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This had a lot more Britney Spears than I was expecting

“im so tired” one of the deepest songs ive ever heard. all the punkiest, loudest, messiest bands have the most deep and meaningful ballads

MacKaye stopped in the middle of a song to save my mom from a mosh pit when she got sucked in and fell. Broke her ankle but Ian saved her ass lol I am also named after him. My parents couldn't decide on one until after we had already been released and gone back home. My parents listened to Fugazi in the car on the way home from the hospital. I was definitely happy when my mom told me that stuff back in jr high

It's a miracle Brittney made it this far, having stopped so many damn times.

Years back I was walking down the mall in DC. Clinton's motorcade came through, bunch of cops and sirens and all that. Kept walking and came across a crowd of people around some tent thing, went to investigate and saw there was a stage in there. It was a free Fugazi show. That was a good day.

“There’s a difference between wanting to play in a band and wanting to play music.” Gee, I wish someone had told me that when I was a teenager. Then I wouldn’t have spent two years in a shit metal band when I was in college.

I nearly died at a Fugazi show when I was 17 ('93). Was a great night.

Fugazi is the type of a band Jack Black tried to communicate to his kids in School of Rock.

I've heard Waiting Room, what, 2,000 times? Still gives me chills every time...

: I saw them at the After Dark in Honolulu HI in 1995. 6$ both nights. (Hawaii Shows were 1.00 more than the mainland) Both nights totally sold out (Crammed full of 180 people). Both nights had a single opener, a mostly HARSH Skinhead band with members of a band called MUG (Mean Ugly Guys) from Waay back in the day. Fugazi played mostly from 13 songs (but never in the order of the album) Ian kept stopping the show mid song because girls were getting pushed into the Pit. On the second night a guy kept yelling "You Guys Suck! I want Minor Threat!" And Ian stopped the show (I think it was during the song Burning Too, but it might have been Suggestion. This escapes me) He said "We suck? You want your money back?" and the guy said "yeah" and Ian scrounged up 4 bucks from Brenden and took the other 2 bucks out of his pocket and the guy came to the front and Ian knelt down and gave him the money. Ian then said something to the tune of "theres your 6 bucks, now get the fuck out." The crowd went nuts. I have a photographic memory and this was one my earliest shows I can recall as if it were yesterday. They played 2 years later as well and that show was $7.

I like that it was all about the ads and they don't care about anyone using their content.

Fugazi are the best. The absolute fucking best. They've never broken up and are still friends. They could still play again some day if they feel like it. I was born in 1981, and was a kid when they released a lot of their music, but got seriously into them in the late 90's. I saw them live twice, and those 2 gigs are definitely 2 of my best ever. I've never known anyone play punk music with the same level of musical ambition and accomplishment as Fugazi. They're super fast, super tight and super versatile. Nobody else can do what they do. The fact they've done all that while being absolute exemplars of integrity and decency in their conduct just blows my mind. There's a whole lot of bullshit around the idea of being 'punk rock', but Fugazi have consistently lived up to every shattered ideal.

Guy Picciotto is a great dancer

I will happily watch this again, shit man I'll watch it a third time if it's deleted again. I love fugazi's story.

They were the best live act I've ever seen. No lightshow, just stark striplight moshpit beauty. On the Steady Diet of Nothing tour. Unforgettable.

They were spectacular live , saw them in chapel hill nc in 1990, we saw Ian at a counter eating and had no idea who he was and asked him if he was going to see fugazi, he said yeh I think I might go, one of my funnier moments in life, the evens are great as well he is a person that is on a mission to never sell out

They were so much more. I knew Ian and Brendan in the early 80s and they were genuinely great guys. I remember it as a time you would go to shows not because of the headliners necessarily, but to support a DC band; established or not. It was the best time of my life surrounded by the best people I ever met.

In "Our Band Could Be Your Life," Fugazi explained they also avoided selling merch so they wouldn't have to deal with dragging boxes of t-shirts around on tour.

I have seen a lot of great live music. This is not hyperbole; Fugazi really was the best live act I have ever experienced. No fancy lazers or light show-only four guys playing music and some meta-physical energy that is hard to describe. They were masters at what they did.

Forever grateful that my friend got me into Fugazi in 1989, and I got to see them live a bunch of times. Thanks, Keith...miss ya dude!

