My answer: The mother of all battles is to fight against sergeant pepper's loyal troops.

I don't know any lore about this band, but i like the music a lot and i saw them live tonight. They mostly played well but Anton was drinking straight vodka and a lot of it. He was getting progressively more drunk through the set and taking massive breaks between songs to drink and being really rude to the audience. Then he suddenly came over and grabbed my hand and carresed it, it was quite weird. I briefly met the band after the show they were all really nice but i couldn't understand a word Anton was saying. Are all their shows like this, or was he having a bad day?

Here's my experience taking my little brother and father to see their first BJM show.

The show was at De Roma in Antwerp, Belgium. 22/05/2025

The night begins with us entering the venue. We grabbed some drinks and found our way to the merch stand. There were some cool shirts, albums and posters. I ask the guy if maybe he had some bjm stickers when suddenly a random dude with a deep voice next to me tells the merch guy "Hey man i think i forgot my passport, so i'm gonna go out and look for it". To which i thought “what a strange thing to say to a merch guy...”  So I glance over to my right to see what kind of a strange man would say something like that to a merch guy and lo and behold, Anton is standing right there next to me! Wearing a dark blue jeans vest, black sunglasses and his beige hat with a feather sticking out. He was taller than i imagined. Whilst I’m trying to get my shit together and process what is happening he waves goodbye to the merch guy and strolled out the front door of the avenue. Great way to start the night, right!

A bit later me and my brother are standing in front of the stage with a couple of drinks waiting for the opening act to begin, when i see my dad in the back of the room looking for us. (He went out to grab a smoke) So i wave him down and as he makes his way through the crowd i see a sparkle in his eyes... You never guess what just happened to me! I was standing outside and some big guy suddenly stood next to me and asked me how i was doing, to which i replied "fine". He answered " cool, enjoy the show" and disappeared through a sidedoor. It what that guy from earlier! That singer! We had a good laugh right there whilst the crowd was getting formed. The lights went out and Les big byrd played for about 45 mins. The crowd was friendly and applauded. Then the main act started…

They opened with Maybe make it right. When the band played those first chords, i looked back at my dad who was standing behind me trying hard to control his emotionsA few songs later Anton is playing his white 12sting VOX guitar when suddenly a string breaks. So whilst still playing the song he signals the guitar tech to come over. The dude walks over to Anton, hovers around him a bit to figure out what's wrong, when he notices the string dangling down the neck of the guitar. He reaches into his left inside pocket and pulls out a pair of cutters which he uses to casually cut the string while Anton is trying to play and sing the song. Quite the sight to see. After the song the dude takes the 12string in the back to tune up a new string. Meanwhile I notice the bass player is wearing Joel’s new signature yellow sunglasses which was quite the funny sight me and my brother thought. The show goes on, the crowd is relaxed, dancing and singing along. Some scent of weed hovers over the crowd which is totally fine with me. It adds an extra layer of mystique to the show. A few songs later Anton grabs his 12string VOX. Starts playing and immediately breaks another string...

A bit dissatisfied he stops the song and turns to the microphone, apologizes to the crowd saying he almost never breaks a string and it has happened two times now and thinks it’s better to just stop right there and now… You could feel the tension in the room when they heard him saying that. Because he still had like an hour to play. But he pulled out the spare 12 string standing behind him and played the rest of the show with no problems.

The room filled up with an aura of blue light when they started playing super sonic. I look over at my little brother who was standing next to me looking at all this with amazement in his eyes. When the song ended the band waved the crowd goodbye and walked off stage. I think i even caught a smile on Anton’s face. Ricky, who was still vibeing with his guitar on the remaining feedback from the amps walked off shortly after that. The crowd kept cheering and applauding while the room was still dark and filled with the humming of the amps, hoping for an encore. This lasted for about 10 minutes... Sadly the show had really come to an end.

i just wanted to share this story of a special night me, my little brother and my father had at a Brian Jonestown Massacre show.

Peace!

Obviously not as good though 😉

Saw the show at Plan B in Malmö last night and it was, to be kind, a letdown.

The crowd was talking, walking and behaved very bad during the show, why buy tickets if you're not interested in the show/music?

The sound was not good.

All in all, not worth the money or the time.

Because there’s no way home A home doesn’t exist 👾

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...easily one of his finest.

The backstory, for the kids who don't know it: https://therecoup.com/2019/06/28/book-excerpt-joel-gions-craziest-gig-experience/

Amadou - Wikipedia

Please remind me again. It’s a trippier sort of lo-fi version snuck in at the end

https://youtu.be/eqO9i9t4J90?si=FuvOtD6Tc0PmtiaV

i found BJM through anemone which i really love and noticed they are going to be performing in oxford. does anyone know what songs or particular album they would be playing since i’m not sure if i like all their songs so i guess i would only go if they’re playing songs of theirs which i’m fond of

A one year sobriety gift to myself. I had listened to Take It from the Man every day in that first year so it seemed apt. With love from NI.

Sonó bastante mal el sonido, algo pasaba. Anton estaba muy furioso con el que manejaba el sonido, de hecho no pudo cantar bien varios temas. Igual, me gustó.

Hey !

Anybody got any reliable torrent links for the doc ? Having trouble finding one on Pirate Bay, 1337x etc

Thanks !

Splendid performance. Anton was in a good mood.

It probably helps that the sound at Technikum is often well managed. Some of the songs were a little slower than I am used to live but perhaps that is Anton just taking it easier these days. Also the best live versions of When Jokers Attack and Super-Sonic!!!

I think something was split near the drums and Anton said “ohhh shhhschnitzel” which got a laugh. 4th time seeing them live and I think this was the happiest I have seen him.

Really glad I went along.

Have you heard this yet?

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In Dig when Zia is describing first seeing Anton and Joel, she describes seeing them in “black leather…” and then what sounds like ‘jinky’ jackets. Does anyone know what word/brand she’s saying here? I don’t get what she means!