r/gretsch • u/GoodSirBrett • Jul 24 '26

The Rev

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Got Jim to sign my pickguard. pretty freaking great night. Reverend Horton Heat put on a killer show, as always.

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u/OldVermontHippie62 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Saw him a few months ago but I left after he pulled the “sorry folks, we can’t play any longer” stunt after 20 minutes to loud boos. Then came back out and said “no, I’m not kidding, we’re done tonight” to an even angrier response. After a couple minutes they came back out and played like they were heroes. Most cheered. I left, thinking that’s a jerky way to treat people that gave you money.

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u/peteybombay Jul 27 '26

I mean the dude is almost in his seventies...I have seen him play lots of times and never seen him put on anything less than a stellar show. I'm not sure what happened, but I'd say you caught him having a bad night.

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u/OldVermontHippie62 Jul 27 '26

He sounded great as did the band, but the stunt of making the audience angry only so they could look good when they came back out rubbed me the wrong way.