There appears to be the close relationship between social and musical enjoyment that is at
the heart of concert attendance. Pitts (2005) presents two main components in the social
experience of going to live performances: (1) the visual impact of performers and other listeners,
and, (2) the collective experience of being part of an audience (Pitts, 2005). These aspects might
seem to be outside of the music itself, but factors such as proximity to the stage and feeling “at
home” in the venue are important social factors that are dynamic to concert experience.