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3. Pink Floyd in the ruins of Pompeii,
1971
There's nothing weird about Pink Floyd playing an arena, so, being the envelope
pushers they are, the band members decided to do it in an amphiteater instead. Amidst the
ruins of Pompeii. For -- ah! here's
the clever bit! -- about three people. We're not gonna pretend to get it, but
we're aware that not being on drugs might be hindering our mental process with
this one. For those of you who are on drugs, you'll probably want to invest in
the full-length DVD, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. It probably contains the secrets of the universe.
2. Queens Of The Stone Age inside a salt mine, 2007
Not even miners want to be in mines, so you have to wonder
what the members of Queens Of The Stone Age were thinking when they decided to descend into the depths of
a German salt mine and -- why not? -- play a show. The whole thing looks
absolutely bloody terrifying. Josh Homme said they wanted to do it to
"celebrate miners," which is a rad sentiment of course. Bugger it -- they
should do an entire mining tour. Somebody buy those fellas some plane tickets
to Chile! And
get them some top quality in-flight entertainment! We're not looking at you, Jamiroquai...
1. Katie Melua on an oil rig, 2006
Life on oil rigs is tough. Months away from your friends and
family. Dangerous conditions. Utter isolation. A constant sense of being
trapped. We imagine it would take very little to push someone living in those
conditions over the edge. But we reckon a visit from Katie Melua might do it. Man... Katie Melua... An oil
rig in the North Sea... They should have just called the show 'Things That Make
You Want To Die '06'.
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