I was thinking of creating an anonymous ticketmaster account using public wifi since they block VPNs and just have them email me updates, but they required a phone number for the sign up so I scrapped that idea.

Edit: I decided to sign up for songkick as someone else here mentioned. It seems pretty polished and its entire purpose is concert discovery. It never asked for any unnecessary extra information either such as first and last name and phone number, just an email and a password and boom.

  • GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev
    137·
    10 months ago

    I hate concerts. I don’t want to be hard of hearing later in life. Drinks cost too much. Bathrooms have a line and smell awful. Thousands of people.

    I’ve been to 5 or so in my life and each time I regret it and hate the whole experience. Even artists I really like. They just sound better in a quiet studio.

    I don’t understand the appeal. Can someone explain it to me please?

    • manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com
      9·
      10 months ago

      Some artists perform really well live. My first concert was Rush when I was 14 and that was amazing. Also they sell earplugs for concerts that lower the DB to a safe level while still maintaining clarity. You can always pregame too so you don’t spend too much on drinks

    • BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
      4·
      10 months ago

      Being surrounded by a bunch of people that are all excited about the same thing as you can be a really great experience for some people. It can make you feel like you’re a part of a community. Add in music you really like, some friends or people you might meet, perhaps a mind-altering substance of some sort, and for a lot of people, that’s a really fun time. If you just generally don’t like dealing with people though, yeah, it’s not gonna be your thing.