Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?

@moonwatcher -- When I saw the venues you named, I realized we must live near each other. I’m in Winston-Salem. I am at The RamKat, Cat’s Cradle, Motorco, Filmore, Neighborhood Theater, Hanger 1819, The Underground, Orange Peel, and Monstercade VERY OFTEN. I also fly to NYC to catch shows at Radio City, Irving Plaza, St. Vitus, Brooklyn Steel, and others.

Before I retired, I handled Jay’s insurance at Ziggy’s for 20 years. My office was on Deacon Boulevard, right in front of Ziggy’s. I saw hundreds of shows there before he had to close. I had free reign to sit in on sound checks. I’d walk in around 2:00 p.m. wearing a suit and tie, grab a PBR beer, and sit dead center answering questions from the bands on how it sounded. Great memories!

The last concert I went to was back in 2019.  My son took me to the 50 years of Jethro Tull  concert.  I believe we were at Mohegan Sun Casino in Conn.  I got my son into Tull back in the 90’s, I had been to well over 30 Tull concerts before this last one. The concert hadn’t changed a bit, same concept.  Big difference is Ian Anderson’s voice, he can’t hit the notes any more and all the songs were slowed way down to accommodate his aged voice.  No more concerts for me, too much hassle, too loud and the crowds are inconsiderate.   I would rather take a stroll down Beale St. in Memphis in the evening and listen to the locals play.  

@allenf1963 I live north of Charlotte, near Statesville. We are indeed blessed with several good sounding venues for live music in this area within 2- or 3-hours driving distance. Not bad. MSG in NYC was always special. Would love to see Radio City. Have fun and keep supporting these local venues. I’m glad they survived the Covid-19 years. Many just barely did.

Ah, Ziggy's will always be a special venue. I really miss it in its old location. Saw a ton of shows there and recorded some. They had a killer sound system. Saw Medeski, Martin, and Wood there for the first time. Wow. 

“Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?”

Since Covid. 
 

Sadly no. 
 

Perhaps the desire will return….

@thecarpathian -- I saw Warren Zevon twice (1983 and 1996), and those shows rank up there in my Top 20% of live concerts.  The 1996 show was my favorite.  In a small club in Winston-Salem, NC, called Ziggy's with a capacity of around 500 for that show.  It was a solo, acoustic show by Zevon, so he reworked his songs to fit just one person playing them -- some were acoustic guitar, some electric guitar, some a Hammond Organ and Synths.  Unique and killer.