How often do you go to concerts?
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
6 gigs last year:
Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Strumbellas
Band of Horses
Paul Weller
Chameleons
Billy BraggAlso had tix for Jane's Addiction before the implosion.
I buy merch when the mood strikes, but I normally try to purchase the opening act's cd.
Also perhaps 10 local gigs.
No gigs yet this year, but going to The Wedding Present in May, and Steve Winwood in September, and ruminating about the Sex Pistols in September too.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
Once a month ideally, I've had to cut back a bit recently because of rising costs. I also always try to pick up a shirt or something to support the band.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
About 5 times a year, only classical music. Never bought merch.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
Pretty much never these days. Don't like the crowds and noise. But in my 20s i went to concerts almost once a month.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
When I was young, I went to every single show that came through my hometown.
Moving to Chicago for college, I went as often as there were bands I recognized , about three times a month.
Once I became a parent that shot downhill fast, to something like once every two months. I began to work nights and could almost never go. I'm back to a first shift schedule now and excited to start hitting the scene again, even if I'm too fat for the moshpit these days.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
A friend always dragged me around to live music events. Never really sought them out myself.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
Not often enough
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
When I was young it used to be like 15-20 a year, most of those local, some of those with my band. Nowadays, it's more like years apart between my visits anywhere. Not only there are way, way less happening in general (at least where I live), but family, other hobbies and keeping things quiet after busy work week has higher priority for me.
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About 5 times a year, only classical music. Never bought merch.
Hmmm, badass Mozart t-shirt sounds like a thing...
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
Not at all since I got tinnitus
I never went too much but I enjoyed them from time to time, I tried to go only for bands I really loved and were unmissable (I still can't forgive myself for not going to a Linkin Park concert). Not sure I would enjoy now with all the crowd.Merch is usually super expensive so unless I can't find it anywhere else, not really.
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We go pretty frequently (about every other month), but less since covid and now mostly nationally touring bands. My husband often buys a T-shirt. We also like to go see live music when we're on vacation. My son toured with a band for a couple of years. I know it's hard when they're not making much money- sleeping in the van (or worse) and eating what the venue will give them. How about you?
I used to go to shows almost weekly when I was living in London (UK). Now I live in a relatively small city so I rarely get to go.
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Not at all since I got tinnitus
I never went too much but I enjoyed them from time to time, I tried to go only for bands I really loved and were unmissable (I still can't forgive myself for not going to a Linkin Park concert). Not sure I would enjoy now with all the crowd.Merch is usually super expensive so unless I can't find it anywhere else, not really.
I also have tinnitus. Mine is permanent. It never goes away at all. I got it in my teens from my guitar amp...
ļø Never a day I don't regret it. Same about a Linkin Park show too. I was gonna catch their second-to-last concert before Chester went but I was out of town. -
How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
A few times a year, probably around 5-6 I'd guess. Some months I end up going to more than one and other months it's quiet.
Almost always buy merch.. I have a lot of t-shirts haha.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
10-15/year plus 5-10 local band shows. Begrudgingly buy merch and never put them in the dryer!!
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
I work them, so I never just go and attend them - the experience is so much better when you're "in". I love the interaction, quite love the babysitting part of it even.
Also when I enjoy it, I will tell them & and it always work because artists know that if the local tech found them good, that same dude who see so much stuff day-in, day-out, it (probably) means something.
You meet jerks, of course. You learn to provide them with minimal service, but clean and decent for the public. You meet fantastic people who fail to make it through to the audience, and that's heartbreaking. You learn to put 200% if yourself into a musical style you don't enjoy because the dudes on stage are killing it and the audience is loving it - who cares if Jazz Manouche is the most boring, written down and set in stone style ever.
My most stupid interaction was, at the end of a programme that included both Chopin and Steve Reich, to tell the Reich' piece clarinetist "sometimes, Chopin is boring. Especially in regard to Reich". The Guy was in agreement lol.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
Local shows. I used to go to 3 or 4 a week.
I stopped doing that around 2017 because I was getting too tired. More like two or three a month.
None anymore though. I have kids now and I moved away, thereās no venues out here.
By āconcertsā do you mean a big production in a stadium or theatre/hall with seating and tickets are $80/person, that kind of thing? Iāve never been to one.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
Pretty much never been except the last two years. Went to the following the last two years:
- Live orchestra of Lord of the Rings music (really nice)
- EivĆør (really can't recommend her enough)
- Heilung (EivĆør as foreband, really amazing as always)
- Planned to go listen to the Witcher music with live orchestra later this year.
It seems that once you find your niche and place to look it's really nice!
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
i see local bands once or twice a year; however my wife goes more often, about every other month.
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I also have tinnitus. Mine is permanent. It never goes away at all. I got it in my teens from my guitar amp...
ļø Never a day I don't regret it. Same about a Linkin Park show too. I was gonna catch their second-to-last concert before Chester went but I was out of town.I feel you, I have it permanent as well and similar story about LP. Luckily compared to other horror stories I read, mine seems relatively "low" so I am thankful for that. In my case it was a couple of hi-fi headphones and amp thanks to a shitty person who made me believe that if you don't blast your wars you cannot feel everything a system like that has to offers.
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How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?
For the last seven months I have been to one concert every month. Before that it was more like one every three to four months.
I usually buy shirt and/or patchs, as I usually go to metal concerts. I try to buy as much as possible directly from the bands at their concerts instead of the internet so that the money goes directly to them.
