Going to shows by yourself

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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    firecrotch23 wrote:
    i kind of figured it was a different scene, just wanted to be sure. thanks for the info, looks like the ol one hitter will be making an appearance pre game :)

    you going to the Boston shows? I'm going to the commons(down the street from venue) for my pre-show "sanity check!!"
  • Cob
    Cob Posts: 858
    I went to the 2003 PJ show in San Antonio by myself, me friend backed out at the last second. I was at my house and my wife was having a baby shower in our back yard, I was going to drive to Houston the next day for the show there. Well I was at my house bored to tears and look at my wife and said I'm going to the PJ show in S.A., I'll be back around 12:00.

    I got in my car a drove to the concert, got out walked up and bought a ticket from someone for $25.00 and went into the show. It was a good show and I liked being by myself as I could do whatever I wanted.

    Then in June of that same year, I drove to Dallas to see PJ, I was staying @ my friends house with his wife and 2 step children, same thing happened. He backed out at the last second, I drove to the venue, bought a ticket for $30.00 and went to the show by myself. They opened the show with Alive and the rest of the show was great, I had a blast both times.
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  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    follow your dreams

    seek out what you really want, find it, hold it, and then run fast with it

    cause that's all we got. life is just way too short to stay home and say "i should have, but..."
  • firecrotch23
    firecrotch23 Posts: 586
    Crazy Breed wrote:
    you going to the Boston shows? I'm going to the commons(down the street from venue) for my pre-show "sanity check!!"
    I wish, heading to the Newark show, the "sanity check" (lol) will have to take place very shadily somewhere near the venue
    Small my table, seats just 3, its not crowded, its just lucky me
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    firecrotch23 wrote:
    I wish, heading to the Newark show, the "sanity check" (lol) will have to take place very shadily somewhere near the venue

    dam,thought i had me a smoke partner.oh well,enjoy your show!
  • lostpuppy
    lostpuppy Posts: 110
    i'm going to EV1 in chicago by myself (unless some hot chick) wants to tag along.

    it'll be my first single concert, but i'm old enough to not really care.

    gasp, i've gone to the movies by myself too.

    my gf has no desire to see EV
  • CityMouse
    CityMouse Posts: 1,010
    81shark wrote:
    i'm going to EV1 in chicago by myself (unless some hot chick) wants to tag along.

    it'll be my first single concert, but i'm old enough to not really care.

    gasp, i've gone to the movies by myself too.

    my gf has no desire to see EV

    haha people are always shocked I go to the movies by myself! the horror! It's a movie, you don't talk to anyone during it anyway. and plus, it's something you do when you're bored, which is usually when you're not with other people!

    If I waited for my friends to see movies, the only movies I'd ever see would be like 27 Dresses and PS I Love You.
  • Coming back to life
    Coming back to life Posts: 401
    Soulfly at the Kentish Town forum in 2002. I went to see Ellis, who my then brother's mate was the then bassist of. Then Skindred completed the support. I was the only one who stayed for Soulfly. I had never heard of them but they blew me away.
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    CityMouse wrote:
    haha people are always shocked I go to the movies by myself! the horror! It's a movie, you don't talk to anyone during it anyway. and plus, it's something you do when you're bored, which is usually when you're not with other people!

    If I waited for my friends to see movies, the only movies I'd ever see would be like 27 Dresses and PS I Love You.

    I've gone to the movies by myself too - I've even gone to a drive in theater alone! And I get the same reaction from people. It's just crazy to me that people act like it's so terrible to do these things by yourself.
  • CityMouse
    CityMouse Posts: 1,010
    peacegirl wrote:
    I've gone to the movies by myself too - I've even gone to a drive in theater alone! And I get the same reaction from people. It's just crazy to me that people act like it's so terrible to do these things by yourself.

    have you ever gone to a restaurant by yourself? it's like the world is ending for the people who work there, they don't know what to do!
  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    LukinFan wrote:


    So anyone else go to shows by themselves? Any good experiences? Any bad ones? Any funny ones?

