famous controversial performances

ehbacon

So I thought it would be interesting to get together a list of performances that were famous for being controversial. Hope you could help me out. I only know the famous ones, videos are greatly appreciated!

So to start the list with a famous one - Bushleaguer Uniondale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhSd8n5TeRg

Porch Live Unplugged & SNL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llOpE85bmW0


Daughter/anti-war rant - Milton Keynes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxliwplW3Sk

Daughter/The Wall tag - Lollapalooza 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDfnCVDBTUA

Singles Release Party (Clip of State of Love and Trust)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oap3DZn8Vc

any more for me?

Empty Glass

Daughter from the Showboat DVD w/ the War tag

http://youtu.be/EmoAa93IpT0

hsohi

Nice

mrussel1

Daughter from the Showbox is so powerful, particularly considering he took the stand 4 months before the invasion started and the jingoism in this country was at a fever pitch. Very few people listened to Scott Ritter and other inspectors who were critical of the intelligence that was made public.
It reminds me of some of Bruce's shows in the 70's and 80's when he took very similar stands.

Last-12-Exit

Looks like you got em all

Force Of Nature

Not so much a performance but...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHTfKueFL4

mcgruff10

besides bushleaguer in uniondale and porch during unplugged, how are any of the rest controversial? he said some anti war stuff...that's controversial or just voicing an opinion?

pledgeagrievance

mcgruff10 said:

besides bushleaguer in uniondale and porch during unplugged, how are any of the rest controversial? he said some anti war stuff...that's controversial or just voicing an opinion?

Agree

mrk2

Without even viewing the videos (just looking at the titles) I understand and remember why each and every one of these is here.

But if you can't even remember why the milton keynes video is in a thread about controversial PJ performances you don't really remember much do you?

mcgruff10

Milton Keynes was anti war. Typical Ed. I don t think it was highly controversial. Porch on unplugged, yeah that was pretty bold writing pro choice on your arm while on national TV. The first time you come back to New York after 9/11 you play bush leaguer? Probably the most controversial show ever as that show made national headlines. You could even mention the Denver show from 03.

my2hands

mcgruff10 said:

You could even mention the Denver show from 03.

mcgruff10

Hershey 03.....shitting in little girls heads or whatever he said.... That show left a bad taste in my mouth.

mrk2

Re: Milton Keynes, this is not controversy? https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=pearl+jam+israel

mcgruff10

mrk2 said:

Re: Milton Keynes, this is not controversy? https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=pearl+jam+israel

It s typical eddie. How is that controversial? The 2004 vote for change tour was a hell of a lot more controversial than a two minute speech in the middle of daughter supposedly about Israel.
This is like being pissed if Ed totally bashed fox news or the gop.

ehbacon

argument that involves many people who strongly disagree about something : strong disagreement about something among a large group of people

has nothing to do with something being typical

Kev - Coat and Keys

So they are only controversial for people who will end up on the wrong side of history?

mrussel1

A little too much splitting hairs here... I think the OP was pointing out things said/done that were 'stand out', either good or bad. I think these all qualify personally. Perhaps if we title this "Things Ed did that would have gotten him kicked off country/clearchannel radio (ala Dixie Chicks). I think we can agree all of these would have qualified.

Sarah

I'd personally include the Denver '03 show... It was a huge deal around these parts when the national media picked up on the fact that a bunch of people apparently left that show in protest. It even seemed to rattle the band a bit.

I was not a fan at the time this happened, but have seen a snippet of the t-shirt burning on an old MTV segment off a friend's tape... Courtesy the 5 Horizons/Two Feet Thick Concert Chronology...

11/07/93 - Mesa Amphitheater: Mesa, AZ
attendance: 5,000
support act: Mohican singer-songwriter, Bill Miller and Butthole Surfers

notes: Ed tells the crowd that after visiting the mountain with some of the Native Americans who held the land sacred, the band had decided to donate ALL of the proceeds from the shows to benefit their cause.
Before 'Leash,' the audience tosses a University of Arizona sweatshirt onstage which Ed drapes over a mic stand and burns, being displeased with the university because they were trying to develop an otherwise pristine piece of land holding significant historical worth to the Apaches.
About Mount Graham: Mount Graham is the most sacred mountain to the traditional San Carlos Apache people and home to many plants and animals that don't exist elsewhere. The Mount Graham Coalition is an international group (associated with Earth First!) working to protect the mountain from development of an astronomical complex of observatories that was then under construction by the University of Arizona. The University and the Vatican want to put an observatory on Mt. Graham for the purpose of searching for alien life. The mountain is sacred to the tribe(s) in the area. When the rest of the world was expecting Pearl Jam to focus on a world tour in support of Vs., the band took time out to play two benefit shows for this cause. Late, they wrote a letter to President Clinton expressing their support for the Coalition.

my2hands

Sarah said:

