My wife and I are going to a concert in a few months which is considered ‘girl pop’ and we have standing tickets. I wanted to get a look at what a show by this artist is like, so I search YouTube just to find it’s a bunch of young adult woman screaming anytime something is done like a dance move as an example, but this just isn’t me.
I have a worry that someone is going to start filming me for being ‘grumpy’ or whatever, usually I wouldn’t think this much into it, but I’m already going to be sticking out like a sore thumb and in the current year I always assume I’m in the background of someone’s video at any given moment and I don’t want my awkwardness being confused for anything else other than what it is.
Am I in over my head, or should I just not overthink it and try to enjoy myself?
We all run the risk of becoming a meme, look further than the recent Coldplaygate….
Go, have fun and stay in the moment.
With that said why on earth did you get standing tickets? That just sounds miserable and I didn’t think those were even allowed anymore. Also it sure seems to me that you don’t have any interest in this band, so why are you going?
I’m surprised to see someone say that they don’t think standing tickets are allowed any more, what gave you that impression?
Regardless, being in the standing section is exciting and usually a very good view. It’s not necessarily the right atmosphere for every person or every show, but if you enjoy the feeling of being in the crowd as everyone moves together it’s great
Because there is a very long list of many people being crushed to death in stand room only areas.
Like where? I can only assume you’ve never been to a large pop concert
I have been going to concerts for 50 years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_collapses_and_crushes
That’s largely limited by ticket sales nowadays, right? Responsible / law-abiding venues (in countries with good regulation on it) don’t sell so many standing tickets that the risk gets too high
The wiki page you linked in the other reply has a link to a list page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_crowd_crushes
You’ll notice that very few recent ones are at concerts, and those that are consistently involve serious mismanagement of the event and usually something inciting large-scale fear responses
You are right that it’s less safe than being seated, and you do need to watch out for your surroundings and be ready to get yourself out if you think it’s too much. It is a problem that we know how to handle for the most part without banning all standing areas, though
Standing because i have only ever been to one concert 11 years ago and it was in the cheap seats and i do enjoy the music as does my wife but I’m just a very reserved person and i felt like being in a crowd id be the sore thumb but as others have said i doubt anyone is going to be looking at me
You’ll be fine! Especially since you’re there with your wife, you’ve got good company to distract you from whatever anyone else is doing if the show isn’t already doing that. All sorts of people show up at concerts, even if they don’t always show up in the photos and videos of those concerts as much
I went to a Heilung gig a few years back (incredible experience, by the way) and it was really funny in a lovely way to look at the crowd. It was like a straight 50/50 split of people that looked like the very stereotype of 60s hippies and equally stereotypical metalheads. Flower crowns and corpse paint right next to each other. We all had a great time together
I’m quite a tall guy and not the most outgoing a lot of the time, so I do understand how it’s easy to feel like you’re sticking out in a crowd. Thing is though, everyone is there to see the act, not to people-watch the audience