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Envision having a night off. You feel rejuvenated, eager for new things, and wanting to change your typical schedule of post-work slumping. Your options offers possibilities! Do you opt for a) seeing live music or b) being with a partner? The answer, as is often the case with these sorts of questions, is plainly: “It depends.” Thinking adults could understandably ask: what kind of the concert? Who is the companion? Is it likely to be satisfying?

Hardly anyone would pick a Limp Bizkit/Slipknot/Korn triple bill if the choice was one enchanted evening with a beloved celebrity. But adjust one side of the scenario, and it turns more complicated. For the thousands surveyed posed this query through a major concert promoter, no such context was offered – and the response came out decisively and heavily supporting gigs.

Research Findings Indicate Interesting Preferences

A global survey, interviewing a large sample ranging from 18 and 54 across multiple countries, showed that gigs are now the number one leisure activity, surpassing athletic events, movies and – indeed – sex. Given the choice to a single form of activity for the rest of their lives, a significant portion picked gigs, versus watching movies (17%) and athletic competitions (14%). Participants were more than twice as prone to select seeing their favourite artist on stage (70%) rather than sexual activity (30%).

You appear hopeful of being delightfully amazed – and quite often you might find with another person's locks in your mouth

Context and Considerations

Of course it’s not surprising that a PR survey conducted for a live event company might conclude so overwhelmingly supporting concerts – and, amid the playful mood of a either-or question, if your favourite artist is, for example a legendary singer, you can see why watching him might win out rather than a ordinary experience. But this binary choice between live music or sexual activity, plainly ridiculous though it may be, is fascinating to consider considering the strange juncture we experience with both.

The Change of Concert Culture

Lately, live music participation has become not just a group event but a competitive sport. Major promoters duly point out that stadium attendance has “grown significantly annually”, and festivals sell out more rapidly than previously. Just obtaining tickets now needs military-level planning, rapid-fire response times and significant funds (or a high spending capacity). Though you succeed, it isn't sufficient to simply turn up and watch the performance. There’s now an assumption, at least among concertgoers, that you could increase your return on investment by seeing several shows (including overseas trips), studying the song selection in advance and knowing your marks to hit and audience interactions created by earlier audiences.

Many fans report feeling scarred by their participation at popular events: appearing as a choreographed performance of thousands of people, to which certain attendees turned up not knowing the routine. Those lengthy concert series, producing huge revenue, was proof of the lengths to which fans will travel to feel part of a significant event and watch their preferred performer sing, although the real performance seems increasingly secondary to the production.

The State of Contemporary Sexuality

Sexual activity, conversely – an affordable and available enjoyment – faces challenging circumstances. Based on recent surveys, nearly one in four of adults had sex in an regular period, while nearly 30% were sexually inactive. In a different nation, current statistics showed that a significant portion of adults admitted to avoiding sexual activity at all in the last twelve months, up from fewer people in the past. Across these regions, the shift has been attributed to decreased encounters in youth demographics. Juxtapose this with the sector expanding rapidly for stadium extravaganzas and the intense rivalry for passes. Of course it's more complicated as a basic option between one or the other – “could you choose see a major tour repeatedly, or stay celibate?” – but it's possibly an sign of how people see the more dependable satisfaction.

Interesting Comparisons

Relationships and gigs are closer aligned than people often believe. Each symbolizes the commencement of a connection, a practical trial of ideas or promise that might have amassed only in your head. You show up with some idea of the probable outcome, but expecting to be pleasantly surprised – and whether it proves good or bad depends very much on whether your energy and anticipations align with others. Quite often you could wind up with someone else’s hair in your mouth, and afterwards be lingering for a smoke and personal space alone. Similarly for each, substances and drinks can potentially heighten or lessen the event (but absolutely assist the most dire experiences simpler to handle).

Achieving Equilibrium

The magic to concerts and intimacy relies on discovering that perfect combination between the known and the new, similarity and difference, work and relaxation. Of course it's uncommon – but it’s the memory of when it worked, the understanding that success is achievable, that motivates us to attempt once more: to {