I had to leave the stage and cancel my own concert 😞 ... (🚨Backstage Crisis Meeting🚨)

[@PattyGurdy]

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[@zaynevanbommel5983]

being nervous before a concert i would expect to be a natural thing For myself when i have spoken in front of large crowds the butterfly feeling goes away the moment I stand in front of them

[@zaynevanbommel5983]

some times things happen we have no control over we have to roll with it you did great

[@TrickOrRetreat]

We men suck at it. Feelings are never shared. Always strong as a rock no matter what.

[@cai6602]

Yes ya Scipios Africanus here ready for slavery Patty Slavic

[@KevinWhite-zb5os]

I was going to liken you to Karen Gillan. However after watching your vid I find you to be subtly more attractive. (No slight meant to miss Gillan).

[@sylverscale]

As a man with mental health issues I can't thank you enough for supporting this topic. It not only helps men but society as a whole. ❤️

[@IceBug1337]

Same here ❤

[@Skiamakhos]

Same here too. I gotta say, this is very sweet of Patty to do this for us all. Thanks Patty!

[@whatabouttheearth]

Yeah, men's mental health certainly needs to be addressed, here in the US all the mass shooters are men, somethings wrong, I've been in the mental ward twice and would never hurt a fly and alot of the folks I met in there seem the same, but SOME for certain dudes there's something off in bad ways that effects everyone negatively.

[@TremereTT]

I think it's great that she adresses it. But let's face it, most people are unaware that there is a problem.

[@JohnnyPaisan]

It is really nice to hear a beloved musician talk about it.

[@ukaszkowalski2405]

You are brilliant, even without the sound system the audience is with you👏💚

[@PattyGurdy]

That's true, but only because they were so patient, sweet and uplifting 💚

[@ukaszkowalski2405]

The true unity of the artist and her fans👏

[@JosephKeenanisme]

Stuff that would just make we want to try harder to see her. When a band's set doesn't go well for technical reasons and the few songs they did sound good it's makes me want to see them more.

[@Thekoryosmenstribepodcast]

@@PattyGurdy Your awesome Patty!!! Me and my kids love your music.

[@PeachedJesus]

As a man, I appreciate you encouraging my mental health. It really makes a difference. Thank you, Patty. 🙂

[@boohoo5419]

her "virtue signaling" pretty much changes NOTHING. i hate this facebook/twitter activism. its so shallow! today more people have mental health problems then ever before. this whole lets talk about this nonstop and have self pitty seems to work pretty shit! nothing against you as an idividual. i bet more people rolled there eyes about her speech then actually agreed!

[@justarandomgirlvx3578]

​@@boohoo5419 I don't think nowadays we have more mental issues than before, mental health issues were not recognised and such and probably presented in a very suppressed way

[@ForTheLoveOfAudio]

As someone in the production world, there is one consolation: nobody got hurt.

[@teeheee2]

lol but fr though working an MMA fight that went bad. I thought the whole crowd was going to turn into the ring.

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Oh come on. You know some dude out there is STILL in his bedroom Crying 😏

[@Abelhawk]

I love how you could tell through the audience’s sound that they were simultaneously booing the electrical outage but cheering for Patty Gurdy at the same time. 😀

[@saberwolf.1781]

Thank you for supporting mens mental health!!!! I love your Music.

[@dougel4709]

Oh the joys of anything live! You were left with little choice and you responded professionally and brilliantly. And it looks like the audience was understanding and still showing you love. I still show you love as well and wish you many more live performances (which i hope to see one one day) WITHOUT technical failures!!! 🤗

[@anvec6145]

Still lots of crowd love, even with the speakers down- that speaks volumes

[@lennyclark7014]

Would love to see you tour the USA sometime in the future

[@melissasueh.]

Crazy things happen in life. You did it well. My husband and I are far off fans in the mountains of western America and we love your performances on YT. Keep on doing what you do and bringing joy to people.

[@hembrasalvaje]

Another fan here from completely the other side of the world in the absolute center of Australia. Would love to find a semi decent gurdy to learn to play.

[@mr.b6551]

These moments are there to make your life more interesting! Imagine a life that went all according to how we expected it to be. There would be little story there! Just like the flood, you turned this into a positive moment. Good job, love the video and premiere. So happy to have been here on time. Thanks for the reply! I'm a really big fan. Even told my wife about you 😂

[@alexanderuhlig818]

Where are the stagehands when needed? Certainly there was no way for improvisation due to the big audience. Live music is always great work.

