FabSwingers.com forum: Worst live band performance..??

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Following on from my earlier thread about first live band..

Who have you seen that were a major disappointment?

Maybe in terms of a shitty performance or even sound so poor it ruined it?

What makes it even worse is that unlike in my youth when you bought your ticket and maybe a few weeks later went to the gig these days they sell them ludicrously early in order to make loads of interest investing the ticket money so the sense of anti-climax when it turns out shit is even worse.

Mine?

A festival on pissing down day in Finsbury park headlined by Aerosmith about 10 years ago.

My first band then my worst as they were shockingly out of tune that day. My deepest suspicions are they or at least one or two of them were wasted that day.

It was absolutely gutting.

Anyone else...??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seen quite a few concerts and to be honest can't remember being disappointed with any of them.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Meatloaf at Monsters of Rock in the late 80's. Think he had laryngitis or something but it was truly abysmal

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Must admit I've seen them eight times myself and always had a great time and can't fault them for effort at least.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Really? The times I've seen Kiss they were amazing. Worst band or band I've been most disappointed by were Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Elton John. Saw him at Wembley. Rubbish

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By *uzzybeWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

Rudimental for me

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Really? The times I've seen Kiss they were amazing. Worst band or band I've been most disappointed by were Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime. "

When was the Sabbath and which line up??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Simple Minds just rubbish stuck in the 80s trash

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lou Reed. Died not too long after.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Really? The times I've seen Kiss they were amazing. Worst band or band I've been most disappointed by were Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime.

When was the Sabbath and which line up??"

Original line up 4 or 5 years ago at download and a couple of years later. Will be seeing them again next year at download. Well maybe the first song or two depending on how it goes.

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By *rman82Man
over a year ago

Manchester

REM

Shite.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw Victoria beckham at one of the Radio 1's One Big Sunday. Out of all the acts which included Kylie, dido, faithless, Coldplay, Craig David and jamiroquai she was the only one that mimed so people started chucking fruit at her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

U2 at Glastonbury, what a pile of shite! Bono had to read his own words off an autocue! It was embarrassing!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Really? The times I've seen Kiss they were amazing. Worst band or band I've been most disappointed by were Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime.

When was the Sabbath and which line up??

Original line up 4 or 5 years ago at download and a couple of years later. Will be seeing them again next year at download. Well maybe the first song or two depending on how it goes. "

Much as I love Sabbath and Ozzy since my teenage days I just can't watch ozzy shuffling around the stage like that.

Very sad sight that i just cant watch though I'm not sure how they sound live these days myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rudimental for me"

Rudimental for me to, their songs sound like they'll be good live but to much shouting and jump jump for my licking the same with dizzy rascal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worst band I have heard live on tv, not actually at a concert is Coldplay (Chris Martin(, cant sing to save his life.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Really? The times I've seen Kiss they were amazing. Worst band or band I've been most disappointed by were Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime.

When was the Sabbath and which line up??

Original line up 4 or 5 years ago at download and a couple of years later. Will be seeing them again next year at download. Well maybe the first song or two depending on how it goes.

Much as I love Sabbath and Ozzy since my teenage days I just can't watch ozzy shuffling around the stage like that.

Very sad sight that i just cant watch though I'm not sure how they sound live these days myself."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Saw Victoria beckham at one of the Radio 1's One Big Sunday. Out of all the acts which included Kylie, dido, faithless, Coldplay, Craig David and jamiroquai she was the only one that mimed so people started chucking fruit at her

That must of been in leicester lol and yeah she was bad faithless and jamiroquai were awesome though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That must of been in leicester lol and yeah she was bad faithless and jamiroquai were awesome though "

Yes it was. We were near the front. People were lobbing apples at her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lady Gaga would have been my worst to date

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That must of been in leicester lol and yeah she was bad faithless and jamiroquai were awesome though

Yes it was. We were near the front. People were lobbing apples at her "

Me to until a ex said she needed to go loo just as jamiroquai was coming on

I was fuming

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That must of been in leicester lol and yeah she was bad faithless and jamiroquai were awesome though

