There’s nowhere we’d rather be than at the center of the music universe, at a live concert. From the smallest, coolest club, to the biggest artists at the biggest arenas, it doesn’t matter to us. Every venue offers something different and unique that is exclusive to the live music experience. The beauty of live music is that although there may be multiple dates within an artist’s tour, each night is its special thing that is shared between the artist and it’s fans, and no one else.
Here in New York City, we have no shortage of picks for exciting live music options. In a sense, it’s almost overwhelming how many great shows we have to pick. On any given night during the year we have a multitude of options, to the point that you’re probably going to have to miss out on a show that you want in order to go to another show that is swaying your vote. As if that wasn’t enough, these great shows are always competing with sporting events and broadway shows. There’s no one in this city complaining that there is nothing to do.
For me personally, there’s nothing that competes with an intimate evening with an artist inside a small venue. The sort of room that they probably started out at, but that they’re now too big to play. But even so, artists like say Luke Bryan find a way to reconnect with their roots and sort of give back to their dedicated fans by playing small shows. Usually these come as a way to test out some new material or to give fans just a lucky night that there soon to forget.
At the same time, although it’s not quite as special for the same reasons, there’s still something about seeing a big time artist at a equally big time venue such as Madison Square Garden, a venue which acts like Twenty One Pilots are playing with ease these days. Although you may not be as close to the artists (unless you wait hours in line ahead of the show) there’s a big-time feeling that has its own special feeling that is truly once in a lifetime. Joining thousands of people singing along to your favorite song creates an atmosphere that’s second to none. There’s an undeniable electricity in the air during moments like this, and although intimate shows are usually the way to go, this isn’t something that you can often recreate.
What I’m trying to say is that if you want to go to a show, big or small, don’t wait for a next time. There may not be a next time. Sometimes life happens, and you get busier than you plan, or an artist may just stop touring. You just never know. So the next time you get that itch to venture into the world of the unknown and take in some live music, find a list of concert tickets and find your next unforgettable moment. It’s waiting for you. The only thing stopping you is yourself.
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