Group who (massively) disappointed live

[irocfan]

I was just listening to Avenged Sevenfold and I was struck by how I like their studio stuff compared with how dire I thought they were when I saw them live (being supported by Disturbed who were, quite frankly, incomparably better)

Another group I was hugely disappointed with was Alter Bridge - to be fair not being as good as Halestorm and Shinedown isn't necessarily a bad thing. What is bad though is they were boring.


Let's hear of your disappointments

[vixen1700]

Bowie - Glass Spider Tour 1987 Wembley. Really looked forward to it, but it was just a self-indulgent snoorfest. Seriously disapointed.

[blingybongy]

U2, went to see them on the War tour at Nottingham Concert hall (support big country who were also st).
Went to Langtry's for beers after 15 mins.
I'd previously seen them at Rock City and they'd been quite good.
I fking hate them now.

[Heartworm]

irocfan said:

I was just listening to Avenged Sevenfold and I was struck by how I like their studio stuff compared with how dire I thought they were when I saw them live (being supported by Disturbed who were, quite frankly, incomparably better)

Another group I was hugely disappointed with was Alter Bridge - to be fair not being as good as Halestorm and Shinedown isn't necessarily a bad thing. What is bad though is they were boring.


Let's hear of your disappointments

Alter bridge are one of the most boring bands I have ever seen live, seen them headine and seen them at festivals and always the same.

[andySC]

Cocteau Twins. In my top 5 favourite bands. On record they are a joy to my ears. Not at Leeds Uni in around 1994. The sound was great but Liz’s vocal delivery was (...more) bizarre. I wanted to hear the songs I love not the trills & screeching. 15 minutes in & I’d had enough & left.

[Riley Blue]

Nina Simone at Bishopstock 2001. She spent the first 20 minutes pacing the stage growling, "All right..." Guy in front of me said to his mate, "Wow, she really knows how to work a crowd!" No she didn't, she was total crap. Mind you, Jimmy Smith was no better; he didn't show up at all and the venue went bust less than a month later. Best part of £100 wasted grrrrr...

[anonymous-user]

Rage against the machine for me. Terrible thin sound, whilst wearing Nike trainers.

[Lim]

Any winehouse. Was wrecked.

Radiohead. Sounded like a copy of the album to an extreme.

John Martyn. Seemed to just want to do jazz drills.

[mike80]

Slipknot. Don't know why, just wasn't particularly good.

[loughran]

Bowie at Glastonbury 2000. Recent documentaries would have you believe the world flocked to see him and worship at the alter..

They didn't and after 20 minutes watching a small bloke shrieking in a field we wandered away to watch something else.

[mac96]

The Pogues. Too pissed to perform, and to make it worse a bored audience divided itself into religious camps chucking abuse at each other. Only audience I have been in where I felt in danger.

We left.

[Dave2P]

Primal Scream.

Couple of decades ago. Got in to the hall nice and early... a Primal Scream track blaring over the PA to warm up the crowd. Then another, and another, with nothing else playing apart from Primal Scream's greatest hits, TWICE at gradually increasing volume. Eventually the band made it to the stage, looking wasted and as if they really couldn't be arsed, and launched (ok, lurched) into a set of Primal Scream's greatest hits (which we'd just heard - twice) but not played as well...

First and only concert I've found myself checking my watch and thinking I could get the earlier train home.

[warch]

Basement Jaxx at the Big Chill 2008ish. Plenty of brilliant tunes they could’ve played but went for loads of self indulgent deep cuts and boring remixes of their back catalogue.

[loughran]

Solid Air is such a beautiful album.

Live in the 90s, John Martyn appeared on stage dressed as a tramp, ignored the audience, argued with his guitar tech and drummer between tracks, and rushed through the set like he had to catch the last bus home.

I couldn't listen to the album for years afterwards.

[MitchT]

Pet Shop Boys Electric tour at Manchester MEN.

Their songs are like conceptual art forms that you can listen to, so I expected a live show to be very creative, avant-garde affair with lots of emphasis on orchestration, dynamics and sound quality.

No. It was just very, very loud.

[12TS]

James at the O2 Kentish Town. They’ve a great back catalogue but chose to do only a few of them and ALL of their new album.

[Johnnytheboy]

Suicidal Tendencies c.1995.

Mike Muir just pacing around the stage of the Kentish Town Forum waffling on about how crazeeee he was, with the odd song thrown in.

[craigjm]

As someone said above U2 at Twickenham in 2017. Sound was awful

Bon Jovi concert in the early 90s in Sheffield was also awful

[anonymous-user]

Johnnytheboy said:

Suicidal Tendencies c.1995.

Mike Muir just pacing around the stage of the Kentish Town Forum waffling on about how crazeeee he was, with the odd song thrown in.

Not surprising. Though this could apply to many a hardcore band at Kentish!

[ben5575]

The Beach Boys years ago in Manchester I think.

The Eagles at Huddersfield, also years ago. Just like above, the sound was dreadful - you heard them twice; once properly then again after it bounced off the back of the stadium

Oh and The Kings of Leon at Sunderland who were an hour late having had a fight on the plane on the way up.