My Life in Concert.com - (EP 9B, no.20b) Waiting in Vain: 22 Performances I Missed 1980-2020 (Part Two nos.9-22 with U2, Arcade Fire, The Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Lollapalooza 2004, Bonnie Raitt, & more)

(EP 9B, no.20b) Waiting in Vain: 22 Performances I Missed 1980-2020 (Part Two nos.9-22 with U2, Arcade Fire, The Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Lollapalooza 2004, Bonnie Raitt, & more)

08/05/20 • 42 min

Here is Part Two of my look back at 22 Performances I Missed.

Since the Covid Summer of 2020 is also The Summer Without Live Music, I am going to pause my story and instead present two sets of podcast episodes devoted to performances that I missed by artists such as U2, Arcade Fire, The Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Lollapalooza 2004, Bonnie Raitt, & more.

Hindsight is 20/20, or so the saying goes. So, for my Concert no.020 entry in the original blog series, I published a two-part tribute looking back at what DIDN’T happen: one remembering 20 specific performances/concerts I was slated to or wanted to see—but didn’t or couldn’t—from 1980 onward, and another listing the 20 Acts I Wish I’d Seen (and will never be able to) who were performing between the ‘20s and 1980.

The original list dates from 2012, and so I am updating it for 20/20 with two covid-related cancellations for what were to have been my first set of live shows of the new decade.

In this Episode 9B (no.020b) Waiting in Vain: 22 Performances I Missed (Part Two nos. 9-22 1991-2020), join me for the second of a heartwarming two-part podcast looking back at cancelled shows and tours, this time involving U2, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, Simon & Garfunkel, The Grateful Dead, George Clinton, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
I'll be fondly remembering student penury, inclement weather, limited mobility options, instant sell-outs, undersold annulments, ticket-vacuuming bots, competing options and obligations, health-related complications, a global pandemic, and sometimes just being a lazy bugger.
NEXT PODCASTS:
Episodes 10 A&B will look back at the 20 Acts from the Past I Wish I’d Seen

Episode 11 will look back at the 40th Anniversary of the Heatwave Festival outside of Barrie, Ontario (Coming April 23, 2020).
Episode 12 (no.004) This Is the Modern World: The Jam with The Dwight Twilley Band, Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday April 10, 1979 (Get a sneak preview by reading the original 2011 blog entry here.) (Coming in September)
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Here is Part Two of my look back at 22 Performances I Missed.

The original list dates from 2012, and so I am updating it for 20/20 with two covid-related cancellations for what were to have been my first set of live shows of the new decade.

Previous Episode

(EP 9A, no.20b) Waiting in Vain: 22 Performances I Missed 1980-2020 (Part One nos.1-8 with The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, & more)

Since the Covid Summer of 2020 is also The Summer Without Live Music, I am going to pause my story and instead present two sets of podcast episodes devoted to performances that I missed by artists such as The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, and more.

Hindsight is 20/20, or so the saying goes. So, for my Concert no.020 entry in the original blog series, I published a two-part tribute looking back at what DIDN’T happen: one remembering 20 specific performances/concerts I was slated to or wanted to see—but didn’t or couldn’t—from 1980 onward, and another listing the 20 Acts I Wish I’d Seen (and will never be able to) who were performing between the ‘20s and 1980.

The original list dates from 2012, and so I am updating it for 20/20 with two covid-related cancellations for what were to have been my first set of live shows of the new decade.

In this Episode 9A (no.020b) Waiting in Vain: 22 Performances I Missed (Part One nos. 1-8 1980-1990), join me for the first of a heartwarming two-part podcast looking back at venues surrounded by riot police, mystery no-shows, health-related complications, cancelled shows and tours, student penury, limited mobility options, lazy patrons, undersold annulments, and Mildred Pierce.
NEXT PODCASTS: In Episode 9B (no.020a) Waiting in Vain: 22 Performances I Missed (Part Two nos. 9-22 1991-2020), join me for the second of a heartwarming two-part podcast looking back at cancelled shows and tours, this time involving U2, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, Simon & Garfunkel, The Grateful Dead, George Clinton, Bonnie Raitt, and more. I'll be fondly remembering student penury, inclement weather, limited mobility options, instant sell-outs, undersold annulments, ticket-vacuuming bots, competing options and obligations, health-related complications, a global pandemic, and sometimes just being a lazy bugger.
Episode 11 will look back at the 40th Anniversary of the Heatwave Festival outside of Barrie, Ontario (Coming April 23, 2020).
Episode 12 (no.004) This Is the Modern World: The Jam with The Dwight Twilley Band, Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday April 10, 1979 (Get a sneak preview by reading the original 2011 blog entry here.) (Coming in September)
mylifeinconcert.com

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undefined - (EP 10, no.8) Heatwave Festival at 40 with Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, B-52s, Pretenders, Rockpile, Teenage Head & more: Once In A Lifetime, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Saturday Aug. 23, 1980

(EP 10, no.8) Heatwave Festival at 40 with Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, B-52s, Pretenders, Rockpile, Teenage Head & more: Once In A Lifetime, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Saturday Aug. 23, 1980

The legendary Heatwave Festival happened 40 years ago this weekend: August 23 1980. 100,000 people turned up for the Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, The B-52s, Rockpile, Teenage Head & more (but not the no-show headliners, The Clash).

It was not only my first fest and one of the best single-day bills I would ever see, it was the centerpiece of an insane long weekend adventure that saw me stranded and broke in the middle of nowhere on Sunday morning after two days of partying and mass-imbibing.

For Episode 10 and on the occasion of the festival’s 40th anniversary, I not only discuss the series of brilliant, energetic, & breathtaking sets performed by some of the key artists of the day at their peak, including the Talking Heads’ first-ever performance as an expanded unit and the public debut of the material released two months later as “Remain In Light,” but also relate how I eventually made it back to my home three hours away. There is also the ramp-up parking lot party the night before and the morning’s beer-for-breakfast cotillion of debauchery before noon even hits or the music starts.

Sit back, listen, and join me on one of the best and wildest concert/festival weekends I ever had.

And when are we ever going to get to hear the original master tapes? A Heatwave box set, please.

Read the original four-part blog entry written in 2010 on the mylifeinconcert.com website.

NEXT PODCASTS (Coming in September):
Episodes 11 A&B will look back at the 20 Acts from the Past I Wish I’d Seen

Episode 12 (no.004) This Is the Modern World: The Jam with The Dwight Twilley Band, Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday April 10, 1979 (Get a sneak preview by reading the original 2011 blog entry here.)
mylifeinconcert.com