How often do you go to concerts? Do you go to local shows? Do you buy merch?

  • antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    For classical music, I used to go every other week, these days I go much more rarely, let’s say once every month or even every two months. (But just last week I went to four because there was a festival.) For non-classical acts, I try to catch every performance of the bands I know, local or non-local, and maybe try something new and random just so, which usually amounts to 2-3 concerts a year.

  • Vespair@lemm.ee
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    6 hours ago

    I’ve been trying to go to a concert, at least local, at least once a quarter. I do buy merch, often vinyl records or T-shirts, but I have hard price limits; I’m not paying more than $50 for a vinyl (unless it’s a double) or $35 for a shirt, max, and due to my budget I usually have to limit myself to purchasing only 1 or 2 items per show.

  • truxnell@infosec.pub
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    1 day ago

    A few a year - currently festivals as my eldest has heavily got I to 'our music’s - so I’ve had to take time off work to take her to slipkot, korn, baby metal, electric callboy, etc.

    Parenting is so hard.

  • porcelainpitcher@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    Depends which acts are on tour in… Yep, Australia. So last 12 months I went to 6. Work into the mix many of the venues are on the other side of town to me (so week nights are usually off the table unless I must see; Mastodon) and that tix are often very expensive - especially for big names.

  • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I go to probably 4-5 a year. The shows are getting more and more local as I can’t afford the gas + parking + $200 ticket for seeing a “big name” play.

    If I really like the band or want to support a small band I’ll buy a CD or a t-shirt.

  • NigahigaYT@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Much less frequently than I did only a few years ago, about 4 a year probably versus around 10 times that pre-COVID. Call it getting older and moving on the other side of town from my regular venues.

    Local shows only, I don’t even consider anything LiveNation to be a “concert,” just a grifting scheme.