Legendary Band, Poor Sound Mixing :(
by P. L. on 6/14/23Théâtre Beanfield - (anciennement Théâtre Corona) - MontrealRating: 4 out of 5Took my father and two of my best friends to the show at Corona Theatre and the energy and fun we felt from the band was enormous. The group had some good crowd work in between songs and had some amazing moments, particularly during their hits (which is like 80% of their generously long setlist). However, as the show went on, there were too many instances where we all looked at each other and asked "what's wrong with the sound?"
Guitars mixed to the stratosphere, bass and drums creating a distorted muffled mess, vocals sometimes inaudible. It felt like we were witnessing a garage band jam sess at times, to be honest. Also, it seems that the band also lost their stamina towards the encore of their set and started playing out of time, which was unprecedented to witness from an ensemble of veteran musicians.
But, other than the sound and the small mistakes in performance, overall it was a fantastic show and a great time, definitely recommend catching April Wine live before they officially retire.