At what age will you stop going to concerts?

[ba ba booie]

At what age will you stop going to concerts?


I was thinking this morning (not again)
on the way to work and the thought just occurred to me. Here I am 42
years old and I am still going to concerts. When will I stop? It is just
so good. Why should I stop?

I remember when my father was that age he had two kids and was in the
family situation. I could not picture him going to different places to
see one band or others. I am not sure if he is into music as much.

I am wondering if this might be a baby boomer thing?

There are far and few people that are older than me at shows. It is
weird???

I just don't know what to make of it.

I love concerts and they are gonna have to carry my dead body out of
there one day. I am not into as many bands live as I use to be but I
will see shows and I will travel to shows.

The shows that I see are far and few. Is this the cutting point age? 42?

I asked my ol' man and he said he used to see shows in NYC once in a
while. But he NEVER saw a concert out of state nor would he travel far
to see a concert.
He stopped going to shows after he got married. Is that what kills it,
marriage?

Ya know I think it is the
baby boomer thing. Was it the drugs? Was it that we felt an energy with
the band?

There is not that much following of bands these days. Unless I am outta
that loop?

It was truly a miracle that we were around to see The Grateful Dead. Now
that was just a portion of the touring schedule. But that band made it
worth touring. Was that it? The Grateful Dead?

Were they the ones that started the mass touring of fans? Maybe I am
looking at his to closely. What was I talking about?

Oh yeah, at what age would
you stop going to shows?

It is a lot different to be into music in the 60's as with the 70's &
the 80's. Now I can just appreciate it. Isn't it weird?

I wonder who were the first travelers for concerts? The Beatles? Elvis?
Frank Sinatra? The Grateful Dead?

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Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

I pretty much have stopped, but its the outrageous prices that turned me
off...I did grab some tickets to an upcoming pearl jam acoustic show here in
seattle,( a benefit) but they werent really expensive..
Jonp

[metsfan4ever]

Post by Jperdue4

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

I pretty much have stopped, but its the outrageous prices that turned me
off...I did grab some tickets to an upcoming pearl jam acoustic show here in
seattle,( a benefit) but they werent really expensive..
Jonp

I'm 38, married and have a couple children. Nowadays, I just see bands
in small clubs and/or festivals. I do not spend megabucks seeing shows
in arenas, stadiums or sheds - and that includes the "new" Dead.

[Bone Jak2]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

probably 13 or 9

[Olompali4]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

Bit older than booie..I still go but the concerts are getting harder to enjoy.
-I stopped booze. (It makes a big difference)
-Tix are huge bucks
-Obnoxious behaviour has grown. It doesn't matter if it's a new band in small
surroundings or The Rolling Stones, more and more people yap loudly and
continuously.
-Friends my age just quit going. i go mostly alone. Not bad but hard to get
started.
-Music trading community is so fluid that I find the musical experience more
enjoyable on Fujis.

[wkl]

I'll stop going to shows when I'm dead or everyone I care to see is. (will
happen within the next 10 years or so.)

[Gregsmyth]

<<

I'll stop going to shows when I'm dead or everyone I care to see is. (will
happen within the next 10 years or so.)
What he said.

[polasus]

Post by wkl
I'll stop going to shows when I'm dead or everyone I care to see is. (will
happen within the next 10 years or so.)

I'm with this guy, (except for the part in parens)

[Brad Greer]

Post by wkl
I'll stop going to shows when I'm dead or everyone I care to see is. (will
happen within the next 10 years or so.)

I'm taking this to mean you anticipate that everyone you care to see
will be dead within the next 10 years or so, not that you expect to
die by then. If so, I feel sorry for you. While a bulk of the
artists I enjoy are of the "older" designation there are still new
bands that emerge that I hope to be seeing for a long, long time. I'm
not a huge fan of the "jam band" scene, but there are bands in all
sorts of genres making good music.

[t***@REMOVE_TO_REPLYogre.net]

Post by Olompali4

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

Bit older than booie..I still go but the concerts are getting harder to enjoy.
-I stopped booze. (It makes a big difference)

You're right about the difference. Not only did I enjoy shows a *whole*
lot more once I started going with a clear head, but I'm now able to
remember them (well, as much as I can remember anything these days).