[@tab9773]

"Imagine a life that went all according to how we expected it to be. There would be little story there!" I needed to read this comment today. It placed meaning in my day (my week, actually) & helped me make sense out of a lot of negatives that have been going on lately (car transmission problems, poor personal health, family crises, dog is dying, bestie has legal troubles, etc etc). Thanks for your positive, practical advice. Blessings to you.

[@chriscutress1702]

In the early 2000's I was engineering a recording at a live recording event. Beautiful sunny weather predicted so we had a tent above the sound console and everything was set to record live interviews and a traditional Chinese instruments. In the period of two hours an very unexpected weather front occurred which resulted in first light then hard rain. We kept recording as the interviewer/host and the band were willing to continue playing under the tents. The audience also stayed as garbage bags were handed out to help fend off the rain. Thirty minutes into the event recording some microphones failed from the moisture. An hours into the event the band could no longer stay in tune due to the moisture effecting their instruments. By the end of the event the only microphones still operational were two wireless microphones being used by the host and her guests. As we somehow finished the event and the remaining audience was applauding the show we heard a loud thump and the p.a. system went down from moisture as the safety protocols triggered it off. We killed the power to the complete systems and slowly disconnected and towel dried every cable and piece of equipment as we loaded them into equipment travel containers. Finally it was time to box the console and just as we closed the container a rip started to leak on the tenting overhead. We grabbed the container with console enclosed and pulled it away just as a river of water ripped through the cloth and deluged the table with a flood of rainwater and tent debris. The show was aired the following day and on listening you couldn't tell that anything had happened during the recording. The music was inserted from a live recording the band had released a month before with only the beginning and ends from our recording being used due to tuning issues. No equipment was damaged and the whole rig was used for a number of years after this event. But we learned never to trust the weather forecast ever again. We also replaced the tenting with some with a steeper slant so that rain would no longer pool but rather run off the covering material.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

I love these back stage stories.

[@HANNIBALBARCA247]

I’m not reading all that but here’s a 👍.

[@terrynorman9622]

You and your band really took it well! And the fan shook it off and had a big laugh! Some fans wouldn't take it so well as they did. Hats of to you and the band and great fans!

[@masterk5372]

Ikr some fans would go crazy but you have to understand for those fans they pay money and so sone fans travel long distance to get to there concert I can understand why some fan would get mad

[@mjpete27]

Truly you are a class act! I am sure that you will enjoy many more concerts in your future! Thank you for sharing all of these experiences with us.

[@justNaka]

Even that there where problems my spouse and I are really happy that we could see you on stage! You are wonderful!

[@jaydogg81six]

How cool is it that the audience did not let you completely fall, that's love right there, awesome!!!

[@RemmyJKnowings]

Your good, you have great balls to talk about it!

[@jamesmchugo9422]

When things happen that are out of your control. But you handled it very well and your fans appeared very understanding. Well done. 👍

[@-RONNIE]

It's really too bad that it happened on your set but at least everyone was still cheering while you were playing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@theesbband]

The grim reality of live performance. I’ve played IRO 4,000 gigs, including all through the early seventies when there were endless National power cuts. We were always ready to play an acoustic set with torches and candles: not easy. Also, be prepared for amplifier failure, PA breakdown, band sickness, unexpected cancellations, late arrival, transport problems, breakdowns, arguments, the whole bloody gamut of live work. I still love it, but it’s not all fun and instant success… without a few disasters, there’s no learning. Good luck! 😁😁🎸🎸🎼🎼🎤🎤

[@grit9938]

You handled it with grace!

[@willemverheij3412]

A pity there where power outages, you are doing great at live performances so I hope there will be many more in the future. The audience clearly loves you too.

[@andrewince8824]

You're the one artist I wish to see live. The energy you bring and the love from the crowd is unique.

[@Fayanora]

I think it'd be awesome to see Patty and Guilhem Desq do a live collab!

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

No backup generator .....unprepared.

[@darkaether2798]

You did good Patty, a true professional! 🥰

[@SymptomOfDepravity]

I really wanted to thank you for speaking up about mens mental health. I’ve always enjoyed your channel and content but to hear you speak about talking about a subject so close to me was amazing. I have had issues as a male musician with mental health for most of my life and I am currently having a rough time right now including a recent issue with some very bad bad thoughts and to hear someone I respect speak on this subject really gives me hope. Thank you patty ❤

[@davekendall9749]

Theres people all around you needing / wanting to speak or just be in the same room as some one who cares. Maybe Pattys forum curing the world with music. May take shape. 🤞

[@smb9854]

You handled things like a true champ. :) When the unexpected happens, it is not easy to lose control. You did great!

