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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Dixie Chicks at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That venue may be fine for boxing, but not for concerts. Michelle Branch was the opening act. The sound system was awful.
The Mothers of Invention Ford Auditorium Detroit 1969. Frank announced to the audience that they had been hassled by our local constables and decided to play the song Bacon Fat  over and over again. His guitar solos were incredible though. In retrospect The Grande Ballroom concerts in Detroit give me bragging rights of seeing so many legendary bands in their prime, but honestly, at the time the music was background ( LOUD) sound to cover all the drug deals going down.
Worst:  Steppenwolf. It was ear bleeding loud and you could not tell what was playing. 
Best: Leo Kotke who just sat on stage with his 12 string and played like it was him and several others. Opening act was Laura Branigan by herself at a piano. Both were fabulous. 
Been to more then a few bad concerts, but the one that I easily remember was a Buddy Guy/ Junior Wells show at the Bottom Line in 74 or 75. Should have known it was going to be a very short night watching the two of them at the bar. Buddy played two or three notes and talked/ slurred about how he taught Jimmy Hendrix everything and that was it! Very early night.