# Concerts you have been to (esp since March 2020) and/or plan to attend **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 8, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159 "2022-05-08T22:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/21 "2022-07-22T19:43:44Z")
I hadn’t been to any event till a few weeks ago when my niece invited me to go with her family to a family concert at a local church. It was, shall we say, better than I’d expected. I have some sort of inhibition about tying myself down to events far in advance, but this year I got myself organised to book three [BBC Proms concerts](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3wN8hzmHWtRCWCTWWbb8Lhy/proms-2022-your-guide-through-the-season) as soon as they went on sale. Nothing too adventurous: [Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Kaija Saariaho and Beethoven](https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e3qrn3) [Lalo, Brahms and Franck](https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ex52rz) [Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, a Thomas Adès premiere and Vaughan Williams](https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/eb69hn) On top of that, a small but imaginative opera company will be [staging a G&S that I’m not familiar with](https://wiltons.org.uk/whatson/744-gilbert-and-sullivan-s-patience), in an old Victorian music hall near where I live. It’s worked out that I’ll be out three nights in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/22 "2022-07-22T19:56:26Z")
David Bromberg a couple of months ago at the Old Town School of Folk. Planning on seeing Sierra Farrell next month. My days of arena concerts are well behind me. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/23 "2022-07-22T20:18:49Z")
Aww geez … I haven’t seen Bromberg is quite a while, lucky you! I’ve seen Billy Strings several times, Leftover Salmon, String Cheese Incident and Dead and Co a couple of times. Missed Bela Fleck at the Ryman in Nashville cause I ended up in the hospital with diverticulitis. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/24 "2022-07-23T12:08:20Z")
I last saw Bromberg a long time ago and I thought he was getting up there. He’s 76 now, still going strong. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/25 "2022-07-23T13:25:29Z")
We saw Selwyn Birchwood in a small, intimate setting. It was a fantastic night. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/26 "2022-07-24T22:21:05Z")
He was in fine form, and the band awfully tight. New album is solid. Was weird, partway through he got into it w/ a drunk heckler. Kinda ugly. Then later in the set, the band took turns stepping off stage for attitude adjustments - gotta admit, it didn’t improve their performance. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/27 "2022-07-24T23:32:18Z")
Last night we saw O.A.R. and Dispatch at Marymoor Park in Redmond. The weather was terrific and the crowd was mostly well-behaved. Great show, I recommend this tour. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/28 "2023-08-07T16:30:56Z")
We went to see Trombone Shorty (full lineup: Mavis Staples, Ziggy Marley, and Shorty). We saw Shorty last year, with a different lineup and enjoyed the show. This year, the starting acts didn’t have a lot of energy (Marley had a few songs that were decent but really only got anyone out of their chair with his dad’s music). And then, when Shorty started playing, rather than playing songs, he did little more than to perform a series duos with various members of his band - to show how killer they were - and, just as he finished that off, it was about time to go. I think he had one or two proper songs at the beginning and end but 80% of it was showing off. Disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/29 "2023-08-07T18:20:42Z")
I apparently missed this thread the first time around. I live in the Sacramento area, but I am willing to travel to San Francisco for a show I really want to see. So back in April I made the trip to The City by the Bay to see They Might Be Giants at the iconic Fillmore Auditorium. In my experience TMBG shows are always a ton of fun, and this show was no exception. And I’m glad I got to see a show in such an historic setting on top of it. But I think I’m getting too old to make the two hour each way trip to see a show that late at night. I arrived home around 1 in the morning completely exhausted. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/30 "2023-08-07T18:55:45Z")
I’ve been to 51 concerts since March 2020. I currently have tickets to 11 upcoming concerts, but I’m sure I’ll be buying more. I’m sure you guys don’t want a list, but I can provide one if requested. What can I say? I just love live music. ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/31 "2023-08-07T19:05:30Z")
Me too. I was at Metallica Friday and Sunday this weekend, and in between I saw Halestorm and Volbeat on Saturday. Seeing The Warning this Thursday. I don’t know if I’ve been to 51 shows, but I’d guess at least 40 since 2020. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159/32 "2023-08-07T23:46:16Z")
Psyched to see Rhiannon Giddens in Chicago in Sept. Getting tix comped by her bassist - yay me! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-you-have-been-to-esp-since-march-2020-and-or-plan-to-attend/964159.md?page=1)