Your Worst Music Concert

[Ian H]

Bournemouth are a top flight band, and in effect the house band for our concert hall in Bristol. Seen them
many times and they really are excellent - usually

Indeed. I've seen them a few times and they are good. It was only the last piece (the Emperor) that involved the soloist. He'd already been discombobulated on finding he'd been seated alarmingly close to the edge of the stage - cue lots of shuffling about (orchestral maneouvres), and dragging the piano and stool to a safer location.

 

[Sharky]

Just remembered an occasion back in 1970 or so. One of my old school chums was studying at one of the London Uni's and every wednesday, they had an informal music evening. It was their practice to invite any "real" celebrities to perform at their venue, not really expecting them to turn up. So on this occasion, I met him there for the evening and to everybody's surprise, a guest singer, instantly recognisable started singing. It was Stevie Wonder!

A great couple of songs before he departed and as I was standing by the exit, shook his hand as he left.

 

[Sterlo]

Not the full concert (Manics if I recall), but the support act were so awful, it's the only time I've ever walked out. I like to give the support some attention in case you miss a gem. For the life of me, I can never remember what they were called but they were a Leeds band who were apparently quite big in America at the time???

 

[Kingfisher101]

Not the full concert (Manics if I recall), but the support act were so awful, it's the only time I've ever walked out. I like to give the support some attention in case you miss a gem. For the life of me, I can never remember what they were called but they were a Leeds band who were apparently quite big in America at the time???

The Kaiser Chiefs? They are another totally rubbish band. My friend was friends with Peanut( one of the band) and even he didnt like the music.

 

[richardfm]

Pink Floyd at Wembley Arena when they were touring the Animals album.
They came on stage, played music from Wish You Were Here, Roger Waters said "We're going to take a break now", they went off for a bit, came back and played Animals, went off, came back and played a couple of tracks from Dark Side of The Moon.
The only interaction with the audience was "We're going to take a break". They played the music exactly as it is on the albums. I could have stayed at home and played the albums in a darkened room with the volume turned up and had the same experience.
Maybe not the worst concert, but memorably disappointing.

 

[KiterStu]

Gang Green a couple of weeks ago and at the Black Heart in Camden. Chris Doherty is not a well man and it was like he wasn’t there, he can hardly sing or stand up, the guy has serious health issues and really shouldn’t be on stage

 

[Chris S]

2B40 - They're a 2 piece UB40 tribute band. One sang to a backing track and the other pretended to play guitar.

 

[rogerzilla]

A schoolfriend had a jazz-funk band (at 14) and invited a load of us to his house for a concert.

He got a nosebleed halfway through the first number and cancelled the rest.

 

[albion]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVhWQhjtaMg


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHvFOAGJ8k


Two timeless tracks. Winter Song is probably their most compelling.

 

[Chris S]

I've just seen Ant Trouble. They're supposed to be a tribute to Adam and the Ants but the lead singer has a West Country accent. They sounded more like The Wurzles.

 

[MontyVeda]

He's had quite a few of those since the mid 70s.

VM was certainly having one at Glastonbury in 1990... he clearly couldn't be arsed with the gig. I might have become a lifelong fan if he'd put a bit of effort in but maybe he figured he was so good he didn't have to try to be good. On the upside it was Glastonbury... plenty more going on so i walked after 20 minutes.

 

[PeteXXX]

Grand Funk Railroad, an American band that were, headlining (that word wasn't even around back then BTW) at a Hyde Park free concert late 60's early 70's.

Touted as the greatest band...
Absolute rubbish.. If they got a note right it was by accident.

 

[PeteXXX]

Pink Floyd at Wembley Arena when they were touring the Animals album.
They came on stage, played music from Wish You Were Here, Roger Waters said "We're going to take a break now", they went off for a bit, came back and played Animals, went off, came back and played a couple of tracks from Dark Side of The Moon.
The only interaction with the audience was "We're going to take a break". They played the music exactly as it is on the albums. I could have stayed at home and played the albums in a darkened room with the volume turned up and had the same experience.
Maybe not the worst concert, but memorably disappointing.

My memory of seeing Floyd was that I have absolutely no idea idea that I had been there or seen them ... 🤷‍♂️

I'll take the 5th on the reason why 👽

 

[Oldhippy]

Napalm Death and Cathedral at the Marquee. Awful.

 

[MontyVeda]

Pink Floyd at Wembley Arena when they were touring the Animals album.
They came on stage, played music from Wish You Were Here, Roger Waters said "We're going to take a break now", they went off for a bit, came back and played Animals, went off, came back and played a couple of tracks from Dark Side of The Moon.
The only interaction with the audience was "We're going to take a break". They played the music exactly as it is on the albums. I could have stayed at home and played the albums in a darkened room with the volume turned up and had the same experience.
Maybe not the worst concert, but memorably disappointing.

(I might have said this before)
I saw the David Gilmour Band (AKA Pink Floyd) on the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour, and whilst i was overwhelmed at the time, I soon began to think that the sound was so perfect that it just lacked the feeling of watching a live band because it sounded too much like the CD... and not only that... I wasn't watching a live band, I was watching a big round telly and sh!t loads of lights and lasers and the occasional inflatable thingy.
(and Rachel, of course)

Saying that... sometimes I'd prefer a band doesn't try to interact with the audience. Fun Loving Criminals were great at the Sugarhouse in Lancaster in 200?... but I could have done without Huey's awkward and chronic sh!t jokes in between every song.