Knobheads at gigs
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Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
It’s a one way ticket to a madman’s situation
zedr
new but not *that* new
i get being annoyed at ppl recording a whole gig or having the phone out all the time. but i often wanna get one photo of a band for the sake of my memory. go to plenty of small shows and my silly brain wont remember many, especially now yr less likely to get physical tickets so its nice to have a little archive. doesnt matter if its a shit pic, its not for social media.
_Russ_
Never not Knowingly Misunderstood
They can consider themselves to be whatever the fuck they want, others can do the same with a differing result
MysteryGuest
beyond boring and interesting
Mind you there is this:
I've never been a massive gig-goer but I remember going to see the Young Gods at the Fulham Greyound in 1988 and there was a group of lads at the front literally ripping the clothes off each other
Less amusingly, Laibach at the Forum later that year had a gaggle of neonazi skinheads (again at the front of course) giving it the old sieg heil, with a generally less-than-pleasant atmosphere... 
A time when gigs were violent
In the 1970s and 1980s rock concerts - like football matches - could be dangerous events to attend.
www.bbc.com
I've never been a massive gig-goer but I remember going to see the Young Gods at the Fulham Greyound in 1988 and there was a group of lads at the front literally ripping the clothes off each other
Less amusingly, Laibach at the Forum later that year had a gaggle of neonazi skinheads (again at the front of course) giving it the old sieg heil, with a generally less-than-pleasant atmosphere... 
JimW
支那暗杀团
With those QR codes, they're INVITING the audience to get their phones out.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
At a few points they encouraged the crowd to "sing along with us".
Griff
Feeding the foxes
Mind you there is this:
A time when gigs were violent
In the 1970s and 1980s rock concerts - like football matches - could be dangerous events to attend.www.bbc.com
I've never been a massive gig-goer but I remember going to see the Young Gods at the Fulham Greyound in 1988 and there was a group of lads at the front literally ripping the clothes off each other
Ah yes, lovely violent gigs back in the early '80s.
Saw some shockers at places like The Blue Coat Boy (by Angel tube) and some pub I've forgotten the name of in Hammersmith Broadway.
Tim Kelly was always knocking the shit out of some poor sod at the Lyceum too.
Must admit, it's something I don't miss seeing.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
I was very close to this fine example of violence at a gig back in 1977. The twat in the sunglasses who was lobbing beer at the singer was righteously chastised.Mind you there is this:
A time when gigs were violent
In the 1970s and 1980s rock concerts - like football matches - could be dangerous events to attend.www.bbc.com
I've never been a massive gig-goer but I remember going to see the Young Gods at the Fulham Greyound in 1988 and there was a group of lads at the front literally ripping the clothes off each other
A few months later, at a gig I was playing at, our bass player twatted someone with his fender precision copy for gobbing at us.
It was all good clean fun though
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Your posts have always made you seem shorter, somehow
MysteryGuest
beyond boring and interesting
I was very close to this fine example of violence at a gig back in 1977. The twat in the sunglasses who was lobbing beer at the singer was righteously chastised.
A few months later, at a gig I was playing at, our bass player twatted someone with his fender precision copy for gobbing at us.
It was all good clean fun though
Penetration were just a bit before my time so I missed the gobbing, which while no doubt more authentic than holding a phone in the air, was pretty slimy and unhygenic imo!
Quite cool watching this sort of footage from late 70s punk gigs to think that it was actually footage, i.e. somebody took an actual film camera with actual film in it to a punk gig. 
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
The film footage was from Granada TV's "So it goes" programme. Tony Wilson and crew followed a lot of the punk scene round the North West, mainly at the Electric Circus in Manchester and Eric's in Liverpool.Penetration were just a bit before my time so I missed the gobbing, which while no doubt more authentic than holding a phone in the air, was pretty slimy and unhygenic imo!
The whole gobbing thing was fucking horrible.
MysteryGuest
beyond boring and interesting
Ah so there was an actual full-on pro TV camera there - I've heard about So it Goes and it sounds fab. Crops up in the JCC autobiography iirc... I'm so used to newfangled video type recordings it always looks a bit odd to my eyes to see punky stuff on film. I mean I was around at the time but I was a nipper and punk was this kind of vague nasty noisy thing involving people with safety pins'n'stuff.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
'So it goes' was only ever on locally so yeah we were somewhat spoilt up in the North West and it was basically punk telly every week.
Most of the best punk gigs we're on a Sunday night for some reason, 6 or 7 bands for 50p. Great nights watching the Fall, the Clash, the Damned, the Buzzcocks, Slaughter and the Dogs, the Drones, the Jam, the Saints (I missed the Sex Pistols gig), and many more. Most of the gig mither back then was getting home afterwards though running a gauntlet of Collyhurst scallywags.
