I quit going to shows in 2020 when COVID hit and I've never really gone back; I used to be good for 20 - 30 gigs per year, but I'm also 73 years old now! So I'm mostly content to watch live shows on my sound and video system. Unless I personally know any of the performers, in which case I'll come out to support them. When they started having this variable seat pricing business with Ticketmaster, I found that so frustrating I quit going to large shows even before 2020.
Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?
Concert Ticket Prices Are Expected to Keep Rising in 2025 and Beyond
keeps me wondering if it's even worth it anymore (smaller live music venues excluded as they don't typically charge as much)
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@2psyop - there's going to be a deluxe anniversary edition of 'For Earth Below' coming out later this year. One of my photos I took in Oakland in 1975 will be in the included booklet.... |
@drbarney1 - PA technology has gotten immensely better over the decades; Just because you've not experienced a high-quality PA does not mean they do not exist. It's an extreme, but check out the Sphere in Vegas. But some bands like the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd had excellent PA tech for many decades. Higher end audio is most assuredly NOT pointless to ME. |