Worst Concert Experience

Dyr

Valentina wrote: »

Thankfully someone pulled me out from the bottom but when I turned around to say thanks there was no one there.

Ye were standing in an empty racecourse?

Freaky

kimokanto

Police Croke Park when they got back together for a brief tour. Can't remember year,maybe 2008/9. Pure sh**e. Unrecognisable from their previous quality. Leftfield at Body ' n Soul this year gick of the highest order, & only played for 40 mins. Thankfully discovered King Kong Company same festival which made up for it.

NachoBusiness

kimokanto wrote: »

Police Croke Park when they got back together for a brief tour. Can't remember year,maybe 2008/9.

I was there, 2007, the sound was shite, came through the tannoy where I was sitting and they wouldn't allow even plastic pints to be brought into the seats. Was horrendous in every aspect. Copeland seemed to be playing other songs as you could only recognize a song by the lyrics half the time. Tickets were quite expensive too from memory. Celtic tiger still had a few meows left.

C.K Dexter Haven

Valentina wrote: »

My friend and I were camping ........


....Thankfully someone pulled me out from the bottom .

So, are you saying this was a good, or bad experience?

siblers

Anesthetize wrote: »

Anybody who buys a ticket for a Guns 'n' Roses gig deserves everything they get.

Why people bother with them these days when there are countless younger bands coming to Ireland regularly who are far more deserving of peoples money is beyond me.

Totally agree and It's not even Guns N Roses, they're only going to see Axl and he is a complete ****.

Stranger Danger

Fugazi around '92 or '93 in the Ormond Hotel on the quays in Dublin.

The gig itself was great, but at the end of the night, instead of politely asking patrons to leave, the venue opened the back doors and released some sort of tear-gas/mace type thing into the venue.
Suddenly everyone was coughing and spluttering their way towards the exits and out onto the footpath.

Looking back at it now, it seems an incredibly dangerous thing for a venue to do, not to mention completely scummy. If something like that happened now I'd probably call the Guards and see a solicitor the next morning, but at the time I was a teenager and there was almost an expectation that you would be treated like **** by venues like this.
I remember asking a bouncer on the street why were they releasing tear gas like that inside the venue and he just looked at me and said 'What gas?' and started laughing with his mate.

Different times.

huddlejonny

Stranger Danger wrote: »

Fugazi around '92 or '93 in the Ormond Hotel on the quays in Dublin.

The gig itself was great, but at the end of the night, instead of politely asking patrons to leave, the venue opened the back doors and released some sort of tear-gas/mace type thing into the venue.
Suddenly everyone was coughing and spluttering their way towards the exits and out onto the footpath.

Looking back at it now, it seems an incredibly dangerous thing for a venue to do, not to mention completely scummy. If something like that happened now I'd probably call the Guards and see a solicitor the next morning, but at the time I was a teenager and there was almost an expectation that you would be treated like **** by venues like this.
I remember asking a bouncer on the street why were they releasing tear gas like that inside the venue and he just looked at me and said 'What gas?' and started laughing with his mate.

Different times.

They don't make bands like Fugazi anymore. Class act.

The Davestator

Another shout for Dylan in Galway in 04 - Just boring. Like looking at an old locked uncle who used to be able to sing in the 80's.

Followed closely by Van Morrison in Olympia.

Best was Rage against the machine in the 3 arena - only time that place has been like a proper concert venue (IMO)

Anesthetize

siblers wrote: »

Totally agree and It's not even Guns N Roses, they're only going to see Axl and he is a complete ****.

I'd only pay to see Axl Rose if he was an act in Fossett's Circus.

Howard the Duck

Valentina wrote: »

I thought Pixies were great. Never thought I'd get to see them live.

I missed The Thrills though and left as soon as Pixies went off stage so missed RHCP too :pac:

I went just to see the pixies and thought they were great, we were in the second pit so that helped. After they finished we went to the back to watch the chillis and the sound kept cutting out so we left along with what seemed like half the people there. I think a lot of people were there to see the pixies as it was there reunion tour and i thought they were awesome, but i'd say from further back with the crap sound it was much less enjoyable.

IrishAlice

Badly Drawn Boy in the Music Factory in Carlow.

What an absolute b€llend. He got annoyed because people weren't coming up to the front near the stage and stormed off. Then the promoters cajoled him back on by getting everyone to move up the front.

When he eventually came back on stage he abused the crowd into the ground and tried to throw his piano stool at a girl in the front.

Worst thing is I really liked him before seeing him live!

lbj666

Stranger Danger wrote: »

Fugazi around '92 or '93 in the Ormond Hotel on the quays in Dublin.

The gig itself was great, but at the end of the night, instead of politely asking patrons to leave, the venue opened the back doors and released some sort of tear-gas/mace type thing into the venue.
Suddenly everyone was coughing and spluttering their way towards the exits and out onto the footpath.

Looking back at it now, it seems an incredibly dangerous thing for a venue to do, not to mention completely scummy. If something like that happened now I'd probably call the Guards and see a solicitor the next morning, but at the time I was a teenager and there was almost an expectation that you would be treated like **** by venues like this.
I remember asking a bouncer on the street why were they releasing tear gas like that inside the venue and he just looked at me and said 'What gas?' and started laughing with his mate.

Different times.

Thats f*cking crazy, i mean Fugazi were big on encouraging promoters or local band running the gig to keep the cost down so that everyone would afford the money to see them and choose cheaper more unusual venues . They were pretty strict on the no moshing policy encase to minimise insurances claims etc.

