The biggest knobhead I've ever seen on stage

[beesonthewhatnow]

I think anyone working in small local venues sees several people who could take this title every week.

 

[twentythreedom]

am i the only person to read that as 'steve aoki dying'?

We can but dream

 

[skyscraper101]

Honorable mentions to the singer from Gay Dad, Lady Sovereign (and her drummer), Anthony Kiedis, 50 Cent, the drummer from Big Country, Phil Anselmo, Kanye West, Lars Ulrich, the singer from Hard Fi, David Guetta, Wiley, and every single member of So Solid Crew.

 

[belboid]

John Robb

Which is kinda odd, as he is actually a really nice bloke. On stage though, he's a complete knob.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Fred Durst

 

[stuff_it]

Some well known club dj knutted some audience guy off the stage on YouTube, but I wasn't there.

 

[8ball]

That guy from Fat White Family.

 

[Argonia]

Ben from Screeching Weasel when he punched a woman

 

[Argonia]

 

[Spymaster]

Jim Davidson

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Jim Davidson

He’s more of a cunt than a knobhead.

 

[planetgeli]

Billy Corgan, no competition.

 

[skyscraper101]

Corgan good shout.

 

[dervish]

I think this guy has a pretty good chance.

Invented a US tour, bought a load of facebook likes, pretended that he had 180 tickets sold for a gig, none of it was true. He turned up and played to an empty venue. Not entirely sure if it was him or his promoters, but he must have been aware of what was happening. Really not sure what he expected to happen though.

 

[petee]

daevid allen, which was a shame, as i loved Gong and i looked forward so much to seeing him.
gave a 30 minute show and didn't care.

 

[chilango]

You didn't have the misfortune of seeing him at the Fleadh too?

No. Fortunately not.

 

[chilango]

Billy Corgan, no competition.

He was my no.2 after Dylan

 

[tim]

Jim Davidson

If you paid to see him perform, you are the biggest knobhead on this thread.

 

[Spymaster]

If you paid to see him perform, you are the biggest knobhead on this thread.

He was probably one of the less offensive stand-ups in the 80s

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

He was probably one of the less offensive stand-ups in the 80s

He remains the only act I’ve point blank refused to work with when offered the gig

 

[8ball]

He remains the only act I’ve point blank refused to work with when offered the gig

It’s a pretty low bar, but you’v got to start somewhere.

 

[ska invita]

Damon Albarn
He'd stick a tune on, look ridiculously pleased with himself, and then alternate between dancing around the stage like an utter bellend and knobbing about with an overhead projector which seemed to be on stage precisely so that he could knob about with it - drawing stupid doodles on acetates. At one point he over head projected his ass*.

*I am not 100% sure that he actually did this - but I have a clear memory of it - though I may have made it up.

I was always fairly ambivalent about Albarn but since this night I have hated him ever since.

that sounds like quite a funny spoof of a flash DJ-AV set tbh (and a shit night out though)
did he play any good tunes?

 

[jakethesnake]

daevid allen, which was a shame, as i loved Gong and i looked forward so much to seeing him.
gave a 30 minute show and didn't care.

I'm surprised at that, when I saw him play he was great, good show, chatted to the audience after and signed all my mate's Gong records too.

 

[jakethesnake]

My nomination would be Axle Rose.

 

[lizzieloo]

Jim Davidson

 

[Winot]

Badly Drawn Boy (at the Windmill, Brixton). He was pissed and paranoid and spent most of a very short set ranting at the audience.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Jim Davidson

Wasn't sure who he was so I googled him and watched one of the first YouTube clips. Jim Davidson on Women.
What a monumental arsehole.

 

[Idaho]

Lou Reed.


... And yet I still love him.

 

[Gerry1time]

My first vote is for Tricky playing Bristol in 2012. A homecoming gig, performing Maxinquaye in full. Completely sold out, everyone hugely excited about it. Apart from, it seems, Tricky himself.

The first few songs were ok, but he kept nipping over to the back door of the stage for a quick drink and smoke now and again. After a few tracks, the drink and smoke breaks seemed to get longer. There was a crowd of his family and friends by the stage door joining in, and the gaps between songs started to grow. Martina T-B was clearly really embarrased, and started apologising as the crowd grew restless.

Eventually he started what I can only describe as torturing his session musicians. One lead guitarist / vocalist was made to play the chorus of a song again and again and again, with Tricky standing next to him making him do it, each time him announcing the musical style he wanted him to play it in, sometimes quiet, sometimes passionate, sometime shouting, etc, etc. It just looked like bullying.

Eventually the whole thing fell apart, the musicians just walked off stage, and Tricky's young nephews, who were part of the partying family group by the stage door, were invited on by their uncle to take over with some cringeworthy 6th form style freestyling for the rest of the gig. Those that hadn't already walked out walked out at this point, as did I.

Ian McCulloch from Echo and The Bunnymen comes close for this though at Glastonbury 1997. Played an underwhelming set early in the day on the Pyramid Stage, and ended up ranting about what a dick Michael Eavis was for putting them on so early when they were clearly *such an amazing band*. They (on that day at least) weren't, and if a well loved farmer invites you to play his farm, it's a dick move to slag him off in return. The crowd certainly made this clear to him.

Honorable mention to Snoop Dogg in Bristol, 2014. He wasn't a dick as such, but I've never seen an act be their own tribute act before. The gig sold out and tickets were changing hands for a lot of cash. He then did a set that was like some terrible greatest hits pastiche of what he used to be, like a Snoop tribute act playing a cruise liner. Many walked out.

 

[Favelado]

My first vote is for Tricky playing Bristol in 2012. A homecoming gig, performing Maxinquaye in full. Completely sold out, everyone hugely excited about it. Apart from, it seems, Tricky himself.

The first few songs were ok, but he kept nipping over to the back door of the stage for a quick drink and smoke now and again. After a few tracks, the drink and smoke breaks seemed to get longer. There was a crowd of his family and friends by the stage door joining in, and the gaps between songs started to grow. Martina T-B was clearly really embarrased, and started apologising as the crowd grew restless.

Eventually he started what I can only describe as torturing his session musicians. One lead guitarist / vocalist was made to play the chorus of a song again and again and again, with Tricky standing next to him making him do it, each time him announcing the musical style he wanted him to play it in, sometimes quiet, sometimes passionate, sometime shouting, etc, etc. It just looked like bullying.

Eventually the whole thing fell apart, the musicians just walked off stage, and Tricky's young nephews, who were part of the partying family group by the stage door, were invited on by their uncle to take over with some cringeworthy 6th form style freestyling for the rest of the gig. Those that hadn't already walked out walked out at this point, as did I.

That's really piss-poor. At least Martina comes out of it well - that she cared enough. That had potential to be a brilliant gig - so much talent and a great album. What a waste.