Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?

I’ve gone to a few. I’m finding that even smaller bands are cranking their volume up to painful degrees. I saw Spoon and Alvvays and Spoon was almost unlistenable live whereas Alvvays was just on the edge of being so loud that you really couldn’t hear the songs. Actually, the best concert I’ve seen in a while was the Dandy Warhols in a relatively small space. The Dandys weren’t even headlining but played a very nice set that was tolerable loudness-wise.

So while I would like to go to more, it hasn’t really been a pleasant experience, even with bands that I really want to see.  BTW, these are smaller venues. My city doesn't have or get much in the way of bigger concerts other than casinos or classical music venues. The Casino venues don't really get artists I am interested in.

@allenf1963 , I was filming a TNT movie called “Tecumseh, The Last Warrior”. It was part of a series of Turner movies about the Native American experience in early America. I was out of work, the money was good, and I had a blast. Ziggy’s was part of it. The horse wranglers I was hanging out with liked to party.

Had the pleasure of many a show in and outdoors flower power, hippie wannabe, sex, drugs and Rock ‘n’ roll. I’d feel silly doing that 💩 now. Still love hot rodding, big sound, fine wine etc, but on my schedule in my cave and with my preferred company. Not to mention the coin people want to listen to S… sound, ridiculous.

@pvnasby -- That’s cool. I wasn’t aware filming for that movie was in Winston-Salem. The city had quite a few movies, television episodes, and commercial work done here from 1988 to the mid-2000’s, then it sadly dropped off. A lot of filming has to do with the NC School of the Arts being here. I wish the city would leverage it more to get work. The State cut funding, and there was an exodus to the State of Georgia for film projects.

In 2024 I witnessed 14 shows from Al DiMeola at a 235 seat theater in Hudson Falls NY to Springsteen at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse. I loved every show just like I did all those many years before following the Grateful Dead around the country. Now that I am 64, post 2 major back surgeries and arthritis in my knees, hips, and shoulders I find I can no longer sit or stand long enough to enjoy the shows to their fullest. 2025 will be a decidedly down year for the number of shows I see. I see Dream theater in March, that might be my only show of 2025.