Chuck Berry Tickets

We traveled from Toronto to St. Louis to see Chuck Berry at Blueberry Hill on July 23rd, 2014. We understood that Mr. Berry is 87 years old and wouldn't perform like he did in his younger days. However what we saw at the show was a sad spectacle. Berry's charming smile kept the audience engaged and rooting for him, however his most basic musical sensibilities are completely gone. He couldn't remember any words to any songs, he couldn't keep up with the back-up band (which was excellent by the way) and he spent most of the concert sitting on a chair at the back of the stage watching everyone play around him. Most of the audience was forgiving and was happy to pay just to be there, however it was unfortunate to see him paraded around on stage. I'm not sure if it was his decision to perform or if his handler's but I could see the pain in his children's eyes as they did their best to support their father on stage and make him look as good as he could. I don't regret driving 1100 km to see him "perform" - as a big fan of rock music it was a honour to be there, but certainly if you are expecting a show...you're not going to get one. From his first moment on stage until he was escorted off was less than an hour.

Amazing show! Great venue! Would love to see him again. Would definitely go back to that venue

Father of Rock and Roll still plays regularly at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis. Every month you can catch a glimpse of the sweet sounds of Chuck and his amazing guitar riffs that influenced so many rock guitarists that came after him. In the Duck Room you can see him up close and personal as the venue only holds approximately 300. Not a bad spot in the house.

I took the chance that the years had been kind to Chuck, unlike my experience seeing James Cotton some years ago at Healy's in TO. He can still put on a good, entertaining show despite his voice not really being there and messing up a few guitar licks. Of course front row helps. Amazing performance considering his age and it was the second show of the night. Great to see a legend still playing.

I'm glad that I saw THE legend. But a very disappointing performance. It's a shame we can't age perfectly.

Even at 83 years old the man has still got it. He also had an amazing keyboard player who was filling in for the evening. The only thing that made it four and not five stars was the guy that got up on stage when girls were invited and proceeded to take his shirt off showing his ugly tattoos and hairy back. Would have been nice if he did a song or two more - the show went for slightly under an hour.