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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

What's the worst-received gig you've ever seen?

Macaulay Culkin, lead kazoo artist in Pizza Underground.
Macaulay Culkin, lead kazoo artist in Pizza Underground. Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage

The Pizza Underground, a five-piece band featuring Macaulay Culkin, who perform Velvet Underground songs with the lyrics changed to make them pizza-themed, has been getting a rocky reception on some dates of their current UK tour.

Although most shows have been good-natured, audiences in Nottingham and Manchester reportedly booed the band and bombarded the stage with pints of beer. The Nottingham show – part of the Dot to Dot festival – was curtailed after just three songs due to the negative reaction

What's the worst received gig you've ever been witness to? Have you ever booed during a gig? Have you ever thrown anything at the stage to express your views on a performance? And if so – do you regret your actions, or do you still think they were justified? Share your thoughts in the thread below.

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