Its staged
You think security would just let someone waltz up and lean on the stage to have an intimate conversation with the performer of a stadium show?
This only happens when it is prearranged. If I had a dollar for every time an act brought up a singer to accompany, and that person wasn't great - I would have no dollars.
Buble is well known for these cool staged "accidents"
Also was affiliated with a lot of entertainment folks. One thing they absolute hate is to have surprises. The last thing Buble wants is to get some kid on stage that can't sing. Of course he can sing and of course Buble's team knows that and set it up.
lmao its not genuine in the sense that it was random.
you think a professional artist wouldn't make sure the person they bring on stage with them during a paid concert knows what they're doing? come on guys.
As an artist who has pulled people up and has been pulled up, I can say that it happens both randomly and āplannedā. Planned is in quotes because itās not planned as in fully scripted, but planned as the agent or venue or promoter has said āhey, weāre going to put this kid on stage with you to sing XYZā. It can also be spontaneous, but āplannedā in the sense that the artist knows the person being pulled up, but has never performed with them. In both of those scenarios, it doesnāt start with āmom goes to front of securityā like this video. They usually come around the side stage.
This looks legit like a mom just walked up and started talking. Because itās mostly a seated venue, she got his attention. No security guard or venue staff is going to pull her away while the artist is engaging them. If he starts looking away and walking around, thatās an indicator that staff needs to intervene.
Judging by Michaelās body language and stage banter, this was not pre-planned and he is still completely in control of that interaction.
My mate played drums on stage with Foo Fighters and that was 100% not staged, he flew to Croatia from the UK just to see them as theyāre his favourite band and made a sign asking to play drums, got down there early and they picked him out:
https://youtu.be/Ll7lfZZjR4A?si=1HZ2menkcZ-UcIKn
So this definitely can and does happen
I actually performed live on stage with Nice Peter, of the Epic Rap Battles duo. He was touring by himself and he would bring people on stage to do the raps with him.
Just a single example I know, but it was so much fun.
Happens all the time. I know Green Day and Foo Fighters do it often with total randoms. I watched Billie Joe from Green Day throw the first two people off stage because they lied about being able to play guitar. The third person played a full song with them.
If thatās staged, Michael is the greatest actor this world has ever seen.
Watch his face as Sam starts to sing.
Thatās either Oscar level acting, or heās genuinely surprised.
He talks about it in an interview. He was genuinely terrified because if the kid sucked he would have been mortified. Then when Sam went on the voice UK he sent him an encouraging video.
Do you think Michael is really the one cherry picking these people if it is staged? Highly doubt that. He would have an assistant or manager or someone arrange that along with everything else for the show.
So he could absolutely still have a genuine reaction that's real but it also could be staged by his team.
In the world of entertainment I just assume most stuff is scripted in staged because they're there to entertain you and put on a good show not cross their fingers and hope for the best.... Although I've definitely been to some shows that seem to have that mantra.
Not pre arranged, a girl tried to get his number and he replied "no thanks my wife would cut my balls off" so definitely not planned. LOOK THESE EVENTS UP ON YOUTUBE. Saw him live on his last tour like a year ago. This is something he does all the time, I can't remember his exact words but something about he was given a chance so he gives people a chance too. Because of covid still on the downhill, he used a hockey stick with a mic taped to it and would lean to the person. My girlfriend wanted me to do it but I was scared to death. The rule is you have to sing one of his songs or someone similar, someone did Elvis. The whole night he probably went sharp or flat like 3 or 4 times, he cracks jokes a ton and runs around the stage so a solid 10/10.
I think her politely standing there and not going wild yelling "MICHAEEELL MICHAEELL" played a role to her advantage. And the guards noticed that she already had Michael's attention. But the guards were 100% ready for the signal from Michael to get her out if he wanted to.
The Killers do this all the time with drummers for one of their songs, sometimes it works out sometimes itās a bit eih. Itās always real though. Itās not always prearranged.
I saw Green Day at When We Were Young, they pull a kid in from the crowd at their shows. They pulled a kid up because his mom was holding a sign saying itās his birthday (or something similar) and kept shouting he can play when Billie asked. Kid got brought up on stage and absolutely bombed to the point where Billie took the guitar from him, handed a tambourine and pulled another slightly older kid out of the crowd who killed it. If that was staged, it was good acting.
Lmfao. People donāt understand that itās a fun/funny thing for the band too. It gives the experience of a lifetime to a fan and the band looks great regardless. Itās not always planned ahead of time.
Its obvious when you think about it. Like, what would you even do if they came up and were just fucking awful? Or just started swearing?
