most rediculous thing you've done at a gig

Jimmyplaysabass · #1 08-29-2007, 10:45 PM

i played a few gigs naked. and i staged dived naked once too.
thats all i can think off besides the obvious fight on stage and a few other mishaps

alfredpunkjazz · #2 08-29-2007, 11:41 PM

Probably, all of my clown'ish acts on a gig has been related with me being drunk... Nothing good comes doing it that way...

Musiclogic · #3 08-30-2007, 11:57 AM

held up a flashpot as it fired......LMAO, not good for one with light sensitive eyes, I played blind through the rest of the show, and for the next day too.

doctorjazz · #4 08-30-2007, 11:59 AM

Damn, never done anything on that magnitude while on stage. I'd say the dumbest thing I ever did was ride my rig (on casters) down the loading ramp.

infect · #5 08-30-2007, 12:12 PM

My friend (a singer) was having beer poured into his mouth from the 2nd floor of the venue down onto him.. And well, while maneuvering to get the brew, he fell off the edge of the stage.. hahaha..

bongomania · #6 08-30-2007, 12:16 PM

One time we had a lot of excess dead air on stage while somebody got their crap together between songs. It dragged on and on...

So I grabbed a setlist, tore it into an hourglass shape, and stood in front of the stage with the hourglass in my hands, rotating it like the "processing" icon on Windows.

It got a laugh (we have a nerdy audience base) and bought us the time we needed to get it together and play. But I'll admit it was dorky.

infect · #7 08-30-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

One time we had a lot of excess dead air on stage while somebody got their crap together between songs. It dragged on and on...

So I grabbed a setlist, tore it into an hourglass shape, and stood in front of the stage with the hourglass in my hands, rotating it like the "processing" icon on Windows.

It got a laugh (we have a nerdy audience base) and bought us the time we needed to get it together and play. But I'll admit it was dorky.

It's all about the pentiums, baby.. what, what

Silas Martinez · #8 08-30-2007, 12:23 PM

Waaaaaaayyy back, when I was in high school, I played guitar with a group called Harry Palms.

Part of our schtick was playing in boxers. Wardrobe malfunctions were common. Enough said.

ko stradivarius · #9 08-30-2007, 12:36 PM

Back in the day we used to bring one of those excercise trampolines on stage. I was jumping really high, missed my landing and fell back into the drum set, knocking practically the whole kit over and bending a couple stands. We were young, drunk & stupid. Nobody got hurt and we bent things back and played on.
Again, way back when, at another gig I threw my Ric 4000 RI (single pickup) at the drummers kit and snapped the neck off. I traded the broken Ric for an coin operated Asteroids machine though. I'd really like to have that bass back. ;(
Again, young drunk & stupid.

ElectrAcoustic · #10 08-30-2007, 12:39 PM

Played "What a Wonderful World" in the midst of a bar brawl...

mjolnir · #11 08-30-2007, 12:49 PM

I played a gig right after I broke my foot in three places (as in three days after), didn't use crutches, wasn't in a wheel chair, had no cast, and was lugging around my equipment (including one of those 100 pound peavey combo monsters), and I only sat down for 2 of the seven songs we played that night.

I'm pretty sure that's half the reason I'm a gimp for life now. Gotta love the first years of college, huh?...

ThumbyAche · #12 08-30-2007, 12:51 PM

In my teens, my first band played a show and I don't know how or why but my dad's vintage Fender Bassman head, caught on fire while we were playing and so I grabbed the head and sunk it in the pool that we were playing next to.... My dad was actually cool about it when I brought it back to him (it had dried out) and we later traded it for something....I don't remember what though... Worse was I was rocking a White Gibson Explorer bass and sported a mullet.... yah, I hope there are no pics floating around still..

bluestarbass · #13 08-30-2007, 01:27 PM

We used to have this big piece of plexiglass in front of the stage. Before we would play an encore a female had to "put em on the glass". I couldnt beleive the first time it worked. The ladies loved our singer at the time.

derrico1 · #14 08-30-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimmyplaysabass

i played a few gigs naked. and i staged dived naked once too.
thats all i can think off besides the obvious fight on stage and a few other mishaps

yeah, some of those praise band gigs can get outta hand.

Anscari · #15 08-30-2007, 06:46 PM

Having a solo in front of the stage, the singer comes to me like "bass solo=boredom, GTFO", my response is to get my left hand to do some pull-offs....... while my right hand pushes the singer down the stage.

Crowd had a laugh and asked for more bass solo ^^

Singer just got a bruise on his arm.

Matt Till · #16 08-30-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ElectrAcoustic

Played "What a Wonderful World" in the midst of a bar brawl...

Might not be that outrageous, but right now, this is my favorite.

Yngwie 4String · #17 08-30-2007, 09:56 PM

Back in my black metal days, I played a whole set covered in fake blood.

mward69 · #18 08-30-2007, 10:01 PM

This one time, at band camp...

Sorry....
<------too many beers tonight

kserg · #19 08-30-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ElectrAcoustic

Played "What a Wonderful World" in the midst of a bar brawl...

I love you man!

skidrawk · #20 08-30-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 4StringFury

Back in my black metal days, I played a whole set covered in fake blood.

Back in my speed metal days I played a whole set covered in my own real blood. I had 3rd degree burns from a cooking accident earlier in the week and did not want to let my boys down.

I've also thrown up on stage.