Went to see Pulmonary Fibrosis recently. There were like 30 people inside including bartenders, and we cheered then not for one but for two encores. That’s what I call a good gig.
I miss when concerts were affordable. It’s become a good way to tell which of your friends is loaded, when you see them at concert on instagram every month
Local shows are still cheap! Support more local artists, some are even better at covers than the band they are covering.
I’d love to find a megadeth cover and that sound like they did in the 90s
I remember seeing a megadeth show in early 2000, front row against the stage in a dingy, hot, warehouse/500 person venue. $50 and it was epic! The final tour they did the tickets were running $800+
Really? I saw megadeth with children of bodom and suicidal tendencies in 2018 for $40
My favorite encore might be one time I saw Sincere Engineer. Someone in the audience shouted "play corn dog sonnet!. That’s one of their “hits” as far as small bands go.
But the band had already played it earlier in the set, and said so. The audience person shouted back “I was late! I missed it!”
The singer went, “well, I guess we could play it again if everyone wants to hear it again”
The crowd cheered , so they played it again.
Back in college, I saw the meat puppets open for another band. (I think it might have neen deerhoof?) Pretty much the whole venue staff came to see that show, and we all showed upeqrly, psyched to see them play, whereas a lot of the audience filtered in later to see just the headliner. After the headliners played, we semi jokingly started a chant, ‘bring back the meat puppets!’ And they did it, Using a lot of the headliners equipment, like drums and amps and stuff. I like to think I helped introduce some kids to the meat p I pets that day.
The church I went too when I was a child hosted Christian rock shows from smallish artists. One of them was particularly mid, and after their last song everyone started to leave without a single person calling for encore. The band ran back out for their “scheduled encore” to a silent crowd and started playing another song while everyone left.
I think about how awkward that was every time I go to a show now.
In best encores, Porter Robinson played Cheerleader twice in a row for the Seattle show on his tour last year since it was going to be the last show with this big billboard on stage that they couldn’t bring on the world tour, so he got all hooked back up in his harness and they played it again. The second go was more fantastic than the first.
I went to an Elton John concert where the crowd cheered for an encore for about 10 minutes.
He did not come back.
If the house lights come up, it’s over. Go home.
I went to a Willie Nelson concert where he just ignored the countdown timer on stage and kept right on playing for at least another 30 minutes. That was a good concert.
You are allowed to be a dick to your audience when you’re a superstar.
You dont even have to actually play your music live, at your own concerts. Fucked world.
Kinda rough that encore is so expected that if they don’t come back people think you’re a dick. It’s like Americans and tipping
Or Americans and standing ovations.
Americans are great at making things that should be optional or rare into common, mandatory garbage.
Give this man a standing ovation
I’m doing my part, I don’t even stand for the national anthem.
You’re allowed to be a dick at any level of fame. I’m not famous at all and I told both dudes at my show to go fuck themselves.
If you’re a gay porn director, that’s not being a dick, it’s just your job.
Is it being a dick if they already did all their set? You want them to repeat a song? Artists get tired too idk.
Elvis has left the building
Had that experience with ZZ Top
I honestly like that so much more than bands hiding behind stage giggling.
They are not always giggling, most of the time they are drinking tons of water and standing under the AC.
I saw Reel Big Fish a long time ago, and after every single song they said thanks, we were a great audience, and left the stage. Then they’d come back and played “one more”. Then one time, they just didn’t come back
10/10
Sellout with me oh yeah, sellout with me tonight. The record company’s gonna give me lots of money and everything’s gonna be all right.
Miss the days when we shit on shills and valued independent thought.
Right? What I wouldn’t give for that feeling again. Maybe it was just youth, but it’s so hard not to be salty at tech and the world currently
Our idols told us to rebel, not take what the man’s handing out. Then the music industry realized they could subvert the music scene with plants.
