Worst of all time? Good question.; I've been to some really shitty shows. If I had to pick one, it would be Nitzer Ebb. They were opening for Depeche Mode at the Coliseum, and it just...sucked. I don't know if they were having an off night, equipment issues, or both, but it was a disaster. And I'd been really looking forward to seeing them, so the unmet expectations made it all worse.
After that, probably a local PDX band who's name I've forgotten. It was at Melody Ballroom in that era when everyone was trying just a bit too hard to be weird. As soon as the bassist came out in full armor, I knew it was over. And it was; they lasted about 3-4 songs before being booed off the stage.
Worst of all time? Good question.; I've been to some really shitty shows. If I had to pick one, it would be Nitzer Ebb. They were opening for Depeche Mode at the Coliseum, and it just...sucked. I don't know if they were having an off night, equipment issues, or both, but it was a disaster. And I'd been really looking forward to seeing them, so the unmet expectations made it all worse.
After that, probably a local PDX band who's name I've forgotten. It was at Melody Ballroom in that era when everyone was trying just a bit too hard to be weird. As soon as the bassist came out in full armor, I knew it was over. And it was; they lasted about 3-4 songs before being booed off the stage.
The National + Bon Iver? Didn't even hear the song and I already want a full collab album!