Worst gig ever
Jul 13th 2009, 12:19 am
#31
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Re: Worst gig ever
I saw an awful lot of very ordinary and sometimes totally crap indie bands in the late 80s/early 90s but the only gig that springs to mind that made me actually angry was Bjorn Again at Bristol Uni in 1992. They double booked themselves with the Bristol gig and an appearance on Top of the Pops on the same night, which meant that they finally appeared on stage at about 11:40pm, played for 20 minutes and then buggered off. The student union ticket office was beseiged by people demanding their money back.
Jul 13th 2009, 12:29 am
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Re: Worst gig ever
I saw an awful lot of very ordinary and sometimes totally crap indie bands in the late 80s/early 90s but the only gig that springs to mind that made me actually angry was Bjorn Again at Bristol Uni in 1992. They double booked themselves with the Bristol gig and an appearance on Top of the Pops on the same night, which meant that they finally appeared on stage at about 11:40pm, played for 20 minutes and then buggered off. The student union ticket office was beseiged by people demanding their money back.
Jul 13th 2009, 4:25 am
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Re: Worst gig ever
Clapton at Wembley. He started with Layla and 40 minutes later he was still playing the guitar solo improvisation. It was boring as batsh1t
Jul 13th 2009, 4:41 am
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Jul 13th 2009, 7:06 am
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Re: Worst gig ever
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Jul 13th 2009, 10:35 am
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Re: Worst gig ever
Was that Pogues gig, early 1990 in Sydney somewhere in the northern suburbs? I remember him being absolutely smashed.
Jul 13th 2009, 2:38 pm
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Re: Worst gig ever
Jul 13th 2009, 4:25 pm
#40
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Re: Worst gig ever
I've seen the Pogues live with Shane several times in the last five years and the strange thing about his stage performance is that between songs he shambles about muttering like an old wino but then when he sings he suddenly becomes infinitely more coherent.
Jul 13th 2009, 8:05 pm
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Re: Worst gig ever
Kelly Osborne supporting Robbie Williams at Knebworth, she was absolutely rubbish and kept swearing and shouting at some woman in the audience. She was a complete embarrassment.
