What was daily life like in the 80s/90s/00s?

[Smoooothy]

Could see good international bands for $30 and didnt have to pay a $5 Ticketek fee where you print your own ticket.

oh god yes! in 2000, ticket to a big day out cost $70, next year was $80 from memory. Ticket to see blink182 in their 2001 tour cost $38

last year, when tickets to blink were released, cheapest ticket from memory was $150

 

[kickazz]

Remember seeing Jedediah and The Living End double for $11 in Geelong. Cracking show.

 

[Gough]

U2, BB King and the Weddos set you back $39 in 1989.

 

[Bostonian]

Remember seeing Jedediah and The Living End double for $11 in Geelong. Cracking show.

Faith No More at Geelong West Town Hall 9/8/1990 for $10.

 

[Smoooothy]

regurgitator and bodyjar at the adelaide unibar for $20 back in the early 2000s too

 

[kickazz]

Faith No More at Geelong West Town Hall 9/8/1990 for $10.

Wow and I thought Weezer playing at the Lyric was special.

 

[Pistol Night]

regurgitator and bodyjar at the adelaide unibar for $20 back in the early 2000s too

Testeagles.

 

[Pistol Night]

Remember seeing Jedediah and The Living End double for $11 in Geelong. Cracking show.

Living End always did good live shows. Even Frenzal Rhomb back in the day

 

[Smoooothy]

Testeagles.

shit i forgot about them! they were great!

 

[MatthewB]

Testeagles.

they were great back in the day, also Clowns of Decandence

 

[kickazz]

and of course at all of those gigs you didn't smell anyone's BO or farts because of the consistent smell of ciggie smoke in the air. Come home and clothes would smell of it and you get another whiff washing your hair the next morning.

Just an everyday thing that seems so foreign now.

 

[Macca19]

oh god yes! in 2000, ticket to a big day out cost $70, next year was $80 from memory. Ticket to see blink182 in their 2001 tour cost $38

last year, when tickets to blink were released, cheapest ticket from memory was $150

Still have my 99 BDO ticket stub somewhere. I reckon it was $68. The price had a huge jump the year Metallica headlined then never came back down

 

[mr bagcroft]

I think current concert ticket prices reflect what happens when society gets, and expects (not every single person...), music for free.
Something gotta give somewhere.

 

[HairyO]

oh god yes! in 2000, ticket to a big day out cost $70, next year was $80 from memory. Ticket to see blink182 in their 2001 tour cost $38

last year, when tickets to blink were released, cheapest ticket from memory was $150

Guns N Roses in 1992 was $60 for the A tickets - which meant being within 250m of the stage

 

[Gough]

Guns N Roses in 1992 was $60 for the A tickets - which meant being within 250m of the stage

Madge and her Girlie Show was the first concert I can remember having $100 tickets.

 

[DickieKnee]

I think current concert ticket prices reflect what happens when society gets, and expects (not every single person...), music for free.
Something gotta give somewhere.

Yeah you've gotta remember bands get bugger all in streaming fees these days compared to cd sales. The huge bands are probably doing alright but your smaller band has to rely on live gigs and merchandise sales to make a living these days.

 

[the_interloper]

Yeah you've gotta remember bands get bugger all in streaming fees these days compared to cd sales. The huge bands are probably doing alright but your smaller band has to rely on live gigs and merchandise sales to make a living these days.

I remember hearing Michael Gudinski say when he started Mushroom records a concert ticket was a quarter of the price of the record. 25 years later it was the other way around.

If anything concert tickets have raised to market value which is fair, the artists should be getting the money that scalpers get.

I paid $200 for Knotfest tickets and it was well worth it imo, though of course I earn the average for internet forums of an 8 figure salary.

 

[kickazz]

I remember hearing Michael Gudinski say when he started Mushroom records a concert ticket was a quarter of the price of the record. 25 years later it was the other way around.

If anything concert tickets have raised to market value which is fair, the artists should be getting the money that scalpers get.

I paid $200 for Knotfest tickets and it was well worth it imo, though of course I earn the average for internet forums of an 8 figure salary.

The costs in putting on a concert would have gone up a lot.

They are much better experiences now and no doubt insurance and other compliance issues (including hiring security, etc) are a bigger factor now

 

[the_interloper]

The costs in putting on a concert would have gone up a lot.

They are much better experiences now and no doubt insurance and other compliance issues (including hiring security, etc) are a bigger factor now

Yeah there's a lot of bands still pulling out of festivals at the moment, Anthrax just pulled out of their European tour citing costs.

I have noticed a few bands doing co-headline tours down here lately, I'm guessing this is to spread the risk. Ticket prices are probably about as high as they can get now while still being able to sell.

 

[Mofra]

On shapes, they definitely aren't as good as they once were, less emphasis on 'flavour you can see', especially Nacho Cheese which was my go-to since that came in but a pale imitation nowadays. Red Rock Deli chips are similar, when they initially became a sensation it was very much 'flavour you can see'. A lot of biscuits still on the shelves have devolved too.

I remember being crazy for Tomato Salsa shapes and then the In a Biskit Nacho in the late 90s. They didn't last long though sadly.

Munch on Muncharios...

Lime and chilli please

 

[King Corey]

Hey Bigfooty,

I am trying to get a rough idea of daily life as an adult in the 80s/90s/00s.
Today I woke up, went gym, had breakfast, and have been watching YouTube videos for the past half hour. Now I'm posting online.
I am wondering, what would I, as a 30-something year old, be doing on a Saturday if this was 1994 or something?

I was born in 1991, so I have fond memories of the late 90s, but my most distinct memories are from the 00s, and I was a kid, so it was mainly just school and mucking around with friends.

I just want to know what your average daily life was like? What your Saturdays were like?
I don't really care that a pint was cheaper or that there was less security at the airport. I want the boring stuff.

You asked this a little while back and have probably had more than your share of replies.

Specifically for footy in the 90s - (my opinion) - less was more.

Go to a game. Get home and watch the video of the replay, hopefully after a win. Commentators covered the game. They didn't think they were stand-ups.

Wait till the next morning to get the papers if you won. Interviews, stats, analysis all fresh to your eyes.

As opposed to the absolute overload of "information" and access now. e.g. Do we really gain any value hearing from players or coaches in the middle of games?

For mine, the wait was better. Even after a win these days (admittedly harder to come by of late for us) I can binge every opinion and bit of vision I want by the time the train home has got to my station. No delayed gratification, no anticipation.

Probably just hitting "grump old" territory but fwiw that was how it felt for me.

 

[peternorth]

Sa ka ta

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

and of course at all of those gigs you didn't smell anyone's BO or farts because of the consistent smell of ciggie smoke in the air. Come home and clothes would smell of it and you get another whiff washing your hair the next morning.

Just an everyday thing that seems so foreign now.

Went to the local pub to see The Black Sorrows and the room was so thick with smoke we had to go outside frequently to breathe fresh air. Even had our young son with us - these days we'd be arrested for child abuse .

Good band though

 

[Caesar]

Saw them about five or six years ago, they still bang

 

[JackFlash]

A lot simpler than it is now and much more fun...