Worst live show you ever saw?

Gremmie95 wrote:

Almost. Up there with the Spice girls and New Kids on the Block.

well it was cool when Sporty spice and posh spich made out!!

Okay...let me go back through my memory...

Weird Al - My first concert. He was an AWESOME performer and every song was spot on, but he kept having to change set pieces and costumes, so after every 3 songs he would take a 10 minute break. For a kid, that was tough to handle. But he encored with "Yoda", so all was forgiven.

Sno Core Tour:
Chevelle was great, but you couldn't see them. There was too much smoke and lights.

Helmet rocked even though I was never a fan of them.

Crossfade are lame.

Future Leaders of the World - these guys sucked ass. I'm glad they broke up. You could barely hear the lead singer and he looked pissed at the world the whole time. After two songs he asked the audience a question, but he depressingly muttered through it - so nobody knew what he said. No one responded so he said, "Whatever...fuck it..." and then they played two more songs and left. Absolute shit.

Strata was pretty good for a relatively unknown band at the time. The lead singer was really cool and personable.

Tom Petty and PJ was great in St. Paul last year.

Audioslave and Seether were good too.

JJO Bandcamp in Madison, WI:
I only went to this shit-heap because my buddies were. I had to stand in the heat through some really shitty bands.

Hurt was the first band and they were GREAT. The crowd didn't seem into the whole violin thing, but I thought it was awesome.

Soil was a surprise guest and even though I'm not a fan, they definitely brought the most energy.

Three Days Grace blew ass. I hate that band in the first place, but the lead singer kept having to take cig breaks every two songs.

Nonpoint and Hinder were snoozejobs.

Dope was AWFUL. They played like 4 songs - one of them was an awful cover of "You Spin Me Right Round." They kept telling us to do awful stuff like get into fights with each other and fight cops. They just seem like awful people.

Staind was okay. I give them a lot of props because some douchebags were throwing dirt clumps at them, but they still gave us a full show and didn't mention it once. I'm a mild fan of theirs and I was happy to just hear all their hits.

yield2me wrote:

Jesus Christ!! How could you possibly say that Tool's show is boring??? The visual effects that are going on alone are worth the price to go see them. They have something like 6 screens going with insane videos and graphics, lasers, smoke, fire etc! I'm sorry but these guys act is top notch and if you can't be entertained by them then you are lost my friend.

I used to be a huge Tool fan but when I saw them at Bonnaroo it was BORING. Their set list is so rehearsed and they hardly ever change it up. I'm sorry I spent my money to see them more than once on this tour because they played almost the same show each time I saw them. It takes more than lights and lasers to have a good show. Pearl Jam had the right mix but unfortunately they had to stop their lasers because of whinny people who can't look at lights and listen to music at the same time. I sure hope none of those people drive while listening to the radio.

The worst concerts I have ever seen would have to be Korn at Ozzfest because what's his name can't sing live. Blink182 would be the other one. The only reason it was worth it to go to that show was because I had free tickets and I was able to buy discounted Primus tickets at the show. We spent most of the time in the bar area with parents who weren't too thrilled to be there either.

evenflow82 wrote:

Honestly, Pearl Jam in St. Paul 2003. I've never seen the band so lazy or uninspired.

Really? I thought it was a good show!

Also, not as an excuse, but Eddie had a bad cold the night before in Fargo, so I'm sure that would play into why it would seem lazy to some.

Lets see.....U2 back on the Pop-Mart tour. It wasn't a bad concert per say, but it was at a football stadium, so way to big and really bad acoustics.

When I saw Placebo this last November I was highly disappointed. Way to short of a set.

Also, I don't care what anyone says, I enjoyed Thirty Seconds To Mars the 2 times I've seen them. Then again, they were the headliners, and I like them, so there you go.

Chevelle was pretty bad live. So was Adema. Both of those were as opening acts though.

fisttothejaw wrote:

had to be Petra in '93

If you know who this band is, you'll understand...

aren't they a christian rock band?

Electric Landlady wrote:

The Darkness - just terrible, saw them supporting the Wildhearts in Brighton then again at Reading Festival. Awful both times.

Blink 182 - Reading Festival. The sound was all over the place, they looked like they couldn't be bothered and the crowd hated them. They were really high up on the bill as well.

Dropkick Murphy's - Astoria - I really wanted to love this gig but the singer was terrible on the night and the band never really got into gear. Major disappointment.

what year did you see blink, caus if it was before there break up, then yes they played like shit. give DM another chance, every band has a "off night". ive always wanted to see DM up in boston for st patricks day

Alice Cooper last summer. Saw it for free and am glad I payed no $. Just a terrible act. His guitarists were pretty good but man, he just walks around the stage like he's trying to be king with his scepter. The crowd loved the show, but I thought it was terrible with bad acting. You know what I mean by acting if you've ever seen Cooper.

metsfan531941 wrote:

what year did you see blink, caus if it was before there break up, then yes they played like shit. give DM another chance, every band has a "off night". ive always wanted to see DM up in boston for st patricks day

I can second Blink... a God awful show. The paper refered to the show as "Beevis and Butthead without the nachos." The band sounded out of practice, and Tom's vocals sounded terrible. I went to this shpw cause my friend didn't want to go by himself (I can understand that,it's boring). but I'd still love my 25 bucks back from Blink for that show, it was sooo bad.

Bad religion opened and they were just as bad and they were on the first time I saw them on warped tour 98. I did meet the band before they played though

RATM - drove 4 hours to see them and they play a 65 set! Was not even the fact that it was a short show but how they played it . Robotic like. Just to get it done. RATM that show sucked!