Worst concert/gig you ever saw????

[SABRE]

Had a bit of a disappointment on the weekend, when the conference I was at concluded with a performance of my childhood favourite's, Dragon.
Now granted, due to age and the loss of the bands most key member, I wasn't expecting them in all their prime glory, but out of around the dozen songs they covered, I think only 6 were their own ("Speak No Evil" a notible admission )
I honestly don't think I'll ever top the disappointment factor of this gig ... Fair enough a far portion of blame is mine for my own expectations, but fair dinkum ... At one stage half the crowd were yelling "Bring on Dragon!!" and they were already 4 songs into their show!!

Don’t dwell on it CP. Try and remember Dragon at the Festival Theatre 1977 at the height of their fame & the top of their game.
For the benefit of those who didn’t make it to this one, let me tell you how bloody good it was. I took the future missus (Fort Battle-Axe).
Having been to many ‘cultural’ events at the FT, it was an absolute blast to see everyone up and dancing. The stuffed shirts who ran the joint must have thought they were going to have a rock riot of Woodstock proportions, but there was never gonna be a problem.

Dragon had the whole crowd spellbound with original material that was perfectly rehearsed, performed and received at full volume.
This joyous celebration of a great band at their absolute best spilled out of the seats, into the aisles and even onto the stage. Security soon realised that Marc Hunter had a mic in one hand & the audience in the other. Dragon was in total control !

No-one interfered with the band while dancing up on stage with them.
Why would ‘ya? We just wanted the music to go on playin’ forever !
Eventually security was forced to encourage people back down, but only through fear that if anymore got up there it might prove too heavy for the stage !

Great band. Brilliant music. Perfect production & acoustics. Fantastic audience.
Without doubt the most enjoyable concert I’ve ever been to.
And best of all, due to my employer at the time, I had free tickets !

Everytime I see cracks in the cement in & around Festival Theatre, I grin and say to myself……. “Dragon did that !”

[BAZZA13]

Smashing Pumpkins...

If this is the recent concert you are talking about then i would have to agree been to a fair few concerts and that was the worst i have seen first hour was ok then just crap from then on.

Yeah, i only went bacause QOTSA were playing...

[HH3]

The Used at the first Australian Taste of Chaos in 2005.

I went mainly to see Story of the Year, Rise Against and Killswitch Engage. I did like The Used at the time but that concert made me realise what whinging wankers they are.

They werent putting any effort in, the bass player was lying on the ground half the time and when the singer copped a shoe in the face they stopped the show, had a massive sook, finished the set list and didnt play an encore.

Havent listened to them since.

[LMA]

Went to REM some time ago(Monster Tour, I think) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fell asleep during the show.

I'm a big fan of Sonic Youth, they've had some classic albums, but seen them at the Thebby one night and they played about 10 songs in a 80-90 minute set. Every song was just guitar distortion, was a bit disappointed.

[Booney]

Massive Attack circa 2001/2002....absolute horror show. Glad I didnt pay for the ticket as I left 2 and a half hours into it and they went for another hour from what I heard.

[MatteeG]

The Used at the first Australian Taste of Chaos in 2005.

I went mainly to see Story of the Year, Rise Against and Killswitch Engage. I did like The Used at the time but that concert made me realise what whinging wankers they are.

They werent putting any effort in, the bass player was lying on the ground half the time and when the singer copped a shoe in the face they stopped the show, had a massive sook, finished the set list and didnt play an encore.

Havent listened to them since.

Have to agree hh3- I was there with same thoughts...

plus KSE should have headlined anyway!

[HH3]

The Used at the first Australian Taste of Chaos in 2005.

I went mainly to see Story of the Year, Rise Against and Killswitch Engage. I did like The Used at the time but that concert made me realise what whinging wankers they are.

They werent putting any effort in, the bass player was lying on the ground half the time and when the singer copped a shoe in the face they stopped the show, had a massive sook, finished the set list and didnt play an encore.

Havent listened to them since.

Have to agree hh3- I was there with same thoughts...

plus KSE should have headlined anyway!

I had to sit out of the KSE mosh pit because Story Of The Year nearly killed me. I was front and center holding the singer up every 2 songs and getting pummeled by the KSE fans warming up for them. Great fun. Drank about 15 litres of water that night.

[affup]

Smashing Pumpkins...

If this is the recent concert you are talking about then i would have to agree been to a fair few concerts and that was the worst i have seen first hour was ok then just crap from then on.

Yeah, i only went bacause QOTSA were playing...

They were the highlight of the concert

[silicone skyline]

Butterfingers at Wildeloo a few years back.

Billy Joel back in the mid-90's also delivered a dead set shocker. Was clearly off his face on a concoction of drugs and alcohol. I bet he enjoyed the show.

[LMA]

Riewoldt's missus on the Footy Show. Cringed in agony

[Leaping Lindner]

Went to REM some time ago(Monster Tour, I think) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fell asleep during the show.

I'm a big fan of Sonic Youth, they've had some classic albums, but seen them at the Thebby one night and they played about 10 songs in a 80-90 minute set. Every song was just guitar distortion, was a bit disappointed.

Pity you didn't see them in 1989. They were brilliant. Mind you that was the Green tour and that's the last REM album I like.

I love Sonic Youth but live less is more. Their short set at the BDO in 93 was great.

[LMA]

Went to REM some time ago(Monster Tour, I think) zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fell asleep during the show.

I'm a big fan of Sonic Youth, they've had some classic albums, but seen them at the Thebby one night and they played about 10 songs in a 80-90 minute set. Every song was just guitar distortion, was a bit disappointed.

Pity you didn't see them in 1989. They were brilliant. Mind you that was the Green tour and that's the last REM album I like.

I love Sonic Youth but live less is more. Their short set at the BDO in 93 was great.

Yeah how could I forget. Still my favourite BDO, great bands, good venue, small crowd(for BDO standards) and of course throwing mud at Mudhoney.