In the 90's, I had a girlfriend whose cousin worked for a ticket agency.
He would often call at 5pm, saying he had some unsold tickets for a gig that night, and would we like them.

To be polite, we would usually say yes, regardless of who it was. So while we got some good ones, we also had to sit through some terrible shite.

- Bros, at Wembley. 15,000 screaming 12 year olds, plus me and the girlfriend.

- Barry fucking Manilow. He got the hump because they turned all the lights on at 10:30, and refused to play an encore. Can't say I was that disappointed.

- Belinda Carlyle. Not the worst gig, she's very lovely, but after she's done heaven is a place on earth, there's not a lot to keep you entertained.

Just noticed, these all begin with B.

I suppose of the several dozen gigs we went to for free, three duff ones isn't too bad.

Oh, saw Jamiroquoi in Rio in 2005. Good band, but was in a really small stuffy venue and we left half way through.
(username failed moderation, Thu 25 Jul 2013, 15:33, 2 replies)

Fascinating.
I do hope you can recall some other mediocre nights out you've been on.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 25 Jul 2013, 17:44, closed)

Zing!

(username failed moderation, Fri 26 Jul 2013, 10:28, closed)