Metallica

Why Did Fans Riot at Metallica Concert in India?

November 4, 2011 By Chris Leave a Comment

Well, Metallica’s first ever gig in India didn’t happen and things got ugly in a hurry. As you can see in the videos above and below, when the show was postponed and oversold the fans decided to riot and tear up the stage at the F1 show last weekend resulting in a cancellation and [...]

Filed Under: Concert News, Emotions, Experiments, Fan News Tagged With: Concert News, Drake riots, Fan News, India, Metallica, riot, Riots

Why Our Google Plus Concert Experiment Continues To Rock

September 26, 2011 By Chris Leave a Comment

I’ve been having lots of fun on Google Plus these last couple months. Ever since I got my invite I’ve been playing around with it to see what the value of the social network is for concert fans. And I have to say that I’m really excited about the possibilities. What I love the most [...]

Filed Under: Experiments, Social Media Tagged With: Black Eyed Peas, Experiments, Google Plus, Metallica, Robert Scoble, Social Media, virtual concert experiences

Harry Potter Behavioral Experiments, Surviving Odd Future and Heavy Metal Rites of Passage

August 2, 2011 By Chris Leave a Comment

harry potter pitchfork music festival review 2011

During this episode of Live Fix Radio we have for you: Our Odd Future survival stories and other crazy adventures had at Pitchfork Music Festival 2011. An interview with Gideon, a curious concert fan who tells us why he did a hilarious Harry Potter shout-out experiment (check out the video) at Pitchfork 2011 and [...]

Filed Under: Fan Interviews, Podcast Tagged With: Kumas Corner, Live Fix Podcast, Mastodon, Metallica, Odd Future, podcast

What’s Making Fans Riot at Metallica Concerts?

March 22, 2010 By Chris 1 Comment

The two riots at Metallica concerts in the last couple months don’t make sense. And, as sensational as both situations are, the whole thing still seems a bit odd because it wasn’t the fans inside the venue who were rioting. And there also seems to be a cultural pattern developing.

Filed Under: Concert News, Social Media Tagged With: Chile, Colombia, Facebook, fans, Metallica, Riots, Social Media, tour

Is Live Music Worth Dying For?

April 9, 2009 By Chris 2 Comments

I felt inspired and a bit guilty when I watched this movie. Heavy Metal In Baghdad is a compelling film. So much, that it made me rethink what I love and maybe even take for granted about live music: The freedom to experience it without fearing for my life. Released in 2007, the documentary film by [...]

Filed Under: Emotions Tagged With: Acrassicauda, DVDs, heavy metal, Heavy Metal In Baghdad, Metallica, Vice Films

Rise Against Reviews Metallica

January 31, 2009 By Chris Leave a Comment

Chicago’s Q101 Manno show sent Rise Against frontman Tim Mcllrath to last Monday’s Metallica show to report back about his experience. In a short interview, Mcllrath gives insight into looking at a concert performance from an artist-admiring-another-artist perspective. One of the things Mcllrath said was that he gets inspired and insight into what to do [...]

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