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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@mapman  - Agreed. Even a bad concert would be OK about now......

Interestingly, we have 2 new indoor/outdoor concert venues opening downtown this summer. One is in Cincinnati at The Banks and the other about a mile away in Newport, KY (across the Ohio River). We already had a pretty good music scene for a Mid-Size market IMHO. Will be interesting to see what doubling the number of mid-sized venues is going to do for local concert bookings. New capacities - 2700-7000.
@dekay  - Thanks buddy, you had me worried. With some of the crowd around here, you never can tell.....

BTW, what I said is still true. The 3LP Abby Road Half Speed Master is really good. It also covers the entire 33 song set, vs the 6 songs on the original LP. Highly recommended!
Worse: Aerosmith - Sept., 28, 1977, Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY. Too stoned to play. Finished in 45 minutes. Left a lot of people very disappointed.....
@dekay  - You were at the University of Leeds for the Who concert in Feburary 1970? Or are you basing your statement on the famous recording?

If you're basing it on the recording, I can tell you the recent 3LP Abby Road Half-Speed Master is much better than the original.