Ten Phony Concert Footage Videos
Some of the coolest music videos ever were those featuring phony concerts. What I mean is, not actually concert footage, but videos made to look like they took place in front of live audiences. There are a bunch of these, actually, but I think these ten represent the very best of the bunch… and a few different genres, too! Something we can all enjoy! Happy listening!
10
This little ditty takes place in a ‘Fun House’, as though that ‘Fun House’ were created by Stephen King. The band is supposedly entertaining the masses at the ‘Fun House’. And no, I will not stop quoting ‘Fun House’.
9
This is the Foo’s first big hit that launched them into awesomeness, complete with a video that completely makes fun of those irritating Mentos ads. The last part of the video — as it is in the Mentos commercial — takes place at a fake concert.
8
Well… it’s a venue, at any rate. Granted there’s no one there. I like to think of it as a sound test, maybe. Look, it’s a cool song so just go with it.
7
Not only is this one of Al’s finest parodies in general (it’s the entire movie without having to actually watch it), but the video does a fine job of ribbing Don McLean, too! Al is a GOD.
6
This song is gonna be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. You’re welcome.
5
Okay, so technically this is taken from a movie about a band that performed in front of audiences. But the actual song and singing was done by members of Fountains of Wayne, and the band was fake. It counts. So there.
4
I love this song. It has a little bit of everything, including a concert that never happened!
3
Sad it took this long to hit number one status, but I suppose that’s not what The Dead were about. This concert is damn cool, featuring far more skeletons than normal.
2
This, too, is a video with a bit of parody involved. Basically, it’s the Peppers mocking every style of music they can over the course of the video, all in front of a non-existent crowd.
1
They probably didn’t do it first but in my humble opinion, they did it the best.
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