Post by Anders on Jul 18, 2011 12:30:10 GMT -8
I don't go to a lot of concerts; I've been to maybe a dozen or two in my lifetime, not counting free performances by choirs and such. Usually I just feel it's too expensive, with one concert ticket costing as much as four or five CD albums, and it's inconvenient what with having to be at a specific place at a specific time when I prefer my entertainment to be there when I want it.
However, the past couple of years I've started going more frequently (which is to say, more than a couple of times per decade). I don't know if it's because I have a decent combination of money and spare time, or if I'm just getting over the parts I don't like much but I've gotten to the point where I'm enjoying it enough for the cost to seem worth it. Mostly I've been to see bands or artists I really like when they've happened to play here in Uppsala (Laurie Anderson, Laibach, Diamanda Gálás, Freddie Wadling), but I also got some people together and went to an eighties mini-festival (Alphaville, Human League and a bunch of Swedish acts you wouldn't know). I still haven't gotten to the point where I'll keep track of which artists are coming to Sweden and going to see them - though I wish I had, because Bob Dyland and Leonard Cohen have both been here recently, and I'm sorry I missed them.
So a couple of days ago I found out that Public Enemy is playing in Uppsala. I'm not a huge fan of rap, partly because I haven't put in the time to find the stuff I like, but seeing Public Enemy live in a small club... yeah, I'm doing that.
However, the past couple of years I've started going more frequently (which is to say, more than a couple of times per decade). I don't know if it's because I have a decent combination of money and spare time, or if I'm just getting over the parts I don't like much but I've gotten to the point where I'm enjoying it enough for the cost to seem worth it. Mostly I've been to see bands or artists I really like when they've happened to play here in Uppsala (Laurie Anderson, Laibach, Diamanda Gálás, Freddie Wadling), but I also got some people together and went to an eighties mini-festival (Alphaville, Human League and a bunch of Swedish acts you wouldn't know). I still haven't gotten to the point where I'll keep track of which artists are coming to Sweden and going to see them - though I wish I had, because Bob Dyland and Leonard Cohen have both been here recently, and I'm sorry I missed them.
So a couple of days ago I found out that Public Enemy is playing in Uppsala. I'm not a huge fan of rap, partly because I haven't put in the time to find the stuff I like, but seeing Public Enemy live in a small club... yeah, I'm doing that.