As a professional sound engineer, I find myself throwing my hands in the air during large events when things just sound bad or some severe mistake is made.  The 2012 superbowl was the first that I went off well and sounded great compared to years past.  The Grammys have one heck of a setup that you might appreciate, check it out: http://mashable.com/2013/02/10/grammys-audio/