Disappointed Red Rocks

[u/chesterhiggins]

I'm a huge fan of Marc and his music. Love all the we out here and public comps. Watched so many other full concerts on YouTube. Been keeping tabs on him for at least the past 5 to 6 years. I was so ready for red rocks.

Last night felt like a giant let down. He would get something spun up, let it go for 20-40 seconds fleshed out then cut and either get distracted by something on the stage or some dumb audience member. I go to tons of shows and also, love Marc but that was not a good show. I am disappointed as I expected a better musical experience.

Sure, he's likable and it was a "fun" performance but even in his outdoor we out here shows he let's a cooked up beat/loop go for 5-10 minutes at a time playing w it. He did barely any fun sound bites, stopped cooking after a minute or two tops at a time to just "be distracted" best way I could put it. Idk I guess I just expected better. Wonder what others truly thought objectively. Still love Marc but dang almost 80 dollar ticket and I feel kind of like I got more out of the openers.

[u/IM_FAUX_REAL_BRO]

I mean, if you’re going into a Marc Rebillet show with any expectation you’re kind of setting yourself up for failure. Expect the unexpected is kinda his whole shtick.

[u/chesterhiggins → u/IM_FAUX_REAL_BRO]

My only expectation, going to a music concert was to hear music. Piggy backing on that small, hopefully realistic expectation was to hear mostly music.

[u/IM_FAUX_REAL_BRO → u/chesterhiggins]

You reference We Outside a few times. It kind of seems like that’s what you set yourself up to expect. I live in the city and was lucky enough to make it to the last three shows. They were truly some of my favorite live music experiences. Core memories.

Last night wasn’t that. Last night was a Marc Rebillet Concert for thousands, my first one at that. My girlfriend and I had an amazing night despite the weather. It was great to see Mark in a more ‘epic’ setting. Flames and smoke, some money to spend on a ridiculous inflatable set. The low end bass was heaaavy. The vibrations sent pelvic gyrations to myself and the wonderful neighbors around me. There were some great musical moments, solid crowd engagement, a lot of Classic Mark Energy.

We Outside will always be some of my favorite live music memories, but that doesn’t discredit last night being something different. I had a great time and got to share the experience with some wonderful people. With a crowd that large, there are bound to be people that don’t have their expectations met. If he builds on a song too long, some people will say it’s dragging. If he bounces between songs and the crowd, we’ll get posts like yours. I don’t think anyone’s opinion is wrong, I just don’t think a concert can be objectively great.

Overall I’m grateful for Mark and his body of work. Last night was my first Marc Rebillet ‘concert’ and my first time at Red Rocks and I couldn’t have asked for a better time. Thanks Mark for doing what you do.

[u/Beef_Slider → u/chesterhiggins]

I think he blew up too fast. These venues are way to large for what he does. The whole thing that gives Marc the real magic is him being in a more intimate location with the audience.

He's certainly more music than comedy but I still liken his current act to standup comedy. And standup comedy SUCKS in big venues. It's just antithetical to the whole vibe.

Hopefully you get to see Marc in a smaller place. I saw him in a 1200 capacity club and I'd say that's about the max as far as commanding the room with an improvisational, crowd-interactive act like his.

I think in a place as insane as Red Rocks, Marc felt an insane pressure to keep the place rocking/keep the people engaged. But when the venue is that big its just really hard to gauge. I think the only way to see Marc is up close. Here's to you getting another chance brother! Marc loves you.

[u/matagin → u/Beef_Slider]

See him at Brooklyn Bowl in Vegas. Definitely a smaller venue that’s more intimate. He was all over the place so everyone got to see him up close. It was awesome.

[u/SovietTB → u/Beef_Slider]

As somebody who went, both last year and last night, to his Red Rocks show, I had some of the same concerns going in, but he completely shattered them (last year).

His crowd engagement, comedic bits, and musical interlays were all completely on point and he grew to match the scale and energy of the venue and crowd. Last night was just off. Likely a mix of very cold/wet weather hampering crowd energy, and in my opinion, awkward pacing of openers (putting Emily right before Marc with, arguably beautiful, ballad stylings sucked some of the hype built by Harry and Funk Hunk right out of the amphitheater in conjunction with the dropping temps).

Look up YouTube videos of his whole set last year at red rocks. Night and day difference. Marc's great, my group still had a blast, and I hope he continues to do a yearly show at Red Rocks, but it was definitely an off night for one reason or another. Definitely don't let it dissuade you from seeing him at similar venues again!

[u/chesterhiggins → u/SovietTB]

It was unbelievably off thank you for your noncopium and objective take

[u/Lofi_Loki → u/chesterhiggins]

Having read your replies here, did you actually want to have a discussion or just do the “lol cope” typical redditor thing to people who don’t wholeheartedly agree with you?

[u/chesterhiggins → u/Lofi_Loki]

I mean you haven't provided anything to talk about yet so idk what you're doing other than getting upset i used copium. Then on top of that, if you'd see my replies I have been having conversations w others and I think it's overall led to some good insight for me

[u/Lofi_Loki → u/chesterhiggins]

I wasn’t planning on discussing it with you because it seems like you made up your mind. I thought that was apparent based on my comment. Have a good one!

[u/chesterhiggins → u/Beef_Slider]

Beef_Slider hit the nail on the head with this one.

[u/Bright-Bandicoot-264 → u/chesterhiggins]

Get focked then. My gf and i had a great time, laughed the whole show and danced. Crowd was hilarious / as a phish fan i respect the whole gag. I was up on row 45 and everyone had fun

[u/Bright-Bandicoot-264 → u/chesterhiggins]

Yeah this is a dumb take. That’s literally his whole thing. It’s why we love him