S/O concert posts

I've also only been to one concert for a popular singer. We've been to plays, the ballet and the symphony and I've enjoyed most of those. For music, I really prefer how the song sounds when recorded. I don't really like watching concerts on TV or awards shows either.

ETA:  Another big issue for us is distance.  Anyone we would want to see is a 90 minute drive.  So we would be getting home very, very late.  

I enjoy concerts more now than I did when I was younger, so we've made more priority to going to them in the last few years than ever before. That said, I wear what I want because no one is looking at me, and we usually spend $$$$ to get the good seats with no one obstructing over view.

I'm with Merge. I like concerts, but what I really like is experiencing live music played by live people actually playing instruments. Most of my social life involves hearing live music. If the music's good, it's an ecstatic experience.

We don't go to SRO concerts anymore, because my back can't handle it. Of course, small venues are the best, but in order to see a lot of the popular acts of yesteryear that I want to see before they're gone, I have to suck it up and go for the large venues.

I also don't understand the clothing issue. I'm gonna get pelted with fruit for this one, but I think the emphasis on clothes is just a symptom of the narcissism of our current culture. It's not about what I look like. It's about the artistry of the music and the euphoric experience. I wear comfortable clothes that I can move in if the urge to dance takes over. So summer concerts usually involve as few clothes as possible that a 65-year-old can get away with.

I desperately want to be into ‘the arts’. I want to go to Vancouver to see concerts. Lots of big names perform there.

I want to love the theatre. I don’t. I cannot follow a storyline and the ballet bores me because again I cannot follow it.

I do languages and when I get to speak them we (whomever and I) we have a grand time. I have a wonderful time travelling talking to locals. I think that’s my niche. I remember talking to the guard at the pool in Mexico. I told him my verb tenses might be terrible but he was dying to get info about other places and lifestyles abroad. That was fun and his eyes just lit up when he saw I spoke Spanish. Lenguas are my thing.

I love live music. Like really, really love live music. Like the way some people feel in awe while hiking in nature? That's the way I feel when I'm at a concert. With that said, I'm there for the music. I want to see the show, so sit your dancing ass down. I'm not there to dance. And the kinds of shows I see, I don't want your singing in my ears either. I've come to see the artist. Not you.

I am a pretty easygoing person. A lot of pea vents roll right off my back. But I would have liked to choke the lady humming behind me a couple of months ago when I was seeing a string quartet play the music of Fleetwood Mac. Usually people behave much better at the symphony than at a rock concert.

I haven't been to a concert in forever (since early 20s) but enjoyed them then. I went to smaller venues and outdoor ones.

The biggest one I attended was for Andrew Loyd Webber where there was a concert and various opera singers and theater persons from his plays came to sing with the orchestra. That was freaking amazing. It was in LA. That was my favorite concert ever.

My city does summer concerts and plays at the 100 yr old theater that is outside and the city next to us does summer concert series too.

Going to attend a few this summer. You can sit on the grass and have dinner while you enjoy the show. Or sit in the audience area.

Do I have the urge to see Taylor or the like? No. WAY too many people. WAY too much noise and sensory input.

But the outdoor ones I enjoy.

Oh and Riverside used to have the Orange Blossom Festival and smaller bands would come. We saw a lot of bands early on before they became big in the punk rock genre.

This was me, the last row of the entire arena, for Elton John. 25 some yrs ago at the old Spectrum in Philly. The very top row. 

Going to see live music is one of my favourite things to do. As soon as the kids were grown up, and we no longer had school fees, DSO and I committed to seeing as much live music as possible.

We go to small gigs in a pub, large gigs in a big venue, all day music festivals outside..... we love it all. My favourite (depending on the band / singer) is a gig at a pub where we can get up and dance, instead of just sitting in a seat all night. But some shows, like one I'm going to in July where the singer will be accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, is definitely more of a 'sit down and enjoy the music' kind of gig, not a 'get up and dance' gig.

I can't imagine life without live music. 


The first concert I ever went to was Cold Chisel's farewell concert back in 1983. They were my favourite band, and I still say that it was the best night of my life.    There were four of us, 15yo girls, and our seats were waaaaaaay up the back of the venue at the very top. When they started playing our favourite song, we raced all the way down the stairs, ran straight past the security guards on the doors, and into the mosh pit. We got right up near the front, and one of my friends was able to grab the lead singer in a hug when he jumped into the crowd. Ah, the memories! I don't think I'd do that now, at the age of 56! 

I don't dance at my seat. I go out into the aisle or up to the front if that's how the venue is designed and dance so I don't annoy people by obscuring their view.

Who would hum with a string quartet? That's just weird.

There's concerts and there's concerts I guess. We recently saw John Legend at the Royal Albert Hall in London and it was fabulous...sophisticated, comfortable, fantastic sightline etc and the acoustics were amazing. I've also seen Elton John countless times as well as Billy Joel and others and I've never been unable to see, felt crushed or anything like that. I guess it depends on who you're seeing - I've never seen anyone like Taylor Swift where there's a mania type of vibe.

If I love someone's voice and sound, seeing and hearing them 'in the flesh' is always a great experience.


As for what to wear, no I've never put any more thought into that other than what's comfortable etc. 

I *love* live music. Unless they just can't get their equipment issues sorted, it's always fun for me.

However, I loathe crowds, so the number of places I'm willing to go is very low on top of the prices. I absolutely settle for listening to music at home (or in my van) super loud.

I like concerts with reserved seating since I can't stand for long and I'm short. What gets me is how expensive they are! I would have loved to see Depeche Mode on their latest tour but couldn't afford tickets. I've seen a couple of smaller shows at House of Blues and a smaller arena and enjoyed them. They're just not something I want to spend my money on for the most part.

I wouldn't say that I am not INTO concerts as I enjoy them when I do go.  But planning concerts ahead of time and such, that isn't usually in my day to day living.  

Too expensive
As I get older, the draw isn't much there
Depending on location, parking is something I hate to think about.

I went to two concerts last year.  That is a record.  Probably before that it had been at least 10 years, maybe (unless I am forgetting one)

I totally enjoyed the two I went to.. Taylor Swift and Billy Joel.  Funny enough the TS parking and getting in/out was stressful to think about but it was the EASIEST one I have ever encountered to manage through.  Billy Joel, we missed half of the opening act (Stevie Nicks) because traffic was INSANE and horrible and parking was nuts.. 

I enjoy concerts, but I'm picky about who I see.

The price of tickets is outrageous. I don't like to sit in nosebleed, but sometimes ticket prices dictate it.

I like smaller venues especially smaller outdoor venues.

I don't go to near as many concerts as I used to, but I still go.

My daughter and I went to the Goo Goo Dolls last summer at a small outdoor venue. Oldest daughter and I are going to see Vampire Weekend at the same venue in July. I did get better tickets for this one.

I loved the Garth Brooks concert with 90,000 + people at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The energy was electric.

I would never go to a concert without reserved seats. In my younger days I went to concerts where you could stand in front of the stage. Fun and crazy, but way too much now.