Musical Acts Who *Kinda Suck* Live in Concert

[@artvjon]

Oh wow, now it's 2022 and I made a video about GREAT live bands that you should watch after this one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6fQgJqgqdqooZY PS, Thanks for making this my most viewed video on the channel 🥳

[@Klipschrf35]

Lacuna coil is terrible live

[@iliketrains3495]

Is it just me who laughed at the thought of DJ Khaled being considered a 'live act?'

[@paulcorso]

I Like Trains I love your profile picture, what a great album cover

[@aperson.7585]

Lmao how he be considered a live act when he's barely an act?

[@A340DICTATOR]

All the muse fans shall gather beneath. We are safe here.

[@joecarson1340]

His overwatch league performance was quite inspiring tbh 😂

[@BlanchestarlightUwU]

Hey, another Muse fan! ✌️🏻

[@LotteYanson]

Anyone who’d pay hundreds of dollars to hear a guy shout “ANOTHA ONE!” followed by his name over and over with a backing track doing all the rest, you must really hate themself.

[@artvjon]

"CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PLAYED YOURSELF" - DJ Khaled to anyone that bought a ticket to see him perform

[@pyrocrew17]

Another one

[@jimthar17]

To be fair people pay hundreds to watch Britney lip sync her own songs as well. At least she's cute I guess.

[@BlackLotusVisualArchive]

@@jimthar17 To be fair, she was forced to lip sync on stage and her whole career is filled with her being abused

[@TheShaitan2000]

@@jimthar17 Well, she is a terrible singer and most of her shows she was indeed doing lip sync, but at least she was dancing and doing coreographies. DJ Khaled, Drake and all of those are just jumping, shouting stuff and adding NOTHING to the table.

[@GABA-Gool]

I went to a Snoop show and he showed up like 4 hours late and handed out a “collection plate” for weed in the crowd. Then he smoked all the weed; did some weird dancing, occasionally said some lyrics, mostly let the crowd sing his songs, then left. I felt ripped off and satisfied at the same time.

[@radioactivetrees9626]

That's an experience.

[@thebikehippie6562]

Lol, what a mooch

[@EJGraham14]

I saw snoop in the 90’s and he was really good.

[@antoniojames9493]

I've seen him and he was great. He sounds just like his records live.

[@thebikehippie6562]

@@antoniojames9493 That's what lip syncing sounds like😂😂

[@michaelpurnell5203]

Imagine paying to see DJ Khaled live lmao

[@dljohns25785]

He really tours🤔 how when he isn't making the music 🤔

[@simplyjoline2220]

Marina Heath demi*

[@aounmehdi7319]

JT LovesCodeLyoko lmaoo again. im dead

[@soulexchangemusic]

"WE DE BEST KARAOKE!!!""

[@CharlieBrown-gb2wx]

Unfortunately that's the typical rap "concert" experience

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

DJ Khaled was so obvious. Just a person onstage shouting one to three word lines while another performer who’s collaborating with him or in the background is singing/rapping the whole song for him.

[@RivLoveshine]

Quentin Childs I love your profile picture.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

sneakyMCR Howlter Thanks!

[@Merdicano]

"Another One"

[@onionheadguy7094]

Saw blink 182 in 2001 and they were so good. They were playing the songs super fast and tight. They were genuinely having fun. face to face and sum 41 opened up. I saw alkaline trio the next year opening for nofx and they killed it too. I guess I must've been lucky t catch these guys in their prime!

[@mejsjalv]

Always disliked Blink 182 since they got on the radar. BUT Travis is a such a solid drummer and became quite influential. I like to watch his stuff on drum channels, but blink I just can't. The pop punk vocal style is what pushes me away from this kind of music. I've given it a try so many times over the decades, and as much as I can appreciate good lyrics and good playing, can't do more than a couple of songs every now and then.

[@ktsb1563]

Travis Barker is the only one in their study group that hands homework in on time.

[@the_5th_night]

Katie Shayler-Bethell the comparison I didn’t know I needed.

[@KeavyGoesLive]

My favorite fact about him is that he was a drummer for The Aquabats before joining Blink-182

[@persecutor96]

Travis is always in time on time.

[@georgeschennaux4422]

But he's also setting up an army of Blink copy bands :(

[@leoncorbett4553]

@@georgeschennaux4422 they’re a bit different so that we can’t tell they were copied

[@Leo-in1gt]

Blink live in their younger years were fucking hilarious live. Creative jokes, audience interaction, Tom changing the lyrics because it was funny, and both Tom and Mark making fools of themselves and being well aware of that.

[@davidnissim589]

There was one show where Tom said, "You think we tour for our own benefit, but nope, we're raising money to shave Mark's balls."

[@ENigma-um8zw]

I got to see them during the “Jacket” tour, agreed, tho I never would have seen them at Fyre

[@JustRolly]

Yeah when Tom was in the band they were ironically “bad” and it was awesome but now with Matt they are unironically just bad.

[@olivernash1751]

Saw them years ago when the self titled album dropped and it was sick. Saw them nearly 10 years later same line up and it was just terrible i looked forward to seeing them ended up leaving.

[@phillipallen3879]

when looking for aliens is better than your band...

[@aakk4568]

Finally someone who mentions how bad Drake concerts are! I remember looking up concerts on youtube and being puzzled not only by the large lack of live music, but by how few people in the comments seemed bothered by it. It’s embarrassing, and sad cause I do really like some of his songs.

[@brandytrevino]

He's trash ... He gives trash a bad name

[@chrisknoblock]

Hey boss, nothing surprises me anymore. I'll never forget how people ran out and hoarded toilet paper during the CV. Same intelligence level love Drake live.

[@BBoyJonAlbert]

What’s baffling is that it hasn’t always been this bad. I’ve seen Drake three times (please don’t judge) and he’s gotten progressively worse each time. Not planning on seeing him again, but there used to actually be reason to go to his shows. 2014 was a joint tour with Lil Wayne, he actually did rap/perform most of the songs and put on an overall great show. It also helped that this when his discography was at its best and the songs performed were almost all from Take Care or Nothing Was the Same. 2016 joint tour with Future, same deal with maybe a little more reliance on the crowd. 2019 with Migos was the last straw, it’s the style you see today; jarring to watch and just flat out bad. Not to mention Migos were bad as well but his performances took a massive nosedive around 2017-2019 and it’s gotten even worse since to the point where he now just doesn’t perform at all and just jumps around/lets the crowd sing everything.

