Cow pies

So we had tickets to go see Blink 182 with All American Rejects and Fall Out Boy. The concert was at the Verizon Wireless Amp. on October 1, last Thursday. We bought the tickets to go with Fish and Margaret for 80 bucks each. That's a lot to pay, but for 3 great bands, it was worth it in my opinion, plus the seats were really close to the stage.

Well, about 3 weeks before the concert I get an email that the date of the concert is being changed due to the death of DJ AM. So then we find out a week before the concert that Fall Out Boy and All American Rejects have pulled out of the concert due to the change in dates. In their place is Asher Roth. I'm sure he's great, but REALLY????? Am I really going to pay 80 bucks to see a concert with a marginal band who hasn't put out anything new in the past 5 years and a rapper who I've never even heard of? I don't think so. Of course no one bothered to let us know that the bands that we really wanted to see weren't playing anymore, so here we are in the lurch. I wonder if this is how Asher Roth has gained his following. If it wasn't for the fact that I was reading Creative Loafing on Thursday, I would have never known. Luckily I called and they refunded my money, so it was no harm, no foul, but man that would have been a serious buzzkill.

The best part of this was that the Charlotte Observer posted this review of the concert saying that it was "Worth the Wait". I was like, how could you say that knowing that the 2 best acts weren't there. It's totally biased. They should tell it like it is instead of trying to sugar coat things. Talk about stepping in your own poo. I can't view anything they say as credible anymore.