The Allman Brothers Band

Tell your promoters to get their act together. I bought tickets for tonight’s ALLMAN BROTHERS show at Charter One, NOT Widespread Panic, the advertised opener. When I got to the venue an hour late intending to skip another opening act I could not care less about, I found the Allmans already had played more than half their set and ended 45 minutes later. The smattering of applause for an encore was indicative of a crowd that was confused at best and ambivalent at worst. This tour was supposed to be a celebration of an icon of a band that has played together for more than 40 years – ACT LIKE IT; THE ALLMANS ARE NOT AN OPENER.