Oasis at the Ricoh, they looked disinterested, sounded shit, some idiots were fighting and twats throwing beer (piss) around. Luckily I'd read about the piss/beer throwing and took a plastic poncho with hood!
Plus, I felt The Enemy for fookin brill as the support act.
No, me and the missus.The idiots fighting and throwing beer around weren't the Gallagher brothers were they?
I was there that night too. Sorry for throwing the piss !Oasis at the Ricoh, they looked disinterested, sounded shit, some idiots were fighting and twats throwing beer (piss) around. Luckily I'd read about the piss/beer throwing and took a plastic poncho with hood!
Plus, I felt The Enemy for fookin brill as the support act.
I could possibly understand it in the mosh pit, but we were halfway back on the pitch!I was there that night too. Sorry for throwing the piss !
It was more like being at a match than a concert. Loads of scraps going on that night, it was like being in the West End back in the day !
Taking the piss ! Another one springs to mind. A group of us were at Milton Keynes bowl to watch a young U2 on their Blood Red Sky Tour. Great concert though, but ruined by tossers lobbing drinks about,and surging forward knocking people over. I wasn't the friendly bloke I am now back then,nor were 2 of my mates, so we ended up chinning a few of them. We got a cheer from many around us, and even the stewards let us off and threw them out !I could possibly understand it in the mosh pit, but we were halfway back on the pitch!
They were just throwing it around for "fun".
I'm jelly, would have loved to see U2 in concert, any era, particularly the 90's, Achtung Baby and Zooropa tours.The U2 gig was called The Longest Day concert. And it certainly was as it pissed down all day ! It ended up as a mud heap. Great music though but ruined by morons !
Yeah, but surely it doesn't matter how carefully you choose the bands does it? There are so many other factors too completely out of your control. Bad sound system, too loud, too quiet, band member out of their tree and unable to perform properly, ill and unable to perform properly, throwing a strop and not trying to perform properly.Never been to a terrible concert because I always chose the bands/artists very carefully, however:
Queued up hours in Birmingham for tickets to see Simon and Garfunkel.
This was back in the 60's when they were at their absolute peak.
The concert was cancelled because one of them was sick. Never did get to see them live.
Two horrible supporting act bands I saw were Giant (just loud noise) and The Pitiful Souls (they really were pitiful).
I saw Athlete live. They were good. Saw Radiohead too and I really liked them, but others hated the concert and booed all night. It was after The Bends and just as they released OK Computer.A few of note:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - V Festival years ago. Looked forwards to seeing them all weekend and they were shite
Chemical Brothers - V Festival years ago. Only “gig” I’ve ever walked away from. Awful.
Radiohead - Started with Creep. Went downhill after then. Reading Festival.
Athlete - Love this band. Went to Wimbledon to see them in a changed venue. Awful sound, to the point we got our money back from the organiser at the bands request!
Yep, can definitely be an issue. A band can feed off the vibes of an audience and it can get the adreneline going.Dubstar at the Planet (the old Eclipse) 1997.
Weren't entirely their fault to be fair as there was a problem with the sound system. They were really lacklustre and clearly didn't want to be there which was understandable as only about 25 people turned up.
Most of the cocerts I went to were at places like Birmingham Town Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Coventry Theatre or Carnegie Hall.Yeah, but surely it doesn't matter how carefully you choose the bands does it? There are so many other factors too completely out of your control. Bad sound system, too loud, too quiet, band member out of their tree and unable to perform properly, ill and unable to perform properly, throwing a strop and not trying to perform properly.
Lots of factors involved.
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Oasis at the Ricoh, they looked disinterested, sounded shit, some idiots were fighting and twats throwing beer (piss) around. Luckily I'd read about the piss/beer throwing and took a plastic poncho with hood!
Plus, I felt The Enemy were fookin brill as the support act.
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