[@CSharpDCS]

what about now

[@KayleeCee]

Who the hell pays to see DJ Khaled live? I'm not paying to watch some dude shout his own name over mediocre tunes.

[@elzar5987]

For DJ Khaled mediocre is a complement

[@Iron-Bridge]

OP: You're being very kind calling that musical nobody ' mediocre '.

[@john-evanbear8783]

Stupid people apparently

[@the-engneer]

People are pretty fucking stupid

[@TenFalconsMusic]

People who don't like music.

[@ronstoppable5659]

SOS Idea: 7 Artists That Blew Their Potential After One Good Album

[@jacobevingham8495]

That’s a great idea!

[@Juli_is_Online]

Imagine Dragons?

[@ronstoppable5659]

@TheAwesome WiiMaster That's one of the first artists that comes to mind for me as well, would love to see Jon's selections on this subject

[@mrdemon6120]

@@Juli_is_Online what do you mean? Imagine dragons are still very popular even their newer albums such as evolve an origins are great. In my opinion evolve an origins are there best albums.

[@iliketrains3495]

@TheAwesome WiiMaster No, Smoke & Mirrors was awesome

[@jeffreyfitzgerald8541]

My wife really wanted to see Weezer live 3 years ago, and since (my fave band ever) Pixies opened, I was good with it. Hands down, the Pixies set was the worst example of stage presence I’ve ever seen. Black Francis was bored the whole time, and we all sat down half way through the show as the boredom spread to us. PS. Weezer blew me away. Definitely better in concert than recorded.

[@pauloriley4020]

Frank Black and The Catholics in the 1990s was the best concert I've ever seen, out of 100s of shows. I saw them 3 times. Frank did the Bowery Ballroom in Brooklyn and the stage presence was unbelievable. He used timing to create suspense. He doesn't dance, and he speaks sparingly, but he and the band rocked the house like no other. He gave each song his all, sweating profusely while belting out banger after banger.

[@jeffk3368]

Weezer rocks live!!

[@Spacemutha]

I saw the same tour, totally the same experience

[@shaneg9081]

At first I was like "where is this guy going with this, Weezer is great live..." Sorry Pixies let you down.

[@allyb.5625]

I was fortunate enough to see Weezer live 5 times this summer and even almost met the singer. They were absolutely incredible and I can’t wait to see them again

[@marikoth]

Paying hundreds of dollars to hear "DEEEEEJAAYYYYY KHALEDDDDDD WE THE BEST MUSIC" 20 times is sad

[@kenkreisel6890]

Alice Cooper + Halestorm was absolutely amazing. Alice makes everyone play sober and it means no sloppy bullshit. Alice devotes so much time to the stage performance. I saw them this year and I was like all bands/artists should strive to do what Alice Cooper does.

[@nunder86]

@Christopher Bingham I saw Alice Cooper perform when he was opening for Motley Crue on their "farewell" tour, he was amazing. I'd pay to see him headline.

[@tyl3rth3d3f1l3r]

I saw him last night and it was mind-blowing! He's in his 70's and he's still dominating every venue he performs in with an awesome stage presence. Also Nita Strauss' shredding was so clean and so crisp, I'm convinced she's the most skilled guitarist that I've seen live, as of now.

[@eoinmcevoy280]

9

[@Jermeister12]

@Christopher Bingham Hurricane Nita all by herself upstages ,other bands😀

[@Jermeister12]

@Christopher Bingham Don't get me wrong .AC is #2 for me after QUEEN. But HN kills it. 😀She's awesome .The rest of the band kills it also 😀I wish Eric Singer was still in the band nothing against Glenn Sobel 😀But I love Eric .I saw him on the Black Sabbath "7th Star "tour .I didn't know who he was .On my way to my truck Eric was on the step of the tour bus .I yelled "you kicked ass tonight" I knew he was gonna be one to watch 😀 I was friggin right😀

[@lordowl3533]

If you have to say "WE DA BEST MUSIC" in every one of your songs, then you're probably not the best music

[@cdvideodump]

WE DA WORST MUSIC

[@ineedsomespace3038]

Watching DJ Khaled live feels like watching your dad trying to be cool

[@gumballguy34]

Saw Elton on his final tour a few weeks ago and I was amazing how good his live band was and how good his voice still is when he's pushing 80 years old

[@gumballguy34]

@@dparis2172 yeah no shit when you compare his prime to being 79 it's not going to be the same but it was a great show nonetheless

[@tomdalton4293]

@@gumballguy34 Not quite that old but close

[@G_FRE]

He's been able to adapt to changes in his voice and performance to make his life act amazing. I love him so much.

[@stevehunt9051]

Elton is TIMELESS TALENT

[@MirageMusicUk]

Watched his performance at Glastonbury and he was incredible, absolute legend.

[@antoinea.9791]

I think the fact that DJ Khaled is #1 on the list is only a hot take to DJ Khaled

[@artvjon]

Hey I didn’t say they were all hot takes 😂

[@aaronthebox]

I recently saw Iron Maiden live, and these guys are in there 60’s, and it was the best show I’ve been to. Basically no one else can live up to their genuine stage presence

[@thomaswatkins3686]

I’ve heard this too.

[@paulguyer5805]

Maiden Rules!

[@s3any1977]

Maiden are a well oiled machine and set a very high bar for live performance.

[@nogoodname8133]

I've seen them live twice and was very disappointed, but it's good to hear they improved... last time I saw them was like 2012ish

[@mockupguy3577]

@@nogoodname8133, everyone can have a bad day. Did you like the records that were out at they time?

[@KevMessick27]

Quite ironically, “Weird Al” Yankovic (a PARODY artist) puts on awesome concerts and has a stage presence that rivals that of anyone else. Al’s vocals are always right on point, and his backing band (which has been together for 40+ years, with the exception of his keyboardist Ruben, the “new guy” who joined in the early 90’s) can master any genre from Gangsta Rap to Polka. Al is currently on tour with a scaled-back version of his show for his hardcore fans, but normally his concerts are big multimedia experiences, with at least a dozen costume changes, special effects, and big screens on the stage. So next time Weird Al is in your area, do yourself a favor and see him!

