# Anyone seen Burton Cummings in concert recently? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714 "2016-01-10T18:17:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714/1 "2016-01-10T18:17:34Z")
Burton Cummings is performing at the Caesars Windsor casino in Ontario on March 4. I’m considering going, I’m not a huge Guess Who fan, but I’m quite familiar with most of their hits. Worth going? I’ve got a friend who can get free tickets. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714/2 "2016-01-10T18:54:35Z")
That’s a cool offer, **dalej** , but I’m in Houston. But you should go–if he still has his vocal chops, you’re in for a killer concert, IMHO, he has one of the top 5 voices in rock music. ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714/3 "2016-01-10T19:46:33Z")
If you like the Guess Who and can get free tickets, it seems like a no-brainer to me. Even if he has lost that great voice, all you’ve lost is your time. Bob Dylan’s voice is a shadow of its former self, but his concert tickets still sell very nicely, and he puts on a good show within his limitations. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714/4 "2016-01-10T20:52:07Z")
Well worth going, I’d suggest. I haven’t seen Cummings in concert in years, but I agree–if he still has his voice, you’re in for a treat. ---
**Author:** ![bb49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714/5 "2016-01-10T23:04:54Z")
I saw him about a dozen years ago, along with Randy Bachman. Great show and the highlight of it was a long, extended version of American Woman. Blew everyone away. I would go again. ---
**Author:** ![ch51](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ch51/32/3111_2.png) [@ch51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ch51)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-burton-cummings-in-concert-recently/742714/6 "2016-01-13T04:06:19Z")
The wife and I saw him two years ago in Edmonton. Larger band than in the past. A backup singer for help on occasion. That said - his voice is still great. He’s in his 60s not his 20s. One of the best shows I’ve seen in the last decade. Worth paying for. For free it’s a no brainer.