Going it alone at a show

[bearman🐻]

I love going to concerts alone...it's kind of funny, some of the best times I've had at concerts was meeting random people before a show who are excited about seeing that band, then you swap stories and opinions on music. One of my favorite shows I went to alone was when I saw Sonic Youth in Rome in summer of 2002. I didn't think I'd be able to go, but I was able to show up last minute and I managed to get up towards the front. The band just came out and did their thing and the Italians were pretty into it, and I was jumping around, going nuts during stuff like "Silver Rocket", "Kool Thing", and "Eric's Trip". It was easily one of the best nights of my life. I had been under a lot of stress because I was there for a funeral, and I just wanted a night to myself to kind of celebrate life. As nice as it is to share the memory of a great show with someone, it's also nice to have it to yourself. The older I get, the more I cherish my independence and solitude. Not that I don't love running into folks like Lily, Bombay Chutney and Bags when I go to shows of course!

[miss pretentious]

hahaha. they know how much i love it actually. at work i've even been dubbed the 'cruise ship director' because im the only one who organizes outings. bah, i just need to meet more people outside of work.
 
 

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   i've only been in the dc area about a year and the majority of folks i've come in contact with aren't as into music i am and are fairly indifferent when it comes to shows.  

just tell em how much you love shaking your ass and surely you'll find someone to go with!!! [/b]

[miss pretentious]

hahaha. they know how much i love it actually. at work i've even been dubbed the 'cruise ship director' because im the only one who organizes outings. bah, i just need to meet more people outside of work.
 
 

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   i've only been in the dc area about a year and the majority of folks i've come in contact with aren't as into music i am and are fairly indifferent when it comes to shows.  

just tell em how much you love shaking your ass and surely you'll find someone to go with!!! [/b]

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
  hahaha. they know how much i love it actually. at work i've even been dubbed the 'cruise ship director' because im the only one who organizes outings. bah, i just need to meet more people outside of work.
 
   

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   i've only been in the dc area about a year and the majority of folks i've come in contact with aren't as into music i am and are fairly indifferent when it comes to shows.  

just tell em how much you love shaking your ass and surely you'll find someone to go with!!! [/b]

[/b]

people in baltimore are much more exciting than those in DC!  you might have to drive north now and then

[andyrichter]

i've been to many shows alone and while it was awkward at first, especially in between sets, i've gotten used to it and in some instances, i actually prefer going alone.  like the author, i went to the stooges show alone after my friend backed out at the last minute and i had a hell of a time.

[sweetcell]

i do both... i have my girlfriend and a grad school buddy that come to a lot of shows with me, but with my live show obsession it's hard for them to keep up so i inevitably end up going alone (like the second gibbard show last night).
 
 i have a preference for going with someone, but it's not the main reason i'm there.  not having someone to not talk to shouldn't affect my enjoyment of the show      but i'm a horrible trainspotter and like to occasionally joke/comment... which is why i've organized those pre-show meet-ups in the past.
 
 in case anyone's interested, i was thinking of calling a pre-LCD meet-up either at the backbar or DC9.

[miss pretentious]

i just can't get into baltimore. i can count on one hand the number of times i've been there in the last year and it's been for sporting events every time... except one show at the ram's head.
 
 

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
  hahaha. they know how much i love it actually. at work i've even been dubbed the 'cruise ship director' because im the only one who organizes outings. bah, i just need to meet more people outside of work.
 
   

Originally posted by le sonick:
     

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   i've only been in the dc area about a year and the majority of folks i've come in contact with aren't as into music i am and are fairly indifferent when it comes to shows.  

just tell em how much you love shaking your ass and surely you'll find someone to go with!!! [/b]

[/b]

people in baltimore are much more exciting than those in DC!  you might have to drive north now and then [/b]

[Bombay Chutney]

I go to most shows solo.  Being an old man, most of my old concert buddies are now married with kids.  It's hard getting them out of the house at all, much less a couple shows a week.
 
 But really, at any given show there's a good chance I'm gonna run into Bags or bearman, so I'm never alone for long.
 
 Between bands is a good time to become friends with the bartender.  That tends to pay off over the long haul.

[Relaxer]

I'd say I split 50/50 between solo shows and friend shows. I used to have a great show buddy, and we'd go to 90% of shows together. But, as is typical in DC, he moved. I have made a new show buddy, and he's great about going to see bands he's never heard of and appreciating them. But his family life is a little more restricted than mine, so he has to pass on lots of shows that he otherwise would've gone to.
 
 I must say that I'm rarely disappointed to go solo. I've got the 9:30 and BC routine down to a science, and it can be easier to navigate and position when solo.
 
 And I figure as long as the voices in my head keep telling me to start fires, I'll never drink alone.

[Firebutt McGee]

Originally posted by K8teebug:
 (except for Tori Amos shows.  I'm always going to them by myself)

I wonder if I've met you before!?
 
 I'm totes going to shows by myself. Certain artists that I like, my friends don't. I end up liking the shows way more...and I dance my ass off, regardless...so...yah.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
  i just can't get into baltimore. i can count on one hand the number of times i've been there in the last year and it's been for sporting events every time... except one show at the ram's head.
 

well, baltimore has its share of fun activities....sonar is cool sometimes, friday nights presents its biggest opportunity to shake your ass.  being 29, the crowd is a touch young for me...21-25 is the average age. and a few friends of mine do some electronic/dance party club night thingies on thursdays.  
 
   rams head is not a "cool" venue, though sometimes there are decent shows there.  ottobar and sonar more truely represent what goes on in baltimore.

[miss pretentious]

it seems like there is always a show in dc that i would rather go to or just end up going to around the time of the sonar shows. i.e. i went to hot chip instead of spoon. and i'm probably going to go to the rosebuds rather than cursive the next night...
 
 and although i am in that 21-25 ageset you put forth, don't think that means i want some drunk frat guy grinding his denim cock against me at some ratty ass dance party. *cringe*
 
 i'd rather be at a show (shaking my ass, obviously) or at a dive bar playing shuffleboard.
 
 

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
  i just can't get into baltimore. i can count on one hand the number of times i've been there in the last year and it's been for sporting events every time... except one show at the ram's head.
 

well, baltimore has its share of fun activities....sonar is cool sometimes, friday nights presents its biggest opportunity to shake your ass.  being 29, the crowd is a touch young for me...21-25 is the average age. and a few friends of mine do some electronic/dance party club night thingies on thursdays.  
 
   rams head is not a "cool" venue, though sometimes there are decent shows there.  ottobar and sonar more truely represent what goes on in baltimore. [/b]

[lagas]

and although i am in that 21-25 ageset you put forth, don't think that means i want some drunk frat guy grinding his denim cock against me at some ratty ass dance party. *cringe*
 
 i'd rather be at a show (shaking my ass, obviously) or at a dive bar playing shuffleboard.

...I like miss pretentious style...I mean her writing style

[ggw]

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
  and although i am in that 21-25 ageset you put forth, don't think that means i want some drunk frat guy grinding his denim cock against me at some ratty ass dance party. *cringe*
 

So you've met NKOTB?

[6949]

I'm shocked to see that I'm not the only one who sometimes goes to shows alone.  My friends either don't have the same taste in music as I do or they're too cheap, busy, boring or lazy to go.
 
 I was embarrassed to go alone before so I met 3 concert buddies off CL. Huge mistake. They all should be medicated.  Don't try it.