At The Drive-In - Live @ Big Day Out 2001 (w/ interview)

[@drzazgi666]

"This is for Mark E Smith" >proceeds to cut the set short Yeah that's an actual tribute to The Fall alright

[@bernzeppi]

This is awesome. I was the channel V director at the time but we didn't have anyone to direct this (there was lots other stuff going on) so the camps just shot it wild. They dragged me into the edit suite to cut it live because it was chaos. Nearly did my head in but now I see it it back it's totally fantastic... It's doing my head in again watching it. Thanks for posting.... I'm mental now. Hahahaha!

[@ursaproxima]

Thank you for this!

[@aligboyakasha]

+Bernie Zelvis So you know, I've watched said chaos numerous times.

[@daniellowdon6431]

After reading your comment, I can now picture how frantic it was filming it strait over to editing... And here you are!

[@daniellowdon6431]

After reading your comment, I can now picture how frantic it was filming it strait over to editing... And here you are!

[@DarkPriestessJae]

I am forever in debt to you my friend. This is so incredibly wonderful. And as someone who comes from a film and television background, I can only imagine how difficult it was to piece this together in a seamless way. This performance is gold. And this is my very favorite performance by my very favorite band. We wouldn't have this without you.

[@bradleygreenan6399]

theres nothing in this world cooler than omar dancing like that lmao

[@sinjinbeatbox]

Bradley Greenan except cedric dancing like he did at big day out 2004

[@gabrielnunes7407]

Check out some MC5

[@fernandomilan8754]

Oh there is

[@keanuismyfather7477]

Watch Guy Picciotto in any Fugazi gig. Man is a fucking freak. Watching Omar at the start of the vid instantly reminded me of Picciotto

[@SaintClerc999]

jj ww YESSS Hahaha. The energy gets me so excited to do anything

[@Notfromthere-k5g]

I was there. Mudvanye had just finished a set on the second stage in that tent and the crowd just moved over to where we were and brought that bogan energy across. Later That night though at the main stage a girl was crushed and died when limpbizkit was performing. That ATDI called it was prescient for the tragedy to follow where security and crowd measures were just not effective on a hot day.

[@dpclerks09]

The Canary in the Coalmine Rest in Peace Jessica Michalik ❤

[@spoonysmalls]

they did that at every show. the wanted to be fugazi.

[@wonderpulp]

i watch this video at least once a year, and have done so for like 12+ years now. it's a tradition.

[@LongListOfErrors]

wonderpulp it’s your yearly reminder.......

[@RaelThomas]

Same. Ever since I saw them at this BDO (Melb) at 15 years old. Changed my musical world.

[@Cagstok]

Same!

[@Chadakine]

Same, ATDI was an absolut nuclear storm at that time, the last great band playing rock the right way: loud, savage and true.

[@aledeleuze231]

Same. This guys influenced my whole mind & with my own output and work... its like seeing all from above watching it burn. You like the view.

[@averyisland]

1:09 "If we get through the whole set, it would be like a wonder" FORESHADOWING

[@aligboyakasha]

brilliant

[@MercurialSilence]

He wasn't kidding

[@eagletkc]

That's why I jammed to Sparta all these years...i liked the 1st album of Mars Volta

[@chadwickmcfaggins9734]

nice pfp

[@noredak]

Legendary performance.

[@aligboyakasha]

forever remembered

[@felixalvarez6039]

The best 3 song set of all time

[@nickn8302]

I really like the lighting of the stage for some reason. the blue haze makes it look epic

[@tootiemcbootie]

cedric's dance moves..... ive been tryna have that swag since 7th grade.

[@critiquemytechnique1135]

Same

[@antoniocurcio1713]

Drugs.

[@basedsouljah]

Yeah my friend i regret to tell you thats some straight up cocaine/speed energy right there - trust me😅

[@SG-nd9bf]

His speech at the end is still so true today, although it's now social media as well as TV

[@ElectroWench]

Also, look closely (esp at 11:11), you will see the stage is made out of old 'The Wiggles' stuff LOL

[@419Koof]

Wake up Jeff

[@fugamantew]

Please God let there be an HD version of this performance, for the good of music history, please let it be.

[@BLUEROOMEXITPRO]

Oh yes please!

[@parkandbest]

Wow. I was at this show many years ago and I remember the energy not only at this slot but at the entire festival. ATDI were right to call out the bros and to stop the show. I will never forget.

