Andre Rieu Live in Concert

Admittedly this show has its audience, I have accompanied my mother and was not familiar with the programme. This is the worst experience ever , due to the cheap kitschy set up, operating under pretence of a somewhat cultured night out .

Everything from sound quality to orchestra performances to Mr Rieu himself screams of imposter masquerading as a true artist.

Show gets progressively worse , starting with poorly performed opera pieces and rolling down hill to some scary 80’s pop pieces … show gets so cheap by the end I was getting worried the strippers may join …

Everything from balloons falling from the ceiling to staff dressed in a plushy bull costume chasing a lady around the hall is tacky , terrible and shows lack of respect for the audience… viewers are treated as 2 year olds as Mr Rieu demands applause for any move and directing audience when to applaud and when to stand up , whistle , dance etc …

It reminded me of a cult and was rather creepy to watch . Never again will I accompany anyone without proper research.

Me and my brother paid a large sum of money for our parents to enjoy Andre rieu at the SSE arena in Belfast tonight only to call after the show and find out they only played THREE SONGS!

The rest of the night was foreign opera singers my parents couldn't understand or care about. The fan base is there to see Andre and his orchestra, the majority of the show should be that!!!!

SO we went to Andre R. last night at the TD garden..... (@ $140.00 each)!!!!

We watch him all the time on PBS, and love it! Not the same last night.....he only played 2(of his) songs!!! But he introduced a whole lot more....3 tenors,(very good) the sopranos,(great voices), a marching band? Amen??? and Oh Happy Day???? Is this really Classical music???!!! I'm sorry but we did not sign up for that, we wanted to hear European songs, not other songs that he thought we would like!! ....we will watch Andre on PBS, that's ALL!!! I would like to have a program of songs BEFORE I go next time, if there is a next time.

Btw, The Blue Danube was excellent, dancing was fun, need more of that!

I saw many of his concerts, even followed him to Canada. This was the worst show I have ever seen. First 1/2 was ok, but gospel screaming very disappointed. I don’t think this really belongs in his show. I will never go to see him in concert again.

I saw André on Thursday for the fourth time, and I won’t be going again. The first half was amazing with the bagpipes and drums, a beautiful young singer and Andre’s usual beautiful sets. The same cannot be said about the second half, completely ruined by gospel singers who insisted on screaming so loud most of the audience were wincing in pain and local dogs running for cover..

There was also far to many call backs for applause with my hands hurting from all the clapping

Having seen this wonderful orchestra, including the time he brought on the village people I’m sad to say I think he’s lost his way.

Went to the concert in Maastricht 7th July 2023, enjoyed, even loved, most of it but was disappointed when a Gospel Group came on. I, and many more on the same coach trip as my husband and I, expected to hear more from the tenors and the beautiful voices of the opera singers. Instead we had almost half an hour of very repetitive gospel singing. We wanted to go to the Vienna concert but are having second thoughts now...

Saw Andrew Rieu Concert in Amsterdam on 6 January 2023 as part of our river cruise package. Most of us were disappointed. My husband and myself watch him quite frequently on TV and have seen two beamed live concerts at the cinema. He spoke in Dutch all the time and when mentioning the nationalities attending I understood enough to know that he did not mention the British. The soprano was excellent as were the 3 tenors but A R seems to follow the same old format from years ago. The whole thing seemed a bit tired and jaded. We wouldn't go to another concert.

I resort to posting this review because I have not received any replies to my emails or messages from the Andre Rieu Organization. Ticketmaster or StubHub.

Following are a few excerpts from those notes:

1. "Due to COVID19, the March 13 2020 Florida BB&T Andre Rieu Event was not held...but the thousands of fans who bought tickets were NOT allowed a refund like other artists gave to their fans. This event was rescheduled for March 5 2021...ONE YEAR LATER! They have our money and they may OR may not.. hold the event then. Is this a fair way to treat long time fans? More than disappointing, we find it unconscionable".

2. "Google says that BB&T concert seating capacity is about 20,000.I paid $400.00 x 2 for my tickets to the March 13 concert. If one used an average price of only $150.00 x 20,000 seats, it appears that up to $3 MILLION DOLLARS may have been spent for tickets, but the Andre Rieu Concert has decided NOT to refund ONE PENNY to his weary, long suffering fans out here dealing with the Corona-virus, lost jobs, lost income and.. possible loss-of-life health issues. I've written several times and I've tried to be respectful, but I have received no response. Once a big fan, I am now extremely disappointed."

3. "You took the ticket money from thousands of fans for tickets to your March concert in Florida. Then you postponed it for ONE year. At one of the most tragic periods in history, you have decided to keep our money while millions face financial problems through no fault of their own. Not your problem I guess.. No one responds to my messages with an explanation so I resort to these public messages to reach you. Your once beautiful smile now seems more like a sneer and the sound of your wonderful music now falls on tainted ears. What happens next year jf you postpone again? Wait another year? Is interest-free money that enticing to your people? Come on Andre. Buy one less Tuxedo and 'Do The Right Thing'. "

I recently attended a Maastricht concert on the 08 July. I found comments made by Mr Rieu regarding the UK and Brexit offensive and totally un called for. When asking the audience where they came from, when people said Britain he responded "this is Europe" followed by "are you in? out? in? out? etc, this gave people from other countries the opportunity to ridicule us and laugh at us, considering that he says music brings people together and creates harmony, he should really practice what he preaches as his comments just provoked others into making fun of us, In addition the concert content was poor as was the sound but I think the final straw was bringing "the Hoff" on to try and sing a few songs along with Kit from nightrider. The sad thing is that I have been going to his concerts since 2011 and enjoyed them all up until now, but for me he needs to lay off the Brit bashing, he makes a lot of money from the Brits and making silly comments such as he has been doing is not going the right way in improving relations, also I tried to add my comments onto his website but they will only show positive feedback which again is wrong. I for one will not be attending anymore of his concerts.

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I took my elderly Mother to see Andre Rieu at the Echo Arena as a surprise pre-Xmas gift and we had a wonderful night!! Thank you so much for providing a reliable, professional service culminating in a never to be forgotten experience. I will certainly look to use you again in the future.