Worst live show you ever saw?

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  • No_ones_rival
    No_ones_rival Posts: 385
    3 Doors Down at some rock festival before they were big
    also Lit at warped tour... neither band could play for shit
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  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Goo Goo Dolls were quite terrible live
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

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  • momofglynn
    momofglynn Posts: 849
    Scott Weiland on his solo album tour. I think it was 1998 or something. He came out in a tutu and was just the worst thing I have ever seen and or heard.

    There was this other artist, not sure on the name. She opened up for System of a Down and Incubus. Sounded like Yoko Ono on speed!
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    My worst would have to be Jimmy Eat World. They weren't particularly bad on stage, it was just really generic and they had no passion or emotion that night so the crowd didn't really get involved. It was a festival type event that they headlined, but had the misfortune of playing after Our Lady Peace. OLP put on an amazing show, given the limited time on stage and that could be affecting my memory of Jimmy Eat World as well.
  • Alex_Coe
    Alex_Coe Posts: 762
    If any of you have been to the Pearl Street Mall in boulder, Colorado, USA, you'd know there are some truly shit performers. My (least favorite) was a hippie with a drum. tis was his song:

    (Hit drum 3 times) Can you spare a doolllaaarr?
    (Hit drum 3 times) do you have some chaaaannge?
    (Hit drum 3 times) Can you spare a doolllaaarr?
    (Hit drum 3 times) Sir, Can you spare a doolllaaarr? If not, god bless you anyway (hit drum twice.)

    It was shit-tastic.
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    If any of you have been to the Pearl Street Mall in boulder, Colorado, USA, you'd know there are some truly shit performers. My (least favorite) was a hippie with a drum. tis was his song:

    (Hit drum 3 times) Can you spare a doolllaaarr?
    (Hit drum 3 times) do you have some chaaaannge?
    (Hit drum 3 times) Can you spare a doolllaaarr?
    (Hit drum 3 times) Sir, Can you spare a doolllaaarr? If not, god bless you anyway (hit drum twice.)

    It was shit-tastic.

    Brilliant
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • Chris
    Chris Posts: 116
    surfanddestroy wrote:
    I agree, I had a standing ticket but went and found an empty seat about 20 mins in and then left early a complete waste of money.
    Did you guys go to the MEN gig in November? I was there too in seats - had never seen them before and kind of enjoyed but definitely wasnt the amazing show Id expected. I think the MEN was just too big for them - was half full so just no atmos. Tickets at Apollo went on Sale today so Im going to give that a try - I reckon the show will be better in a smaller venue...
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited February 2021
    reversedarwinism wrote:
    I saw them in Amarillo, TX and they really nailed every song. They didn't even let the fact that they were getting cigarrete buts thrown on them shorten the show. Not one of my favortie bands, but they were good. What was bad was the crowd. Mostly full of young kids (prob because of their christian reputation) with some regular Amarillo trash throwing things (every show i've been to in Rillo). People tried to crowd surf and got dropped. lol.
    I was at that show as well, lol. I had a blast, but there was a good portion of the croud that was out of control. I still have vivid memories of seeing people croud surf and then get thrown to the ground. The impact of them hitting the ground actually made the ground shake................it had to hurt. I think the worst show I have been to was Nickelback. Horrible music, out of control croud, and a drunk cowboy that had pierced his nipples with flashing coors light pins that were being passed out...............
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  • Alex_Coe
    Alex_Coe Posts: 762
    Alex_Coe wrote:
    If any of you have been to the Pearl Street Mall in boulder, Colorado, USA, you'd know there are some truly shit performers. My (least favorite) was a hippie with a drum. tis was his song:

    (Hit drum 3 times) Can you spare a doolllaaarr?
    (Hit drum 3 times) do you have some chaaaannge?
    (Hit drum 3 times) Can you spare a doolllaaarr?
    (Hit drum 3 times) Sir, Can you spare a doolllaaarr? If not, god bless you anyway (hit drum twice.)

