time machine would take me to concerts by Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Queen with Freddie, Bowie..Ziggy Stardust era, and The Rolling Stones of the 70's! Yeah...and Elvis in his young, sexy hips rolling/legs gyrating era! And I would have to see James Brown and Jackie Wilson live! Of course there would be lots more artists I'd take my time machine to see!
Three of those are not on my list because I saw them live.
Rolling Stones 1972 - many, many of the US concerts. I do not recall how many. I had a connection to one of the US promoters. Oddly, I only went to see them one more time after that tour. My love for the Stones faded in the early 70's. Not sure I want to see Mick at 70 on tour. I preferred Mick in the 70's.
Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Tour 1972 - I worked for that tour's US leg.
Coolest job ever!
I think I have seen every Bowie tour.
My favorite Bowie Tour and concert was the Serious Moonlight Tour, August 11, 1983 Tacoma Dome. The Tubes opened for him, and the venue has serious acoustics -- the world's largest wood domed arena -- and since it was the only concert I ever saw there I do not know if it is the building or was that Bowie was perfect that night! (I lived in Seattle then and Seattlites only go to Tacoma when there is no other option!!
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James Brown - I saw him when he was old but he could still sing and move!! Must have been 1979 or so. Amazing performer.
Jackie Wilson - I saw him many years ago maybe 1971 in Philadelphia in a club called the Showboat.
But of everyone on your list, I believe that I saw Queen (with Freddie) the most. It was not a plan, just sort of happened.
I feel very lucky that I lived through the 70's and early 80's when concerts were affordable. I have splurged on this QAL Tour but I keep passing on concerts because the tickets are too expensive. There are very few artists I am willing to pay > $100 a ticket to see.
ETA: I saw Bob Dylan a couple of times -- he was OK. But I want to add The Band and the Allman Brothers to my list.
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