going through the gig

Used to describe someone who is having an unusual amount of drama and bad luck all at the same time. (I encountered this expression on YouTube, actual origin unknown)

Did you hear about Joe? He’s really going through the gig right now.

Going through the gigs

Experiencing difficulties and challenges in life.

Girl, I’m really going through the gigs. My arm broke and I lost my job.

going through the gigs

'going through tough times'

The full quote goes as 'when you're going through the gigs, make sure the gigs are not going through you' and belongs to Mariah Carey who was talking about the stress of the tour life. The phrase has been popularised by a drag queen Lushios Massacr on her YouTube channel.

I'm going through the gigs at my new job, sis. The workload is insane and I'm being constantly micromanaged.