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In December of 2002, American rock band, '''Creed''', were getting ready to end their world tour in support for their third album, ''Weathered''. They put up a final show in Chicago's AllState Stadium which has gone down in many books as one of the absolute worst performances ever done by a major-label band.
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For those unfamiliar with the story, it was the result of poor decision making by frontman Scott Stapp. Having just recovered from a major throat infection, he was under orders to take very powerful antibiotics. Despite the multiple warning labels on the medicine bottle, Scott decided to down an entire bottle of whisky before the performance. The whiskey, naturally, had a bad reaction with the medication and made Scott appear inept and inebriated. He mumbled on incoherently for about 5 songs before suddenly deciding it was a nice time for a nap (no, he didn't pass out like multiple sources claim, he literally laid down and fell asleep). After a couple of minutes, he woke back up, realizing the show was still going and attempted to continue the performance before officials decided enough was enough and the show was ended early. Fans successfully sued the band for several million dollars and the performance was a contributor to the band's breakup the following year.
In December 2002, American rock band Creed were getting ready to end their world tour in support for their third album, ''Weathered''. They put on a '''final show in Chicago's AllState Stadium''' which ended up being one of the most infamous moments for the bad, and has been said to be one of the worst performances by a major-label band by some.


Aside from a few surviving stills of the performance, no footage has surfaced. It is known that some exist, as fans claim to have taken video on early camera phones (it was a new technology at the time) as well as a couple of people who successfully snuck in their digital cameras. It is speculated that the footage is usually removed whenever it is put up online, as Creed's management wants to keep the band's reputation as clean as possible, especially with Scott's new "sober" lifestyle.
A major reason for the poor performance came from frontman Scott Stapp himself, as he had just recovered from a major throat infection and had been told to take very powerful antibiotics. Right before the performance, he also drank an entire bottle of whiskey despite the medicine bottle's warning labels. The combination of powerful medicine and whiskey caused Scott to appear inept and inebriated on stage, as well as mumbling incoherently for around five songs, and ultimately deciding to lay down on stage and take a nap.


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A few minutes later, he woke up and attempted to continue the show, but officials decided to end the show outright at that point. Fans eventually sued the band for several million dollars, and the band broke up the following year.
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==Availability==
Aside from a few surviving stills of the performance, no footage has surfaced. It is likely that some footage exists, as fans claim to have taken video on early camera phones as well as a couple of people who successfully snuck in their digital cameras. It is speculated that the footage is usually removed whenever it is put up online, as Creed's management wants to keep the band's reputation as clean as possible, especially with Scott's new "sober" lifestyle.
 
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Revision as of 19:14, 26 March 2017

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A supposed still from a recording of the concert.

Status: Lost


In December 2002, American rock band Creed were getting ready to end their world tour in support for their third album, Weathered. They put on a final show in Chicago's AllState Stadium which ended up being one of the most infamous moments for the bad, and has been said to be one of the worst performances by a major-label band by some.

A major reason for the poor performance came from frontman Scott Stapp himself, as he had just recovered from a major throat infection and had been told to take very powerful antibiotics. Right before the performance, he also drank an entire bottle of whiskey despite the medicine bottle's warning labels. The combination of powerful medicine and whiskey caused Scott to appear inept and inebriated on stage, as well as mumbling incoherently for around five songs, and ultimately deciding to lay down on stage and take a nap.

A few minutes later, he woke up and attempted to continue the show, but officials decided to end the show outright at that point. Fans eventually sued the band for several million dollars, and the band broke up the following year.

Availability

Aside from a few surviving stills of the performance, no footage has surfaced. It is likely that some footage exists, as fans claim to have taken video on early camera phones as well as a couple of people who successfully snuck in their digital cameras. It is speculated that the footage is usually removed whenever it is put up online, as Creed's management wants to keep the band's reputation as clean as possible, especially with Scott's new "sober" lifestyle.

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