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I wouldn't go so far as to say that. Onboard flash usually looks terrible, but I've seen a fair amount of shots with off camera flash that'd I'd consider amazing. I agree with ksmattfish that flash, like most other pieces of gear, has it's purpose and when used skillfully can enhance shots tremendously.
You have taken it out of context. Using strobes is a wonderful skill to have, but they NEVER have any place at a well prepared live gig. Simply being is that the camera can't capture the music. The only thing left from the show is then the stage display. Using a flash, even a fill flash, 99.99% of the time will destroy the intended effect of the show by overpowering the lights or adding a light that simply didn't belong.
I mentioned fill flash too with care since there have been shows where the band was purposely backlit. Tempting as it may sound to fill flash the band if they wanted you to see them they would have added a front light themselves.