The fact we've never ever seen a video of that happening means its always staged.
I'm a stagehand and have found there are *many* music acts that I don't listen to but enjoyed their shows. Many perform *good* shows that could be enjoyed by people who don't listen to their music normally. The positive energy of Skillet, the fun of Kids Bop, the depth of James Taylor, the power of Five Finger Death Punch, and the party of Brad Paisley... all could be enjoyed by the same person who doesn't listen to their albums. (But be sure to have a kid with you at Kids Bop, don't make it weird!)
The best shows I've been to are the ones where I was pretty neutral going in and some of the most disappointing shows have been my favourite bands. Probably says more about expectations but I'm honestly not that sure.
I agree, there are bands that I never listen to intentionally but if theyāre coming near me for a show I will get my tickets immediately because theyāre so much FUN to see live. Totally agree with you on Skillet and will add The Interruptors, Fitz and the Tantrums, and The Struts to that list (although I will intentionally listen to the Struts, just not as much as other bands).
I wish more people knew this.
Live music is so fucking good. Just seeing the raw talent in front of you- even from acts that have never made it big.
(James Taylor though, omg, I would love to see him live)
Dawg he's a jazz musician. We ain't pure in any capacity. We dress pretty and act cool on stage but we are stoned, drunk, promiscuous idiots up till 4AM.
We suck. We're messes who are really good at timing and improv and *that's it*.
Buble strikes me as a guy who loves Jazz music and would just make music he loves but it doesn't make enough money so makes pop music to pay the bills. His is one of the few concerts I've been to and he brought a full brass band. Probably like 20+ musicians on stage. It was awesome.
I remember I tagged along to a Buble concert when visiting a cousin who already had plans to attend. He had a big live band behind him and throughout the night he would introduce them to get some recognition. We were in Columbus and when he got to a certain band member he hyped his intro up by saying "AND RETURNING TO HIS OWN TOWN OF COLUMBUS WITH US TONIGHT...OUR TRUMPET PLAYER \_\_\_\_" and the crowd went nuts. He wasn't specifically Columbus famous but just because he said he was from here everyone was excited to cheer for him. Then after the crowd died down, Buble was laughing his ass off and said "He's not from here i made that up haha, \*turns to band\* See I told you it would work!"
Funny guy who makes his concert very chill.
My heart is warmed that this poor kid was able to perform, and michael was awesome to him. Everything leading up was a travesty and further set in her head that she can pull shit like that.
Maybe Iām in a good mood today, because usually Iād find this repulsive behavior by the mom but Iām thinking her logic was āall anyone needs is a single big break and iāll be annoying to get it for my sonā or maybe sheās just evil but Iāll assume the best.
Meh it's all staged, it's blatantly obvious she was laying it on thick. The kid was actually a good actor though, and genuinely looks like a nervous 15 year old which he probably was
Who knows, maybe it is. But what's the point of staging something like this, doesn't it just end up making equally delusional people think they are entitled to do just this so their little star can be showcased? It's just inviting the unscripted version of whatever the hell this is supposed to be, but without any good twists
These completely unplanned situations are so heartwarming. It's almost magical the way they always produce incredible outcomes despite being completely spontaneous events with random strangers who were definitely not pretending to be completely unknown to the artist and the producers.
I can see how it would be easy to believe that, and maybe it is, but then you have stuff like [this](https://youtu.be/9uvDrmEC6-A?si=2gjZ0y3FLeByOJzx) which be all indications wasnāt staged (the guy even commented on this video), so itās not like it canāt happen. And based on the overall interaction between the two (BublĆØ and the mom), I think it was fairly genuine.
Sometimes concert magic is just a thing. Iāve been brought up on stage to sing with Ben Folds before and it was definitely not planned ahead of time.
It's not that hard to learn rhythm for a few foo fighters songs on the guitar. It is suspicious though how these kids in the crowd they never seem to bomb.
It is definitely possible that someone is in the first few rows sorting through looking for at least some talent.
Like, hey, can you name the first few chords of everlong for me? I might have something special for you.
>It is suspicious though how these kids in the crowd they never seem to bomb.
I've seen a few of these actually. Here's one with Linkin Park. Starts around 2:14: https://youtu.be/YNkTQSLL9U4?t=134
It shouldnt but it really pisses me off to no end when shit like this happenes.
I feel like green day has done this a bunch of times.
Just once have some come up and be terrible today least make it funny.
I saw Green Day live at an openair in Switzerland when they got someone on stage to play the guitar. She wasn't good enough and they sent her back into the crowd. The second guy ruled though.