[@KevMessick27]

@kshamwhizzle yeah he’s amazing! I got to see him for the first time a little over two weeks ago, and I got the VIP package so I got to meet him after the show. Such a nice guy, incredibly humble.

[@leandroperroni]

What about 7 bands that sound amazing live?

[@AmeliaPond1994]

Paramore and The 1975

[@debasegrog5153]

Aisha Abdella and muse

[@Flamestar320]

Rush could be an honorable mention. (Geddy's vocals got progressively worse every live performance after the late 80's but all three of the guys were very good playing their instruments in pretty much every performance.)

[@mai-ya-hee]

TØP!

[@rockinglucario6877]

Leandro P. Mumford and Sons.

[@lizzychan844]

This list is so accurate that it's not even offensive or sad it's savage

[@crustpunkjesuschrist]

Lizzy C Modest Mouse though is great live

[@ItzDroopz5150]

I’ve only seen Iron Maiden live in 2019, and MAN, THEY ARE INCREDIBLE. So glad I went to that concert, Ik this is a list of bands who sucked live, but I just wanted to share my amazing memory to going to that Iron Maiden concert

[@99Gaming-d1y]

For me 30 seconds to Mars. Jared leto stopped every song half way through to speak to the crowd for a few minutes before singing again. EVERY SINGLE SONG!!!!!!

[@QJ89]

"I'm just gonna lecture ya... really, really bad!"

[@ulayla1605]

99% Gaming cuz he can’t sing properly

[@TheSweatyYeti]

It bugs me so much that he skips so much of the song lyrics (Especially the chorus) live. Like we came here to hear you sing, not us sing

[@sofycolt27]

Because he doesn't work on vocals at all and he knows it. So he is just another product of "hollyweird stars ". Sadly. Their first albums were decent

[@olimurray4058]

Nickelback did that between every song they played. It’s not a fucking stand up act Chad.

[@connordalzin7732]

Video idea: artists that are over the age of 50 that are still great live.

[@artvjon]

Maybe! I am working on a video for this fall though, you’ll be getting an episode of SOS dedicated to 90s bands that still kick ass. A lot of them are 50+ or else pushing 50, and I’ll try to talk about the live shows too.

[@MrAlitje]

@@artvjon Hopefully Pearl Jam will make the cut :D

[@anthonysclafani3963]

U2, they still sound amazing live and still sound way better than most young bands

[@tommurray4742]

Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Rancid always great live!

[@lilgamer1103]

Rush

[@3THREEIII]

MGMT is one of my most favourite bands of all time, and importantly a very very influential band to me that I hold dearly, and I believe Andrew is improving his singing on stage live, but pretty much if you listen to most of their live shows on KZbin, I find it either just mumbling, slightly out of tune, or unbearable, but I love him and Ben and the rest of the band just as great, I just... can't enjoy their live performances.

[@shaynetell8469]

I did enjoy them opening for beck and just dancing around stage to kids instead of singing or playing it.

[@joechapot]

I saw them when they got super big and they played a recording of one of the hits as the final song. Didn't play an instrument, didn't sing, just sort jumped and clapped to a recording.

[@AC_Decoy]

As a fellow MGMT fan this saddens me. I hope they do improve cuz I would love to see them live

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

Considering Leto literally thinks he’s Jesus, I’d say ‘pretentious’.

[@kingadam233]

Oh fully in london there was a big robe open arms like a cross long hair and everything

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

Race Chaser ye I think I saw that picture on Facebook. That’s pretty douchey to think you’re that important.

[@UnderScoredd]

Oh, the irony of this thread 🤦

[@garfsexual6999]

@@UnderScoredd do you know what irony means?

[@MyoticTesseract]

He does at least have the excuse that he looks the part.

[@passi951]

Thirty seconds to Mars are so sad at this Point.. At the beginning of their Career, this was an fantastic live Band.

[@wyattsnider8966]

Pascal Siebke they were a fantastic band period. They declined hard the past several years.

[@nashvegasmgt]

Agreed. I’ve seen them over 15 times earlier in their career, and they had this amazing energy that always made the crowd crazy. You couldn’t pay me to see them after 2012. Leto’s ego and lack of singing ability after that era ruined them.

[@passi951]

@@nashvegasmgt sad that my first Mars show was in 2013 I think😭😅 Now, I don't think i gonna see them again

[@toofarpunk]

Nope. I didn’t fall for their shit.

[@MrtechieVT]

Agree. Saw them back when their first record came out twice in a month. They were one of the best live concert experiences I've ever had. Now they are garbage.

[@90sgrungefan51]

Saw puddle of mud after Wes cleaned up in a small environment in a bar in Colorado and it was surprisingly quite solid. Wes wanted to perform well for everybody and was very respectful and they played a much longer set than I was expecting. 👍

[@artvjon]

That’s great to hear. I’m glad he’s doing better in the years since this video came out!

[@dan073eb]

Saw Puddle of Mudd as the headlining band back in 2006. Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin blew them out of the water as the openers. So yes I can confirm they're terrible live.

[@toadfrommario943]

You’re lucky you got to see Adam before he left

[@Danielson1818]

I seen them on the same tour. Saw B B and 3DG a couple other times too. I can totally agree that Puddle of Mudd sucked donkey balls, and that was even before their lead singer went crazy. I caught them at Montage Mountain in Pennsylvania. Where did you go?

[@113KILL5]

Puddle of Mudd use to get blackout drunk before shows

[@mast3rchief536]

@@113KILL5 Wes Scatlin couldn’t get through a single show on one tour without cancelling due to being drunk

[@Neucod55]

3DG are the real legends even tho breaking benjamin ain’t so bad

[@MorbidGuardian]

Best live show I've ever been to was System of a Down in 2012. I was kind of lucky because Serj started losing his voice around that time, but he happened to be having an amazing night and the whole band just killed. On top of that, they played the first half of their set through a thunderstorm--in an outdoor venue. Nothing really compares to heavy music in a thunderstorm. It's like magic.

