The Canadian alternative rock-folk band Crash Test Dummies got some negative reviews from disappointed show goers on social media after their Peach Festival headlining act Wednesday night at Okanagan Lake Park .
However, according to Peachfest president Don Kendall there were 鈥渟erious production issues鈥� which hampered the band鈥檚 performance.
鈥淐rash Test Dummies worked extremely hard to complete their concert under very difficult conditions,鈥� said Kendall. 鈥淭he production company solved the problems overnight. A capacity crowd enjoyed a fantastic Emerson Drive Concert, with great sound, on Thursday night.鈥�
A comment asking how the performance on Wednesday night went in the Penticton Facebook group on Aug. 8 received 72 comments 鈥攖hey were all negative.
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Among the complaints was the sound quality.
Chris MacNevin said it was the worse show he鈥檇 ever seen.
鈥淚f I had paid for that, I would have demanded my money back,鈥� he wrote.
Penny Brown-Alvord said she was a huge fan, but left early, 鈥渟o disappointed.鈥�
鈥淭hey were subpar at best. Lead singer was off key. Left after the third song. Was very disappointed. Good thing it was free, wouldn鈥檛 have paid for that. Guess he figured it wasn鈥檛 that important, would never waste my time seeing them again,鈥� wrote Deborah Smith.
But not all social media comments were negative. In a separate post, Facebook member Sandy W Kamps鈥� said he enjoyed the 鈥渆pic flashback鈥� performance from the Winnipeg-based band, even though the 鈥渕ain speakers cut out part of the way through.鈥�
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鈥淭hey played on anyways. It was pretty cool though, it had a good unplugged/ campfire sing along feel to it as everyone joined in!鈥�
Responses to his comment were not so nice.
鈥淚 heard it from my place, absolutely horrible, and I鈥檓 a huge fan. So disappointing,鈥� posted Shawna Severinski.
鈥淚nstrumentally, they were pretty tight and Ellen killed it on her songs. Glad I got to see them live,鈥� said Jesse Martin who also remarked, the sound technicians, 鈥渉ad no idea what they were doing.鈥�
The band reunited in 2018 for a tour marking the 25th anniversary of the release of its wildly popular second album, God Shuffled His Feet. The stop at the Peach Festival was part of the tour.
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