Accidentally found the right spot to stand recently at a small venue to be able to see through the bar to the hallway to the stage. I could see the band “hiding” while the crowd chanted for an encore
You can always tell if they’re coming back out based on the house lights. Encores are always scheduled so if the house lights come up, show’s over. Another tell is the time. If it’s still ten minutes to the hour, they will likely fit in another set. If it’s 11pm exactly, for example, they’re probably finished.
Logic did this at aggravating levels. He did that “you’re going to have to be louder than that” hype BS, but then he actually left the stage and didn’t come back for 3 minutes. Trying to “hype” us.
This was only 10 min into the concert. Worst band ever. We walked out. It was a music festival. Don’t ever see Logic.
Don’t bother with Lenny Kravitz either. What a pretentious and whiny little bitch. Yes, we know it’s raining, but it’s also like 25°C and the rain is merely a light drizzle, so stfu about it. Besides part of the stage is dry, we paid for your name to come not your attitude, and we’ve been standing in the rain for hours, listening to far more talented musicians than you, so just play your two hits and piss off
I only know him from like one song, couldn’t even pick him out of a lineup, so maybe that’s his whole thing, but I cant imagine being a whiny bitch like that on stage.
You’re being paid shitloads of money to have people cheer for you as you continue living an incredibly common dream? Better find something to bitch about.
I saw Metallica this week and they played a killer 90 minute set right through, no encore. It was glorious. They left, we left, everyone was happy.
When I worked backstage, it seemed like that encore period was just a mini break for most bands, so they could finish strong. Often it would be round of shots/ a quick joint, then psych themselves back up for the last 3.
Encores are just giving music away for free; it’s basically stealing a concert ticket from themselves. /s
Found Lars Ulrich’s account. Dumme svin!
You know, he seems like a real pain in the ass, but seeing him live was pretty incredible. He’s a hell of a drummer and I have to respect that he’s been able to make himself so visible as a band member.
I also don’t like it, because it feels just like a play and fake.
Like a societal norm that just has to happen, but all the entertainment effect of it has gone (as it is so common to come back)
I’ve seen bands not come back out. If the crowd isn’t into it, they can just leave.
Fans should do a flash mob and instantly start to leave, when the band leaves the first time
The best I’ve seen it handled was by The Pixies. One show they did the whole thing backwards. One song encore, the a three song encore, then the main set. The other, the did their set then stayed on the stage encouraging the crowd to cheer louder, the did the encore.
Or how bands are leaving their biggest hit for the encore. From this summer: Static X left the stage before playing Push It? Well there’s no point leaving yet, as they will have come back. And we only had to wait like 30 seconds, since it’s a music festival, and every band has their time onstage scheduled to the minute. Leaving Your best song for the end is a good thing. It makes people stay longer, and see the whole show. But an encore, should be something extra not the obligatory song.
Vampire Weekend always closes with Walcott.
Their encores are varied, but you know the show is over after that one.
I’ve also noticed a pattern of what you’re talking about where bands play their most famous song last more recently.
I think it has always been a thing with lesser known bands. Most people come to Your show for Your one hit so You show them other songs first, so they get to know You.
More known bands have a different pattern. You start with the single promoting Your new album, then a couple of hits, then You cram in a few other songs from the new album, which nobody wants to hear and then You finish with the biggest hits.
May I ask why you capitalize “You” and “Your”? Does that come from a region/language I’m unfamiliar with, or just a personal style choice?
It’s how we write in Polish. I always thought English is the same. I always write this way.
I love learning about other languages! I grew up in US American schools, so my knowledge is based on US American English, but for pronouns (I/me, you, he/she/they, etc.), I was taught that only “I” is capitalized, unless the pronoun is referring to a deity. I have no clue why it is that way… English is weird and full of inconsistencies!
In Polish We capitalise the second person (You, Your). We do not capitalise the first or third, unless referring to a deity. And, as with everything, we have around 10 forms of “Your”.
Otsego Amigo is their best song.