[@magpie-yf8gf]

was there any major reaction to Cedric calling the crowd sheep? (or reaction from people around you)

[@RC-fi8nn]

Crazy to see the attention the band was receiving at this time. It's all over the start of this vid. They really were the band of that moment. Didn't last very long, sadly!

[@barkon34]

Yea it really sucks that they broke up just as there first major label album was released and they were set to be come one of the biggest bands around.

[@Yeomannn]

They did it to themselves.

[@465marko]

The whole attitude of this set screams "band of the moment", hottest thing right now. The arrogance, the music-snobbery, insulting the audience and the people taking photos, (those ignorant paparazzi press vultures!!). I'm not knocking them, it's all very punk rock (or straight-edge punk) but that vibe is so clearly captured on this video. At least that's how it comes across to me. I wasn't there but I remember hearing about it... it's kinda funny what a big thing this set actually was for a little while!

[@eljacoboese.in4k]

0:06 interview 2:17 Arcarsenal 6:32 Patern agaisnt User 10:49 Cosmonaut

[@mightguy123456]

The Fall shoutout and reference just made this already stellar performance that much more sweet.

[@ALIENDNA14]

This is rock kids.... Amazing performance from one of the greatest bands of all time. Period.

[@BlakeBlackstone]

4:20 that drum set hand stand was the biggest flex ever performed on stage. rofl

[@shaxulaleman8657]

"You're a robot! You're a sheep! Hahahahahahahah!!"

[@jxomxo]

Omar and Cedric are two of the coolest people to ever live. Two absolutely punk rock individuals. This performance, and exit, is legendary.

[@chromegnats]

10000%

[@nyakura3019]

Ahahaha just realised they're playing on top of a stage that reads "the wiggles"

[@alantooma]

I love this album so much its not even funny. Such a great band. Always deliver.

[@DerekPicklesimer]

Remember watching this on limewire back in high school... holy shit these guys rocked

[@Palestina.non.grata86]

I'm just glad I can say I saw Cedric and Omar in the Mars Volta when I was 11. First gig I ever watched but goddamn I wish I could've caught them in ATDI

[@eagletkc]

Cedric in Mars Volta and Jim Ward in Sparta both continued the due diligence of creating a safe space for fans in the crowds to not "mosh" or "crowd surf" or "slam dance" and to take good care of one another...they consistently asked the crowd to dance if they desire so.

[@keanuismyfather7477]

I have a lot of respect for the guys that do this. Guys like Cedric and Ian MacKaye value the safety and overall enjoyment of their fans.

[@thesite]

I wonder at what point they threw that rule out the window because I went to one of their reunion shows in 2016 and it was a free for all

[@Seeattle]

Thats cool but tbh I love crowd surfing lmao

[@eagletkc]

@@thesite maybe they gave up the impossible rule...but can't say they weren't trying to help?

[@eagletkc]

@@Seeattle lol! I loved crowd surfing in high school then i realized my my low weight but bony tall frame were like daggers changed my mind. in my 20's i filled out my 6'2" frame with 185 lbs of muscle and this unfortunate kid landed on the back of my neck, i immediately started punching and pounding...he squeezed out of that crowd as quickly as possible...we live and we learn not to be a douche bag over time

[@dannycheesums]

I want to live in a parallel world where at the drive in ended up being Nirvana levels of sales and influence

[@mikevargas0495]

IT'S NOT ABOUT PERFECTION IT'S ABOUT HEART & SOUL

[@VincentEdwardCastro]

I remember downloading this video on Kazaa and wish I could see them live. Haven't yet but damn they shaped my musical outlook in my youth. Finding later two of the members forming side gig De Facto showed me more about dub and lead me to pick up King Tubby.

[@myfrequencies1912]

240p, audio coming out of laptop speakers.... Insane energy still somehow conveyed. Must've had people in the audience leaving their bodies!

[@meya3521]

That last rant he has at the end of the video is too real.

[@mavisevelyn618]

2:22 Arcarsenal 5:52 Pattern Against User 10:28 Cosmonaut Amazing set. Amazing band.

[@s3xyn0sfera2]

It's you 😲

[@mavisevelyn618]

@@s3xyn0sfera2 hey!! It’s you!! How are you my friend?

[@s3xyn0sfera2]

@@mavisevelyn618 I'm well, been listening to The Sick Lipstick actually. I also found this sass band called XBXRX and their album Sixth in Sixes is pretty great, you should check them out if you haven't heard them.

