People who go to concerts want to see their favourite singles and favourite tracks from the albums they already own played by the band who created them (or a really good tribute band). The concert-goer might also want to relive the past and feel like they did when they first heard that music. Note that you don’t get many youngsters going to see old bands when they do a comeback tour. Nostalgia is a really big part of it.
When the band pulls out a new song, it doesn’t touch any of those desires whatsoever. From the nostalgic’s perspective, it’s basically an ad break between all the good stuff, and people hate being pulled out of their reverie to listen to an ad.
Speak for yourself. Being a part of the debuting of a brand new track is a huge part of the concert experience to me, and some of my favorite concert memories are hearing tracks from my favorite bands for the first time live before the studio version.
People who go to concerts want to see their favourite singles and favourite tracks from the albums they already own played by the band who created them (or a really good tribute band). The concert-goer might also want to relive the past and feel like they did when they first heard that music. Note that you don’t get many youngsters going to see old bands when they do a comeback tour. Nostalgia is a really big part of it.
When the band pulls out a new song, it doesn’t touch any of those desires whatsoever. From the nostalgic’s perspective, it’s basically an ad break between all the good stuff, and people hate being pulled out of their reverie to listen to an ad.
Here’s a silly sketch from Big Train where they call this sort of thing out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YNEtaHbzA
Speak for yourself. Being a part of the debuting of a brand new track is a huge part of the concert experience to me, and some of my favorite concert memories are hearing tracks from my favorite bands for the first time live before the studio version.