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StupidityKills:
I don't really mind the encores, spontaneous or not. What does piss me off is when everyone knows theres going to be an encore and still stands there stomping and asking for one. Or worse, if its obvious there wont be and still people just dont give up.
I do love the Loui here in Bristol though, cos the only way on stage is through the crowd, making encores impossible, as many artists have left until the last song to realise. Oh the comedy moment when they turn around and it dawns on them theres nowhere left to go. :)

Garcin:
Naw, I got to disagree with you guys.  With most of the bands I've seen in concert lately, the set was pre-planned, but the encore was a reaction to what the audience wanted.  So I figure while the audience is stamping 'n clapping, the band is in the back discussing what they're going to play next -- reacting to the audience.  

So even if it's assumed that the headliner is going to come back on for an encore, getting off-stage beforehand makes sense.  I've also been to a few shows where the band left the instruments on stage, the lights stayed dark, but the audience couldn't give a fuck, so there was no encore.  Which is hilarious.

I don't think getting the audience to clap for 2-5 minutes is just fishing for compliments; I think it serves a purpose.  One other thing: I get the sense in some of the venues I go to that the band is charged extra if they go over time; maybe averting a near riot due to fans demanding another few songs probably puts them in a better negotiating position with the venue management.  I wonder if that's actually the way it works.

SpacemanSpiff:
I'm sort of torn on encores. On the one hand, the longer a band plays, the better.
However, it's hardly a spontaneous thing anymore. The only real encores I've seen were encores to encores. They obviously weren't planned. Turbostaat did that, for example, and it rocked.
I also like bands that play a long setlist with a nice closure, giving the show a good and definitive end. When I saw The Mars Volta, they did that.
Another thing about encores is you can really see when the band has planned them. The general rule is: If the band leaves and the amps are still on, they'll come back and play a few encores. Once they turn the amps off, there's hardly any chance of getting a (real) encore. It's pretty predictable that way.

neomang5:
I saw a great encore.
The band walked off, and then the drummer came back out and said "What? Its over, go home."
People were pissed until they found out that they were having an acoustic session out back. They gathered a decent crowd before it got too noisy to hear them. They played a good 4 more songs.
It was a small venue so its not something any band can do, but hey, at least it was interesting.

sjbrot:

--- Quote from: Moiche ---I've also been to a few shows where the band left the instruments on stage, the lights stayed dark, but the audience couldn't give a fuck, so there was no encore.  Which is hilarious.
--- End quote ---


That's just a whole lot of ouch.

I don't have a problem with the idea of an encore, but it just seems rather inauthentic when it is just assumed that it will happen.

Paul Banks did the five-minute feedback thing when I saw them a few days ago as well.

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