Yes it was. We were near the front. People were lobbing apples at her

Me to until a ex said she needed to go loo just as jamiroquai was coming on

I was fuming "

Love jamiroquai seen them loads live

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same here missed out on seeing them twice now wish they were still touring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iron maiden a few years ago. They blamed the wind, but whatever, the sound was terrible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom Jones at alnwick castle suffered a power failure

no refund due to organisers doing a qwick disappearing act

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ride many years ago remain the only band I've ever left partway through due to sheer boredom

Saw Oasis headline Glastonbury, only went because there were no bands clashing that I really wanted to see and wondered what the fuss was about. Utter, utter shite

Marilyn Manson at Hellfest this year was awful, people were leaving in droves

Saw a levvellers gig on Northampton where the bassist was taken ill and couldn't play. They did a few acoustc songs, there was a fight when an audience member got on stage and abused them and a few songs with the bassist from the suppot act. That was a memorable night!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Worst band I have heard live on tv, not actually at a concert is Coldplay (Chris Martin(, cant sing to save his life."

Coldplay at the Etihad in 2012 has been the best live experience I've ever had-Chris Martin is no Pavarotti but after having witnessed many great acts live that night watching Coldplay still is my no.1 live experience.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can honestly say after all the random concerts I've been too in the past 23 years I've never had a bad one yet!

The only one that was the 'worst' for me was oasis back in 1996 I think, I was meant to go with my friend to see them in Exeter but due to me being a stupid teenager and bunking off work and getting caught my leave wasn't allowed!! What was even worse travis who were supporting them were staying at the same bloody hotel that we booked and my friend who still went with out me sat up drinking with them!

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I saw Oasis in Glasgow sort of by accident and I can't say I was that impressed. I've never seen so many Burberry warring chavs in one place before.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw Oasis in Glasgow sort of by accident and I can't say I was that impressed. I've never seen so many Burberry warring chavs in one place before.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pixies at the SECC on Glasgow, the stage collapsed, pfft, what a disappointment!!

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

easy frankie goes to hollywood at the royal court liverpool thier homecoming gig on thier one and ony tour

absolutley abysmal shite going through the motions performance the local comedian who was warm up was better they were utter utter shite

good job it was afreebie or would of asked for my money back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pixies at the SECC on Glasgow, the stage collapsed, pfft, what a disappointment!! "

For the avoidance of doubt, back in the day I worshiped the ground they walked on!

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

"Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime. "

I did 3 times

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Biggest let down was The Stones in Munich.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The killers couldn't sing live. It wasn't a huge disappointment, I got the ticket for free, but I wouldn't go see them again, even with another freebie.

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By *eanut Butter CupWoman
over a year ago

B & M Bargains

Hard-fi. They had a few good songs and I liked their first album, but live they were just boring, just them playing, and the singer wasn't that good.

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By *eakyBBMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Kiss , with and without make up , just uber plop . I was gutted

Really? The times I've seen Kiss they were amazing. Worst band or band I've been most disappointed by were Black Sabbath. All using teleprompters. Wish I saw them in their prime. "

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By *eakyBBMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Saw Sabbath very early 70s in Bham. 3 hours we were kept waiting although they were in the venue all the time (Top Rank Suite). Eventually came on pissed and stoned and were sheer garbage,ususl sheep were still throwing peace signs etc. Talk about a forced and contrived reaction from the audience.Thanks Ozzy you fake.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

G n R at Download a few years ago.

Was the no Slash lineup and Axle had lost the plot. Nearly an hour late on stage, voice was not what it was and he spent more time off stage between songs than on it!!

Underwhelmed.

Thankfully I have seen Slash when he toured as part of Velvet Revolver and they were amazing live x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whitespace. ..Sheffield Arena ..We walked óot he was so bad think it's definitely time for him to step down ...cringe worthy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw Eminem years ago when he was really big, load of bloody shite he was!! Cypress hill played as well that day and were fantastic...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Whitespace. ..Sheffield Arena ..We walked óot he was so bad think it's definitely time for him to step down ...cringe worthy "

Whitespace?

I assume you mean Whitesnake and are referring to Coverdale?

