ROMSEY: American rock star takes the blame for poor sound quality ROCK star Meat Loaf has apologised for his controversial Hamp-shire gig which left hundreds of fans calling for refunds.
Many of the 10,000-strong crowd walked out of Broadlands in Romsey early after the concert was plagued with poor weather and sound problems.
Yesterday the 60-year-old Texan rocker said he was "extremely upset" and "extremely sorry" for the show, for which he said he took the blame.
The apology comes after the Daily Echo was inundated with letters and e-mails from disappointed fans who shelled out £37.50 plus booking fees for tickets.
Many called for refunds, complaining of terrible sound quality and a lacklustre performance from Meat Loaf.
However, when asked by the Daily Echo whether fans would be reimbursed, Meat Loaf's publicist David Cox said: "No further comment. He's made that statement and that's it."
Shows in Bath and Nottingham have also hit sour notes with fans.
In a statement on his website, Meat Loaf said the bad weather and small PA system had caused problems with sound levels which the band were unaware of on stage.
He said: "The real story is that on stage we had no idea of the problems that were occurring in the audience.
"I am extremely upset at what occurred and I am extremely sorry and I will take the blame.
"Although I cannot control the weather, I should have been aware that the sound system was not adequate enough to cover the grounds with the amount of people in the audience and with the weather the way it was.
"Forced to limit the sound at that level for over an hour and with the winds blowing so strong, my front-of-house mixer could not hear the mix and so he was struggling with the sound and the weather throughout the entire show."
Meat Loaf said he would personally ensure the sound problems are solved for remaining open-air concerts during the 20-night tour.
He added: "I have instructed all parties in control to make sure there is enough PA so that this kind of terrible, terrible problem does not occur again.
"That does not rectify the problem that occurred in Hampshire but hopefully we will make sure that it doesn't happen again in future."
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