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Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« on: October 31, 2010, 06:27:29 PM »
I am going to say REO Speedwagon. UGH! It was awful, mainly because they are awful, but it was at the state fair a couple of years ago. My uncle bought tickets for everyone. Terrible. Terrible. Awful.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2010, 07:03:38 PM »
:rofl:

As much as I used to like Metallica, they are absolutely terrible live.  Lazy, sloppy, awful.  I wonder why people still go see them.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2010, 07:06:20 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on October 31, 2010, 07:03:38 PM
:rofl:

As much as I used to like Metallica, they are absolutely terrible live.  Lazy, sloppy, awful.  I wonder why people still go see them.

Bob Dylan is similar. I saw him twice. And both times, I couldn't understand A WORD he uttered. I know he's Bob Dylan, so that isn't too surprising, but he was not good live either.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2010, 07:10:29 PM »
Lessee . . . My wife and I saw the J. Geils Band the first year we were dating.  They were pretty good, but their opening act--a band whose name mercifully escapes me--was vomit-inducing.  They did a reggae version of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" that was laughable in its sheer absurdity.

Best shows, OTOH . . . well, that should be another thread . . . but let's just say that Ballygrl and I would agree on who does the best. :-) :cheersmate: :hi5:
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2010, 07:48:34 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on October 31, 2010, 07:10:29 PM
Lessee . . . My wife and I saw the J. Geils Band the first year we were dating.  They were pretty good, but their opening act--a band whose name mercifully escapes me--was vomit-inducing.  They did a reggae version of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" that was laughable in its sheer absurdity.

Best shows, OTOH . . . well, that should be another thread . . . but let's just say that Ballygrl and I would agree on who does the best. :-) :cheersmate: :hi5:

Reggae and John Denver? I think not!!  :rotf:

Yeah, I thought this may open up a best concert thread. I haven't been to a whole lot of concerts, but if someone does do a thread like that, I have a couple to contribute. Too bad I was born so late.  I am guessing the best concerts were before my time.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2010, 08:44:07 PM »
Trans Siberian Orchestra.  The music was good but they had speakers who just kept talking and talking and talking.  They were telling stories and stuff but it was sooooooooooo freaking boring!  Plus the seats were too close together and I felt trapped.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2010, 09:10:56 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on October 31, 2010, 08:44:07 PM
Trans Siberian Orchestra.  The music was good but they had speakers who just kept talking and talking and talking.  They were telling stories and stuff but it was sooooooooooo freaking boring!  Plus the seats were too close together and I felt trapped.

I've seen them twice. Once was enough. They were good, but once you've seen it, that is all you need. The lights were nice.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2010, 09:19:40 PM »
Concrete Blonde.  Saw em in 2003 or 04.  After one song, they went off on a anti-war tangent.  5 minutes into the rant, BF split.  Told me to find him at a pub down the street.  I told the couple we were with that he was out of there, and we all followed him down to the pub.  Didn't spend $20 a ticket to hear one song, and a rant.   :banghead:
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2010, 09:21:17 PM »
I thought they only had one song.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2010, 09:25:47 PM »
RHCP here. They played 1 set and then broke camp. I think Kiedis had just banged a few balloons in their Texas leg and was too strung out to even stand up anymore.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2010, 09:28:38 PM »
My brother paid for tickets to some concert (Rush or U2) because Primus was the opening act.  Two shows before the scheduled concert, Primus bailed to do a solo tour and was replaced by Mr. Big. :evillaugh:
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2010, 09:49:50 PM »
Sepultura when they opened up for KISS at the Forum around 1996-97.  God-awful.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2010, 09:50:50 PM »
That would have been the 'Roots' tour, so, yeah... I would have to agree with you.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2010, 10:02:14 PM »
ZZ Top, back in 87, in Mannhiem Germany. They did one 45 minute set. No warm up band, no follow-ups. 45 and out.

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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2010, 10:02:52 PM »
WORST:  Anybody with the music turned up so freaking loud that you spend more time feeling the music than hearing it, which were several.

