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I think this has changed into people simply listing their favorite acts. How about listing acts you like or love but simply are abysmal live (in your opinion, of course). Allow me to start --
New Order (circa '88)- great, great music. The band is a black hole on stage. It may be intentional and part of the shtick, but it certainly does not engage the crowd. Maybe an outdoor venue was to blame.
Weezer - Little to no acknowledgment of the crowd. No energy. No change in songs from existing record versions. Could have been a group of guys dressed as Weezer on stage lip-synching for all I could tell.
Wilco - zzzzzzzzzzzz...wha?
Pixies (reunion tour) - Plowing through the setlist just to get off stage and cash their checks. A damn shame. Bonus points for booking completely intolerable mismatch 'The Thrills' as openers.