Most of the best punk gigs we're on a Sunday night for some reason, 6 or 7 bands for 50p. Great nights watching the Fall, the Clash, the Damned, the Buzzcocks, Slaughter and the Dogs, the Drones, the Jam, the Saints (I missed the Sex Pistols gig), and many more. Most of the gig mither back then was getting home afterwards though running a gauntlet of Collyhurst scallywags.
RD2003
Got a really fucking shitty attitude
I was a Collyhurst scallywag (well, Miles Platting actually, but what's the difference?) But I wouldn't have given you any trouble, as I was one of the tame, humanitarian variety.
I wasn't old enough to get in to those gigs, although I'd have loved to.
'So it Goes,' about eleven o' clock on Granada, on a school night. Seems like just a few years ago. Fucking hell.
danski
"vibey"
There was a thing recently on Sky with Guy Garvey going through old footage from the ITV archive. There were quite a few songs shown from ‘So it goes’
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Thanks for that. I'll have a look later. Tony Wilson did a "so it goes" revisited programme for channel 4 which had a fair bit of footage from those days.There was a thing recently on Sky with Guy Garvey going through old footage from the ITV archive. There were quite a few songs shown from ‘So it goes’
I find it a bit sad watching that because I can see old mates from decades ago bouncing around in the crowd. So there's that 'where are they now?' thing. I can see my best mate from when I was a teenager till when he died about 25 years ago is in a few clips
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Check the audio
That is so wonderful. I could never imagine going to see it, but would be sorely tempted if you could get more singalongs like that.
Griff
Feeding the foxes
It appears he died a couple of years back.
Absolute nutter, but would always chat on the way home on the tube after a gig.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
One of my colleagues has spent most of the morning grumping away about the band he engineered for this weekend - Sounds like they registered pretty high on the knobs-at-gigs scale..?
He's got PIL for tomorrow night, which from past experience can be a "difficult" band to work for - Glad I have some leave booked!
He's got PIL for tomorrow night, which from past experience can be a "difficult" band to work for - Glad I have some leave booked!
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Was the name a Vonnegut thing, or unrelated?
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
I think it's possible, even likely, but as a 16 year old Salford lad with fuck all CSEs, I'd sadly never heard of Kurt Vonnegut back then
So It Goes, wasn't just music either. It had arts stuff as well. I was only into the punk bit so have no recollection of anything else. Tony Wilson was an interesting chap: news reader, commentator, club owner, band promoter, bit of a local philosopher, ANL demo marcher and Stretford Ender (he stood in the same section I stood in). I've probably missed out a few things.
Fuck, Manchester was like a small town back then. You could bump into United or City players in the street and have a chat (or tell them to fuck off depending on whether you were red or blue). I used to regularly bump into the drummer from Magazine walking his dog, while I walked my dog. Christ, even my step-grandad (a proper flat cap and muffler bloke) used to play pool with the Buzzcocks once a week in his local.
Riff
B@nned from eGofestivals
I hate pricks who stand right on top of you at a gig when there's plenty of room elsewhere. It would be a different matter if we were packed in like sardines.
At recent gig one such entitled arsehole was stood on the floor and had several feet of room in front of him. I was on the stairs so I could see (being a short-arse). But no, he HAD to stand millmetres away right in my air-space.
At recent gig one such entitled arsehole was stood on the floor and had several feet of room in front of him. I was on the stairs so I could see (being a short-arse). But no, he HAD to stand millmetres away right in my air-space.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Stuck behind a pillar at Boris gig this week, still, less hoggers about and got to see a lot of guitar action from Wata.
savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
I'm relatively tall. Six ft but how come when I am at a gig everybody seems taller than me all of a sudden and I can't see shit?
An anecdote. I was watching The Counting Crows in Dublin years back and there was a group of women stood right in front of me. One of them was clearly not a fan and had just tagged on with her mates. She was talking loud as fuck incessantly all over the music to the point that I snapped and said do you mind some of us have come to listen to the band? That didn't go down well with her and she rather unsuccessfully tried to get her mates to gang up on me for being rude. They didn't because I was probably just saying what they was thinking anyway.
Anyway she then goes off to the bar and minutes later I could see her clearly struggling to find her mates again. It took her about 20 minutes to find them again while I stood there sniggering at her.
An anecdote. I was watching The Counting Crows in Dublin years back and there was a group of women stood right in front of me. One of them was clearly not a fan and had just tagged on with her mates. She was talking loud as fuck incessantly all over the music to the point that I snapped and said do you mind some of us have come to listen to the band? That didn't go down well with her and she rather unsuccessfully tried to get her mates to gang up on me for being rude. They didn't because I was probably just saying what they was thinking anyway.
Anyway she then goes off to the bar and minutes later I could see her clearly struggling to find her mates again. It took her about 20 minutes to find them again while I stood there sniggering at her.
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