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Originally Posted by gmku
As much as one can be a fan of any band, it is so not worth getting upset about missing them live. I've learned that the actual experience of seeing a band live vastly pales in comparison to seeing or hearing a recording of that live performance. I learned this lesson about the Stones in the 70s. For one thing, I could never get close enough to the stage to make out the band as any more than miniature stick figures. Two, the sound usually sucked because of the acoustics of the place. But then a recording, even a bootleg recording, of the same performance would sound tons better--often because it was run through the sound board.
Same goes with actually seeing the band. Photos in the magazines captured the drama or whatever much better than the eye.
I think it's great that bands tour, but as I said, unless they're playing a small and very accessible place, I prefer to experence their tours vicariously.
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I feel sorry for you
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I had many wonderful live concert experiences, with good sound, near the stage and so on. Especially with sy and radiohead, this applies also for quite big open air gigs... not the biggest stadiums or anything THAT big, anyways...