WORST concerts (top five) you've seen

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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Joe2TheRevenge wrote:
    is it really that shocking that U2 sucks now?

    i saw them, and all they did was stand there running through the motions, which was easy considering they play the same setlist every single night.

    i get that they were huge in the late 80s/early 90s, but it's 2008 now and those songs deserve to either be played with some passion, or not at all.

    You sir have hit the nail on the head. When did they become so damn boring. The same goes for the Chili Peppers in my book.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Clifwith1f wrote:
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    3. 10.13.07- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals- played almost no hit songs, and just wanted to jam with his band
    People like you ruined the Ryan Adams gig that I went to. He's not a performing seal you know. Read a setlist or two before you go next time. Don't go and then complain about not hearing anything off Gold. I was rather enjoying a particularly pretty new song that Ryan was playing solo on piano until the heckling finally pissed him off and he walked off and didn't come back. I don't blame him. Let him break out the hits when he's 60 and doing his Bigger Bang tour.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    Clifwith1f wrote:

    2. 5.21.06- Depeche Mode- saw them from the lawn of a pavilion and left early

    Not real surprising to me but it's funny how some people just love Depressed Mode :p
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Its Evolution Baby
    Its Evolution Baby Posts: 849
    facepollution wrote:
    You sir have hit the nail on the head. When did they become so damn boring. The same goes for the Chili Peppers in my book.

    I half agree but its not all the bands fault. I saw them in LA and San Jose and it was pretty cool but not as good as previous tours. But both of the crowds were LAME.

    Then I saw them in November in Vegas and they played a more random setlist and had a hot crowd. Maybe the loudest crowd I've ever heard for a show. And they were amazing.

    But they should def mix it up more with there songs.
    10/31/2000 (****)
    6/7/2003 (***1/2)
    7/9/2006 (****1/2)
    7/13/2006 (**** )
    4/10/2008 EV Solo (****1/2)
    6/25/2008 MSG II (*****)
    10/1/2009 LA II (****)
    10/6/2009 LA III (***** Cornell!!!)
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    imalive wrote:
    Not real surprising to me but it's funny how some people just love Depressed Mode :p
    Depeche Mode aren't depressing (or at least not intentionally), they're just shite.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    The Cure - Wembley Arena 1987
  • erbie627
    erbie627 Posts: 14
    Wow do I have some blasts from the past. I'll go with the 5 worst bands I've seen live.

    Ratt - Loved them as a teenager, but their shows were/are canned.

    Butthole Surfers - Lollapalooza I (The lead singer shot a shotgun during the song called.................Shotgun Love or something similar)

    Cheap Trick - They once opened for Ratt and were 3 times the volume they needed to be.

    Souixsie and the Banshees - Lolla I (WTF.... though it was the early 90's)

    Everclear - Love their CDs hated the free show at the fair.

    I guess that's 5

    How about 3 favorite shows

    Motley Crue/Whitesnake - Man it was a long time ago, but the Crue show is still the best I have ever seen.

    Pearl Jam - Alpine Valley 2003 Listen to the bootleg you can hear me singing to Betterman along with the entire crowd... tingles down the spine.

    Guns & Roses - The night I saw them Skid Row checked out way early but the wait was worth it.
  • Clifwith1f
    Clifwith1f Posts: 143
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    People like you ruined the Ryan Adams gig that I went to. He's not a performing seal you know. Read a setlist or two before you go next time. Don't go and then complain about not hearing anything off Gold. I was rather enjoying a particularly pretty new song that Ryan was playing solo on piano until the heckling finally pissed him off and he walked off and didn't come back. I don't blame him. Let him break out the hits when he's 60 and doing his Bigger Bang tour.

    Hahahahahaha! I don't heckle, and I didn't ruin your fucking show. I just hated the one I saw because all he played was old Whiskeytown shit.
  • poto101
    poto101 Posts: 446
    red hot chili peppers don't suck live.... its just anthony kiedes. seriously, the band kicks a lot of ass, its just he cant put on a show for shit anymore.
    It's all happening....

    East Troy 2003
    Chicago x2, Summerfest x2, 2006
    Chicago THE VIC, Lollapalooza, 2007
    bonnaROOOOOOO 2008
    Chicago x2 2009

    (EV chicago 2008 night 2)
  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Sleater Kinney.
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Clifwith1f wrote:
    Hahahahahaha! I don't heckle, and I didn't ruin your fucking show. I just hated the one I saw because all he played was old Whiskeytown shit.
    Oh noes. Ryan actually dug into his back catalogue and played some OLD songs. I'm so hard done by.

