Lollapalooza Ar Solo Trip

LadyZeppelin

Hello! I am from South Africa and going to Buenos Aires ON MY OWN to watch my absolute favourite band of all time and No. 1 Bucket list item. Never done anything like this before! SUPER EXCITED!! 
Posting here so I can make a friend or two before I go. Would be cool to meet some fellow Pearl Jam Fans! I am so beyond excited for this I am also feeling my way through this, have no idea where to go in BA - anyone else going / living there that can give a Saffa some tips?
See you there!  

darwinstheory

Best of luck with your travels. You have more courage than I do! I would be far too afraid to do that on my own. Then again, I've never traveled outside the United States. 

I'm sure there will be some people on here that would like to meet up with you at a pre-show gathering of some sort. I don't know if they do it for Sout American shows, but if you see that the Wishlist Foundation is doing anything before the shows, but if they do, you may want to go to that. Just give it a little time and check your private messages. It has been pretty slow around here lately. 

Travel safe and enjoy the show. It is going to be awesome! 

tempo_n_groove

Bump for a meet up and safe travels to you!!!

given2fly23

Good for you. Solo trips for music are intimidating but incredibly rewarding.  Hope you find some friends here to meet up with. 

Safe travels!

RoleModelsinBlood31

Reminds me of the movie hostel 

Gingerlou77

Have an amazing adventure!! I'm from the UK and doing euro shows solo plus Seattle! Although I've already found a lovely group of people to share this experience with. You only live once, find your happy.xx 

LadyZeppelin

Wow! Not only the best band but the best fans too! You lot are awesome!

So last year was by far the worst year of my life (sparing you the epic story due to depressing details) I realized I had nothing to look forward to so I made something happen that could get me up in the morning! I right then and there went online to plan the only thing that I refuse to die without having done! Booked the ticket on the spot because I had just received money for something so had a bit of funds and thought seriously what am I waiting for? If not now then when right? Argentina seems like the best place to get lost for 10 days and jam out to the best band ever! I have travelled the world mostly alone A LOT for work so not new to solo travelling but it can get extremely lonely, looking forward to meeting some people. Do not want this trip to be lonely! 

It is going to be worth every single penny I have spent on it. EEEEEEEEEKKKK CAN"T WAIT!

So if anyone that is going to Argentina Lollapalooza sees this... I am super keen to meet ANYONE new - any age, any gender etc. For a coffee, a tango, a steak - whatever! @Gingerlou77 I really have chosen to make my own happiness - ticking off bucket lists for a couple of years now. Enjoy your solo trips! Maybe sometime we will bump into each other. So glad I found this place!  

Also @RoleModelsinBlood31 haha noooo!!!! Glory!! Thank you @darwinstheory - Great ideas!! @tempo_n_groove @given2fly23 are either of you in BA? 

My word, I am going to be like a kid in a toy store!!!

given2fly23

I'm not, though your post has me wanting to book a flight!

I'm in Chicago, but have travelled a lot for PJ and other bands (live music, my greatest passion), some solo and some not. Headed to Barcelona and Seattle this year to see them (in addition to Chicago of course).

Have a great time!

23scidoo

You gonna have the best time of your life..BA is awesome and totally safe..Boca, Recoleta and Palermo are must see..
don't forget to eat empanadas..enjoy your trip..

23scidoo

Spend a day or two to Colonia Del Sacramento in Uruguay!!

tempo_n_groove

I am not @LadyZeppelin, sorry!  I planned the North America trip this time around.  I do wish I was going because it would have been great to see someone from the other side of the globe coming to a PJ show!

Safe travels.

If there is something that I can assist in and I can let me know.

I'll be following this thread to see how much fun you have!!!

LadyZeppelin

23scidoo said:

You gonna have the best time of your life..BA is awesome and totally safe..Boca, Recoleta and Palermo are must see..
don't forget to eat empanadas..enjoy your trip..

Thank you! Daymmmnn I can't wait!!! I am staying in Palermo Soho in a shweeet apartment with a rooftop pool overlooking the city. I am going to reeeelax up there to the max! Going to try ALL THE FOODS  

LadyZeppelin

@given2fly23 I have been to Chicago around 5 years ago! Wish I had used this site then to make a few friends. It was a very lonely trip and my first one in another country on my own. Enjoyed one metal bar though... can't remember the name and another I didn't enjoy but I think it was possibly the crowd that night  

LadyZeppelin

@tempo_n_groove where are you situated? and thank you! Please do keep in touch x

ConorKavanagh

Sounds like you have the whole thing figure out. I used to go to shows by myself as well, but nothing outside of Ireland. Some of the acts that I'm into I would find it hard to get people motivated to come and watch with me, so I used to not let that stop me from seeing what I wanted to see. Anyway, be sure to post updates on this thread of how your trip goes. Someday I'd love to go to Buenos Aires myself, but not this year unfortunately.

23scidoo

Sunday night at San Telmo square for tango!!

LadyZeppelin

@ConorKavanagh Hahaha I don't have it figured out by any means. So nervous, feeling a bit old school with this online barcoded ticket (just doesn't feel like the real thing ;P)! I moved across to the west of our country to chase a career which I did very well but its landed me in a very conservative town and they don't speak my home language. So... I go on my own to plenty concerts and shows - get stoked if I know someone is going with me but I really cannot live my life waiting for other people to want to do the same things! I will be forever on my couch then! If I wait for someone to have the money and enthusiasm for an overseas trip to watch a band I will never go So live life to the full and all that!

I will so be posting on this thread @23scidoo I hope I can go tango solo... well I mean I hope there is a nice dude there to dance with me. Apparently the South American men can be a little... forward... So I will be careful

ConorKavanagh

@LadyZeppelin You will be fine once you just stick with the winners. By that, I mean, make some connections here and take care of safety matters! Also, I don't think any of us ever have the complete picture figured out. But this trip? You got this!

darwinstheory

I'm sorry, I am not in Buenos Aires. I am in Indiana, USA (almost an hour south east of Chicago). If you had only chosen to come to the Wrigley shows, there's already a few people on this thread that will be there. Like @Tempo_n_groove said, I too will be following this thread to see how you enjoyed your trip. You're really going to live seeing this band, I promise. It will likely become an addiction for you. Who knows, maybe you'll even be so inspired to you'll come to one of the US cities later this summer!

Maybe you could look through the South America tour thread near the top of this message board and try to message some people through there? Most of them will likely be in South America for the tour I'd imagine. 

Please do be careful on your travels.

javis el errante

I don't have a car, but I live nearby Palermo, we can meet and go together, and I can give travel tips, Colonia is a must, haven't been on the boards for ages, don't even know if there's a pre party...

LadyZeppelin

@darwinstheory I have been to the US many times for work so I wanted a country I have never been to!