Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I agree with all of this theoretically AND think this 2 year minimum rubbish is hugely detrimental.
Your observations on lighting are particularly sharp IMO, in fact I think all of them (beyond the buskers, I disagree with you there!) are on point.
Isn't the average currently something like 7 years? So 2 isn't actually a ridiculous target in that context
I specifically said buskers with amplification. So girl or guy with an acoustic or a harmonic or whatever - fantastic. However someone with a full backing track, coming through an enormous PA, murdering some dreadful karaoke, is seriously unpleasant for people with heightened sensory issues.