Technically, I had gotten tickets, to see Aerosmith for September 21st, 2023. But unfortunately they rescheduled until February 29th, 2024.

I am a bit bummed about this but I do find it funny that is now on leap day. But it now allows for time for me to figure out how to use my camera much much better by then. So yeah!

It has been a bummer of a year for concerts though, my tickets for Beyonce were cancelled because she cancelled that location. That one was heartbreaking. And trying to get tickets for another show would have meant dropping thousands for worse seats.

Then the concert I wanted to go to to check off for Red Rock on my birthday became a cluster. I’m contemplating posting something about that under musings, but I haven’t fully decided whether or not to for that one. That is a really intense story and I am sure I want to share even if I do change names simply because it is not just personal but also very dark.

As much as I do enjoy going to concerts, this year as taught me an important lesson. I’m no longer buying tickets ahead a time expect in very special circumstances, such as for NKOTB were that is a standing tradition with a group of friends.

I don’t think it’s worth it both for the experience and for the trouble of coordinating. I love live music but it has become a bit too much now and I’m not enjoying myself to the level I used to. I’m not fully sure why, maybe in part it is because shows just keep getting cancelled or moved and it’s killing the vibe. I have P!nk and Depeche Mode coming up and hopefully they can bring some of the joy back. But I think going forward I am going to stick to local shows for the time being. See if that helps for a bit at least.

Live music used to leave me feeling inspired, now it just leaves me feeling frustrated by all the work involved to even get to go.