Attending concerts alone - Page 2

#16 03-25-2011, 02:38 PM

I usually go to Stevie/Mac shows alone these past years.

Dodfather · #17 03-25-2011, 03:23 PM

I've been to quite a few concerts alone and always had agreat time. You already have something in common with everyone there and so yes, people are often very chatty. Also you can get to the front much easier! I'm actually going to a (Kylie) concert on my own on Monday,

kak125 · #18 03-25-2011, 03:33 PM

i have never gone to a show alone but a good girlfriend of mine goes alone to alot of shows. it kinda makes me nervous for her because she is the type that will talk to anybody and is very naive. i always tell her when she leaves the show to hurry up and get to her car and to be aware of her surroundings.
if there ever is a show i cant get anybody to go with me in the future i might try it. i dont really even talk that much anyway so it could be a better time!

TwistedGypsy · #19 03-25-2011, 03:36 PM

Alone is the way to go but now that my fiance is as into music as much as me he comes along but I run the show so it's not that bad.

Josh2003 · #20 03-25-2011, 03:56 PM

I love going alone.

As others have said, it's a lot easier to get a really good seat when you're only buying one, and secondly, I don't know that I have any friends willing to pay what I would for a good seat :-)

It's like going to a movie alone, which I also enjoy. You're in a dark room, watching someone/something entertain you. You aren't there to talk to the person you're with, so who cares if you're alone?

ontheEdgeof17 · #21 03-25-2011, 04:21 PM

I go alone, too. I don't mind it....especially when it is standing room only. You meet a lot of different people when you are not focused on who you are with.

darklinensuit · #22 03-25-2011, 05:20 PM

I saw 7 shows on the SYW Tour, & the last show in Houston (where I lived at the time) I saw alone. I had seen an earlier stop there with a friend. This time I did not even get a ticket until right before (scheduling conflicts at the time), but in the end I thought I'd be angry to distraction if I missed a show near my home. So I got a cheap seat & just chatted a bit with strangers.

A few years ago at a Dallas show I had 3rd row with friends (and other friends were on the grass) but then got front/center at the last moment, so in a way I was by myself. Obviously, one finds more diehard fans in that section than up in the rafters, so it's easier to make smalltalk.

One thing I will not do is bring a date to a Stevie/Mac show. I learned the hard way that there is inevitable tension (WW3 level) arising from, on one hand, my desire to hear the show without any interruption, and on the other, a girlfriend's desire for attention & aversion to being shushed.

So these days my preference is to go with a friend, or to go alone.

- Jake

RickRobert · #23 03-25-2011, 05:33 PM

Haven't been to that many but I've never been to one alone. My friends don't like the same music as me for the most part, but they've gone with me to see metal bands, musical comedians and my mum's gone with me to the cock rock concerts(Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Thunder etc). I have about half a dozen friends in England who like the same music as me, so that's good for when bands do "UK tours" since they leave out Wales most of them time anyway but travelling is hard when the train tickets cost twice as much as the concert tickets

DefDumbandBlond · #24 03-26-2011, 10:24 AM

^ Yeah it's always the traveling that ruins plans. The majority of the good concerts here take place 45 min. + away. Where I live is surrounded by water so the only way you can get around is to drive through 5 thousand highways and sh*t. I wish trains were more common here as they are in the UK, it'd be much more convenient but getting a train here to go places daily would be like getting a plane - not so common.

Back to the subject, I'd have no problem going to a show alone if I could if nobody else around me wanted to go. Although I'd much rather go with my best friends anyways, unfortunately they live too far away but they are into the bands I'd want to see as much as I am.

ButterCookie · #25 03-26-2011, 03:53 PM

I've not been to concerts alone as such but I've been with online friends. I know that if I went to a Blondie show that I'd never be 'alone' because I'll always bump into someone I've talked to before.

Going with other massive fans helped in getting me to meet Debbie Harry last night

mezzoforte · #26 03-26-2011, 04:06 PM

I've never been to a concert alone, but will probably try it eventually. I bought my friends tickets for tonight's MSG show (wouldn't ask them to pay that much for a concert they were probably hardly interested in) and it did cross my mind that for the amount I payed for three ticks, I could have gotten one for myself in the first couple of rows.

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Originally Posted by ButterCookie

I've not been to concerts alone as such but I've been with online friends. I know that if I went to a Blondie show that I'd never be 'alone' because I'll always bump into someone I've talked to before.

Going with other massive fans helped in getting me to meet Debbie Harry last night

Wow, really? That's incredible! I know you're a huge fan--must've been a dream. What was it like?

CreepingDeath · #27 03-26-2011, 04:13 PM

I went to a SYW show in Ireland alone. I was in England visiting friends and family, and no one wanted to go. It was a a really great show. Definitely one of the best of that tour. I didn't mind being alone, really.

ButterCookie · #28 03-26-2011, 04:40 PM

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Wow, really? That's incredible! I know you're a huge fan--must've been a dream. What was it like?

Indescribably amazing. She was so sweet, chatty and kind. There wasn't many people there, either so that made it more special.

bucklind17 · #29 03-27-2011, 08:05 PM

I go to concerts alone pretty often. I love it, personally. Most of my friends don't have the same taste in music as I do, so there usually isn't a whole lot of interest to spend the money I want to spend for good seats for some concerts or, if it's GA, wait around however long it takes to get a good spot. I do love going to shows with friends when they really do want to be there, but I find that going alone, you meet more people who are into it the same way you are to meet up with the next time the band is in town! If I hadn't been open to going to shows alone, I'd have missed SO many good shows and some amazing experiences. I can't imagine not doing it!

fumidesigns · #30 03-27-2011, 08:19 PM

I don't think there's anything wrong with going to a concert alone! I went to see FM during the SYW Tour in Phx alone and I had a ball!!!!! I figure if you're seeing your fav band then who cares who's standing next to you! Just rock out and try not to strain your voice like I do everytime lol!!!