Comments on: Outside the Comfort Zone

By: Tom B

Tom B — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:38:21 +0000

I agree with David,
I wouldn’t normally risk going to a gig to see someone whose music I didn’t know. I know I should really be more adventurous but gig-going opportunities are too precious to risk a bad one. I tend to discover new music through YouTube recommendations but by their very nature they tend to be similar to what I like already.
I could actually walk (or at least take a 20 min bus ride as I’m a lazy so-and-so) to a couple of good venues but the problem is that none of the bands I want to see ever seem to come to my town.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:11:18 +0000

That’s the advantage of living close to the centre of a reasonably-sized town; we’re got a couple of decent-sized venues; a 500-capacity rock club that attracts touring acts people have actually heard of (Public Enemy played there not so long ago), and a 200-capacity arts centre.

It’s certainly broadened my musical horizons; a lot of the bands I’ve listed I wouldn’t have seen if I’d have had to travel into London for them.

By: Chuk

Chuk — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:17:56 +0000

I wish I could walk to good venues. I mean, I could, but it would probably take me about ten hours. (Well, there’s a theatre that does occasional concerts that I could walk to in probably about 90 minutes.) Went to a show while staying with a friend in Toronto and walked over and back, it was great.

By: David Meadows

David Meadows — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 13:10:50 +0000

I prefer to not just know the band but really *love*the band. Gigs are too important to me to risk a bad one.

Having said that, I have been to gigs “just to see” and discovered some amazing bands. But I’m usually pretty certain in advance that it’s going to be well inside my comfort zone.