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A big problem with that is the history of the musical acts themselves. People have come to expect massive productions with fireworks and laser lights and litera
by freehunter 9y ago
A big problem with that is the history of the musical acts themselves. People have come to expect massive productions with fireworks and laser lights and literally tons of equipment and the people to set it up and everything to go off without a hitch... and not only that, it has to be priced so everyone who has ever listened to that artist's music can afford to go. Like you mentioned, the price of a ticket isn't anywhere near the cost of the production, so they tack on fees to make the ticket price look more reasonable (until you've already committed to buying it). Same thing cut-rate airlines do. It's not cheaper, it just looks like it is. They have to lie to you in order to get you to buy it.
I know music is a personal choice and I can't decide for anyone else, but over the years I've come to prefer smaller venues or more local acts because every big artist in a big venue is a big production and it stresses me out just thinking about it. The bands playing at my local brewery are just as good and I can get a front-row seat for the price of the beer I'm drinking. I actually saw a big-name star do a pop-up show at a local pub and there were only about 100 people there and it was just such a real experience. It's hard to justify the price for bigger venues.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI've sworn off big arena shows as well, basically anything with capacity for more than 500 people. I find smaller shows to be much more enjoyable, especially from the perspective of a fan, who actually wants to hear the music and have a reasonable chance of actually seeing the artists.
- freehunter 9y agoI run a local blog in my small town, and we have a C-list Nashville singer that grew up here. Occasionally they come back to town to do smaller shows at the local brewery. Of course I talked about this on my blog and mentioned them on my Insta/Twitter/Facebook, and during an intermission in the show the singer came and sat down next to me and said "hey you're the guy from [blog name] right?" and we had an actual conversation about what they miss about living in this small town compared to Nashville. You'd be hard pressed to have that experience at a Taylor Swift concert. And this was a no-cover-charge show.
- protomyth 9y agoUnless you are these lucky folks http://variety.com/2018/music/news/taylor-swift-gives-surprise-performance-at-nashvilles-bluebird-cafe-watch-1202741113/ http://variety.com/2018/music/news/taylor-swift-gives-surpri... I still think one of the best concerts I ever saw was STP / Megadeath at the old Fargo Civic Center in the 90’s. Small venue with great sound.
- ams6110 9y agoThe sound in big arenas is horrible also unless you're in front of the stage. I saw Red Hot Chilli Peppers on their last tour and sat in the upper level. It was just a loud fuzzy noise. You could barely recognize what songs they were playing, and the vocals were totally illegible.
- swiley 9y agoI only come expecting wine and loud music, I think I've only been to one concert with lasers and it was mostly run by the college I go to.