An Evening to Treasure: Are Concerts Really Chosen Over Sex?
Picture finding yourself with a free evening. You feel refreshed, open to experience, and hoping to change your usual routine of relaxing at home. The world is your oyster! Could you choose a) seeing live music or b) engaging in intimacy? The answer, as frequently seen with such kinds of questions, is obviously: “It depends.” Thinking adults might logically wonder: what is the gig? Who is the other person? Could it be likely to be good?
Not many would pick a heavy metal lineup if the choice was a dream date with a beloved celebrity. Yet change any part of the comparison, and it becomes more complicated. For the participants posed this query from a live event company, no additional details was offered – and the response was revealed decisively and strongly supporting concerts.
Survey Results Show Surprising Preferences
A global study, questioning 40,000 people ranging from 18 and 54 across different nations, revealed that live music are now the number one form of entertainment, ranking above sports, movies and – absolutely – sexual intercourse. Given the choice to only one option of activity for the rest of their lives, a significant portion selected live music, versus going to the cinema (17%) and sports events (14%). Participants were more than twice as likely to select attending their preferred performer live (70%) instead of sexual activity (30%).
You appear expecting to be happily shocked – and regularly you’ll end up with a stranger's hair in your mouth
Perspectives and Analysis
Of course it's expected that a PR survey conducted for a live event company might conclude so heavily preferring gigs – and, with the speculative tone of a would-you-rather, if your preferred musician is, say an iconic star, you can see why seeing him may be chosen rather than a common or garden experience. Yet this two-option scenario between concerts or sex, plainly ridiculous as it is, is noteworthy to reflect on amid the peculiar juncture we face with both.
The Evolution of Concert Culture
Lately, gig-going has evolved into more than a shared activity but a serious endeavor. Major promoters appropriately highlight that stadium attendance has “tripled year-over-year”, and live events sell out quicker than before. Merely acquiring passes now needs military-level planning, instant reactions and bottomless pockets (or a substantial budget). Even if you succeed, it isn't sufficient to merely attend and enjoy the show. Currently there is an assumption, particularly with concertgoers, that you might enhance your return on investment by seeing several shows (even travelling internationally), swotting up on the performance lineup beforehand and understanding the rituals to hit and fan traditions developed through past attendees.
Numerous concertgoers report feeling shaken by their experience at popular events: what felt like a choreographed performance of huge audiences, where certain attendees arrived not knowing the routine. Those lengthy concert series, generating billions, was proof of the lengths to which people will go to experience a significant event and experience their top musician sing, although the actual music grows somewhat overshadowed by the production.
The Situation of Contemporary Sexuality
Sexual activity, conversely – an affordable and accessible pleasure – experiences dire straits. According to modern research, nearly one in four of people had sex in an typical week, while about three in ten were not engaging. In another major country, current statistics indicated that more than 25% of individuals said they had not sexual activity even once in the previous year, rising from lower numbers in previous decades. Across these regions, the shift has been associated with decreased encounters with younger generations. Juxtapose this with the market expanding rapidly for large concerts and the fierce battle for passes. Of course it isn't straightforward as a basic option between one or the other – “do you prefer experience a popular event often, or remain abstinent?” – but it might be an sign of what is viewed as the more reliable pleasure.
Unexpected Similarities
Intimacy and concerts are more similar than one may assume. Both represent the initiation of a bond, a real-world test of expectations or possibility that might have amassed only in your head. You show up with a basic expectation of the probable outcome, but hopeful of being happily shocked – and whether it proves satisfying or frustrating relies heavily on if your enthusiasm and expectations correspond with partners. Quite often you’ll end up with a stranger's hair in your mouth, and following be hanging out for a cigarette and a moment alone on your own. Similarly for each, substances and drinks can sometimes improve or detract from the event (but certainly help the most unpleasant occasions easier to weather).
Seeking Harmony
The wonder to concerts and intimacy relies on locating that hard-to-find balance between comfort and excitement, similarity and difference, work and relaxation. Certainly it's uncommon – but it's the remembrance of successful moments, the understanding that success is achievable, that inspires us to give it another shot: to {
