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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Two worst shows. Aerosmith 1977 with opening act Nazareth. Nazareth killed it. Incredible performance. Aerosmith was too loud, too drunk, incapable of performing.

The Who. Apr 28, 1980 in St. Louis with The Pretenders opening. Chrissie Hynde. Awesome performance. This was my third Who concert. Keith Moon had passed in 1978. This was not the Who. Totally bummed. My faith would be renewed when Simon Phillips joined in 1988. Phillips put in a performance that was absolutely incredible. Phillips played Kieth Moon. Phillips owned this night. -