Was the Ormond hotel a regular spot for gigs at the time?
I'd say Fugazi were beyond livid over it

Stranger Danger

lbj666 wrote: »

Thats f*cking crazy, i mean Fugazi were big on encouraging promoters or local band running the gig to keep the cost down so that everyone would afford the money to see them and choose cheaper more unusual venues . They were pretty strict on the no moshing policy encase to minimise insurances claims etc.

Was the Ormond hotel a regular spot for gigs at the time?
I'd say Fugazi were beyond livid over it

Yep, it was one of the ironic things about the gig. Fugazi were concerned throughout about people not getting crushed at the front, asking people to move back a couple of spaces, etc.


Then at the end the venue just basically sprays everyone with mace.

I think there were a few gigs in the Ormond back then, but I wasn't there before or since so no idea if this was standard policy back then.

recylingbin

I read this as worst 'court' experience.
Very disappointed

Buachillsalach

Why do people tell lies like this?

"The Las, about 10 years ago. There was 60-90 minutes between the opening act and them coming on, and they played for about 20 minutes, and it was sht. If my companion hadn't really, really wanted to see them I'd have demanded my money back and left before the came on. Total lack of respect for their fans.

The only thing that was played in between the acts was Franz Ferdinand, and I can't listen to them since because it brings back memories and makes me angry."

I mean, the above is complete horsesh(t. I was at that gig, and yes they took an age to come out and weren't great to boot but clearly they played a full set.

Anyone in doubt just have a look at the setlist on setlistfm

Sultan of Bling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119514324#Comment_119514324

It was a post from 7 years ago.

Id say, just let it go pal.

Badly Drunk Boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/97426157#Comment_97426157

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119516515#Comment_119516515

Would you say the same about hawkwind23's comment about The Sultans Of Ping in Belfast, from back then too? 😉 (Actually, I'm sure you would...)

The first Electric Picnic was a disaster for me (and I'm sure most people). It was just so badly organised, queues for the bar were extremely slow-moving, and the place was littered with free copies of Hotpress. I can barely remember the music. The second year was the complete opposite...

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119514324#Comment_119514324

I put a search for the La's in that site, but all I got was loads of concerts held in Los Angeles.

Buachillsalach

For the LA's search for their setlist in the Ambassador in Dublin

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119520809#Comment_119520809

Ah, there she goes!

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119520809#Comment_119520809

The concert was from around 2005? Could you put the link please. I notice the site says that anyone can edit the information, so how reliable is it for a concert back then?

biddy21

I thought I was the only one that thought the Bob Dylan concert was sh*, glad to see Im not. Seen him and Neil Young in Kilkenny, He was absolutely brutal but Neil Young was great, which eased the blow a bit. Went to see an 80s band a while back in New Ross at a town festival, (think it was showaddywaddy) I think the lead singer had alzheimers, he was definitely about 2 mins behind all the other musicians. It was so bad, everyone walked out.

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119520847#Comment_119520847

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-las/2005/ambassador-theatre-dublin-ireland-53d5cb89.html

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PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119521010#Comment_119521010

'There she goes' slapped in the middle of it

Thought that would be the last song

dxhound2005

A concert from 2005 which someone posted "lies" about in 2015. And someone else decides to challenge them in 2022. A slow burner.

Ray Palmer

Went to see Penn and Teller. There was problem with the toilets so the whole place smelled like sh*t. There act had loads of how USA was the greatest country in the world. They were doing a gun trick with the audience and asked people who used a magnum and loads of hand shot up. There was a photo op for people and didn't wait as they had USA flags on them. Admittily in the USA but it was actually the crowd that made us feel uncomfortable

YFlyer

At Christy Moore gig and couldn't have a drink.

martin101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/97402014#Comment_97402014

Was also at this , sound was awful too. My girlfriend at the time wanted to leave early on due to the atmosphere. We really should of left. Brutal

cj maxx

Bob Dylan years ago in the point. Could hardly tell which song he was 'singing'

NiceFella

Got a free ticket to Eminem at Slane a fair few years back. Was'nt even a fan but said surely it would be better heading into than my part time job of a Saturday morning. So I called in sick. Big mistake.

I never came accross a more ignorant and mean spirited crowd in all my life. People, who clearly had never been to a gig in their lives shoving left and right while shouting "stop pushin". It got so bad that the whole crowd toppled over like a domino effect. I ended up on top of my friend with about 5 or 6 people on top of me. Literally a couple 100 people were flanked over each other accross the field. Lucky no one was seriously hurt.

One particular crazy thing I seen was this pretty tall chap had this fairly big young one up on his shoulders. She had a shoulder bag on her back in which some dirtbag opened from behind her to take out her phone. Not only does he do that, he then proceeds to upend the chap by pulling the knees from under him, sending the young one flying into the crowd on top of spectators in front of them.

The crowd were also shouting abuse at the warm up acts. One of the acts (plan B I think) said infront of the crowd that it was the worst natured crowd he ever performed to. He was spot on.

It was insane, fights everywhere, stealing was rampant, People just behaving like animals. You'd swear that the gig was only a side show for most of them. Eminem was'nt great either.

Then the walk home, not enough buses. Finally getting a bus and then some idiot starting fights after a whole day of madness. I never ever wished more that I went to work instead. Never again.