[@winchestersons6258]

I saw serj open for the foo fighters. Amazing show. Unfortunately Mars volta opened the act and a cow mooing on stage would have been an improvement. I used to work with John back in the day. Great guy. He introduced me to the band once. My dad was a teacher and he would tell his students about working with him. It was a great decade. This was about 1995 to 2005. He would give anyone back stage passes but it was for specific places. Im in LA and the one I remember was a gig in Chicago. I couldn't go

[@Quakerman14]

I saw System in Detroit right around when Mesmorize/Hypnotize dropped. It was them and The Mars Volta. Both were fantastic. I got upset when System didn't do an encore. Then I realized that they played 2 plus hours. It was fantastic.

[@winchestersons6258]

@@Quakerman14 wow. Mars volta sucked when I saw them. They sounded like a really bad rush coverband.

[@janpoelkamp4229]

Different experience here. I saw SOAD live in support of their Toxicity album at the Pinkpop festival in Holland and thought they sucked. A bunch of cry babies complaining about everything and they were just plain bad.

[@winchestersons6258]

@@janpoelkamp4229 weird how that works. One of the worst live bands I have seen was guns n roses. They were horrible. I would say system was one of the better. That being said they are political. That is their thing.

[@rafterman5072]

I always figure that rap concerts are usually going to be worse live. There just isn’t anyway they will be able to replicate their music in a live setting as well as the studio. Rapping is also lyrically “heavy”, so it is probably just difficult. Instrumentalists, on the other hand, have the advantage of being able to improvise and make their live music even better than the album.

[@SamSitar99]

'Rap' is always really bad live.

[@thema1998]

@@SamSitar99 I was going to bring up 2Pac's legendary concert at the House of Blues until I realized that you were talking about "rap". 😅

[@АринаИванова-с2б]

oh and also as much as i love billie eilish's style and songs she really has to stop singing in that small voice during concerts because you can't hear a single word over the bumping bass and finneas is more audible though he's supposed to do the backs

[@BaronVonBielski]

Арина Иванова that’s all she can do, that’s her gimmick. Everyone calls her a great singer but she’s not, she’s just singing very softly

[@maxsikkink3276]

When I saw her it was fantastic. The smaller more breathy voice is her style, so idk how well it would work if she pushes it with softer songs.

[@casti26s63]

BaronVonBielski i'm not a fan of her but u can't say she is not talented because she truly is. she has a crazy voice range and can do miracles with her voice. ger stage presence is also amazing.

[@lizvalenz2128]

She sings with the fake english accent/halsey style, it's not a good singing technique

[@GoodChicken]

croissant lord not really

[@BungleGrindClown]

My first concert I've ever been to was Primus followed by Tool both bands still sound amazing live.

[@grandwazoo1696]

Seen both and they were amazing

[@josephancion2190]

The 2016 tour ?

[@BungleGrindClown]

@@josephancion2190 yes in San Diego

[@SuperFirstSerg]

Manyernd and Patton are fucking legends

[@yankees29]

I saw Primus in 1995 at SUNY Albany for 20 bucks. Very good show.

[@BobHowler]

Look up DJ Kahled playing a guitar given to him by Bob Marley’s family. It will make you throw up a bit in your mouth, then laugh so it flies everywhere, but then cry all covered in sick.

[@shawnnewcomer4879]

Omfg I've never heard Fergie singing the National Anthem, that was so bad the microphone quit the business.

[@e.j.s.t.4885]

Agree. That was horrible.

[@collinparsons3363]

She totally butchered it to the point where all the players were rolling their eyes. She would've been better off lip syncing it and I hate it when artists lip sync.

[@obsessedwithotomegames3788]

@@collinparsons3363 I don't like it either but I think lip syncing should be done so you can give your vocal chords a rest.

[@takemyhand1988]

@@collinparsons3363 i mean if the singers are very powerhouse vocalist then they get a pass from me. Example Whitney, Celiné, Mariah, Beyonce, Ariana etc. But if the singer isn't doing vocal acrobatics or even powerful singing in most songs, then they should sing live.

[@madddog6790]

@@obsessedwithotomegames3788 no...just no. And if you know how to fucking sing correctly, you don't need to rest your vocal cords. Take care of your voice between shows.

[@madeleinep.828]

It baffles me that people would actually pay money to see DJ Khaled live.

[@rosakami65]

To quote Jon:"what a disgrace to humanity"😂😂😂

[@pyrocrew17]

Another one

[@tooruoikawa8985]

I’ve opened for Skrillex before and stood directly behind him watching the entire time, he actually DJs. Really well too. Idk about every show, he may have been aware he was in a den of DJs and wanted to actually play, but he seemed right with it and on point. Now with all due respect he could just have his whole set list set up already which is annoying but his crowd wants to see certain songs. Anyways thanks for the vids.

[@GLamoRousCooKie]

OK but DJ Khaled isn't a musical act so he should be disqualified.

[@stephen9302]

If it's not with a guitar ,bass or drums it shouldn't be considered music. Some idiot say "GET UP Y'ALL" and ""CLAP YO HANDS", & (insert ANY CLASSIC rap phrase to get the crowd pumped), is NOT a concert, it's a kids sing-a-long -- PURE GARBAGE

[@callumjdonovan]

Have to agree with the 30STM placement here. I seen them live last year and while Jared is a fantastic singer, he kept breaking up the songs to speak to the crowd and make them do stupid stuff. For the last song he dragged about 20 people on stage just to bask in his glory. He loves himself too much.

[@nashvegasmgt]

Callum Donovan he’s actually been doing that bit for over a decade. It “used” to be fun to be on stage with the band, but nowadays it’s just cliche to match his less than stellar voice, and so he can cop out of singing songs in their entirety. He used to be so good back in the day when it was just about the music.

[@hotfroganimations]

Yeah saw them in 2011 and his ego just ruined everything for me.

[@musicworld-dh4iq]

Jared Leto is Adam Levine 2.0 in terms of ego

[@HAFBeast91]

As someone who enjoyed 30STM album 1-4, I was absolutely disappointed in the new America album. Despite this, I went to see them live and was further let down. They mostly played the new album, and almost every song they sang was a sing-a-long and the performance was filled with crowd pandering. I enjoyed the vocals on some of their This is War material, but that small pleasure wasn't a thing live because Jared basically refused to hit those notes and found excuses to do other things instead. In fact, I don't believe they played a lot of material from their previous albums.

