Originally posted by SimonC I'm really missing live music!
Oh, so am I! A friend and I made it a point to go to at least a few shows together every year if we lived in close proximity to each other. We managed to do this often over the last 30 years, until COVID. The last show we saw together was Iron Maiden in 2019, but at least that show was one to go out on, it was a truly over the top heavy metal experience, pyro, lights, incredible stage set ups, and the loudest show I have ever attended, well worth the price of admission.
Speaking of the price of admission, for those of you who go to see live music regularly, do you budget for it, or just spend as freely as you do on LBA?
I have a rough budget of US $300 annually, I'd rather see several bands over a year at $20-$75 a ticket than 1 awesome artist for $300 per ticket. The awesome artist has probably made some well deserved cash over the years and won't miss my presence.
I do appreciate a great performance in a massive arena, but I enjoy seeing the newer artists, or those that tour in smaller venues.
Not a live track, but I'm impressed that these guys had a Number 1 album despite being the zeitgeist of "rock is dead" Keep it up, hope to see these guys live.