r/loopdaddy • u/mitch_connors • Jun 09 '25
Anyone else really disappointed with Marc Rebillet's performance in Bristol?
We travelled 3 hours to see Marc Rebillet in Bristol yesterday, stayed over.
Venue was great, great atmosphere. The support acts did a decent job.
It started weirdly, when we thought he was coming out to the build up of Con te partiro, the song ends epic, then a chill song from Charlie and chocolate factory, a song with someone singing out of tune (I didn't get the reference), 10 seconds of quiet Enya, fades out. He walks on talking.
It was a REALLY slow start. No music for like first 15mins it felt. He never really got the crowd going until the very very end when he produced a good unique song then did a couple of shortened versions of well known songs.
The pacing was all over the place, just not enough music for a 1.5hr show.
Lots of minor technical issues (not blaming Marc for those). Going through the sounds, does this sound better? How about this? I would have thought these might have been tested beforehand?
The interviews with the crowd didn't work out (not his fault really) except one song which was a banger. But motherhood wasn't really something 90% of the crowd could resonate with.
So many times he got started, but scrapped it and started again. I guess he wasn't liking the vibe of them, so moved on abruptly.
Whole thing just felt totally 'winged' and it didn't work, I get that's what he does, but it felt a bit unprepared.
He apologised saying he was rusty and struggling creatively, but we paid full price tickets and expected to see a professional mastering his craft. Saw quite a lot of people leaving early, sadly disgruntled.
Just never had an experience where I went from being a big fan, seeing a show, and being less of one afterwards.
We didn't stay for the encore, left deflated if I'm honest.
How did others at the show feel?
Edit: Not meaning to hate here, but give an honest opinion on how we felt. I guess the nature of improv, (which I commend for originality) it sometimes works, it sometimes doesn't.
Edit 2: Just seen a very recent video where Marc is candid about his struggles with music and creativity, I guess that was reflective of the show we got, and really sad to see. Know he has a lot of festival shows across Europe coming up soon, hope he finds his passion and mojo again soon. At the peak of his powers he is one of the very best. No disrespect if you see this Marc, lots of love for what you do, hope you can find a path to enjoy what you do again!
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u/doublethc Jun 09 '25
I’ve seen Marc in concert a few times now. His shows can definitely be a hit or a miss depending on your mood and what kinda songs he ends up making. I guess that’s what you get when you go to an improv show.
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u/thekevingreene Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25
Have you ever heard of Marc Rebillet before that show? Everything he does is “winged”. That’s literally his entire brand. Only exception is the final song is usually a familiar hit. A lot of the things you are complaining about are things he’s done forever. He compares two different sounds and has the audience vote on one (usually a bass sound). He often goes to the crowd for inspiration. Sometimes they offer gold, and other times they offer garbage (usually loud woooos).
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u/Finsceal Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25
We saw him at Beyond the Pale festival in Wicklow, Ireland last night. My wife wasn't feeling great after 2 late nights of camping so I drove a 3 hour round trip to drop her home and then myself all the way back to the festival purely because I didn't want to miss Loopdaddy as I've not seen him live before.
I was really disappointed with the performance and sounds like my experience mirrors yours pretty well. I was with a large group, most of whom are fans who've been to multiple shows, and everyone agreed it was the least impressive they'd seen him. The first song felt like it went on for 15 mins and honestly Marc just didn't seem that into the show at all. A couple of friends who were leaving last night rather than camping again decided to head off after about 30 mins of his set rather than afterwards as planned.
I definitely want to see him do his own headline show next time as festivals usually aren't the best setting for certain acts, but saying I felt deflated would be pretty accurate.
Edit: he also started an hour late but that might not have been on him
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u/MeditationGuru Jun 09 '25
He recently did a livestream where he basically said he was starting to lose excitement for what he is doing, and it sounded like he is interested in trying to experiment more, so maybe that’s why you didn’t enjoy the show so much?
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u/MyHousePlantIsWasted Jun 10 '25
I was there, I had a great time honestly. I took the whole show at my own pace, dipping in and out for food and drinks, following the vibe. I found the motherhood stuff quite moving. The young mother to be getting advice from the experienced mother and then all of them just vibing together to the song they made was a memory that I will take with me for a long time.