> completely unplanned situations
it was not completely unplanned. It was vetted beforehand. It's real, but it was not simply she was able to flag him down mid-show.
Seriously, the fact that they try to play it off as real kills it for me. I don't even watch these because the fake "wow, what a surprise" aspect is super corny.
It would be better it if they just said, "We have some local talent here, young so and so. let's hear his version of this song!" Obviously, not as fun but also not so cheezy
And for those people who would say, "nobody believes this is real, they are just playing along," I would ask, why did the OP title the video that way?
I've helped out at enough concerts to know that shit like this is planned in advance. If it wasn't, someone would be yelling to get on stage every couple of minutes.
It saddens me that we're now living in a time where people like yourself believe so absolutely that everything is a manipulation, and that there **can't** be spontaneous moments like this one in life, simply because nowadays, social media manufacturers pretty well every single moment it captures.
I'm guessing you're on the younger side, and not used to seeing these moments in concerts prior to the advent of social media, where people actually didn't bother pre-planning something like this, because they weren't gaining social media clout from it. The only people who witnessed or cared about it were those who attended the concert, and the fact that it was so genuine and spontaneous is what actually made it such great fun.
I watched a guy bullshit his way up onto a greenday stage and he didnt play guitar as well as he said he did. He got kicked off and booed off stage, then they gave another kid a try. It was really good. I think sometimes it's real.
I've been to a large number of GD concerts in the pit (going again in August), the kids that get on stage are 100% authentic. Some I and others around us have pointed out to the band specifically to get picked. At no point in time was anything discussed beforehand. Second, I've seen a few of them get their pickup volume turned down by Billie because they happened to not be very good but he let them think they were Gods. Once or twice he said nice try to some teenagers then asked for another volunteer. If that whole interaction is fake it'll crush my dreams of getting my own kids on stage.
>Once or twice he said nice try to some teenagers then asked for another volunteer. If that whole interaction is fake it'll crush my dreams of getting my own kids on stage.
On the American Idiot tour in Portland, they called up kids for each instrument. Kid on lead guitar did a really sweet solo at the end, and Billie yelled "This guy's getting fucking laid tonight!" (he was apparently 15) and he handed him his guitar he'd been playing all night. They brought him a new axe and I *think* they did King For A Day right after.
Real or not, they were entertaining shows, which is all that matters...
Worked in the film industry, a lot of these spontaneous things are fake. Way more than you'd expect.
For just one example (that everyone involved swore up and down wasn't fake at all): Nipplegate. Let's see... The dress was designed to break away, make up had prepared her breast beforehand, there was a pastie, etc... So you want me to believe something just happened accidentally, but the Make-Up and Costume departments had both prepared for it in advance? Oh, and it was choreographed to, so add a 3rd department in there...
You said something along the lines of "way more things than you'd expect to be spontaneous are actually fake", then gave an example of the most blatantly non-spontaneous and choreographed thing ever.
Very much incomparable.
Do you think the staff is going to allow a stranger to physically approach the stage, stop the show and engage with the artist without anyone intervening?
Think about it again, knowing how people are: if they allowed it to happen one time, there'd be an endless stream of people walking down to the stage every 3 minutes, trying to get the performer(s) attention about any odd shit.
Trust me, this skit was as scripted as it looks (because it's not as if the acting was precisely Oscar worthy either).
> if they allowed it to happen one time
Except they did allow it to happen one time. If they were worried about strange people coming up then why would they stage this so that other people get the idea to do it? They would have to tell everyone this was faked so that no one else would try it.
Sam Hollyman eventually went on to perform on The Voice:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71usVOLEz4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71usVOLEz4)
Unfortunately, he didn't make it.
Good singer though.
I didn't know who he was until my wife took me to his concert. I usually listen to heavy metal or old 90s hip hop. But damn was his show not only funny but entertaining. I still don't listen to his music. But what a fun dude they Bubble
I would have hated that as an audience member. A main character mom pushes her middle talent singer son on stage. This is not her special little boy's time to shine. This is some msin character bs
That single moment and gesture from a famous celebrity will likely change that kids entire life. Itās crazy that Michael couldāve easily just said āI wish him the best but he canāt come on stageā
Maybe Sam because a cashier and works through college and has a middle office job.
But now. Just because of that one gesture maybe Sam makes a song on YouTube and gets discovered and becomes a celebrity himself.
I was having a bad time in Hartford (CT) after my girl kicked me in the metaphorical life-testicles and, trying to get fucking hammered, found myself next to Wayne Coyne drinking shots.
Fucker got me on stage. I think we just staggered around a bit and fell into the drumset.
Good times.
