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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Wow great thread! Thanks all for sharing. Worst for me was Pearl Jam at Red Rocks in 95 I believe. I thought Vedder sounded terrible. Not sure if altitude had anything to do with it but between the heat and having all our alcohol confiscated entering the venue, we were all disappointed. I have to agree with above comments regarding King Crimson. I have seen many shows from the early 80’s to most recently a few years ago with a multitude of line ups and they never disappoint. Robert Fripp is indeed a gentleman and one of my favorite musicians. Pier in NYC in 84 and Paramount theatre in Denver in 95 with California Guitar trio are two of my favorites.
Yanni at the Gorge in eastern Washington. It rained the entire concert, and we had no umbrellas because it’s always warm there. The music however was great!
Pink Floyd, Oakland Colusium, 1994

Had to cup my ears to hear, 2 rows from the top. But the visuals WERE astounding 
Never went to a bad one of the 2,000  Classical concerts I have gone to ,    Sorry.