Anyone else go to music shows alone? How's that like?
Anyone else go to music shows alone? How's that like?
It's fine. More fun with friends. I met people at an Aborted concert I went to solo after I moved to a new city and went to more shows with them after that. If you bring a pack of cigarettes it's easy to chat people up out in the smoking section.
well you've gotta' learn a "life-hack" that applies to this and many other situations... anyone asks you if you're alone or why you're alone you say "sorry looking for my friends" you use that if you bump into someone or if someone asks who invited you or if someone says WHO IS THIS ASSHOLE
"sorry lookin' for my friends" never fails. only a serial killer will want to go OH YEAH WHO WHERE ARE THEY
go to music show with friends
the music is so loud you have to yell just to communicate
or
get pushed apart by the crowd
Going alone is just as fun most of the time, you end up meeting people at shows anyway
it's fine if you have $20 you dont know what to do with
better if you can take public transit or walk there and enjoy beverages. If you look at it like "I want to get my money's worth" and force yourself to talk to people, look at the merch etc it can be fun
You're just in luck buddy, I'm actually the dedicated friend finder for this venue.
*taps name tag*
I'm strictly prohibited from allowing any friendless freaks or incels in this establishment. Haha but I'm sure you're neither of those. Now what about you tell me your friends combined height, weight, skeen cola, average age range, and any other defining features. I've already ran the data on all the available friend groups currently here tonight. Maybe your friends are late? In which case I'd insist you wait outside just to be safe.
it’s aight
i like bringing my friends so we can talk in the smoking section between set
But i hate having the pressure to talk during sets. I just want to watch the band. do i have to dance?
pic reminds me of the time i went to see beach house alone. whole place was GA seating. i got there early, grabbed some wine, and secured an aisle seat about 15 rows back. after like 30 minutes i think, hmm, i should probably go piss now so i don't have to go during the set. leave my wine in the cup-holder and ask someone a few seats down lots of seats were still available (to save my spot). come back 10 minutes later and there's a couple in my seat and my wine's on the floor. i pick it up and look at this dude and tell him he's in my seat. he says "it didn't look like anyone was sitting here" and goes back to talking to his gf. place is now packed. no where to sit at floor level. make my way up to the balcony and watch the opener wedged between sweaty people who talk through the entire thing. choking on smoke because dude weed xdd. moved back down to the floor when the beach house set started, snuck along a fire escape corridor and planted myself near the stage where i watched from the shadows. which was ok, but i was still heated about losing my fucking seat. have since bought tickets to shows and ended up not going because of that experience going alone.
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It's fine. Having friends sucks.
I'm about to find out what going to an edm show is like alone. The show is also taking place at the biggest douche bag nightclub in town.
its fine. i prefer when people leave me alone to enjoy the show but sometimes complete strangers will approach you for polite conversation which gives me anxiety
pussy, you’ll never get laid with that defeatist attitude
if you prefer gargling on cock thats on you
its fun with friends but its also fun alone.
be yourself talk to hot college chicks, do whatever drugs you want
If you bring a pack of cigarettes it's easy to chat people up out in the smoking section.
this, its fun
How's that like?
It can be miserable when people get away from you because they think you're creepy
Aside from fucking up your lungs, cigarettes truly are a cheat code for socializing
It's great. In fact, I prefer to go alone to shows alone. You can just focus on the music & performance, and not worry about anything else.
go sit at an arena show
all seats beside you are filled
people next to you ask why you are alone
say you're waiting for your friends
they look confused
you sit there the whole show yourself
show ends
ummm.....cya later.
It's exactly like that picture. You think no one notices, but everyone notices and whispers about you. It's especially bad at seated shows where you're often seated in between different groups of friends like an awkward boulder in the middle of the road
Nah, I have no one to go with but luckily all the musicians I like are dead/no longer performing.
anyone asks you if you're alone or why you're alone
luckily, this part never happens and nobody cares or probably even notices if you go alone
is that Vaush
I go to see live music because I want to listen to music. It can be nice to have someone to talk to while standing in line or waiting for the show to start but once the band starts playing my attention is 100% on them and I could give a fuck who's standing next to me. The bulk of the experience is identical regardless of whether I'm there alone or with someone.
I would do it now but only a slow weekday matinee. The last time I went by myself was to see the Brian Wilson movie "Love and Mercy"
I was the only one in the theater.
credits start rolling and a very elderly couple came and sat in the same fucking aisle as me with one seat separating us
that's 100% your anxiety talking and making excuses why you shouldn't go out and enjoy things
no one gives a fuck about you in public
lol
you can just trade seats you know
it's fine, nobody notices you
i went to see New Order and Noel Gallagher alone because my friends either didn't liked them or didn't liked them enough to travel to another city to see them. I had a lot of fun in both, made some talk with a stoner girl. Also i have seen a band from my country many times alone, but i'm friends with the drummer so i dont know if that counts.
Yeah
It's fine, I dunno
Kind of hypnotic experience
I have plenty, and honestly I way prefer it. In general any time I go out or travel I like to do it alone cause generally I like to not worry whether someone else is entertained by what Im doing or wanting to see. Anyway sometimes people talk to you sometimes people dont. The only problem is it can be a bit boring between sets. Ill sometimes talk to others but I generally dont approach. Occasionally Ill say cool shirt if someones wearing a cool band t shirt. Occasionally people would just talk to me and for a while. I dunno man, so many variables its always unpredictable what will happen. Even girls will sometimes talk to me. I do very often catch some staring or doing the side eye look at me
underrated post
oh sweet an autism thread
Yes, used to bootleg shows with mini disc recorder and stereo condenser mic and later a roland r26. good times.
im gonna see gwar tonight alone because I have no friends. im not a metal guy but it looks like fun what am I in for?
sir this is a wend'ys
A novelty band way past their prime. I hope you have fun though.
The trick is learning how to do it without getting absolutely hammered
this is correct
Friends don't really add too much to music shows. If you are going for the show, not for socializing, friends are just annoying since you hae to wait for them,look out for them or take their feelings into account. during the show you cant really talk anyway and after the show everyones like " what a great show, right" " yeah the guitars could have been more present in the mix" "yeah that's true"
Trsveling from germany to uk ( manchester) for the outbreak fest alone next month. my friend flaked out but i am too stubborn to cancel so i will doing the whole thing alone and i actually really look forward to it. any Anon Babbletants attending outbreak?