Post by Olompali4
-Tix are huge bucks

But now you have alll that beer money to squirrel away for a ticket for
the next show that comes to town... ;->

Post by Olompali4
-Obnoxious behaviour has grown. It doesn't matter if it's a new band in small
surroundings or The Rolling Stones, more and more people yap loudly and
continuously.
-Friends my age just quit going. i go mostly alone. Not bad but hard to get
started.
-Music trading community is so fluid that I find the musical experience more
enjoyable on Fujis.

As much as I enjoy listening to music whiel I'm working, studying,
driving, or laying on the couch, there's something special about going
to a live show.

[dearmeyer®]

I don't see myself ever stopping. My g/f asked me a few months ago if I
would be interested in starting to tape at shows now that I am getting older
and might not be partying as hard. I just had to laugh and say "No, I don't
see it happening in the next ten or so years." Maybe in 10-20 years I might
go in before showtime, stay in my designated seat, focus more and record the
shows. But I still don't see it. And as for just stopping touring, I don't
forsee anything that could cause this to happen to me.

dm

[Steve McHenry]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?
I was thinking this morning (not again)
on the way to work and the thought just occurred to me. Here I am 42
years old and I am still going to concerts. When will I stop? It is just
so good. Why should I stop?

If people older than myself can get on stage and make great music, I
can certainly sit in the audience and listen....

S

[katrinka]

Only two things will stop me from going to concerts:

Physical impairment that would prevent me from getting into a venue, or

Mental impairment that would make it irrelevant whether or not I went.

Age is not an issue.


@}~~ Ktrnka

(lose dabluez to respond)

[Stick]

When they lower me 6ft. in the ground and throw dirt on me.

Going to live music keeps me going.

Stick

[Garry Bryan]

Post by katrinka
Physical impairment that would prevent me from getting into a venue, or

Well, don't they let the handicapped in first?

Post by katrinka
Mental impairment that would make it irrelevant whether or not I went.

Some people spend good money to get mentally impaired. . . :)

Garry

[bombay]

Like Katrenka, never. I'm 52 and saw my first show at the old Aragon
Ballroom in Chicago (Led Zep opened for Jeff Beck-Truth tour). Last
week I saw a great Steve Winwood show at the Philmore in Denver. Last
month, Zakir Hussein with John McLaughlin at the Boulder Theatre. As
long as there is music I want to see. Forever.

[Bill]

Post by bombay
Like Katrenka, never. I'm 52 and saw my first show at the old Aragon
Ballroom in Chicago (Led Zep opened for Jeff Beck-Truth tour).

Wow. I never knew Led Zep was on the same bill as Jeff Beck. And I assume
Beck had Rod Steward singing for him. What a killer line-up. And with the
little rivalry between Beck and Page at the time as well as both trying to
put on as good a show as possible since they weren't really big at that
point, I can imagine both Beck and Page playing as well as each could (and
relatively sober).

My first concert was similar in terms of star power: The Dead opening up for
The Who though I didn't really experience the Dead since we decided to sit
in the stands in a stadium so I barely paid attention to them (wasn't
familiar with any of their songs). I regret that now that I have the show
and know how killer it is (10-10-76).

Bill


Last

Post by bombay
week I saw a great Steve Winwood show at the Philmore in Denver. Last
month, Zakir Hussein with John McLaughlin at the Boulder Theatre. As
long as there is music I want to see. Forever.

[Olompali4]

Post by Bill
My first concert was similar in terms of star power: The Dead opening up for
The Who

Ahh..Days on the Green..Killer show

1st concert star power
Creedence Clearwater Revival
W/special guest:
Bo Diddley

[CutterJon]

I think the whole stigma of being "too old" to go to rock concerts is a
baby boomer phenomenon.
Live music was a youth thing in the early to mid-20th century-Big Band
music and '50's rock & roll dried up as the next gen of young people
came along, forcing the fans to quit seeing live music. Also, music
changed radically back then, further alienating the "old" crowd.

The boomer's music is still going strong, but the boomers mistake their
elder's lack of attendance with some kind of "mature" behavior that
they're supposed to adopt.

As long as musicians that you like hang in there and keep playing, why
not go? As long as you can find a babysitter.