Was at the last ever Fugazi shows ever that took place in London. One of the best live and recorded rock bands ever.

Dude. I've been watching your stuff for the last hour. Such quality. My first Fugazi experience was by somehow finding Repeater in a music shop (I live in South Africa so Lord only knows how it got there) in high school. I can honestly say it changed my musical taste for the better

My dad opened for one of their concerts with his band Unwritten Law back in the early 90s in Cali. Great band

Repeater is an absolute masterpiece.

I have always wanted to be in a band like this. Something honest and heartfelt.

saw them 4 times in Australia, 3 of those were in 3 nights in a row on same tour - 3 different shows. Best live act I ever saw!!!

I loved Fugazi shows! It was always an event in on itself. Even if you went alone, you'd leave with tons of friends! If you fell in the mosh, you'd be sure to be picked up and put back on your feet. Ian and Guy would lecture if the crowd got too out of control, but we'd love them anyway! I took my sister to see it. It was the first concert my sister ever saw, being all ages, it blew her 15 yo mind! I really miss FUGAZI shows... have a pleasant evening...

Fugazi is one of favorite bands of all time.

This is seriously my new favorite yt channel. I’m always like- I’ll watch one. 3 trash theory videos later...

I didnt know all this shit but a friend played me long division when it came out and I was in love, and I loved that their albums were stickered "do not pay more than "XXX" for this album"... way before pearl jam took a stand (and kudos to PJ for doing that)

Excellent video. Fugazi were the most important band to me in my youth. I had the exquisite pleasure of seeing them play live a total of five times (would have been 6, but my friends and I were in a serious car accident driving to their show on The Argument tour). I’ve seen some great shows in my time, but Fugazi were always the one I looked forward to the most. It was a time when I could expect virtually everyone I was friends with to attend their shows, from all over various parts of my home town, St. Louis, Missouri. As I’ve changed over the years, their anti-consumerism is far less interesting to me, though their intention behind it and overriding attempt to control all aspects of their music is something I will always respect. They will always be my favorite band because of the energy, emotion, innovation, and intelligence of their music.

I saw Fugazi in the early 90s at an outdoor venue in Phoenix. At one point during the show a police helicopter hovered overheard and shined their spotlight down on the crowd. Ian then led us in a mass middle finger salute to the cops in the helicopter. I also lost my watch in the pit, but it was worth it.

I grew up in the 2nd coming of the SoCal. punk scene (was in H.S. 88'-92' in Orange County). Used to see all of the bands that became HUGE in the mid 90's (Offsping, Green Day, No Doubt, Face to Face, Guttermouth, Bad Religion, Pennywise, NOFX, etc.) usually for free at a local bar, or for $5 at some shit hole club. But I still loved the H.C. punk music that came before. And that's where I found Minor Threat. So becoming a Fugazi fan was inevitable. I writes this, because of the countless bands/shows I've seen (and still go to see)....... Fugazi at the Hollywood Palladium (90' or 91'?) was the GREATEST SHOW I'D EVER SEEN !!!! Everything about that show, from the band, to the people, were PERFECT!!!

Fugazi, Shellac and the Ex at Congress Theater in Chicago June 2001- best concert I’ve ever seen. I’m so lucky.

Saw them live in '92 in a Knights of Columbus basement in downtown Savannah, GA. Still have the ticket stub -

Fugazi remains the only band I have ever seen two nights in a row. Saw them in London one night and Brighton the next. Both gigs rocked but the great thing was it was totally different sets. They were just jamming I swear they didn't even have a setlist they just played what they felt like. One of best bands I have ever seen live.

One of the greatest bands of all time

13 Songs was my favorite Fugazi album; I remember skating on our local vert ramp and I couldn’t skate till I heard that first track “Waiting Room” hearing that bass line kick in!#🛹🎸🔥❤️🤘🏻

There was a period when they were opening shows with "Exit only". That set a mood.

The point was really driven when they played all that Brittany spears LMFAO.

Saw them around 2001. They played for almost three hours. One of the best shows I've ever seen...

I must have went to 300 concerts between 1988 and 2000. That was literally all we did was drive to STL and go to shows. I saw Fugazi either 5 or 6 times at Mississippi Nights on the landing in STL, and once in their home town of DC. No other band stimulated as much energy as they did. Their shows were magical that way. I was almost trampled to death at one show. Ah, the memories.

