going to a concert alone...

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  • washedinblack91
    washedinblack91 Posts: 3,079
    kermie13 wrote:
    hey guys...i know i know its a silly question, but has anyone ever been to a concert alone??? i´ve seen pearl jam 6 times before, but my old concert buddies either moved away or are not in berlin this summer...but its my favorite band so i think i just go by myself...will be a new experience :?

    kermie
    yes i've gone alone. i've seen a collective soul and live show and a pearl jam show by myself. my philosophy is, if you want to do something really badly nothing will stop you and if something does, you were never all that interested in it in the first place. this is why i'm in australia by myself and how i went to new zealand on holiday by myself, i had no one to go with but i wanted to go so i sucked up some courage and just went for it. you cant let fear discourage you from living! 8-) besides, pj fans are friendly im sure you'll meet a new friend. thats how i met one of my friends, i went to a pre-show by myself and just talked.
    PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
    eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
    SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
  • kineticjam
    kineticjam Posts: 154
    I went to Mansfield II 2008 alone, met some great people and had a blast!!!!!!
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Hmm, i always try go with someone but i went to see Orange Goblin on my own. Was a good show but sucked being on my own. Though i went to go the merch stand and i wore my Mike McCready yellow pic shirt and the dude recognised who he was.
  • pjbugs007
    pjbugs007 Posts: 1,353
    funnygirl wrote:
    I went to see EV solo last summer by myself! It was fun...I always make friends...just chat it up with the people sitting near you... :mrgreen:

    Oh man...think of the all the guys on this bored that would have went with ya:) heheh had to say that FG:)
  • like.echoes
    like.echoes Posts: 582
    pjbugs007 wrote:
    funnygirl wrote:
    I went to see EV solo last summer by myself! It was fun...I always make friends...just chat it up with the people sitting near you... :mrgreen:

    Oh man...think of the all the guys on this bored that would have went with ya:) heheh had to say that FG:)

    Heh, and based on that Albany thread, I can see why she wouldn't have done that. :roll:
    nothing's changed but the surrounding bullsh1t
  • pjbugs007
    pjbugs007 Posts: 1,353
    They are all in heat!! LOL
  • PearlJm96
    PearlJm96 Posts: 83
    Been to several by myself over the years. I go to way too many concerts to worry about finding someone with time or money to join me for each one.
    9-3-98 - Birmingham
    8-7-00 - Atlanta
    8-14-00 - New Orleans
    4-9-03 - Birmingham
    4-19-03 - Atlanta
    10-8-04 - Kissimmee
    8-5-07 - Chicago
    5-1-10 - New Orleans
    7-19-13 - Chicago
    11-1-13 - New Orleans
    4-23-16 - New Orleans
    9-19-23 - Austin
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,824
    I went to The Vic and Lollapalooza by myself in 07. It didn't take long to meet up with a PJ crowd though!

    Even if I go to gigs with friends, chances are we'll get split up once the jumping around starts anyway!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • ChmpgneBreakfst4Evry1
    ChmpgneBreakfst4Evry1 Posts: 42
    I'm going to the chi town show alone and i'm not too concerned. I'm also still for a single ticket to either of the EV philly shows. I'm hoping to make some friends on this board and meet some new people! None of my friends share my love for PJ so it's hard to get them to spend 70 plus dollars for a ticket.
  • Yellow Bedwetter
    Yellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    i went to philly 05, camden I 06, east rutherford I 06, and was in the bonnaroo pit alone (but made friends)

    if u really love music then you're there for the music...you're not scoping the place for chicks (or dudes) cuz then the concert might as well just be a bar

    ive seen countless shows ranging from ben harper, wilco, and dmb to pearl jam, metallica (in november), and mmj all by myself and ive had a great time

    YB
    2005: Borgata 2, Philly
    2006: Camden 1&2, East Ruth 1&2
    2008: BONNAROO, MSG1, MSG2, Hartford
    2009: Philly 1, 2, 4
    2010: Hartford, MSG1, MSG2
    2012: Made in America
    2013: BK1, BK2, Hartford
    2015: Global Citizens
    2016: MSG 2 (ISO MSG1)
    EV Solo: NJPAC 2008; Tower Theatre, PA 2009; Hartford 2011
  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    PearlJam24 wrote:
    RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:
    hewy wrote:
    and really, you're never alone! haha... think of all the jamily... :D

    yep thats what im banking on.

    think im goin on a pj pilgrimage by myself for tornont and chicago


    Unfortunately I've been a loner on the concerts I've attended the past 6 years...all PJ.

    New Orleans `03
    Las Vegas `06
    San Diego `06
    LA 1&2 `06

    And I will be alone for the next ones too :cry:

    Vedder in Atlanta `09
    ACL `09
    ill be in atlanta myself as well and goin to ACL with a bud..im sure i'll see ya there.
    with this board it seems u can never really be alone :)
  • jaboodey
    jaboodey Rochester, NH Posts: 90
    I drove to Hershey, PA by myself (singing my head off along the way) and went straight to work afterwards. I agree the break in between bands can be awkward, but it's a happy PJ family, especially if you have fan club tickets. I recommend going to a post that says, "Berlin concertgoers Unite" and finding out where the cool kids are hanging before and after. Or finding out via the profile info which boardmembers are local to you now.
    Don't be that drunk guy dancing a la Will Ferrell with your shirt off thrashing into other people and spitting out the words. Or do it and make more friends.
    Rochester NY '94, E Rutherford NJ '98, MSG '98
    Jones Beach 2000, Mansfield 03, Camden 03, Hershey 03
    Boston VFC 04, Halifax 05
    Hartford 06, Boston 06, E Rutherford 06
    Mansfield I & II 08, Philly Spectrum -Halloween 09! Hartford '10
    Eddie -Boston 6/16/11, Worcester 2013, Amsterdam 6/16/14,
    Quebec City '16, Ottowa '16, Fenway Nights 1 & 2 2016
    London 1 2018, Fenway Nights 1 & 2 2018
    Got Id?
  • pearljim
    pearljim Posts: 1,312
    I've done it quite a few times and yes it's always more fun to have a fellow friend/fan with you but just hit the pre party or start talking on this board to fellow fans going to the same show(s) as you.

    Lot of cool people on here.
    If you have a chance to make life better for others, and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.

    Roberto Clemente.
  • PearlyOceans
    PearlyOceans Posts: 156
    Though I would rather have a friend coming along, I decided I'm going to see PJ in Rotterdam on my own. None of my friends are able to go to the show with me, but I really want to see them again.
    I'll feel a little akward but I'm sure I'll have a great time as soon as the show starts.
  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    i've gone to several concerts by myself, two of which were pj/pj-related.

    Drove 4 hours to see pearl jam on 10/01/04 at the vfc reading show - by myself

    drove 8+ hours to see pearl jam open for the stones at the end of Sept 05 (think it was sept 28, 05) in Pittsburgh...again, by myself
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...

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