stickman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Usually not, but back in September I saw Liam Finn live at the echoplex in LA by myself. And that was easily the best the show I've ever been to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I love going to shows by myself. Its so much easier to move and its waaay easier to get two beers for myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I love going to shows by myself. Its so much easier to move and its waaay easier to get two beers for myself.I'd agree w/ much of this. Sometimes feel awkward, but only for a while. Maybe the 2 beers help that feeling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 About half. My wife is a less-than-rabid fan for most of the stuff I'm interested in, so I'm OK with going alone sometimes, especially if I can get a good seat down front. I went by myself to the JT show at the Vic last month, and actually that was a little uncomfortable being alone since it's kind of an "intimate" setting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gewee Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 90% of the time by myself...baseball games too. Love the solitude of large crowds. Staerd with GD shows a looong time ago and still do it. Next solo show... Asheville NC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I'm lucky in that my husband and I both have similar tastes in music, so we don't really ever "drag" each other to shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Prose Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I pretty much always go solo. My wife doesn't like crowds or staying up late, so that pretty much rules out your average rock show. She doesn't mind that I go by myself, I don't mind going alone, she stays home with the kids so no need for a babysitter. That's what you call a win-win. This about sums it up for me as well! She has become a big Wilco fan and we did go to Millenium Park together and we'll probably go to see them next time, but for the most part I fly solo. I used to photograph a lot of shows so for the most part she would get bored watching me work(which is kind of why I stopped doing it). I dont go to nearly the shows I used to (family obligations) so when I do go I prefer enjoying the show and not babysitting a talking friend etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 90% of the time by myself...baseball games too. Love the solitude of large crowds. Staerd with GD shows a looong time ago and still do it. Next solo show... Asheville NCI love this. Its not just a thread anymore, folks, this is turning into a movement. I will add the stipulation that I only really like it in general-admissions type situations because I like to be able to move around. Nothing worse than getting stuck in a seat in the middle of a row and you're alone and have a-holes seated all around you. Ditto for baseball games--I've gone to those alone a lot in the past, and I got around my assigned-seating issue due to the fact that my favorite team sucks and doesn't draw very big crowds, so I can sit wherever I damn well please! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I pretty much go to shows by myself now. If bigshoulders lived in DC that would be different, but last year I ate the cost of 5, count them 5 different concert tickets because people said they wanted to go to a show and bailed on me the day before. After eating the cost of 5 concert tickets, I stopped inviting other people to go. Now I have gotten the stunned looks from folks when they mention a show to me and my response is, yeah, I already have my ticket. Prior to last year, it was usually 50/50 for me on going to concerts alone or with someone. Now, it is more like 90/10. I really don't mind going by myself. Especially the general admission shows since I like to get there early and try to get a spot up front. It is fun to be a concert with someone else, share in the moment and all, but equally as fun to go solo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intodeep Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I can't tell you how many show's i've gone to by myself. If i did not go to them alone i would never have all the wonderful exepreinces I've had witnessing great music. My friends have aweful taste in music or just are afraid to check out new bands. Plus a lot of bands come during the week and i'm old and my friends don't like going out on a tuesday or whatever, but screw that it is all about the music to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Never been to a concert alone, but I go to the movies solo all the time. (I go to a lot of movies, and often the uncommercial kind, and I can't be bothered to try to convince others why the movie is worth seeing. Plus, coordinating social outings can be a headache; usually I just like to hop in the car and go catch a film with no side hassles.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 i went to my first Wilco gig alone. what's weird was that the show sold out and i didn't have a ticket. i ended up buying one from a couple who had an extra, their friend dropped out at the last minute or something. so i ended up sitting with this guy and his girlfriend in a small 3 seated booth. it was still a great night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 yep, if i dont know anyone thats interested in the show, i'm not going to call them along to be whinging in my ear the whole time. i learned my lesson back in 2000 with bringing a "foreigner" along Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 We live and die like we dream...alone (to paraphrase Josef Conrad) I started attending shows alone in the 90's due to downtown's unhappiness with the fact that I go to concerts to listen and watch the band and not to pay attention to her. Now I have a concert going buddy in D-man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I've learned to hide the fact that I'm going to shows from one of my buddies because he'll get a ticket (doesnt matter who the band is) and then try to talk to me the entire f'n show. Doesnt matter if I ignore him, tell him to shut up, step away from him or try to ditch him altogether.......he's got an unstopable mouth. haha, reminds me an old friend. He once started drumming on my back at a medeski martin and wood show, the "please stop" warnings didn't get him, but the elbow in the stomach did! By the way I just read Confederacy Of Dunces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 90% of the time by myself...baseball games too. Love the solitude of large crowds. Staerd with GD shows a looong time ago and still do it. Next solo show... Asheville NCI love baseball games by myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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