Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 22:24     Subject: Re:Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
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Anonymous wrote:When even Paul Simon’s fans are rude and obnoxious, we’re doomed as a society.


Have you seen what concert tix cost now? People are extorted for upwards of $500 to even $1,000+ for a show.

If you paid $60 for a steak would you not be furious if the restaurant served you hamburger helper?

When you pay $100+ to even $500+ for a concert the production should be flawless.


Ticket prices definitely add to the overall stress — and the entitlement.


This. Performers and venues and distributors all want to gauge people and then deliver a subpar product? This is what is going to happen.

We took our teen girls to the Eras Tour (excellent of course) and then I told them I’m done with live concerts, maybe forever. I’m not paying that kind of money for anyone else.


Eras tour ruined me for ever wanting to spend more than $100 on (almost) anyone else.

Well, as someone who fought to get tickets for Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo, I can tell you that plenty of people out there are still fighting to shell out over $150 per ticket. And I lost out on the Olivia Rodrigo tickets.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 22:23     Subject: Re:Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When even Paul Simon’s fans are rude and obnoxious, we’re doomed as a society.


Have you seen what concert tix cost now? People are extorted for upwards of $500 to even $1,000+ for a show.

If you paid $60 for a steak would you not be furious if the restaurant served you hamburger helper?

When you pay $100+ to even $500+ for a concert the production should be flawless.


Ticket prices definitely add to the overall stress — and the entitlement.


This. Performers and venues and distributors all want to gauge people and then deliver a subpar product? This is what is going to happen.

We took our teen girls to the Eras Tour (excellent of course) and then I told them I’m done with live concerts, maybe forever. I’m not paying that kind of money for anyone else.


Well, as someone who fought to get tickets for Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo, I can tell you that plenty of people out there are still fighting to shell out over $150 per ticket. And I lost out on the Olivia Rodrigo tickets.

Eras tour ruined me for ever wanting to spend more than $100 on (almost) anyone else.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 22:22     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Call Me Al is very fast and involves his voice going into falsetto. It's possible he doesn't like how his voice sounds when he sings it or also he just might not want to play it. When he toured that album he had a HUGE band. You might need that for it to sound right.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 22:10     Subject: Re:Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When even Paul Simon’s fans are rude and obnoxious, we’re doomed as a society.


Have you seen what concert tix cost now? People are extorted for upwards of $500 to even $1,000+ for a show.

If you paid $60 for a steak would you not be furious if the restaurant served you hamburger helper?

When you pay $100+ to even $500+ for a concert the production should be flawless.


Ticket prices definitely add to the overall stress — and the entitlement.


This. Performers and venues and distributors all want to gauge people and then deliver a subpar product? This is what is going to happen.

We took our teen girls to the Eras Tour (excellent of course) and then I told them I’m done with live concerts, maybe forever. I’m not paying that kind of money for anyone else.


Eras tour ruined me for ever wanting to spend more than $100 on (almost) anyone else.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 21:55     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:Paul Simon hasn’t played “You Can Call Me Al” in years due to his declining health and very poor hearing, sadly. He is 83 years old.

I enjoyed the concert. I especially loved seeing Edie Brickell join in.

Also I got tickets for below face value on StubHub!


I don't understand why/how he could play other songs but not "You can call me Al?" Is he playing guitar on the other ones so he knows where he is in the song exactly, but he doesn't play guitar on You can call me Al? Or is it too fast? I just don't understand the connection but am interested!

I grew up loving Paul Simon because my brothers listened to him. The Boxer, America, I Am a Rock, Old Friends. And then I found some of his (then) newer songs like Hearts and Bones, Born at the Right Time, etc.

And I will always love him for this amazing SNL performance:


Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 09:28     Subject: Re:Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When even Paul Simon’s fans are rude and obnoxious, we’re doomed as a society.


Have you seen what concert tix cost now? People are extorted for upwards of $500 to even $1,000+ for a show.

If you paid $60 for a steak would you not be furious if the restaurant served you hamburger helper?

When you pay $100+ to even $500+ for a concert the production should be flawless.


That's so interesting. I pay hundreds of dollars for a LIVE performance. So i expect flaws. That's part of the magic to see real professionals handle production problems. Like when the speakers were down and the band just went acoustic. Beautiful and human


Love this perspective!
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 08:32     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
I feel like people are broken post-COVID.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 07:59     Subject: Re:Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When even Paul Simon’s fans are rude and obnoxious, we’re doomed as a society.


Have you seen what concert tix cost now? People are extorted for upwards of $500 to even $1,000+ for a show.

If you paid $60 for a steak would you not be furious if the restaurant served you hamburger helper?

When you pay $100+ to even $500+ for a concert the production should be flawless.


That's so interesting. I pay hundreds of dollars for a LIVE performance. So i expect flaws. That's part of the magic to see real professionals handle production problems. Like when the speakers were down and the band just went acoustic. Beautiful and human
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 07:46     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Paul Simon hasn’t played “You Can Call Me Al” in years due to his declining health and very poor hearing, sadly. He is 83 years old.

I enjoyed the concert. I especially loved seeing Edie Brickell join in.

Also I got tickets for below face value on StubHub!
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 05:57     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:How people can go from the OP’s commentary politics is insane.


You don't see how politics shows people they can act crazy? Top down.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 05:48     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
How people can go from the OP’s commentary politics is insane.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 05:30     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People are extremely rude and even violent now. It's all normalized from the top down


Paul Simons crowd is old liberal hippy types and left wingers. They are a little emotionally fraught right now.


No. Most people that age are MAGA and were into that music because it was popular at the time. They aren't still liberal like when they were 20.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 03:26     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
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Anonymous wrote:DH and I saw The Who at Jiffy Lube years ago - pre Covid- our first concert in many years (we were 48) and were surprised that the most obnoxious concert goers creating the biggest scenes were older than were were - like 65+. Literally falling down drunk, screaming, yelling at each other in the bathroom lines.


--GenXer surprised that boomers are entitled--


Gen-Xer not realizing that the only Boomers who still care about The Who never grew up at all.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 03:24     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
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Anonymous wrote:I was disgusted by all the twerking. I hadn’t expected that at all Paul Simon concert.


What Paul Simon song has beats you can twerk to?

Inquiring minds want to know...!


You Can Call Me Al has a kinda geriatric twerk beat


This makes me want to have a cynical push pop then get my groove on.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2025 23:14     Subject: Paul Simon at Wolf Trap - Crowd Insanity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was disgusted by all the twerking. I hadn’t expected that at all Paul Simon concert.


What Paul Simon song has beats you can twerk to?

Inquiring minds want to know...!


I wasn't there but I'm putting in a vote for Cecilia!