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kermie13kermie13 Berlin Posts: 49
edited May 2009 in The Porch
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 :?

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    hewyhewy Posts: 140
    I've gone with friends, but had to sit separately from them - kinda the same... but it's still a good time! :)
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    normnorm I'm always home. I'm uncool. Posts: 31,147
    i went to rem at the hollywood bowl last year....had a great time

    i missed on a lot of concerts because i couldn't find anyone to go with and didn't want to go alone...but really i go to shows to see music so having someone with me really doesn't matter but it is nice to share the experience :)
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    PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    I went to the Beacon in New York City last summer by myself. I drove down from Mass to southwest CT and took a train into the city, then the subway to the show. It was pretty intimidating. Luckily I ended up seeing people I knew after I got down there. I was set to go to Toronto by myself too, but I think I am getting a ride from somebody on this board. It should be fun. Its obviously more fun to go with people or make friends from here and meet them at the show. :D
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    GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,538
    I have been to uite a few concerts by myself. To be honest, I prefer it at times. I can walk at my leisure, get a beer without asking, etc.

    I find I am more apt to meet more people, as they are more apt to say hi to someone who is alone. It gives you the freedom to not feel guilty about asking someone else for anything or wanting to do something that others might not want to.

    Enjoy the show(s)!
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    PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    To be honest, these days I go to more gigs alone than I do with friends. Started out with bands I really wanted to see but no one else knew, but now I buy tickets for myself without even thinking about if a friend would want to go.

    It's really not that bad. The break between bands can sometimes be a little awkward, but usually you can strike up conversation or just zone out. Socialising helps if you talk to people in the queue though, people are much more approachable in a queue than once you're instead and the music is too loud in the breaks is a bit too loud just to introduce yourself to a stranger.
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    funnygirlfunnygirl Posts: 529
    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:
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    peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 835
    I go to concerts by myself all the time and always have fun
    Don't miss out just because you don't have someone to go with!
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    Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,319
    edited May 2009
    Yeah, much better to go alone than not at all. And Pearl Jam's is a particular friendly fan base to blend into.
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    EddieWouldKnowEddieWouldKnow Posts: 771
    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:


    How could YOU not make freinds!!!!! :lol:

    I've sat by myself before(HARTFORD!!!!!!!!!!!!).............but I would totally go to a show alone!

    If you have the chance, head over to the pre-parties you'll meet ton of great peeps!!!!
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    megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    doesn't bother me at all..not like im really talking to someone next to me during the show.
    im mainly jumping up and down and ill grab the person next to me when an epic song is played regardless of who it is..
    ahh i need a good show now
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    PJStatTrackerPJStatTracker Posts: 2,400
    as of right now I'm going to both Toronto and Chicago alone...it'll be more fun if I can convince one of my friends to make the trip, but I don't think that's likely...otherwise I'll just hit up the pre-parties and have a good time...

    you should definitely go anyway...worst case scenario - you're bored until the show starts...once the action begins, though, it's fun no matter what.
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    hewyhewy Posts: 140
    and really, you're never alone! haha... think of all the jamily... :D
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    kermie13kermie13 Berlin Posts: 49
    I think the concert itself is not the big deal and getting there cause iam from berlin and know the way, but yes the time in between, as fowls was saying thats what i was thinking about, but who knows who you meet and talk to...

    thanks feel a lot better now :P !!!!

    kermie
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    like.echoeslike.echoes Posts: 582
    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:

    Me too, plus a couple other small shows by myself. Even when I go with someone, I kind of feel like a concert is an individual experience - for me anyway, I just get lost in it, and don't much care who's around me.
    nothing's changed but the surrounding bullsh1t
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    funnygirlfunnygirl Posts: 529
    EddieWouldKnow 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:


    How could YOU not make freinds!!!!! :lol:

    I've sat by myself before(HARTFORD!!!!!!!!!!!!).............but I would totally go to a show alone!

    If you have the chance, head over to the pre-parties you'll meet ton of great peeps!!!!


