What was the worst concert you were ever at.

Salmon Leap · 02-07-2016 11:34PM

Def Leppard in the Point a few years ago I thought were awful. Also Europe in Olympia last year. Was there to see Black Star Riders who were superb but Europe were awful.

sheep? · 02-07-2016 11:39PM

Also, Murray Perahia playing at the NCH in 2010/11 (can't recall which year).

Butchered so many pieces, putting his own 'interpretation' on them, which generally translated as 'play them slowly, ignoring rhythmic and tempo directions'.

First and only gig I've ever walked out on (so far).

Penny Tration · 02-07-2016 11:40PM

Salmon Leap wrote: »

Def Leppard in the Point a few years ago I thought were awful. Also Europe in Olympia last year. Was there to see Black Star Riders who were superb but Europe were awful.

Saw Def Leppard with Whitesnake and some other lot about 7 years ago. DL were good, I thought whitesnake were crap. Vocalist was too busy trying to hump the mic stand to focus on the audience

dr.bollocko · 02-07-2016 11:43PM

Tool. ****ing awful live.

02-07-2016 11:47PM

Paul McCartney in Candelstick Park a couple of years ago. I went with a friend who's a fan, bursting with ambivalence. I was bored out of my bin, nothing about it was remotely memorable.

Dayor Knight · 02-07-2016 11:47PM

<p>Queen in Slane about 1986 were pretty poor. Wettish day, seemed like they didn't want to be there. My G, that was a long time ago.

bodice ripper · 02-07-2016 11:48PM

Placebo in the Olympia a few years ago. They played nothing off the first two albums, one from Black Market Music, two from Sleeping With Ghosts, and everything else was from the new album.

**** sake.

CFlat · 02-07-2016 11:55PM

I went to see Christy Moore once, ah it must be back in the 80s sometime. You couldn't get up during the gig(it was a small venue), he had the bar shut while he was performing, you couldn't clap along and you couldn't sing either. I don't think he was long off the beer at that stage and man was he cranky, he treated the crowd like they were children. I wouldn't mind he's nothing special as a musician and a singer.

Also went to see The Coors back in the late 90s. Someone I went with knew them and wanted to see them after the gig. Jesus talk about a boring gig, I nearly fell asleep. I wanted to runaway meself.

Outlaw Pete · 02-07-2016 11:56PM

Thought it would be GnR at the Point back in 2010 but that was a pleasure compared to Dylan in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2dakFDoY4

CFlat · 02-07-2016 11:57PM

Dayor Knight wrote: »

<p>Queen in Slane about 1986 were pretty poor. Wettish day, seemed like they didn't want to be there. My G, that was a long time ago.

I was at Queen in Slane as well. I really enjoyed it. I think the Bangles and Chris Rea played the same day.

02-07-2016 11:59PM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Thought it would be GnR at the Point back in 2010 but that was a pleasure compared to Dylan in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqCAFnfqSlE

I just purchased his latest CD- Fallen Angels- it's brilliant- all covers- but just brilliant. Saw him years ago, at his best and his worst. wouldn't go now unless the ticket was free but he's still belting it out in a good way on recordings so don't lose hope!.:p

Olishi4 · 03-07-2016 12:00AM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Thought it would be GnR at the Point back in 2010 but that was a pleasure compared to Dylan in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqCAFnfqSlE

Every song he sings live sounds like a completely different one so it can be like going to a concert where you barely know any of the songs

I still go to see him when I get the chance and still always have fun

03-07-2016 12:01AM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Thought it would be GnR at the Point back in 2010 but that was a pleasure compared to Dylan in 2014.

I was disappointed in Dylan the one time I saw him in London.

In contrast, I thought Leonard Cohen in Dublin 2013 was exceptional.

03-07-2016 12:03AM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Genuinely terrible gig. Was a big fan of the Chilis, still listen to the earlier stuff and Flea would probably be my favourite musician but that gig was just ****e. Woeful sound setup. Strange atmosphere as well from the sheer number of pixie fans that were only there for them.. Also ****e. Lansdowne was okay, but thought they were decent at slane. RHCP really should never have been a stadium band.

They were sh!te at Croke Park a few years ago also, I mean terribly bad and I love their music. They seemed like they had no interest in being there and left as quick as they could.

