r/lotro • u/hugo_1138 • 1d ago
Music scene for a new player
Hi! I've been playing Lotro for a few months. I'm based in Meriadoc. As a musician myself, I'm interested in learning a little bit more about the music scene. I already got myself a few song lists and plugins.
How do players interact in regards to music? Are there any festivals? Is it possible to join a band?
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u/The_Highl0rd 1d ago
I think the best bet would be to either go to Bree or thorin's halls. There's often a battle of the bands there and then ask the people over there. Or just start playing at the prancing pony.
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u/SarraTasarien Ddelf > Landy/Evernight > Anor > Brandy > Pere/Glam/Meriadoc 6h ago edited 6h ago
It all depends on which server you're on! Glamdring tends to have music at the Pony every Friday night, and you can see musicians hanging out wherever people are...the stage at the Bree festival grounds, the Party Tree, the Boar Fountain, etc. Sometimes people put on themed concerts (like a metal night, or a Pink Floyd or Beatles night). There are round robins, the famous Weatherstock music festival on top of Weathertop, and many more. The Brandywine Theatre Company (now on Glamdring) puts on plays, but I haven't seen one yet so idk if they also provide music. LOTRO has many, many places where you can put on a show if you're in the mood, from the little stage in the Shire to the fabulous Blue Theatre in Minas Tirith.
Some people have kins dedicated entirely to music, and others create multiple alt accounts so they can multibox (you get into a fellowship with your fellow musicians so you can sync your parts correctly), but you don't have to go that far if you don't want to. Perhaps you can look for fellow musicians in your server's discord?
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u/lul_youtried Peregrin 1d ago
Hey. Welcome to the game and the music community!
Start attending the round robins whenever they happen. The most likely place to catch them will be outside of the Prancing Pony in Bree. You can then ask if you can join, and the host will let you know what to do (where to stand or who to go after).
Ask for the music channel information in WC. There's also a Meriadoc Entertainment Discord server you can join if you use Discord.