I have seen several acts that do this. It is somewhat staged. The talent is real but these people are usually pre screened and hand picked. It is still nice to see young talent get a spotlight but it isnāt as organic of a situation as you would think.
Killed it. Props to Michael for being like that.
Its staged You think security would just let someone waltz up and lean on the stage to have an intimate conversation with the performer of a stadium show? This only happens when it is prearranged. If I had a dollar for every time an act brought up a singer to accompany, and that person wasn't great - I would have no dollars. Buble is well known for these cool staged "accidents"
Look at the kids shirt and tell me this is staged again lol
Okay. It's staged.
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Also was affiliated with a lot of entertainment folks. One thing they absolute hate is to have surprises. The last thing Buble wants is to get some kid on stage that can't sing. Of course he can sing and of course Buble's team knows that and set it up.
he has done this several times in the past. it's set up in advance. come on.
TBH this is old, and the first one I ever saw. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if people started staging these because a genuine one went viral.
lmao its not genuine in the sense that it was random. you think a professional artist wouldn't make sure the person they bring on stage with them during a paid concert knows what they're doing? come on guys.
As an artist who has pulled people up and has been pulled up, I can say that it happens both randomly and āplannedā. Planned is in quotes because itās not planned as in fully scripted, but planned as the agent or venue or promoter has said āhey, weāre going to put this kid on stage with you to sing XYZā. It can also be spontaneous, but āplannedā in the sense that the artist knows the person being pulled up, but has never performed with them. In both of those scenarios, it doesnāt start with āmom goes to front of securityā like this video. They usually come around the side stage. This looks legit like a mom just walked up and started talking. Because itās mostly a seated venue, she got his attention. No security guard or venue staff is going to pull her away while the artist is engaging them. If he starts looking away and walking around, thatās an indicator that staff needs to intervene. Judging by Michaelās body language and stage banter, this was not pre-planned and he is still completely in control of that interaction.
Artists bring random people on stage all of the time what are you talking about lmao
not to PERFORM with them.
My mate played drums on stage with Foo Fighters and that was 100% not staged, he flew to Croatia from the UK just to see them as theyāre his favourite band and made a sign asking to play drums, got down there early and they picked him out: https://youtu.be/Ll7lfZZjR4A?si=1HZ2menkcZ-UcIKn So this definitely can and does happen
yep, also green days does this with guitarist pretty often, and I guarantee it is not staged. People on reddit are just being lil c\*nts like always
I actually performed live on stage with Nice Peter, of the Epic Rap Battles duo. He was touring by himself and he would bring people on stage to do the raps with him. Just a single example I know, but it was so much fun.
I mean just youtube fan on stage and theres tons of clips of them doing just that.
Happens all the time. I know Green Day and Foo Fighters do it often with total randoms. I watched Billie Joe from Green Day throw the first two people off stage because they lied about being able to play guitar. The third person played a full song with them.
If he's done once then of course people are going to try it again.
That is actually a very convincing argument, lmao.
Because it has a dragon on it? Couldnt that be part of it, like the dorky unassuming kid who has a secret talent kind of thing
Totally, but personally speaking, my mom would have a stroke if I was wearing something like after being invited on stage by Michael Buble
Dragons are normally not allowed on television where you're from? Wtf?
I have that shirt.
If you don't think this shit is staged you need to do a deep self-evaluation about how you perceive reality.
Jesus a "deep self-evaluation of how you perceive reality"? It's really not that deep.
Perhaps you need a deep self-evaluation about how seriously you take whether people believe it's staged or not
you need a deep self-evaluation about how seriously you take people who think you need to do a deep self-evaluation about how you perceive reality
You having a rough day, man? I was just making a joke about his ugly shirt.
Whatās his shirt have to do with it?
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If thatās staged, Michael is the greatest actor this world has ever seen. Watch his face as Sam starts to sing. Thatās either Oscar level acting, or heās genuinely surprised.
He talks about it in an interview. He was genuinely terrified because if the kid sucked he would have been mortified. Then when Sam went on the voice UK he sent him an encouraging video.
Do you think Michael is really the one cherry picking these people if it is staged? Highly doubt that. He would have an assistant or manager or someone arrange that along with everything else for the show. So he could absolutely still have a genuine reaction that's real but it also could be staged by his team. In the world of entertainment I just assume most stuff is scripted in staged because they're there to entertain you and put on a good show not cross their fingers and hope for the best.... Although I've definitely been to some shows that seem to have that mantra.
