Worst. Special Guest. Ever.

[badgersprite]

Okay, so, if you haven't heard yet, apparently Lea Michele, aka Rachel from Glee, is going to be singing at the Superbowl, presumably to cross-promote the Glee Superbowl episode airing straight after. No lie, the first thought that popped into my head was, "Ha! She is going to get booed so hard," because, really, can you think of anyone less appropriate or less related to the Superbowl than freaking Glee; a show that characterises cheerleaders and football players as colossal jerks and idiots?

This immediately brought me to flashbacks of a couple of years ago, when I was at a State Of Origin match (it's like the most important rugby league event in Australia) and the guy who they brought out was none other than Guy Sebastian. If you don't know, he's this weedy pop singer who won Australian Idol, had his career flame out for several years and nobody likes him. Needless to say, the entire stadium booed. Nobody wanted this guy singing the national anthem. He had nothing to do with the event!

So, I ask you, have you ever seen a performer at some kind of event or concert or whatever that just made you scratch your head and go, "Wha?"

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

 

[CaptainKoala]

Okay, so, if you haven't heard yet, apparently Lea Michele, aka Rachel from Glee, is going to be singing at the Superbowl, presumably to cross-promote the Glee Superbowl episode airing straight after. No lie, the first thought that popped into my head was, "Ha! She is going to get booed so hard," because, really, can you think of anyone less appropriate or less related to the Superbowl than freaking Glee; a show that characterises cheerleaders and football players as colossal jerks and idiots?

This immediately brought me to flashbacks of a couple of years ago, when I was at a State Of Origin match (it's like the most important rugby league event in Australia) and the guy who they brought out was none other than Guy Sebastian. If you don't know, he's this weedy pop singer who won Australian Idol, had his career flame out for several years and nobody likes him. Needless to say, the entire stadium booed. Nobody wanted this guy singing the national anthem. He had nothing to do with the event!

So, I ask you, have you ever seen a performer at some kind of event or concert or whatever that just made you scratch your head and go, "Wha?"

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

Haha, I think the Limp Bizkit cover was worse. It was like listening to Sanitarium underwater, with more shit.

 

[Aaron.R]

Yeah man we went to see Muse at Wembley near the end of last year, and they had Lily Allen as their main support... Lily fucking Allen! Not only is she shit, but she is nothing like Muse, not of the same genre, not remotely similar. The only relation there is that they're both two British acts. Great. Let's get Napalm Death to support Muse then. Fucking hell.

The worst part was we found out that Biffy Clyro were supporting the next night. See that makes sense! Awesome band, similar music. Lateral.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Spoiler

Spot the odd one out.

I don't hate them, but on a lineup with five of the greatest metal bands of all time they are ridiculously out of place.

 

[badgersprite]

Yeah man we went to see Muse at Wembley near the end of last year, and they had Lily Allen as their main support... Lily fucking Allen! Not only is she shit, but she is nothing like Muse, not of the same genre, not remotely similar. The only relation there is that they're both two British acts. Great. Let's get Napalm Death to support Muse then. Fucking hell.

The worst part was we found out that Biffy Clyro were supporting the next night. See that makes sense! Awesome band, similar music. Lateral.

That reminds me of the tour U2 did of Australia, with advertisements everywhere loudly proclaiming that their show would feature the opening act of...Kanye West...

Yeah, say what you will about either one of them and their music, but I don't see the connection. Well, except for the fact that Bono and Kanye both have huge egos and can't shut up abo--oh, now I get it. That makes sense now.

 

[pyrosaw]

Wow, they are really getting desperate for stars. Does anyone even know her yet?

Spoiler

Spot the odd one out.

I don't hate them, but on a lineup with five of the greatest metal bands of all time they are ridiculously out of place.

I think we all know the odd one out. I mean who couldn't? Slipknot of course!

 

[HeySeansOnline]

I never saw it myself but the Lewis Black bit makes me want to see Aerosmith, N Sync, and Britney Spears at the superbowl halftime show a bit back.

 

[ethaninja]

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

Oh my, that was a major fail >.< I still laugh about it.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I remember several years ago the Superbowl half time show has Aerosmith, awesome right? But then from the bowels of hell came out Nsync, and the Brittany Spears came crawling out of that hole. I'm surprised no one started a riot in that stadium, but then again they were all probably too confused to say anything.

