colleya Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 35 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: I once saw a Coldplay tribute band (not intentionally) and the best reaction they got was when they played 'I believe in a thing called love ' by The Darkness 😕 Our 80s band: Punter "Do you do any Coldplay?" Drummer "No, but I think I stepped in some once." His finest hour. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said: An audience member once asked if I wanted to go horizontal jogging with his missus whilst he watched; does that count? So how much did you charge then? 😂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said: I used to roadie for a Stones tribute band, and the amount of times we were asked for Beatles songs was ridiculous. Oops, beaten to it. Well played @MacDaddy Edited July 16, 2023 by Mykesbass 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoRhino Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 "Gonny play something you're good at!" Priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Too many lol. Lady Gaga 'Poker Face' springs to mind midst Gary Moore/Lizzy set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) I've taken to putting bright blue nail polish on the middle finger of my right hand especially to show people who ask for any songs at all. They'll get what they're given, and if they don't like it I can show them my blue-polished middle finger again... Edited July 16, 2023 by Leonard Smalls 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikon F Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jackroadkill said: I used to roadie for a Stones tribute band, and the amount of times we were asked for Beatles songs was ridiculous. Edited July 16, 2023 by nikon F beaten to it by others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasspecial Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I played a classic/heavy rock gig and near the end of the second set the obligatory drunken lady asked “Do you know any Amy Winehouse?” Not tonight my love! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Playing in a local pub very near Christmas, a blues band I was in had the place jumping. Out from the audience cane that well-known drunk woman (although it has been known for a man to take on this role). "Your band's sh*te", exclaimed the maiden " and you have ruined my fu**ing Christmas with the p*sh you play." I believe she is auditioning for the next available 'Bond Girl' part and appearing in a cinema near you soon. And a merry Christmas to all our readers. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I guess any reaction to what we play at a gig is better than complete indifference... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, snorkie635 said: Playing in a local pub very near Christmas, a blues band I was in had the place jumping. Out from the audience cane that well-known drunk woman (although it has been known for a man to take on this role). "Your band's sh*te", exclaimed the maiden " and you have ruined my fu**ing Christmas with the p*sh you play." I believe she is auditioning for the next available 'Bond Girl' part and appearing in a cinema near you soon. And a merry Christmas to all our readers. 😁 Yeeaah, um, I have kinda been that plssed up bloke a couple of times.. One springs to mind, i was ( uncharacteristically) off me face at someone's gig, the band were a bit shlte too (in my defence).. The singer btw had a classic "porn 'tache" which did look kind of ridiculous.. Anyway in the gaps between every song I was repeatedly hollering "FREDDIE MERCURY..!" at the top of me voice (which can be quite loud anyway)... You could tell he was getting rattled, but surprisingly none of his compadres, or venue staff, tried to lamp me or throw me out, perhaps the big mohican hair do I had at the time saved me, who knows.. Amusingly (to me) much of the audience were Gothy types, and they were tut-tutting like proper old middle aged Mary Whitehouses too... Nobs... Anyway confession is good for the soul, and honest, I won't do it again, probably.. Edited July 16, 2023 by Waddo Soqable 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said: probably.. Yeah, right! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knirirr Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) The most inappropriate request(s) I recall: Drunkard: Give us a go on your bass! Me: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your piano! Pianist: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your drums! Drummer: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your sax! Saxophonist: No, p**s off! Drunkard: *dances wildly for a few minutes then succumbs to the drink and falls over* It turned out that the drunkard was a lecturer at a well-known English university. Edited July 16, 2023 by knirirr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowf Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I always used the line, “We’ve had some requests…. But we’re going to carry on playing anyway.” 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I played in a Free tribute band, at one gig a lady during interval asked if we did any Phil Collins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 If I ever got asked by a punter for any requests, I always used to ask if they had a pound coin on them. If they said yes, I would tell them that there's a jukebox in the corner. