This story is exactly the same one I've told before. Artists do not want unauthorised recordings to be shared.
If this IS an IEM capture, it is 99.995% likely it doesn't reflect the sound the audience hears. IEMs and monitoring are a very specific thing.
My monitors are extremely unbalanced and sound nothing like a record, or what I hope the audience is experiencing.
Also, again, a lot 'entitled' chatter on that thread - if bands don't want illicit recordings to be shared, they should release unedited versions of the live show?
First, it's not possible logistically. Second, a live show is a LIVE show. It isn't a record.
For anyone who started playing live before the internet and iPhones, it was a communion between artist and audience. Nowadays you are playing to a majority of people holding iPhones in the air, concentrating more on their exposure, the camera angle, than they are on just enjoying the show.
Some artists ask people not to record the show on an iPhone and for the most part this is respected.
Which is great!
I understand your point Chris, and your are right about "live experience" and "enjoying the moment"
BUT, on the other hand, videos of a show, even if they are amateurish, can bring memories, and even more, some stuff for the ones who didn't attend the shows.
I am glad to see some gigs that I couldn't attend
And when I write and publish live reports, I have often comments by people who says thanks for bringing some sounds ands images from the show. they are grateful for seeing things that they couldn't attend.
Sometimes they says "it's almost like we were there"
so I'd say there are both sides of the situation
Personally, I am eternally grateful to all the people who made bootleg recordings possible. They are a true time capsule, whether in audio or video format. They have always been a very precious archive for me, especially because I have never had the opportunity to see a Mark Knopfler show in person, nor have I seen Dire Straits, who have never been to Brazil.
These recordings are very important to me and many fans. I dare say that no band's history will be complete without going through what the bootleg universe has to offer. How would we know what certain songs would sound like live? Angel of Mercy, Single Handed Sailor, Skateaway, It Never Rains...