I have thought when I've heard them live in the last few years that while his power hasnt necessarily gone it's just become a more high pitched screech than a the full on roar of old.

The band still rock tho.. But on the balance of things I'd say pack it in.

Not quite as embarrassing a spectacle as Ozzy but still a saddening sight none the less.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bowie Glass spider tour roker park sunderland,,didn't get off to a great start when he came on stage and said " Good Evening Newcastle", Big Country were support and people were calling for them to come back on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Joan Armatrading at Liverpool Empire. So much feedback I could not hear her singing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine has to be Led Zeppelin at Knebworth. Absolutely awful.

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

Blue oyster cult. although it wasn't their fault the venue Leeds queens hall was terrible .

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By *ilacWoman
over a year ago

Cheshire

Amy Winehouse during one of her really bad states. She stood on stage scratching her legs while her backing singers sang. Still quite the spectacle.

The Streets. Just after Mike Skinner came out of rehab and was sober. He said himself on stage he didn't know how to perform sober so he stood there with a cup of tea looking a bit sheepish. He then forgot the words to his own song so sing some Britney Spears instead. Then threw himself into the crowd hoping to surf but no one really carried him.

Kings of Leon, on one of the occasions I've seen them, Caleb was clearly in a sulk and it came across the whole show. The atmosphere was awful.

Ian Brown is hit and miss. I saw him when he was having a miss day. Cringe.

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

"The killers couldn't sing live. It wasn't a huge disappointment, I got the ticket for free, but I wouldn't go see them again, even with another freebie."

Brandon Flowers does have a terrible voice

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Isley Brothers.

We had a choice of seeing them at the Royal Albert Hall or Fairfield Hall Croydon, we went to the Albert Hall: the tickets cost a fortune!

Well the warm up acts were crappy and not anyone we knew. They were on stage about ninety minutes and we were getting pissed off. When they finally came on stage they didn't sing one complete song, just melodies of all their hits.

Forty five minutes later, they were taking their bow after taking us all for a ride.

Albert Hall?!! I wouldn't go and see them in the local Kingdom Hall for free!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Worst band I have heard live on tv, not actually at a concert is Coldplay (Chris Martin(, cant sing to save his life.

totally agree, I wasn't a fan before then but that would be one of my top concerts!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw Amy Wine Warehouse at Eden Project, that girl was a total fuck up! It wasn't just that she was totally shit and off her tits...but her contempt for the audience was appalling! We were polite and didn't heckle her. But she clearly didn't give a shit and didn't want to be there.

What gets me is bands have done drugs and drink through out their careers and they still managed to hold it together and perform!!

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Hole at Reading festival 94 ish not long after Kurt cobain died... Courtney love was so off her face..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not a bad performance but disappointed by Bob Dylan's complete indifference to audience interaction between songs......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

went to see toyah willcox a few years back mainly because as a young lad I had a thing for her, she wasn't that bad but seemed to talk more than sing and wasn't on long, she's also aged so kinda spoilt my fantasy but she's was still well fit for her age so she now sits I'm my mature milf fantasy section

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By *huckzMan
over a year ago

spalding

Paul weller some 15 years ago refused to sing his classics and his new stuff was rubbish .his warm up was one bloke with acoustic guitar cant remember his name playing to 10000 people couldnt hear him lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Megadeth on the countdown to extinction tour at the NEC. Only a 45 minute set and sounded flat throughout.

Judas priest painkiller tour hammersmith. Rob Halford sounded like a strangled cat and songs were unrecognisable.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paul Weller. total dog shite

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By *iss_Samantha_LovecockTV/TS
over a year ago

bmth /poole sometimes blandford

wasnt actually there but what i saw of the stones at glastonbury on the telly was truly awful .. hawkind a few years back . ive been a big fan since i was a teenager but i walked out of a gig a couple of year ago ..was so sad to see

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember Jimmy Nail on top of the Pops singing crocodile shoes live.

Arghhhhhhh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saxon, donkey years ago, bloody awful, left after 10 minutes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kings of Leon, on one of the occasions I've seen them, Caleb was clearly in a sulk and it came across the whole show. The atmosphere was awful.

