David Runnion writes of concerts in Spain:

>Concerts here start at 8 at the very earliest, more often 9 or 9:30, and
>many summer concerts start after the heat of the day is gone at
>10:30 at night.

In the U.S., I think that a 10:30 concert would find many potential concert
goers asleep in dream land (in their beds or in their concert seats).

Even 9 PM sounds pretty late unless the individual gets out of work quite
late and also eats at a posh/time-consuming restaurant.  My most agreeable
concert time would be based on the following considerations:

Leave work - 4 PM.  Arrive at home - 4:15.  Leave home - 5 PM.
Arrive at greasy Drive-thru window/fast food - 5:15 PM.
Arrive at parking lot for concert - 5:40 - any food not yet eaten is carried
into concert hall for eventual consumption and noise making.
Sit down in concert seat - 6 PM.  Let the music begin!

Although the above is just my brand of humor, I really would prefer to do
the concert soon after work ends, then eat a fine meal later with my wife
or other selected adult female at an intimate restaurant.  That would leave
time to later fulfill the mandates of a great evening and wake up early the
next morning ready for the new day's pressures.

Don Satz
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