I said biggest hit, not best. Everybody likes a different song best.
I was not actually being super serious, Otsego Amigo and Otsego Electric are just stupid fun songs.
Push it is definitely their biggest hit
Leprous informs you they don’t do encores.
When it’s over they turn the lights on.
People still stand for an encore.
Whenever a band doesn’t come back for an encore, I feel like they’re telling us we were a bad audience. 😔
You cheer when they say the city name dont you?
Fuck yeah.
Even if they get the city wrong, at least they tried!
Goodnight, Springton! There will be no encore.
I can’t tell if this is a joke or not and that bothers me
What kills me is music acts (Taylor Swift, Eagles) charging over $1000 for a ticket just to lip-sync to their audiences. Fuck that noise.
Eeehh, I agree on the prize thing. But it’s like paying for a theater play, or a circus act. You are paying for the whole performance package. Stage, wardrobe, lights, dancing troupe, choreography, etc. Not just the music and the artist singing, I go to my local cafe for that sort of shit. For what is worth, pop artists usually include both lip sync and live singing sections in their performance depending on the venue and event type. Like, Taylor Swift has sections of her tour shows where she sings just with her guitar, those are live voice. But asking her to keep a perfect pitch while she is being hurled in the air by acrobatic hydraulics, or while jumping in what is essentially a high intensity aerobic routine is a bit much, no one can do that (OK, maybe Britney in her prime could).
Also, doing a two hour show daily for weeks straight is fucking taxing on the everything. Any touring artists will tell you how demanding and body crushing it can be. The alternative for live singing only shows is that, when the body is unwilling, the show gets cancelled. “You paid hundreds and asked for your vacation time to travel and sleep here tonight? sorry, tough luck. Top artists has a sore throat, we will mail you the refund terms.” While artists who lip sync at least some section of their shows can usually tour for longer with fewer cancellations.
That said, this is not an endorsement of Taylor Swift, she is a rich privileged and entitled cunt. But damn she can sing.
I mean, idk about you but when I pay money to see a musician showcase their music, I kinda of expect them to, you know, use that skill. It’s why I’m here. If I wanted to hear a recording, I could do that on my own. I dont need to see the musician dance. Or be super well lit with a AAA light show. Or have choreographed anything. Im there to see the musician do the musician thing and play the music. If you can’t do the stunt or choreography while performing, it’s a poorly designed stunt or routine.
And yeah, when the body is unwilling the show gets canceled. That’s the way it works. Or if they’re part of a larger set, they may just get replaced. I’d rather deal with that than show up for essentially an overpriced pre-made DJ set. Had Black Sabbath get replaced by Judas Priest for a show I saw. Couldnt be mad, Ozzy was having health issues and i bought the tickets like 10 months out. Not likeq the band or promoters thought it was likely. And if i got there, and they said “Hey guys, Ozzy couldnt be here but heres the rest of the band with some vocal tracks” I’d be pissed.
It’s a rough job being a touring musician, and fans undertake certain risks when they get tickets. It’s not a company with 1500 employees who can call someone else in when someone is sick with uninterrupted service. It’s at largest a small group of individuals who are each integral to the main service being provided, working a very stressful job. For singer/songwriters it’s a person. Expecting the consistency and adaptability of a large company from a small group of individuals is just setting yourself up for disappointment. Support the artist, but recognize they’re just humans and be understanding when shit happens.
Gee, yes. People have different preferences. Just, don’t go. Nobody is forcing you. For a lot of people, seeing the artist (intentional, not just musician, artist as an integral concept) is the main point. They spent a shit ton of time, effort, money, perhaps hundreds of people collaborated with their skills to put the show together. Let people with a different taste than you enjoy their preferences. It is literally not a lesser experience. Just like DJs at festivals, you are paying to go to the event. If the event doesn’t cater to you, don’t participate, it doesn’t mean the event has any less value or artistic merit.
