http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php All comments for Dishing the Dirt: When rock concerts go bad en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-562939 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-562939 Comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:59:54 +0800 <p>Shame on the promoter for not renting the theater for the entire night. Who was it? </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-561316 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-561316 Comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:26:56 +0800 <p>Hi Megan, I’m a Chinese audience from the Dirty Three concert. We had some talk after the show at the gate of the theatre. As an audience and a Dirty Three fan, I must speak out my feelings about what happened and what I experienced that night. I believe all the Chinese audience are cheated, fooled, humiliated and angered. I guess Dirty Three should be informed of the time rearrangement before the concert, but we audience knew nothing at all, there were not any official announcement about that! We expected an 180min show as informed! As the show went on, all lights were on, I didn’t know what happened and still focused on enjoying the performance. When some people tried to shut the curtain and some other (including you Megan, I saw it clearly!) tried so hard to stop the curtain from closing, I thought that could be some tricks and part of the show!! During the whole process, Dirty Three just ignored the lights and the curtains and made such great effort to continue the performance, by which I am greatly moved. I still couldn’t believe what people (organizing party & Yunfeng theatre personnel) did to Dirty Three and the audience! Dirty Three was factually forced to stop in the middle of their performance, what those people did was such an embarrassment, disrespect and humiliation to the band!! After we audience finally realized what the truth was, naturally we were shocked and irritated, we need Dirty Three back to stage and we need the organizing party to give us explanation. Then the representative of the organizing party stood on the stage and shouted at us in very bad attitude: ” if you don’t stop the uncivilized deed and leave the theatre soon, Dirty Three will be embarrassed and disappointed and will never come to China again!” He was supposed to give us explanation but what he did was only blaming the audience for not leaving the theatre right away, and that’ s so irritating!! Then the organizing party promised to have Dirty Three back on stage after the acrobat show. I told myself: ”after what has happened how could that be possible, to have Dirty Three back!!” To tell the truth, I never expected great band like Dirty Three could have concert in China, even in my dream!! When that came true I was overwhelmed and got the ticket right away and counted this day to come; it’s supposed to be a sweet and memorable night. But what happened really hurt our audience and Dirty Three! I never feel one-hour performance of Dirty Three doesn’t worth the money. But audience cheated by the organizing party is unforgiving. If the organizing party could have been frank with us before the concert and had effective negotiation with Yunfeng Theatre, situation could never be like this!! Today, a friend told me Dirty Three appeared in an additional two-hour free show in another little place beginning from 00:30. The news left me speechless! I solute to Dirty Three, not only because of their music, but also their soul!! </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-560491 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-560491 Comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:42:10 +0800 <p>After several years here, why am I not suprised by this story at all. Should have just played Yuyintang in the first place. </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-560490 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-560490 Comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:41:34 +0800 <p>If more international acts are going to tour China, they can not treat them like this as people will stop coming eventually. I know that I am lucky in Australia as we get to see great bands such as the Dirty Three play all the time - http://photos.timchuma.com/DirtyThree050106/index.html If there was one band I would fight to see it would be the Dirty Three as I even have a recording of one of their concerts were people stayed outside during a thunderstorm to watch it.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-557298 http://shanghaiist.com/2006/10/27/a_dirty_act_ind.php#comment-557298 Comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:16:23 +0800 <p>Could it have had anything to do with the opening band's performance? http://news.163.com/06/1027/13/2UEMO0GL00011229.html</p>