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[JusticeForAll]

I really love concerts and music festivals. It's one of the things I'm looking forward to the most. I'm a hard rock/heavy metal guy mostly.

I just went to this one:

And I'm still going to this one:

What are you guys going to see?

 

[phranctoast]

I'm going here. This Friday and Saturday.

 

[AJUMP23]

I'm too old for this stuff.

 

[p_xavier]

I'm too old for this stuff.

I found these events to have older people nowadays, ticket prices are out ot reach for younger people.

 

[AJUMP23]

I found these events to have older people nowadays, ticket prices are out ot reach for younger people.

I just don't want to be in the sun for that long.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I realized back in 2018 that they just aren't for me. It's cool seeing so many bands in such a short time but the set length is always too short for non-headliners. I also hate the massive groups of people.

Give me a small venue and an artist I like and I am happy.

 

[JusticeForAll]

I realized back in 2018 that they just aren't for me. It's cool seeing so many bands in such a short time but the set length is always too short for non-headliners. I also hate the massive groups of people.

Give me a small venue and an artist I like and I am happy.

Average set length is 50min to an hour for non-headliners on the two events I posted. That's not so bad in my opinion.

I like both regular concerts and festivals. Atmosphere is different. A normal concert is great if you are a big fan of the a band, festivals are great to discover new things.

 

[fran.fernandez]

I go summer sonic a lot….

Very pop rock


dont hate me

 

[fran.fernandez]

Sorry double post

 

[AV]

We just did two in Europe for the first time, Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Rock Werchter in Belgium. We saw:

PS: Gorillaz, Nick Cave, The National, Tyler the Creator, Tame Impala, Charli XCX, King Gizzard, Dinosaur Jr, Rina Sawayama, Wet Leg, DJ Shadow, Fred Again, Mogwai, Tropical Fuck Storm, Pond, Shellac, Faye Webster, Teto Preto and others.

RW: Pearl Jam, Metallica, The Killers, RHCP, Turnstile, Bicep, Pixies, The War on Drugs, Beck, Royal Blood, Jorja Smith, Idles, Keane, Fever 333, Phoebe Bridgers, Nothing But Thieves, First Aid Kit, Haim, Fontaines D.C, Lewis Capaldi, Anne-Marie and bits of others.

Primavera was great but horribly organised in many ways. Barely any free water for ~80k people in Spain, huge queues for everything, felt too crowded. Would go again if they fix that crap.

Rock Werchter was the best festival we've ever been to. Everything is so easy and smooth from getting there to having water everywhere, almost no bar queues, good crowd management, friendly people, not to mention the most insanely stacked lineups you've ever seen. Will be back again for sure.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Give me a small venue and an artist I like and I am happy.

THIS.

I go to a lot of live music (it's my favorite thing to do) and as early as my late 20s, I was already shifting from giant stadiums to much smaller concert venues. My musical tastes were also changing; for live music I much prefer classic rock, classical, and jazz (especially jazz!).

I still love hard rock and heavy metal, but I prefer to just listen to live albums on headphones from the comfort of my home, without the giant crowds and overpriced crappy beer

JusticeForAll love your username, it's my favorite Metallica album.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I've only been to one concert you could kind of call a festival. It was just a single day thing with about six bands. Nickelback opened and STP were the headliners. It was a different time lol. I'd love to go to a proper festival someday. I am going to five finger death punch in a few months. They've got Megadeth and the hu on support so it should be pretty good.

 

[Kenpachii]

Defqon 1, biddinghuizen

Pinkpop landgraaf

 

[StabbyStabStabStabStab]

Went to Glasto this year briefly. I thought it was great - loved it, hadn't been there since 95 so it was interesting to see how its changed over the years - certainly much more organised (and less sketchy when the sun goes down at least)...

 

[Punished Miku]

Went to Glasto this year briefly. I thought it was great - loved it, hadn't been there since 95 so it was interesting to see how its changed over the years - certainly much more organised (and less sketchy when the sun goes down at least)...

I'm glad it wasn't too sketchy for you, S StabbyStabStabStabStab .

 

[StabbyStabStabStabStab]

I'm glad it wasn't too sketchy for you, S StabbyStabStabStabStab .

Why thank you Punished Miku.

All the best,
StabbyStabStabStabStab

 

[FatallyYours]

I stick with 1 day festivals these days

I try to get to Slamdunk in Leeds as often as possible, been about 6 or 7 times, I liked it when it was at the university, but it was a ballache to get into some of the venues, at least the open air versions made moving about much easier)

Went to the stripped down version of ozzfest in London about 10 years ago at the 02arena (Went for KoRn rather than ozzy, but he did well, although he kept on disappearing for little breaks )

Went to the stripped down warped tour in London at the Palace again about 10 years ago (bring me the horizon were back up to lostprophets )

But I go to many gigs in the North as I can afford. Got limp bizkit, coheed and cambria, incubus and maybe rise against in the next half a year think that's it

 

[spawn]

The only festival coming up is the When we were young festival in Las Vegas, but I didn't get tickets. I'm going to this in August. I also was at Knotfest Roadshow recently with Slipknot and Cypress Hill

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[JusticeForAll]

Getting ready for this one. Probably about the 20th time I go to this festival. Has grown bigger and more expensive through the years, but it is a tradition with my friends. The line-up is usually pretty good. A ticket is now 300€ for the full weekend, which isn't too bad these days.