[@RedStoneWhite]

Bless you and thank you for really talking about this important subject ♥️♥️♥️

[@rogerironhide4220]

Keep up the strength & good you're doing Miss.Gurdy 💯 suck that y'all were having problems on set.

[@stormtrooper3455]

You're right. I don't know if it was the time to talk about mental health. Maybe there are people in the audience who suffer from these problems and want to forget during this moment. You do a lot on instagram. Thanks for all of us who have a shit in the brain.

[@authorrayrogers]

Hey... it happens. You guys handled it very well. The audience was cool. Everyone was safe and in good spirits. No one got hurt. I'd call it a win! You live to rock another day.

[@samleonard2557]

What an awesome crowd! They didn't miss a beat!

[@davidwolfe6773]

As a man it makes me proud to have women like you advocate for men's issues and mental health thank you.

[@ncoutdooradventures6148]

Oh no!! That's really too bad that you had that happen But on the "up" side, you had the opportunity to perform, and you had a large crowd of people that knew who you were, knew your sounds, and was there to support you! So I guess in one way you can look at this as a "win"! Congratulations! You're dreams are becoming reality!

[@paladinminipedro707]

the crowd sounds great!! thats badass!!

[@jmc1186]

Awww it's okay girlie, it happens. I'm glad y'all made the best of it 😊

[@johnrobinson3905]

Great sound! Things will be wonderful the next time around.

[@rossbach451]

You handled it with grace and class. The crowd seemed to roll with the punches, and were hyped to see you on stage. And thank you again for your tireless advocacy for men. So many simply ignore or berate us.

[@marklammas2465]

Grace and class. That's our Patty! 👍

[@captainidiot4301]

Reckon everything she does is graceful and classy

[@robbiematthews168]

Men are hated more then ever in this world, god bless her, some stuck up girls I’ve met who are literally from one bad relationship either become lesbian or just go for stick up pos, makes me mentally more declined to find a meaningful relationship..

[@Nicolasamico37]

Always difficult to leave your own show ! Apart from that, I really love your dress 😍

[@kenfrank3782]

Patty -. Haven’t seen your KZbin in 2 yrs -- So glad to see this now

[@4stringz.]

You’re a great artist and your fans love you and understand 💚

[@kenbryson2240]

Love that people still had fun and you guys did what you could!

[@shannonbennett987]

Funny, I always went to concerts to hear the music and see a show.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Sorry you got cut short, that sux. I was in charge of sound, at a concert, in an old theater. It could only handle the power needed for the stage lights, and not for the PA too. We did not know that ahead of time. I had the PA all set up working great, and as soon as the stage lights came on, the main breaker tripped and everything went off. Not ready to give up, I ran a long extension cord, out the back of the theater and plugged into power from the building next door, to get the sound system working again. Show went on as planned, and we had a great night 🎶🙂🎶 Music is life!

[@11cylynt11]

Well you are a champ for handling that so well. I can see some musicians, especially the ones with huge egos, having a big tantrum about losing power.

[@novadea1643]

I can understand Patty's songs blowing fuses all around, they're full of power.

[@PeachedJesus]

Patty is a hero for me. 🙂

[@kristopherdetar4346]

You are a true beauty in the world today. We love ya ! !

[@SchwarzeWitwe2]

That really and truly sucks, Patty. I'm so sorry!

[@amindamok]

Thank you for caring about everyone Patty

[@gudjon_jonsson]

Thank you for speaking up for us🙏🖤

[@thomasmercurio3889]

Been dealing with depression and anxiety for years. Keep going! I found exercise helps a lot. I wish I was as talented as you in music. I can't sing or play instruments

[@Gabriel-fz4ys]

You out there doing it aint u. You ever in Alabama I'll come to your concert for sure. Love your energy!

[@the-engneer]

Thank you for bringing up the topic of men's mental health. It's something definitely not talked about enough

[@courier11sec]

What a difficult situation. Your audience was so understanding. Many audiences where I live would have wrecked the place. Much better to be understanding.

[@adventure002006]

Tech difficulties. Great that even though your a star Rocking the stage and only have to say I love you, you take the time to talk to men about mental health. Very loving of you. Earned my subscription.

[@kriszeeck6011]

Patty's Music so mind blowing it blew out the power!

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

Your sound blasts the sound system. 🍀

[@ceciliakovacs9785]

Get ready with a powerful "preppers" gurdy and material. Just a really loud alto and tuneful melodies. You will get the audience very quiet to hear you. It will be magical.

