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GreenLantern · 03-21-2011, 09:33 AM

My biggest spending is on concerts. I love live music, and I love live music even more with 3-4 pints. So if I go to the local indie spot, 10-15 bucks a ticket, then 3-4 guinness I am at $28-$39 just for the show. Then I always hit up the merch table to support the band if they are good, usually buying a few CDs or latest EP/LP + t-shirt, so thats another $20.

So $50-$70 right there.. and the night usually doesn't end after that. And that is the cheapest option, any higher scale concert the ticket price goes all the way up to 60-70 to 100 depending on the band and the drink prices increase.

It is damn expensive, so what do I do? Stop supporting the bands I love to listen to, stay at home and download them illegaly?

Maybe limit myself to a concert a month as a reward? This month I will be hitting... 4 concerts total, April I already have tickets bought for 4, Feb was 4... so I would say that is my average..

03-21-2011, 09:33 AM	#105
GreenLantern One of the Nine Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Space Sector 2814 Exp:	My biggest spending is on concerts. I love live music, and I love live music even more with 3-4 pints. So if I go to the local indie spot, 10-15 bucks a ticket, then 3-4 guinness I am at $28-$39 just for the show. Then I always hit up the merch table to support the band if they are good, usually buying a few CDs or latest EP/LP + t-shirt, so thats another $20. So $50-$70 right there.. and the night usually doesn't end after that. And that is the cheapest option, any higher scale concert the ticket price goes all the way up to 60-70 to 100 depending on the band and the drink prices increase. It is damn expensive, so what do I do? Stop supporting the bands I love to listen to, stay at home and download them illegaly? Maybe limit myself to a concert a month as a reward? This month I will be hitting... 4 concerts total, April I already have tickets bought for 4, Feb was 4... so I would say that is my average.. __________________ "In brightest day, in blackest night / No evil shall escape my sight / Let those who worship evil's might / Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"