I'm going to the Bridge School show in a few weeks. I'm sure the place
will be packed with all ages:

CSNY
Willie Nelson
Wilco
The Indica Chicks
Pearl Jam
Incubus
Counting Crows
etc...

I'm in my mid-30's, and already my friends are starting to feel strange
going. Some have stopped.

For me, the question is whether I'm able to sit on a cold hill for 5
hours.
--
CutterJon

[M Garelick]

Hey, I'm going too -- I'm 46, haven't been to a show of any kind
(except Dylan, sitting outside the Greek, hearing but not seeing)
since Jerry died. My son (15) was having trouble getting a ride, so
my wife said, "why don't the two of you go?" I'm bringing stuff to
read -- 5 hours is a long time.

Post by CutterJon
I think the whole stigma of being "too old" to go to rock concerts is a
baby boomer phenomenon.
Live music was a youth thing in the early to mid-20th century-Big Band
music and '50's rock & roll dried up as the next gen of young people
came along, forcing the fans to quit seeing live music. Also, music
changed radically back then, further alienating the "old" crowd.
The boomer's music is still going strong, but the boomers mistake their
elder's lack of attendance with some kind of "mature" behavior that
they're supposed to adopt.
As long as musicians that you like hang in there and keep playing, why
not go? As long as you can find a babysitter.
I'm going to the Bridge School show in a few weeks. I'm sure the place
CSNY
Willie Nelson
Wilco
The Indica Chicks
Pearl Jam
Incubus
Counting Crows
etc...
I'm in my mid-30's, and already my friends are starting to feel strange
going. Some have stopped.
For me, the question is whether I'm able to sit on a cold hill for 5
hours.

[b***@psyber.com]

I just turned 51 and I still go to 'em. I do find it more difficult to
make a 300 mile round trip in an evening to go to the Shoreline though.
(Motivation, not any other factor).

I agree that they're more hassel. High prices, concerts not near my venue
(near Sacramento) and security/mob overhead have limited my concert
attendance.

Saw The Other Ones last winter at HJ Kaiser. Lessee.... outside of that,
it's been a while. Oh yeah, ZZ Top (not a fan of theirs, just got together
w/school friends) down in Palmdale. Hornsby at Villa Montalvo a year ago.

That's it for the last year.

b.

[Loco Brian]

Perhaps a another question could be at what price do you stop going to
concerts?

[Ron]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

<snip>

I am 55, and my wife and I rode our Harley's cross country this
summer, in part to catch several Dead shows, from Bonnaroo to Camden
to Vernon and back to CA for Irvine. Last year we flew to Alpine for
the "reunion" show. I don't ever plan to stop seeing live music every
chance I get.

We are going to see the Doobie Brothers this week at the Fox theater
in Bakersfield. My favorite kind of venue, a small, restored art deco
theater.

There are some bands I wouldn't pay the high price to see, so I was
very glad to have won free tix to see the Stones, otherwise I wouldn't
have gone.

I'll stop going when I am dead.

Ron

[Neil Krueger]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

They'll have to pry a ticket stub from my cold, dead fingers....

Peace,
Neil X.

[tratdog]

Post by Neil Krueger
They'll have to pry a ticket stub from my cold, dead fingers....

I was hoping you'd drop on the way in rather than the
way out, now that's what I call a miracle.

Besides looking for old and cold ticket holders I've been
hitting more shows than in my younger years. A car and a
reckless abandon with ticket money really helps. Like taking
my kids to see Dylan, Paul Simon, Ringo, (not Paul - I said
reckless abandon not absurdity), I figure we have a finite
resource here that should be enjoyed while still possible.

I've been thinking about ticket sales and all the tours this
year. It occured to me that it is simply amazing that
so many bands 20 to 30 years old are still ticking, and
their fan base pulls in new generations. With these older
bands refusing to retire they are pulling from the available
tour pool. Newer bands must have their tour base depleted
by this pull to the older bands. And, the older bands
have their tour base depleted by older folks dropping dead
with ticket stubs in their hands. Eveready Bunny bands? Does
rock 'n roll never die?
-tim

[Neil Krueger]

Post by tratdog

Post by Neil Krueger
They'll have to pry a ticket stub from my cold, dead fingers....