[@mikefrancis4476]

Bummer that was a fantastic show. Better days ahead you star.

[@droppinlowlows7234]

I love you, ty for bringing this topic to light, we need help to sometimes.

[@williamdodge8425]

You are amazing Patty!

[@ralph8476]

People love you, people value your performance, people feel your soul. Run this way as you doing. Thank you! I'm waiting you will come in Rimini ITALY. Maybe one day

[@GeorgFreese]

😥 it happens. I am sorry for the fans

[@karkosgiehex]

Oh no! Sometimes we just end up in a situation where there is not a happy ending and we just have to be openly honest that it is time to stop. Your fans evidently love your music, so they will most certainly come back. Whatever the electrical issue is or was, know that you are all admired and accepted for the fantastic work that you do! Henceforth... maybe carry a back-up generator?

[@TwoTrakMind]

Thank you so much for making mental health and especially mental health for men a priority! It is a huge problem for men; one that isn't discussed often enough. Making it OK to talk about is such an important step. Thank you!

[@marieshade6291]

Oh man that's a real bummer!😟

[@williamdawson9344]

Your a true champion! You were still trying to keep going. Even without electric instruments! 🤜🤛👍

[@Olafleflibustier]

Aww sorry for that, Thor was in vacation this day 😬 Your and your staff are amazing ! ❤🤘

[@maccliff2115]

That “Running up the Hill” cover was awesome!

[@confer01]

Having run a 2,000 seat theater, I know what this is like. Power goes and there is nothing you can do it all up to the people on stage and you did a great job.

[@gomezmunoz584]

Awesome video. Sometimes life sucks. You get more beautiful every video I see.

[@danbrit9848]

i loved you for years ...but the intro and how you handled it by diverting to a meet and greet ...expert class and i love you even more

[@a.o.9594]

Thanks for advocating.

[@spirou39]

Ihr habt das Beste daraus gemacht und die Nerven behalten - Respekt 🙂👍👏

[@alanshelley3080]

Such a shame when that happens. I've had a mixer desk short in mid concert, so very stressful.

[@Metzwerg74]

those are real fans... they even cheer you when you have to cancel the show....

[@pudding2675]

For those interested, the WOO-HOO-HO cheering kept going for like... at least 10 minutes straight while the crew tried to sort things out backstage. Signed, one of the people that kept cheering :P PS: We were super sad that you didn't manage the full set you prepped, me and my gf were super excited to experience ya'll live for a change. Still super happy to have caught at least a glimpse of the package. Your Sweet Dreams cover was amazing to hear live! PPS: Your talking points about mental health for men would have been fantastic. This is still something extremely underapreciated and underexplored in current day society, while toxic masculinity is a strong talking point little is actually said about the negative consequences for men having to live with it. Please, please, please, keep that talking point up! Men really need awareness about them also being living, feeling beings with emotions in current day society!

[@Blackdawn80]

We all have our ups and downs, women and men alike. To suggest otherwise is truly a fallacy. Thank You Patty for shining a beautiful light on the subject.

[@anthonystike6034]

I used to do sound work for outdoor concerts. I know what can, and usually does go wrong, including electrical storms. I worked a concert once where the talent gave up due to lightning in the area. I don't blame them for it. But I do feel bad for you because of what happened.

[@LARPBeard]

Just missed the premier, got to rewatch.hope all is well.

[@wardg1496]

Patty bless you for having such a big heart. Technology can be so much fun. I only do karaoke. Yet one recent night, first song, speaker cut out. Second song the microphone died. I jokingly asked the dj if he was hazing me. You just have to make the best of what you can at times. At least you they WANT to have on stage LOL. Keep singing your songs lovely lady!

[@Daelyah]

Your fans still appreciate your work, Patty, and plenty of us look forward to seeing you here in the US...here's to hoping you get to tour here, some say. Much love from the Twilight Zone of upstate NY! 🥰

[@gweebara]

Colorado would love to see you get up this high

[@marklammas2465]

Awww!... Rotten luck, Patty... It's a lot easier playing on the beach! 😉

[@doctordeath.5716]

I hate when that happens and the power goes out.

[@DarkPsychoPyro]

Still amazing, keep going ❤️‍🔥

[@blythewarland5459]

I love that your promoting mental health for men and women, it is so important. Even in party mode you can touch on it without bringing down the vibe. More power to you

[@johankotze42]

What a bummer! What a crowd!

[@doorofnight87]

Ah, gotta love when the technology stops working. Other than the truncated concern I hope the rest of the time at the event/festival was good. I appreciate your willingness to talk about mental health, and in particular encouraging men to take part in the conversation. As someone with anxiety/depression that I have at times ignored and/or not taken proper care of, it is an incredibly important conversation to have. Thank you.