    I went to both PJ shows by myself. I met this guy by the poster stand in Jersey that offered me his extra ticket b/c he worked for the arena. They were a few rows in back of where the Olsens and Danny Masterson were sitting. I think he had an 'idea' of how I could, ahem 'pay back' for his favor which I politely declined, but hey, the seats were great!

    I don't feel 'alone' at a show, there's too many fans around rocking/jamming out to the same thing you are and it's cool. Like there was a guy in front of me at MSG high fiving when they played, like State of Love and Trust and all that. It was great!
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    CityMouse wrote:
    have you ever gone to a restaurant by yourself? it's like the world is ending for the people who work there, they don't know what to do!

    Only a few times but that's only because I don't eat out much. But I know what you mean about their reaction.

    I think most people (especially the ones around where I live) don't have the guts to do a lot of stuff by themselves. They are too worried about what other people will think about the fact that they are alone - like it's the worst thing in the world!
  • IAmMyself
    IAmMyself Posts: 671
    I go to 90% of the shows I see, alone. I am also at that age where my friends just have different priorities than I do, so I go alone.

    But I have always been that way, when I was 25 I backpacked Europe for 3 months by myself, so to go to a concert alone isn't really that big of a deal.

    Not to mention, as long as you are not a total shit, people are pretty friendly, especially at the wishlist events. So you are never really by yourself for long.

    If I didn't do half the shit that I do by myself, I wouldn't have met half the people that I know.
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  • Jboogie
    Jboogie Posts: 34
    Jboogie wrote:
    When it's a group I love I usually go by myself because my friends are not into the diverse cross section of music that I like (except when I'm in Funk mode then I have 1 buddy who goes,George Clinton,Soulive etc.),& I usually have a blast by myself.

    Classic example,I took a buddy if mine to a George Clinton show back in 1994,now George has an extensive catalog & usually puts on a 4 hr. show even to this day,well the buddy of mine was a fairweather fan & only knee the hits,well that night they decided to play a lot of their rarely played rock joints,I was loving it while my buddy kept saying what's this bullshit?Lol,he was ready to go home after an hr. then came to work the next day complaining to everbody,needless to say with him never again!

    Oh yeah,also,I'm off to see the Foo Fighters tonite by myself.
  • HollisBrown
    HollisBrown Posts: 4,325
    Saw Elvis at MSG back in 72, by myself. Went to ER-2 in 06 and MSG 2 this year solo. You get to meet more people this way. I don't mind going alone. Ya never know what the night will bring. ;)
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  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    Within the last 3-4 years I've seen the White Stripes, Prodigy, Massive Attack, and a few other bands by myself. Doesn't bother me, with the only exception of losing a good spot if you need to get a beer.

    Helps to have people save a spot and hang with while you're waiting for bands to take the stage, but once a show begins I don't pay attention to anything except for what's on stage.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,127
    Jboogie wrote:
    Oh yeah,also,I'm off to see the Foo Fighters tonite by myself.
    have fun! I had sort of the same experience with Clinton. I had a friend that just knew the hits, we even had a chance to meet the legend after the show- we were with a radio rep- and my friend was too tired and wanted to leave. Oh well
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    LukinFan wrote:
    have fun! I had sort of the same experience with Clinton. I had a friend that just knew the hits, we even had a chance to meet the legend after the show- we were with a radio rep- and my friend was too tired and wanted to leave. Oh well


    would that be George Clinton?
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,127
    Crazy Breed wrote:
    would that be George Clinton?
    you got it! The same man who got busted by the cops in our home town. when George got out of his car, a crack pipe fell out of his pocket


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    1998: Birmingham
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    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
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    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    LukinFan wrote:
    you got it! The same man who got busted by the cops in our home town. when George got out of his car, a crack pipe fell out of his pocket


    http://superdeluxe.typepad.com/funk_you/2004/08/george_clinton_.html


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