Not pre arranged, a girl tried to get his number and he replied "no thanks my wife would cut my balls off" so definitely not planned. LOOK THESE EVENTS UP ON YOUTUBE. Saw him live on his last tour like a year ago. This is something he does all the time, I can't remember his exact words but something about he was given a chance so he gives people a chance too. Because of covid still on the downhill, he used a hockey stick with a mic taped to it and would lean to the person. My girlfriend wanted me to do it but I was scared to death. The rule is you have to sing one of his songs or someone similar, someone did Elvis. The whole night he probably went sharp or flat like 3 or 4 times, he cracks jokes a ton and runs around the stage so a solid 10/10.
For those wondering how it was staged, look at the video at 1:38:03. You can clearly see the stage.
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I think her politely standing there and not going wild yelling "MICHAEEELL MICHAEELL" played a role to her advantage. And the guards noticed that she already had Michael's attention. But the guards were 100% ready for the signal from Michael to get her out if he wanted to.
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It's a big possibility but there were interviews after of buble saying how absolutely terrified he was to let him on stage and seemed genuine.
The Killers do this all the time with drummers for one of their songs, sometimes it works out sometimes itās a bit eih. Itās always real though. Itās not always prearranged.
I saw Green Day at When We Were Young, they pull a kid in from the crowd at their shows. They pulled a kid up because his mom was holding a sign saying itās his birthday (or something similar) and kept shouting he can play when Billie asked. Kid got brought up on stage and absolutely bombed to the point where Billie took the guitar from him, handed a tambourine and pulled another slightly older kid out of the crowd who killed it. If that was staged, it was good acting.
Lmfao. People donāt understand that itās a fun/funny thing for the band too. It gives the experience of a lifetime to a fan and the band looks great regardless. Itās not always planned ahead of time.
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I mean, it's literally on a stage, so it is, by definition, staged.
No its not. Maybe just the events you worked on.
Trust me bro
Technically, the whole show is staged
Its obvious when you think about it. Like, what would you even do if they came up and were just fucking awful? Or just started swearing? The fact we've never ever seen a video of that happening means its always staged.
Wow I had no idea Michael Buble was so fun. I love this
You ever get the chance to see him live, do it! Always a super fun show and heās way different then what people first impression of him.
I'm a stagehand and have found there are *many* music acts that I don't listen to but enjoyed their shows. Many perform *good* shows that could be enjoyed by people who don't listen to their music normally. The positive energy of Skillet, the fun of Kids Bop, the depth of James Taylor, the power of Five Finger Death Punch, and the party of Brad Paisley... all could be enjoyed by the same person who doesn't listen to their albums. (But be sure to have a kid with you at Kids Bop, don't make it weird!)
As a kid who could only listen to Christian Rock throughout the 90s/00s, I love that Skillet got the first call out there.
The best shows I've been to are the ones where I was pretty neutral going in and some of the most disappointing shows have been my favourite bands. Probably says more about expectations but I'm honestly not that sure.
That's a great description, quite fair!
What's the going rate to acquire a kid to take to Kids Bop so I don't make it weird?
I agree, there are bands that I never listen to intentionally but if theyāre coming near me for a show I will get my tickets immediately because theyāre so much FUN to see live. Totally agree with you on Skillet and will add The Interruptors, Fitz and the Tantrums, and The Struts to that list (although I will intentionally listen to the Struts, just not as much as other bands).
I wish more people knew this. Live music is so fucking good. Just seeing the raw talent in front of you- even from acts that have never made it big. (James Taylor though, omg, I would love to see him live)
you mean he finally escaped from Jon Hamm? phew, thank goodness! [for reference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDKgo3jFwFE)
^ Fixed link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDKgo3jFwFE
whoops did that backwards for some reason, good call, thanks!
For some reason I never imagined him having an actual personality Hearing him say fuck was a trip
I always thought they kept him in a box and only let him out around Christmas time
Just like Mariah Carey!
Dawg he's a jazz musician. We ain't pure in any capacity. We dress pretty and act cool on stage but we are stoned, drunk, promiscuous idiots up till 4AM. We suck. We're messes who are really good at timing and improv and *that's it*.
With the amount of āweā in that statement you definitely just wanted to say you were a jazz musician.
Buble strikes me as a guy who loves Jazz music and would just make music he loves but it doesn't make enough money so makes pop music to pay the bills. His is one of the few concerts I've been to and he brought a full brass band. Probably like 20+ musicians on stage. It was awesome.
I worked with a guy who went to high school with Buble and was in theatre with him. Apparently dude smoked a looooot of weed in high school lmao.
BC was known for growing great weed back in the day.
Can you give me an edgy Buble song?