    Sheesh.
    I didn't say you ruined my show. I said people with your mentality did. If you don't like what he does live, that's a shame. Don't expect him to play for you individually though. I happened to enjoy the jams and it made it all the more special when he broke out some songs from Heartbreaker. I didn't appreciate the twats next to me shouting "PLAY SOMETHING OFF GOLD!". Neither did he.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,182
    1. Col. Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains (10-2-04) I dug Primus but this sounded nothing like them and me and my friend walked out halfway through his show.

    2. Creed (8-26-00) Wasn't gonna go but i scored pit seats. Should have stayed home. Opening band i dug though, American Pearl (they had a song on the Scream 3 soundtrack).

    3. ??? (11-9-02) I don't even remember the name of the band but it was them and 3 or 4 other bands and they opened up for Jerry Cantrell. One of the bands was Comes With the Fall (William DuVall's previous band) and the other was Mad at Gravity. But the band I can't remember were so bad that people were turning around and giving them the finger. Jerry didn't go on til after midnight that night.

    4. Red Hot Chili Peppers (10-24-06) Saw them a few months earlier at a festival and they were enjoyable, this time w/Mars Volta (who I didn't really care for also) not so much. Plus i didn't like how the seats on the floor were set up (should have been GA/Pit)

    5. Blink 182 (5-25-00) They weren't too bad, I just wasn't feeling them. Only reason I went was cause I won tix.

    others:
    Louis XIV
    Ozomatli
    bands which i had to sit through for festivals
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    Son Volt in 1997. I nearly fell asleep.
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  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    The New York Dolls in '09. The band sounded ok, but they just looked cheesy onstage. At one point during the show, David Johansen unbuttoned all the buttons on his shirt. I nearly barfed. No one needs to see that.
    ELITIST FUK
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    edited April 2015
    Luckily I haven't been to many bad shows. Most of the following were during college.

    Oasis - Played just over an hour even though they headlined the show (forget who opened for them). Didn't seem like they wanted to be there...after seeing their set, I didn't want to be there either

    Third Eye Blind - Jenkins sounded like he was being waterboarded while singing

    Drake - at the first made in america that PJ headlined. Do not understand how anyone can like this act

    GreenDay - Billy Joe kept asking the crowd 'are you ready?'. Yeah dude I'm ready, fucking play a song

    Kings of Leon - 20,000 people singing Use Somebody made me sick to my stomach (their first two albums are tremendous, but of course they don't play many of those songs anymore). Felt like I was suffering through a Journey show with so many terrible ballads

    Bonus - Dave Matthews Band - I have never seen them (you couldn't pay me to go), but the combination of their fans and terrible music leads me to believe this is the worst concert environment imaginable.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Bob Dylan ( in 2011?) was horrendous- awful music and barely went through the motions... I left halfway through ( if not a third of the way through). Horrendous.

    Soundgarden in the QE Theater (Vancouver) was horrendous as well- sound problems in a venue noted for sound. Just stop the show and fix it already. At a bare minimum, slap the sound engineer who obviously was in a drunken stupor.

    The Police in Vancouver. Reunion tour first show. Had to restart one song. Don't Stand So's jazzy version should never, ever be played again except in interrogation rooms. Food poisoning that night didn't make things better for me.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,910
    Counting Crows- it was in 2004 or 2005 maybe and they were playing with John Mayer...don't remember exactly when. They have some good albums, but they are awful live. Duritz's singing is all over the place...sings a different melody than the album version for just about every song. Painful to listen to.
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Alice Cooper-Orlando Halloweenie Roast 2013-was boring
    Tim McGraw-WPB 2012 dude is in love w himself.scenery was nice though
    Maroon 5-I got talked into going.It was Horrible
    When my kids were young in the early 90s- the backstreet boys-Id rather have hot pokers jammed in my eye sockets.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    rr165892 said:

    Alice Cooper-Orlando Halloweenie Roast 2013-was boring
    Tim McGraw-WPB 2012 dude is in love w himself.scenery was nice though
    Maroon 5-I got talked into going.It was Horrible
    When my kids were young in the early 90s- the backstreet boys-Id rather have hot pokers jammed in my eye sockets.

    I took my daughter to the Jonas Brothers.

    They are obvious qualifiers for this thread.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    imalive said:

    I know it might be painful to dredge up the memories, but go ahead :D



    and don't be embarrassed to admit if it was MC Hammer!



    My bottom five:



    Johnny Winter - about 25 years past his prime.



    Husker Du - love the band, but the concert was painful.



    Joe Satriani - OK, Joe, we get it. You're fast. Sidenote: audience was 99% male.



    Black Crowes - a HUGE dissappointment but I still like them.



    REM - although the 2nd time I saw them it was WAY better :D

    nice! Someone bumped my 8 year old thread....

    I'll bet if I went back, I would now dig the Husket Du and Crowes shows....they are two of my favorite bands.

    I've heard the counting crows complaints but I've seen them twice....they were great and I'd see them again in a heartbeat.....but they can be a risk, from what I've heard.

    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24

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