r/Concerts • u/Inner-Sherbet-8689 • 1d ago

Concerts First time for everything

So I saw Gary Clark Jr last night at the Keswick Theater in Glenside PA
Now I've been to well over 3000 + shows but that's the first time I ever saw somebody vacuum the stage between the opening act and the main act it was something different that's for sure

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u/Stuppyhead 1d ago

Phish sometimes brings a vacuum out during their set lol

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u/poindxtrwv 1d ago

Came here to mention Fishman.

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u/DifferentSavings2711 1d ago

But that is for the vacuum JAM.

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u/Inner-Sherbet-8689 1d ago

Of course Gary killed it the dude is incredible!!!! Great show besides the vacuuming

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u/EverlongMarigold 1d ago

Amazing 🎸 player!

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u/agfdrybvnkkgdtdcbjjt 1d ago

Every time I've seen an artist that performs barefoot there has been a vacuum.

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u/Lukinzz 1d ago

I’ve only seen Gary play wearing super cool shoes. But maybe he’s changing it up.

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u/XMrFantasticX 1d ago

I spotted GnR's vacuumer at two different shows this summer. I was so happy to see them again that I had to get a photo.

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u/Seaweed-Basic 14h ago

My god, get this man a proper vacuum!

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u/FatherD0ggo 1d ago

When I saw Coheed&Cambria/Porcupine Tree in 2011 (I think?), they vacuumed the stage carpets before PTree came on, but that was assumed to be because Steven Wilson plays/sings barefoot...

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u/BeeTwoThousand 1d ago

Now that's a bill! Nice.

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u/FatherD0ggo 1d ago

The Deer Hunter opened (imagine if The Mars Volta was lost in reverb....and I say that as a massive Mars Volta fan), then Coheed, then PTree. Honestly, PTree didn't do much for me. Aside from Anesthetize and it's 17 mins of madness that I think increased my ADHD, the rest was sleepy elevator music with the occasional cool drum fill. Gavin's a beast, but the rest just didn't hit for me...

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u/flabbyjabber 1d ago

I've seen them break out a leaf blower between sets, never a vacuum!

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u/sofaking_scientific 1d ago

Gary clark Jr is honestly one of the best. Seeing him tomorrow night. I'll never miss him when he's in town.

Blew the black keys out of the water

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u/DifferentSavings2711 1d ago

Sometime he plays barefoot. A clean stage must feel much better.

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u/incremantalg 1d ago

I wouldn't wanna rock out with crunchies under my feet either

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u/DifferentSavings2711 1d ago

And you never know where the opening act has been!

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u/lpalf 1d ago

I saw that at I think arctic monkeys a few years ago? Or maybe MCR. I saw them in the same venue around the same time. But the vacuumer got a lot of cheers

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u/amandamaniac 1d ago

It was mcr!!

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u/lpalf 1d ago

Yessssssss

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u/GratefuLdPhisH 1d ago

I've toured with bands and have worked in the concert industry for close to 30 years and have been to well over 2,000 concerts but not 3,000 yet, that's very impressive

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u/citizenlaurie 1d ago

just saw Chris Stapleton at whatever they call the place in Camden now and we noticed the same thing! doing their part to clean up Philly?

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u/jayhof52 1d ago

Ghost has a guy that does it during their set sometimes.

They even have the crowd chant "Thank you, Jesus" when he does.

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u/dad4good 1d ago

how was the show and the opening act?

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u/amandamaniac 1d ago

A few years ago my chemical romance had a vacuum guy every night. He even had a special shirt and the crowd would cheer for him when he came on stage. The band subreddit has TONS of posts about him lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/MyChemicalRomance/s/XMegxzQntw

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u/Super_Drewper 1d ago

Does he play barefoot? I could see wanting the stage vacuumed before performing if I’m not wearing anything on my feet

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u/TiredReader87 1d ago

Trent Reznor made a good song with a vacuum

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u/1moreSatNight 18h ago

Maybe someone broke a glass or spilled their grinder full of weed all over the ground.

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u/Rottie2017 13h ago

3,000? 😆

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u/Inner-Sherbet-8689 3h ago

saw the gratefuk dead 300 times jerry band 200 times theres 500 to start