You are referring to leaving my home for a social engagement?
In this economy?
At this time of year?
100% depends on who’s performing. I’ve driven 500 miles for a festival, but probably wouldn’t for a single artist/one night show.
Approximately 135 minutes by train, 45 minutes by tram or rapid bus, 35 minutes by urban bus or 30 minutes by bike. Exceptions to the rule exist.
The concert? I dunno it’s pretty close. But the company to go to the show with, that I’ll fly across the country for.
When I was living in California, I had a friend text me he had an extra ticket to a Bad Religion concert in Chicago. So I booked a flight and went to see the show with him. Flight was a few hundred bucks, the “free” ticket was worth like $35.
Honestly, it was totally worth it. One of the best concerts I’ve been to, probably because of who I got to see it with.
20 miles
If I have to rent a car, it’s too far.
If I have to take an intercity bus, it’s too far.
An intercity train ride over three hours is also too far.
If I can’t walk there, I don’t go.
Depends heavily on the band
I’m two hours from three major cities. For any major concert I must drive 2 hours. No more, no less
Given how expensive they’re getting, the fees, the ever painfully louder volume, any travel is too much.
However, when concerts weren’t as anti-fan ….
- longest trip: from Boston to Florida for a weekend
- second longest: from Boston to Buffalo
- most: 1-3 hr
At a certain distance, the concert is less the event and more a reason to plan a vacation around going to the concert.
I’ll do 3 hours to Chicago if it’s someone really good, but going to shows isn’t really my bag anymore and crowds really get my hackles up so generally I just stay home
I travel from Portland, Oregon to Denver, Colorado and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania every year for the Decibel Metal and Beer Festivals. Not sure how far that is, but its definitely multiple hours in a plane.
Looking at flying out to France for Hellfest next year as well. That’s pretty far from home as well.
Two hours is my maximum unless I’m going to stay the weekend. I went to a New Pornographers show where people had flown in from Chicago to. Toronto and driven four hours from Michigan to see them. This was right between Delta and Omicron so I think people were super eager to go to anything at all, but I was surprised.
I live in rural Ohio and everything is far away, I’m about 2hrs from Cleveland, 2hrs from Columbus, and 2hrs from Pittsburgh, so about 2hrs drive is my limit because that’s about as far as I’d have to go in any case.
