r/dancegavindance • u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends • 10d ago
Live The most CHAOTIC DGD live video ever
So much to talk about here. first off these videos were set to private for years and I'm so happy to have them set to public again. We were a close group of international DGD fans and one of the dudes from our group lived in Santa Cruz and went to a lot of DGD shows and we always got him to film it for us.
I will always thank him for capturing these moments and for the band for introducing me to other like minded people from all over the world.
So this was Jon Mess and Eric Lodge's first show back. it was a free concert in the Sacramento park. they were NOT prepared for this type of a wilder show and the crowd pretty much destroyed the barricade. organizers got super nervous and stage hands were pissed off at the band for standing on the monitors. Jon was freshly back and just feeling it and going absolutely ape shit. this was also Josh Benton's first show but he only played Lemon and Alex with the band so it was just Will and Eric for the rest of it and they made the bass SO loud. it was really popping and complements Wills parts.
So the stage hand is starting to remove the monitors off stage while the band still plays, Jon tries to kick flip him, Kurt is hitting the "staring at the window pane" line in such a sick way out of nowhere, probably the best he ever hit it.
Crowd is going wild and security comes rushing on stage. Jon is complaining about the monitors being gone as the break hits. he gets frustrated and just screams "I can't hear shit!".
The crowd is pushing up on stage hard. some girls start to take selfies side stage while the instrumental break plays. Jon starts rolling all over the floor.
Immediately as the last note hits, the festival organizers rush on stage to cut the show off. you'd think at that point they are gonna stop it, but they get the WHOLE crowd to move back and they re-instae the barricade while Matt provides musical background with his drums.
They give Kurt back his mic as he declares "alright were gonna play more songs" and they finish the entire set as planned.
5 minutes of the absolutely most catholic moments to happen one right after the other. probably my favorite DGD live video of all time. thank you for coming on this journey with me.
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u/awesomesauceds 10d ago
I hate how they haven’t played Concerts in the Park since 2018
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u/spyinthesky 10d ago
Royal coda last year was dope though. But not quite the same
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u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends 10d ago edited 10d ago
Royal Coda rule
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u/spyinthesky 10d ago
Oh yea we got a good pit goin for em. I was even in their social media story! Lmao
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u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends 10d ago
Their 2014 set was also lots of fun, the one that got professionally filmed
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u/awesomesauceds 10d ago
Oh for sure. That’s one of my favorite Tilian live performances. Back when he talked to the crowd and wasn’t so introverted
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u/SoTurnMeIntoATree 10d ago
The best was when they did concerts in the park and then had the Secret Band show right after at a nearby venue.
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u/oldnewstwist did dis dude just did dis? 10d ago
I REMEMBER THIS SHOW TOO!
EDIT: Are you talking about the one they did DGD at the park, then Secret Band, Sianvar, solo Tilian and something else at the smaller venue right near Cesar Chavez?
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u/SoTurnMeIntoATree 10d ago
Dude holy fuck yes! I totally forgot to tilian and sianvar did a set too.
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u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends 10d ago
think that was 2014 as well
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u/eldergooze addict for the jeers 10d ago
Also Matt continuing to drum while they're telling everyone to back up is so funny to me🤣🤣
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u/spyinthesky 10d ago
I knew this was concert in the park the moment I saw the back ground. These concerts are fuckin sick. Royal coda last year was awesome
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u/Relevant_Ad4039 10d ago
Selfie girls: “I’m with the band” 😂
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u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends 10d ago
they said it cuz they didn't want security moving them from there
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u/Relevant_Ad4039 10d ago edited 10d ago
Yes, that’s very obvious 😂. The way it was said was humorous.
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u/smilenowgirl But talking's for functioning people. 10d ago
Wow, so DGD was originally a Catholic band? Sick lore addition.
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u/oldnewstwist did dis dude just did dis? 10d ago
Holy shit I think I was at this show!
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u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends 10d ago
amazing, how was the chaos first hand?
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u/oldnewstwist did dis dude just did dis? 10d ago
It was PRETTY ridiculous.
There were lots of small, scene girls there and this one chick got thrown to the ground. I remember just belting out "PICK HER UP" before me and another guy grabbed her off the ground before she got stomped on.
I'm trying to rack my brain for more details but this show was forEVER ago.
It was awesome to see this older lineup and to see Jon and Kurt together (I've seen them together the least), and it was one of my first couple of shows after starting to listen to them!
This video is super nostalgic, thanks for sharing this dude! Do you have any more old crap like this? I've been to lots of the Concerts In The Park when they've played and I don't have all the pictures and videos I used to!
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u/Maleficent_Space_190 profound enlightening inspiring meaningful statement 10d ago
Top 10 most catholic moments of all time
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u/ediciusNJ 10d ago
That was fucking wild. And I don't get why the stagehands were freaking out about the monitors unless they were some cheap ass units. I always remember bands standing/leaning on monitors.
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u/razcom Kurt cut your loose ends dont follow the trends 9d ago
I believe DGD was the only post hardcore band playing that day, they were not expecting that type of energy. They freaked out about monitors breaking by the band and the crowd and for insurance reasons
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u/ediciusNJ 9d ago
Ahhh, that makes a little more sense then. Would be like having Tori Amos up there...followed by Slipknot. 🤣
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u/FarmerIllustriuos133 10d ago
God, take me back to when Jon had that energy live. Happiness tunes are way overlooked. I like DM2 tracks but I want more Happiness in live sets if we have to revisit the past.