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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Showing 1 response by golftime

Worst concert was probably Eric Clapton at the Spectrum in the early 70's.  It seemed like every song turned into a jam session that went on endlessly.  It probably didn't help that we had seats in the crow's nest and the weed smoke was so bad that we could barely see the stage.  
Best concerts  -
1.  Paul McCartney at the Hershey Park stadium - played for 3 hours non-stop and was outstanding.
2.  Elton John at the Spectrum right after the release of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.  Great all around performance.
3.  Doobie Brothers right after release of the Captain and Me - they sounded incredibly good.

And I am more than a little jealous of the people who saw the Beatles in concert, if even just for the historical significance.  Really enjoyed reading everyone else's experiences by the way.