History Funny / AbneyPark

* From their Creator/{{G4}} special: "Is that on fire? I'm not wearing that if it's on fire... It's smoking, that means it's on fire."

*** There was also the mid-song banter between Captain Robert and Jody:
-->'''Robert''': "We've only practiced this song once."
-->'''Jody''': "That's one more time than we practiced the rest of the songs."

-->'''Finn''': I'm sorry, not tonight.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWTQ5y9oziA music video for their cover of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"]]. The look alone of it is rather humorous as we see the good Captain DrivingADesk, apparently persued by his bandmates, only for the reveal of it to be a race at the video's end. A race that nobody won because the judges disqualified ''everyone'' for cheating.

-->'''Finn''': I'm sorry, not tonight.

More than anything else, except perhaps their music, Abney Park is famous for their onstage screw-ups. In fact, it is generally considered an undeniable truth of steampunk venues that something will break down, give out, fall apart, distort, backfire, ignite, explode, or generally mess things up during the Abney Park set.

* From their G4 special. "Is that on fire? I'm not wearing that if it's on fire... it's smoking, that means it's on fire."

* At one concert, Captain Robert's microphone handle snapped — in the middle of "Aether Shanties", right on the cue of "The ropes creaking, ship's leaking, sails are on fire / And this whole bloody ship could go up like a pyre". And, well...
--> "We're giving a steampunk concert. And ''no one'' has a screwdriver?"

--> "Room full of steampunks and nobody has duct tape? Now is not a great time for the 'Accordion Hero' award."
* Their remedy to a classic onstage mishap: When the lead singer screws up, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bloSdPhViVE blame the]] [[NobodyLovesTheBassist bass player.]]

-->'''Robert''': Here's another point about my life: Nathan's a really nice guy. He's not always right — but he's always really effin' nice.
* At DragonCon 2009 they attempted to play the classic flying-car song, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." After two false starts, they stumble through it, ending more or less on their feet, until their violinist goes up to a microphone and says, "What could we possibly play after ''that?!''

--> '''Robert''': "We've only practiced this song once."
--> '''Jody''': "That's one more time than we practiced the rest of the songs."
*** At least they got it right at the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDTdReXW9po World Steam Expo.]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT-ucu5FqCk This one]] at World Steam Expo 2010.
* And who can forget the "Airship Pirate" fiasco — the night Captain Robert forgot the lyrics to their most famous song, "Airship Pirate."

--> '''Robert''': Are they buying it?
--> '''Nathaniel''': *(pauses, then starts playing "The Irish Washerwoman")*
--> '''Finn''': I'm sorry, not tonight.

* From their G4 special. "Is that on fire? I'm not wearing that if it's on fire....it's smoking, that means it's on fire."

* At one concert, Captain Robert's microphone handle snapped - in the middle of "Aether Shanties", right on the cue of "The ropes creaking, ship's leaking, sails are on fire/And this whole bloody ship could go up like a pyre". And, well...

* Their remedy to a classic onstage mishap: When the lead singer screws up, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bloSdPhViVE&feature=related blame the]] [[NobodyLovesTheBassist bass player.]]

-->'''Robert''': Here's another point about my life: Nathan's a really nice guy. He's not always right - but he's always really effin' nice.

*** There was also the mid-song banter between Captain Robert and Jody:
--> '''Robert''': "We've only practiced this song once."

*** At least they got it right at the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDTdReXW9po&feature=related World Steam Expo.]]

* And who can forget the "Airship Pirate" fiasco - the night Captain Robert forgot the lyrics to their most famous song, "Airship Pirate."

* At one concert, Robert related the story of one time when he accidentally hit himself in the head with his drum mid-song during rehearsal. Cue Nathaniel playing sappy music on his violin to accompany Robert's tale of woe.

-->'''Robert''': Here's another point about my life: Nathan's a really nice guy. He's not always right - but he's always really effin' nice."

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bloSdPhViVE&feature=related THIS.]]

--> '''Finn''': I'm sorry, not tonight.

* And who can forget the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-WxWKQewo0&feature=related "Airship Pirate" fiasco?]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwtpCLqQcI '''"PARKING METER!" "SPANDEX!!!"''']]

* From their G4 special. "Is that on fire? I'm not wearing that if it's on fire."

* "Those of you who saw the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRU93GzhFas hungover "Rainbow Connection" performance,]] treasure it, 'cause it'll never happen again."

* "Those of you who saw the hungover "Rainbow Connection" performance, treasure it, 'cause it's never going to happen again.

More than anything else, except perhaps their music, Abney Park is famous for their onstage screw-ups. In fact, it is considered an undeniable truth of steampunk venues that something will break down, give out, fall apart, distort, backfire, ignite, explode, or generally mess things up during the Abney Park set.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwtpCLqQcI "PARKING METER!" "SPANDEX!!!"]]

--> "We're giving a steampunk concert. And ''no one'' has a ''screwdriver''?"

--> '''Nathaniel''': *pauses, then starts playing "The Irish Washerwoman"*
--> '''Finn''': I'm sorry, not tonight.

* At one concert, Robert related the story of one time when he accidentally hit himself in the head with his drum mid-song during rehearsal. Cue Nathaniel playing sappy music on his violin to accompany Robert's story.

More than anything else, except perhaps their music, Abney Park is famous for their onstage screw-ups. In fact, it is considered an undeniable truth of steampunk venues that something will break down, give out, fall apart, distort, backfire, ignite, explode, or generally mess things up during the Abney Park set.