B.B. King Tickets
Overall Rating
3.4
By LisMom
Horrible Horrible Horrible
Lynn Auditorium - Lynn
Waste of time and money. Left the show early because we couldn't see from our seats and BB kept singing the same childish song over and over and introduced his band for 30 minutes...awful! This was on our bucket list...disappointment. He should not be playing anymore.
By gene054
Disapointing Concert
House of Blues - Houston
House of Blues seating is a good setting but BB mostly talked and rarely played and never finished a song. I have seen him very many times from 1960 to 2013 but it is clear he is in poor health and not up to touring and should kick back, retire and rest. Or just play local gigs if he feels he has to and can. Priority seating for handicapped is also a great option. We left early, about halfway through.
By JokingJoe
See a legend in person
Comerica Theatre - Phoenix
Good music and great chance to see a legend in person. However, concert was short, music was average I believe because BB King is old (89).
By Anonymous
Comerica Theatre - Phoenix
About 6 songs in total and mainly some talking. Very disappointing.
By EEGH
Good until B.B. King came on the stage
House of Blues Chicago - Chicago
The music and band were great until they introduced B.B. King and put a chair in the middle of the stage for him to sit on. It was disconcerting and unnerving to watch him hobble on stage with his handlers. I thought it odd that they would put someone on stage who can't even walk to his chair unaccompanied. King was clearly out of it. He appeared to be intoxicated or on drugs while on stage. Reports now say he wasn't feeling well and has canceled the rest of the tour. That is the right thing to do. The band seemed confused and unsure of what to do once he came on. You couldn't hear or make sense of much of what he was saying and he barely played. If he recovers and goes back on tour, I would pitch is as a special appearance by B.B. King as opposed to the showing being B.B. King. It wasn't. It was good music, but not B.B. King. All the best to a great artist - hope he feels better.
By letdownanddevestated
B.B.King did not even get started
House of Blues Chicago - Chicago
Worst concert of my life. Tickets lead you to believe you had an assigned seat. Yet when we arrived they were standing room only. The row and seat assignment were for them to keep track of how many tickets were sold.VERY MISLEADING! B.B.King was unable to play guitar, sing a single verse or even carry on a conversation with the audience. Why was the concert not cancelled??? A total waste of my money and time to travel to Chicago and stay in a hotel for a concert that never happened.DEVASTATED.
By Anonymous
House of Blues Chicago - Chicago
Ticket should be refunded. BB King was ill and in distress.
By KodyK
Don't waste your money.
House of Blues - Chicago
BB King is one of my heroes, which is why it was so painful to watch him at the House of Blues in Chicago. We walked out after an hour into his set when we realized that he had no idea where he was. In that hour, he hadn't played a single note, despite his band and his handlers trying desperately to get him to do anything other than mumble incoherently while sitting on stage. He didn't even seem to understand that he was holding a guitar. Afterwards, I read several other reviews from this year where people had similar experiences at his shows. This man is a legend and deserves to live out the remainder of his life in dignity. I'm not sure why he's being paraded in public in this state. It was very sad to watch.
By Anonymous
Comerica Theatre - Phoenix
Show was disappointing. No songs sung all the way through and very little guitar playing.
By FanOfBlues1234
Horrible!
Comerica Theatre - Phoenix
I realize that BB King is 89 years old, and maybe people want to meet and greet him. Which is essentially what this concert was. The front row got to talk with him and shake his hand. The rest of the "concert" was rambling gibberish. BB King is a legend, but my appreciation of him is ruined as I will always remember the senile old man that I paid $45 to see and he never completed a song, missed all the notes, and couldn't remember what he was doing. There comes a time when it is time to stop touring and be honored at various events before you become an embarrassment. For BB King, that time was about 5 years ago.
Bio
B.B. King is in his late 80s, but the King of Blues is still on stage with his band and his famous guitar Lucille more than 100 nights a year -- a tour schedule that would tax many artists a quarter of his age. He's without a doubt the most well-known and successful living blues artist in the world. A Mississippi native, Riley B. King first built his reputation while working as a DJ, guitarist and jingle writer at the legendary radio station WDIA in Memphis, where he was known as "Blues Boy King" -- a nickname that was later shortened to B.B. He recorded his first album in 1949, and has released more than 50 albums since that have yielded popular songs like "The Thrill is Gone," "Three O'Clock Blues," and "You Upset Me Baby." King, a 1987 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is known for his precise and sparse guitar style in which he plays individual strings instead of chords, coaxing his unmistakable sound by bending and holding notes. Today he plays concerts sitting down because of his diabetic condition, but that doesn't stop fans from scooping up tickets to see this still-vital living legend who influenced guitarists ranging from Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to John Mayer and Derek Trucks.