[@mavisevelyn618]

@@s3xyn0sfera2 I haven’t heard of them, I’ll definitely check them out tho. Speaking of sass, I just listened to this amazing EP by a band called An Albatross. 11 tracks, 8 minutes in total, most songs are under a minute long. It’s like sassy math/grind but with a prog rock twist, crazy guitar riffs and synths all over the place. Definitely check it out

[@codezero8037]

شكرا لك

[@didjano]

loved his Mark E Smith shoutout

[@Jasonlimitless]

I love a lot of bands that I never got the chance to see due to being born in the 90s, but these guys are one of the ones I wish I could have seen most

[@boarderking133]

Same

[@neilwiththedeal]

I remember when I was 18 I had tickets to see them play a free show at Tower Records LA. I'd always been into metal, but I remember my fellow musician metalhead friends told me that ATDI was awesome so I wanted to give them a shot after only hearing One Armed Scissor. Well lo and behold they broke up before that free show, and that was that. I moved to SF for college and continued getting deeper into extreme metal (death, black, tech prog) . I have no problem recognizing good music in any genre, and I always kept At The Drive In in my back pocket, so to speak, but I can't help wondering how I would have been different had I been to that show!

[@cachacadandara8603]

Impossível não amar At The Drive-In!!!!!! sem duvida uma das melhores bandas do século

[@groovey65]

must I just say that later during the day one of the crowd members were crushed to death during the limp bizkit show so they had every right to say what they said!!

[@waynekerr1432]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJqZo5V8apxri5Y

[@tommyking9710]

At 53 years young I still jam with m!!

[@alessiodisimone7578]

Best band live ever! Absolutely awesome!

[@ALIENDNA14]

Yup, I saw them at Coachella this year and they've definitely shifted gears compared to their earlier days,nevertheless still a spectacle to behold.

[@Mdjagg]

Finally, a great sounding show.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Fuck we need a rock revival like this again someday even for just a second.

[@mavisevelyn618]

no, if there was a revival it would end up being shit like greta van fleet just check out underground rock/punk/metal if you want to find good modern stuff. if rock came back to the mainstream it would not be good rock

[@TlaIock]

@Speluniarz - what's that, metal?

[@untilwemeetagain_]

@Speluniarz - this ain’t it. You want rock like ATID check out 68’.

[@gabrielbechardo6804]

Omar Rodríguez lopez mi guitarrista favorito

[@basedsouljah]

One of hands down the best live Post-hardcore performances ever put to tape. That Australian amphetamine INTENSITY, backstage chaos, the poor girl that would go on to pass that week from the moshing, mixed with the stimulant effects, passion in the vocals, i mean jesus christ Its perfect imperfection.

[@JohnSmith-cw1wr]

I listened to heavy metal for most of my teenage years. I know all about it, and that's a fact. I know where moshing started, I know how it started, I have moshed, I've seen it every second weekend for the past 8 years. It gets old. Punk gets old. This band was beyond punk rock, above it.

[@MrWhtgst]

They are almost progressive

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

It's called post-hardcore mate

[@kanglongshankz3313]

Woeful comment

[@JeremyHall]

fun story. the big dude on the left was the bass player. you have to know that for this story to stick. There was this show in Lubbock TX at the Kitchen Club *before it was not is now* middle of a song some random dude ran up and grabbed Cedric's cowboy hat and ran out the door. song stopped and almost immediately the bass player runs after the kid who grabbed Cedrics cowboy hat. everyone wondering whats going on... bass player returns with the cowboy hat and they continue the song

[@nitras.design]

cosmonaut is so damn good in this version!

[@EscobarGameRanks]

i've been watching this same performance since i downloaded it on Kazaa back in the day talkin like 2002 lol

[@suizadeamerica]

I listen to too much Hip Hop and Heavy Metal and The Mars Volta and Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Bosnian Rainbows and now ANTEMASQUE

[@tonymarshall3978]

that was kind of a shitty statement but luckily it was to tribute Mark E Smith who just never got the credit he deserved in America

[@Animal14722]

Kind of rock n rolls swan song

[@basedsouljah]

Our generations "Last Waltz" - complete with AALL the cocaine in that film if not more 😂

[@Jimmy-me3fe]

how have i only just heard of these guys.... fuckin awesome, thanks for uploading

[@nickburmanmusic]

This is how people should remember what early 2000's music was like . Is like.