Fugazi were such immediate legends that when I bought their first album in 1990, I thought they'd been around for years already. Back then, you couldn't just check this sort of thing on the internet and you were too drunk to remember if you asked someone.

I've always had mixed feelings about Fugazi, but this video gave me a lot of love and appreciation for the band. Thanks!

Thanks for this. Fugazi was amazing and I appreciate a good take on them.

Great video. I really appreciate the history of these awesome, under appreciated bands. Thanks folks

I think that's the most Brittany Spears I've ever listened to.

Thanks for posting! I saw them in ‘95 in Dayton at a fairly small club and was blown away. A friend of mine at the time got me into 80’s socal and DC punk bands at that time. The concert was a great taste of what I missed in that earlier era. Been a fan ever since.

First time hearing about them! I don’t even listen to the genre but these fools were gold, thanks for the video.

I loved their music & their energy. Saw them live in Toronto

I saw them in the 90's in Gainesville, FL Best show of my life!

I saw them in 2000 and Ian passed out fresh cherries :)

This is an amazing video, I love Fugazi. Such a unique band even to this day. Can't wait to see what comes next!

yes. they used heat.. the clip from "instrument" you used was brendan canty JOKING about the giant halo that people try to place on the band's image. he was like "this shit is ridiculous. i even had someone come up to me and he was like "i heard they don't use heat" like even THEY were bewildered at times how far the whole music scene (business + fans) would go in terms of beatifying these guys. "omg like WHO TURNS DOWN A BIG LABEL CONTRACT KLJFJHFHFZZHJHKKH" i totally get that you had to reupload this without ads tho. dischord doesnt advertise so they didnt want the label associated with any kind of advert. that said they tend to be really cool with rights for all the copyrighted material, audio + video that this mini-doc used, so yeah. no big deal. to me it makes perfect sense. i will be 40 this year and grew up in the DC suburbs and was profoundly lucky in that i was able to see these guys play live probably more than any other live act i've ever seen repeatedly. everywhere from church basements to fort reno to the black cat and 930. they are consummate musicians and performers and never disappoint. they are also really fucking nice people, like true gentlemen, and were/are incredibly accessible to their fans,. their stances and politics only seem radical because the status quo is such an impossibly foul and fetid shitfeast that its come to the point that folks actually see them as some sort of ascetic monks. yes. they use heat ffs. they probably also poop even. their tenets were not much more than common sense bullet points on a piece of paper titled "how not to be complete assholes as musicians / human:s 1987-2002" it wasnt some dalai lama ethos it was simply some gifted musicians making fucking incredible music and applying basic ethics to every facet of such an endeavor. selah/so it goes

They probably were the greatest live band ever. Certainly the best band I've ever seen

The thing that gets missed is that this is a band of four very talented, very opinionated people. It could have imploded at the get-go. But there is a lot of trust, collaboration, and most of all commitment to the collective experience that it allowed them to go on, at a pretty brutal pace, for 14 odd years. I was at the Mass Art show in 1990. While that was an amazing show, the equally amazing thing was the word of mouth about that show. There was no internet and only a few flyers put up around the city. Word of that show traveled through certain circles extremely fast and the line outside the gym wrapped around the block. They delivered on every single show I saw them at and every album. They never got bored, jealous, greedy. They only hit pause because geography and personal commitments made it impossible to deliver to the standards they had set. Like many great groups, what came before, and what comes after weaves a thread, but nothing any of those guys have done outside Fugazi eclipses the quality and importance of their music together. In the literary world, we would consider Minor Threat and Rites of Spring formative work - Fugazi is the masterwork.

This was a fantastic look into the myth that is Fugazi. I was an immediate fan after one of my hardcore friends played me Waiting Room back in 97. I never had the opportunity to see them live due to there elusive nature and by the time the 2000’s rolled around, it was too late. I really enjoyed this because I never really knew too much info about the band. This is the first time I have seen a video on your channel and you definitely have a new fan. Again, thank you for sharing this and I look forward to seeing another one of your videos! Cheers!

I was at the Philadelphia show where guy was upside down in the basketball hoop. Indescribably amazing experience. Fan for life

A roommate introduced me to a steady diet of nothing. Still one of my favorite albums.

