An Evening to Remember: Is Attending Gigs Really Preferred Over Sex?
Imagine being gifted with a free evening. You're feeling rejuvenated, eager for new things, and hoping to change your regular habits of evening scrolling. The world offers possibilities! Do you choose a) attending a concert or b) having sex? The answer, as typically the case with these types of queries, is plainly: “It depends.” Mature individuals might logically inquire: what's the show? With whom is the other person? Could it be going to be good?
Few would pick a intense rock concert if the alternative was one enchanted evening with a beloved celebrity. Yet change one side of the comparison, and it becomes less obvious. For the thousands surveyed asked this question through a major concert promoter, no further details was offered – and the response came out unambiguously and heavily preferring gigs.
Research Findings Show Surprising Trends
A worldwide survey, polling a large sample from 18 and 54 in different nations, revealed that concerts have become the world’s top form of entertainment, ranking above sports, cinema and – yes – sex. If restricted to one type of enjoyment for the rest of their lives, nearly four in ten chose gigs, compared to going to the cinema (17%) and athletic competitions (14%). The group was significantly more as likely to select attending their preferred performer in concert (70%) instead of sex (30%).
You appear anticipating delightfully amazed – and frequently you could wind up with someone else’s hair in your mouth
Context and Considerations
Certainly it makes sense that a promotional study commissioned by a gig organizer might conclude so strongly preferring concerts – and, in the freewheeling mood of a hypothetical choice, if your preferred musician is, for example an iconic star, it's understandable why watching him may be chosen rather than a routine experience. Yet this binary choice between gigs or sexual activity, clearly absurd though it may be, is fascinating to consider considering the strange juncture we’re at with both.
The Evolution of Concert Culture
Lately, gig-going has grown beyond a group event but a serious endeavor. Live organizations appropriately highlight that large venue turnout has “tripled annually”, and festivals are fully reserved quicker than before. Just obtaining tickets now demands detailed strategy, rapid-fire response times and significant funds (or a high spending capacity). Although you’re successful, it isn't sufficient to just show up and experience the event. Currently there is an assumption, especially for music enthusiasts, that you might enhance your enjoyment value by going multiple times (potentially going abroad), studying the performance lineup in advance and understanding the rituals to follow and fan traditions created by previous crowds.
Several concertgoers describe being shaken by their attendance at major tours: what seemed like a choreographed performance of huge audiences, in which certain attendees came unfamiliar with the routine. That 18-month event, generating billions, was proof of the lengths to which people will go to participate in a cultural moment and see their favourite artist perform, though the live sound seems increasingly overshadowed by the production.
The State of Contemporary Sexuality
Intimacy, by contrast – a relatively cheap and common experience – faces dire straits. Per modern research, about a quarter of individuals had sex in an average week, while nearly 30% were not engaging. In another major country, recent data showed that more than 25% of individuals said they had not sex at all in the previous year, increasing from lower numbers in previous decades. In these areas, the shift has been attributed to reduced intimacy with younger generations. Juxtapose this with the market expanding rapidly for large concerts and the intense rivalry for tickets. Certainly it isn't straightforward as a basic option between either option – “would you rather attend a huge concert repeatedly, or remain abstinent?” – but it's possibly an sign of what is viewed as the more consistent pleasure.
Unexpected Similarities
Intimacy and concerts are more comparable than you might think. Both represent the commencement of a connection, a real-world test of ideas or potential that may have developed solely in your imagination. You show up with a basic expectation of what might happen, but hopeful of being happily shocked – and whether it proves enjoyable or disappointing relies heavily on whether your energy and anticipations correspond with partners. Frequently you might find with a stranger's hair in your mouth, and later be lingering for a smoke and some quiet time by yourself. Similarly for each, drugs and alcohol can potentially heighten or reduce the situation (but absolutely assist the most dire experiences simpler to handle).
Finding the Balance
The magic to both gigs and sex depends on locating that hard-to-find balance between the known and the new, similarity and difference, challenge and comfort. Naturally it happens only rarely – but it's the remembrance of successful moments, the understanding that it’s possible, that motivates us to try again: to {