'The dogs were getting upset': How LA band Muna survived their worst ever gig
The band Muna reflects on a disastrous early career performance at a dog adoption festival in Las Vegas. Despite the technical failures and howling dogs, the band views the experience as a formative moment in their rise to success.
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It provides a humanizing look at the struggles of emerging artists and the resilience required to succeed in the music industry.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Muna's concert for rescue dogs didn't go according to plan
Music correspondent Published 29 minutes ago Every band has to earn its stripes. Some have it harder than others.
At AC/DC's first gig, the club owner cut the power because they were too noisy. Sam Smith started at barn dances, singing on top of a haystack. At Robert Smith's first concert, he got so drunk that he sang David Bowie's Suffragette City while the rest of the band played Jimi Hendrix's Foxy Lady.
At the start of their career, the band got a call from their record label. We know you've just flown overnight from London, they said, but you have to get to Las Vegas.
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