This really made my day. Excellent coverage and commentary on the fugazi ethos , and their experiences and impact .. so stoked I got to see them play live in their , and my testimony is no different than the others here in the comment section : wise-assed and humorous pauses by Ian , settling down the goobers in the crowd .. I’ve kept in touch with his friendship and dialogue with Rollins over the years too , such a rad impact on culture .. damn I would really love to catch a performance if they play again

Wow, well done sir! What a tribute to such an amazing band. This band has defined my taste in music since Jr high school

Saw Fugazi a few times in the 80s, they certainly are the band who wrote waiting room and did it their way, but for me, they will always be the greatest band I ever saw live. Unlike anything I had seen before or have seen since, overwhelming positivity.

One of the ten most important bands ever assembled.

Awesome vid, looking forward to the tribute album coming out this year.

Seen Fugazi three times, (1989 1991 & 1999) Always outstanding live!

5 bucks every show - No merch. Real shit. Best band of the late 80s and early 90s. Not even close.

This was incredible, thank you.

Love Fugazi. Have all their albums on vinyl, sealed imports, first pressings too! And yes, I bought them when they were new.

Attended the Eugene show on the Repeater tour, tagging along with a friend, with no prior knowledge of the band; still the best show I've ever seen.

I saw Fugazi many, many times over the years -- always $5 -- and always completely amazing. Would love to see them working together again, but have resigned myself with the fact that this is unlikely to ever be the case. That said, I have loved all the output that the various members have done since 2002. I would also say that even though Mackaye can come across as very intense, he is a genuinely nice guy.

Fugazi still on hiatus...I really want them to come back

Saw them twice around the release of Repeater, once in Dayton and another in Indianapolis. Great live shows.

Watched a second time. Thank you for respecting Dischords wishes

Thanks for making this bud

Seeing this made me want you to do vids of the history of 'beastie boys' - and the history of 'sugar ray' and how they changed over the years

So much importance in something as simple as a pause ❤️

Saw them when they came the UK and played in Portsmouth 89 i think. What a night 🔥🔥 £3 on the door - they then stayed the night on my mates floor! The most awesome, down to earth, friendly people you could wish to meet. There was more Britanny in this vide than I expected…

I have one of their live CDs that is pretty hard to come by now, opens with a cow bell and a roar. Fucking love it.

I met ian mackaye at a shitty grocery store I was working at after I failed out of college. I couldnt believe it, he walked by and it didnt register. he walked past me and I stared at him and didnt say anything and then it hit me and I said "hi ian, big fan" but not quite loud enough really so he just kinda looked back at me and waved politely just in case he heard me right. it was awesome. I guess he was in town with the evens.

I don’t need to rethink anything. Nor does anyone who watched this video. If you clicked on the thumbnail you already know fugazi is the greatest.

Saw them in Norwich in 1992 or so, I remember the drums sounded like gunshots, such a tight sound. But as brilliant and original as Waiting room is, Gimme the Cure was the killer track for us.

This was outstanding; thank you so much.

That pause and then those drums, is my favorite thing in the whole world

Great video! Ha 2 of their albums on cassette tape, they might be in a box somewhere. Haven't seen em in about 25 years. One of the first tapes I ever had, along with Bad Religion All Ages and NWA.

real good mini doc, thank you

May 5th, 1991. Orlando First show I ever went to

saw them in Houston in '92, most amazing live show ever. I named my youngest son after him and even talked to him by email once years ago also.

Fortunate to see these gentleman for 3 shows. Was a swell time!

Great band. Great sound on their albums. The drums and Bass on Long Division are incredible.

Saw them in 89 in a parking building in Philly during a storm. Excellent show.

13 songs is the greatest punk album of all time

My first punk show, back in '89, was Fugazi. Still one of the most memorable shows for me.

Happy I got to see them a handful of times . So good .

That was a great video. Thank you

I was a Huge MT fan & a mild Fugazi fan.But after seeing them live in 95 I was in shock how well they played&sounded,I think there just as great,definitely one of the best shows I ever saw.

13 song discord is one of my favourite bands. Saw them in a small venue in Dublin in early 90s. Fugazi with petlamb and Tension, local band. Amazing.

I grew up outside DC and discovered Fugazi a few years to late to see them live. I still regret that.

Still technically together! I saw them back in the day.. Five dollars and REALLY worth it!

Played some support slots with them in the 90's, they didn't mind me being on stage taking photos of them playing too. Awesome band.