PNC 5/31 Concert = Worst Show Ever

Tonights STP show at PNC Bank Arts Center was hands down the worst concert I've ever been too. I lost almost all my respect for this band. First, they came on stage an hour late. I thought there was going to be a riot if they didn't play. They finally came out and Wieland must have been on drugs. He forgot lyrics. He mumbled lyrics. He tripped on stage. He didn't sing in synch with the music at times. He nearly punched himself in the face with the mic. His speech in between songs was meaningless. It was incredible. If someone in the crowd acted like Weiland was, they would have been arrested for public intoxication. People were leaving early, people were booing, it was quite a site to see. It'll be interesting to see what happens to this band as the tour goes on...as for me, I think I'll skip STP from now on.

Unreal.

I waited forever to see these guys, and this is how they act? I had to leave at 10:55 - mainly because I was scared there was going to be a riot, since I was told the venue had to close at 11:00; there were enough fights before the long delay. They literally went on at 10:30pm. KROCK said they played until sometime after 11 - did they at least go to 11:30?

I don't know what to say. I'm in shock.

Listen, lots of bands "bust their asses" playing shows. I get it - Scott's a mess, Rockin' and Rolling is so hard, etc - but don't think if you're charging alot of money for a show that people are going to react positively to completely wacked out behavior.

Scott was a disaster tonight and as much as I wanted to love them, it sucked.

I was there too...about 10 rows from the stage in the center.

I can back up the other posts. Scott was a disaster tonight. The other members of the band were obviously annoyed (Scott even tried to make a mumbled apology to them, saying he messed up). He was missing lyrics, falling all over, and was so obviously not in a good state.

This was after they came on at 10:40 after the crowd booed loudly several times.

I have to say that Im more sad than angry. I saw STP many times before this and never has Scott been this much of a wreck.

I have a feeling more will stem from this....hopefully it turns out ok...stay tuned.

I heard 11:30 and I've also heard 12:00.

The band was fine but Scott was an embarrassment in front of their family and friends by not showing up to pnc till 930 and not going on till over an hr later. Then, like the others have said, he sounded like shit, forgot words, and puttered around the stage like a lost bum. I am really sad about this as I have looked forward to this day for years and am so utterly dissapointed.

They played til 12:00 so basically played for 1 1/2 hours.

I'll admit, I was pretty annoyed that we had to wait over an hour for them to perform. But I really don't think the show was bad ??? Scott definitely was out of it, there's no doubt about it...not sure if he was more than just drunk. But I thought they sounded good and loved the set list.

Look...we don't know all the demons Scott has in his closet but being a heroin addict (amongst other things) performing on stage for over 15 years, says a lot about the resilence of this man - he still came on and the band had to have paid PNC major money to play threw the curfew...so did they really let the fans down ?

I'll always be a huge STP fan. I think all you haters out there need to step back and realize that as a lead singer with drug problems, you're going to unfortunately slip up (although I've never seen STP make the crowd wait for that long....it definitely makes me concerned). Booing and yelling 'STP SUCKS' was a dick move....all it does is put more negativity out there...If they cancelled the show, then I could see everybody flipping out but they did play a solid set.

No matter what happens with the tour, I'll never be a fair-weather fan only liking these guys when everything is perfect.....

...we may never know for sure what the issue was last night, but if you were in their position would you want to go on when seemingly thousands of people are booing you? I know I wouldn't. I really think K-Rock botched it by sending Opie and Anthony out to introduce STP when they obviously weren't ready to take the stage. That just seemed to incite the crowd that seemed to be primarily made up of angry drunken men. How sad. For me, the crowd was much more disappointing than the band. STP played a decent show, with the operative word being "played." Without speculating about what was going on, it may have been much easier for them not to have done so.

So thanks boys for the show, hope all is well and see you at Musikfest!!

The bottom line is, when you pay hard earned money to see a concert (which is a lot, with ticket price, gas, food, etc), you expect to see a good show, not someone stumbling around the stage like Weiland last night. I've seen bands play when the lead singer was sick and they sounded better than he did last night. I've seen him preform with Velvet Revolver twice and he was great. He usually brings tons of energy to the stage and one of the other posts put it best, he looked like a bum last night and sounded terrible. I can't believe some people think the preformance was good. Almost everyone around me on the lawn was looking at each other going, "Is this for real? This sucks."

I think someone standing by me said it best, "This show is the perfect anti-drug commercial." Maybe this tour was pre-mature. He obviously has problems that need to be delt with and being on the road for the next few months is not going to help.

I agree. Last night show was horrible. I saw them a week ago in CT and they sounded incredible. Scott was on point and they did not take over 90 minutes to get on the stage. Musically, the band sounded phenonimal its just that Scott was the problem. The two shows were night and day and Im ashamed that I paid $70 a ticket to see that train wreck. After seeing them last week I thought Scott was on the right foot clearing all his demons. After last night I see thats obviously not the case. I think the only reason why the fans were cheering was because they finally made it out to stage. We should have rioted at PNC regardless!

I know the fans are PISSED about the performance, but to be honest, I am VERY concerned about Weiland's physical health b/c he wasn't himself....his peformance reminded me a lot of the Jimmy Kimmell mini-concert they did back in April - he seemed out of it....but I don't think the show was as 'HORRIBLE' as everyone is saying but hey, that's my opinion. I had a pretty good vantage point in section 102 so I could see/hear the band quite well.

People's remarks that 'he should never show his face in NJ', 'if he comes to NY, I won't be there'...well GOOD, don't show ! Who needs your negativity ??? Everyone on the boards has a right to their opinion...but the negativity is just draining.

There's obviously MAJOR problems with Scott....no doubt about it, but I'm still happy I was able to see the guys perform (even though this show is not up there as one of the better ones). And when they do come to NY, I will be pumped to go see them...I won't let a not-so-great performance turn me away as a fan.