4 Year Old Attending Concert?

Gr8Scott
Gr8Scott Posts: 4
edited March 2010 in The Porch
My 4 Year old daughter loves PJ. She rocks out to them daily and requires PJ when ever we drive somewhere. I am thinking about buying tickets to the St. Louis show, would it be bad to take her to the show?
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  • MisterEtake2
    MisterEtake2 Posts: 404
    Gr8Scott wrote:
    My 4 Year old daughter loves PJ. She rocks out to them daily and requires PJ when ever we drive somewhere. I am thinking about buying tickets to the St. Louis show, would it be bad to take her to the show?

    A 4 year old has no business going to a rock concert. Get a babysitter.
  • washedinblack91
    washedinblack91 Posts: 3,079
    edited March 2010
    correct me if i'm wrong, but don't 4 year olds usually have to always go to the bathroom and be fed and have short attention spans and stuff? and what happens at 8:45 when she wants to go home? plus all that cigarette/pot smoke and drunk guys, i mean at philly 4 last year a guy walked on top of me from the seat behind me. then we got the issue of it being really loud... it might be more of a hassle than you think. maybe consider bringing her when she's older and can appreciate it more? :)
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  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    MisterEtake2 wrote:
    A 4 year old has no business going to a rock concert. Get a babysitter.
    Agreed.
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  • Stones_Fault
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  • NoelMichael
    NoelMichael Posts: 1,635
    my daughter's 5 and is a HUGE pj fan. that said, i'd never expose her to a full concert at this age. Ed live, yes. PJ live, absolutely not
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  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    Get her some earplugs or have her wear earmuffs and go! Hell, I've seen 6 month olds at Allgood and other festivals. It is obvious that you'll need to be very protective of her. As long as she is safe, who cares what other people think.
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  • jamburger
    jamburger Posts: 1,775
    I would suggest waiting for an opportunity to bring the 4 year old to a show when you have lawn seats. Better for you as maybe you can have another adult in your party to assist. Plus, you can move around a bit more when the child inevitably gets antsy. Can't wait for when my godsons are a little older... plan on bringing them to a Bridge School benefit.
  • mindi
    mindi Posts: 1,862
    NoelMichael wrote:
    my daughter's 5 and is a HUGE pj fan. that said, i'd never expose her to a full concert at this age. Ed live, yes. PJ live, absolutely not
    My daughter is 4, but I was going to say all of this!!!
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  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Bad idea.
    Neither of you would enjoy it.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    I would wait. A PJ concert is going to be too much -- both in terms of noise and crowds and in terms of length -- for a pre-schooler. Little kids get tired and overwhelmed very easily. I think both of you will be happier if you arrange for childcare and go on your own.

    I took my boys for the first time when my younger son was a very mature nine-year-old. I never would have taken my older son at that age. We all wore earplugs, we had a great time, but had we taken the boys when they were younger it would have been a disaster.
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  • mindi
    mindi Posts: 1,862
    Lizard wrote:
    Bad idea.
    Neither of you would enjoy it.
    Exactly! And a lot of people sitting around you too.
    I am actually rethinking even an Ed show. I was at the Milwaukee one and got hit by that guy's crutches. The guy they had to drag out. So I'm not even sure I would take a kid there.
    My kids are all going to be pissed to find out PJ is going to be in STL and none of them are going to go with me.
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  • -decodified-
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    leave her at home and put her to watch LIVE AT THE GARDEN... she'll enjoy it and you and the people around you will have fun at the concert... ;)
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  • cincybearcat
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    washedinblack91 wrote:
    correct me if i'm wrong, but don't 4 year olds usually have to always go to the bathroom and be fed and have short attention spans and stuff? and what happens at 8:45 when she wants to go home? plus all that cigarette/pot smoke and drunk guys, i mean at philly 4 last year a guy walked on top of me from the seat behind me. then we got the issue of it being really loud... it might be more of a hassle than you think. maybe consider bringing her when she's older and can appreciate it more? :)


    Made me laugh reading this...4 year olds always have to be fed? Seriously? You don't have a kid do you?

    I do agree about the noise issue, the drunk people issue, the smoke issue and the potential for whining to go home early though.
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  • PJFAN_seattle
    PJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Sounds pretty stupid to me
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  • washedinblack91
    washedinblack91 Posts: 3,079
    cincybearcat wrote:
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    correct me if i'm wrong, but don't 4 year olds usually have to always go to the bathroom and be fed and have short attention spans and stuff? and what happens at 8:45 when she wants to go home? plus all that cigarette/pot smoke and drunk guys, i mean at philly 4 last year a guy walked on top of me from the seat behind me. then we got the issue of it being really loud... it might be more of a hassle than you think. maybe consider bringing her when she's older and can appreciate it more? :)


    Made me laugh reading this...4 year olds always have to be fed? Seriously? You don't have a kid do you?

    I do agree about the noise issue, the drunk people issue, the smoke issue and the potential for whining to go home early though.
    i didn't mean ALWAYS have to be fed i just meant more along the lines of "cared for"
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    U CANT BE SERIOUS
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  • JonnyPistachio
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    good lord, should you be reproducing? ;)
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    Get the bootleg.
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    4 seems a bit young. if you do, bring earplugs, skip the opening band, and be prepared to bail if it becomes too much.

    having said that - I have taken my three sons to shows, the youngest was 7 when we saw Iron Maiden and then saw the Foo Fighters. But I knew he was mature enough to handle it.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    If you think you will be able to enjoy the show as you wish, then fine. Ear protection, etc. You will be distracted by your kid though and you will have to keep an eye on her and her surroundings!

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