BEST:  Three Dog Night, this decade.  I was honestly impressed.  
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2010, 10:04:17 PM »
jimmy buffett.  the music was okay, but the parrotheads (or whatever they call themselves) were out of control.  I drink, and I have never seen so many drunks.  stoned drunks, passed out drunks, face down drunks, out of control drunks, lost drunks, drunker than drunk drunks, drunks that wouldn't shut up, drunks that were under arrest . . .  

the line for the mens rooms went out the entrance and wound around the coliseum.  people were peeing in the sink.  there was no place available for the worst of the casualties to be sick.  I saw one guy that couldn't quite get the door closed on the stall, or get his 501s down.  he, um, sullied himself.  then he threw up on himself.  then he fell in the toilet.  his buddies rescued him before he drowned.

that was almost as bad as chicago during the peter cetera era. :-)  college.  it was a chick thing.  I almost went into a diabetic coma.

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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2010, 10:12:08 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on October 31, 2010, 10:04:17 PM
that was almost as bad as chicago during the peter cetera era. :-)  college.  it was a chick thing.  I almost went into a diabetic coma.



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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2010, 10:12:41 PM »
Worst for me was a Foreigner concert with April Wine as the opener. Apparently at the time, 1980 or so, April Wine really did a stand up OVER Foreigner so they, Foreigner didn't want April Wine to play before them in the Pocatello, ID Mini-Dome.
Needless to say, the concert was 1.5 hours LATE starting, and the PA portion of the sound system did not work. Band (Foreigner) played great, sound sucked very bad, including Urgent, and overall, it was like listening through a pocket AM radio.
No encore either...
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2010, 10:28:00 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on October 31, 2010, 10:02:52 PM
WORST:  Anybody with the music turned up so freaking loud that you spend more time feeling the music than hearing it, which were several.

BEST:  Three Dog Night, this decade.  I was honestly impressed.  
Best I ever saw was 1979, Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thin Lizzy FRACKING ROCKED!!!111... opening for Styx Pieces of Eight tour. Both were in their prime and James (JY) Young, the Great White Hope was beyond belief. Then Tommy Shaw.... I was down in front about 30' back in front of Shaw...oh the memories...
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #19 on: October 31, 2010, 11:16:46 PM »
The absolute WORST concert I've ever attended was a Foghat Concert with the Hounds ( local Virginia band) as the opener at Hampton Coliseum in 1978. Not only was it way too loud for the place, but there was some young woman that had WAY too much to drink, passed out in it, woke up again and started dancing around, throwing little pieces of puke on nearby people. It was so crowded, we could hardly get out of there. We left shortly after Foghat started. That pretty much soured me on concerts. Nowadays, I'd rather spend the $$ on a CD or several.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #20 on: November 01, 2010, 01:28:10 AM »
My boss's girlfriend at the time won tickets to a Randy Travis concert in 97. The son of a bitch phoned it in! There was absolutely NO enthusiasm on stage whatsoever. Rat bastard son of a bitch. But, at least she felt like she had something to make up for...
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #21 on: November 01, 2010, 01:35:31 AM »
Slayer in 1995 - Brisbane.

They walked off after only a couple of songs because the crowd was "too violent".

Long story short - Don't mess with the riot squad. They have utterly no sense of humor at all.
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #22 on: November 01, 2010, 05:27:36 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on November 01, 2010, 01:35:31 AM
Don't mess with the riot squad.  They have utterly no sense of humor at all.

Who knew? :tongue: :evillaugh: :lmao: :rotf: :fuelfire:
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #23 on: November 01, 2010, 05:46:16 AM »
I think it was 76? In Bakersfield CA. A little place, I'm a little foggy remembering those days. Blue Oyster Cult was blowing the roof of with to much noise and then for Godzilla they lit up pyrotechnics and almost burnt down the place! We had to be evacuated and everyone was suffering smoke inhalation!
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Re: Worst concert you've ever had the displeasure of going to?
« Reply #24 on: November 01, 2010, 06:19:57 AM »
1. Crosby, Stills & Nash at Ravinia just a couple of months in ago in Chicago...

They absolutely butchered most of their classics, including "Guinevere" and "Wooden Ships." Guys just can't hit those notes like they used to.

2. Bret Michaels and Lynyrd Skynyrd, again a couple of months ago at the World Music Theater in Chicago...

Bret really had no business being back on stage so soon after his illnesses, and Skynyrd was ok, but their crowd seriously didn't know when to say when.

Lesson learned: stop going to shows in Chicago
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