Was very good until...
by Johnny Fairway on 2023-05-17FirstOntario Concert Hall - HamiltonRating: 3 out of 5Really looked forward to this concert, had never seen them before but was fan of their music over the decades. Concert was great, good stories etc, but he played a short medley of his most memorable songs, I was hoping he would get back to them and maybe close with a couple of maybe Spanish Flea, Lonely Bull, Highway 101, etc, etc. At one point Herb said "this will be the first of of two closing songs, so don’t go away after it" or words to that effect. Which made everyone think it was going to be a short intermission. But the group then played for another half hour maybe then wrapped up and walked off, all done. No iconic finishing songs. I thought "OK we’ll cheer him back on for an encore". But all the lights came up and that was it, game over. People may have come from 75 miles away for a concert of one of their idols, and he left them hanging. Total time of the show, one hour 20 minutes, with no big finish and no encore. Yes it was good, as far as it went, but somewhat disappointing Herb and Lani and friends. Yes you are getting up there and we appreciate you still gettin' 'er done, but if you are too old to put on a great or even very good show, then hang it up.