Robert Earl Keen concert at Performing Arts Center at Third (PAC 3) in Carbondale, US
Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Too loud and disrespectful crowd drowned out REK so that no one could appreciate what a great artist he is. Acoustics in the venue are bad to begin with, so when the show started an hour late! the entire audience was so lubed up on alcohol that the crowd decibel level went through the roof...not in appreciation of the music, no, just bullshitting with each other. In fact, the bar ran out of booze at intermission. Sucked for us who came for the music, sucked for REK too, I'm sure because he's played 2 other awesome shows at the same place before. Lesson: start on time & no hard booze. Just sayin'