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)

tippydi

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. 

Whenever there is an opportunity to attend, I am there. Live concerts often include unique improvisations, interactions, or surprises that you won’t find in studio recordings. I dig the energy, acoustics and atmosphere, especially when the setting is on a smaller scale. 

Last year I attended almost every Jazz concert at the Buena Vista Theater in San Antonio, TX. It's a truly great venue for Jazz.