I've been going to conferences for 20 years. Not one person I've spoken to enjoyed the loud music during socials. In fact, almost everyone tells me that they'd rather have no music at all. They just want to have conversations with other people.

@afilina This.

I could understand if the socials' venues had a dance floor, but if all you can do there is sip drinks while standing around or sitting around, anyway, then please make it possible to have conversations without screaming directly into each others ears.