I'm 30 years old, I don't have kids, I don't go to school and I don't have a car payment. I don't make anywhere near close to the most money but I do okay with the 45 hours a week I work. I pay my bills: rent / utilities / storage, cell phone, insurance every month and I spend my money on what makes me happy. I only have one shot at life so I might as well catch as many shows as I can. I just never understood why people count / care how others spend their time and money. Especailly ones don't known you personally. But… I g2g, have to run this pack of Molly to these rich kids. Ttyl.
Good for you. I'm sure you make more than me and I still spend all my money on shows and music haha. Life is short, so live it how you want.
Life is short, go to the gig, buy the record, eat the meal! That's how I look at it. I don't have a fancy job or special job but I save and I spend the rest of whatever. I don't know. I feel stupid saying "I do okay". Like it makes me feel like ick, what a chode. Haha
I just listened to the new Waxahatchee album and surprisingly loved it but I won't be in town for this :(
Only Flow in Finland for me in store, cause I don't know really where I will be starting from September :(
I spend more than I'd like to admit on shows but the truth is they are worth every penny. At this point, I just consider them a necessary expense and work it into my personal budgeting. And here's my updated schedule: Shows I have tickets for already are in bold. August 8/4 - Osheaga 8/5 - Osheaga 8/6 - Osheaga 8/19 - Guns N' Roses, Our Lady Peace September 9/5 - State Champs, Homesafe, Sleep On It, Bearings 9/6 - Arcade Fire 9/9 - The Smith Steet Band 9/12 - Hotelier, Oso Oso 9/15 - Stray From The Path, Counterparts, Comeback Kid, Gideon 9/18 - Simple Plan 9/19 - Scorpions, Megadeth 9/21 - Oh Wonder 9/22- Nick Murphy October 10/3 - Glass Animals 10/7 - Against Me!, The Dirty Nil 10/10 - A Day to Remember, Moose Blood, Wage War 10/12 - Paramore, Best Coast 10/18 - Pvris 10/21 - Japandroids 10/25 - Julien Baker, Half Waif 10/27 - Imagine Dragons, Groupelove 10/29 - alt-J November 11/2 - Silverstein, Seaway, Like Pacific December 12/7 - The National
Menzingers 7/25 Panorama Fest (Frank Ocean, Solange, Future Islands) 7/29 Blink-182 7/31 Kendrick 8/23 Conor Oberst 9/14 Rise Against 9/27 Against Me 10/5 Paramore 10/13 Arcade Fire 11/3 Shout Out Louds 11/6 The National 12/10 not too shabby, eh?
I make some pretty comical financial sacrifices for my ticket $. I eat VERY cheap with friggin instant oatmeal breakfast most of the time, lame ass sandwich for lunch, and dinner is a mix but it's usually just some grilled chicken and veggies. I very rarely update my wardrobe. I don't drink much (the amount of $ people spend on booze is fucking insane). But it's worth itttttt
Oh fun! Your birthday should be great then. You have 3 tours I'm dying to go to that aren't even coming near me :(
October's gonna be lit for me too! Hopefully I can make it to AWS, one of my favorites. 7/28 Galactic Empire / Dangerkids 8/26 Social Distortion 9/15-17 Riot Fest 9/23 Touche Amore / Single Mothers / Gouge Away 9/24 Issues / Volumes 9/24 Self-Help Fest 10/3 or 4 PVRIS 10/13 Four Year Strong / Grayscale / Like Pacific 10/14 TDWP / Veil of Maya / Thousand Below 10/15 Turnover 10/17 BTBAM / Contortionist / Polyphia 10/24 Against Me! 10/26 A Wilhelm Scream / Such Gold / After the Fall / We Were Sharks 11/2 Knuckle Puck / Movements / With Confidence / Homesafe
8/3 - blink-182 - Chicago, IL - Metro 8/4 - blink-182 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 8/8 - Rancid / Dropkick Murphys / Bouncing Souls - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion 8/24 - Green Day - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field 8/26 - The Undead - Chicago, IL - Reggie's 9/8 - Sublime with Rome / The Offspring - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion 9/15 - Riot Fest - Chicago, IL - Douglas Park 9/16 - Riot Fest - Chicago, IL - Douglas Park 9/17 - Riot Fest - Chicago, IL - Douglas Park 9/26 - Harry Styles - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre 10/7 - Descendents - Chicago, IL - Riviera 10/13 - Cigarettes After Sex - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 11/1 - The Maine - Chicago, IL - House of Blues 3/27 - Lorde - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena Italics are possibilities.
