Fela kicked the drummer of his kit, and put another guy up there when I saw him eons ago.... don't think he was permanently banished from the group, just from the kit.
In Hawaii, Feb 20, 1999 at he end of a Zero Island tour (DNB opened) the whole band quit after Zero played a show at the Honolulu Zoo.
Because Kimock (and Vega) had secretly booked a KVHW show for their "new" band later the same night at a cross town venue (The Hawaiian Hut) in order to pursue different musical directions / more lucrative commercial endeavors. Big jamband show-biz drama that evening.
The beginning of the end for Zero. They played sporadically thru the following year, stopped entirely during the early SKB years, and then resurrected occasionally.
What a day of music -- 3 shows, including elephants bellowing on tape! Check it out:
No, but experienced it as a band member when our guitarist drunkenly stormed off stage in between sets when I told him to either learn the tunes or turn down his amp (which was directly behind my head). Fun night.
>Fela kicked the drummer of his kit, and put another guy up there when I saw him eons ago.... don't think he was permanently banished from the group, just from the kit.
Nothing happened, but when I saw The Mickey Hart Band around 2011 or so, every band member was looking at him onstage nervously like they could get sacked at any second. After the show, Mickey left immediately on his deluxe tour bus while the rest of the band had to wait for their van. Overheard them bitching about what a 'primadonna' he was.
Yes the 2011/2012 Mickey Hart Band with Tim Hockenberry when they did that album was a great group of players but I don't think they were close friends, from the couple of times I saw them. I'm sure he's a pain in the ass. I bet they didn't get paid that well. Just a guess.
>>>Overheard them bitching about what a 'primadonna' he was.
Saw Mickey's band on that tour and it was great. Mick was more of a conductor but it was a hot band featuring Dave Schools on bass and some younger players.
But the year before, saw Mickey and Bill play with Keller Williams as the "Rhythm Devils" up at Hornings Hideout for Northwest String Summit. Story has it that Mickey came out of his trailer and saw a small pile of trash next to it and it was an all hands on deck, four alarm drama situation.
Didn't he also use his karate on a bus driver for some offense and have an arrest warrant on him for it?
No spot taken on seeing band members walking off or being fired onstage, but I did see Jaimoe basically collapse on stage at an Allman Bros. show at Shoreline in the '90s. He had to be carried off while the band finished the song & show without him.
And I once saw Jerry blow off an encore backstage at Shoreline after Weir had been whining to him that the drummers were speeding up his songs on purpose and he didn't want to play the encore, to which Jerry said "fine!", immediately hopped into his van and took off, leaving Bob staring after him with his jaw bouncing off his knees.
I have also seen a few full band early exits; The Fleshtones opening for The Police in '82 at the Cow Palace were being booed mercilessly and were being pelted with coins. The band stopped halfway through a song, picked up all the change and before walking off in a rain of trash, with both birds flying the singer said, "I ALWAYS HEARD THIS TOWN IS FULL OF HOMO'S!!!"
In 1981 I saw a drunk Dave Torbert playing in a version of Kingfish (with Buddy Cage) flip off the crowd with a "FUCK YOU!" and storm offstage fifteen minutes into their set after they were booed by the prog fans of Camel, who they were strangely opening for.
I saw Sonic Youth smash their acoustic instruments and sulk off stage early at a Bridge Benefit at Shoreline, angry because the monitors weren't working properly (and probably also because they were really bad in an acoustic setting). Spanning 30 years I saw every Bridge concert, and Sonic Youth was the only band ever booed at that event. It seemed strangely appropriate for them.
And on the subject of Mickey, I have a couple of my own stories about him, and I know someone who worked for & toured with him, and he had many stories to tell.
Needless to say, none of the stories are very positive.
Now that I'm thinking about it, it is from hearing those Mickey stories that I first heard the phrases, "Don't ever meet your heroes" and, "Separate the art from the artist".
We caught the Allmans in Reno (1996) probably the day after Jaimoe collapsed at Shoreline. He was absent from the show that night. I remember Warren sitting in on the drums briefly during the drum segment.
Great show that night as always. We met Gregg in the casino earlier in the day - pretty cool.
