Concerts you've walked out of....

I've only ever walked out of one gig due to disappointment. Fish in Stockholm 2024. He spoke for close to 10 minutes before every song, sluring, no one understood what he was saying, his singing was awful and in the 40 minutes I was there, he still hadn't got through 3 songs, that were off key, his band were awful. I was not alone in leaving, the exodus started half way through the second song. By the time I left the small venue was half empty.

^ Zep hated fireworks with a passion, even their own onstage fireworks.   That's why at one point in TSRtS when a huge timed explosion goes off Plant says "It's alright !"--- he was concerned people would be scared.   That was when in-concert pyrotechnics were still fairly new.

There's a story about them hanging out before a show and CS&N were shooting beer cans with pistols from the seats.   "Americans and their guns" one of them supposedly said.

My first Rock concert was horrible.. 😃

1974...Spectrum...Philadelphia
Brownsville Station..Jo Jo Gunne...Slade

It was not a seated event and there was vomit on the floor..( in various places too)..just don't say I didn't warn you

Brownsville Station had the single "Smoking In The Boys Room"
They were a Rock trio and they definitely had a garage band sound.
Cub Koda...the guitar player/lead singer...while singing "Smokin' In The Boys Room" was hit in the eye with a cigarette. He grabbed his eye and was in pain from the burning sensation.

The 2nd band on was Jo Jo Gunne. I wasn't into that style of Rock..however the band SOUNDED good and you could tell they were a bit seasoned on their instruments.
As they played...the monitors began to cut out. Jay Ferguson apologized to the screaming crowd after stopping the song and he began talking directly to the sound tech. He responded by saying..."You guys really need to fix the problem..we can't play like this"
The problem was magically fixed and the band started again. This time feedback began roaring through the monitors. Jay Ferguson stopped the song and said..."You need to fix this problem or we're walking" " " We are professional and we're not putting up with this"
One more time....the monitors cut out again..Ferguson stopped the song and said.."Are you playing games with us?" "That's it..we're walking!!"

Then the headliner SLADE were too loud...I didn't care for their music..so I walked

Manowar...terrible and ridiculous macho stage presence, which I couldn´t stomach. I know it´s their schicht, but I found them pathetic and unwatchable...

I think it was in 1999 and they shared the bill with Dio and Motörhead as far as I remember.

Edited by UMUR - August 20 2025 at 01:58

Tool 2011. We had bad seats...upper left balcony.
The stage was dim and dark, and the lead singer seemed to be hiding.
My husband said,

"Let's split and I'll take you to any restaurant you want. I'd rather listen to a Tool CD than strain my eyes to make out human specks."

Orchestral Manouvers In The Dark.

Agree 100 %.

I've never seen them live. Can't understand anyone wanting to - unless they are alien lifeform.

A drippy load of NOTHING.

One of the worse bands ever.

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Strange. Just this morning whilst (futilely) thrifting the vinyls, and as usually coming up with nothing - yep, there it was, the "Organization" lp.

Good to see it in the company of Nana, Phil Collins and Engelbert lps.

It belongs there.

Volume seems to be a recurring theme here. It can go the other way - at HRH prog in 2010, Steve Hackett was too quiet!

At Nearfest I think I walked out on Thinking Plague. I wasn't familiar at all with them. I had no problem with Magma or Sleepytime Gorilla Museum though. I think it had something to do with the atonal nature of TP's music. If you aren't used to it then it can rub you the wrong way. RIO still isn't my favorite but I've come to appreciate more avant forms of prog (and music in general) in recent years.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 18 2025 at 13:56

that sounds a marvellous laugh - far better than listening to Heep's usual stuff!!

Edited by pauldunhill - August 18 2025 at 11:51

Jacob Schoolcraft wrote: Uriah Heep...Wonderworld tour. David Byron had a nose bleed when they entered the stage. People began screaming for "Traveler In Time"..."Magician's Birthday..etc..When David Byron introduced the next song ...which was some kind of ballad. He began singing a soft ballad and you could literally hear the loudness of the crowds screaming for "Easy Livin'" and "Rainbow Demon".. David Byron stopped the song and several people's voices shouting out with the F word.. David Byron then said: "I want you all to quiet down ..I'm going to sing this and I need silence" The band started the song again and each time Byron began the verse the crowd screamed louder. Byron stopped the band again and said: "If you don't shut up..we're going to play 50s music and you wouldn't like that would you??" The crowd were furious at this point. Screaming things like "F-off " and Byron couldn't hear himself singing..so he made hand signs to stop again. This time he says: "Okay...you wouldn't shut up so we're going to play 50s music now" ...and they did.. 😃 They didn't play 50s Rock n' Roll, ( which would have been tolerable)..instead they played stuff that sounded like Fabian..or that song "Earth Angel" and as the crowd kept booing..they went from one crappy song to the next...while David Byron laid on the floor occasionally lifting the mic to his mouth to say: "Had Enough?" It went on for a considerable amount of time and they weren't even trying to play the old stuff instead nor did they ever let up and that's when I walked out ..

That's hilarious!!!!