I've largely stopped attending live music events because of the ridiculous volumes. It's a simplistic mindset which says "loud is exciting, therefore ridiculously loud = ridiculously exciting."

I've stopped going to bars for the same reason. Impossible to hold a conversation and I refuse to shout in people's ears.

sharke
II've stopped going to bars for the same reason. Impossible to hold a conversation and I refuse to shout in people's ears.

I got a good laugh when I realized two people listening to a live band were texting each other even though they were sitting side-by-side.

Here in the UK it's pretty common for sound engineers to be running a dB meter all the time to keep an eye on levels. The venue's entertainment licence may even include clauses to do with sound levels, so they don't want them breached. Although the council-owned town bandstand that imposed a maximum volume limit (or you have to stop) of 65dBA at a specific location was pushing things a bit. Especially as that location was on a dual-carriageway main road used by heavy goods vehicles.

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Sadly my hearing now peaks at 13.6khz. I'm 61. 4 years ago it was 15.7

Slowly slowly. I notice losing intelligibility in crowds. I find it difficult focussing in a one on one conversation with when there's a lot of other people talking around me.

Probably due to too many hours of listening to the Who? 

craigb
Probably due to too many hours of listening to the Who? 

the what??