Hartford 10/14/83 I had front row center seats and Jerry was nodding and drawing out Stela Blue. Mickey and Bill looked at each other annoyed and then both on cue hit the drums loud just for one beat. Jerry jolted his head up looked over at them and started to wrap up the song.
Also heard many Mickey stories back in the day and it was common knowledge that he was to be avoided if you were ever back stage, but then again he was super nice to my friend when he met him.
I recall hearing a story about a Yardbirds show in Boston where Jeff Beck threw his guitar through a window next to the stage before walking off mid-show. They fired him.
I've seen artists get sick mid-set before. On a real hot afternoon in the Blues Tent at New Orleans Jazz Fest one year, I saw the 90 something blues pianist Henry Townshend stop mid-song, look around all puzzled, then vomit, before being escorted off.
I've never seen anyone die onstage, but that was Johnny Guitar Watson, James Thunderbird Davis, Dimebag Darrell, and Colonel Bruce Hampton's fate.
I heard mickey cut up "lines" of salt on a table backstage just to see who'd take the bait, but that's all I got on him, and I can kind of understand cruelly pranking cokehead hangers on
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Fela kicked the drummer of
Fela kicked the drummer of his kit, and put another guy up there when I saw him eons ago.... don't think he was permanently banished from the group, just from the kit.
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no, but someone here
no, but someone here mentioned seeing van fire the keys guy on the spot. maybe they can re-tell the story?
here is a mid gig meltdown, hissy fight. brian jonestown massacre..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MKRAzCkJfM
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In Hawaii, Feb 20, 1999 at he
In Hawaii, Feb 20, 1999 at he end of a Zero Island tour (DNB opened) the whole band quit after Zero played a show at the Honolulu Zoo.
Because Kimock (and Vega) had secretly booked a KVHW show for their "new" band later the same night at a cross town venue (The Hawaiian Hut) in order to pursue different musical directions / more lucrative commercial endeavors. Big jamband show-biz drama that evening.
The beginning of the end for Zero. They played sporadically thru the following year, stopped entirely during the early SKB years, and then resurrected occasionally.
What a day of music -- 3 shows, including elephants bellowing on tape! Check it out:
DNB: https://archive.org/details/dnb1999-02-20.sbd.selleseth.flac16
Zero: https://archive.org/details/zero1999-02-20.flac16
KVHW: https://archive.org/details/kvhw99-02-20
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No, but experienced it as a
No, but experienced it as a band member when our guitarist drunkenly stormed off stage in between sets when I told him to either learn the tunes or turn down his amp (which was directly behind my head). Fun night.
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Either quit or get fired
Either quit or get fired during a live gig?
I saw Van Morrison kick his keyboard player off the stage at the Great American Music Hall in the early 90s.
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yes, one time i went to a
yes, one time i went to a concert and saw a band member
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>Fela kicked the drummer of
>Fela kicked the drummer of his kit, and put another guy up there when I saw him eons ago.... don't think he was permanently banished from the group, just from the kit.
Now there's a bad-ass if there ever was one!
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Nigel. . . . .
Nigel. . . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-GAMvyRovU
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Nothing happened, but when I
Nothing happened, but when I saw The Mickey Hart Band around 2011 or so, every band member was looking at him onstage nervously like they could get sacked at any second. After the show, Mickey left immediately on his deluxe tour bus while the rest of the band had to wait for their van. Overheard them bitching about what a 'primadonna' he was.
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Yes the 2011/2012 Mickey Hart
Yes the 2011/2012 Mickey Hart Band with Tim Hockenberry when they did that album was a great group of players but I don't think they were close friends, from the couple of times I saw them. I'm sure he's a pain in the ass. I bet they didn't get paid that well. Just a guess.
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>>>Overheard them bitching
>>>Overheard them bitching about what a 'primadonna' he was.
Saw Mickey's band on that tour and it was great. Mick was more of a conductor but it was a hot band featuring Dave Schools on bass and some younger players.
But the year before, saw Mickey and Bill play with Keller Williams as the "Rhythm Devils" up at Hornings Hideout for Northwest String Summit. Story has it that Mickey came out of his trailer and saw a small pile of trash next to it and it was an all hands on deck, four alarm drama situation.
