# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157 "2026-01-29T18:21:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1361 "2026-04-23T22:47:42Z")
And I won’t say whether I’ve been to more bullfights than sex shows, but I lived in Andalucia for 4 years so I’m sure you can guess.
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1362 "2026-04-23T22:58:06Z")
I put down that I hadn’t attended a recording of a live TV show, but then I remembered I was actually _on_ a live TV (game) show. I think at first I pictured myself in the audience…
ETA damn, I forgot the Flying Karamazovs as well. Comedy + something else I guess.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1363 "2026-04-23T23:51:26Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#):
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> I initially didn’t check “magic show” because honestly the only magic shows I’ve attended were in the school auditorium in elementary school, not any sort of big name magician like you might see in Las Vegas or whatever. But I decided it still counts, if just barely, so I went back and changed my vote.
Absolutely still counts. I did note, in the poll, that it could be professional, amateur, whatever.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1364 "2026-04-23T23:57:29Z")
Remember, the rock act list was from Rolling Stone, and therefore suspect _at best_.
I, too, checked every box on the live act list.
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### Author:  [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1365 "2026-04-24T00:05:29Z")
I enjoyed a performance of [**Kodō**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kod%C5%8D_(taiko_group)) in the last few years. I was absolutely TORN about which category to put it in: music? physical dance/performance? Operatic arias? A combination of several?
Kind of how I felt about trying to place [Blue Man Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Man_Group)… But Kodō was better.
Anyway, including amateur productions, I hit pretty much everything except the recording of a TV or radio show.
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### Author:  [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1366 "2026-04-24T00:28:59Z")
I went to a puppet show once, but I was really there to see the band that was opening up for them. I think it technically counts as “Other” though.
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### Author:  [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1367 "2026-04-24T01:51:04Z")
I saw the Beach Boys with opening act Eddie Money back in 1996 or so at Three Rivers Stadium. I’ve seen Beatlemania and Rain, which are excellent tribute bands, but the real band broke up when I was still in diapers. I also got to see one of those 60s band packages where whoever is still alive goes out on tour.
Since I attended a Christian college (and worked for campus radio station) I saw a few Contemporary Christian artists.
I’ve seen Barbara Mandrell, Crystal Gayle,and Loretta Lynn in concert.
But best of all, I have tickets to see Weird Al in August! It will be my first time seeing him and I can’t wait!
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1368 "2026-04-24T01:54:12Z")
> [@CaveMike](#):
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> I went to a puppet show once, but I was really there to see the band that was opening up for them.
Which one of their drummers was playing with them back then? 😉
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### Author:  [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1369 "2026-04-24T01:59:56Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> Which one of their drummers was playing with them back then? 😉
I can’t remember TBH. I expected them to rock out, but it was more of a jazz odyssey.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1370 "2026-04-24T02:01:06Z")
> [@CaveMike](#):
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> I expected them to rock out, but it was more of a jazz odyssey.
They didn’t even play “Big Bottoms” on that tour.
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### Author:  [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1371 "2026-04-24T02:07:26Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> They didn’t even play “Big Bottoms” on that tour.
True, but it wouldn’t have been the same without Nigel.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1372 "2026-04-24T02:33:34Z")
Been to many popular music concerts.
Been to many sports events.
Been to a bunch musicals on Broadway.
Been to comedy shows in clubs, theaters and stadiums.
As a kid we went to Ringling Bros a couple of times.
I’ve seen Penn and Teller live.
I counted what they do in Colonial Williamsburg as historical reenactment.
The Bonfire is a comedy radio show on SiriusXM. They taped their holiday special at the Comedy Cellar and I attended 3 different times.
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### Author:  [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1373 "2026-04-24T03:59:40Z")
@Spiderman - thank you!
As for the rock concerts poll…what on God’s green earth is a _Franz Ferdinand_? Jann Wenner’s own pet project or something?
(In Wikipedia, it’s not even the first article with that title!)
> [@silenus](#):
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> I, too, checked every box on the live act list.
Wow - Beatles? Do tell! (Unless you’re sick of recounting this.)
Oh wait – maybe you were referring to the “_types_ of live acts” poll. If so, never mind. Yes, I checked all those, too.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1374 "2026-04-24T05:22:45Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> As for the rock concerts poll…what on God’s green earth is a _Franz Ferdinand_? Jann Wenner’s own pet project or something?
Scottish band, had several hits on their first few albums, but were “big” (for certain definitions of “big”) for only a couple of years, and much more so in the British Isles than in the U.S.
I have a few of their songs on my iPhone, and I like them well enough, but their inclusion on Rolling Stone’s list is pretty nuts.
> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> (In Wikipedia, it’s not even the first article with that title!)
Well, yeah, given that they named themselves after the guy whose assassination set off World War I…
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### Author:  [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1375 "2026-04-24T12:58:49Z")
I had a hula hoop during the '60s rebirth of the craze. Shoop shoop!
For the types of performances poll I checked all but Live Comedy show. And I can’t figure out how that happened - I love Stand-up!
I never saw any of the listed bands live. The only _very_ popular rock and roll singer I ever saw was Elton John, but he’s not a band. Scanning the list, there are seventeen bands that I have never heard of or have only seen the name and have no idea who they are or what style of music they do.
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1376 "2026-04-24T13:38:51Z")
I’ve been to all of the types of events listed but to see only one of the bands (R.E.M.).
ETA: I don’t generally like pop/rock concerts as they are too loud and you end up listening to the person next to you singing along badly, which is not generally an issue at classical concerts.
That said, I’ve just literally bought tickets to see Melanie Martinez at the request of the daughter, having previously gone with her to see Olivia Rodrigo. And we’ve got tickets to see The Living Tombstones. So I do occasionally go anyway.
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1377 "2026-04-24T13:39:36Z")
Bands I’ve seen from the list:
- The Who (small venue, outstanding seats, best concert ever)
- The Beach Boys (won the tickets in the 80s, not a bad show)
- Deep Purple (very loud, had a raging toothache, horrible seats)
- AC/DC (took my kid sister to her first concert)
Wish I had seen:
- Talking Heads
- CSN&Y
- Queen
- Velvet Underground
- CCR
- Ok, what the heck…The Beatles
mmm
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1378 "2026-04-24T14:21:17Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> Wow - Beatles? Do tell!
A number of us are old enough to have seen the Beatles live (though of course not all of us have.) And they were very popular with people in their early teens and preteens. I felt like I was the only 13 year old in the country who didn’t like the Beatles (I didn’t start liking them till Rubber Soul, then I started retroactively liking much of the early stuff.)
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### Author:  [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1379 "2026-04-24T15:01:33Z")
51% have attended an opera? Usually pricier, and the audience is more likely to be better off/better dressed than for other events.
(I attended “Carmen” at an appropriate place - the Sydney Opera House).
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### Author:  [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1380 "2026-04-24T15:11:06Z")
Luckily - the best seats for the opera are also the cheapest. For classical concerts and the opera, look for where the music teachers sit - center balcony at the back row.
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