11/07/93 - Mesa Amphitheater: Mesa, AZ
attendance: 5,000
support act: Mohican singer-songwriter, Bill Miller and Butthole Surfers

notes: Ed tells the crowd that after visiting the mountain with some of the Native Americans who held the land sacred, the band had decided to donate ALL of the proceeds from the shows to benefit their cause.
Before 'Leash,' the audience tosses a University of Arizona sweatshirt onstage which Ed drapes over a mic stand and burns, being displeased with the university because they were trying to develop an otherwise pristine piece of land holding significant historical worth to the Apaches.
About Mount Graham: Mount Graham is the most sacred mountain to the traditional San Carlos Apache people and home to many plants and animals that don't exist elsewhere. The Mount Graham Coalition is an international group (associated with Earth First!) working to protect the mountain from development of an astronomical complex of observatories that was then under construction by the University of Arizona. The University and the Vatican want to put an observatory on Mt. Graham for the purpose of searching for alien life. The mountain is sacred to the tribe(s) in the area. When the rest of the world was expecting Pearl Jam to focus on a world tour in support of Vs., the band took time out to play two benefit shows for this cause. Late, they wrote a letter to President Clinton expressing their support for the Coalition.

That is awesome, never knew about that

ehbacon

mrussel1 said:

A little too much splitting hairs here... I think the OP was pointing out things said/done that were 'stand out', either good or bad. I think these all qualify personally. Perhaps if we title this "Things Ed did that would have gotten him kicked off country/clearchannel radio (ala Dixie Chicks). I think we can agree all of these would have qualified.

^^ also, I saw that in the clip about "not afraid to get booed" from PJ20, but found no vids

badbrains

I think Milton keys was very confrontational and huge. That's just me

YLed2

Not a controversial show by any means, but the Bristow (DC) show in 2010 he flat out told corporate lobbyists to go kill themselves. He literally asked if there were any corporate lobbyists in the crowd, and if there were - "go kill yourselves." Not too cool of a statement by any regards. I was at the show and trust me, he wasn't really joking.

He later apologized in the show for the statement, but again, not really too bright or cool of a statement to make by any account.

Attaway77

YLed2 said:

Not a controversial show by any means, but the Bristow (DC) show in 2010 he flat out told corporate lobbyists to go kill themselves. He literally asked if there were any corporate lobbyists in the crowd, and if there were - "go kill yourselves." Not too cool of a statement by any regards. I was at the show and trust me, he wasn't really joking.

He later apologized in the show for the statement, but again, not really too bright or cool of a statement to make by any account.

I forgot about that…. Quite a few people got pissed, I think some left.

YLed2

Attaway77 said:

YLed2 said:

Not a controversial show by any means, but the Bristow (DC) show in 2010 he flat out told corporate lobbyists to go kill themselves. He literally asked if there were any corporate lobbyists in the crowd, and if there were - "go kill yourselves." Not too cool of a statement by any regards. I was at the show and trust me, he wasn't really joking.

He later apologized in the show for the statement, but again, not really too bright or cool of a statement to make by any account.

I forgot about that…. Quite a few people got pissed, I think some left.

And a lot of boos being poured out. Deservingly so - just not a smart or cool comment to make regardless of your position. Especially from someone who is supposedly so pro-peace. Was a great show though - I thought one of the most underrated of the tour that year.

Btw, great to see you brother! Hope all is well and life is good!

Attaway77

YLed2 said:

Attaway77 said:

YLed2 said:

Not a controversial show by any means, but the Bristow (DC) show in 2010 he flat out told corporate lobbyists to go kill themselves. He literally asked if there were any corporate lobbyists in the crowd, and if there were - "go kill yourselves." Not too cool of a statement by any regards. I was at the show and trust me, he wasn't really joking.

He later apologized in the show for the statement, but again, not really too bright or cool of a statement to make by any account.

I forgot about that…. Quite a few people got pissed, I think some left.

And a lot of boos being poured out. Deservingly so - just not a smart or cool comment to make regardless of your position. Especially from someone who is supposedly so pro-peace. Was a great show though - I thought one of the most underrated of the tour that year.

Btw, great to see you brother! Hope all is well and life is good!

You as well my friend!! Hopefully soon enough we'll get some shows pop up, starting to get that itch!

mcgruff10

What about San fran 95? Pretty damn controversial. That show made national headlines. And of course Denmark 2000 was controversial in its own way.

Ten Backspaced Riot Actors

I love Eddies story about the Singles petformance, funny stuff..

karmadefect

mcgruff10 said:

What about San fran 95?

That was the first thing that came to mind hahaha. Not controversial in any political sense, but it raised some eyebrows.

Sarah

karmadefect said:

mcgruff10 said:

What about San fran 95?

That was the first thing that came to mind hahaha. Not controversial in any political sense, but it raised some eyebrows.

Good call. Messy times for our favourite band.

Sarah

YLed2 said:

Not a controversial show by any means, but the Bristow (DC) show in 2010 he flat out told corporate lobbyists to go kill themselves. He literally asked if there were any corporate lobbyists in the crowd, and if there were - "go kill yourselves." Not too cool of a statement by any regards. I was at the show and trust me, he wasn't really joking.

He later apologized in the show for the statement, but again, not really too bright or cool of a statement to make by any account.

This is the first I've ever heard of this, and that's really disappointing. Ugh!

Sarah

Another oldie but goodie! "Shoe The Shoeless!", Indio '93...

*Language warning, of course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y2lG8KVRf0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd9iOpMSOns