[@brandonmeenan8075]

Imagine children going to their first concert and hearing this: “The Wiggles were supposed to headline tonight, but unfortunately, they crashed their Big Red Car along the way and died. We found a replacement act that we hope you enjoy!”

[@c.gonzalouribesalina4298]

i love hate because i read this

[@craighambo]

there baaaaaaaaaack.so fucking pumped to see atdi in melbourne 2007.

[@aswolves7733]

this is so raw. i love it

[@proxyn01se]

Imagine being there and feeling that energy. Damn.

[@stiflingmystrife]

I love the mention of The Fall. Does anyone have an idea what album by The Fall had the most influence on At The Drive-in?

[@ProfesorRayado]

stiflingmystrife Perverted by Language

[@josephdickenson172]

This Nations Saving Grace

[@louiscampos9606]

They definitely brought hardcore rock to the mainstream. The live version here out did the album by a mile.

[@feydharkonnen]

Only if you ignore the actual hardcore bands that did it before them

[@DJS-mx8oz]

as i age i can only listen to this cd once per year

[@gadflyrock]

This may be the only video on YT with appropriately zero dislikes.

[@jason77584]

Man they are amazing so glad I was able to see them live once in Houston back in the day🤘🔥💖

[@kevinsterne7999]

this is legendary

[@crookedwiretap89]

Crowd might have been acting douchy but Cedric was clearly in a bad mood here lol, was obvious from his previous couple of statements

[@jackwinkles3050]

He was right, someone died here dude

[@Yeomannn]

@@jackwinkles3050 That was after their show though. Is that little bitch cedric nostradamus? didn't think so

[@DarkPriestessJae]

As far as the band's stand against crowd surfing goes - I mean, yeah, it's kind of difficult to control that kind of crowd energy when you're bringing insane amounts of purely awesome energy to the stage. But to their credit, they were used to playing smaller, more intimate, more "underground" shows in which the crowds were more receptive to looking out for each other. In most punk and underground scenes, there's this mutual understanding that everyone in the crowd wants to have fun and express themselves, but not to the detriment of others. (And in a smaller, local show, most of those people know each other to some degree.) I'm pretty sure that I saw in an interview that they take that stance against crowd surfing and moshing for everyone, but particularly because it tends to discourage their female fans from enjoying the show, and standing up front. - Not only because of the injury factor, but also because douchey dudes take advantage of the chaos of a pit and grope women.

[@DarkPriestessJae]

I'm still looking for that interview, but here's one where they address the subject of discouraging moshing and crowd surfing, vs their own antics on stage. :kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmiXf357bpKYo6Mm12s

[@aidenduff8729]

a girl died at the sydney bdo 2001 during limp bizkit set.

[@NailBombed]

Essentially, ATDI's stance against moshing/slamming and crowdsurfing was the same as Fugazi (a band which they emulated to a certain extent). And you know what? Fair play - it may have been slightly aggrandized at the end, but Cedric was bang on - also seeing as someone had recently died while in a moshpit, it was on him, he felt, to tell the crowd not to ape what everyone else does at shows. Yes, express yourself, but do it in a way that doesn't encroach on other's personal space. And if you're actively out there in the pit to beat people up and cause harm, you're an asshole.

[@igorkuzmanovic5990]

@@NailBombed What personal space? Have you even been to a big show before? Bunch of sweaty hairy guys rocking. If you don't like that, or moshing, or surfing, go behind, all the way in front or just out of the show. Also, you can't explain certain rights to people who are still gonna mosh you. It just doesn't happen. It certainly isn't gonna bring someone back from the dead.

[@todoesmentira5866]

ATDI was VERY influenced by Fugazi

[@wade_bo]

“If we could get through the whole set, it would be like a wonder...”

[@SanPedroBonfim]

I saw them live on Lollapalooza this summer...I was in the front. Fucking awesome.

[@mrmarx137]

They were so fucking amazing miss em

[@bigbowlowrong]

Sing the fucking lyrics, Cedric.

[@PennyPanthers_Fan7]

Was lucky enough to be there 😎

[@kymmillbank8889]

Saw them in Adelaide BDO on the small stage, the went off!

[@creekandseminole]

Gosh when they were being interviewed I could tell that they were so burnt out by then. All that friggin' work was on the edge of paying off and yet the gas ran out and only fumes were left. What a legacy for real...

[@robmadore1]

this is probably the most badass performance i've ever seen.

[@c.gonzalouribesalina4298]

not the propper comment

[@Shakafist]

That's definitely a great way to put it. I'm gonna remember that..