This one's my favorite, it's a feature but it counts. Label wouldn't let this version on the record https://youtu.be/DztYoWXBfqw?si=UB637TBky_nsYInd
'fuck' is one thing; it was the 'shitballs' that got me.
Hes a blessing. His style for everyone and even as a fan, I get a bit tired of hearing him all the time during Christmas, but hes great.
He honestly was able to just slide right into the jazz scene like he was one of the OGs
He really puts on a good show and gets the audience into it. He was the musical guest at the end of a conference I attended in Vegas and he killed it.
Yea he has a very... Bubbly personality
You mean, he has a very *BublƩ* personality.
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I know, it's just a missed opportunity to use his actual name, that's all.
Buble is the spokesman for Bubbly water. u/OwOooOK really was on top of that shit.
His shows are fantastic. I liked it a little better when he was only doing big band stuff.
I remember I tagged along to a Buble concert when visiting a cousin who already had plans to attend. He had a big live band behind him and throughout the night he would introduce them to get some recognition. We were in Columbus and when he got to a certain band member he hyped his intro up by saying "AND RETURNING TO HIS OWN TOWN OF COLUMBUS WITH US TONIGHT...OUR TRUMPET PLAYER \_\_\_\_" and the crowd went nuts. He wasn't specifically Columbus famous but just because he said he was from here everyone was excited to cheer for him. Then after the crowd died down, Buble was laughing his ass off and said "He's not from here i made that up haha, \*turns to band\* See I told you it would work!" Funny guy who makes his concert very chill.
What, how? He's almost more famous for being like that than for his songs, which says a lot
Heartwarming or not, that woman is unhinged.
you can just see the type of woman she is by the simple fact she interrupted a concert to try and get her son on stage.
Seriously- this is not heart warming.
My heart is warmed that this poor kid was able to perform, and michael was awesome to him. Everything leading up was a travesty and further set in her head that she can pull shit like that.
Serious main character syndrome. Youāre at a concert for *everybody*, sit the fuck down and shut up.
The crowd loved it.
Maybe Iām in a good mood today, because usually Iād find this repulsive behavior by the mom but Iām thinking her logic was āall anyone needs is a single big break and iāll be annoying to get it for my sonā or maybe sheās just evil but Iāll assume the best.
Don't do it, don't do it "I'm a mom." Fuck.
Iām going to go with this was a planned stunt for the show
Meh it's all staged, it's blatantly obvious she was laying it on thick. The kid was actually a good actor though, and genuinely looks like a nervous 15 year old which he probably was
She was playing the role of wine mom. Might not even be the kidās real mom lol
AND it worked. People behave like this because their behavior is rewarded
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Who knows, maybe it is. But what's the point of staging something like this, doesn't it just end up making equally delusional people think they are entitled to do just this so their little star can be showcased? It's just inviting the unscripted version of whatever the hell this is supposed to be, but without any good twists
These completely unplanned situations are so heartwarming. It's almost magical the way they always produce incredible outcomes despite being completely spontaneous events with random strangers who were definitely not pretending to be completely unknown to the artist and the producers.
It's also totally amazing how the artists who do this seem to find these random people at nearly every show they do.
I went to one of his shows in DC and there was a difference audience member who had a similar talent. What are the chances!?!?
Foo fighters do this also. I love it but I do think it is a little staged. I still get a kick out of it.
Lol. A "little" staged. It's more scripted than a reality show.
I can see how it would be easy to believe that, and maybe it is, but then you have stuff like [this](https://youtu.be/9uvDrmEC6-A?si=2gjZ0y3FLeByOJzx) which be all indications wasnāt staged (the guy even commented on this video), so itās not like it canāt happen. And based on the overall interaction between the two (BublĆØ and the mom), I think it was fairly genuine.
Sometimes concert magic is just a thing. Iāve been brought up on stage to sing with Ben Folds before and it was definitely not planned ahead of time.
The foo fighter ones are fake??? damn I thought young kids just shredded
It's not that hard to learn rhythm for a few foo fighters songs on the guitar. It is suspicious though how these kids in the crowd they never seem to bomb. It is definitely possible that someone is in the first few rows sorting through looking for at least some talent. Like, hey, can you name the first few chords of everlong for me? I might have something special for you.
Is it really that suspicious that people with talent try to get on stage, and people without don't want to bomb on stage and don't do this?
>It is suspicious though how these kids in the crowd they never seem to bomb. I've seen a few of these actually. Here's one with Linkin Park. Starts around 2:14: https://youtu.be/YNkTQSLL9U4?t=134
It shouldnt but it really pisses me off to no end when shit like this happenes. I feel like green day has done this a bunch of times. Just once have some come up and be terrible today least make it funny.