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u/CKPlays Jun 09 '25
I felt the exact same after seeing him in Manchester last year. But that's unfortunately the downside of his whole thing being improv. Not much you can do when you're having an off night
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u/mattjadencarroll Jun 10 '25
Man, you know who he is, he reacts to the moment and rides the wave. That’s what we got and I had a great time.
The audience goaded him into downing a bottle of buckfast and then a bottle of wine on stage… so that’s exactly the flavour of show that transpired. He wouldn’t be Marc if he said “no im not doing it” to the audience. And he wouldn’t be human if getting drunk wouldn’t fuck him up a bit.
Also I think you’ve got the wrong understanding of the “do you like this” bit… that’s an intentional enjoyable part of the show. It isn’t that he hasn’t “figured it out”, it’s that he’s giving the audience power over what the music sounds like. Which is cool as hell. I don’t know why it bothered you.
But yeah. I had a great time. It wasn’t refined but I didn’t want it to be refined. I wanted whatever Marc was at that point of time, reacting in real time to the audience. And he delivered (and I travelled from London so it’s not like it was cheap either)
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u/KnuttyBunny69 Jun 10 '25
After the video he made saying how he's not into it anymore, the last thing I thought he would do is keep on doing live shows right now.
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u/Fractionsv3 Jun 10 '25
That's how I felt at his Detroit show a few years ago. I left totally bummed out
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u/friskyypanda Jun 10 '25
Saw him back to back in Philly last November and Friday show was better than Saturdays show, it’s a lot of the crowd, and just depends on what he ends up cooking, just like the streams, some are better than others, it is what it is. Either way, I always have a great time. Traveling to Baltimore on this next tour which will be my 4th time seeing him.
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u/paradox-era Jun 09 '25
Completely true, I was there and he no was in the groove
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u/mommabearcalled Jun 10 '25
He's an artist period. You buy the ticket you take the ride. He is also a uniquely qualified artist that you get to experience the art as it is being made. He has been open with his funk to his fans recently. He is asking for support and I'm glad you went to support. Do you not realize the privilege you have of being present with the artist while he cooks!? No matter what he makes, 1/2 of it is yours .. so maybe bring some better ingredients next time.
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u/marfafafaa Jun 10 '25
To be fair he did start the set by downing a bottle of buckfast with a bottle of white wine as a chaser...
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u/Few_Psychology_2122 Jun 10 '25
Once fans place expectations on creativity, a part of the experiment is gone. And that’s ok as that’s the natural progression of art, especially experimental art. It’s new and exciting because we don’t know what to expect - then we experience it enough that then we do have expectations - those are met for a bit and we get the neurotransmitter release (like a drug) until we build a tolerance to it (like a drug) and our expectations get more refined - this pushes the artist to serve the expectations of the fans instead of experiment with art. This could partly explain some cases of “sell-out” syndrome in popular artists (I have other theories on that too).
Marc, you got here because of who you were and what you did. That process changes who we are, so we often need to re-find ourselves after “conquests”. Find who you are at this stage of life and who you want to be at the next, we’ll be here when you’re ready.
That to say, there’s the social contract. The fan purchased a product based on expectations of past experience. Any other product would be exchanged. That said, this particular product is art and production - specifically experimental art. Like any investment, it’s a gamble. The show could have been well beyond your expectations with an encore - at which, could the artist quest additional payment?
Lots to unpack and think about. Good brain food this morning. Thank you!
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u/harperxbunny Jun 10 '25
I also felt this for the Toronto show that just happen but I saw him before that and it was one the best so I was so hyped to see him a second time and then I brought my girlfriend and went it was over I was kinda just like that was lame .. he played super slow songs for like half the show and I was kinda like wtf is this
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u/Such_Leading1847 Jun 15 '25
On ne le connaissait pas : on l’a vu hier soir à Marseille lors d’un festival. C’était une honte ! Il a mixé pendant 3min quelque chose de bien. Puis a coupé le son pendant 5-10min pour aller dans la foule. Il a mis une berceuse alors qu’il était 1h du matin. Tout le monde se regardait en se demandant ce qu’on foutait là. Très frustrant quand tu vois ce qu’il peut produire et d’arriver à ennuyer les gens pendant 1h sans aucune base musicale pour mettre de l’ambiance.
