If you aren't experienced with shooting under these conditions, then
the likelihood is that your film is just underexposed. Many people
produce very thin negs when they first shoot a concert, so there is
no reason to suppose that your Xtol isn't working. If the edge
numbers aren't visible, then the development is certainly the
problem, but otherwise its just your light meter being fooled by the
brighter areas on the stage.
I've shot extensively in all sorts of live venues and found TMax
P3200 worked best with Acuspeed (sadly no longer available) and TMax
Developer. I would definitely use TMax Dev instead of Xtol for this
type of situation. You will find times in The Massive Dev Chart, but
around 10 minutes is a good starting point depending on the light
levels. Using a developer which restrains highlight development while
allowing the shadows to continue building is more important than
anything else.
Digitaltruth Photo
http://www.digitaltruth.com
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