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Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??

I just left a remark about a favorite band of mine back in the day - April Wine - that I saw in concert and was disappointed. Could have been that it was an off night for them, or maybe they were never good in concert. Maybe the lead guitarist had too much to drink? April Wine was not the worst, however. I remember Neil Young in the 1990's who was on his one-man acoustic show type of tour that many artists were taking advantage of (perhaps for financial reasons) during that time. While a friend of I had near front row seats at Desert Sky Pavilion (now Ak-Chin) in Pheonix, the crowd was just roused up into a frenzy by the warm-up band (James) and here comes Neil and his guitar/harmonica. Wow, what a sonic letdown. I remember getting up and leaving and feeling Neil's glaring eyes on us as we ushered out. I think, to this day, he probably still remembers me. We all can remember the great live concerts we attended, but what were the worst and why?
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Worst concerts for me have typically been stadium shows.  Went to a Guns and roses, Deep purple and Aerosmith combined concert in Meadowlands stadium.  The sound was awful, the performers seemed uninspired and during Deep Purple's smoke covered water someone lit a huge fire in the stands which caused a huge commotion. 

One of the best was shocking to me.  Elliot Yamin, who was a contestant on American Idol, put on a show at a great club in Toronto called the Mod club.  I like his music but didn't expect much and really only went for the wife.  Let me tell you, it was smoking.  The band was incredible and tight, the acoustics were great, Elliot has a great voice and the crowd was really into it.  I had a great time. 
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