7/29 - MO POP (Foster the People, Run the Jewels, Phantogram, Wavves, Amine, PVRIS, Jay Som, etc.) 8/5 - Former Critics 8/12 - Taking Back Sunday / Every Time I Die / All Get Out 9/1 - John Mayer 9/2 - 311 9/14 - Matchbox 20 / Counting Crows 9/15 - Riot Fest 9/16 - Riot Fest 9/17 - Riot Fest 9/22 - The Get Up Kids / Pet Symmetry 10/7 - Self Help Fest (Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Pierce the Veil, Underoath, etc.) 10/13 - The Early November / The Movielife 10/29 - Ben Folds 11/3 - The Maine / Night Riots / Dreamers 11/4 - Japandroids / Cloud Nothings 11/11 - Turnover / Elvis Depressedly / Emma Ruth Rundle 11/17 - The Hotelier / Oso Oso / Alex Napping 11/22 - Silverstein / Seaway / Creeper / Cedar Green
7/29 - Cap'n Jazz/Hop Along 7/30 - Piebald 7/31 - X Ambassadors 8/8 - Rancid/Dropkick Murphys/Bouncing Souls 8/19 - Reel Big Fish/Face to Face/Bigwig 8/26 - The Night Game 9/1 - Jason Isbell/Frank Turner 9/9 - Saves the Day 9/11 - Goldfinger 9/15 - Haim 9/17 - Matchbox Twenty/Counting Crowes 9/24 - Manchester Orchestra/Tigers Jaw/Foxing 9/26 - The Early November/The Movielife 10/13 - Iron and Wine 10/28 - Ben Folds 11/11 - Bleachers/Bishop Briggs Dang that seems like so much when listed
Few updates needed to be made: Shows I have tickets for already are in bold. August 8/19 - Guns N' Roses, Our Lady Peace September 9/5 - State Champs, Homesafe, Sleep On It, Bearings 9/6 - Arcade Fire 9/9 - The Smith Steet Band 9/12 - Hotelier, Oso Oso 9/15 - Stray From The Path, Counterparts, Comeback Kid, Gideon 9/18 - Simple Plan 9/19 - Scorpions, Megadeth 9/21 - Oh Wonder 9/22- Nick Murphy October 10/3 - Glass Animals 10/7 - Against Me!, The Dirty Nil 10/8 - METZ 10/10 - A Day to Remember, Moose Blood, Wage War 10/12 - Paramore, Best Coast 10/13 - Phoenix, Temples 10/18 - Pvris 10/21 - Japandroids 10/25 - Julien Baker, Half Waif 10/27 - Imagine Dragons, Groupelove 10/29 - alt-J November 11/2 - Silverstein, Seaway, Like Pacific 11/11 - Silversun Pickups, Minus The Bear December 12/7 - The National January 1/7 - The Killers
Here's my current slate. The bold I have tickets for already. All shows are in Chicagoland. I'm including maybes because this will help me plan out what I actually want to go to. 8/3 - PUP @ The Empty Bottle (EFF BLINK 182). 8/6 - Inter Arma/Pyrrhon/Mellow Harsher @ The Empty Bottle 8/11 - Castle @ Reggies 8/18 - Die Choking @ ChiTown Futbol 8/18 - Worlds Scariest Police Chases @ SubT Downstairs 8/21 - Cult of Luna W/ Julie Christmas/Whores/Dalek @ Reggies 8/22 - Zeal & Ardor @ Beat Kicthen 8/23 - The Murderburgers @ Quenchers 8/25 - Marduk @ The Forge (Can't believe I'm considering going out to Joliet for this one) 9/1-9/3 - Scorched Tundra Fest @ The Empty Bottle 9/2-9/3 - Eyehategod/Cro-Mags @ Cobra Lounge 9/6 - Today is the Day/Phobia @ Reggies 9/6 - Couch Slut @ The Empty Bottle 9/7 - Weedeater @ Bottom Lounge 9/8 - Venom Inc./Goatwhore/Toxic Holocaust @ Reggies 9/9 - Black Mask/Joy/Ledge @ SubT Downstairs 9/10 - Inquisition/UADA/Volahn @ Reggies 9/15 - Sheer Mag @ Thalia Hall 9/23 - Wovenhand/Subrosa @ Cobra Lounge 9/30 - BTBAM @ Bottom Lounge 10/7 - Touche Amore @ SubT 10/13 - Pelican @ The Empty Bottle 10/21 - Aura Noir/Merciless/Mutilation Rites @ Beat Kitchen 10/23 - Boris/ENDON @ Thalia Hall 10/26 - Warning/Thou @ Reggies 10/27 - Cattle Decapitation/Revocation/Full of Hell/Artificial Brain @ Reggies 11/24 - Cannibal Corpse/Power Trip/Gatecreeper @ Thalia Hall 12/7 - Thrice/Circa Survive @ Aragon Ballroom
I'm so excited to get to add Kesha to my upcoming show list. My updated list is below: August 16 - Doll Skin August 25 - Allie X September 25 - Andrew WK September 26 - Four Year Strong, Seaway, Grayscale, Like Pacific September 30 - City & Colour October 1 - Gabrielle Aplin October 4 - The Amity Affliction October 14 - Echosmith or SWMRS (can't decide) October 18 - Knuckle Puck, With Confidence, Movements, Homesafe October 28 - Kesha October 31 - Turnover November 12 - Fall Out Boy November 13 - Waterparks, As It Is, Sleep On It November 14 - Silverstein, Creeper November 20 - New Found Glory
Still a maybe for me. I wasn't all that big on Stage Four so it'll likely be a decision the week of assuming it hasn't sold out by then. I definitely want to see Gouge Away though so IDK.