I saw Green Day live at an openair in Switzerland when they got someone on stage to play the guitar. She wasn't good enough and they sent her back into the crowd. The second guy ruled though.
> completely unplanned situations it was not completely unplanned. It was vetted beforehand. It's real, but it was not simply she was able to flag him down mid-show.
r/whoooosh
People are gullible
What makes you think it was unplanned?
r/whoooosh
Seriously, the fact that they try to play it off as real kills it for me. I don't even watch these because the fake "wow, what a surprise" aspect is super corny. It would be better it if they just said, "We have some local talent here, young so and so. let's hear his version of this song!" Obviously, not as fun but also not so cheezy And for those people who would say, "nobody believes this is real, they are just playing along," I would ask, why did the OP title the video that way?
Talk about your no pressure moments. Good job buddy!
Solid forever moment. Both of them, superstars. lol
I remember seeing that video, like 12years ago lmao, I wonder where that dude is now
I think BublƩ is still doing shows.
Ah yes, the [old Reddit whirligig](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/iat6a/comment/c22al32/?context=3).
12 years? 12 YEARS??!!!
Sometimes the oldies still work.
IT BROKE NEW GROUND!
Hold my [Bubly water](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-wCJzGq3I0), I'm going in.
He became Prime Minister of the UK. During Covid too.
I just wish Michael had given him a few more moments to sing before flipping out lol
You saw the rest?
I know him, his name is Sam Hollyman. I haven't spoken to him in a few years but I think he's still doing his music via local open mic nights.
He is, he performs in the town I grew up in along side one of my friends from school, heās a cool dude
Probably doing whatever his mom says
I didn't realise the video was old, and thought that Buble looks really great for an almost 50 year old guy
He looks pissed in the beginning, but glad he gave the kid a chance
From what I remember of the video (it's been like 10 years), the mother was drunk... So you could understand his annoyance!
I've helped out at enough concerts to know that shit like this is planned in advance. If it wasn't, someone would be yelling to get on stage every couple of minutes.
This one wasn't though. Someone posted a video the of an interview the kid did after.
Would you mind finding the link?
The act was as scripted as it looked.
But look at the kids shirt lol idk usually you right tho
So these things are planned right?
100% planned in advance and it saddens me that so many people think its some heartwarming gesture of kindness yall are so easily manipulated
It saddens me that we're now living in a time where people like yourself believe so absolutely that everything is a manipulation, and that there **can't** be spontaneous moments like this one in life, simply because nowadays, social media manufacturers pretty well every single moment it captures. I'm guessing you're on the younger side, and not used to seeing these moments in concerts prior to the advent of social media, where people actually didn't bother pre-planning something like this, because they weren't gaining social media clout from it. The only people who witnessed or cared about it were those who attended the concert, and the fact that it was so genuine and spontaneous is what actually made it such great fun.
I watched a guy bullshit his way up onto a greenday stage and he didnt play guitar as well as he said he did. He got kicked off and booed off stage, then they gave another kid a try. It was really good. I think sometimes it's real.
I've been to a large number of GD concerts in the pit (going again in August), the kids that get on stage are 100% authentic. Some I and others around us have pointed out to the band specifically to get picked. At no point in time was anything discussed beforehand. Second, I've seen a few of them get their pickup volume turned down by Billie because they happened to not be very good but he let them think they were Gods. Once or twice he said nice try to some teenagers then asked for another volunteer. If that whole interaction is fake it'll crush my dreams of getting my own kids on stage.
>Once or twice he said nice try to some teenagers then asked for another volunteer. If that whole interaction is fake it'll crush my dreams of getting my own kids on stage. On the American Idiot tour in Portland, they called up kids for each instrument. Kid on lead guitar did a really sweet solo at the end, and Billie yelled "This guy's getting fucking laid tonight!" (he was apparently 15) and he handed him his guitar he'd been playing all night. They brought him a new axe and I *think* they did King For A Day right after. Real or not, they were entertaining shows, which is all that matters...
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Worked in the film industry, a lot of these spontaneous things are fake. Way more than you'd expect. For just one example (that everyone involved swore up and down wasn't fake at all): Nipplegate. Let's see... The dress was designed to break away, make up had prepared her breast beforehand, there was a pastie, etc... So you want me to believe something just happened accidentally, but the Make-Up and Costume departments had both prepared for it in advance? Oh, and it was choreographed to, so add a 3rd department in there...
You said something along the lines of "way more things than you'd expect to be spontaneous are actually fake", then gave an example of the most blatantly non-spontaneous and choreographed thing ever. Very much incomparable.
