Thanks.
I use single spot focusing (often centre spot but do change it on the go to try to focus on the eyes of the performer as much as is possible). OK I know that's not answering the question but your question triggered that thought!
I normally use centre weighted metering, as you say the contrast is usually large so none works that well. That is why shooting a lot of frames helps, if the lights are changing all the time then quite often you get one of a series with a reasoanble exposure, and working in RAW means you have some leaway.
It also pays to keep an eye on the lights - red lights are a killer a lot of the time so wait until the lighting changes to something else. But there are some bands that seem to only use red. Sometimes in looks OK but if you try to push it in RAW it gets very noisy.
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