I was hoping you'd drop on the way in rather than the
way out, now that's what I call a miracle.

Hey, buddy, ARE YOU TALKIN' TO ME?? Just try and grab that unused ticket
from my fingers, you'll see how cold and dead they are.... ;)

Post by tratdog
Besides looking for old and cold ticket holders I've been
hitting more shows than in my younger years. A car and a
reckless abandon with ticket money really helps. Like taking
my kids to see Dylan, Paul Simon, Ringo, (not Paul - I said
reckless abandon not absurdity), I figure we have a finite
resource here that should be enjoyed while still possible.

Yeah, I definitely see way more shows now than I did when I was 20. I was
seriously POOR in my early 20s, I have a lot more disposable income now.
And indeed, some of the folks I like to see are not spring chickens. Act
now, or forever regret missing them....

Post by tratdog
I've been thinking about ticket sales and all the tours this
year. It occured to me that it is simply amazing that
so many bands 20 to 30 years old are still ticking, and
their fan base pulls in new generations. With these older
bands refusing to retire they are pulling from the available
tour pool. Newer bands must have their tour base depleted
by this pull to the older bands. And, the older bands
have their tour base depleted by older folks dropping dead
with ticket stubs in their hands.

I don't think death of the fanbase is having much of an effect yet on rock
bands. This is a real problem for Tony Bennett, but the vast majority of
fans of even the oldest rock bands are still alive. In another decade, it
could be another story.

Post by tratdog
Eveready Bunny bands? Does rock 'n roll never die?
-tim

Much of the youth of America is planning to hip-hop on its grave.

Peace,
Neil X.

[Dan McGuire]

I'm something like 51. You lose track at my age. I have pretty much
stopped, but just last month I saw what might have been the best concert
I have EVER seen: Jeff Beck at BB King's. I was standing 15 feet from
him, it was incredible. Who'da thunk it?

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

[Nick's Picks]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

its simple Booie.
you are single, no kids. You enjoy music as a major priority in your
life, and you exploit your freedom when you get the chance. Nothing
wrong with it.

Lets say you fall in love, have a kid or two....
your priorities will change.

I dont see as much as I used to now that I have a child, but I dont feel
like i'm missing anything either, so its not a bad thing.

[Brian]

You see mostly "older" folks at classical concerts for example so I
guess youre only considering rock concerts.

Plays, musicals, movies etc are all art forms as are rock shows. It
makes no sense why some folks think they have grown out of going to
see live music but dont' think the same way about movies and plays.
Some of it has to do with loss of free time but quite often people
give things up because their peers are no longer doing it. We (= the
collective we) are sheep whether we want to admit it or not. Ask any
marketing professional.

For those of us up in years searching for that next live music thrill,
there is yet another challenge. After seeing some great bands in their
prime, the bar is much higher now. After many concerts, you also learn
to listen more critically and be less impressed with lighting or other
stage tricks. We become harder to please and I guess some just give
up. I know I'll go to a bunch of dissappointing shows feeling like its
time to spend my entertainment time and money some other way but then
I'll go to one more show and my faith will be restored.

I do believe that people who continue to consume live art as they get
older, be it classical music, rock music or broadway plays, are
mentally healthier and live a longer and happier life than those whose
only form of entertainment is the tv and the occassional blockbuster
movie. I bet this would be a good study for one you social science
majors looking for thesis work.

Brian

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

[ba ba booie]

ba ba booie wrote:
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

***@nospam-nickspicks.com (Nick's=A0Picks) wrote:
its simple booie.
you are single, no kids. You enjoy music as a major priority in your
life, and you exploit your freedom when you get the chance. Nothing
wrong with it.

bbb wrote:
I did not think there was anything wrong with it. I love what I am
doing.
You say I have no kids? On the contrary, I have four of them. They are
locked in 4 separate cages in my apartment. I can't leave them alone too
long. Maybe a day or two. They will be kids for the rest of their
natural born lives.

I am just itching to have kids. That is the one thing that is missing in
booie's life.
I guess my lifestyle would take a 180 degree turn at that point.
No more shows after that?
Priorities, I know.

I hope my boys can still swim.
Is their a way to tell?

