# Stomp **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2001, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361 "2001-04-01T10:51:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/1 "2001-04-01T10:51:21Z")
Anyone ever seen this before? I recently received tickets to see their show this coming Friday. is it anything like the special that aired on HBO some time ago? How long is the show? Thanks for any info. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/2 "2001-04-01T11:19:10Z")
[Simpsons] Mayor Quimby: “That guy in the suit looks awfully familiar…” Homer: “I think I saw him in Rent, or Stomp, or Clomp, or some piece of crap.” [/Simpsons] ---
**Author:** ![OneChance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/74df32/32.png) [@OneChance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneChance)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/3 "2001-04-01T13:55:44Z")
I’ve seen it twice in Seattle. So, I obviously liked it. It’s certainly not for everyone; a girl that I know thinks it’s trash, but all of my other friends that have seen it really loved it. I’ve never seen the HBO special so I can’t comment on that. Also, I can’t remember how long the show was; maybe 90 minutes or so. ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/4 "2001-04-01T16:30:28Z")
Saw one of the touring companies a couple years ago, thought it was great. I don’t think a TV broadcast would compare to the live show - the show is about _sound_ and you really need to see it live to catch all the details. -mdf ---
**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/5 "2001-04-01T16:36:47Z")
For a REALLY good show, go see blue man group. I got front row seats one time… SO GOOD! ---
**Author:** ![Grok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/6 "2001-04-01T17:11:27Z")
Saw Stomp in NYC a few years ago. It was good, but I enjoyed Blue Man Group a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/7 "2001-04-01T17:24:46Z")
You might want to visit [http://www.stomponline.com/](http://www.stomponline.com/) for more info. ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/8 "2001-04-02T14:53:17Z")
I’ve seen the HBO special and caught the show live in Sheffield. The stage show lacks the continuity of the HBO special (not really a big deal), but has a lot more in terms of **bam!** sound quality…and there’s an audience participation bit, kinda to show off to the folx who sit in the audience thinking, _aw, heck, this is nothin’, I could do what they’re doin’_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stomp/60361/9 "2001-04-03T00:00:49Z")
If you have the chance, go see it. The only show I can recall being better was (were?) the\*\* Kodo Drummers of Japan. \*\* Both shows were simply incredible.