Stories on Stage (may it be Sad, Funny, Weird, Freaky)

[shodawmoon]

Share your experiences at gigs where Sad, Funny, Weird, and/or Freaky things happened.

or someone else's you know or at least saw on stage first hand.


 2007 or 2008

I was at this fundraising gig, and there were lots of bands playing, it was all good and fun.
then the last band came on, and I think they were the only band who brought their own amps. the venue was at the 2nd floor of a building. so some real effort was given just to carry the amp. I was thinking to myself 
"yabang! nagdala pa ng 2 x 12 na amp!" (not sure what brand and model though) then pulled out a hardcase, the most expensive guitar I saw at that gig, a Gibson SG.

        took them forever to setup, then halfway through the 1st song, a string snaps.there was awkward silence,
the guys in the band look at each other, vox/guitarist just stopped and put his guitar down, leaves stage. 

[kernelsalonpas]

wow 2x12! supposedly, if you have your own gear mas mabilis magsetup. i try to speed up setup time na kelangan organized lahat bago pa sumabak sa stage.

haha midway tumigil. jeez. you don't stop midway due to string breakage. lol

[freemansj]

wow 2x12! supposedly, if you have your own gear mas mabilis magsetup. i try to speed up setup time na kelangan organized lahat bago pa sumabak sa stage.

haha midway tumigil. jeez. you don't stop midway due to string breakage. lol

Hindi masyadong swak pero pwede na siguro yung nangyari sa kin nung huling jam natin, Kernel...  Sa kalagitnaan ng jam, I had to leave para maghanap ng CR kasi suka ako nang suka due to food poisoning!  Hahahaha!   

[ron21]

we're supposedly to play 10 songs.. at the middle fifth song we had to finish it without a vox... he had to leave the stage and almost collapsed due to stroke. Luckily he's fine 

[KASALANAN]

college days.

we were playing iron maiden's the trooper as our last song nung biglang umakyat yun karamihan ng audience sa stage at duon na nagslamman hahaha. Sa gitna ng slamman nila, ako nilayo ko na talaga yun pedalboard ko para safe. sad to say, my bandmate did not have time to save his board. nakita ko talaga, parang dinaanan ng stampede yun board niya. parang slow motion pa na nagliparan yun mga ngipin ng equalizer niya HAHAHA. it was a really good gig nonetheless.

[jannten]

highschool days parang semi battle/open jam ata un.. mga noob kami eh. sumali kami kahit wala kaming gamit. haha.

kaya dun lang kami nanghiram cyempre ayaw magphiram ng iba(sinu ba naman gusto magpahiram sa stranger diba) hehe.
walang nagpapahiram ng cable.lol
buti my nagpahiram na all chix band. pero ang dumi ng tugtug namin. haha.
tas nung tumugtug na ung all chix band grabe metal pala sila. haha.

[shodawmoon]

Hindi masyadong swak pero pwede na siguro yung nangyari sa kin nung huling jam natin, Kernel...  Sa kalagitnaan ng jam, I had to leave para maghanap ng CR kasi suka ako nang suka due to food poisoning!  Hahahaha!   

wow, grabe buti nakuha mo pang mag jam knowing na na food posion ka na.

@KASALANAN

iyak tawa sa board nung bandmate mo. naayos pa ba yung EQ?

@kernel

yun nga eh, WTF moment nung bumaba ng stage yung vox. 

@ron21

yikes. buti naman yun lang.

@jannten

 

[freemansj]

wow, grabe buti nakuha mo pang mag jam knowing na na food posion ka na.

Oo tol...  Nahihiya kasi ako kay Kernel.  Minsan lang namin makasama yan e.  150 pesos worth na Calamares na binebenta sa kalye ang salarin sa food poisoning na nangyari.   

[Freak]

College days, there's this band who happened to be my friends. They were performing a classic black sabbath song when the vox suddenly forgotten the lyrics in the middle of the song. He tried "to-fill" the silence by re-tying his shoe laces 

whatta lame way i must say

[rye715]

Anun meron? : Battle of the Bands.

Saan? : Sa isang barangay malayo sa kabihasnan.

