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Post by jimmy ho on Apr 20, 2004 18:55:47 GMT -5
So who/what was the worst performance you've seen at reading? here is my top 3
3- Blink 182
2- Black Grape
1- Staind
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Post by ~ MAR ~ on Apr 21, 2004 1:05:23 GMT -5
Well I personally thought Blink were really good.
I'll give you Staind though.....biggest disappointment last year but that's prolly not their fault that their equipment wasn't working. I was really looking forward to their set, which I was sure would have been rocking. Acoustic Staind is ok....but they would have played a different set I'm sure if they weren't.
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Post by Fat Reg on Apr 21, 2004 2:32:51 GMT -5
Staind (I'd managed to blank them from my memory)
Black Sabbath in 1983 (though it was funny...)
Eminem (why oh why was he ever on the bill?)
Starship in 1988
I'm sure Stereophonics and Travis were pretty dreadful from what I heard drifting into the campsite, too...
There's probably loads of others, but it's been a long time...
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Post by andy on Apr 21, 2004 4:39:18 GMT -5
One from each year i've been
2003: Staind
2002: Incubus (even the pre-recorded backing vocals couldn't save em. oh dear)
2001: Err...actually can't remember seeing anything bad.
2003: Finch
done!
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Post by jimmy poop on Apr 21, 2004 6:19:41 GMT -5
ahh I learned form my mistake in 2002 and avoided Staind like the plague. All acoustic would of been even worse
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Post by ~ MAR ~ on Apr 21, 2004 6:36:26 GMT -5
One from each year i've been 2003: Staind 2002: Incubus (even the pre-recorded backing vocals couldn't save em. oh dear) 2001: Err...actually can't remember seeing anything bad. 2003: Finch done! Wow....I would have put Incubus as one of the best I've seen there so far. And Finch were pretty good too IMO. We need a 'best performances at Reading' thread. |
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Post by Tom on Apr 21, 2004 6:53:55 GMT -5
Finch were much better when they played the radio 1 stage last year. lost all their amosphere when they played the main stage like im worried will happen to thursday this year.
incubus were poor in 2002 compared to when i saw them at wembley a few months before but that was mainly cos they were plugging their awful morning view album. thankfully theyre new one is much better
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Post by ~ MAR ~ on Apr 21, 2004 9:53:01 GMT -5
Finch were much better when they played the radio 1 stage last year. lost all their amosphere when they played the main stage like im worried will happen to thursday this year. incubus were poor in 2002 compared to when i saw them at wembley a few months before but that was mainly cos they were plugging their awful morning view album. thankfully theyre new one is much better Finch played the main stage last year.....My son is a huge fan so we had to go watch. They were pretty good I think. but then it's easy to say that when you have no other shows to compare them to.  |
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Post by Tom on Apr 21, 2004 10:33:53 GMT -5
yep my mistake  i meant when they played the radio 1 stage in 2002 |
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Post by spyddy on Apr 21, 2004 13:52:04 GMT -5
My worst top 3.
[1] Foo Fighters [2000] - As much as i like them i was severely disappointed by this set. The main stage just didnt work for them this yr
[2] Staind [2001] - Now i quite like some staind stuff and although i thought they actually played ok they should not of been let anywhere near that main stage. Stick em in a tent like they should be!
[3] Thrice [2003] - Walked away after 4 songs. enough said.
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Post by PT on Apr 21, 2004 14:48:45 GMT -5
very disapointed with slum village in 98 or 99 and last year i was really looking forwards to squarepusher..but the sound in the dance tent was fucked..which wasn't his fault..but he came on stage in a rage and played a 20 min bass solo through some fucked up distored footpedals..i just couldn't cope
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Post by jonojonojono on Apr 21, 2004 14:55:56 GMT -5
not exactly the worst performance but do any of you remember dillenger escape plan's legenday performance at reading 2002...
i seem to recall that the singer shat on a towel, threw it into the crowd which then turned into some sort of volley ball rally before he proceeded to smear it on his top and try to crowdsurf...
what a way to start the day, eh.
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Post by PT on Apr 21, 2004 15:09:56 GMT -5
yes my mate pete dragged me along to watch them..he shat in a bag and chucked it in the crowd..as well as punching ppl on the front row..apparently the fans love it and its really rock n roll!
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Post by S8N on Apr 21, 2004 16:04:10 GMT -5
Always been really lucky with Reading sets I reckon. Still I'd go for:
2003: Finch - Lead singer seemed to think that a big stage meant more incomprehensible screaming, were good on Radio1 stage previous year I seem to remember
2002: Dandy Warhols - Were just unbelievably bloody boring. Couldnt be arsed
2001: Eminem - Walking off half way through to show an episode of South Park does not make a good festival closer
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Post by Ali p on Apr 21, 2004 17:53:30 GMT -5
One band stands out as the worst above all else.......
SLIPKNOT (2000 and 2002)- the most unbearable I'm-going-back-to-my-tent-to-drink-warm-cider pile of shit I have ever had the displeasure of (briefly) listening to.
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i meant when they played the radio 1 stage in 2002 
