I am a huge fan of live music!!! I saw INXS 2 weeks back with the new lead singer. Will be seeing Train next week. Saw White Stripes about 3 months back, and Green Day about 6 months back. Who else likes concerts???

i hate concerts.

all that smoke, crazy lights, loud noise...all those people...ugh. i'd much rather listen to music on my stereo. at home. in my rocking chair.

I enjoy concerts. I like the experience of seeing and artist live and hearing a fresh interpretation every time.

So far I've been to three concerts this year and that certainly won't be all.

I love concerts.For me,a concert is a major event.I always have alot of fun before the show starts....hanging out with other fans,having drinks and/or dinner,buying my T-shirt and tourbook before going to my seat,etc.

I love concerts, but as I get older the venue size is developing an inverse relationship to the enjoyment derived. There's just so much at stake when you are playing in an arena, the shows tend to be more elaborate and less spontaneous. Theaters are ideal. Club shows are my favorite, though my feet are usually sore by the time a headliner comes on at some ridiculously late hour.

Of course, my cantankerous old age finds me nearer the end of my concert-going arc.

PeteZarustica said:

"petezarustica..."

are by any chance from miami? pizza rustica is the best pizza i've ever had in my life! i miss it so much!!!
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sallysassalot said:

I grabbed "Pete Zarustica" from a comic book, of all places: Amcerican Flagg! by Howard Chaykin. Pete Zarustica was the pseudonym of Mark Thrust (why would you ever use a pseodonym if that were your name?). Considering other characters' names, (like con-artist Sam Luis Obispo), you're likely right on with this one...

Funny, I never saw the 'pizza rustica' until you pointed it out. Now I feel ridiculously slow. I actually hail from Seattle, about as far from Miami as you can get in the contiguous 48...

Do I like concerts???? Just went to my 16th one this year last night.

sextonseven said:

I know you checked out Goldfrapp @ Irving Plaza yesternight!

Mara said:

I was front and center!

sextonseven said:

How was it?

I love concerts, but it seems in my old age I can't handle the BS that goes on on the floor anymore(with a few exceptions of course)

sextonseven said:

It seems like everyone I know from different message boards and blogs converged in that one room that nite.

::waiting for the description::

GangstaFam said:

I thought the sound at Irving Plaza wasn't as good as in the Nokia Theater in December. And it took me awhile to get my groove on since the first two tracks were slow-burners from 'Felt Mountain'. Despite that, I thought the setlist was excellent and by the time the band started "Fly Me Away", I was feeling the same euphoria that I had felt at the December show. Alison was wearing a black jumpsuit with the front zipper low enough to reveal a black sheer bra. I was close enough to the front that every time she bent over, I thought she would flash me.

The complete setlist:
Utopia
Lovely Head
Tiptoe
Train*
Koko
Slide In*
You Never Know
Deer Stop
Fly Me Away
Satin Chic*
Beautiful
Ride A White Horse*
Ooh La La

Encore 1:
Black Cherry
Number 1

Encore 2:
Strict Machine*

*featured her two masked female dancers

Mara said:

Don't forget Goldfrapp will be on David Letterman tonight.

sextonseven said:

Others who went that nite described the show about the same way you did. They all said that it was a euphoric-like experience and I can definitely sense that by the set list and the nature of the tunes. I heard y'all were boppin' like crazy when "Satin Chic" kicked up. That's really huge you went to that show, man. Music was made for stuff like that.

Can I just say I would've creamed during the "Number 1" performance?

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sextonseven said:

Just caught it! Allison sounded and looked great. I'm looking forward to seeing them when they tour the US again this fall.

Mara said:

Everyone was singing along to that one!

sextonseven said:

I know this pretty old now, but I was forwarded two short little clips from the concert you attended...

Lovely Head

Ride A White Horse

Mara said:

Very cool! Security was adamant about not allowing any cameras in whatsoever (the band's request) so I doubt you'll find anything longer than those clips online.

sextonseven said:

Ya, I heard about the security @ Irving infamously making all men report to coat check if they had bags of any sort.