Dallas 2010 was my youngest son's second RUSH show. He was 5 for S&A in Milwaukee, and 7 for Time Machine. He has done fine at both shows. All the suggestions for hearing protection are correct. Ear muff type do work better, but depending on where and when the show is, they can get hot. I have not had any issues with security and him standing on the seats, but I do have to brace him against my chest and he stands on the seat back of the row in front of us. Binoculars also help depending on seating. The fans are awesome. They have always been polite and considerate. He usually gets bored sometime around the middle of the second set, but that is when they play Tom Sawyer, and since his name is Sawyer he perks up. He thinks they wrote it about him. We brought his Nintendo DS so when there were times he was not into it, he sat and played with that, but not for very long. All in all, good experiences so far, but then again he is a RUSH fan. Good luck, a little preparation goes a long way to everyone having a good time.