Amazon Music has a "Recommended" tab. It is based on your browsing and listening history. I’ve found stuff that way. It does okay but still the majority of it is stuff I would never listen to. Not even remotely. Hard to figure out what the algorithm is.
@dougsat I am not a festival fan. I’ve been to one. 1996. It was walking distance from my home. There were only about 6 bands. They were all rising in popularity at the time. They played average set lengths and the whole thing was over in about 3 hours. Perfect.
But that’s not what I see in most of these other festivals. Many, many bands, hours and hours of sets, crowds, difficult parking etc.
I’ve also watched videos on some bands I’ve seen in small venues playing in festivals. It is a totally different vibe. At the small venues everyone there is there to see that one specific band. They are into it and focused on what they came to see. At festivals it seems like half the people are there to see someone else, they don’t seem engaged with the act on the stage, etc. Just not my cup of tea.
I'm also a grumpy old man.
@dougsat I am not a festival fan. I’ve been to one. 1996. It was walking distance from my home. There were only about 6 bands. They were all rising in popularity at the time. They played average set lengths and the whole thing was over in about 3 hours. Perfect.
But that’s not what I see in most of these other festivals. Many, many bands, hours and hours of sets, crowds, difficult parking etc.
I’ve also watched videos on some bands I’ve seen in small venues playing in festivals. It is a totally different vibe. At the small venues everyone there is there to see that one specific band. They are into it and focused on what they came to see. At festivals it seems like half the people are there to see someone else, they don’t seem engaged with the act on the stage, etc. Just not my cup of tea.
I'm also a grumpy old man.