Punk, Gender and Ageing by Laura Way

Author:Laura Way [Way, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, General, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Sociology, Women's Studies
ISBN: 9781839825682
Google: rZ0LEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2020-09-14T05:11:28+00:00

Barriers to Gig Attendance

Discussion of practical reasons for (not) attending gigs suggested some barriers to gig attendance. In my research, practical reasons could be further divided into the sub-themes of work–life balance, location and accessibility, cost, childcare responsibilities and health. Here lies another difference in comparison to Brown and Knox’s (2017) findings as their practical sub-themes included pre- and post-event purchasing, cost and convenience. Most of the practical reasons my participants spoke of can be understood further in the context of ageing. Work commitments and childcare responsibilities may be a reflection of social ageing, for example, whilst discussions concerning health may be in the context of physical ageing. Work–life balance was the second most prevalent theme across all the interviews, whether referring to practical factors or not. This will be explored, however, in Chapter 6 in the context of employment as a marker of adulthood.

Accessibility of gigs, or their location, was framed as a push factor by Ces, Lindsey and Naefun. Lindsey explained how she lived:

a bit out of town so buses are quite irregular an’ you know once the last bus has gone well that’s it, you just end up kind of leaving at 9 o’clock which is … sad.

But greater accessibility and ease of location did not always entail gig attendance as there could be the weighing up of push and pull factors. Katie described living in a city where an abundance of gigs happened in close proximity but that did not necessarily mean that she went to more. When I asked her to clarify whether she felt she did not get to go to many gigs because of where she lived now Katie said:

Um I don’t think it’s getting to go cause there’s definitely lots of gigs that go on (laughs) […] I’m less likely to go to a small gig, no matter if I really want to see the band cause it’s rare that I can find people that I wanna go with and I really can’t … either standing in a pub on my own watching a band or going home after a long day at work like I’d much rather just get the bus and go home which is quite sad (laughs).

Katie highlights again that importance felt by some of the research sample of the social aspect of gig attendance. Despite there being a number of gigs which are accessible to her, Katie does not see this accessibility as outweighing the desire for gig attendance to be something to do with other people and not alone.

Money could also be another practical factor. The lack of it could be a push factor as highlighted by Christine, Kristianne and Milly. Christine said how:

Yeah it depends on when the shows are as well and if we know in advance cause [her partner] and I [are] sometimes really bad towards the end of month where we’re just kind of like “well … we could get food or we could go to a punk show” (laughter). Sometimes we go

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