Most Spinal Tap things to have actually happened

[Cloo]

So apparently Tommy Lee got stuck upside down on a giant drum rollercoaster on his last gig - any other real life Spinal Tap moments urbs know of?

 

[bi0boy]

The BBC video player volume control goes up to 11

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Axl Rose insisting on taking a helicopter to a gig from his hotel, only to find that the helicopter had to land further away from the venue than his hotel actually was, is one of my favourites.

 

[Bakunin]

This wouldn't be complete without at least one dishonourable mention of the mighty Led Zeppelin:

Led Zeppelin's Real-Life 'Spinal Tap' Seattle Hotel Debauchery

 

[Wilf]

Black Sabbath decided to have a life sized Stonehenge on stage which, rather predictably, was too big to go on stage. In the spinal tap version, they also did a Stonehenge and also got the dimensions wrong. Their version was only 18 inches tall.

 

[DaveCinzano]

This wouldn't be complete without at least one dishonourable mention of the mighty Led Zeppelin:

Led Zeppelin's Real-Life 'Spinal Tap' Seattle Hotel Debauchery

"What's wrong with being child-sexy?"

Oh the hilarity of Page's rock'n'roll nonciness.

 

[Bakunin]

"What's wrong with being child-sexy?"

Oh the hilarity of Page's rock'n'roll nonciness.

I'd agree with you about the Lori Maddox business, if I'm honest.

 

[hot air baboon]

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[Steel Icarus]

U2 got stuck inside a huge lemon once, rather like the Tap and their odd pods.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Black Widow

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[hot air baboon]

...ah...sorry....the site does seem to have an Adolf Hitler quote on the home page...

 

[ska invita]

Everything in Spinal Tap has really happened...you cant get more Spinal Tap than that

 

[Apathy]

i remember an old girlfriend telling me about seeing Vanilla Ice at the Manchester Apollo, early 90s. He climed up some onstage scaffolding and was grinding away when he kind of slipped whilst his dungerees straps were caught up in the scaffold and he had to be helped down. what a sausage

 

[DaveCinzano]

i remember an old girlfriend telling me about seeing Vanilla Ice at the Manchester Apollo, early 90s. He climed up some onstage scaffolding and was grinding away when he kind of slipped whilst his dungerees straps were caught up in the scaffold and he had to be helped down. what a sausage

That's what happens when you rock a microphone like a vandal

 

[DaveCinzano]

...ah...sorry....the site does seem to have an Adolf Hitler quote on the home page...

Whatever one's feelings on the man, he certainly had a fair few inspirational aphorisms up his sleeve

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Krankie hurt in beanstalk tumble

Rock. And. Roll.

 

[emanymton]

This wouldn't be complete without at least one dishonourable mention of the mighty Led Zeppelin:

Led Zeppelin's Real-Life 'Spinal Tap' Seattle Hotel Debauchery

Yeah this is fucking hilarious.

A pretty young groupie with red hair was disrobed and tied to the bed. Led Zeppelin then proceeded to stuff pieces of shark into her vagina and rectum

 

[Voley]

Black Sabbath decided to have a life sized Stonehenge on stage which, rather predictably, was too big to go on stage. In the spinal tap version, they also did a Stonehenge and also got the dimensions wrong. Their version was only 18 inches tall.

From Wiki:

There were many problems surrounding the tour for the album, including having little room on stage due to it being decorated with Stonehenge replicas.

Early in the tour, there was also a dwarf that was dressed to look like the demon-infant from the album cover.

They just don't make bands like that any more.

 

[AverageJoe]

Didn't guns and roses once cancel a London gigs because there was snow on the roof?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Didn't guns and roses once cancel a London gigs because there was snow on the roof?

Not heard that one, but if it was a lot of snow on an outdoor stage roof that could potentially be dangerous due to weight loadings.

 

[AverageJoe]

Not heard that one, but if it was a lot of snow on an outdoor stage roof that could potentially be dangerous due to weight loadings.

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