Why do women stop going to gigs?

[mentalchik]

my mum still goes to gigs and she's 64...sometimes she goes on her own when my dad can't be arsed! The youngsters normally let her get to the front

My mum goes to concerts (unfortunately she is a massive michael ball fan) on her own and is 68........goes on her own all over the place

 

[mentalchik]

i would point out this is mainly because i won't go with her...............i have to draw the line somewhere

 

[wayward bob]

 

[Shirl]

Can I just clarify I have never been to a Barry Manilo gig either

I went to one once A neighbour's husband let her down and asked me to go with her using his ticket. I went

Not to my taste I hasten to add

 

[rutabowa]

Respect, but it wasn't always like that, was it?


You listened and you acted on it, can't ask for more than that, I think it's great so I'm not having a go - it just fits conveniently into my thesis that men are more likely to get the option to opt out in the first place.

it was always like that apart from the 9 pregnant months and about 12 months after that, and I don't count them.

 

[sim667]

Can I just clarify I have never been to a Barry Manilo gig either

Cliff?

 

[cyberfairy]

My boyfriend is always keen for me to still go out and see gigs whilst he stays at home with kid, in fact I might well go out more than him but gigwise, I am often so shattered by 8pm after work and a tantrumming toddler I do not want to go out and sit sit somewhere smeared in banana and snot looking at glamorous teens looking at me being a loner as hard to find other friends in similar situations.

A male on his own is still perceived as more 'normal' than a female and then if I drink, I feel more vulnerable walking a few miles home as childcare means no taxis. Still do it every so often and normally really enjoy it and feel quite awesome in my lonerness, often chat to far more people than I would normally -plus no buying rounds...

 

[Geri]

Most of the gigs I went to in my teens/20s were predominantly male - indie/rock/grunge kind of bands. I don't go to many now, I think the last one I went to was Il Divo and that was 80% female, of all ages.

 

[Casually Red]

I'm 42 and still love going to gigs frequently, but I've noticed that when women hit their mid 30's they seem to disappear from gig audiences almost completely!

When I was in my 20's I'd say most gigs had an almost 50-50 gender split, but taking the Dinosaur Jnr gig I was at last night as an example, and I'd guess it was about 80% male, and of those women that were there the majority appeared to be under 30.

Now the obvious answer would seem to be - kids! Only, men have kids too but they're still clearly going to see lots of bands.

Is it that women are still doing most of the childcare/are too bloody knackered or is it just that they don't care about music as much? Or maybe they are going to gigs, just not the ones I go to!

Just wondered what people thought!

fucking x factor is probably on telly

 

[colacubes]

Most of the gigs I went to in my teens/20s were predominantly male - indie/rock/grunge kind of bands. I don't go to many now, I think the last one I went to was Il Divo and that was 80% female, of all ages.

The bold is my experience too (if we're talking paid ticketed type gigs). I still go to them now as a woman aged 35 and it's the same as it ever was. Pub/free gigs tends to be more of an even split.

I would just like to clarify that I have however never been to see Il Divo

 

[Geri]

I would just like to clarify that I have however never been to see Il Divo

I had to drag butchers with me the second time Although he did admit they were very good "at what they do".

 

[ymu]

fucking x factor is probably on telly

That'll be it. The airheaded bints.

 

[colacubes]

I had to drag butchers with me the second time Although he did admit they were very good "at what they do".

I would have to drug my other half to do that

 

[Thora]

I am often so shattered by 8pm after work and a tantrumming toddler I do not want to go out and sit sit somewhere smeared in banana and snot looking at glamorous teens

Oh yes Bottle of wine in front of Dexter is a good Friday night for me these days.

 

[kittyP]

Cliff?

I slap you around the face with my glove sir!!!

 

[Dr Nookie]

fucking x factor is probably on telly

I find that more than a little patronising!!

 

[Dr Nookie]

Most of the gigs I went to in my teens/20s were predominantly male - indie/rock/grunge kind of bands. I don't go to many now, I think the last one I went to was Il Divo and that was 80% female, of all ages.

Starting to think maybe my experience of gigs in my 20's wasn't so typical after all, as I knew lots of women who produced fanzines/promoted gigs/ went to punk/alternative gigs in Birmingham in the 1990's. Ah those were the days!

 

[mentalchik]

fucking x factor is probably on telly

is that the best you can do

 

[felixthecat]

I go to far less gigs than I used to because of one or more of the below:
1. Tickets are fecking EXPENSIVE
2. Travel is fecking EXPENSIVE
3. Places to stay are fecking EXPENSIVE

There are downsides to living in the middle of nowhere altho I do live within a couple of hundred yards of http://www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/whatsonbuy/upcoming? - occasionally something tickles my fancy there.

 

[Reno]

I'm not a woman and I rarely go to gigs now. Everybody seems to be shouting over the music because they apparently are there just to chat to their mates and lots of idiots wave their fucking iPads in front of my face.

 

[Casually Red]

cant smoke at them either

 

[catinthehat]

Its my age rather than my gender that counts - I start thinking about a nice sit down half way through these days. I only go and see things I really, really want to see rather than the old its the weekend therefore I must have some live music. Although I am currently suffering gig disappointment - I have Sigur Ros tickets and the keyboard player has just left the band.

 

[wayward bob]

I'm not a woman and I rarely go to gigs now. Everybody seems to be shouting over the music because they apparently are there just to chat to their mates and lots of idiots wave their fucking iPads in front of my face.

i go down the front by the speakers and dance annoying people out of my way

 

[Reno]

i go down the front by the speakers and dance annoying people out of my way

I like to be near the bar.

 

[wayward bob]

i try to send someone else

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I'm 42 and still love going to gigs frequently, but I've noticed that when women hit their mid 30's they seem to disappear from gig audiences almost completely!

When I was in my 20's I'd say most gigs had an almost 50-50 gender split, but taking the Dinosaur Jnr gig I was at last night as an example, and I'd guess it was about 80% male, and of those women that were there the majority appeared to be under 30.

Now the obvious answer would seem to be - kids! Only, men have kids too but they're still clearly going to see lots of bands.

Is it that women are still doing most of the childcare/are too bloody knackered or is it just that they don't care about music as much? Or maybe they are going to gigs, just not the ones I go to!

Just wondered what people thought!

I saw Steve Earl a few months ago; the audience was 50/50 gender-wise, and almost exclusively over 35.

 

[Hollis]

I'd say the number of 40-something blokes who go to gigs is alot reduced from those in their 30s. Personally I find the whole going out thing, standing around for 2 hours, listening to poor sound quality half the time, and drinking Carlsberg out of plastic glasses less appealing than I used to. Easier to stay home.

 

[red rose]

I deal with the statistics involved in live music events a fair bit in my job (who comes to gigs? what do they tend to buy? how do they behave?)

Obviously the fanbase and the genre of music have an effect on whether the majority of the crowd are male or female, as well as the average age etc that you can expect. But I have to say that over the course of the year it probably evens out to about 50/50.

 

[Dr Nookie]

I'd say the number of 40-something blokes who go to gigs is alot reduced from those in their 30s. Personally I find the whole going out thing, standing around for 2 hours, listening to poor sound quality half the time, and drinking Carlsberg out of plastic glasses less appealing than I used to. Easier to stay home.

Hollis you old bugger, this was Dinosaur Jnr!!

 

[Dr Nookie]

I saw Steve Earl a few months ago; the audience was 50/50 gender-wise, and almost exclusively over 35.

I always fancied emigrating to Canada but you won't have me! Damnit!