Are the RHCP as bad live as every one says?

keeponrockin

I saw them in 06 and am going back to see them this year.

Not the best show on the planet, but worth seeing.

CServant

peacegirl wrote:

Saw them on the Stadium Arcadium tour and thought the show was good but nothing great
Considering seeing them this time around but not having any luck getting through for tix right now...they weren't great enough for me to stress about this, if I get a tix great, if not, oh well

Perfectl review and my thoughts exactly! And like another post said, they're pretty "hit-or-miss" in the few times I've seen them. Light show was good, but a very pre-packaged show. They sold out here and had to move the show back to September, so no worries that I didn't grab tix this time around.

F5AgainstOne

Suziemay wrote:

F5AgainstOne wrote:

I think the 10c saboteur is at work with the Boston RHCP ticket sales...
can't friggin get through, and I've had tix in my cart 4 times now... it keeps timing out at checkout.

Yeah, I've never seen it this bad before. I'm trying to get in to get tix for my friends, I grabbed the first 2 I had in my cart even though I really wanted to try for better seats. It's pretty crazy!

I never got through on the regular site... I did manage to secure 4 tix from the mobile site using my Android phone. Go figure.

Suziemay

F5AgainstOne wrote:

Suziemay wrote:

F5AgainstOne wrote:

I think the 10c saboteur is at work with the Boston RHCP ticket sales...
can't friggin get through, and I've had tix in my cart 4 times now... it keeps timing out at checkout.

Yeah, I've never seen it this bad before. I'm trying to get in to get tix for my friends, I grabbed the first 2 I had in my cart even though I really wanted to try for better seats. It's pretty crazy!

I never got through on the regular site... I did manage to secure 4 tix from the mobile site using my Android phone. Go figure.

I think it's finally unstuck

keeponrockin

For Ottawa, tickets were a breeze! Grabbed 3 in the first section over from the stage in about a minute!

pjpitt89

I got 2 tix for philly yesterday during the radio presale. I got on right away and somehow the best seats I pulled were like middle of the arena lower level middle-ish row. Not bad at all but I expected a little better but I guess thanks to brokers and stubhub that doesn't happen anymore.

ANYWAY I saw them in Pittsburgh back for the by the way tour. They were good, not great. Setlist was good enough and the energy was there but a lot of the energy was from John who is now gone. Anthony doesn't do or say much, flea is in his own little world, but John and Chad really rocked. I am not sure how I feel now without John but I guess I will find out in May. Their setlist didn't include much older stuff other than the big hits, but I know that was because John never liked his playing on the old albums and didn't want to play them, so I'm curious if they will break out anything else now without him.

pjl44

Saw them a couple times when they toured on Californication and By the Way and thought they were pretty good. I'm not a huge fan, so I can't say I was blown away, but by no means would I say they were bad. If you haven't seen them live, I'd say they're worth checking out and crossing off the list.

WashMyLove

I've seen them live, and they are not bad at all. Who ever thinks that must be nuts. They are full of energy and Anthony gives it all. ...according to the youtube videos from South America tour last year...they still got it HOT!

tried to get tix for the Newark show and didn't have luck on the presale. hope i score for the public sale tomorrow.

Spoony C

I saw them twice on the 2000 tour with Foo Fighters, and haven't seen them since, but I'm going to the Louisville show this year. In 2000, the first show I saw ended with an incoherent instrumental jam and most of the crowd shuffled out with a bad taste in their mouths (though the rest of the show up to that point was solid), but the second show--to a smaller crowd, partially because it was on the 4th of July and partially because it was only 75 miles from where the other show had been three months earlier--was lively, and ended with their high-energy cover of Hendrix's "Fire."

I would say they're worth seeing at least once. They may not knock your socks off, but "not that good live" doesn't mean they come out stumbling drunk and can't play their songs or anything. They're still a tight band.

mfc2006

i've seen them twice...and they just sounded "off" to me. maybe i just caught them on bad nights? if i were you, i'd go & judge for yourself. just adding my thoughts!

JOEJOEJOE

I saw the RHCPs many times between 1985 and 2002, and I always loved their shows...the energy and the music were amazing, and I was happy that they were the first of several bands from my high school to make it big. It was always such a huge event when they played L.A.

However, for some reason, they lost some of their magic along the way. On the past few tours, they barely did any old songs, so, to me, it isn't worth seeing them anymore. Imagine if PJ ignored 10, Vs. and Vitalogy songs...it would still be great, but it would lack a bit, IMHO.

DA5090

Saw the Foo Fighters open up for them on the 2000 tour and they blew them off the stage, almost felt sorry for them.
Having said that, they are not terrible live, just not on the level of Foos, PJ, ect.

SxDx1982

I would have gone to see them play in my town, but the tickets sold out in like 3 minutes.

SpinTheBlackCircle74

Sometimes great, sometimes bad is my experience.

DewieCox

If you're the type to go and focus on the singer I could see them being awful as he just stands there. Some of the harmonies aren't the best either and you can tell they put alot of work into them in the studio that's hard to recreate live.

Musically they couldn't be tighter. Flea and Chad are a great rhythm section and I think all the guitarists they've had can hold their own. Also, lotta energy comin from Flea and the new guitarist from what I've seen.

They could've definitely benefited from a second guitarist when I seen them in 07, but from the little I've heard of Klinghoffer he's a little better at fillin up space than Frusciante and at smoothly transitioning to the solos and back to the verse parts.

I'd go check them out again for the right price and would suggest anybody that hadn't seen them to do it.

red mos

I thought they were great. Comparing PJ live and RHCP live is like apples to Oranges. It's two different bands. They do play alot of the same setlist every night, but it seems like they have been mixing it up a little more since Josh came in. I enjoyed the Stadium Arcadium tour, and am looking forward to seeing them again in October. They do tend to do an intro and outro jam, but like I said, apples to oranges. If you've never seen them, I would say, they are worth seeing; at least once. It's another name to add to your concert resume.'

youngster

Saw them for the first time in 06 on the SA tour and I thought it was awesome. The Chili's are my second favorite band behind PJ and I was not disappointed when I saw them. Like the post above said, you can't compare the RHCP to PJ. But they are a great live band overall. I bought some great seats this morning for Boston and am looking forward to it. I am a huge fan of Frusciante and what he brought to the band. interested to see Klinghoffer play live so I can compare the two.

dcfaithful

I saw them in 2007 w/ The Mars Volta. It was a birthday present from my sister and her husband and I was drunk as shit so I don't remember much. Sorry. :(

Cradles Broken Glass

My hubby and I are seeing them in Memphis. The show is sold out. If you are thinking about it, I wouldn't hesitate. I think over half of the shows are already sold out. I bought tix from TM the second they went on sale. It was a nightmare. I was essentially "in line" for 30 minutes. I got kicked out (yes, apparently it is not just the PJ site) and had to get back "in line." However, I ended up with decent tickets and I am looking forward to the show. Also, many of the shows have been postponed b/c Anthony injured his foot. We were suppose to see them in Feb., not it will be April. Any other PJ fans going to the Memphis show?

eeriepadave

i compare them to STP live. I think they are hit or miss. I've seen them 3 times. Didn't care for them twice. Then I saw them at a festival and thought they were good.