Didn't he also use his karate on a bus driver for some offense and have an arrest warrant on him for it?
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No spot taken on seeing band
No spot taken on seeing band members walking off or being fired onstage, but I did see Jaimoe basically collapse on stage at an Allman Bros. show at Shoreline in the '90s. He had to be carried off while the band finished the song & show without him.
And I once saw Jerry blow off an encore backstage at Shoreline after Weir had been whining to him that the drummers were speeding up his songs on purpose and he didn't want to play the encore, to which Jerry said "fine!", immediately hopped into his van and took off, leaving Bob staring after him with his jaw bouncing off his knees.
I have also seen a few full band early exits; The Fleshtones opening for The Police in '82 at the Cow Palace were being booed mercilessly and were being pelted with coins. The band stopped halfway through a song, picked up all the change and before walking off in a rain of trash, with both birds flying the singer said, "I ALWAYS HEARD THIS TOWN IS FULL OF HOMO'S!!!"
In 1981 I saw a drunk Dave Torbert playing in a version of Kingfish (with Buddy Cage) flip off the crowd with a "FUCK YOU!" and storm offstage fifteen minutes into their set after they were booed by the prog fans of Camel, who they were strangely opening for.
I saw Sonic Youth smash their acoustic instruments and sulk off stage early at a Bridge Benefit at Shoreline, angry because the monitors weren't working properly (and probably also because they were really bad in an acoustic setting). Spanning 30 years I saw every Bridge concert, and Sonic Youth was the only band ever booed at that event. It seemed strangely appropriate for them.
And on the subject of Mickey, I have a couple of my own stories about him, and I know someone who worked for & toured with him, and he had many stories to tell.
Needless to say, none of the stories are very positive.
Now that I'm thinking about it, it is from hearing those Mickey stories that I first heard the phrases, "Don't ever meet your heroes" and, "Separate the art from the artist".
Those are wise words.
All in all, it's just a little rock 'n roll.
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We caught the Allmans in Reno
We caught the Allmans in Reno (1996) probably the day after Jaimoe collapsed at Shoreline. He was absent from the show that night. I remember Warren sitting in on the drums briefly during the drum segment.
Great show that night as always. We met Gregg in the casino earlier in the day - pretty cool.
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Hartford 10/14/83 I had front
Hartford 10/14/83 I had front row center seats and Jerry was nodding and drawing out Stela Blue. Mickey and Bill looked at each other annoyed and then both on cue hit the drums loud just for one beat. Jerry jolted his head up looked over at them and started to wrap up the song.
Also heard many Mickey stories back in the day and it was common knowledge that he was to be avoided if you were ever back stage, but then again he was super nice to my friend when he met him.
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I recall hearing a story
I recall hearing a story about a Yardbirds show in Boston where Jeff Beck threw his guitar through a window next to the stage before walking off mid-show. They fired him.
I've seen artists get sick mid-set before. On a real hot afternoon in the Blues Tent at New Orleans Jazz Fest one year, I saw the 90 something blues pianist Henry Townshend stop mid-song, look around all puzzled, then vomit, before being escorted off.
I've never seen anyone die onstage, but that was Johnny Guitar Watson, James Thunderbird Davis, Dimebag Darrell, and Colonel Bruce Hampton's fate.
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Don't forget judge dread,
Don't forget judge dread, tiny tim, and country dick montana
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I saw Flea of the Red Hot
I saw Flea of the Red Hot Chilie Peppers puke off the end of the stage. It was a mid afternoon show, but he just kept playing as if nothing happened.
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Flea is a total boss
Flea is a total boss
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Didn't know that about Tiny
Didn't know that about Tiny Tim. Went out singing Tip Toe Through The Tulips. Kind of fitting.
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Mark Sandman of Morphine died
Mark Sandman of Morphine died onstage in Italy in 1999.
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I heard mickey cut up "lines"
I heard mickey cut up "lines" of salt on a table backstage just to see who'd take the bait, but that's all I got on him, and I can kind of understand cruelly pranking cokehead hangers on
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Buffalo 90 Brent walked away
Buffalo 90
Brent walked away from his keyboard to vomit a couple times but played great all night