I haven't been to a concert in a very long time, so I don't know what the answer to this is: Do they still turn up the volume so loud that you need earplugs in the front rows? If so, what's the point of this?
Yeah... Volume is always very loud at live concerts. I wouldn't say you need earplugs in the front row, though. One of the reasons I go to a concert is to hear the music that loud.