Have seen KoL twice, and both times they were amazing (though admittedly the first time was in Santa Barbara bowl with a super hot california girl)

I have also been on stage with Steel Panther, in full spandex, in Las Vegas. So good , I had to see them in the UK too.

The worst I have seen was at an Olly Murs gig I took my daughter to. Blonde girl from X factor..thingy Vickers? Truly awful. Good legs though. It would have been better if she just stood there looking pretty..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kings of Leon, on one of the occasions I've seen them, Caleb was clearly in a sulk and it came across the whole show. The atmosphere was awful.

Have seen KoL twice, and both times they were amazing (though admittedly the first time was in Santa Barbara bowl with a super hot california girl)

I have also been on stage with Steel Panther, in full spandex, in Las Vegas. So good , I had to see them in the UK too.

Diane vickers? Yep saw her once that was probably the worst I've seen, what's with the claw?! Olly I saw at V this year, he was brilliant despite lots of technical faults!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dio! Almost forgot about them. Boring as hell we left halfway through.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I don't do music, but the worst live comedy I've seen was someone who gave us a 5 minute set all about their personal problems and made it seem like a self help group session.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't do music, but the worst live comedy I've seen was someone who gave us a 5 minute set all about their personal problems and made it seem like a self help group session. "

I ruined a gig for Reginald D Hunter, his gig was that bad I got up, he asked me where I was going, so I told him I was going for a drink with the warm up guy, as he was funny-despite being canadian, and his entire act was about bears.

I also wound up Jimmy Carr, convinced him I was a deep sea welder during a gig

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Ted Nugent. I learned to close my ears

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mine has to be Led Zeppelin at Knebworth. Absolutely awful. "

Was their last live performances , as you prob know.

2 days if I remember right , which day did you see?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Bangles 1980s, bloody awful!!

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

Madonna, the MDNA tour when she played murrayfield. Absolutely appalling - she played half her set as the sound check, came on stage in a crap mood, made a comment about scotland not being kind as last time she was there she got married, and then a really poor taste guns/violence track just after one of the horrific school shootings in the US.

Free tickets, but never again... and I had seen her previously and loved it.

Too many great gigs to mention!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ride many years ago remain the only band I've ever left partway through due to sheer boredom

Saw Oasis headline Glastonbury, only went because there were no bands clashing that I really wanted to see and wondered what the fuss was about. Utter, utter shite

Marilyn Manson at Hellfest this year was awful, people were leaving in droves

Saw Ride at Cambridge, was more like a sleep inducing drug..

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By *nfamyMan
over a year ago

Goole

I saw Guns and Roses in 1992 at Gateshead really good day, Saw Them at Leeds Festival (actually Axl's ego and Friends) big disappointment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

took my daughter to see HIM when she was a teenager they were utter shite, he can't sing at all live, sounded dreadful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A girlfriend at the time had a free ticket, and with gritted teeth I went to see Robbie Williams at the MK Bowl...

Never see such complete and utter rubbish in my whole life...and that was when he supposedly at the top of his game!

OOoh yes, and 5 women behind me started swearing at me as I was blocking their view....Happy Days!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never been to a bad one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fear Factory at Bloodstock 2010. They were just bland white noise.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Madonna, the MDNA tour when she played murrayfield. Absolutely appalling - she played half her set as the sound check, came on stage in a crap mood, made a comment about scotland not being kind as last time she was there she got married, and then a really poor taste guns/violence track just after one of the horrific school shootings in the US.

Free tickets, but never again... and I had seen her previously and loved it.

Too many great gigs to mention! "

Doesn't that decline in her live performance mirror her records?

I love some of her older material even tho at heart im a metalhead but I have to say her last couple have been crap..basically the moment she stopped bothering with songs and it became all about dance music.

I've seen her perform the newer stuff and it just doesn't come over so well and its like two different shows.

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By *onnybag69Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"easy frankie goes to hollywood at the royal court liverpool thier homecoming gig on thier one and ony tour

absolutley abysmal shite going through the motions performance the local comedian who was warm up was better they were utter utter shite

good job it was afreebie or would of asked for my money back "
i was at the same gig and also saw them at g-mex with Berlin in support

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