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27/10/2004 Seriously into the music
Most keen music fans will know others whose passion is even greater than their own. My doubts about my sanity in driving the length of Germany between two Dylan gigs (Braunschweig to Schwabisch Gmund) were assuaged when I met a merry band of pranksters who were following Dylan for the entire European tour, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, and all points in between. A serious interest, bordering on obsession, afflicts some music fans in all genres, not just rock. At the Monteverdi opera at the Barbican on Tuesday, I happened to overhear the following conversation: Woman: "Hello there… I haven't seen you for ages - it must have been the Proms?" Man: "Yes, wasn't it a fantastic season." Woman: "How many concerts did you get to?" Man: "Oh, I could only make 66. And you?" Woman: "I was lucky: I went to every single one." Seriously into the music? I'd say so. The Proms season of classical music, held mainly in London's Royal Albert Hall, runs for about ten weeks every summer, seven days a week, with two concerts on some nights. To attend every concert would be to give up everything except work and sleep for almost three months. Fortunately, it can be done on a budget - a season ticket (standing) costs less than £150.
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