Bands that at one point or another have just blown

[sonickteam2]

OK, so bands that you were maybe very excited about seeing, bands that everyone else said was great or bands that just had really bad nights in your presence.
 
   I'll start:
 
     Psychedelic Furs at HFStival 2006 (i think it was 2006)
 
    man, i was so excited to see them, and poof!!! gone.

[nkotb]

Butthole Surfers post-Independent Worm Saloon.

[Vas Deferens]

Modest Mouse. Several times.
 
 Apples in Stereo (many years ago) - 3/4 of the room left.
 
 Gene

[miss pretentious]

rhcp circa 1999 or 2000ish - worst show i've ever seen. period.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

You're going to start signing your name like Brian does? I thought your name was Joe, not Gene.
 
 

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
  Modest Mouse. Several times.
 
 Apples in Stereo (many years ago) - 3/4 of the room left.
 
 Gene

[jd930]

Tears for Fears - 1984 or 1985, my first concert ever and probably the worst ever

[sweetcell]

the national @ 930
 stereolab @ 930
 
 i was really looking forward to these shows.  i'm not a quitter, but i wish i was: i stuck them out hoping they would get better, but ended up being a waste of an evening.  sia fronting zero seven also gets a dishonorable mention, luckily the other singers made up for her and it was still a great show.
 
 i thought the raconteurs @ vfest were pretty dreadful (we walked away), but they've since gelled as a band.  they were brilliant opening for dylan.  looking forward to next month's show.
 
 and speaking of vfest, i thought that CYHSY was also unlistenable.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Off the top of my head:
 
 Calexico (no stage presence whatsoever)
 
 New Pornographers (dork music for dork people)
 
 Belle and Sebastian (just way too fucking femme-y)_
 
 the Decemberists (first time they were sort of ok, but by the second time, the novelty was gone, and they really blew)
 
 Dean and Britta (lifeless victims of anorexia)
 
 Bonnie Prince Billy (who let this guy out of his parent's basement?)
 
 Common (actually, I can't think of a single rap show I've been to that didn't blow, I just need more than someone singing/rapping over prerecorded music to satisfy my LIVE music wants.)
 
 Probably many more, I tend to forget the bad shows.

[Relaxer]

At the show with Rollins Band and Riverboat Gamblers, I thought X was just terrible (Exene seemed to not give a shit at all). And I'd seen their show the year before with the Fags, and they were great, so the Rollins show was just a bad night.
 
 I've never really enjoyed a My Morning Jacket show, but the one after Kokonos came out was especially disappointing. Starting an encore with THREE slow songs in a row is just bad pacing, period. And I've found that all of their shows had too much of Jim Jones AAAAAHHH-ing in his angelic croon while... very little else was happening.

[DeathFromAbove1979]

The National @ 930
 
 Couldnt get into it, never got into them, really uncomfortable in the club that night for some reason.
 
 She Wants Revenge @ 930
 I was long since over them and I think the club was just too big for them.

[nkotb]

Cornershop.  Saw them once at the club and it was dreadful.  Tjinder was possibly the most painful front-man I've ever had the misfortune of watching.

[Vas Deferens]

Worse than Mr. Honeydrips?
 
 

Originally posted by nkotb:
  Cornershop.  Saw them once at the club and it was dreadful.  Tjinder was possibly the most painful front-man I've ever had the misfortune of watching.

[nkotb]

Showed up after he went off.
 
 Seriously, ask econo about Cornershop.  He was there with me.
 
 

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
  Worse than Mr. Honeydrips?

[El Jefe Design]

Smashing Pumpkins in 1994, pre-therapy for Billy. He did not sing half the songs, walked off stage after 40 minutes, and played horribly. Just awful. My worst concert ever.

[manimtired]

Every Dylan show Ive been to post 2001 (4 or 5)..I just keep going back and I dont know why..