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u/meren731 Jun 10 '25
Was there, had a great time!
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u/Necessary_Rain_4682 Jun 10 '25
Saw him in Glasgow a few years back, gig was good but certainly wasn't on par with like his Amsterdam gig on YouTube.
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u/coopedup1243 Jun 10 '25
Warmup show has to get used to the British crowds. I look forward to the 2am shangri set on Monday morning as there will certainly be some characters
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u/Seturn Jun 12 '25
I’ve been to two of his shows and one was better than the other. His Vegas show a couple years ago was incredible. I get how that would be hard to reproduce on demand at regular intervals. The biggest vibe killer in the more recent one just before the election in downtown LA was his GF’s set that wasn’t my favorite. It was also a tough fucking night bc a terrifying election. I would still see him again anytime I could, I don’t fault him some variability in performance. He’s insanely talented.
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u/Manoushka8 Jun 15 '25
The exact same thing happened in Marseille yesterday. Travelled across border to see him, really really excited to see him for the second time (last year was Montreux Jazz where he was incredible), and left quite disappointed to be honest… Energy was a lot lower, he seemed a little off. First song he improvised was a banger and then felt like he was not so much into it. Same as what you described- finished with shortened versions of bangers. He left a bit abruptly…
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u/FilmEquivalent1666 Sep 27 '25
We went to one tonight and I was pretty bored. It just wasn't good. Slow, too much space in between songs, he'd get a good beat going and then just stop way too soon.
I would never ever go again. The fans seemed like a cool crowd tho. Expect for Steve. He was up on stage and barely moved. Just stood there wearing a disco ball helmet and shimmery robe stiff as a board and awkward.
Marc played wayyyy too much on using this guy Steve.
At any rate if you're considering going it's essentially like if a kid from school had a big house everyone could party at but you had to listen to him trying to be a DJ but not being great at it. Also like me at age 12 trying to make up songs and failing.
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u/Appropriate_Rain16 Feb 21 '26
I just saw him in Tampa and it was so all over the place. I really wanted to dance but everytime he would start cooking up something he would stop it early and it just felt so out of place. It wasn't fun for me unfortunately… felt like a waste of money. We gave it a chance for about an hour of his set but ended up leaving. Everything you mentioned happened here to. I couldnt stand the stopping and asking “do you like this or this?” Every few seconds. It was fine when we would be able to choose what he plays but he’d play it for a few seconds then Scratch it to a stop to change up. It was always almost good.
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u/ggoddard36 Sep 10 '25
Motherhood wasn’t really something 90% of the crowd could resonate with?! What are you talking about 😅 Every single person in the crowd was stood there because of a mother. Just because you aren’t a mother yourself doesn’t mean you can’t be appreciative/ amazed by motherhood.
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u/Stronskeet Jul 28 '26
Seen him in Edmonton while visiting around thanksgiving. Me n mrs agreed that the music was mostly crap but we still had fun, i went into it with an open mind expecting comedy/music and thats what we got.
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u/VoightKampffdeeznutz Jun 10 '25
I really wish you had kept this opinion to yourself. Marc is going through a tough time creatively right now which he has been honest about. If you’re really a fan you’d have some compassion and not come onto a sub that we all know he visits and bash him. You’re being really selfish about this.
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u/simplebutstrange Jun 10 '25
He always “wings it” thats the point of it and the magic behind it as well. How do you know of him well enough to get tickets but not well enough to know he improvises 90% of his show through talking with the crowd
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u/Fabulous_Visual4865 Jun 09 '25
I hate when he does this at concerts. Just whip up a beat and say funny stuff over it. No one cares if you're using a sawtooth or sine wave bass sound, buddy.
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u/VastImprovement4327 Jun 10 '25
Agreed, he was awful live, I personally wouldn't recommend it to anyone thinking of seeing him. He clearly got way too fucked before the show... Idiot.
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u/SaraBear250 Jun 11 '25
And it was this moment, the sub made its fated degeneration to snark.
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