It happens about twice a year. You hear of a concert in your area, a band you really want to see, and you don't go. Why don't you go? You may have thought it was too expensive, or you will see them the next time. Will I have a tip: Buy the ticket.

This thought occurred to me while I was contemplating purchasing Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets for Cleveland in May. The thoughts came though my mind as usual: It's too expensive, it too far away to buy tickets now, I'll see them next time. Then I stopped, the more I thought about it the more I told myself I did not want to go. That was a lie. Of course I wanted to go.

It happens to me about twice a year and I always regret it. So here are some tips to avoid concert regret:

1. Make a list

Make a list of the top bands you want to see. It helps me to add older bands whose time may be winding down and very new bands whose tickets are still cheap.

2. Make a budget

Good concerts are not cheap. Set a budget for how much money you are willing to spend. This can be per year, per summer, however you want to do it. This will allow you to see what your options are.

3. Don't think

The cause of the majority of my concert regret is overthinking. Don't think about it, buy the tickets. You never know, the band may break up, someone might die, the prices will go up, all sorts of factors. Don't over think.

There is nothing worse than seeing pictures and hearing stories of a great concert you could have been at. There may not be a next time.

Don't have concert regret, and yes I bought my RHCP tickets.