A friend once dubbed arena- and stadium-size events \u201cpiss gatherings,\u201d referring to how a large crowd, confined, can lead to the destruction of a venue\u2019s public restrooms. Although it\u2019s an odd way to describe such live events, the term stuck. Where else could you find urinals and toilets in any more disarray than at a full-on rock show?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Incubus<\/strong> and Hoobastank<\/strong>, whose Honda-underwritten 2000 Civic Tour stopped at Arco Arena<\/strong> on a recent Monday night, exemplified this year\u2019s ultimate piss gathering. Because of Honda\u2019s support, floor tickets were only $23. By 7:45, the arena was at full capacity. Unfortunately, only those who braved the early lines were able to venture onto the floor or lower levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agoura Hills-based Hoobastank, whose recent self-titled Island Records debut enjoyed one of the largest Soundscan jumps in recent years, was not only welcomed with open arms but had a serious contingent of fans. Only a short time ago, Hoobastank played The Boardwalk on a 300-capacity headlining tour. From the looks of this night\u2019s performance, the band would have little problem selling out a Sacramento Memorial Auditorium-sized venue with a strong support act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Athough a little too close to Incubus\u2019 sound, the bulk of Hoobastank\u2019s material\u2014from its new album\u2014was amazingly potent in a live setting. Singer Dan Robb<\/strong> seized the moment and ran about the 60-foot-by-60-foot stage area like a crazed madman. But the band\u2019s 45 minutes passed by quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Incubus, from Calabasas (near Agoura Hills) has become quite the melodic quintet since the horribly produced and titled Fungus Amongus<\/em>. Singer Brandon Boyd<\/strong> has grown over the years and the core of Incubus\u2014turntablist DJ Lyfe<\/strong>, guitarist Mike Einziger<\/strong>, bassist Alex Katunich<\/strong> and drummer Jose Pasillas<\/strong>\u2014has become an adept group of songmakers. Although Incubus\u2019 breakthrough was its 1999 album Make Yourself<\/em> with the hugely successful track \u201cPardon Me,\u201d it wasn\u2019t until the release of its new Morning View<\/em> that the band became a headliner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a sparse stage and light show, Incubus let its music do the talking, launching into tracks from S.C.I.E.N.C.E.<\/em> and the rest of its Epic Records catalog. It wasn\u2019t until its tepid version of \u201cPardon Me\u201d that I left; a pit stop found the bathrooms destroyed by fecal matter and assorted fluids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As far as piss gatherings go, the evening\u2019s major-label package delivered the goods and then some. But pity that poor Arco custodial crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (SN&R)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A friend once dubbed arena- and stadium-size events \u201cpiss gatherings,\u201d referring to how a large crowd, confined, can lead to the destruction of a venue\u2019s public restrooms. Although it\u2019s an odd way to describe such live events, the term stuck. Where else could you find urinals and toilets in any more disarray than at a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":667,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}