Concert walk-outs (Page 1 of 3)

I walked on Todd Rundgren at one of those cityfest music things in Pensacola, late 90's. In fairness to him there were some sound problems, he got very frustrated and was screaming at the guys on the board. My kids were also dead tired and it was time to exit. I do like his music and would probably pay to see him again.

and as I posted on what are you listening to now, walked on Candlebox because of Kevin's excessive foul language.

Tres

The only gig I have walked out of (but returned later after a breather) was Nazareth in the early 70's.

Why did I walk out, well, it was the loudest gig I have ever been at and even at the tender age of 16 and used to very load heavy music, this one one was just too much and I just had to take a few minutes out. I was roadie on the gig as well 

I have thought about it off and on over the years since and I still can't figure out why I couldn't hack it, even for those few minutes - I mean, I have been at concerts that made it into the Guinness Book Of Records for volume.

I spent one gig with my head in (literally) a 100 watt mid range unit (lost hearing for 2 days, ringing in ears for 4 more after that    ) Not something I ever repeated 

Oh well, I didn't actually miss any of the gig as I could hear everything quite clearly outside the hall doors 

Never, ever.

Down with you Guido, I give everybody a chance, but to take a note from Rick & Tres' posts, I was @ a Jonny Lang gig years ago that damn near put me to sleep and both my kids were with me and when I saw the sandman in their eyes I said vamanos mijos and we beat it outta there. Never spent a dime on Lang again. Somebody posted a video by him recently and all that came to mind was, same crap, different gig.

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Bob Dylan about 10 years ago, great seats and my first and only time seeing him.....drunk or stoned doesnt always work for me, but I was pretty well lit too....came back after Bobs set and Santana put on the greatest 1hr set I have ever witnessed by his band....Jingo, oh my god !!!

Shreddy

I didn't walk out, but pretty much slept through Frank Zappa when I saw him at the Long  Beach Arena in the late 70's.

I'm afraid I (along with a few friends) walked out on Dire Straits in Cardiff Rugby Stadium some time ago.....I was drunk at the time and they just seemed boring! Another huge disappointment was seeing Elkie Brooks at a festival - I thought she would have a good rockin'/bluesy band, it being a festival, but no it was like a caberet act!

No, she had left Vinegar Joe by that time - it was during the "Pearl's a Singer" era etc. I must admit I've seen Bob Dylan 3 times - pretty good first time, excellent the second time and awful the third time - that was one I should've walked out of!!!