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I think the fact that you used the word fuddy-duddy says it all.

Some people like being at live shows, some people don't. You belong in the latter category. That's all.

A venue can make or break a live show, in my experience. I've seen two shows at the Danforth Music Hall (WTNV and ONE OK ROCK) and the smaller venue made it even more amazing just for the 'intimacy' factor.

However, I also saw Carmina Burana at the Air Canada Centre and it was just... no. The HUGE space made it so that any sense of good acoustics was lost and for an opera that made a HUGE impact on the enjoyment level.

I feel you. I didn't want to go to Wrestlemania if I could only get tickets in the nosebleeds. For wrestling, I only pay 150+ for tickets to big shows, like PPVs or special Raws. If you use Ticketmaster, the more you buy, the better seats and offers you can get for future shows. I got front row seats to SmackDown pretty cheap once. I get offers to other shows and concerts now too. Obviously this isn't feasible for everyone, but if you frequently do live shows, it becomes much easier to get better seats.

Venues and the make up of the crowd (especially in wrestling) make a huge difference too.

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I'm the fuddy-duddy who is going to two shows this weekend. And I will shell out big bucks for a few hours of entertainment because wrestling owns my ass now. At least I get a commemorative chair this time. I hope Roman Reigns face is on it.

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Haha, well. First you see Roman Reigns' face and then you're like "Damn he's pretty. I'd like to know more." THAT'S HOW IT STARTS. I'm only half kidding. I made a post about Roman being a gateway into wrestling the other day and a bunch of people reblogged with comments like "Wow! That's what happened to me!"

Seriously though, you find a person you are interested in and start watching the shows for them. The more you watch the more you start getting into other people and learning more about what's going on. I started by being interested in Roman and Seth Rollins, now I'm all about the dude in my icon. There's no firm narrative, but there's a somewhat consistent storyline with a few characters/factions that's been going on since about end of 2012 and 2013. Most of the current storylines stem from people introduced during those years. Plain ol' wikipedia was helpful too. Just look up a wrestler and it'll typically have a run-down of their major storylines/matches.

I just googled this Roman Reigns guy and ohhhh man. I love long-haired metalhead-looking guys and this guy is particularly fine. Hngh.

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If you use Ticketmaster, the more you buy, the better seats and offers you can get for future shows

Is this, like, a loyalty program with points you can use for discounts, or access to pre-sales, or you being offered special offers via email subscription, or what? how does that work specifically?

jw, don't mean to grill you

It's kind of like an unwritten rule, according to various places on the Internet... Many people, including myself, have noticed that the more you buy, better seats become available when you are trying to buy tickets your next event. Like, when you buy tickets, it just pops up with what's available according to your search parameters. So you keep refreshing for better seats. When I first started buying tickets, I was getting limited view bs and fucking nosebleeds and my fiancé would spend hours refreshing trying to get decent seats. Now it's like, hey, here's rampside Wrestlemamia tickets and um, wow, somehow they are half the price of the other tickets in this area. (Still not quite sure how I managed it.) Like, worse tickets were 10k and mine weren't even CLOSE to that much and I have a much better view. I used to not even get offers of front row seats and now those open up for me fairly often. So, it's just a trend we've noticed, but not any type of rewards program.

Also, yeah, I will get emails from venues saying so-and-so is in town on this date, be the first to buy tickets.

lolllllllllll fucking ticketmaster, that is shady as hell

(i mean, it's good that it's benefited you, it's just supremely shady)

I've just recently negotiated the Japanese stuff enough to figure out that if you belong to the New Japan "fan club" you get access to early options for good seats, whooo! Also--I assume they don't do it this way in the States--you don't get to pick a seat, you enter a lottery and are only guaranteed a seat in a general area. I'll find out sometime this week how close I am for my next show. *crosses fingers*

I could have made this secret a year or so ago (also, I loathe crowds, loud noises, and bright lights, WTF am I doing at a wrestling show?). And so far the bigger the show the less I've enjoyed it. But there's an electricity to being there live, something intangible that I've come to really love. The smaller house shows in smaller venues are a LOT of fun--wrestlers play more to the people there when they're not being televised, and everyone seems to be having more fun, IMHO. That said, there's nothing at all wrong with preferring to watch in your PJs in the comfort of home, OP! I like that too because I like to pause and analyze and think about stuff, and in person I'm kind of like ARGH I'M SO OVERWHELMED IT'S AWESOME BUT ARGH WHERE IS THE PAUSE WHERE IS THE MUTE. You do you!

I hope your shows are fun this weekend, Fingal!

Yes you are.

But different strokes for different folks I guess.

As long as money isn't an issue, I see no reason for people not to go. It isn't something I do, but I'm not into wrestling, or sports, or plays. I like music, but there are only a few artists or bands I would care about seeing live, and even then I don't have a strong need to see them. I guess I'm the same in that I would just as soon watch from home, but for some people seeing it live is important and makes the experience so much more memorable.

Live shows in small venues are the best. I agree with you when it comes to big venues, though. The last time I was in one of those far rear seats I found the whole thing rather disappointing.

Musical events are the only things I prefer to see live in general, and that applies even to large non-intimate venues.

If the theatre is small, seeing a play or a musical live can be amazing.

I feel you. Whenever I see the giant tennis stadiums they build for the major tournaments, I am always much happier to see the action up close on my TV than be in the nosebleed seats where you would likely need binoculars for any details.

Still considering a pilgrimage to the US Open next year, though.

I'm the same way. The seats that are good enough to make go to a show or game are typically too expensive for me to want to do it.

I prefer most theater live to watching it on pbs or something, and I'm glad I coughed up for good seats for War Horse (OMG PUPPETS) and sad I hadn't for the Lion King years before (I did rent opera glasses, though). I actually really love small-venue plays and dorky-ass community theater and people putting on shit in random places like bars and vacant commercial spaces, even though I don't go to those things very often.

Sporting events don't seem to improve for me when seen live. It's more the experience of going with other people and getting to chat with them during lulls in the game and maybe going out for food/drinks before/after. I wouldn't bother going by myself, even though basketball and hockey are apparently pretty cheap in my city.

I've never found concerts fun, regardless of musical genre, but that's just me.

You don't have to forgo all live shows. Smaller clubs are a different thing.

That said, I don't do any live shows much now. Since I developed ear problems, I came to prefer recordings and being able to move the volume up and down. Live concerts can be fun, but make my ears hurt.

With the word fuddy-duddy, you don't sound young at all. But hey, that's more tickets available for me to go to shows if you aren't going.

I hate those kinds of events because I hate crowds.
I'm sure it would be better if it was something I actually enjoyed, but most of the time I'm going along with someone else wanting to be there.

.08- I think it depends on the level of passion that you have for whatever it is you are seeing live. I know that I had the worst seats at a Coldplay Concert I went to but the energy was just infectious-- the singing along with the crowd and the general camaraderie, you can't really replicate that 'in the moment' feeling.

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