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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dwmaggie -- did I mention on this website that Steppenwolf played at my high school?  University High in West L.A. They were good. They didn't do The Pusher, probably at the instructions of the Principal.
"I saw the CSNY concert at the Hollywood Bowl that Joni Mitchell opened and that started Joni's and Graham's long-running romance?"

They began their relationship in 1968 and it ended in 1970 around the time Deja Vu came out so in the interest of accuracy, there was no CSNY in 1968...
 ZZ Top.  One of my favorite bands, but they need a new sound man.  I've seen them multiple times in multiple venues over 40+ years and the sound is always bad.  Too loud, can't hear the vocals.  

Best concert?  Pink Floyd at the old Cleveland Stadium.  The sound was fantastic for a huge outdoor stadium.
More than I can remember. One show was Mason Williams at the Valley Forge Music Fair. I hung out with the band after the show and shared a joint with Mason. Pretty cool. Stan Rogers at The Cherry Tree in Philadelphia. The line to get in was crazy. Stan hadn't been there for a couple of years so people were hungry to hear him. That was the single best show I've ever been to. One month later he died on a plane of smoke inhalation. It still saddens me. Joe 
Saw Lucinda Williams at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair NJ maybe 10 years ago. Before the concert she was boasting about having "Neil Young's sound guy" at the board. She started playing and the sound was terrible, slowly driving people out of the venue. I spent most of the concert at the crowded bar listening to the same complaints. At one point she ridiculed members of the audience for leaving--all of us big fans (up till then). Funny thing is one of the best concerts I ever attended was probably 10-15 years before that when she had just released "Passionate Kisses". She played at Maxwell's in Hoboken NJ. Just her and Gurf Morlix (her then producer) on guitar and about 20 people in the room. The sound was amazing and it was an incredible opportunity to see an emerging artist in such an intimate setting.