This is a music forum, so I doubt that we will have many Kiss, N Sync or Garth Brooks fans here. Obviously a lot of people are more interested in the show, the "music" is just something that supports the show.

It is nice when you can find the combination of both. I was pleasantly surprised the first time I saw Jethro Tull Live. I was a long time fan of the band, and was really looking forward to hearing them perform it live. But what a show. Ian Anderson is one of the most captivating performers I've ever seen.

On our local scene (Toronto), Paul James does a very good job of doing both. He is a very fine player, but he has a lot of theatrics (playing behind his head, walking up to the bar while playing, ordering a beer while not missing a note, taking a sip and then playing slide with the beer bottle) that people who may not appreciate how good a musician he is talk about on the way home from the show. However, Paul had been on the Toronto scene for about 25 years and has never really made it out of the bars. I think this type of performance kind of limits his market. (For you Toronto area Blues Fans, if you ever see a Paul James acoustic gig advertised, go. It's just him and a few acoustics doing some very nice Robert Johnson, early Dylan, Bo Diddley and several originals that fit right in. No Theatrics, just some very good acoustic music)