I don’t go to many, but our kids have gifted us a couple of concert tickets in recent times.
We went to hear ZZ Top and Jon Fogarty at CMAC a couple of summers ago. Billy Gibbons can still play, but the band sucked....Frank Beard looked dead at his drum set. Jon Fogarty, on the other hand, hasn’t lost a thing....he was fantastic! He and Billy Gibbons did one tune together that was really good. Fogarty’s son played too.
Last fall I went with my son to hear "My Morning Jacket" in Syracuse, NY, and was pleasantly surprised with an incredible show put on by an immensely talented performer who I wasn’t very familiar with. Great show. Crazy prices.
I prefer smaller shows at local venues on the occasions that you catch someone with talent.