With that said why on earth did you get standing tickets? That just sounds miserable and I didn’t think those were even allowed anymore
I’ve literally never been to a concert that had seating
Comment on Feeling insecure about going to a 'girlie pop' concert as a 30 year old man, am i overthinking it?
IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
[deleted]
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Mike_Hunt@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Standing because i have only ever been to one concert 11 years ago and it was in the cheap seats and i do enjoy the music as does my wife but I’m just a very reserved person and i felt like being in a crowd id be the sore thumb but as others have said i doubt anyone is going to be looking at me
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Don’t listen to them, standing section is almost always the right move.
Skua@kbin.earth 6 days ago
You'll be fine! Especially since you're there with your wife, you've got good company to distract you from whatever anyone else is doing is the show isn't already doing that. All sorts of people show up at concerts, even if they don't always show up in the photos and videos of those concerts as much
I went to a Heilung gig a few years back (incredible experience, by the way) and it was really funny in a lovely way to look at the crowd. It was like a straight 50/50 split of people that looked like the very stereotype of 60s hippies and equally stereotypical metalheads. We all had a great time together
I'm quite a tall guy and a not the most outgoing a lot of the time, so I do understand how it's easy to feel like you're sticking out in a crowd. Thing is though, everyone is there to see the act, not to people-wstch the audience
Skua@kbin.earth 6 days ago
I'm surprised to someone say that they don't think standing tickets are allowed any more, what gave you that impression?
Regardless, being in the standing section is exciting and usually a very good view. It's not necessarily the right atmosphere for every person or every show, but if you enjoy the feeling of being in the crowd as everyone moves together it's great
IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
protist@mander.xyz 6 days ago
Like where?
IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Skua@kbin.earth 6 days ago
That's largely limited by ticket sales nowadays, right? Responsible / law-abiding venues (in countries with good regulation on it) don't sell so many standing tickets that the risk gets too high
The wiki page you linked in the other reply has a link to a list page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_crowd_crushes
You'll notice that very few recent ones are at concerts, and those that are consistently involve serious mismanagement of the event and usually something inciting large-scale fear responses
You are right that it's less safe that being seated, and you do need to watch out for your surroundings and be ready to get yourself out if you think it's too much. It is a problem that we know how to handle for the most part without banning all standing areas, though