2014 By The Numbers
Last year, a friend thought that it would be fun to put together some statistics about my year in music so I’m continuing the tradition this year!
I count each day at a festival as one show although I count each set separately.
37,000± – Largest-capacity venue I was in (Fenway Park – I was unable to find the exact seating count for concerts at Fenway Park)
1,104 – Miles to the furthest venue (3rd & Lindsley in Nashville)
300 – Number of sets I saw
270 – Different bands I saw
178 – Bands I saw for the first time in 2014
177 – Shows I saw
150 – Most expensive show I saw (Carole King on 4/15 at Tupelo Music Hall)
85 – Age of the oldest performer I saw (Jimmy Cobb with 4 Generations of Miles)
55 – Different venues in which I saw shows
40 – Years between last time I saw an artist and the most recent time (Yusuf/Cat Stevens)
40 – Smallest-capacity venue I was in (Extended Play Sessions)
26 – Most bands I saw in one venue (Lowell Summer Music Series)
22.41 – Average cost of shows (guest list shows included as $0)
22 – Venues I was in for the first time in 2014
20 – Performers I saw more than once
19 – Most shows I saw in one venue (tie: Regattabar and Extended Play Sessions)
15 – Age of youngest performer I saw (Quinn Sullivan)
7 – Least expensive show I saw that wasn’t a free show (Susan Cattaneo at Atwood’s Tavern)
6 – Most times I saw one band (Club d’Elf)
2.77 – Miles to the closest venue (St. John’s Coffeehouse Concerts)
0 – Least expensive show I saw, not including shows where I was on the guest list (Lamine Touré at Beat Hôtel)
If any reader has a suggestion for other interesting statistics, please leave a comment for me.
Posted on January 9, 2015, in music, Uncategorized and tagged concert, music, statistics. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
How about biggest surprise act i.e. exceeded expectations.
And biggest disappointment for concert, and why? Venue issue, artists not up to snuff, etc.