Well, probably too late for tonight . . . but my $0.02 worth . . .
Don't use on-camera flash for a concert. It destroys the stage lighting
which results in "flattened" subjects with little depth and loss of the
dramatic illumination that stage lighting provides.
What speed you need depends greatly on your lens speed, longest focal
length to be used (drives shutter speed to evade camera shake) and how much
illumination the stage lighting provides. This can vary from EI 400 to EI
1600. If at all possible I will go to the location and meter the lighting
at the level at which it will be used. If that's not possible I go armed
with a range of film speeds and don't load anything until I can meter
it. My preference for color negative is Fuji Press 800 or Fuji Press 1600
. . . but often use B/W . . . usually TMax P3200 and sometimes Ilford Delta
3200 . . . both backed off to Push 1 at EI 1600 if at all possible (opens
up contrast in an already contrasty environment and reduces grain to about
the same as Tri-X at its ISO 400 rated speed). Some examples of the B/W
used for "concert" shooting in a dimly lit environment are here:
http://www.johnlind.net/index.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=11
For chromes, and if the lighting is bright enough, I have used Ektachrome 320T.
-- John
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