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I didn't attend my first real concert until an embarassingly late age
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Date: May 13th, 2026 12:24 AM Author: fantasy-prone pocket flask My first real concert was at 27.
I grew up in a small city, it didn't have much of a live music scene. The biggest factor though, was my strict parents. There was an all ages venue that hosted a bunch of punk shows. A lot of my high school friends regularly went there. I didn't go once.
Things didn't change in undergrad because I lived at home and went to the local TTT.
Things could have changed when I moved and went to law school. But I couldn't get buy-in from my law school friends and I was afraid of going to a concert alone. Then I had very shitty grades in 1L so I dropped out and moved back home. |
Date: May 13th, 2026 8:05 AM Author: exhilarant corner what was your first concert, what band or singer? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883074) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:17 AM Author: fantasy-prone pocket flask I'm not going to mention that because I've talked about that show on a different account. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883217) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:05 AM Author: Costumed Sooty Old Irish Cottage Site Same here pretty much (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883076) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 8:05 AM Author: indecent smoky dingle berry I don't remember going to a concert in the last 12 years or so. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883078) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:12 AM Author: fantasy-prone pocket flask I don't keep up with new music as much as I used to. Also, I am now sober.
Those two things are going to severely curtail my show attendance going forward. |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:09 AM Author: Spectacular juggernaut Staind? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883207) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:12 AM Author: turquoise boyish parlor idiot I haven't been to a real concert since I was 22 I think. first concert I went to was Weezer when I was 12. There was a mosh pit that I got pushed into and took an elbow to the head. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883211) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 10:54 AM Author: fantasy-prone pocket flask See, that's just wild to me. I can't conceive of going to a rock concert that young. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883404) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 10:59 AM Author: exhilarant corner I went to see ZZ Top live when I was 14 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883411) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 12:57 PM Author: turquoise boyish parlor idiot It was a small local venue. I was in 6th grade but played football with mostly 8th graders. went with them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883735) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 10:58 AM Author: Concupiscible Den live music is massively overrated imho. it might be the most overrated thing on the planet. this is not a popular opinion for whatever reason (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883409) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 10:59 AM Author: exhilarant corner I agree or disagree depending on who it is (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883412) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 1:19 PM Author: fantasy-prone pocket flask I've come around to being on a similar page. The really great shows I've been to, I don't really sit down and reminisce about them very much. Even when listening to a great song, I don't really think a whole lot about how great it was to experience it live.
I think you do have to attend a number of shows to come around to this viewpoint.
Also, things might work out a bit differently if you're young. If my first concert had been at 16 with the band that I was a superfan of from the age of 11, that might have stood out as a really singular experience. Similar to how you remember your first kiss/sex. |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 1:58 PM Author: Concupiscible Den i have strong and positive memories about seeing smashing pumpkins in large part bc i was really into them at that age but also bc they played he songs differently and much more animated, faster and stronger. was really cool. that's kind of it though believe it or not and i have been to probably 100 concerts at this point |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 1:53 PM Author: Spectacular juggernaut strongly disagree
I have been to 100s of concerts BTW |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 2:19 PM Author: Appetizing Startling Mood (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883856) |
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Date: May 14th, 2026 9:56 AM Author: vermilion library it's overrated to pay a lot of money to sit in a stadium far away from a stage to watch a jumbotron of someone lip syncing.
It's an underrated experience to see world class musicians play in a small venue for a fraction of the price of an afternoon at disneyworld. |
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Date: May 14th, 2026 10:09 AM Author: turquoise boyish parlor idiot much of my concert experience has been being very very bored and finding the whole thing tedious but having to pretend to think it's 180. Pearl Jam in particular was a "oh wow these guys fucking suck" shock moment. Phish too with their meandering 30 minute long bullshit after a 3 minute long actual song. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49885084) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 2:19 PM Author: Appetizing Startling Mood Going to concerts alone is underrated. I've even met friends that way. But even if I don't talk to anyone, it's fun to just get lost in the music in a sea of people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49883857) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:49 PM Author: fantasy-prone pocket flask Yeah, going to concerts alone is absolutely 180. Wish I knew that when I was young.
Being in a crowd isn't as fun now that I'm sober though. |
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Date: May 14th, 2026 9:37 AM Author: Spectacular juggernaut its more fun to go with people, but I am certainly not above going to shows alone. I went to Failure last week and it was great, also I could walk around the room, look at merch, etc without having to check in with anypne (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49885020) |
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Date: May 13th, 2026 9:52 PM Author: Twinkling swollen private investor casino I prefer watching live concerts on youtube. I don't like being near other humans. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49884546) |
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Date: May 14th, 2026 9:45 AM Author: Trip avocado preventive strike love of her life Well aren’t you just a bucket of sunshine and rainbows (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49885038) |
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Date: May 14th, 2026 10:02 AM Author: fiercely-loyal passionate base go to a summer music festival- where u can camp and meet total strangers who become friends for life, check out https://www.flowfestival.com/en/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5866272&forum_id=2...id#49885075) |