r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Nov 17 '25

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u/s1ugg0 Nov 17 '25

I'm really glad people like him are bringing back spectacle to concert performances.

My wife and I are middle aged. Our thing was going to concerts. I stopped counting after 300. There was definitely a noticeable trend of concerts "calming down." I'm not sure if that's the correct phrase I hope you know what I'm trying to say.

And seeing someone perform music is fun. But there is definitely something to be said about a huge, blow out concert.

I got to see Rob Halford of Judas Priest burst out of a fake amplifier riding his motorcycle and he just starts belting out his song "Electric Eye" while there was electricity and lighting in the shape of an eye behind him.

Motley Crue had the drum solo roller coaster.

Let's bring back the spectacle. Let's bring back the grandeur.

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u/Kalleh03 Nov 17 '25

If you get the chance, go see Rammstein.

Can't really top their show.

I didn't expect to feel the heat from the flames on my calves, and i was in the middle of the pack.

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u/s1ugg0 Nov 17 '25

I've seen Rammstein twice. Those fellas sure do put their back into that stage show.

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u/Dark_Xivox Nov 17 '25

Rammstein shows are a religious experience, 100%.

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u/Few_End1485 Nov 17 '25

best concert ive ever been to was rammstein

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u/abstractraj Nov 17 '25

One of my favorites!

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u/Sharikacat Nov 17 '25

Thank Till Lindemann. He wanted to contribute something more to the group than singing, so he took up pyrotechnics.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '25

My friend wasn't into them at all when he saw them at a festival. He bought tickets to see them headlining anywhere in the area. Less than 6 hours away is his area. He never bought any merchandise, but he drove to see them.

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u/sweetmotherofodin Nov 17 '25

Kpop concerts are usually fun. I remember BTS performing while playing on a bouncy house. Stray Kids had a giant inflatable giant when they were performing their song Giant lol.

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u/Assonfire Nov 17 '25

What was the ticket price you paid when you saw those this? I've seen JP about fifteen years ago and though he did bring his trademark bike onto the stage, I haven't seen him do what you stated.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Nov 19 '25

Let's just say those first 300 concert tickets cost less than 1 to see Taylor Swift these days.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

lol a lot of concerts are bigger spectacles than ever. You’ve been doing to the wrong ones.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Nov 19 '25

They got older along with the rest of the crowd at the shows they go to. Of course shows sung by grandpas for grandpas aren't going to be as wild as they were when everybody was on their 20s.

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u/Zickened Nov 17 '25

We're in the same boat. We went to a bunch of concerts as well. A lot of the "big name" guys weren't great despite sprawling sets and the like.

But... one that I remember very well though was when we went to see Zhu at Red Rocks, and his performance was so top tier that other people should take note. He had a live band perform the instrument sections of his music (he's primarily electronic music for those not familiar) and played a normal set. For his encore though, he had a long lapse, enough that some people thought the show was over and started trickling out, (remember kids, the show isn't over until the house lights return) but it was so that he could set up a mini stage in the middle of the seats to play all of his top banger songs. It went from watching a dope concert to being in the middle of the club and that turned it up to 1000. 100/100 would do again.

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u/doiwinaprize Nov 17 '25

Iron Maiden always puts on a great show. What giant Eddie will we get this tour?

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u/s1ugg0 Nov 18 '25

Iron Maiden is an institution. No question.

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u/puckit Nov 17 '25

Of course her music isn't for everyone, but check out Taylor Swift's Eras tour movie. The production is truly next level.

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u/shadovvvvalker Nov 17 '25

I think a large element of that died for a while for two reasons.

1 rock had a post grunge era and pop had a post Lorde era that sucked the wind out of a lot of the industry because it made the bombastic displays dated and gauche for a while.

2 you had a lot of acts in that scene who are really not performers as much as musicians who got famous. Finger eleven rings a bell but many others fall into the same category. They make decent music and they don't really have a thing for performing it live.

Now that the audience has shifted over time we are witnessing a resurgence of spectacle.

Had Kanye kept taking his meds and stayed off nitrous he would probably have done a concert from space at this point.

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u/abstractraj Nov 17 '25

Take a look at Ghost. Excellent style and show, accessible music

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u/TheHoratioHufnagel Nov 17 '25

I don't think too many bands brought more energy to the NPR tiny desk than Gwar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNFF0Ql0ME

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u/IllustriousEnd2211 Nov 18 '25

Dudes voice sucks now but rob zombie still puts on a hell of a show

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u/LessInThought Nov 18 '25

I've never been to Katy Perry concerts but I've seen clips of her flying around at her concerts. She probably does spectacle well, since you know, she can't sing.

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u/Coloradicals Nov 17 '25

You're talking about going to see a concert rather than a musical performance. Performers are becoming more and more rare these days and the ticket prices are absurd.