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Imagine being gifted with a free evening. You feel energized, eager for new things, and wanting to break from your usual routine of post-work slumping. Your options offers possibilities! Would you prefer a) attending a concert or b) engaging in intimacy? The response, as frequently seen with these types of hypotheticals, is obviously: “That depends.” Thinking adults might logically inquire: what kind of the show? With whom is the other person? Will it be likely to be enjoyable?

Few would choose a intense rock concert if the other option was one enchanted evening with Jonathan Bailey. However tweak one side of the scenario, and it becomes less clearcut. Regarding the thousands surveyed presented with this choice from a gig organization, no additional details was offered – and the response came out clearly and strongly preferring concerts.

Survey Results Reveal Surprising Choices

A global report, polling 40,000 people ranging from 18 and 54 from multiple countries, revealed that gigs currently stand as the world’s top pastime, beating out athletic events, movies and – yes – sex. When limited to one type of activity permanently, a significant portion picked live music, compared to film attendance (17%) and games (14%). The group was significantly more as inclined to prefer watching their top musician live (70%) over sex (30%).

You appear anticipating pleasantly surprised – and regularly you’ll end up with a stranger's hair in your mouth

Context and Considerations

Of course it's expected that a PR survey conducted for a gig organizer should come out so strongly preferring concerts – and, with the speculative tone of a would-you-rather, if your top performer is, say a legendary singer, you can see why attending his concert could prevail instead of a common or garden situation. However this either-or decision between concerts or sex, clearly absurd though it may be, is noteworthy to think about given the odd moment we experience with both.

The Change of Live Music Experience

Over the past few years, gig-going has evolved into more than a group event but a serious endeavor. Major promoters duly point out that arena crowds has “grown significantly each year”, and festivals get booked up faster than ever. Simply getting passes now requires extensive preparation, rapid-fire response times and deep finances (or a substantial budget). Although you succeed, it’s not enough to simply turn up and watch the performance. Currently there is an expectation, at least among pop fans, that you might enhance your return on investment by attending more than once (even travelling internationally), learning the performance lineup ahead of time and knowing your marks to follow and fan traditions created by past attendees.

Several attendees report feeling affected by their experience at large concerts: what seemed like a scripted production of huge audiences, to which some individuals arrived unaware of the routine. Those lengthy tour, generating billions, was proof of the degree to which fans will travel to experience a historic occasion and see their favourite artist play, though the actual music seems increasingly secondary to the production.

The Situation of Modern Intimacy

Sexual activity, conversely – a relatively cheap and common experience – is in difficult times. According to modern research, nearly one in four of individuals engaged sexually in an regular period, while about three in ten were abstaining. Elsewhere, current statistics indicated that over a quarter of adults admitted to avoiding sexual activity at all in the past year, increasing from smaller percentages in earlier years. In both territories, the shift has been associated with decreased encounters among younger people. Contrast this with the industry driving growth for stadium extravaganzas and the fierce battle for passes. Naturally it isn't straightforward as a straightforward choice between one or the other – “would you rather see a major tour repeatedly, or avoid intimacy?” – but it’s perhaps an signal of what is viewed as the more reliable enjoyment.

Unexpected Similarities

Relationships and gigs are more similar than one may assume. Each symbolizes the commencement of a relationship, a practical trial of expectations or promise that might have amassed just in your mind. You come with a general notion of the probable outcome, but anticipating happily shocked – and how it ends up good or bad relies heavily on whether your energy and expectations align with others. Quite often you might find with someone else’s hair in your mouth, and afterwards be lingering for a break and a moment alone on your own. Similarly for each, substances and drinks can sometimes improve or lessen the event (but definitely make the most dire experiences easier to weather).

Seeking Harmony

The magic to concerts and intimacy hinges on finding that elusive sweet spot between the known and the new, similarity and difference, effort and ease. Certainly it's uncommon – but it's the recollection of when it worked, the knowledge that it can happen, that drives us to give it another shot: to {