Bakit? : Election kasi, kaya para dumami ang tao, may mga patimpalak.

Papunta na kami sa adlib ng SheWolf (by Megadeth), dun sa may dual guitar na part.

Nang pinahinto ng mga opisyal ng barangay ang tugtugan dahil dumating na si Re-electionist Mayor. Late na dumating, pero dapat mag-speech na pagkadating dahil marami pa siyang pupuntahang mga barangay.

Pinatigil kami sa pagtugtog. Isang oras siya ng speech.

Pagkatapos niya umalis, next band na raw kasi wala nang oras, may Ms. Gay Contest pa raw. "Okay" na raw yung tugtugan namin kanina. Tutal, mataas ang posibilidad na manalo kami.

Pinaghirapan ng mga guitarista naming tapusin yung lead lines ng SheWolf.

Ni hindi pa namin natugtog yung isa naming pinaghirapan na Quicksand Jesus (by Skid Row).

Hindi rin kami nanalo sa contest.

[59sunburst]

saddest thing for me is whenever the drummer plays 3 times faster than the normal tempo  .. it really disturbs me especially when its my turn to do the guitar solos 

[KASALANAN]

wow, grabe buti nakuha mo pang mag jam knowing na na food posion ka na.

@KASALANAN

iyak tawa sa board nung bandmate mo. naayos pa ba yung EQ?

@kernel

yun nga eh, WTF moment nung bumaba ng stage yung vox. 

@ron21

yikes. buti naman yun lang.

@jannten

 

suprisingly, that boston EQ was tought enough! though ngliparan yun mga ngipin, gumagana pa siya gang ngyon haha

[MYN11]

Pinaka worst na experience ko is during our dance/party songs, dahil super crowded na yung harapan at umabot na sa stage yung mga nagsasayawan, may nagkainitan na mga mala-wrestlers ang mga katawan  The sad part here is tinamaan nila yung Sequencer Rack ko at bumagsak!  Luckily nasalo ng PA ko at wala naman nasira. But we have to stop the set na. Tamaan na ang lahat, kahit mabali pa yung neck ng gitara ko, kahit mabasag pa laptop/ipad ko, wag lang masaktan yung asawa ko (female vox namin). Pag siya ang tinamaan, mamamaril na ako ng mga tao 

[r_chino18]

Oo tol...  Nahihiya kasi ako kay Kernel.  Minsan lang namin makasama yan e.  150 pesos worth na Calamares na binebenta sa kalye ang salarin sa food poisoning na nangyari.   

Hindi hiyang ang tiyan sa Asian! 

[bluesy_pt]

UP Fair, mga 5 years ago.  Lasing na lasing ang vocalist naming brokenhearted. Halos kaladkarin na paakyat ng stage. E syempre the show must go on kaya salang pa rin. 3 songs lang naman ang set. Wala syang nakanta nang maayos. Wala sa metro, wala sa tono, at hindi maalala ang lyrics. Ilang beses na binubunggo yung mic stand. Kumuha pa ng tao sa audience para kunwari duet sila pero hindi na lang talaga nya kaya. Ipinag-kampanya pa ang kamag-anak nyang pulitiko. Haay. Nakakahiya kasi ang dami kong inimbitang friends tapos nagkalat lang ang isang member at winasak ang set.

[free2rock]

UP Fair, mga 5 years ago.  Lasing na lasing ang vocalist naming brokenhearted. Halos kaladkarin na paakyat ng stage. E syempre the show must go on kaya salang pa rin. 3 songs lang naman ang set. Wala syang nakanta nang maayos. Wala sa metro, wala sa tono, at hindi maalala ang lyrics. Ilang beses na binubunggo yung mic stand. Kumuha pa ng tao sa audience para kunwari duet sila pero hindi na lang talaga nya kaya. Ipinag-kampanya pa ang kamag-anak nyang pulitiko. Haay. Nakakahiya kasi ang dami kong inimbitang friends tapos nagkalat lang ang isang member at winasak ang set.

Whoa... Any vids?

[freemansj]

Hindi hiyang ang tiyan sa Asian! 

Ikaw na ang syang tunay na Hari ng OT!!!   

