Expression commonly used in the Australian military, meaning any event or organised activity that has degenerated into a poor joke, a waste of time or an outright disaster.

Alludes to a pop/rock concert, which usually preceded by unrealistic expectations and hype, turns out to be something less than expected due to technical faults, poor performance by the star act or just bad luck. Anything built up out of proportion to the ability to deliver, coupled with the event turning into a catastrophe is, or can be described as, a “rock show”.

“That last exercise we had with the Yanks at Shoalwater bay was disaster. Not only did it piss down rain all week, they send us the wrong radio frequencies, the A- vehicles never arrived and all our rations ended up stuck in traffic back at Rocky. The entire SNAFU was worse than a cluster, it was a real rock show!”

ROCK SHOW by gt_speedy April 2, 2009

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Punk Rock Show

1. A song by MXPX, simply describing going to a punk rock show with a girl.

2. A show that includes Moshing and loud loud music.

See punk.

1. We ain't got no place to go, so let's go to the punk rock show. Darling take me by the hand we're gonna see a punk rock band...

Punk Rock Show by Arley April 11, 2004

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Chinese Rock Show

A burlesque hardcore strip-show in which dancers are poorly transexualised. Dancers predominantly own surgically enhanced breasts but have not fully removed the male genitalia, and it is this floppy, residual trait that is sought after when in attendance at a Chinese Rock Show.

Dude, I just got back from a Chinese Rock Show down in Chinatown. Shit was intense.

Chinese Rock Show by A Gentleman June 3, 2008

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Steven's Untitled Rock Show

A show on FUSE, hosted by one of their VJs, Steven. They play rock music; but most of the shit they play is emo crap. Sometimes play punk rock; and at the end of the show they usually play an old song.

They play the same shit everyday...

Steven's Untitled Rock Show by Someone_387 May 31, 2005

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