[@aligboyakasha]

The one interview where they chose to interview NOT omar and cedric lol

[@JackFromBeatStrings]

They were off smoking crack in the green room.

[@cheekygeeks6662]

And we say why they weren't normally interviewed lol

[@miky8788]

energy .. there is nothing like this in our days

[@baklikescoleosis]

"We do come from TEXAS and we are AT THE DRIVE-IN."

[@basedsouljah]

That tone and diction has stuck with me in a chuckle-kinda way for probably 15 years now haha

[@RadioCambodia]

it only lasted 3 songs and it was so full of energy my god

[@DannyBoySmith1993]

Paul just looking at the mic contemplating life

[@CØFFĮN_ÐĘLĮVĘRY]

It always amazes me how they never step on their guitar cables lol

[@plzineedtogowayrn6353]

heart n soul❤️❤️

[@ALIENDNA14]

Absolutely amazing performance...!

[@frostflow2813]

So dope omg

[@GreenmanTypeOneg]

I tried so hard to see them. I've been a Fan of there's since 1999 or 98. My Friend I hope you had better luck than I. Times are tough, sad I couldn't go, but I've seen some Rare Shows before and should consider myself lucky I guess. Much Love

[@seanf3522]

legendary!

[@judo615]

I remember this well, but had never seen footage of it...thanks for posting :) it was insane!

[@thomasrainbow]

Jesus that was an insane performance

[@treykearns4867]

Very humble guys, to say they suck live, when he started singing it sounded just like on the album. For a few moments anyways haha. .crazy moves too. Would have loved to have seen these guys live! PS, how the hell you gonna get that rowdy on stage and then tell the crowd to calm down and stop crowd surfing cuz they're hurting somebody, how do you get hurt crowd surfing anyway??

[@jetcheneau5811]

There are bands who suck live, and then there's these guys.

[@jetcheneau5811]

These guys knew their songs, knew their cues and were in tune with one another's parts. Bands who suck live usually are full of miscommunication and whatnot.

[@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano]

2:16 Dancing all day and all night!!!!

[@Ghostvisionable]

i have so much respect for Cedric for actually taking a stand against the kind of bullshit that happens during shows

[@jasontaylor1151]

He threw a microphone stand into the crowd and caused it. Bullshit.

[@darkestfearspodcast]

@@jasontaylor1151 That's not what caused it, people were being too violent during their set, and actually someone died at this show because people don't know how to act at shows. They were pissed because the crowd was out of control after numerous times they told them to stop.

[@machete8614]

@@darkestfearspodcast I never knew this, but yea, you're right. It was during a Limp Bizkit show, of all things. WTF. Noone should ever have to say they died at a Limp Biskit show. That's sad.

[@theoriginalheartstrummer]

nah, hypocritical to go off that hard and expect everyone else to stand still or just dance quietly. Moshing was never violent, it's just lots of people going crazy at the same time. I always found his chastising of the audience here really naive and try-hard.

[@hektorlinko]

I knew Cedric personally and he was a trouble maker. Did lots of drugs and then some. Crazy stories at the Green light lounge in Northeast el paso. Had some bad friends I had to deal with as well. Bad shit and I will never forget about. Thumbs down. People forget about the real guys that hung around the band. Fuck this band.

[@isoleamebuthappysoul]

Amen Jim

[@watchdog304]

Goosebumps

[@thrashmetaldad]

Real rock and roll

[@MyselfIKnow]

Thank you for posting this. Thanks.

[@TheRealPlethZorb]

9:33 the sparta air riff

[@PlasticFire]

...what did Omar said at 08:22?

[@michaelgraham9774]

That was Jim who was talking.

[@larklark2472]

"can you guys stop crowd surfing please? You're fuckin hurtin em'"

[@miguelrochin28]

well said dude, same thing came into my mind but with another words, i also love and respect ATDI

[@zaclikestoshave8099]

haha "any surprises in your set today?" behhhhhhhhh, beeeehhhhhhh

[@kozykameya8397]

Truely best live video in my life. It was part of worth living for me.

[@umbral-ash]

Some things you just can't recreate and their energy is one of these things.

[@ItsOnlyGhosts]

My respect always goes out to Hardcore bands that pump the breaks on moshing/violence. I fucking hate that shit and it’s such a relic at this point. I don’t want to go to a show and look like I was part of a mugging by the end of it. Exactly why I love Ian and Fugazi.