Doobie Brothers Reviews

from Chicago, Illinois

CHICAGO AT HOLLYWOOD

They wsnted till bery end to plsy hit songs and then they did sound the same. This theater had horrible sound and is one of the worst theaters in the world and very horrible for the handicapped!!! One of the worst conceets i have been to in 50 yeats

Bob from Southern California

OCT 9, 2021 LA FORUM VERY DISAPPOINTED

Born in 1956, I loved the Doobie Brothers and similar bands. I don’t attend many concerts, and this was my first at the Forum in Los Angeles. I’m not any musical expert but I know and appreciate good sounds. Tonight had about 4 minutes of halfway descent sounds, vocals and instruments. Yes, that bad. Mixing, equipment, venue, ??? I’m not sure what or why but I nearly walked out early with disappointment. I figured they’d probably finish with some oldies so my wife and I stuck it out and were semi rewarded with some fairly accurate renditions of studio releases. Mr McDonald’s voice/mic made him hard to understand and ‘stroke victim’ came to my mind. It was painful to hear him. Because of Covid and poor attendance, we could bounce around to see if different seats made a difference, but they did not. Perhaps two drummers, four guitarists, two keyboards and poor mixing, equipment, venue all contributed to a horrible listening experience. The few times members spoke to the audience, they were difficult to understand and were not in tune with the fans. There just seemed to be no repore. Granted these guys are in their seventies.. but I’ve been well entertained by Air Supply, Chris Isak and Journey in smaller venues that really left you wowed at the quality sound and persona experience. I hope this was a fluke if they were in fact ‘off’ for some reason(s) . I really feel this group and their oldies can entertain the fans if they can pull off a closer rendition to their studio quality sounds and also better connect with their fans.

Judy from London, Ontario

DOOBIE BROTHERS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

This was the worst concert I’ve ever attended. The volume was cranked so high that the voices and instruments were indistinguishable. The acoustics were the worst I’ve experienced. Someone else commented that they couldn’t tell which songs were being sung. People were leaving. We left after 45 mins. What a huge disappointment after waiting through 2 years of Covid.

Megan from Toronto, Ontario

UNNECESSARILY DISAPPOINTING

The pacing of the songs was terrible. They saved their best songs for the encore, which I'm surprised they even got one given how boring the rest of the concert was. The audience wanted to be engaged and they did little to build any momentum. (The crowd went electric each time they were addressed or invited to sing - but only a couple times in a concert venue is not enough.) Every song is an opportunity to engage and build energy - opportunities they squandered. With the repertoire of songs they have, I wanted to be on my feet the whole concert. Everyone did. No one was. Several people left. Sound was sketchy in parts. Massively disappointing.

Jamie from London Ontario

DISAPPOINTED

The sound for our long awaited london ontario concert was so bad that the person sitting beside me had her hands over her ears. People left before the encore. The worst sounding concert I have ever attended. $125.00 tickets and $10.00 beer and the venue could care less. Boo to budweiser gardens.

from Toronto, Ontario

DOOBIE BROTHERS - LONDON ONTARIO

We have seen Michael McDonald many times over the years. His sound has always been flawless. Last year he was amazing at the Sony Centre. However, whoever was responsible for the sound mix at the London Concert should be fired. All the instruments were so loud that the voices were barely heard. Wor

Laura from San Francisco, California

READ THE ROOM

Flew in to see this concert with a friend. Planned and looked forward to this night for months. Couldn’t wait to sing and dance all night. I don’t understand how they wouldn’t know they need to play the hits. We left early after realizing it just wasn’t going to happen. Very dissatisfied.

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