Rock show sabotage! - 35 surefire ways to ruin a show for the suckers who actually paid to get in.

January 21, 2003 3:56 PM

Rock show sabotage! - 35 surefire ways to ruin a show for the suckers who actually paid to get in. I have to remember #7 - "Fake a fight with a friend during a ballad." next time I'm at a bad emo concert.
posted by deftone (14 comments total)

ahahahah.

10.       Pay ten girls to chant “Rapist!” at the lead singer.


PS: I saw Chino at the Glassjaw concert in seattle . . . walking around. So weird.
posted by cinderful at 4:12 PM on January 21, 2003

"a bad emo concert"

Redundant.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:17 PM on January 21, 2003

Yaay! New Chunklet!
posted by monkeymike at 4:31 PM on January 21, 2003

What mr_crash_davis said.
posted by Satapher at 5:24 PM on January 21, 2003

10. Pay ten girls to chant “Rapist!” at the lead singer.

Hey, that would especially work at a Modest Mouse concert!
posted by Satapher at 5:25 PM on January 21, 2003

Satapher, I don't get it. Is Isaac a rapist?
posted by saladin at 6:03 PM on January 21, 2003

Brian Teasley (one list compiler) is drummer of Man or Astroman? My guess is more of these have been put into practice than haven't.
posted by spartacusroosevelt at 7:27 PM on January 21, 2003

saladin, see these old pages for some background info on that topic.
posted by gluechunk at 7:45 PM on January 21, 2003

And why is there no website for "art show sabotage"?

Or "booksigning sabotage"?

People just get emotional about music, I guess. But...hating musicians because...???

*scratches head, waits for MeFi shrinks to explain it to me*
posted by kozad at 8:25 PM on January 21, 2003

14. Convince local Nazi organizations that the band features former members of Skrewdriver.

Heh heh heh. Nice link.
posted by Ufez Jones at 8:45 PM on January 21, 2003

saladin: here's more.
posted by mcsweetie at 9:27 PM on January 21, 2003

13. Bring a megaphone and repeat all the band’s in between song chatter.

that one's brilliant.
posted by oog at 9:46 PM on January 21, 2003

Better Man or Astroman? link here. I sure do hope they tour again soon...
posted by JoanArkham at 4:29 AM on January 22, 2003

Jesus's peezle, how did I miss all that? Thanks for the info folks, and man, what a kick in the groin to learn that my all-time favorite lyricist is a bloody rapist.

"I've got this thing that I consider my only art, of fucking people over"
posted by saladin at 6:46 AM on January 22, 2003