I saw "Chicks on Speed" once at Hyde Park
They were supporting Red Hot Chilli Peppers and James Brown.

To set the scene it was a hot as fuck day, they were on 2 hours late and people were generally sick of waiting.

Also it was EXPENSIVE for a ticket. Then this mish mosh of crap came on.

Their slogan? "WE DONT PLAY GUITARS" yes congrats... but erm...

It was like someone entered a freestyle art contest and wasnt quite upto the standard of Red Hot Chilli Peppers or JAMES FREAKING BROWN

Anyway heres a movie i took of them by the 2nd song. I still laugh to this day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bL4mcPXYP0
(Hoppkins, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 13:26, 7 replies)

my bro and my mrs were at that
seperately.

They both agree.

My bro also said that James Brown was shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 13:28, closed)

Chicks on Speed have always been shit
And unlike most other things with a pulse: Wouldn't.

Awesome vid :-)
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 13:46, closed)

i was there too...
as i remember the lead"singer" shouting"if one more bottle hits the stage then were going"...cue about a 100 bottles...they were awful..
(norfolkngood, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 13:57, closed)

I saw the same tour
But at Man Citys ground... they were fucking awful, so much so that the RCH singer antony cockwomble started to try and bollock the crowd for booing them...

That said James Brown rocked that night and the Chillis played all their new bland shit (as mentioned in a post above) and only a couple of the good tunes.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 15:02, closed)

I too saw this abomination
Worst live act ever. The chilli's weren't all that either. A bit of a waste of £50 or whatever it cost.
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 16:00, closed)

I was there too
James Brown didn't really do anything, another male singer sang most of the songs, with JB chiming in every so often, and wandering round the stage with a cape on.

At some point, RHCP thanked Chicks on Speed for supporting them, and the entire crowd boo'ed, causing I think Flea to respond with a "fuck you all", or similar.

Best part of the entire afternoon, as RHCP weren't up to much.
(hutchers, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 19:08, closed)

The highlight of this gig for me
was some floppy haired opportunist drawing a giant cock in purple felt-pen on the exposed leg of a shorts wearing lightweight passed out on the floor by the toilet section before skipping off with gay abandon.

To be fair to Chicks on Speed, they are from Croydon I think. And no-one deserves that.
(Jboy, Thu 6 Jan 2011, 9:23, closed)