An Evening to Remember: Are Concerts Really Preferred Over Sex?
Envision finding yourself with a night off. You're feeling refreshed, eager for new things, and wanting to break from your usual routine of relaxing at home. The world is your oyster! Do you choose a) seeing live music or b) engaging in intimacy? The response, as is often true with such kinds of queries, is plainly: “It varies.” Mature individuals might logically ask: what's the gig? Who's the partner? Could it be expected to be enjoyable?
Few would pick a Limp Bizkit/Slipknot/Korn triple bill if the alternative was one enchanted evening with a favorite star. Yet change one side of the scenario, and it becomes less clearcut. Regarding the thousands surveyed posed this query through a gig organization, no such details was offered – and the answer was revealed decisively and overwhelmingly in favour of gigs.
Research Findings Reveal Unexpected Preferences
A global report, interviewing thousands of participants ranging from 18 and 54 in multiple countries, showed that gigs have become the most popular leisure activity, ranking above sports, cinema and – absolutely – sex. Given the choice to a single form of entertainment for the rest of their lives, a significant portion chose live music, compared to going to the cinema (17%) and games (14%). Participants were over two times as inclined to choose seeing their favourite artist on stage (70%) rather than sex (30%).
You arrive hopeful of being delightfully amazed – and frequently you could wind up with another person's locks in your mouth
Context and Considerations
Of course it's expected that a marketing research carried out for a live event company would result so strongly supporting live shows – and, with the speculative tone of a would-you-rather, if your favourite artist is, say Paul McCartney, you can see why attending his concert might win out rather than a routine situation. However this binary choice between concerts or sex, obviously silly even if it seems, is fascinating to consider considering the strange point we face with each.
The Evolution of Gig Attendance
In recent years, live music participation has become not just a communal experience but a intense competition. Event companies rightly note that arena crowds has “grown significantly annually”, and live events sell out more rapidly than previously. Just obtaining passes now requires detailed strategy, instant reactions and significant funds (or a generous credit card limit). Even if you succeed, that alone won't do to merely attend and watch the performance. Nowadays exists an expectation, especially for concertgoers, that you can boost your return on investment by going multiple times (even travelling internationally), learning the set list beforehand and knowing your marks to perform and calls-and-responses developed through past attendees.
Many concertgoers admit to shaken by their attendance at large concerts: appearing as a orchestrated show of massive crowds, where particular fans turned up not knowing the routine. The extended tour, earning massive sums, was proof of the lengths to which people will go to experience a cultural moment and experience their top musician sing, though the actual music grows somewhat overshadowed by the show.
The Situation of Contemporary Sexuality
Sexual activity, on the other hand – an accessible and available enjoyment – is in difficult times. Based on contemporary studies, nearly one in four of individuals were intimate in an average week, while about three in ten were not engaging. Elsewhere, current statistics showed that more than 25% of individuals said they had not sex even once in the past year, up from lower numbers in earlier years. In both territories, the change has been associated with less sexual activity in youth demographics. Compare this with the sector driving growth for stadium extravaganzas and the fierce battle for tickets. Naturally it isn't straightforward as a simple decision between either option – “could you choose attend a huge concert often, or avoid intimacy?” – but it’s perhaps an sign of what is viewed as the more reliable satisfaction.
Interesting Comparisons
Sex and live music are more similar than people often believe. Both represent the commencement of a relationship, a real-world test of expectations or possibility that might have amassed just in your mind. You come with some idea of the probable outcome, but hopeful of being pleasantly surprised – and if it turns out good or bad rests largely on whether your energy and expectations align with others. Quite often you could wind up with someone else’s hair in your mouth, and afterwards be lingering for a cigarette and some quiet time alone. And, in both cases, drugs and alcohol can either enhance or lessen the event (but absolutely assist the worst experiences more bearable).
Seeking Harmony
The magic to concerts and intimacy depends on finding that perfect combination between comfort and excitement, similarity and difference, work and relaxation. Of course it occurs infrequently – but it's the recollection of when it worked, the understanding that success is achievable, that drives us to attempt once more: to {