[@nogrecords]

No fucking way. We saw them live on the LP tour for The Hunting Party, & I've never seen someone with SO MUCH ENERGY!! They are no where near my top 10, but they were fantastic live. Absolutely fantastic

[@RoarOfWolverine]

The best live band was the legendary Canadian Band Rush. I have seen every legendary classic rock groups in concert, but no one ever put on a better show and sounded the most like their studio recording than Rush. I saw them 32 times and would still never miss a tour if they hadn’t retired and Neil Peart, the best rock drummer of all time, die (RIP). The fact that their music was far more ambitious to play than the average group, each musician playing multiple instruments at the same time, makes them that much better and more amazing to watch. Often called the world’s smallest orchestra since it was only three guys who sound fuller than most six piece bands. Unfortunately, any young fans, just discovering Rush on KZbin, will never get the awesome experience of seeing those guys live. Even many other talented musicians from famous bands are fans of Rush and all of them say they were the hardest working band in the world. Love them or hate them, no other band cared more for their fans and worked harder to put on the best shows possible.

[@clownnookie]

I don't think any current band or future band will even come close to touching RUSH. I feel bad for all the fans and future fans who will never get to see them live.

[@RoarOfWolverine]

@@clownnookie I was fortunate enough to see them live 32 times. I never missed a tour starting with Permanent Waves. Everyone of them are the best concerts I have ever been to and I saw most every great classic rock band, from Led Zeppelin to The Who, but every Rush show tops them all. No other band worked as hard and were so perfect live than those three guys were. Even most other members of famous bands had made quotes about Rush being the hardest working band. It was obvious how hard those three guys worked once you saw them live. Their music was far more challenging than any other band, yet they always performed it to near perfection. Yes, I feel very sorry for new fans who will never get to see them live. It’s an amazing experience like no other concert you can go to.

[@markhunter8554]

Technically speaking, a super group is a band made up of already known musicians. Examples include: Blind Faith, CSNY, Bad Company, the Firm, etc.

[@nimrodery]

@@markhunter8554 Technically you can also call it a supergroup if all the members are in Rush.

[@eddhardy1054]

Wolverine Smith, Rush were great but to say they put on better shows than bands like Zeppelin or Purple or Yes or Supertramp is straining credulity just a tad. Just out of curiosity, if you gave a Rush live performance say 10/10, how would you score the other groups I've mentioned?

[@nikitarayy]

DJ Khaled opened the last time I saw Demi Lovato and he really just hit play on a laptop, walked around stage yelling random shit and as talking about weights loss . Snooze Edit *john proceeds to say this haha*

[@maroeska5321]

Okay but how was demi?

[@nikitarayy]

Maroeska Van de Kamp excellent! I’ve seen her a couple times now and she’s very good live, Top notch vocals every time.

[@pyrocrew17]

Another one

[@gabbyhamrick6554]

Yeah the lead singer of Puddle of Mudd had a pretty bad meltdown at a small bar in my town. He started yelling at a guy in the audience saying that the guy stole his house. It was very bizarre and kind of sad to see.

[@NexusKin]

That was during the 2010s when Wes Scantlin was always abusing drugs.

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Check out the live nirvana song he did recently lol

[@badxradxandy]

CAN YOU TAKE IT ALL AWAY

[@pyroman6000]

Saw the video of that. Best part was the "Oh for FUCK'S Sake!!!" look on esp the guitarist and drummer's faces, lol.

[@canyounotmydude9155]

@@donaldsalkovick396 not saying Wes had the best voice to begin with, but drugs can definitely fuck up a voice when you’re using them. I saw a video of a show not too long before Scott Weiland died of his drug overdose in 2015, and he was struggling to sing his own song Vasoline. Scott was known for having one of the best and more diverse voices in grunge, and seeing that was just extremely sad.

[@dopeahmeme7403]

You didn't mention the time Khaled "performed" at the Overwatch League Finals. Most cringe thing I have ever seen.

[@patrickgibsonmusic]

Best reaction to a Puddle of Mudd live show was that infamous time they were on the same festival line up as The Dillinger Escape Plan. Dillinger's front man took a shit in a bag and said "This is a bag of shit. I just wanted to show you this so you'll recognise it later on throughout the day" referring to Puddle of Mudd

[@artvjon]

Well damn

[@kennethscottosburn5040]

I've been forced to see Hoobastank twice, and those are the two worst performances I've seen in over a thousand shows. Their singer is tone deaf live, no one in their band can keep time, and their sound guy's results suggest he's sabotaging them. It's brutally painful.

[@Meg97-e3u]

Agreed. It was painful to watch. The vocalist couldn't even sing on tune with the band, plus he constantly failed to hit the high notes.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Objectively speaking, they suck in general. At least they can use studio editing to enhance the sound but their arrangements have little musical skill.

[@duane_313]

Wow!

[@john-evanbear8783]

There's a reason why they have "stank" in their name.

[@spikereynolds8615]

When I saw them they were just fucking boring. No energy

[@larrycooper7261]

Given that I'm in my mid-60s I can go back a little further than most people who've made comments. The worst concert I ever saw was Olivia Newton-John. She had absolutely no stage presence whatsoever. At one point she tried to tell a joke and it died on the vine. So her comment to the audience was, "I guess I'll sing another hit song." I would have gotten more enjoyment just staring at one of her album covers while listening to the album. By contrast one of the best concerts I ever saw was The Charlie Daniels Band. I saw CDB five or six times and thoroughly enjoyed the concert every single time. When Charlie let loose on the Orange Blossom Special he brought the house down every time!

[@tomdalton4293]

I know what you mean with ONJ, she did sound good but stage presence was like a lounge singer

[@TheRealSandman]

I saw 30STM live in 2013 & they were amazing. I saw them again last year & it was one of the worst shows I've been to. Just no energy & constantly bringing people on stage, whether it be audience members, or camera man crowding the stage. Just felt so wrong

[@Kbecker2436]

RyaanS Music did the same thing at the concert I was at. I was so disappointed.

[@bhootbhoot3457]

Even if DJ khaled pays me to see him I will grab the money and go on a Roman holiday instead of seeing him

[@jordanr.2120]

I've actually experienced the opposite. Happened to see Hayley Kiyoko at Shadow of the City in 2018 and thought she was rad, and then when I got home and listened to her actual produced tracks it was super underwhelming.

[@moustachio334]

That’ it be like sometime.