[@pickeljarsforhillary102]

You'll remember that concert forever now.

[@manofculture8225]

I tip my hat to you. Not a lot of folks talk about men's mental health. You ladies have a tough time of it too. Just glad both are starting to get recognized.

[@gordonanderson3111]

Mental Wealth - think about it GREAT in a stage power crisis!

[@Mr-Slayer-Sir]

Jeeze You Are Stunning And One For The Royalty Miss

[@DragonsOfSnow]

You are one of the first newer artists of the last 10 yrs that I'd LOVE to see in person!! I'm in the USA tho....please consider coming to the US soon!! All the good bands are always in the UK or Germany. 😭😭😭 Edit: Also, as a woman, THANK YOU for remembering to include our men in important conversations like mental health. I'm sick and tired of men being excluded, discriminated against, and straight up being sh*t on simply for being men. So thank you for not being that kind of person. Makes my respect for you that much higher. 💜🖤💜

[@oliviawilliams6204]

That suck that happened, but at least the audience didn't seem angry. That's good

[@BasementBerean]

You could be one of the greatest things to happen to pop music since Jeff Lynne combined classical music instruments with pop in his Electric Light Orchestra. I've been to many big concerts, and I've always been intrigued at how so much tech has to work just right for them to happen at all. And it all has to be set up and taken down so quickly. Thanks for having such a sense of humor and documenting so well how things can go wrong.

[@ScottGrammer]

Back in my live sound days I dealt with more than a few power issues, but the funniest one was from a church I used to attend. I was about 15, and I was running sound for the youth choir, and we had set up our portable PA system in the sanctuary just like we did when we played in other churches. Having learned the hard way, I taped the power cord for the mixing console and other house gear to the floor where it crossed the walkway and led up the power outlet. I did this because numerous times before I had people kick the cord out of the socket by tripping on the bright orange and easily-visible cord. No one was going to trip on it THIS TIME! About five minutes into the show, I lost all power to the mixing position. I looked over to where the outlet was to find this little old blue-haired lady standing there with the cord in her hand. She had come in late, saw the taped-down cable, and ripped it up tape and all, because she "was afraid someone would trip over it."

[@angeldelvax7219]

Handled it like a pro! Maybe a useful tip for concerts like this: There are battery powered "karaoke" speakers with quite a bit of power to them. If you pack one or two of those with the equipment, and a small battery powered mixer, you have something to play one or two softer songs with your gurdy, a mic and maybe an acoustic guitar? Drums are usually loud enough to accompany you without amplification. Not that you HAVE to do something like this, but it could help you to "stay in the flow" on stage, and keep the crowd entertained while techs try to fix the problem ;)

[@alphega1983]

A backup generator would be helpful too

[@angeldelvax7219]

@@alphega1983 At the power levels you need for a stage like this? The cost for the organization would be a LOT higher. And you can't expect an artist to drag along a generator the size of a caravan to every gig. Yes, it would be helpful if the organization arranged something to prevent power outages like this, but it's not exactly something Patty can change.

[@vinny142]

@@angeldelvax7219 I don't think anybody is suggesting that Patty brings her own generator with her :-) "The cost for the organization would be a LOT higher." 100kVA is only 250 euros a day. Larger fesitvals, like Castlefest in Lisse NL, run entirely off generators 24/7. They don't plug into city power at all, and they do that specifically because if the city power goes out there is no way to know how long it will be out, but when a generators goes down they can literally plug the cable into another one and be up and running in minutes. This is important because without power there is no music, but also no cooking, no waterpumps, no toilets, no cash registers and... no lights which is simply dangerous.

[@angeldelvax7219]

@@vinny142 I've been a live-tech for years, and have been responsible for power for a few festivals myself :p "Only" €250,- .. For some festivals that can be a LOT. And I have seen much higher prices. The lights still worked where Patty played, so they did have a different supply for those ;) You're absolutely right that you have to make sure there's ALWAYS power for lights, and ALWAYS running water. Basic safety. Latest event I worked on power was MuzeMisse in Oss (NL). (Fairly small event...) Almost 100% working off of generators. But even then, was it the generator that failed? If it's a fault in one of the cables, a spare generator won't even help. My advise was to Patty (the portable speaker thing...) and the reply I got was about a spare generator, so that's why I mentioned that it wouldn't be feasible for her to do this ;)

[@paultemple5042]

You are awesome.😊❤️✌️