Funniest New Order moment on stage :evil4:

barneys come out with some classics over the years,one that sticks in my mind but cant remember which gig. is where he asks the audience to stop pushing forward as people at the front where getting crushed. he then quips"and we dont want to be back here next week doin a f***ing benefit gig",and on retro of course"weve only come back on coz the doors jammed and we cant get out" should have been a comedian. top stuff.

Originally posted by mike powell barneys come out with some classics over the years,one that sticks in my mind but cant remember which gig.is where he asks the audience to stop pushing forward as people at the front where getting crushed.he then quips"and we dont want to be back here next week doin a f***ing benefit gig",and on retro of course"weve only come back on coz the doors jammed and we cant get out"should have been a comedian.top stuff.

It's from Central London Poly 6/12/85 - it was an AIDS benefit gig and took place a few weeks after a benefit gig at ULU for a disaster in Mexico (volcano or earthquake, I think). In between they'd also played a non benefit gig at Hammersmith Palais...those were the days - 3 NO gigs in about six weeks and a different set each time!

Originally posted by Philip Collins > Originally posted by mike powell> barneys come out with some classics over the years,one that sticks in my mind but cant remember which gig.> is where he asks the audience to stop pushing forward as people at the front where getting crushed.> he then quips"and we dont want to be back here next week doin a f***ing benefit gig",and on retro of course"weve only come back on coz the doors jammed and we cant get out"> should have been a comedian.> top stuff.

It's from Central London Poly 6/12/85 - it was an AIDS benefit gig and took place a few weeks after a benefit gig at ULU for a disaster in Mexico (volcano or earthquake, I think). In between they'd also played a non benefit gig at Hammersmith Palais...those were the days - 3 NO gigs in about six weeks and a different set each time! Of course, with enough time like that, they probably actually rehearsed.

Originally posted by One Brain Barney falling on his arse at Hultsfred too.

can someone tell me where I can see a clip of this hilarious moment?

Originally posted by ShugZV©
Loadsa classics!But I loved it when they debuted Guilty Partner at the MENA in 98 and fucked it up after just 30 odd seconds.....It really does add to the charm.......then again you could call them lazy bastards and they should do more rehearsingThe banter is always a bonus though!

Yep, that one get's my vote too!

Although the "Broo Monday" one is too ridiculous for words...

Oh and the bit in Sweden last year where Barney talks about how Swedish people like pissing on each other...

I agreed with him when he said in Sweden last year:

"the girls are so beautiful here,the girls are so beautiful here and the girls are so beautiful here..."

The abuse of the Berlin Metropol audience 1984? unless you were in the audience I guess

Or Face Up from Hemel 1985 "I'd rather watch BBC2 than shag the f*cking arse off you"

gotta be cologne 2001 for me,as support to robbie williams. the crowd were less than ecstatic about of a few of the songs mr sumner was singing,he asked the crowd if they liked dance music,which ended up with rapturous applause,he then asked if the crowd liked "marching" music (obviously some sort of comment with nazi connotations!)the crowd went mad,so barney replied well you ought to get a fuckin life then!the crowd went silent ,i was of course pissing myself! brilliant and in front of 60,00 germans! steve smith,barnsleyfc.co.uk

Originally posted by Major Tarantino The band leaving the stage at Finsbury after Barney declared Temptation his own song that he needed no help with.

would've been funnier if Hooky & Steve had decided not to come back ...:D

Barney missing the words is very common.

"...staying at the same place, staying out the time... Left to blind destruction, touching from a time..." Goldcoast, 26.01.2002 (??)

12/1/81 Eglinton Toll Plaza - Glasgow, Scotland

At the beginning of Cries & Whisper(Mesh???),he introduces the song as Atmosphere driving the audience wild. But then he says 'No,no,no,I'm sorry...' and a few more things

how about that stateside concert

'never have i played in front of an audience more lethargic than we are'

then into blue monday: 'how does it fell? to play in front of a bunch of c*nts like you'

or on PFD video with 'turn that light off you c*nt' right in the pause in the middle of blue monday. plus after one of the songs something like 'i spent an awful lot of money on guitar picks writing that song and i'd appreciate it if you clapped some more'

actually that was odd anyway. coming onto stage to a ripple of applause then total silence apart from the occasional 'whoo' which echoed round the hall....

Reading or glastonbury...late 80's. After playing "all the way" ( badly even by NO standards) "sorry about that, but you've got to admit it, it was shit......but the next one's gonna be good thought cos it's all done all by computers" and they launch into round and round.

Originally posted by Steve Campbell Reading or glastonbury...late 80's.After playing "all the way" ( badly even by NO standards)"sorry about that, but you've got to admit it, it was shit......but the next one's gonna be good thought cos it's all done all by computers" and they launch into round and round.

It's not Reading neither Glastonbury.They played for the last time in Glastonbury in 1987 before All The Way was written and at Reading they openned the set with Round & Round.

Originally posted by Steve Campbell Reading or glastonbury...late 80's.After playing "all the way" ( badly even by NO standards)"sorry about that, but you've got to admit it, it was shit......but the next one's gonna be good thought cos it's all done all by computers" and they launch into round and round.

It's not Reading neither Glastonbury.They played for the last time in Glastonbury in 1987 before All The Way was written and at Reading they openned the set with Round & Round.

Must be the S.E.C.C. 89 then.

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Steve Campbell> Must be the S.E.C.C. 89 then.

Indeed it was.

Hmmmm - they edited that little gem out of the radio broadcast, then!!!