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In reply to the discussion: What was the worst concert you ever went to? [View all]GReedDiamond
(5,354 posts)...so I'll go with: back in 1972, Styx had just released their first self-titled album, and them being a local Chicago area band, we decided to go see them live at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.
"Festival seating" meant there were no seats, just floor space on the floor of the gymnasium - needless to say, quite uncomfortable, but we were still very young and agile.
The opening act was R.E.O. Speedwagon. I'd heard them a little on FM rock radio - was not especially familiar with them - but there they were, playing away...and on and on and on...and they were fuckin horrible, seriously un-listenable but really loud.
After maybe a couple of hours, the R.E.O. "singer" Kevin Cronin announced that Styx had gotten lost on the way to the concert venue, so they were cancelling their appearance.
With that, Kevin yelled "but don't worry, we're gonna keep on rockin all night long" or some such shit, so we left.
I heard later that they played for 4-5 hours.
As for Styx, my interest in them died that day, and they became a band that I basically despise, musically speaking.