Tom Dunne's Music & Me: Triggered by tales of very very bad gigs

Ian Anderson in action with Jethro Tull. Picture: Fred Tanneau, Getty Images
I reacted very badly to a ‘worst ever gig’ article in a newspaper recently. Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull, began his with a mention of being onstage at Shea Stadium.
“Onstage! At Shea Stadium!” I exploded, “That CANNOT, by definition, be a bad gig!” I had thrown the paper out the window before I’d finished the sentence.