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  "path": "/threads/whats-your-metric-for-whether-a-music-band-is-sufficiently-worth-seeing-at-a-concert.2634103/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-21T09:08:49.000Z",
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  "textContent": "My question is not directed at those with million-dollar salaries who buy tickets to concerts and may or may not end up using said tickets... uh, sorry I wasted database capacity with this pointless question! 😛\n\nI have never been to a music concert that I really wanted to go to. For me, I either don't like the band's material sufficiently, or they're too expensive to go see, or they're dead. Once upon a time I would have jumped to see say a Guns n' Roses concert, but now when I listen to those albums I probably really like about 10-25% of the content, some is tolerable, some is just plain bad. I like a fair bit of David Bowie's music, but in terms of his total music output the percentage probably isn't that high either (also, he's dead). The last time I looked, tickets for Guns n' Roses were like £400 apiece and for those prices I'd have to freaking love them and consider it a once-in-a-lifetime event. Now there's no way on the planet I'd pay say more than £100, especially...\n\nRead more",
  "title": "What's your metric for whether a music band is sufficiently worth seeing at a concert?"
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