I hate when bands won't use the stage.

OccultHawk · 08-03-2011, 08:14 PM

I'm talking it in small punk clubs nowadays so many bands will only set up on the floor and won't use the stage, even if only 20 people are there. I hate that trendy crap. I'm there because I want to hear and SEE the band and it's easier to see you if you are on stage. I guess it's some kind of point about not being better than the fans or whatever but it's stupid.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 08-03-2011, 09:31 PM

I like these shows a lot better. Especially at small venues. It's way more intimate when you can literally touch the crash symbol and piss the drummer off. Lightning Bolt does pretty much all of their shows like this, and if I'm not mistaken so does Punch. And going to shows at house venues is always fun because of this reason. The stage is cool, too.. If the artists share it.

**Janszoon** · 08-03-2011, 09:34 PM

It's sort of cool I guess but in my experience it just makes the band harder to see. There is a reason stages were invented after all.

Alfred · 08-03-2011, 10:22 PM

It could be worse, there's always the extreme alternative...

Mondo Bungle · 08-03-2011, 10:44 PM

You probably wouldn't like the old days. I've seen a lot of footage with no stage. And that Doors show looked awesome.

Zer0 · 08-04-2011, 01:30 AM

It depends on how many people are in attendence, if there's only a small number then it can make for a more intimate gig. I'm pretty much used it here as some venues in my town don't have a stage. Besides there's nothing like being at a gig where you have to avoid stepping on the lead guitarist's effects pedals and spilling your drink on him when trying to get to the toilet.

BastardofYoung · 08-04-2011, 01:47 AM

floor is fine. It puts them on the level of the fans. which is better. I would rather be face to face with the band than below them.

Punk doesnt need a stage.

Surell · 08-04-2011, 01:52 AM

I've heard Animal Collective used to play like this for their Campfire Songs tour, and it sounds pretty neat to me. A punk show seems like it would be too rowdy for all this jazz, though.

BastardofYoung · 08-04-2011, 01:56 AM

like said... nobody would surive the old days. Punk rock in many places is too safe. Bouncers and barricades. I like the idea of the band on the floor instead of the stage...

Punk Rock is a hot topic these days.

BigSwede · 08-04-2011, 03:41 AM

I like it if there is a small audience.
It would be a different things if there is a couple of hundered people.

08-03-2011, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I hate when bands won't use the stage. I'm talking it in small punk clubs nowadays so many bands will only set up on the floor and won't use the stage, even if only 20 people are there. I hate that trendy crap. I'm there because I want to hear and SEE the band and it's easier to see you if you are on stage. I guess it's some kind of point about not being better than the fans or whatever but it's stupid.

08-03-2011, 09:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	It's sort of cool I guess but in my experience it just makes the band harder to see. There is a reason stages were invented after all. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	It could be worse, there's always the extreme alternative... __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	It depends on how many people are in attendence, if there's only a small number then it can make for a more intimate gig. I'm pretty much used it here as some venues in my town don't have a stage. Besides there's nothing like being at a gig where you have to avoid stepping on the lead guitarist's effects pedals and spilling your drink on him when trying to get to the toilet. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	floor is fine. It puts them on the level of the fans. which is better. I would rather be face to face with the band than below them. Punk doesnt need a stage. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

08-03-2011, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I like these shows a lot better. Especially at small venues. It's way more intimate when you can literally touch the crash symbol and piss the drummer off. Lightning Bolt does pretty much all of their shows like this, and if I'm not mistaken so does Punch. And going to shows at house venues is always fun because of this reason. The stage is cool, too.. If the artists share it.

08-04-2011, 01:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	like said... nobody would surive the old days. Punk rock in many places is too safe. Bouncers and barricades. I like the idea of the band on the floor instead of the stage... Punk Rock is a hot topic these days. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

08-04-2011, 03:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
BigSwede Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	I like it if there is a small audience. It would be a different things if there is a couple of hundered people.