Topic: when a band cant make it to their show... (Read 9936 times)

FreshJive787 · « **on:** 13 Jun 2006, 08:50 »

so i went to go see the fall of troy last night, spent $20 in gas and $15 on a ticket and when i got up there i sat through 2 crappy opening bands only to find out the fall of troys van had broken down and they werent going to make it to the show.

so who else has had this happen to them?

Chymes · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 09:51 »

Glassjaw - Daryll had a relapse of his krone's
Lost Prophets - Guitarist had a tooth abssess?
Mars Volta - Can't even remember why...

System of a Down and Idlewild both turned up pissed of their faces and were pretty crap in comparison to what I hoped for... If that counts.

Mattie · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 10:54 »

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Glassjaw - Daryll had a relapse of his krone's

Chron's**

That sucks that you missed The Fall of Troy. They put on a good show. I've missed them twice recently, so I feel the pain

FreshJive787 · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 11:00 »

i just remembered i didnt get to see the voodoo glow skulls play either because one of their members wives had a baby or something like that.

JodyAnthony · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 11:10 »

the soviettes, I think their van broke down. Sucked.

Mnementh · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 12:45 »

Quote from: Mattie

Chron's**

Chrohn's*

Valrus · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 14:56 »

CROHN'S

GEEZ

Johnny C · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 15:08 »

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 15:21 »

i missed necromantix once cause kim necroman had pnuemonia. but i wasnt too bummed since i had seen them twice before.

i was driving to warped tour once (it was already a few hours into it) and anti-flag passed us going at least twice the speed limit (in some little ass car) and a minute or two later a cop car sped by with its lights and stuff going. anti-flag got a speeding ticket and were a little late but they did make it. this was years ago at the gorge in washington (the middle of the freaking desert, for those who dont know)

Mattie · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 15:23 »

Quote from: Mnementh

Quote from: Mattie

Chron's**

Chrohn's*

Actually, it's Crohn's

Sanitycult · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 16:14 »

Mars Volta? May i make a suggestion? Depending on how long ago, they were probably drunk off their asses.

stevethepirate · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 19:26 »

Uhm a local band I once missed, but it was because I was late.

Inlander · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 19:40 »

Oh Steve, you're not even trying any more are you?

stevethepirate · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 20:21 »

Not at all. I'm tired and getting annoyed waiting for the end of the year.

sjbrot · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 20:34 »

Architecture in Helsinki.

Their van broke down in Chicago. That's one that I'll always be bitter about.

Inlander · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 Jun 2006, 21:14 »

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Not at all. I'm tired and getting annoyed waiting for the end of the year.

Dude. It's June.

FreshJive787 · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 02:15 »

Quote from: sjbrot

Architecture in Helsinki.

Their van broke down in Chicago. That's one that I'll always be bitter about.

i think i would cry

akd · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 04:13 »

Any of the non-Britain based people heard of Pete Dougherty? Formerly of the Libterines, currently of Babyshambles? I've been denied seeing him live 3 times now, twice just went AWOL, once had been arrested (for the billionth time).

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 04:33 »

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Dude. It's June.

I read that as "Death in June".

Regarding Pete Doherty: I don't get why Britain fawns all over him. He was the lame member of one of the most overrated bands in recent history and Babyshambles is just shameful. He's also at least thrice the tit Liam Galagher was.

Thrillho · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 05:46 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Quote from: Inlander

Dude. It's June.

I read that as "Death in June".

Regarding Pete Doherty: I don't get why Britain fawns all over him. He was the lame member of one of the most overrated bands in recent history and Babyshambles is just shameful. He's also at least thrice the tit Liam Galagher was.

Just, FYI, some of us have hated the cunt since the Libertines formed. The Libs had a handful of good songs, and one great one, but Babyshambles are terrible, and Doherty always was and always will be a dickhead.

It pisses me off slightly more that he got straight A*s at GCSE and straight As at A level, so he could have done any job in the world, and yet he's still dumb enough to get hooked on Class As.

thedevilissix · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 05:51 »

True. I know of several kids in the same position who unbelievably still want to emulate him. That's the saddest part. I guess we in the UK now know that booking a ticket for a Babyshambles gig is pretty much asking for it to be cancelled, n'est-ce pas?

nickyandthefuture · « **Reply #21 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 07:31 »

I drove with a couple of friends over to Easthampton to see Cars Can Be Blue, but they never showed up. The Worst Fucking Band in the World, (named Refuge) sure did, though. I'm pretty sure that we were the only ones there that weren't in any of the bands or were friends of people in the bands, so when we left during their set the M.C. for the night (?!) said, "don't leave now! We've got more great music left!" or something to that effect. It was awkward. More than an hour driving, too. So boo to that.

Luke C · « **Reply #22 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 08:44 »

Quote from: FreshJive787

i just remembered i didnt get to see the voodoo glow skulls play either because one of their members wives had a baby or something like that.

Man what a lame reason :p.

Thankfully I havn't had this happen to me before.

Sythe · « **Reply #23 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 10:54 »

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I drove with a couple of friends over to Easthampton to see Cars Can Be Blue...

Flywheel, right? I saw them play there a while back, I think.

Also: At the Flywheel, it is almost a requirement to be in a band or know people in a band playing. Whenever I go, I feel all left out.

Omnicide · « **Reply #24 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 11:15 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Regarding Pete Doherty: I don't get why Britain fawns all over him. He was the lame member of one of the most overrated bands in recent history and Babyshambles is just shameful. He's also at least thrice the tit Liam Galagher was.

most of us see him for the wanker he is, the tabloids just have a fascination with him.

JodyAnthony · « **Reply #25 on:** 14 Jun 2006, 11:53 »

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Cars Can Be Blue

I tried for a long time to get an address to where they were playing in chicago, and noone would respond. not the band, the booker, anything.

screw them.

quietnow · « **Reply #26 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 00:16 »

the cops came and made us all go home. the band was the havoc...

AceGun · « **Reply #27 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 09:37 »

When I played in a band in high school, we would always book shows with a band that would rarely show up on time, if at all. They always came up with some decent excuses, but eventually we just gave up on them.

schimmy · « **Reply #28 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 09:46 »

I've never been to a concert when the band didn't show up, but when I saw the White Stripes, I wished they hadn't shown up, it felt like the longest concert of my life. And the one with the least amount of good songs.

On the Doherty thing - I like his music, well, some of it anyway. The first Libs album was pretty boring, but the second one was much more fun to listen to, with only one or two songs that I didn't like. Babyshambles, on the other hand, are incredibly patchy, there's one, the first couple of songs on Down in Albion that are downright awesome. The rest are bloody awful. Oh, and I'm British, and tired of seeing him drumming up publicity by getting caught doing drugs all the time. I'd say a minimum of half the people who buy his record do so because of hearing about him in the tabloids.
Carl Barat, on the other hand, is much better. He's pretty much just a more consistent version of Doherty.

StrikeThePostman · « **Reply #29 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 17:29 »

Well, The Mountain Goats could've copped out on their Los Angeles show last night because John Darnielle was sick and couldn't exactly sing, but they got on stage and did their best to make it worthwhile for the audience. It was really admirable.

Gryff · « **Reply #30 on:** 15 Jun 2006, 17:35 »

John Darnielle is one of the nicest dudes I've ever seen on stage. I'm pretty sure he could just get up there and tell stories and still keep an audience happy.

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