[@SallyJaySparrow]

On the other end of the spectrum, Alice Cooper is still killing it

[@kaiobikeg8749]

The rap segment is absolutely true. Seen a bunch of acts at festivals and THEY ALL BACKTRACK! It’s embarrassing

[@Josephsoto221]

Kings of Leon while not bad musically just has such low energy every live show I’ve seen of them, everyone just stands there and plays their instruments without any real stage presence

[@djandclyde]

"Fergie recently left the band" Yeah like 10 years ago lol

[@pyrocrew17]

Another one

[@Nostalgia_OST]

Watch DJ Khaled performing live at the Overwatch League Grand Finals. 100% guarantee it'll be the worst live performance you've ever seen, makes the clip you showed of him seem really good tbh

[@alleystar7779]

I’m going to see Ghost in concert for the third time because Tobias Forge not only writes amazing songs but has created one of the best live music concert experiences there is today.

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

DJ Khaled feels like a hype man and that's it. Lame as hell.

[@barringtonwomble4713]

More a marketing guru than anything else.

[@PatrickCervantez]

I didn't know DJ Khaled actually went out onstage _outside_ of award show season.

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

While the Deftones are one of my favorite bands I’ve never enjoyed their live sound. The live sound has consistently been way off a proper mix and Chino struggles a lot. Especially the further into the set they get.

[@moustachio334]

Unfortunately Chino’s style is best suited to the studio. Ultimately he blew his vocal chords out at one point and it’s never been the same since even in the studio. They used to rip live before the self titled album tour.

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

@@moustachio334 i first saw them live when white pony came out and Chinos vocals weren’t very good.

[@jeux2322]

I’m seeing deftones live in December…. thank god it’s a festival haha

[@BenIrvine11]

@@jeux2322 Same

[@jeux2322]

@@BenIrvine11 good things?

[@peanut5330]

I was so confused when I went to Beyoncé’ & Jay-Z’s concert, and DJ Khaled was was of the opening acts...he sucked

[@michellecates6822]

The DJ Khaled Overwatch League finals performance was the single worst thing I've seen in a while

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

My ex and I saw Bon Jovi at the Aladdin theater (known to be one of the best acoustically accurate theaters) in Las Vegas when Living On A Prayer came out. They were so bad we left 30 minutes in... And my ex was a huge Bon Jovi fan

[@artvjon]

YIKES!

[@john_fisher3978]

Anyone remember dj khaleds overwatch league performance the crowd looked so confused

[@evans3234]

oh yeah yeah _ yes, that was comedy gold

[@john_fisher3978]

Warp head that dance tho

[@john_fisher3978]

@Jason Lipscomb unfortunatly not

[@john_fisher3978]

@Jason Lipscomb who were u supporting?

[@john_fisher3978]

@Jason Lipscomb it was an amazing game i was routing 4 london im sad they arnt doing as well thus season

[@PicasHD]

Blink's music is not meant to be played in arenas imo

[@artvjon]

That's a huge part of the problem

[@Regent192]

yeah but you can't really play in small venues anymore once you become famous

[@VintageDefectors69]

I like Blink ironically for the most part and if the songs sounded as fun as the studio versions, it would be hilarious and amazing at the same time. The instruments are actually fantastic in a lot of Blink songs but the vocals are crazy weird. The pop punk accent as I call it can be very good but bands like Blink bring it so overboard and if you can't keep that consistent in a live setting, why are you touring those songs at all?

[@Nathan-mk3uf]

That's good to know. Because I'm gonna go see them on Friday at a smaller venue.

[@joshuaduque8819]

Nathan in Dallas ?

[@caranook]

I love blur, I’ve seen them live twice and will be seeing them again later this year. Good experiences all around, however, my dad saw them in the late 90s and it was a complete, total, shitshow. They were high, drunk, overworked and exhausted. The performance wasn’t very good and apparently Damon Albarn pulled his pants down on stage, flashing the entire audience! It’s hard to believe, considering I saw them about ten years later and they were brilliant. At least they are past that dark part of their lives now, thank god!

[@jessie6769]

98 percent of rappers suck live. They don't really perform the songs, but instead yell them and give up halfway and have the backtrack do the rest. Waste of money to see live.

[@MuSh402neb]

It really depends on who it is I wouldn’t say 98% percent I’d say the majority of your mainstream guys. I’ve seen Eminem, suicideboys, tech n9ne, MF doom, & ski mask live & every one was insanely energetic & jumpy, even got a few pits going during tech & suicideboys.

[@InfiniteBeak]

I wish more bands would be like Beastie Boys, they had live vocals and live vinyl, and they did some songs on their instruments too

[@slipknotfan652]

Tyler The creator is sooooo good live

[@sstaners1234]

Don’t know but, Eminem? Kanye West? Anyone seen them? Are they good live?

[@Bryan-mz1hh]

I agree, but have u been in a eminem concert?

[@isa5345]

i hate how blink 182 used to have substance as a whole and now they're kind of washed out. they should've pulled an mcr before they started making bad music ngl

[@tutdunsthemouse]

"pull an mcr" I love that

[@joeberben1982]

They were always a terrible band live

[@Player-jx9pd]

Big Day Out 2000 was a decent concert at least

[@isa5345]

@Cilia Catello honestly though. i love them because they took the courage to breakup even if they knew people wouldnt be happy * cue all the 12 year old fangirls crying over the breakup *

[@dog8438]

I like current blink personally but I honestly think they should have ended it in 2015. Should have continued +44.

[@sharkyj1796]

Gotta say that sometimes bands don’t always have the best nights, or sometimes the venue’s bad. I saw fall out boy once and they played a bad show that kinda left me “high and dry”. It wasn’t a great show honestly. But then I went to see them at a different venue a year later and it was one of the best shows of my life. It was pretty awesome!

[@nickthompson318]

The Offspring was really good live. Probably the most surprising act I've seen. I wasn't expecting them to be good live.

[@TheBeardscraper]

Saw them in NYC for the Americana tour, holy shit i was so looking forward to that show, and it was everything I hoped it would be, fucking amazing

[@xJavier009]

Saw them a year before the pandemic on a small club (Palms hotel @Vegas) and it was so personal with them, they rocked !!

[@EDKsurly]

The first band ive seen live. It was great.

[@mrboobyhead]

one of the first concerts I went to here in Australia back in 90s, something happened, think couple speakers blew so they had to stop mid song. they ended up playing few acoustic songs until got it sorted, Was brilliant.

