The banality of encores has long been a frustration for some musicians, but in recent years a growing number of notable acts have taken a stand against performing them at all.
Grimes, the electro-pop artist from Vancouver, has told audiences she doesn't like the pause between her main set and the inevitable return to the stage, so she's simply eliminated it in favour of a longer performance.
Saving the biggest songs for last can also unexpectedly backfire, like it did for the Jonas Brothers at their Toronto show last August. The trio ran into what they later called an "unforeseen technical difficulty" that caused them to leave the stage and not return for an encore, which would've featured their hits "Sucker" and "Burnin' Up."
Arkells frontman Max Kerman believes there's a degree of awareness that performers must have to pull off a successful encore. If the crowd isn't feeling the show, he said, it's better to just sign off and turn up the lights. "Sometimes we've got to the end and I'll say to the guys: 'We're wrapping this up, no encore.' And then I'll say to our sound guy 'Dave, this is for real, the last one,' so he knows to hit that P.A. music."
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