Your first shit(ty) concert

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So let's say Triumph. (Such lasers!)

-- M. Agony Von Bontee (sbloomfiel...), June 22nd, 2006. (later)

Triumph played a part in one of the worst concerts I ever saw. Their first album was about to come out and they only knew enough songs to get them through that. They opened, played a horrible set to almost continuous boos, and came out unbidden for an encore and proceeded to play the first three songs again--apologizing for not knowing more material.

Next group up was pop group Sailcat who had a minor hit that included the sounds of a motorcycle. (We'll see the world from my Harley" was one of the lines of the chorus refrain). They had one of the band ride a small Honda up onto the stage as the PA played the rumble of a Harley. This band almost got laughed off stage. They were not suffered to play a whole set. The chorus of boos was deafening.

The headliner on this Friday the 13th show was Captain Beefheart--and he and the Magic Band played a much abbreviated set with the Captain lecturing us on etiquette--apparently we weren't being nice to the other musicians--and claiming an injury for Rockette Morton. I think they played a half-hour tops.

I can't remember a more ill-paired billing.

-- J Arthur Rank (deconstruct...), June 22nd, 2006. (later)

Always really bad when that happens-- live show ruining the recordings.

Runner up though for worst concert was the Scorpions opening for Motely Crue. And the key word for that one was EMBARRASSMENT. The only reason I was there was because my uncle had won free tickets and gave them to my dad, I forgot how old I was. So yeah,that's right, I saw Motely Crue with my dad. The embarrassment was that my dad was drunk and telling people, "this is my SON, and this is his FIRST concert". It was only made worse by having to be with my dad watching Motely Crue perform as girls in bikinis danced on stage!

I can only go with "The Buzzcocks FOC" were not great, mainly because the bass was too loud (it even said so in the review).

Mind you, "The Trudy" were the support group and they were great.

Two weeks later she checked into rehab.

worse concert experience ever. I will never go to another festival again.

-- marbles (sorenpari...), June 23rd, 2006.

oh no, hfstival is the worst. And considering the consistently awful lineup--assuming 2004 is as bad as the rest--, I wouldn't swear off fests just yet.

fucking lame, total bush beague.

Then I saw him again in '99 & it was like a totally different person, and was actually one of the best shows I've ever been to.

I saw Radiohead a few years back & Kid Koala and the Beta Band opened. I would love to have the forty-five minutes of my life that I spent watching the Beta Band perform back.