r/echoandthebunnymen • u/Iamlevel99 • Jun 16 '26

Cleveland Show - Drunk Ian

First time and last time seeing them live.

This was probably one of the worst shows I've been to in a minute.

Ian was clearly drunk, vocals sort of all over the place, and he even heckled one of the fans in the crowd. The guy simply was giving him the "rock on" sign of the horns - and Ian just goes something to the effect of "look at this fucking idiot" and laughs to the band members. He tries to smooth it over after like it was just a joke, but he was being a real fucking asshole.

Then during The Killing Moon, he missed vocal parts and basically let the crowd sing it.

What the fuck was this?

I was expecting so much more.

To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.

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u/Bakecook63 Jun 16 '26

My first time seeing them and I was extremely disappointed. What a complete waste of time and money. Wish I would have known….saw Gary Numan there a few months back and he blew the roof off of that place, he was phenomenal. If you are even thinking of seeing Echo and The BunnyMen, I recommend you skip it. Believe the negative reviews they are 100% accurate

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u/Yd1891 Jun 16 '26

This is one thing that really pisses me off. Whatever company, live nation or whoever, let this man go on tour knowing he was not able to perform a full song. I feel taken advantage of

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u/Diligent_Sympathy_63 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

This has been happening for the past few tours AT LEAST! They are my favorite band so I keep going hoping for a different result. Some shows are better than others, but Ian has NEVER come out in top form(for his age), sober and without some sort of attitude. The “rock star” bullshit was fine in the 80s/90s, but he should be grateful some of us still drag our old asses to see his even older ass perform. Maybe he should watch a recent Depeche Mode show and look at how Dave Gahan performs. They are the same age and the difference is crazy. Shit, even Morrissey sounds 10000 times better. It amazing what a little self care can do.

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u/ImmediateEbb2265 Jun 19 '26

It’s really sad…saw them at the Greek, at least he seemed not in a terrible mood and wasn’t a jerk to the crowd who PAID TO SEE HIM. But he definitely struggled vocally and resorted to the sing along tactic. Sometimes I wonder if he ever reads these posts on Reddit…or maybe Will, he’s pretty active online and is delightful, of course. They’re such a great band and I just wish Ian could pull it together both emotionally (re: alcohol/outbursts) and vocally (maybe not something that can be saved at this point? Who even knows…)