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Second that, Muse do suck live. The best bands aren't the stadium fillers, that's fore sure.
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Second that, Muse do suck live. The best bands aren't the stadium fillers, that's fore sure.
It must've been a bad performance, they are renowned for being ridiculously good live. I've seen them 3 times and they delivered by the bucket load each time
They're so good live that for a while I got rid of all the studio tracks I had on my PC and replaced them with live recordings, after hearing them live the studio just felt flat, with nowhere near the same energy.
Mumford & Sons show how to do a decent live set:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0125g7b/Glastonbury_2011_Mumford_and_Sons/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0125g7b/Glastonbury_2011_Mumford_and_Sons/
I saw them at Braehead after they released 'Deftones'. They were shockingly bad. Sound was awful, distortion was all over the place, singing was totally lost.
I would say it was the venue but Biffy Clyro were supporting them and they sounded perfect. I was very disappointed.
I've heard from other people that Deftones are poor live. It's odd that some people think they are so good whilst others think they are terrible.
I must point out that I was, and still am, a big fan.
Fixed that for you.
I actually wouldn't mind seeing bring me the horizon live, I've heard a couple of their tracks. Even though I would have to take a set of wrist guards 
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I think I agree, their first two albums were reasonably good, it seems that they just haven't moved beyond that sort of adolescent stuff. It also occured to me quite some time ago that they really are just a poor man's Radiohead.
@Zefan - I agree, in terms of theatrics it was good, but I mean, I just find the lack of intimacy at stadium gigs really tedious. I'd much rather have seen them in a small venue years and years ago.
Last festival I went to was Reading, which was alright.
I find smaller venues just offer a better atmosphere than festivals. At festivals the music kind of drifts out and gets lost in open space and over the huge crowd. Whereas small venues you're crammed in and everything is thrown right in your face.
Even front row at a festival you're separated by a gap large enough to get an ambulance down due to health and safety. And there's more measures being introduced to stop crushing and crowding (like the V barriers that penetrate into the crowd from the front row).
I agree that their recent stuff hasn't been anywhere near as good as their earlier albums, but that doesn't make them suddenly "suck". Even if they released a complete flop of an album that sold nothing their previous better albums still exist, and they still play those songs live. I know what you mean about big gigs, but personally I think Muse excel at it
There is nothing like going to see a properly good DJ live at somewhere like fabric, with the bass just pumping through your entire body
Saw Sven Vath live a few weeks back, and it was just
I see your point but for me (I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here) festivals are so much more than the music. It's about thousands of people getting together to have a great weekend together. Trying out new things, meeting new people, having a laugh with said people and just having a great time. Sure the bands are there and most people will want to see at least a couple but I think the atmosphere and party is really found in the other fields away from the main stages.
Give me a big band at a festival over a stadium, or cavernous hall any day though.
Here what you are saying about barriers though. The golden circles are the worst ones, utter ridiculous.
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There is the problem, Braehead is a terrible venue for music.
As for the festivals many people will book tickets before they even know who is playing. It's not just about who the headline act is. You could go around and just see new acts for a whole weekend. The Op states its all bands he has never heard of, why is that a bad thing? mabey you will find something new you like.
But the festival thing is all about the whole weekend experience. Spending a whole weekend with your mates and thousands of other people to have a great time. All the sights you see, things you ingest, new people you meet etc etc
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Go to 6:00, and tell me you wouldn't want to be in the middle of that when it kicks off, regardless of whether you're a huge Muse fan or not!
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Muse = Best band live. Not as good as GnR were back in the day mind, nobody can play live anymore like they used to.
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Saw this last year, most epic thing I have ever seen. Especially the long solo at the end of the song.
That was absolutely terrible. I'd be demanding my money was back if this was classed as some of the best of Glastonbury. Just goes to show what would be seen as a 'decent live set' if enough people claim that it is.
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Pretty much, and if you are lucky, get lucky with a Swedish girl like my friend did one year....lucky B******!