 

[Drakane]

Didn't the Backstreet Boys do a superbowl halftime... w/ Aerosmith... and Brittney Spears???
I mean really...

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

This just reminds me of Tori Amos covering Slayers Reign in Blood... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Km9lRswVy4

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I never saw it myself but the Lewis Black bit makes me want to see Aerosmith, N Sync, and Britney Spears at the superbowl halftime show a bit back.

Ninja'd!

That was a funny bit he did.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

3 things:

Justin Bieber
AMERICAN National Anthem
Wrestlemania

Combined together, that little bastard's going to get booed right the fuck out of Atlanta.

 

[TheLiham]

Okay, so, if you haven't heard yet, apparently Lea Michele, aka Rachel from Glee, is going to be singing at the Superbowl, presumably to cross-promote the Glee Superbowl episode airing straight after. No lie, the first thought that popped into my head was, "Ha! She is going to get booed so hard," because, really, can you think of anyone less appropriate or less related to the Superbowl than freaking Glee; a show that characterises cheerleaders and football players as colossal jerks and idiots?

This immediately brought me to flashbacks of a couple of years ago, when I was at a State Of Origin match (it's like the most important rugby league event in Australia) and the guy who they brought out was none other than Guy Sebastian. If you don't know, he's this weedy pop singer who won Australian Idol, had his career flame out for several years and nobody likes him. Needless to say, the entire stadium booed. Nobody wanted this guy singing the national anthem. He had nothing to do with the event!

So, I ask you, have you ever seen a performer at some kind of event or concert or whatever that just made you scratch your head and go, "Wha?"

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

Haha, I think the Limp Bizkit cover was worse. It was like listening to Sanitarium underwater, with more shit.

The korn cover of one is worse.
Yet not as bad as the snoop dogg version of sad but true.
And don't get me fucking started on the screamo death metal master of puppets -.-

 

[Nimcha]

We had a Popidol show here too (renamed Idols) and the producers were cruel enough to put the worst contestants from the audition rounds together and let them 'sing' in front of a full football stadium right before a league match. It was absolutely horrific. And there's even footage of it!

(Even with the dodgy subtitles you should be able to make sense of it).

 

[Reed Spacer]

Snow White on the Academy Awards

<a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snjQ-PEdrno#t=04m13s>I shit you not.

This was just the final reason for me to never watch awards ceremonies again.

 

[Dark Knifer]

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

Pah, you think that was bad... Look what she did to System of a Down!

 

[Aaron.R]

Yeah man we went to see Muse at Wembley near the end of last year, and they had Lily Allen as their main support... Lily fucking Allen! Not only is she shit, but she is nothing like Muse, not of the same genre, not remotely similar. The only relation there is that they're both two British acts. Great. Let's get Napalm Death to support Muse then. Fucking hell.

The worst part was we found out that Biffy Clyro were supporting the next night. See that makes sense! Awesome band, similar music. Lateral.

That reminds me of the tour U2 did of Australia, with advertisements everywhere loudly proclaiming that their show would feature the opening act of...Kanye West...

Yeah, say what you will about either one of them and their music, but I don't see the connection. Well, except for the fact that Bono and Kanye both have huge egos and can't shut up abo--oh, now I get it. That makes sense now.

A once in a lifetime opportunity to see the two absolute, unequivocally greatest musicians that ever have, or ever shall be? I can't believe I missed it.

 

[blue spartan 11]

My vote for the worst example of horrible booking ever goes to Avril Lavigne covering Metallica at that MTV Icon tribute thing. Avril Lavigne. Covering Metallica. At a concert. To honour their music. Really?

Pah, you think that was bad... Look what she did to System of a Down!

I didn't get past 14 seconds. And I though I couldn't hate her more for that stupid Girlfriend song that clogged the radio.

OT: I didn't see enough show to add m 2 cents.

 

[badgersprite]

3 things:

Justin Bieber
AMERICAN National Anthem
Wrestlemania

Combined together, that little bastard's going to get booed right the fuck out of Atlanta.

BAHAHAHAHAHA!

Wow. That's just...wow.

Why do I get the feeling this is either going to end with him getting chokeslammed by the Undertaker...or with him getting a guest track on a John Cena rap album?