People who bring their kids to PJ shows...

yield2me
yield2me Posts: 1,291
edited April 2008 in The Porch
I've noticed some threads lately about people wanting to take their kids to shows so I felt it might be story time...

Last tour, at the Pittsburgh show there was this guy who brought his daughter (age 7-8ish) and her three friends (same age) and sat directly in front of us. We were close to the stage, in the stands on Mike's side. Everything is going fine and the girls seem to be excited about the show. About 2 songs into it the guys next to us and a guy who is by himself, next to the dad and 4 girls all spark up joints at the same time. Now the guy next to the dad and girls looked like he'd been eating mushrooms under the overpass for the last two weeks..scary.

Anyway, the pot smoke is just covering these girls and they're holding their mouths closed and the dad looks worried...long story short they leave after 3 songs.

I'm all for a younger group of people discovering/enjoying Pearl Jam but if you bring your kids make sure you realize that there will be pot all around you and crazy mushroom eating dudes who sleep under the overpass standing next to you (potentially). At the very least a lot of drunk people.

I personally think its retarded to take young kids to shows...seen some people with 2-4 year olds at these things. No reason they should be there IMO.
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  • mjb
    mjb Posts: 1,315
    Good point...it is nice in theory, but probably not the right environment for a 7-8 year old "honey, that is our hero Eddie...he will drink and hack butts until he passes out on stage"
  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    mjb wrote:
    Good point...it is nice in theory, but probably not the right environment for a 7-8 year old "honey, that is our hero Eddie...he will drink and hack butts until he passes out on stage"


    exactly, get a babysitter...bring your kids when they're actually old enough to remember it.
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  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    I would not bring a kid to see PJ or any other concert not geared towards young people... I know people want to be that cool parent but they have their whole lives to go to shows... I think the proper age for a 1st concert is 13 any younger than that and you're wasting your money IMO, unless the kid is super chill and won't have to pee or want a drink every other song.
  • scw156
    scw156 Posts: 442
    It's still better than trying to get Ed to rub your wifes pregnant stomach... :rolleyes:
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  • Rockin Rita
    Rockin Rita Posts: 21
    I took my 6 year old daughter to see Hannah Montanna. that's more her speed...she has no business going to see Pearl Jam....me on the other hand I am counting the weeks ...I will either hire a babysitter or have my hubby stay home.
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    Rockin Rita wrote:
    I took my 6 year old daughter to see Hannah Montanna.
    what was her setlist like? bust out any B-sides? she cover "achey breaky heart"?
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  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    Rockin Rita wrote:
    I took my 6 year old daughter to see Hannah Montanna. that's more her speed...she has no business going to see Pearl Jam....me on the other hand I am counting the weeks ...I will either hire a babysitter or have my hubby stay home.

    my vote is on that side too.

    make it a grown ups night out.
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  • catwoman
    catwoman Posts: 256
    What about children who bring their parents to shows? That's what happened to me. I got tickets for my kids (who were then 17 & 20), and they insisted that I go with them. I thought I was too old to go to a rock concert, even though I've loved PJ from the start and I was the one who introduced my kids to them. They talked me into, though, and I had a blast. Everyone was so friendly & nice, and I don't even think I was the oldest one there. I'm still getting tickets for my kids, but now it's assumed that I'm going too (plus I'm the one who's the 10C member).
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    My take on this... bring the kid.. if the kid wants to go.
    If the kid gets bored and wants to leave... guess what? Bye... you can read all about the rest of the show in the 'Given To Fly' forum.
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  • scw156
    scw156 Posts: 442
    catwoman wrote:
    What about children who bring their parents to shows? That's what happened to me. I got tickets for my kids (who were then 17 & 20), and they insisted that I go with them. I thought I was too old to go to a rock concert, even though I've loved PJ from the start and I was the one who introduced my kids to them. They talked me into, though, and I had a blast. Everyone was so friendly & nice, and I don't even think I was the oldest one there. I'm still getting tickets for my kids, but now it's assumed that I'm going too (plus I'm the one who's the 10C member).


    Ha. I took my mom to Camden in 2006... she was like 52 or something at the time
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  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Cosmo wrote:
    My take on this... bring the kid.. if the kid wants to go.
    If the kid gets bored and wants to leave... guess what? Bye... you can read all about the rest of the show in the 'Given To Fly' forum.

    I think that's where I put my foot down, if the kid wants to go too bad... I'm not gonna let them go just because they want to... I'd be like "how does it feel to want?"
  • simpleman
    simpleman Posts: 425
    there is no way a 2-4 year old cares about going to see PJ. Leave them home.
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  • triangleman12
    triangleman12 Posts: 193
    scw156 wrote:
    Ha. I took my mom to Camden in 2006... she was like 52 or something at the time

    I'd love to take my parents (both in their 50's) to see Pearl Jam! I'm afraid they'd show me up tailgaiting though, especially @ Camden, haha.
  • godukebeatthem
    godukebeatthem Posts: 71
    Bring the parents, leave the kids. Pay a babysitter, stimulate the economy! lol ;)
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    so true

    I've never seen a kid at a pj show


    why are adults CRAZY
    anything under 15 is too young!
    scw156 wrote:
    It's still better than trying to get Ed to rub your wifes pregnant stomach... :rolleyes:
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  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    simpleman wrote:
    there is no way a 2-4 year old cares about going to see PJ. Leave them home.

    My three year son had the time of his life at Lollapallooza and sang along to many songs. Quite a sight seeing him pump his fist in the air along with everyone else during "Alive".

    Of course as a parent, I took plenty of precautions. We only attended the PJ set, sat in a VIP tent, he had noise filtering ear plugs in and was under explicit instructions to be on his best behavior. Had he not been able to handle it, we would have left, but he was a joy to the others in our tent and had a great time.
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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,975
    please bring your kid, hopefully they have the seat in front of me so i can see over them easily...
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  • dogman11
    dogman11 Posts: 34
    I'm in favor of introducing Pearl Jam to my kids - but through listening to the music - not bringing them to shows. I have three kids (under 8 years old) and lately we've been listening to the Gorge 2006 boots. They love Night I - especially the "it's ok" tag on Daughter and Baba O'Reilly. My wife and and I were at the shows and we tell our kids "that's mommy and daddy singing 'it's ok'".

    They love it and now when we're in the car, they specifically ask for Pearl Jam.

    We have family movie night on the weekends, so my next move will be to watch Imagine in a Cornice or Live at MSG with them.

    If the boys hang around long enough, I'll take my kids to a show when they're in their teens.
  • gtrplyr
    gtrplyr Posts: 115
    My first concert was Neil Young and Crazy Horse. I was 9. I was completely awe struck. Blew me away.

    I've been addicted to shows ever since.

    I was 13 the first time i saw Pearl Jam ('95)

    I say it depends on the kid. Infants shouldn't be there.

    Pot smoke and drunk people still bother me and I'm 25...that doesn't change. If anything, I would hope the presence of little kids would make people act more responsibly...of course, that isnt always the case.

    If a kid wants to go bad enough...I say take em. If they don't like it...dont take em anymore.
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    I realized what is so weird about this whole conversation...it's...backwards!

    isn't it usually the case that young kid goes to mum and dad "pa-leeeeze let me go to rock show X"

    mum and dad say "nooooo way"

    kid begs and begs

    mum and dad finally say ok but we are going with you

    kid is mortified but goes to the show with the parents.

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