Living in a major city, I and other people would still drive or even fly to other major cities for concerts or major sports events. That's not-that-frequent occassion, it's a bit more convenient if the event happens close to your home but living 100km from the city where it happens is not an obstacle anyway.

The location of jobs matters because many of them require daily commute. But for major entertainment events it's sufficient to be 'close enough' for the things that haven't yet been replaced with something that's accessible remotely. For example, 30 years ago living in a small town meant that your access to cinema was limited or at least delayed, so you were 'out of the loop' of the culture in some sense. That's not an issue anymore - not because there are more cinemas, because their role has decreased.