    It was shit-tastic.


    In retrospect that was an awesome song.
  • dirtyT
    dirtyT Posts: 3,620
    danzig was pretty bad
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  • Porchsitter
    Porchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,091
    The worst concert I've ever attended and experienced would have to be the Stanford Prison Experiment. They opened for RATM in 1996, and they were utter shit. Halfway through their set, people were booing and throwing shit. Turned out to not be a good idea b/c Rage came out an hour and a half after the band left the stage, played 40 minutes, and then left. It was against SPE though b/c the venue was packed with temperatures reaching 95 degrees.

    Other notables:
    Soundgarden (Great band, but absolutely horrible live)
    Smashing Pumpkins (During the MCIS tour. Billy was in a shitty mood, and the venue sucked. Made for a bad night. They made up for it in Asheville. A 10X better show)
    Sleater-Kinney (just awful)
    Death Cab (thank God for the 45 minute piss break they offered)
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  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    hangingupsidedown wrote:
    Marilyn Manson. I've been to my fair share of shows, and I'm willing to go see almost any show for the sake of seeing a live show. But this guy/band was just fucking awful - I mean awful.

    I've never had a bad experience seeing MM. I've seen him 3 times and every time has been amazing. You must have just caught him on a bad night.
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  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    TheGossman wrote:
    without a doubt Tool, I am better off going to a wax museum next time, cause they are zombies on stage, no movement at all, and you can barely see the stage cause its so dark for the entire performance, there were people sleeping in my section, and not to mention every song I didn't know sounded the same, people say they are up their with PJ as far as live shows go but I just don't see how, but they did make 2 great albums. They sound EXACTLY like they do on CD which makes it an even more boring experience! Very talented band, but they just bore me!


    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.
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  • Bangers_n_mash
    Bangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    piaget77 wrote:
    Deerhoof.
    Actually I thought they kicked ass opening for Radiohead last year.

    Granted the singing was pretty irritating at times but the music was really cool. The drummer and the guitarist were fun to watch too. Not fantastic or anything but far from the worst I've seen.


    How about Paddy Casey opening for PJ at The Point last year... :confused:
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,117
    not counting 100s of opening bands

    Phil and friends 2002 or so.....snooze fest
    govt mule 2006

    those are the only two shows Ive ever walked out of
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    rose hill drive. Saw them open for the who the 2nd time I saw them. Sorry just not my kind of music.

    The Feds (saw them open for the Burden Brothers last weekend and the Toadies a few months ago). Along the lines of Rose Hill drive. I respect what these bands do, but the emo wanna be punk screaming is obnoxious. sorry.
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  • oppie1
    oppie1 Posts: 755
    opening bands:
    MMJ
    sonic youth
    DCfC
    finger 11

    headliners:
    godsmack(i like this band alot.. but i've seen them a half dozen times, and they put on a boring show)
    sevendust (same as godsmack.. love their music, hate their live show)
    DMB (fell asleep at the show.. only went cause ben harper opened)
    BoyHitsCar Masked Street Team
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    11/11/07 - Hartford Ct

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  • Gremmie95
    Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    Steve Miller in 2001. Not a good show at all.
  • dirtyT
    dirtyT Posts: 3,620
    Gremmie95 wrote:
    Steve Miller in 2001. Not a good show at all.
    Worse than the time you saw the Backstreet Boys?
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  • MookieBlaylock5v1
    MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    Wednesday 13 - I had the misfortune of arriving at the venue too early (I bought the tix solely for the headliner only - the 69 Eyes - who absolutely ROCK). Wednesday 13 was the direct support, and I don't think I've ever witnessed such a crap performance. The songs themselves were terrible, a shitty homage to the Misfits, if the Misfits were to play cruddy blues-based horror punk. To top it off, the band members overemphasized showmanship to the point where they were screwing up their crappy music (ex: the drummer would twirl and wave his sticks around enough to disrupt the basic 4/4 beat he was supposed to be playing).

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