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 11 hours ago, knirirr said: The most inappropriate request(s) I recall: Drunkard: Give us a go on your bass! Me: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your piano! Pianist: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your drums! Drummer: No, p**s off! Drunkard: Give us a go on your sax! Saxophonist: No, p**s off! Drunkard: *dances wildly for a few minutes then succumbs to the drink and falls over* It turned out that the drunkard was a lecturer at a well-known English university. Given your location, which Cambridge College was it? 😆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I've been told off for my soundcheck being to play 80s melodies on my bass (Take on Me, Wherever I Lay my Hat) and singing the first few lines of "we didn't start the fire" as a mic check in case someone requests those songs! If someone requests a song from our wider list, we play it. We once had a larger lady request our version of "Hot me baby one more time" and promised us something special. As we played it she then launched into a half-gymnastic half dirty dance routine resulting in her doing the splits at the front. Some of that dance was inappropriate. We often get asked for songs way out of genre or that we just don't play. It's the anger and upset it causes when we say No that I just can't fathom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I know this isn’t exactly what was asked for, but… This was while working with a mobile disco. We did a huge Christmas gig at a very posh/expensive hotel, for 300+ Travellers (gypsies). The boss had decided to do the lights (it was normally my job. He was useless at it), which left me taking the requests. There weren’t any that were inappropriate, but when taking requests from the kids, if the song was not played immediately, they’d start shouting that their dad will “Kick my fookin’ ‘ead in!”. Which I felt was inappropriate… We did a corporate Christmas gig that had this one bloke who appeared to have turned up drunk and got pister n pister*… No one would go near him. He was demanding UB40, and his request got more and more menacing as the evening wore on. He was getting really angry and I was having to deal with him (I was only 16). Eventually the DJ took pity on me and played a UB40 song, which cleared the dance floor. This bloke stood in the middle of the dance floor and went nut! He had a very long scarf that, when hung around his neck, both ends brushed the floor. He started flinging this scarf around, and used it to rip ALL of the Christmas decorations off the ceiling! As soon as the song finished he asked for another UB40 song! *Sorry, that’s an in-joke, just ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, KingBollock said: I . He was demanding UB40, and his request got more and more menacing as the evening wore on. Have just seen a version of UB40 supporting the Who. You could not have murdered the song as thoroughly as they did their set! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minininjarob Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 20 hours ago, MacDaddy said: I once saw a Coldplay tribute band (not intentionally) and the best reaction they got was when they played 'I believe in a thing called love ' by The Darkness 😕 That makes complete sense. love the caveat “not intentionally” 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 20 hours ago, Jackroadkill said: An audience member once asked if I wanted to go horizontal jogging with his missus whilst he watched; does that count? As long as he doesn't ask for an encore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 "Play something you know!" 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) We had a great request shouted at our lead singer in Dundee -“ get yer c*ck oot” Thankfully he didn’t oblige…. Edited July 17, 2023 by casapete 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 The best one I ever had was during a gig with my old jazz-fusion trio at a jazz venue in Bristol. We had just finished a John Scofield tune and were about to launch into another 10-minute instrumental epic when this I've-had-one-alcopop-too-many student-type came up to me. "Do you do Iron Man by Black Sabbath?" he asked. I looked at him incredulously. "Do we sound like the sort of band that does Iron Man by Black Sabbath?" I replied with a laugh. We launched into the aforementioned instrumental epic, at the end of which there he was again. "Do you know Iron Man by Black Sabbath?" he asked. "No we bloody don't", I replied somewhat testily. I wandered away from him to try to signal that the exchange was definitely ended and we dived into another lengthy widdle. At the end, yup, there he was again. "Why won't you play Iron Man?" he demanded. I gave him my very best Paddington Bear Hard Stare. "Oh come on, you must know it!" he said. "Mate," I said in a firm this-conversation-is-over tone, "just f*** off, ok?". Thankfully, he got the message and did in fact f*** off. I'm pretty sure he was only doing it for a laugh anyway. Perhaps his pathetic mates put him up to it. (I wouldn't normally tell a punter to sex-&-travel, but this gimboid was seriously getting on my toot.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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