Why do I even go to shows anyway?

[Gawdzillers]

Went to the Tom Petty show here last Thursday, and as expected, there were a lot of drunk hicks. He came with Crosby, Stills, and Nash, which provoked the woman behind us to scream "SOUTHERN CROSS!" every once in a while. I could deal with that, but when CSN didn't play it, went off, and Tom Petty came on, guess what she kept screaming?

"PLAY SOUTHERN CROSS!!!!"

Damn it, you drunken whore, Tom Petty doesn't play "Southern Cross"! As Stephen Stills once said at a different show, "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Then, when Petty went off before the encore (when has any major rock band ever NOT played an encore?), she screamed "NO NO NO NO NO!!" and stamped her feet with each repetition of the word, like a child having a tantrum when she doesn't get the toy she saw in a store. And during the encore, it was right back to "SOUTHERN CROSS!!!" When the show was over for real, I turned around and she had the cat butt face on, and she turned and stomped out of the aisle.

Bonus: Other people behind us were talking about something not even having to do with the show while CSN played their acoustic songs. Shut the fuck up.

[firecat88]

Oh gosh. That reminds me of something that happened at one of Enter The Haggis' shows. To give a little bit of background: For the past year or so, ETH has been streaming their concerts live via the webcam on Brian(the fiddle player)'s laptop. It's really fun because not only do you get to watch the concert, but you also get to people-watch.

One of their most popular songs is a song called One Last Drink. It's awesome, and I have yet to see a show of theirs where they *haven't* sung it. At one particular show, sure enough they *did* sing it. These two girls, though, near the end of the concert, shouted "One Last Drink!" really loud. It was at a point, it should be noted, when the rest of the audience was being fairly quiet. Brian even pointed out to these girls that that song had already been performed.

I dunno if they just meant it as wanting to hear one more song or what, but it was just...odd.

[infinitemonkies]

I saw the Arrogant Worms (Canadian folk/comedy band) a year or so ago, and people in the audience kept yelling out for songs done by other bands, but that are frequently mislabeled online.
(Just like every spoof song ever made you can find posted on youtube mislabeled as Weird Al)

[Magpie]

I can never keep track of what's Arrogant Worms vs. Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie. (I'm from Ontario, that's my excuse). However, I also have the sense not to yell out unless I'm damn sure.

[elsporko]

I was at an Alice Cooper concert where a drunk guy kept insisting there was going to be one more encore, despite the house lights being on and roadies removing equipment from the stage.

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

I have been at a Zappa Plays Zappa gig last month where a woman kept shouting for "Eruption". Which is by Van Halen.
After having about three pieces disrupted by her Dweezil even played part of "Eruption"! Of course she kept asking for it anyway.

[Dasota]

I went to a Mindless Self Indulgence show a few years back. Apparently there was someone there who didn't like the band (wtf?) and didn't they had a song named "Faggot" and kept calling the lead singing that. So the band played it and dedicated it to the guy yelling in the audience. Lol

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

Oddly I heard something similar too

Was at a gig and somebody from the audience kept shouting at the vocalist to "F**k off". Unfazed, the vocalist replied "It is called "F**k You", and we will play it next - and dedicate it all to you", which they proceeded to do

[bunnyboy]

I went to a Mindless Self Indulgence show a few years back. Apparently there was someone there who didn't like the band (wtf?) and didn't they had a song named "Faggot" and kept calling the lead singing that. So the band played it and dedicated it to the guy yelling in the audience. Lol

Yes and no, they did have a song, but no they didn't dedicate the song to him, however ifthat guy ever listens to Frankensteing Girld Will seem Strangely Sexy, right before Faggot is Jimmy Urine telling him off in probably the most awesome way possible.

Also, anyone remember the band that had that show where the singer called out some dudes as being ice cream eating m.f.ers?

[Gawdzillers]

Reminds me of a punk show I went to once:
A band called "The Fakes" were playing their last show, and of course the other bands told the audience to give some applause to the band. Every time another band mentioned The Fakes, a guy in the back would yell, "FUCK THE FAKES!" We thought it was annoying, until The Fakes started playing, and that guy was the singer!

[dalesys]

I remember seeing Eric Burdon & the Animals (circa 1969) and some yodelhokelo kept screaming fo "House Of The Rising Sun".

Eric responded "House Of the Rising C**t?"


Particularly appropriate.

[Jay 2K Winger]

I went to a Mindless Self Indulgence show a few years back. Apparently there was someone there who didn't like the band (wtf?) and didn't they had a song named "Faggot" and kept calling the lead singing that. So the band played it and dedicated it to the guy yelling in the audience. Lol

Oddly I heard something similar too

Was at a gig and somebody from the audience kept shouting at the vocalist to "F**k off". Unfazed, the vocalist replied "It is called "F**k You", and we will play it next - and dedicate it all to you", which they proceeded to do

Now I'm having a Scott Pilgrim moment.

"This next song is for the idiot who keeps shouting from the balcony, it's called 'We Hate You, Please Die.'"

[drunkenwildmage]

When to a comedy show last winter for a comedian by the name of Drew Hastings, and some drunken putz in the back yelled "GIT-R-DONE " 1/2 through the show..



Now..does this guy look anything like Larry the Cable Guy?!

[Hyndis]

I once went to an improv with the cast from Whose Line is it Anyways.

There was a heckler in the audience.

He was utterly and completely eviscerated by the performers. Against their razor sharp wit the moron didn't stand a chance. After being thoroughly mocked and humiliated for a several minutes on end (they actually worked mocking him into an act in of its own, it was awesome) the guy was "escorted" from the audience by security.

[SecurityWench]

I once went to an improv with the cast from Whose Line is it Anyways.

There was a heckler in the audience.

He was utterly and completely eviscerated by the performers. Against their razor sharp wit the moron didn't stand a chance. After being thoroughly mocked and humiliated for a several minutes on end (they actually worked mocking him into an act in of its own, it was awesome) the guy was "escorted" from the audience by security.

I am a HUGE WL fan, and that sounds awesome to have witnessed!

You just don't heckle improvisers of that caliber. They can think of a comeback, and they will use it.