loudest show at the club?

[Shadrach]

There was nothing alarmingly loud about them when they played here.

I cannot believe no one has mentioned The Deftones

[Sir HC]

Years back Hatebreed played on Easter sunday.  They had The Crystal Method's engineer mixing them.  I mixed the first three bands, and I thought it was loud.  He came and showed me a whole new level of loud, even with tired ears and ear plugs, he was hurting me.

[nkotb]

Hatebreed or Hatebeak?  Cuz that parrot can shred!

Years back Hatebreed played on Easter sunday.  They had The Crystal Method's engineer mixing them.  I mixed the first three bands, and I thought it was loud.  He came and showed me a whole new level of loud, even with tired ears and ear plugs, he was hurting me.

[serpent boy]

I cannot believe no one has mentioned The Deftones

I've seen them a half dozen times. Five (98-04) were not too loud; the other (2000) was punishing. Of course their shows are hit-or-miss as well.

[Bags]

Buzzcocks at the old club.

[RatBastard]

There was nothing alarmingly loud about them when they played here.

I cannot believe no one has mentioned The Deftones

Maybe the loud show I attended of theirs was at the Norva.  At my age and all the chemical experimentation I did in the 60s/70s, details sometimes escape me.

[Firebutt McGee]

Is no one going to mention that pummeling Iron & Wine show?!?! All of that bass and distortion and white noise...totally killer.

[profile14]

Some of those mentioned -- Raconteurs, BRMC, Stooges -- were loud alright, but any of the Dino Jr. shows I've been to were louder. I always bring my ear plugs for J, even though I'm prolly gonna be deaf soon anyway.

[azaghal1981]

Dino shows are some of the loudest for sure but they're also well mixed/balanced.

That BRMC was anything but.

[Venerable Bede]

I still don't think i've ever experienced anything like Mogwai at the Ottobar, though.  It was like that Memorex ad.

any mogwai show. . .

the show that was probably the most damaging to my hearing was sugar "file under easy listening" tour at liberty lunch in austin.  halfway through the set i couldn't tell what songs they were playing anymore. . .

[bearman🐻]

Sugar, April 30th, 1993...the Beaster tour at the Aragon Ballroom. I actually think that was louder at many moments than My Bloody Valentine a couple years ago. I'll never forget that wall of a PA they had. Very intimidating. When they started "the Act We Act" I immediately could feel it slam all of the organs in my body. That's pretty much the definition of "loud".

[MindCage]

There was nothing alarmingly loud about them when they played here.

I cannot believe no one has mentioned The Deftones

Exactly I thought they sounded fantastic for the 2004 show when they played for 2 1/2 hours.

[MindCage]

I think it's safe to say one of the loudest shows NOT at the club would go to Jucifer.

[Vas Deferens]

they're up there...
it's fun not wearing earplugs at their shows...

I think it's safe to say one of the loudest shows NOT at the club would go to Jucifer.

[azaghal1981]

Another one for the unnecessarily loud column:
I caught a couple (well parts of a couple) of the thievery shows in 2009. The first one sounded fine but the 2nd was one of the bassiest mudfests I've ever heard.