[@playgroundchooser]

F'n loved The Offspring live. Went from a casual fan to a super fan instantly.

[@eduard3738]

I went to a 30 seconds to mars concert weeks ago. And tbh. Jared got outshined by Shannon. People were singing more with Shannon when he sang Remedy. His drums solo's were really good. And they invited people on stage to play with him

[@donbeck8835]

3:20 - I am actually super hopeful for their next tour. Tom was actually singing a lot better on the last AvA tour. Mark's not been so great live vocally but I love how he gels with Tom, and his personality, so I'm actually excited.

[@User-jk8wq]

You wanna see some of the footage from their recent shows. Tom and Mark sound incredible!

[@DamBaker95]

Red Hot Chili Peppers are really hit or miss to me. Sad to see age is catching up to such a fantastic and talented group. Anthony Khiedis' vocals really can't handle that much energy anymore

[@jeffreyval9665]

Why do they even still bother? They've made so much money and in their 50's still trying to be rock stars. They probably should stop.

[@Peppers19781978]

@@jeffreyval9665 Trying? They are one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Their new album was another #1 album, going #1 in many countries, and it's first single was their 14th #1, most in Alternative rock history. They are about to embark on a massive stadium tour. Very few artists for 30 years of their career can say they have had the success they have had.

[@paganrythyms]

I saw them back in the 90's his vocals were trash live back then too.

[@jeffreyval9665]

@@Peppers19781978 they are all in their 50's and the only reason their still successful is because the last 20 years has been horrible for every genre of music. They were always very commercial and now are just taking advantage of music being the worst it's ever been since at least the 40's. For being a very corporate commercial band they did well for themselves in the 90's against other iconic bands and musicians but now they just need to stop and enjoy their money and live like people do in their 50's and 60's.

[@thematthewlukas1503]

Any band can be a little hit or miss. RHCP improvise so much during shows that it can lead to highs and lows. They certain don’t belong with the list of artists on this video though 😂 some bad live acts named in this video.

[@Cla226]

Honestly if you pay to see DJ Khaled live you deserve everything you get

[@rivereuphrates8103]

The only "hiphop" (if you can even call them that) artists that kill it with their live show is Death Grips. The backing track is still there but they play over it. So the drums never lose the beat, they're even more insane and primal. Andy can experiment on synths and sampling without losing the track, and Ride can be as unhinged as he wants.

[@pissass.8675]

Yeah industrial rap hit different

[@msnewsenior]

Please piss off with your bashing of an entire genre. There are plenty of rappers and rap groups that are amazing live

[@greasybumpkin1661]

I wish I could see them live, just being among a bunch of music autists must be a total riot

[@ptcollin6802]

Black Stone Cherry is most definitely one of the most underrated live acts. I've seen them three times, about to be four, and they are absolutely amazing every time.

[@spikereynolds8615]

Saw them opening for alter bridge years ago. That was a great show.

[@jacobfinemusic]

hell yeah!

[@abigailharder6295]

Love that you threw in that clip of Fergie singing the national anthem 🤣

[@tod3msn]

I saw Merle Haggard many years ago and he literally sleep walked through the entire show. Phoned the performance in. I took my parents who were fans and felt disappointed they did not see a better show. I thought the Beach Boys of the last 10 or so years were really relying on younger musicians in the band to handle leads. Mike Love still sings and gives it his all but he is near 80 now and delegates numerous leads to his bandmates. I have to say the band Sparks who are in their 70's kick ass and sing incredibly and move around the stage like they are in their 40's. Randy Bachman of BTO sounds great and his vocals sound like he was 30 years old when he is in his mid 70's.

[@kylehegedus5498]

30STM used to be a lot better PERIOD than they are at this point in their career!!!!

[@webmastercolin]

I saw Blink-182 for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I was skeptical leading up to the concert because, yes, the videos I had seen of their live performances were not good, and I had seen a lot. However, I can tell you that actually being there was completely different; they sounded awesome. Maybe I was lucky to be there on a night when Mark didn't phone it in, as he allegedly does some times. But curiously even in the videos I took myself of the performance they don't sound great. I guess you really just have to be there to appreciate it.

[@disassociative15]

That's how I feel. I went in pa their last tour they were incredible but videos I saw sucked like bad lmao but its totally worth it going its different when your there

[@davet2459]

The energy of the crowd has always been way more captivating than the talent being showcased on stage at a Blink concert. It's been that way since at least 1996 that I can remember. They have always been the world's favorite bad band yet the crowd is always pumping at their concerts. Maybe it's the pounding drumming that gets the crowd going because Blink has always had great aggressive drumming.

[@willb3486]

I think it always sounds better when you are actually at the gig. I bet the recording would sound a lot worse then you remember

[@ZootedZebruhFut]

Best live show I ever witnessed was a punk band named Turnstile. Huge fan, saw them in May in DC. The ability to move the crowd and the interactions were insane. Also Brendan, the singer, vocals are amazing live. Best show I’d ever been to

[@proevofan]

I think it'd be cool for a video on acts that are great live but struggle to capture it on record

[@shinigamikitsune1541]

13:32 *That bass is actually just him jumping up and down*

[@asb43]

Puddle of Mudd no doubt my worst show... Wes got out of jail hours before the show. Was drunk sitting on a stool, and also went in a rant for minutes about women having s*x with dogs. Flipped him the bird and split. Told myself I'd never support him again, but he appears clean, and their lastest tune is awesome. Fingers crossed for good things to continue

[@noahgranger4706]

Who in the right mind would wanna pay to see DJ Khaled lmfao

[@orlock20]

Maybe that's why he is the opening act or one of the opening acts.

[@noahgranger4706]

@@orlock20 you're right

[@augsdoggs]

You, my friend, just earned yourself another subscriber! Spot on picks here. Granted, I’m a Gen X’er, so I was never a fan of most of these “artists” in any setting. But this is a huge part of the reason why. The lack of talent is hard to disguise when you’re live. I’m a huge 90’s hip hop fan, but always thought that it wasn’t suited for live performance. It best enjoyed in a club, or ideally, in a vehicle with a high end audio system.

[@davidgray2845]

When you said “Poundcake” I was like, Wait; Van Halen doesn’t do that. Then I realized it’s not the 80’s or 90’s anymore and I was both happy and sad.

