Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??

STYX, Mr. Roboto. Why was I talked into going??? Rather have a root canal!!!

I'm a big BB King and the first two times I saw him, he was really great, even at this advanced age.  The final time, though, the Thrill Was Most Definitely Gone.  He played snippets of his own song, interspersed with about a dozen renditions of "You Are My Sunshine," while flirting semi-coherently and quite embarrassingly with a woman in the audience.  It was clear his band was milking him for a few more paydays before he checked out completely.

About as bad was an outdoor Chris Isaak show at local winery, which was interrupted by a lightning storm.  Venue operators completely unprepared and about 2,000 people crammed into space designed for about 200 (others went to cars, busses, etc.).  They tried to address an increasingly unruly crowd but no one new how to use the internal PA system.  Tried to use a bullhorn but instead triggered a loud police siren.  Once in the room, they wouldn't let people leave, because walking to the cars would be unsafe.  When they finally admitted that the should won't not, in fact, go on, they tried to keep people from retrieving their belongings (which we'd been instructed to leave behind in the rain) from the concert area -- that didn't last long.  In short, we saw about five songs during a frustrating 3+ hours, got soaked, and generally had a miserable night.

That's too bad, I've seen Chris 6 times and he's always been outstanding. It sounds like a bad situation.

I thought I answered this but got distracted and did not submit my response. 

Worst: The Cars on City Island in Harrisburg, PA for the Heartbreak City tour. Now I have come to really love the band over the years but this particular night was not good for them. They did not seem to want to be there. This was in July 1984. Contrast this with Asia in August of 1983 at the same venue. While the turnout for Asia was not as good, they put on a great show and even played some Yes and ELP as they really only had two albums at the time. Also, I think they felt the real fans are the ones who showed up. For some reason the The Cars did not even address the audience once. One other show that was not so great for me was Yes at Starwood Amphitheater outside Nashville. My friends loved it and I was bored to tears for some reason. Love prog but never really got into Yes.

Best: There are two I will list here. (1) Genesis at the Capital Center in Landover Maryland. This was a cold snowy night in January 1987. The snow on the roof made it where the Showco Prism system could not be flown due to the weight. Something about this night was special. Loved it with fond memories of better days. (2) Pink Floyd at Vanderbilt Stadium on The Division Bell tour. This show opened with Astronomy Domine and was fantastic as well. This tour is a benchmark that will never be replicated. There are great tours since but this one sort of stands on its own. 

The band I have seen the most is Rush with a show in Nashville on the Hold Your Fire tour being the single loudest event I have ever been to. When the downbeat of The Big Money kicked in it blew you into the back of the arena. Unbelievably off the charts loud. The U2 360 tour at Vanderbilt was also too loud so I will ding them on that. I has hearing issues for several years after that show and have not been back to a live concert since. 

The being said I am tempted to fly over to O2 area for Genesis's "The Last Domino" tour if it can happen later in the year.