Can't remember the last concert I had to pay for. I just don't find it worth it to me when I can spend my money on something else I'd rather have... shoes, handbags, boots, lol.

I lived in Bethlehem, where we have Musikfest every year, and Celtic Fest, and most of the bands you listen to there are free. The big name bands HAD BEEN free, but then the corporate world got involved, and marketing and merchandising, and they decided to put all the big name bands on this "island" of sorts and charge for tickets. It started off as a community music festival, and now it's just commercialized and decadence. I haven't gone much at all the past few years... usually just went to listen to the small time bands and to get funnel cake and waffles w/ ice cream, lol.

This is what Musikfest has become...
http://www.musikfest.org/