PTH2009 · 03-07-2016 12:05AM

Never at a terribly bad concert but a few were quite crappy

Morrissey in the 3arena in 2014, played almost all new songs, had to sit through a load of pro vegetarian/anti bull fighting crap and it was fairly boring

Guns n roses In the 3arena 2010. Support band went on for 2 hours and gnr were an hour and a half late. Stopped the 2nd song and Axl gave the crowd a lecture saying he was leaving if someone else threw a bottle on stage, played a couple more songs and walked off when another bottle was thrown on stage. Left as the houselights came on but found out they Came back on stage after about a 45 min wait. Axl Rose finished the set standing in the one spot and didn't talk between songs. The band came back in 2012 and played a blinder of a set and all was forgiven lol

RHCP in Croke Park in 2012 was a let down

LETHAL LADY · 03-07-2016 12:09AM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Thought it would be GnR at the Point back in 2010 but that was a pleasure compared to Dylan in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2dakFDoY4

I heard that was an awful gig from a few diehard Dylan fans.
Had tickets to see him in Cork, but he cancelled at the last minute.
Had to throw my Subterranean Homesick Blues cue cards in the bin.

I didn't really have cue cards!

Sir Osis of Liver. · 03-07-2016 12:10AM

Speaking of sh1te concerts,I got two tickets in the door from my gas supplier this week for The Boomtown Rats in concert.

I'd rather die of carbon monoxide poisoning than listen to that knob for two hours.

donegaLroad · 03-07-2016 12:11AM

I went o see Ian Brown's solo gig in the Olympia in 2000, it was poor enough until he lost his voice half way through, then to compensate and try and win over the crowd he jumped around with a tri-colour and a joint.

I won 2 tickets to see St. Etienne in the Olympia, I wasn't familiar with their stuff so I didn't enjoy it. They played badly towards the end anyway.

03-07-2016 12:12AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I didn't really have cue cards!

my advice is light yourself a candle, don't wear sandals:pac:

donegaLroad · 03-07-2016 12:14AM

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Speaking of sh1te concerts,I got two tickets in the door from my gas supplier this week for The Boomtown Rats in concert.

I'd rather die of carbon monoxide poisoning than listen to that knob for two hours.

funny I was thinking about the Boomtown Rats a couple of hours ago. I didn't know they were playing, the only reason I was thinking of them was because I watched an interview with the band Rush, and the drummer said that he had been listening to them, which I thought was very odd..... the interview was from around 1982.

FrKurtFahrt · 03-07-2016 12:15AM

It seems my horrors predate anything already mentioned (Dylan was shyte, twice, in the meantime) but the worst I've ever seen was ( the late) Gary Moore - screeching guitar rubbish, a snarl, and arrogance. Out of his head on something or other, and memorable only because he was so dreadful.

RikkFlair · 03-07-2016 12:18AM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The Killers in Marlay Park. Must be 6/7 years ago now.

Not because of the gig...Bloc Party were support and The Killers were pretty good that night but the organisation of the transport afterwards was a shambles and that's my abiding memory of the gig.

2008. I missed Bloc Party because the ballbag of a bus driver for some unknown reason decided to do a few laps of the roads around Marlay Park instead of dropping us off at the gate. The look I shot him as I got off

03-07-2016 12:18AM

Radiohead in malahide castle, maybe 9 or 10 years ago.
Woeful.
They had zero interest in being there & it came across very obviously.

OldMrBrennan83 · 03-07-2016 12:20AM

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satguy · 03-07-2016 12:20AM

Two come to mind,,one big,,one small...

Small ....Cry Before Dawn at the Belgard Inn, they did an acoustic set,,, it was sh** ....

Big ... Aerosmith at The Point Depot ,,, they were rubbish ....

prinzeugen · 03-07-2016 12:23AM

Rhianna (was working there). Got the ticket prices all wrong. I felt sorry for her going out to a half empty place.

Seating cost more than standing? Kids can't go to standing so seated but out the price range of most.. Madness!

Roadtoad · 03-07-2016 12:24AM

U2, downstairs in Toners about 1976. Arrogant little sh1ts.

catbear · 03-07-2016 12:26AM

Can't remember if it was 95 or 96 but bowie in the point was absolutely terrible, worst gig ever. Sound was fine, he was in tune but he played two hours of new material. In all he only played four songs that everyone knew and near the end the place was half emptied. It's hard to imagine now but he could only play the olympia the next time he came back.

20Cent · 03-07-2016 12:27AM

MGMT in the Olympia zero charisma or atmosphere.

gandalf · 03-07-2016 12:38AM

One that sticks in my memory was Meatloaf in the Point back in 1996. He was dreadful, absolutely dreadful was a "paint by numbers" performance. I got the tickets free from the job so at least I didn't have to pay for them which was good.

The next one that sticks in my mind is AC/DC in Punchestown in 2009. Now the concert itself was great craic and Brian, Angus and the lads put on a great show but the after concert chaos took the sheen off the experience totally. The stewards seemed to abandon their posts, the lighting wasn't great and the organisation of the buses was a complete and utter farce. Took nearly four hours to get home from it and we were lucky enough to get onto a bus ahead of the main crowd.

What was the worst concert you were ever at.

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