People who don't have any social media *besides Lemmy of course* how do you keep up with the news of your favorite music artists going on tour? (Edited)

I was thinking of creating an anonymous ticketmaster account using public wifi since they block VPNs and just have them email me updates, but they required a phone number for the sign up so I scrapped that idea.

Edit: I decided to sign up for songkick as someone else here mentioned. It seems pretty polished and its entire purpose is concert discovery. It never asked for any unnecessary extra information either such as first and last name and phone number, just an email and a password and boom.

redballooon,

Their website. I don’t have that many favorite music artists. Checking them out once a year to see that they won’t be performing anywhere close to me satisfies this desire 100%.

FunkyMonk,

When I have anywhere near enough time or money free to worry about shit like that I start googling it and then maybe 8 months later I can make something happen.

cobysev,

My wife tracks them for me. I’m not a fan of live concerts. But my wife enjoys them, so she actively searches for concerts in our area and notifies me when a band we both like is passing through.

zikk_transport2,

favorite music artists going on tour?

In Spotify or Youtube they sound way better than live. Also I don’t have to stand in corwded environment and enjoy overpriced snacks & beer.

I just don’t go to live music concerts.

newIdentity,

It’s more about being around people who enjoy the same music as you do.

zikk_transport2,

Then it’s probably a culture thing. In Lithuania people don’t talk to strangers, even in the mentioned situation.

newIdentity,

I think it also really depends on the type of music they’re playing and the crowd. If you’re on a rave or listen to rap, everyone talks to everyone. I don’t think that’s really different in other countries.

Nemo,

Pick up the local paper / zines / newsletter and check the concert listings.

My hometown used to have a message board for concerts, too, but it was small enough that one person (or the same twenty people, in reality) could go to every single concert in town, because there were never more than two in a given week.

Sabata11792,
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What makes you think I'm willing to pay to stand in a room full of people?

Sonotsugipaa, (edited )
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I went to a concert once, I am glad to announce that I’m willing to pay not to stand in a room full of people

bob_wiley,
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    jayemar,

    Similar, and I also just checked the bands’ websites on occasion to see if they’re touring

    GregoryTheGreat,

    I hate concerts. I don’t want to be hard of hearing later in life. Drinks cost too much. Bathrooms have a line and smell awful. Thousands of people.

    I’ve been to 5 or so in my life and each time I regret it and hate the whole experience. Even artists I really like. They just sound better in a quiet studio.

    I don’t understand the appeal. Can someone explain it to me please?

    manapropos,

    Some artists perform really well live. My first concert was Rush when I was 14 and that was amazing. Also they sell earplugs for concerts that lower the DB to a safe level while still maintaining clarity. You can always pregame too so you don’t spend too much on drinks

    taladar,

    You can always pregame too so you don’t spend too much on drinks

    I suspect being drunk an arrival is a large part of being able to tolerate the experience.

    manapropos,

    Live a little

    BraveSirZaphod,
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    Being surrounded by a bunch of people that are all excited about the same thing as you can be a really great experience for some people. It can make you feel like you're a part of a community. Add in music you really like, some friends or people you might meet, perhaps a mind-altering substance of some sort, and for a lot of people, that's a really fun time. If you just generally don't like dealing with people though, yeah, it's not gonna be your thing.

    newIdentity,

    Being around the people who enjoy the same thing as you and having a good time together. It’s a social event.

    Rubezahl,

    That’s a problem. I used to get news almost immediately from Reddit. Now I am a bit stuck on that front and so far there is no reasonable alternative.

    For example, I like to follow chess news. I stumbled upon a piece of news on the wider internet that Hans Nieman and Magnus Carlsen had resolved their dispute. It wasn’t very much reported on, so I checked old.reddit/r/chess to see what’s going on. The first detailed thread on the matter had been opened and active, like, 5 minutes after the announcement.

    At this point, nothing on the internet can compete with this.

    It is kind of the same with world news and Ukraine war coverage.

    So, yeah. After getting off of Reddit, I have lost the ability to be quickly informed about news. Mastodon is not much help and I don’t want to fuel Elon Twitter’s BS, so I am stuck.

    Dark_Arc,
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    I don’t, and last.fm is kind of social media… but I think last.fm could help you with this.

    v_krishna,
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    bay area list (started as just punk and hard-core now has most everything)

    Fizz,
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    Spotify or word of mouth. But I don’t really keep up with live music.

    kakes,

    I’ve never been to a concert, but I’ll occasionally (every 6 months or so) go to the websites for my favorite bands and check.

    Unfortunately, the bands I like tend to be more niche, and I don’t live near any popular tour stops. The very rare times a band comes within driving distance, it hasn’t been on a day I’m able to go.

    One day, though!

    FarFarAway,

    Our local radio station has all the shows within that genres of music they play, on thier website. I also somehow got signed up for emails from the only venue in town that would host the other genre I listen to.

    I wouldn't be interested in much else. I'm not heart broken to not learn Taylor Swift is comming to town...

    steal_your_face,
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    I subscribe to email newsletters of local venues and production companies as well as a few of my favorite bands.

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