(Nick's=A0Picks) wrote:
Lets say you fall in love, have a kid or two.... your priorities will
change.

bbb wrote:
Oh lord help me ; )


booie............

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Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?

I pray never. Perhaps I will go to a lot more classical and jazz performances
than I do now, but why would one want to stop seeing live music? I see plenty
of folks at the symphony who are well into their 70's, and probably their 80's,
and they still seem to have a great time.

[b***@psyber.com]

One of the other reasons I don't go to concerts as much is the hassle
getting tickets. Not in to getting up and standing in line somewhere with
cattle. If I can do it on the web or the phone it's a bunch easier.

b.

[The old geezer]

I saw Boz Scaggs last year @ age 67. Only because I’d never seen him before. He was phenomenal!! Now the only one left to see is Van the Man. Doubt I ever will when the cheapest seat is $250!! Everyone else I wanna see is dead.

[Amos Nomore]

Post by The old geezer
Everyone else I wanna see is dead.

I read that as "everyone else I wanna see dead" at first.

[The old geezer]

And........

[Just Kidding]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:24:51 -0600, Amos Nomore

Post by Amos Nomore

Post by The old geezer
Everyone else I wanna see is dead.

I read that as "everyone else I wanna see dead" at first.

We'r talking about the geez here....that could be a really long list.

[Scott Dorsey]

im before. He was phenomenal!! Now the only one left to see is Van the Ma=
n. Doubt I ever will when the cheapest seat is $250!! Everyone else I wan=
na see is dead.

Go to classical concerts. The tickets are cheaper and the performers are
usually more skilled. There's no PA going wrong. And in the 21st century
nobody minds that you're wearing a leather jacket and jeans to the symphony.
--scott

[The old geezer]

Been there. Done that. Outside of Ravel, DeBussy & Satie I do not care for classical music. It’s all been overplayed like “Money”/ Fink Ployd & “Come Together”/Beatles on FM Classic Rock. I want to see artists I’ve never heard perform.

[JD Chase]

Hope that you have seen Steely Dan, OG! I know that you are a huge SD fan as well!!! So glad that I saw them at the Beacon a couple of times about 4-6 years ago... 🙏🍸🎈

[The old geezer]

Yes. Saw them @ the Beacon about 10/12 years ago.

[B***@live.com]

Post by ba ba booie
At what age will you stop going to concerts?
I was thinking this morning (not again)
on the way to work and the thought just occurred to me. Here I am 42
years old and I am still going to concerts. When will I stop? It is just
so good. Why should I stop?
I remember when my father was that age he had two kids and was in the
family situation. I could not picture him going to different places to
see one band or others. I am not sure if he is into music as much.
I am wondering if this might be a baby boomer thing?
There are far and few people that are older than me at shows. It is
weird???
I just don't know what to make of it.
I love concerts and they are gonna have to carry my dead body out of
there one day. I am not into as many bands live as I use to be but I
will see shows and I will travel to shows.
The shows that I see are far and few. Is this the cutting point age? 42?
I asked my ol' man and he said he used to see shows in NYC once in a
while. But he NEVER saw a concert out of state nor would he travel far
to see a concert.
He stopped going to shows after he got married. Is that what kills it,
marriage?
Ya know I think it is the
baby boomer thing. Was it the drugs? Was it that we felt an energy with
the band?
There is not that much following of bands these days. Unless I am outta
that loop?
It was truly a miracle that we were around to see The Grateful Dead. Now
that was just a portion of the touring schedule. But that band made it
worth touring. Was that it? The Grateful Dead?
Were they the ones that started the mass touring of fans? Maybe I am
looking at his to closely. What was I talking about?
Oh yeah, at what age would
you stop going to shows?
It is a lot different to be into music in the 60's as with the 70's &
the 80's. Now I can just appreciate it. Isn't it weird?
I wonder who were the first travelers for concerts? The Beatles? Elvis?
Frank Sinatra? The Grateful Dead?
.
.
.
Have you checked these sites out today?
http://www.jambase.com
http://www.jambands.com
http://www.pauserecord.com
http://www.jambase.com/festivals
http://www.jambase.com/search.asp?day=today&dispall
.
Find out where your favorite band is playing.
http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewlist.cgi?ListID=682

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