    LOL Yes! I am friendly....can't wait to meet you EddieWouldKnow ;)
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    crowes74crowes74 Posts: 273
    gone to many shows alone.
    great thing about it is 99% of the people are fans of the same band you are, so you have something to break the ice right off the bat. also freedom to move about is a positive.

    only negative is the drive home in my opinion.

    hope you go, have fun.
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    BugzInMyHeadBugzInMyHead Posts: 74
    Due to moving around the country a few times, I have on a number of occasions gone to shows alone. The Jamily is a great group of open and inclusive peeps, you will have no problem finding some friends. :P
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    LineOneMightyFineLineOneMightyFine Posts: 347
    I've gone to several PJ shows alone. Its not a big deal, I usually just grab some beers and end up meeting people during the downtime. And, then once the show gets going, all I care about is what's going on on the stage.

    Unless I'm bringing my wife to a show, I find it easier anyway. My friends are barely casual fans of PJ, so when I've brought them in the past I've felt obligated to make sure they're having a good time.
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    CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    make friends with someone on the board, and go with them! voila!
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    say_hisay_hi Posts: 311
    I have been to a few PJ shows alone and it has paid off! At Camden 1 in 2003 I was sitting alone in my seat and a nice woman came up to me and asked if I was alone and if I would like to upgrade my seat. So I went from sitting on the very far right and back about 25 rows to center about 6 rows back in front of Mike! And during the show Mike came down to the side and I was able to sneak up into the front row for the last song! It was awesome!
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    LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,009
    I went to WPB 08 alone, met a bunch of cool Jammers, and had a killer. Now I'm going to Ed ATL Night 1 by myself.
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    EddieWouldKnowEddieWouldKnow Posts: 771
    funnygirl wrote:
    EddieWouldKnow 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:


    How could YOU not make freinds!!!!! :lol:

    I've sat by myself before(HARTFORD!!!!!!!!!!!!).............but I would totally go to a show alone!

    If you have the chance, head over to the pre-parties you'll meet ton of great peeps!!!!


    LOL Yes! I am friendly....can't wait to meet you EddieWouldKnow ;)

    you too funygirl!!!!! ;)
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    megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    i cant wait to go solo to ed..solo. wow that was lame

    i think im meeting an old friend up there for 1 night but am genuinely excited to drive alone for 7 hours and meet some cool jammers..
    therapy
    yes the ride home will suck though
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    voodoopugvoodoopug Posts: 1,011
    i've went to a couple of shows alone due to a cancellation by a friend, no big deal, met some new people outside venue, and gave my ten club ticket away to a fan who didnt have as good of seats as I did.
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.
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    LiteTheMatchLiteTheMatch Posts: 1,179
    I enjoy going to concerts alone sometimes. I find i connect with the band and the music more.. It's more of a one-on-one experience for me. When you're alone, you don't have to talk to anybody during the show :) I find that a plus, especially if it's one of your favorite bands. When I'm alone its easier for me to become absorbed into the music..

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    eldarion75eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    I always go to Pj gigs with friends but somehow always end up alone!! it's ok though cos even if you dont know the people around you, your among friends..

    hippy half hour..with dave :)
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    BlackThirteenBlackThirteen Posts: 423
    I go to a lot of concerts by myself. In fact I'm going to see the tragically hip this friday by myself. It's not bad at all really. Except for the waiting period before the band comes out when you don't have anyone to really talk to to kill time. Basically most of my friends either aren't really that into music or listen to stuff I can't stand. But I like going to concerts so I go by myself most of the time. The only time I went to a concert by myself and didn't really have a good time was when I went to see STP at Jones Beach but that's another story :p
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    SOLAT319SOLAT319 Posts: 4,564
    I always found it weird that some people actually don't go to shows just because they don't have anybody to go with. If I like a band enough that I want to see them live, I don't care if anybody's coming with me to the show. Over the years, I travelled all around by myself to see Pearl Jam and got to meet some of the coolest folks. I'd say you step out on your porch and explore :)
    It will be great, I promise!
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    U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    I also went to see EV at the Opera house last summer by myself..it was an awesome day! walked around downtown Boston..went to eat..had beers at the beantown pub (they have every PJ studio album on the jukebox)..smoked a blunt behind the opera house by the stage door, no Ed encounter though...saw the show (awesome)..have to say i enjoyed myself thoroughly all by my lonesome..and besides, i was in very good company ;):mrgreen:
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    megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    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
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