1.) You can feel the music. Listening to music on your iPhone simply can’t replicate the powerful feeling of having the bass hit your chest and high-end sounds surround you on all sides. It’s the most primal, ancient way to hear music and there’s simply no substitute for it.
2.) Live performance carries an energy that recordings can’t match— the thrill of musicians performing together in front of an audience, with no do-overs, is a powerful and exciting thing to witness in person.
3.) For aspiring musicians, seeing a live show is an excellent way to see both the work that must be put in to become truly great, and the rewards of that dedication. Seeing live performers at the top of their craft is both inspiring and instructive for learners and budding musicians. Many all-time great artists can point to a specific concert as the moment they knew they were in love with their craft.
4.) Concerts are a communal event— there’s something that changes within a group of people in a shared space who are all enjoying the same performance. It’s an intangible since of community and love that transcends language, culture, or background. And it happens whether you’re in a group of ten or a group of ten thousand.
5.) Concerts cut out the middle man. By the time a recording reaches your ears, it’s been assessed, marketed, changed, adapted for radio, and changed again. But live music is an artist or group of artists performing their craft directly to you. It’s a one-on-one communication that can’t be matched anywhere else.
