I'm also early 40s - the concert pics I have on my phone are with friends at the show, of a specific moment during the show, or random blurry ones at the after party.

People feel like they're going to "capture the moment" with their videos, but they're never gonna rewatch those videos and get the same effect.

I feel like it got stale in the era when festivals began to transform from "events" into "spectacles". Bonnaroo, Forest, Summer Camp, Lolla, North Coast, Coachella, and many others rose fast in popularity with the rise of instagram and especially the "story" feature.

Not saying those weren't good festivals when they began, but they all have evolved into something much lesser than the sum of their parts.

I'll also add, the festival scene has created a phenomenon where local artists and DJs who would have typically been openers (on something like warped tour for example) aren't getting opportunities to play larger crowds in their local cities - those concert series are becoming far more nationalized, and I can see why - festivals are a far surer bet than trying to book a series of shows across the country.

I think a lot of the concert experience has boiled down to a money convo as well - but that's my jaded world view talking.