REVIEW: Consolidated and House of Pain
Consolidated played Berlin right after the split with House of Pain. They played at a separate venue the same night as House of Pain, about an hour after HOP. Tickets to HOP were valid for both shows but they also sold additional ones for the solo Consolidated show. I think HOP lost a good chunk of cash through this feud, what with getting the alternative venue and everything. In an interview on the radio, the singer from Consolidated said that despite the fact that HOP knew about their politics and message-heavy shows they objected when Consolidated started knocking MTV on stage. Despite their rebel imagery House of Pain apparently kisses MTV's ass to the extent that they feared having their opener bash the station. Pretty fucking lame. Interestingly, the (eastern-oriented) Berlin radio station that sponsored the original show only interviewed Consolidated and pushed their show instead of the House of Pain concert.