[@Betta66]

Amazing live acts: Broods, Bleachers, Lorde, Paramore, Sam Smith, Florence + the Machine, CHVRCHES, Tori Kelly, The Pretty Reckless, and Pearl Jam

[@moroatsoleil7235]

+ twenty one pilots

[@thatlemonadeguy6742]

Lorde is amazing on stage. One would think that just because she doesn't have an "incredible" voice she wouldn't be good, but she has an amazing stage presence and even her spontaneous dance is amazing.

[@Betta66]

Moroat Soleil Never saw them myself

[@Betta66]

roseboy 20_01 The Melodrama tour was nothing short of magical, lemme tell ya.

[@moroatsoleil7235]

@@Betta66 I hope one day you'll see them , I've already seen them and they are the best !

[@isaiahadams1996]

I’m not surprised DJ Khaled is on the list. Cause I’ve seen some his performances (not in person, just online) and he’s just annoying. Plus he doesn’t rap or sing, except on the remixes of his songs. Overall, DJ Khaled is basically the Kim Kardashian of the music world

[@bgl1335]

WELCOME BACK TO HOTCAKES THE SHOW WITH HOTCAKES AND EVEN HOTTER CAKES

[@derpursmachinest9445]

I mean his name is “dj” Khaled; what the hell else is he suppose to do hahahah

[@JackDanger99]

Never had the misfortune of seeing a truly bad act, so instead I’m going to nominate the opposite: Lindsey Buckingham has been rocking on the biggest stages of the world for almost 50 years now. When he was still with Fleetwood Mac, even when they were getting on a bit, he was the only guy who didn’t take a short break and stayed on stage the whole time. He was the heart and sould of that band when it played live, as was evidenced when they toured without him in 2019 and Campbell & Finn couldn’t come close to him.

[@DubOnYouTube]

I went through a huge country phase in middle school, and decided to go to a Florida Georgia Line concert. Pretty much, that show killed my love for the genre. They were garbage in a live setting

[@patrickjchiverton900]

Well your first mistake was listening to Florida Georgia Line 😂

[@NiceTryF8I]

Your first mistake was thinking that FGL is country.

[@connordalzin7732]

Bob Dylan is the worst concert I’ve been too, but I guess it’s not really fair to put him on this list because it’s been very long since his prime. But I literally didn’t know what song he was playing the entire time and he has no stage presence. Other disappointing concerts: Lana Del Rey Clairo Logic Post Malone Cardi B Iggy Azalea (A lot of these were at festivals and not individual concerts)

[@ferencssalvoski3721]

@@xlectraheart Lana few years ago was terrible, now she has improve

[@markjames8664]

Dylan has always been wildly inconsistent live, from what I’ve read. I saw him a while back with Paul Simon and he was great that night. But if he’s not in the mood, it can suck.

[@Rainhands22]

I'm glad you put that disclaimer at the end because I don't think Cardi B has actually done a tour yet? She just puts out music and occasionally does a live performance.

[@uiscepreston]

You listen to terrible "music". No wonder.

[@robertorojasbalarezo]

Dj khaled in concert is like a dystopian waiting to happen

[@Punkpsychobilly]

Probably the best band I’ve ever seen live was Low. For a band that takes the term slowcore to a whole other level, they were as dead on as they could have been. It sounded like I was listening to the album. Ten Foot Pole and Less Than Jake always put on a killer show. Especially LTJ, they bring every bit of energy from their albums into their live performances. Teenage Bottlerocket, The Queers, Masked Intruder.... all pretty good shows. Dada were great live, the 4 or 5 times I saw them. Depeche Mode were fantastic, as were the Pet Shop Boys. Most recently I saw Ryan Young from Off With Their Heads play a small acoustic show, and it was amazing. Oh, and I did have the pleasure of seeing Osker back in the day. Fortunately I’ve seen way more shows that were good than that were awful.

[@brucegrossman3531]

Saw LOW early on, but the bill was a total WTF line up. To say diverse is putting it nicely.

[@atomicpunk2360]

When I saw Paramore last year, the first opener was honestly really boring live: Jay Som. Like, no stage presence at all, and you could hardly hear the vocals. Just put the whole crowd to sleep. (Paramore was fucking phenomenal) Also, when I saw Twenty One Pilots, the opening act, Bear Hands, was a snooze fest too.

[@PeachFlavoredKaiju]

Paramore is so good live

[@Olivia-uq4ls]

I love Jay Som’s music but she definitely needs to work on her stage presence

[@olivia1135]

In Europe the regrettes were tøps support act and they were amazing

[@Olivia-uq4ls]

@@olivia1135 I saw them live a while before they toured with TOP and they were incredible, I'm seeing them again in August :)

[@pinkghost2515]

I liked Bear Hands and the lead singer had a great voice but Twenty One Pilots were better imo.

[@andrewmurray9898]

Man. You missed the perfect layup for a Milli Vanilli joke with this video.

[@dantepedrosa7885]

Ideas for a future video of best live bands - Radiohead - Rammstein - Kasabian - twenty one pilots - Ghost Just a couple that came to my mind, I’m sure I’m forgetting some.

[@iliketrains3495]

Hell yes Kasabian!

[@aasimnakhwa8587]

Green Day pre 21st Century Breakdown

[@jimmyray44]

Good choices! May I recommend panic at the disco?

[@Mina-fl6us]

Weezer is great live, so are the Killers! Aquabats and Misfits are two of the best shows Ive ever seen though

[@davidem4503]

Muse and Slipknot are a true spectacle

[@lunapaper7028]

In Australia, we were pretty horrified at the Black Eyes Peas' performance at the AFL Grand Final pre-show last year (which is kind of like our Superbowl). You really gotta find that footage just to see how arse-clenchingly awful it was... :O

[@barringtonwomble4713]

Do they ever get australian acts to do that show? Seems they always have to fly in some of the worst overseas singers imaginable.

[@lunapaper7028]

@@barringtonwomble4713 This year, they did. They had Paul Kelly, Dean Lewis and Tones and I. I was pretty surprised they went for an all-Aussie lineup this time.

[@plantdaddy2371]

I feel like they have as many amazing performances to balance the horrible ones

[@zigzag8949]

And then there was Meatloaf 😩