Very disappointed.
by Old Time Rock and Roll on 3/27/24Molson Canadian Centre at Casino New/Nouveau Brunswick - MonctonShow time was 7:30. First, a local bar band comes out as an "opening act"and plays until 8:10-8:15. Then they spend 15 minutes tearing down their gear. "April Wine"comes out at 8:30. There is one guitar player, Brian Greenway, who played with April Wine from '77 to '86. Bass and drums started with the band in 2011/12 and the lead vocalist, doing the Myles Goodwyn job, started with the band in 2023... So, for my money, this was a cover band doing April Wine material.. I felt terribly cheated, as I did when "Foreigner"showed up at the same venue a few years back with no members of Foreigner... I understand everyone gets old and band members pass on (R.I.P. Myles, and wishing Mick Jones the very best in his Parkinson's battle), but buying the band name and using it for ticket sales is plain dishonest. The venue shouldn't allow this to happen. I left a half hour into the April Wine show, when 3 of the musicians left the stage so the drummer could do a solo.. I thought those went out of style in '78..