[gunlak]

got to play session bass for mayonnaise in one of their gigs sa cuneta astrodome..

it's not my first time to session with them pero pagdating netong cuneta gig, nako kinabahan ako sa dami ba namang tao at laki nung stage na yinapakan ko.. yan puro tuloy ako sabit.. haha lagare day yun pagdating naman sa bar gigs swabehan lang.  .

back to the cuneta, set na ng mayo.. eh hanggang 8 lang yung cuneta. mga 7 na kami nakastart.. so mga halfway sa set around 7:30, pinaaalis na yung mga tao nung management kasi strict sila sa time limit... edi nagsisialisan na yung mga tao sa taas.. kaka sad lang makita.

[gandydancer123]

'twas, 2000-2001 We had an impromptu gig sa may bandang tomas morato malapit sa shell..forgot the Sct. Street...we were playing our all original set..sobrang naingayan yung management..kasi expect yata nila acoustic unplugged bands lang (since kasagsagan yun nina Paolo Santos and Jimmi Bondoc) hahahaha...

Nakakalungkot kasi nakakabitin...first time ko naexperience to na naputol yung enjoyment..hyped up pa naman ako kasi, first gig to use a new guitar....first song pa yata yun and nagset up pa kami at nagdala ng gear..hahaha.. BITIN!!

[stompmoko]

anniv gig ng studio na madalas namin puntahan, we were invited to play..5th band on the bill, nalasing agad yung vocalist/guitarist namin, bago lang yung guitar nya and since halos lahat kakilala namin we were comfy, inabot yata sya ng 5mins magtono, di na namin pinaggitara..atleast all out parin sya sa vocal parts

pero nakakahiya pa rin never ever will that happen again

OT: not a sad story but funny one, i think

may nakasabay kami sa club dredd, 3 piece band..one member was sporting a big afro, all out sa stage..tapos nung nagpapsalamat na sila sa audience, nagsalita yung player..mas maliit pa sa sanggol yung boses, halos lahat kami sa table napabuga ng beer

[freemansj]

anniv gig ng studio na madalas namin puntahan, we were invited to play..5th band on the bill, nalasing agad yung vocalist/guitarist namin, bago lang yung guitar nya and since halos lahat kakilala namin we were comfy, inabot yata sya ng 5mins magtono, di na namin pinaggitara..atleast all out parin sya sa vocal parts

pero nakakahiya pa rin never ever will that happen again

OT: not a sad story but funny one, i think

may nakasabay kami sa club dredd, 3 piece band..one member was sporting a big afro, all out sa stage..tapos nung nagpapsalamat na sila sa audience, nagsalita yung player..mas maliit pa sa sanggol yung boses, halos lahat kami sa table napabuga ng beer

 

[jirik]

played a gig where nakisama lahat ng elements sakin. gear, mood, stomach (before every "big" gig nag susuka ako sa back stage dahil sa kaba). tumugtog na kami't lahat enjoy na enjoy. only to find out after ng set namin na hindi pala narinig ung gitara ko sa PA. ako lang din nakarinig sa sarili kong gitara. 

[Asurada666]

Ako naman may napanood ako na band sa Las pinas the bar name is KARANCHO bar way back 1999 pa ata un, simama lang ako ng friend ko kasi ung banda nya ang tutugtog,

so eto na, after nila, may nag set ng megadeth cover band 3pis lang sila ang galing nila ung guitarista nila eh nag part time teacher sa yamaha that time at ang ganda ng multi efx nya at kilala sya na magaling talaga, napapansin ko ung adaptor ng multi efx nya medyo nag loose sa electric outlet na malapit sa inhouse sound system ng bar, malaiit lang kasi ung stage, so on and off ung efx nya, kala nya sinasabotahe sya ng house, ayun nagalet as i remember minura nya ung in-house at nag impake ng gear at bumaba ng stage good thing ung bass guitarist at drummer continue parin sila at tinapos ung Holy wars na song,

[Freak]

wala ng tatalo sa murder case ni dimebag darrel 

Got shot by a psycho while performing on stage...

[jannten]

tumugtug kami dati sa school.

nakatalikod ung bassist at guitarist namin. haha.. sobrang hiya ata nung dalawa.