” I cannot imagine what would cause somebody to lay out $200 for some concert tickets when you can just download the songs you like.”
Well, Coachella and other similar festivals feature a sort of “party atmosphere” (let’s face it... a “sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll” kinda experience that you presumably can’t download)
I guess the guys will pay extra to take a hyped up girl home.
Three friends and recreational substances of choice 200 dollars
If you never attended a concert, it’ll be hard to explain. I’ll try it with art. Then Trump.
It is one thing to see a painting in a book, online, or a magazine.
But to see the Real McCoy in a museum, up-close, is indescribable. I saw my favorite painting at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It was moving. It’s not a well-known painting so I could get real close, and saw brush strokes and “intent” not visible in high resolution images. It changed me. Not a lot. But I was a different guy walking out of the MFA.
The same is true of live music. An album or video is simply no match for a live show. I agree, $599 is absurd but $200 for a legendary act (The Who, or Paul McCartney, for example) is fair nowadays unless they put on an awful show. The Who and Macca put on GREAT shows. Even downshifting, I’ve seen some great bar bands for a $10 cover that are electric and energetic and better than YouTube. They also renew your faith in the youth of America.
Finally, Trump. We see him on the web, the news, print, you name it. That’s enough for most of us. But a few here have been to rallies where Donald is in person. I’m told, it’s like seeing art in person or McCartney in concert: it’s way better than visual media.
Eagle Courts of Honor, Weddings, Birthday Party’s, Baptisms…they are all better in person. God made us to be social creatures. Sure, some entertainment comes with baggage (I’m good with watching many sporting events on TV for “free” vs battling the bathroom and concessions stands) but in general, there is no substitute for being there live, in living color.
I'm OK not being able to download a fentanyl-spiked pill and/or whatever untreatable STD is floating around at Coachella. In the "good old days", all you generally had to worry about, at the most, was a case of penicillin-treatable VD or a "bad trip" dispensed via sugar cube. Were there ODs back then? Yep. But you mostly knew what you were taking, so you could dodge the bad chit. Now days...I just wouldn't risk it. Of course, any concerts I attended as a yute...I was only there for the glorious music and would never have participated in those other "activities". 😎
It will be a fentanyl feast with many dead.