I don’t know who’s buying tickets for an Ian Brown solo show in 2022, but the former Stone Roses frontman did his legacy no favours with an absolute disaster of a gig in Leeds last Sunday.
The guy turned up without a band and basically looked like a Mancunian dad doing karaoke the whole night…
Gutted to see @ianbrown turn up to his £40 a ticket, sold out gig at leeds tonight WITH NO BAND. I’m a life long fan but it was bad. #ianbrown does karaoke and butchers his own tunes. Most were too pissed to care but I had to get out after this one. Longsight M13 was a highlight. pic.twitter.com/8owVy2NHjS
— TORIES OUT! (@I_R_Mole) September 25, 2022
At one point, a disgruntled attendee lobbed a pint on stage, prompting Ian Brown to put a curse on his first born child. Whoa! Harsh…
A whole bunch of clips are doing the rounds showing Brown performing on a bare stage with a heavy backing track and minimal effort put into the whole thing…
If anyone was thinking of getting a ticket to go see Ian Brown I’d think again. I see he hasn’t even bothered to take a band on tour with him. Sounding absolutely terrible. Basically £40 to watch a bad karaoke. Wish artists would just stop when they’re finished.
— Eddie Clarke (@eddieclarke2) September 26, 2022
50 quid to see Ian brown off his head doing karaoke like he’s in Neptune’s bar🤣 https://t.co/UmhoU4t0mW
— Powell (@jpsufc1) September 25, 2022
Anyone who has Ian Brown tickets for the tour, sell them now. Talk about desecrating the memory of the Stone Roses – he’s just done it one evening.
— Simon Fowler (@sifoulerfowler) September 25, 2022
So Ian Brown’s turned up in Leeds tonight and just sung along to a backing track for 1.5 hours 👀🤦🏻♂️
— Rob Long (@robfranlong) September 25, 2022
I thought I’d seen it all….but this Ian Brown stuff is soooooo sad. I’d be angry if I’d forked out good money to watch him walk back n forth alone on stage to a backing track.
From this far away, I just feel sorry for him. And all the punters who turned up in Leeds
— Neil (@PlasticSoulMan1) September 26, 2022
Ian Brown signing over backing tracks in Leeds tonight. No live band on stage. Wtf?
— MARTIN STONE (@stonefish100) September 25, 2022
Worst of all, no Stone Roses tracks on the setlist! What’s that about?
Ian Brown’s setlist from Leeds tonight pic.twitter.com/Z665B72vhu
— Mainly Oasis (@mainlyoasis) September 25, 2022
Amazingly, there were some attendees who actually had a good time at the show…
Saw Ian Brown in Leeds last night. If you are a fan of Ian Brown’s solo stuff and you have tickets for his tour, you’ll love it but don’t go expecting Stone Roses songs or a backing band as he has neither. Decent night though 🎶 pic.twitter.com/NqDJ315ymW
— Steve Knight (@steveknight71) September 26, 2022
Top night in Leeds thanks to @ianbrown @Dermo___ Ignore the twitter wankers, I was there and I saw a sold out show full of people on their feet enjoying every minute
— PJF (@Rome2033) September 25, 2022
I guess it does sound like pretty hilarious night, but for £50 you probably want to feel like he’s put a bit of effort in rather than just turn up and do the bare minimum without even a band to accompany him. Let’s be real, Ian Brown never had a good live voice, so for him to just turn up with only a backing track to help him out is just poor form really. Couldn’t he at least have got the nunchucks out? Never forget:
To watch a giant LED screen fall and seriously injure two K-Pop dancers, click HERE. Oof.
