Worst concerts you've been to

[Jorge]

Spinning off the Mars Volta thread

I don't think I've ever been more bored at a show than the Spiritualized acoustic concert I saw about 5 years ago. Completely lifeless slog. I'd seen them a few years prior, a regular electric show, and it was absolutely wonderful.

[Bammer]

I’ll have to think about this but Weezer is on the short list

[Norah]

In the summer of 2002 I saw a Godsmack/Deftones/Puddle of Mudd show that was just awful.

[Jorge]

Why did you go to that!

[tragabigzanda]

[Norah]

Why did you go to that!

I was in high school and my friends were going.

[Simple Torture]

In the summer of 2002 I saw a Godsmack/Deftones/Puddle of Mudd show that was just awful.

My first thought was WAAF BFD, but I think they had moved that to New Hampshire by that point. Was that it?

[Norah]

In the summer of 2002 I saw a Godsmack/Deftones/Puddle of Mudd show that was just awful.

My first thought was WAAF BFD, but I think they had moved that to New Hampshire by that point. Was that it?

Nah they just toured together and we went to the stop at Great Woods.

[wease]

Avett Brothers
Chris Tomlin
Jason Mraz

Thank you, Mrs Wease

[BurtReynolds]

I got dragged to all sorts of lame concerts in New Orleans. I think Slightly Stoopid was probably the worst. The Black Keys sucked both times I saw them.

The Godspeed show I mentioned sucked. The sound was turned down to a whisper (and they are pretty quiet to begin with). The crowd was full of scenesters who were just there to be seen. Two guys next to me were not paying any attention and would not shut the fuck up. They ended up taking selfies in front of the band and left after about 15 minutes. And during the long stretches of near silence, a bartender in the back would yell "ONE, TWO, ONE TWO THREE FOUR..." every time.

I hate Austin.

[Simple Torture]

Two big disappointments for me were CSNY and A Perfect Circle.

For the former, I don't know what I was expecting, but it just felt like a jukebox.

For the latter, the crowd was just dead, the sound wasn't clear, and it took me like 15 minutes to remember I went, so that shows you how memorable it was.

[Norah]

When did you see CSNY?

[wease]

Yeah. We say CSN open for Tom Petty and they were a huge disappointment. No band, sang to pre-recorded music. Didn’t even have anyone at the mixing board. And they sounded like shit.

[Simple Torture]

When did you see CSNY?

2006 I think, at Great Woods.

[Norah]

When did you see CSNY?

2006 I think, at Great Woods.

Oh. I saw them in 2000 and thought they were great.

[Bammer]

In the summer of 2002 I saw a Godsmack/Deftones/Puddle of Mudd show that was just awful.

Fair, but honestly how were Deftones?

[Norah]

In the summer of 2002 I saw a Godsmack/Deftones/Puddle of Mudd show that was just awful.

Fair, but honestly how were Deftones?

Awful, Chino was so drunk he could barely stand.

[Bammer]

In the summer of 2002 I saw a Godsmack/Deftones/Puddle of Mudd show that was just awful.

Fair, but honestly how were Deftones?

Awful, Chino was so drunk he could barely stand.

Lame

[Stardog Champion]

Two big disappointments for me were CSNY and A Perfect Circle.

For the former, I don't know what I was expecting, but it just felt like a jukebox.

For the latter, the crowd was just dead, the sound wasn't clear, and it took me like 15 minutes to remember I went, so that shows you how memorable it was.

Had a similar experience with the last APC show I saw. Crowd was dead, and the middle section of the show just meandered along. My girlfriend actually fell asleep for a few minutes, and it had been her idea to go in the first place.

[Rangi Guy]

Top of the list would be 30 Seconds to Mars - my ex wife loved them, and I got dragged along
Close second would be Disturbed