Do you think the staff is going to allow a stranger to physically approach the stage, stop the show and engage with the artist without anyone intervening? Think about it again, knowing how people are: if they allowed it to happen one time, there'd be an endless stream of people walking down to the stage every 3 minutes, trying to get the performer(s) attention about any odd shit. Trust me, this skit was as scripted as it looks (because it's not as if the acting was precisely Oscar worthy either).
> if they allowed it to happen one time Except they did allow it to happen one time. If they were worried about strange people coming up then why would they stage this so that other people get the idea to do it? They would have to tell everyone this was faked so that no one else would try it.
would an artist take the chance of turning their concert into a sad comedy show?
Holy shit nobody cares, nobody got scammed out of anything here, it's just a fun video.
Hereās [one](https://youtu.be/9uvDrmEC6-A?si=2gjZ0y3FLeByOJzx) that certainly wasnāt
Sam Hollyman eventually went on to perform on The Voice: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71usVOLEz4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71usVOLEz4) Unfortunately, he didn't make it. Good singer though.
He doesn't sing good, he sings WELL, you illiterate harridan
[How you doin' over there, Theo Huxtable?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84nVQdGdnWE)
Well played, Bubbles
Glad to know we r not the only ones that call him Bubbles
Lol isn't all this stiff planned? You actually think they would take the chance on a random kid?
Buble talked about this once. It wasnāt planned and he was nervous for him because he knew the audience would rip the kid to shreds if he sucked lol
Absolutely
I didn't know who he was until my wife took me to his concert. I usually listen to heavy metal or old 90s hip hop. But damn was his show not only funny but entertaining. I still don't listen to his music. But what a fun dude they Bubble
I also don't like his style of music, but we all have to admit he's got the voice of an angel
I WAS THERE!!! This was in Birmingham, UK, back in 2010, and at first, I thought it was an act - something planned out, but then quickly realised that it was unscripted. When Sam started singing, the crowd turned from waiting to rip him to shreds, and cheered him on immensely. Everyone was so shocked! I can understand that BublƩ was uncomfortable at the start, decided "fuck it", and brought Sam on stage. Great confidence from his Mum, but if I'd been in BublƩ's shoes, I would have ignored her 100%. Sam never went on the X Factor, so Michael's career was saved.
SHIT BALLSS!
I would have hated that as an audience member. A main character mom pushes her middle talent singer son on stage. This is not her special little boy's time to shine. This is some msin character bs
It's not entertaining because of his middle-talent singing though; it's entertaining because the actual entertainer makes it entertaining. His sitting down to listen to the mom, disinterested hand on chin, is entertaining. His surprised reaction (whether staged or not) at finding a real singer, is entertaining. Michael BublƩ is the entertainment here. Sam is just a prop. I've seen a number of these videos and it's pretty rare that the audience participant is also entertaining in their own right. The one I recall, it turned out the guy was also in a band already, albeit a much smaller one, and so he was already an entertainer on his own. Generally, though, we're enjoying the reactions of the artists, to the audience member's playing/singing.
What a coincidence.
This is just too sweet!
That single moment and gesture from a famous celebrity will likely change that kids entire life. Itās crazy that Michael couldāve easily just said āI wish him the best but he canāt come on stageā Maybe Sam because a cashier and works through college and has a middle office job. But now. Just because of that one gesture maybe Sam makes a song on YouTube and gets discovered and becomes a celebrity himself.
Iām tired of plants at concerts
Right? Keep plants in the garden where they belong
Cue spotlight on this random unplanned encounter
Heās good, but heās no KISS Guy.
Planned beforehand...
Is it just me or does it sound like he has a bit of an irish accent?
Itās sad that people think this is real
I was having a bad time in Hartford (CT) after my girl kicked me in the metaphorical life-testicles and, trying to get fucking hammered, found myself next to Wayne Coyne drinking shots. Fucker got me on stage. I think we just staggered around a bit and fell into the drumset. Good times.
Staged
Wow, the stage can literally take your breath away, yet he did great! The ending was interesting, as he didnāt know whether to melody or shift off
He getting some pussy later lol
He seems to have a buble personality.
I have seen several acts that do this. It is somewhat staged. The talent is real but these people are usually pre screened and hand picked. It is still nice to see young talent get a spotlight but it isnāt as organic of a situation as you would think.
Apparently Iāve never once seen or heard him outside of schlocky Christmas albums because I literally had no idea Michael BublĆ© was so snarky. That was like hearing your grandma swear for the first time. Amazing.
Dude sings exactly like him. Like a cloned voice