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How Many Concerts Do You Go To A Year?

SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
edited August 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
I've been averaging 17 concerts the last five years and that costs a ton of dough! Wondering what's average for other music fanatics.
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2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    I only go to PJ shows, so not many.
  • foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    20 or more
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    edited August 2012
    I spend more money than I'd like on concerts, but go to fewer shows than I want.

    I just checked: 14 last year, and twelve confirmed for this year.
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,823
    Obviously it depends on the year and who is playing here, but I'd say 4-5 concerts per year
  • klusterfukklusterfuk Posts: 1,411
    1 maybe 2. Hitting the first one this year pretty soon. Rush in Columbus. The funds keep me from going to more shows.
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    I usually average out at about 1 a month. Somewhere between the 12-15 a year range.
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  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    edited August 2012
    I've only started really going to a lot of concerts since late '09, so it's still all new and exciting for me. I have found out that live shows are my absolute favorite things in the world, so since then, the count has escalated a whole bunch! I started a list of all the concerts I've been to, so this is kinda easy for me.
    2006: 1
    2008: 2
    2009: 4
    2010: 17
    2011: 14
    2012: 19 plus 3 coming up...a bunch more to come if I get this internship I interviewed for! :shock:

    I blame The Who for this all. Was my 3rd concert ever and it just smacked me in the face. I had never been so happy before (my dad literally commented at the show, "This is the happiest I have ever seen you, Sam") and in those couple hours realized the power of live music. The power of seeing an artist you so much admire do what they do best, and what you love them for. World's greatest feeling for me. I spend most all of my money on shows and that is all I ask for birthdays, holidays, etc--money for shows. It's a drug and I'm addicted!
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    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Say 4 a year,usually see something on Broadway at least once a year.
    does that count?
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Say 4 a year,usually see something on Broadway at least once a year.
    does that count?

    No.

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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Dissidentman wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Say 4 a year,usually see something on Broadway at least once a year.
    does that count?

    Yes

    mary-poppins-broadway.jpg

    Fixed. 8-)
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Say 4 a year,usually see something on Broadway at least once a year.
    does that count?

    Yes

    mary-poppins-broadway.jpg

    Fixed. 8-)

    :lol::lol::lol:
  • mulva9mulva9 Posts: 417
    Been averaging 30+ the past few years. Avoid the big, expensive shows - so it's manageable.
  • mydogmookieblaylockmydogmookieblaylock Posts: 2,996
    I go to a lot of shows - but i don't drink (anymore) so i don't really go out and spend money if i am not going to a concert --- probably around 20 a year --- what do you count Bonnaroo as? 1 concert?
  • barger395barger395 Posts: 855
    2-5 a year for me. Growing up here in So Cal I went to ALOT of shows so now it seems I tend to go to quality, i.e. PJ, EV, U2, Bruce, Tom Petty, The Who rather than quantity like when I saw The Heavy a couple of years back. That was a $400 night and the show sucked.

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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
    mydogmookieblaylock wrote:
    I go to a lot of shows - but i don't drink (anymore) so i don't really go out and spend money if i am not going to a concert --- probably around 20 a year --- what do you count Bonnaroo as? 1 concert?

    I guess I would count it by day. So I am going to Made In America fest and I'll count that as two.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • mydogmookieblaylockmydogmookieblaylock Posts: 2,996
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    mydogmookieblaylock wrote:
    I go to a lot of shows - but i don't drink (anymore) so i don't really go out and spend money if i am not going to a concert --- probably around 20 a year --- what do you count Bonnaroo as? 1 concert?

    I guess I would count it by day. So I am going to Made In America fest and I'll count that as two.
    i'd say i am in the 15-20 range every year. Last month i saw Avett Bros, Dinosaur Jr and Death Cab -- this month I saw Black Keys, Jeff the Brotherhood and am seeing Built to Spill - then next month the MIA bands, Ben Folds and the Melvins - so there is a quick 10 spot
  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    Great question! But define 'concerts'...I go to dozens of local shows every year on top of the major ticket ones. Not including those, I'd say somewhere in the realm of 20 - 30, depending on the year. It's good knowing people in the music biz sometimes! :D
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
    mydogmookieblaylock wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    mydogmookieblaylock wrote:
    I go to a lot of shows - but i don't drink (anymore) so i don't really go out and spend money if i am not going to a concert --- probably around 20 a year --- what do you count Bonnaroo as? 1 concert?

    I guess I would count it by day. So I am going to Made In America fest and I'll count that as two.
    i'd say i am in the 15-20 range every year. Last month i saw Avett Bros, Dinosaur Jr and Death Cab -- this month I saw Black Keys, Jeff the Brotherhood and am seeing Built to Spill - then next month the MIA bands, Ben Folds and the Melvins - so there is a quick 10 spot

    This year, with the tix I currently have, I'm on track to hit 22 :o
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Great question! But define 'concerts'...I go to dozens of local shows every year on top of the major ticket ones. Not including those, I'd say somewhere in the realm of 20 - 30, depending on the year. It's good knowing people in the music biz sometimes! :D

    Doesnt need to be a major event to count it, but in my count I did not include local shows of people I know or friends of friends
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    it really depends...last year Alpine ate a big chunk of concert money, so I skipped a bunch of shows.

    This year, shows are so random...I would really like to go to Pain in the Grass, but that show is September 29 :x
    and I'd rather party with friends that I may only get to see once a year.

    I'd say an average of 10-20.
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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    I have never been to a concert. :(
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    DS1119 wrote:
    I have never been to a concert. :(


    Serious?
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    BinauralJam wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I have never been to a concert. :(


    Serious?


    :(
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    a handful or so per year.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    DS1119 wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I have never been to a concert. :(


    Serious?


    :(

    Oh Man are you going to Love it!!! and P.J. the Best, i've been to some great fuckin concerts, Nobody touches P.J.!!! It's Pure Adreniline, you have to make an effort the next time they even get close!
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Oh Man are you going to Love it!!! and P.J. the Best, i've been to some great fuckin concerts, Nobody touches P.J.!!! It's Pure Adreniline, you have to make an effort the next time they even get close!


    I'm excited. My parents were going to take me to see Kenny Rogers and Lee Greenwood when I was a kid but I got sick so I had to stay home. Maybe someday and thanks.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,148
    DS1119 wrote:
    I have never been to a concert. :(

    So your sig is just bootlegs you really enjoy? :lol:
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    DS1119 wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Oh Man are you going to Love it!!! and P.J. the Best, i've been to some great fuckin concerts, Nobody touches P.J.!!! It's Pure Adreniline, you have to make an effort the next time they even get close!


    I'm excited. My parents were going to take me to see Kenny Rogers and Lee Greenwood when I was a kid but I got sick so I had to stay home. Maybe someday and thanks.

    Oh you are such a jerkface!!!
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    I have never been to a concert. :(

    So your sig is just bootlegs you really enjoy? :lol:


    Shh...I'm hoping to squeeze someone for a free ticket. :lol:
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Oh Man are you going to Love it!!! and P.J. the Best, i've been to some great fuckin concerts, Nobody touches P.J.!!! It's Pure Adreniline, you have to make an effort the next time they even get close!


    I'm excited. My parents were going to take me to see Kenny Rogers and Lee Greenwood when I was a kid but I got sick so I had to stay home. Maybe someday and thanks.

    Oh you are such a jerkface!!!


    Friend request sent.
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