Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?

I am not at all into anything that would qualify as mainstream music, that would be at large venues, and cost a lot of money.

My tastes run to the progressive, avant-garde, underground, musicianship oriented, type of music, that tends to have a limited following. So, by default, I am only going to small venues for live music, and relatively low ticket prices. 

With those caveats, I go to quite a few live concerts.

Due to the ridiculous cost of tickets, I have only attended two concerts in the last two years. They were Sarah McLachlan and Robert Plant / Allison Krauss and both shows were at outdoor venues here in the Seattle area. It’s quite enjoyable drinking wine while listening to live music outdoors on a Summer evening. Growing up in LA, I had the opportunity to see a lot of the greats in concert back in the day when tickets were affordable (The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Simon and Garfunkel, Van Morrison, U2, R.E.M, The Clash, The Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Steve Winwood, John Fogerty, Tom Petty, Jefferson Airplane, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck). I’m thankful for those memories.

@thecarpathian -- 

I got spoiled by the $3 tickets to get in the Fillmore (San Francisco) in the 60’s and early-70’s. For $3 I got to see Cream, Hendrix, The Who, Jeff Beck, The Kinks, Procol Harum, Elton John (with just a drummer and bassist, his original live line-up), many others.

The last big show I attended was The Stones at The Staples Center in L.A. I got a pair of comp tickets, so didn’t feel bad when my gal and I left after three songs. Not only was it like watching TV, but they also stunk.

The last Rock ’n’ Roll band I saw live were NRBQ, at a small club in Portland. They were as great as ever (I’d previously seen them three times in the 80’s and 90’s, at The Roxy Theater in L.A.), and it cost me only $30 I believe it was. It’s the cost of drinks that hurts!

I still go to live shows, but I’m far more picky about who I go see than I used to be.   I have to really want to see them. And I try to make an event out of it. If the show is in a new city, I’ll make a weekend of it and check out the area. As a result, it can get pricey so I want to make sure it’s an artist I want to see. 
I’m trying to get to those great artists who may be “in the twilight of their careers”.      
I hate that feeling of regret when I learn that an artist is no longer touring (for whatever reason), and I missed them live.