progrush2112 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Hey all, I was pondering this the other day, as there are a few shows coming here which my usual friends I take to concerts are unable to attend for one reason or another. So... If have you ever attended a concert by yourself, I would like to hear from you and your experiences with the topic! Thanks in advance. on ~Hud EDIT: One of the concerts in question is Coheed and Cambria, another is Sonata Arctica Edited March 26, 2010 by progrush2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I went several times alone at shows, but always in small clubs, no arenas or such. I found the experience good and bad at the same time: I could really delve deep into the music, but you miss the possibility to chat and share opinions... and when the show is over, there isn't much to do... Just an example: I went alone to see Opeth on the Blackwater Park tour and enjoyed it immensely. Total immersion into the music. Following year, went to the Deliverance tour with a friend into stoner rock, and I was somehow distracted. Enjoyed the show far and far less. Not that it's my buddy's fault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorcox Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 My only time seeing Rush was alone... I didn't feel alone at all, had a chance to meet new people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Why not? If i want to see a show and no one wants to go, screw it. Go have some fun . I have seen many a jazz show alone because my friends are not into it . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 At this point I go to most shows alone. I would prefer to go with someone but will forge ahead solo to see a good show. Once the show starts, its not like you are really talking or socializing with your friends anyway. Its nice to go with a friend who would be the designated driver but than again not drinking at shows really saves me a lot money as I often spend more on drinks than tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I went to the Hold Your Fire show by myself. Had a blast. A single female Rush fan, by herself, at a show gets lots of attention. I also saw one of my favorite college-era bands, Robyn Hitchcock and The New Egyptians, twice by myself. I mean, why not? If I really want to go to a concert and can't find someone else with genuine interest, going alone is way better than just dragging someone along who really would rather be doing something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I go to quite a few gigs alone. As long as there's whiskey at the bar, I'm happy. And, it's nice to meet new people too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I went to one concert alone. I saw Prince. I had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0N Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I've been to a fair few gigs on my own, I'd rather see a show on my own than not go to one at all - and its always fun telling people how much they missed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I can find friends to go to see established acts like rush or steely dan. I was surprised no one would go the megadeth show i saw on monday night. I am 43 and most of my friends are not into newer music but I feel that the best shows come from up and coming groups in small venues. Shows that I went solo to that I feel will be looked back upon as include Porcupine Tree- Fear of a blank planet tour. Between the buried and me- Colors and The Great Misdirect tours. Mastodon- Crack The Skye I also went solo the one time I saw Buckethead and I count that as one of the best shows i have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 QUOTE (J0N @ Mar 26 2010, 08:50 AM) I've been to a fair few gigs on my own, I'd rather see a show on my own than not go to one at all - and its always fun telling people how much they missed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I think I went to a concert alone ONCE. It was Rush for the HYF tour. I sang loudly and didn't care at all what anyone else thought. Hell, I might have even cried it was so good. I had an amazing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullSkull Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 YEP!! I go to RUSH alone my wife don't like them.. LOL So I'll buy 2 tickets and then post that i have one and look for a new friend that way or I'll just look for a single lookin for a ticket, new friend. I have never been stuck with a ticket, always sell it to someone. I don't mind going alone as you are never alone, many new friends all around you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 The only time I went to a concert by myself was to see the Cure on the "Wish" tour back in 1992. I almost went to see Rush on the Counterparts tour by myself, but the show was in Charlotte which would have meant a 3.5 hour drive and since I wasn't too keen on that album, I decided not to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarianStar Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I've been to a number of shows by myself. I always personally knew the band I was going to see though, so I would hang with them until they went on. Inevitably there would be other fans that I knew so it was always a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULTIPLIED REACTION Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) I went to see Rush on the T4E tour by myself in Boston. Edited March 26, 2010 by MULTIPLIED REACTION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 QUOTE (MULTIPLIED REACTION @ Mar 26 2010, 11:05 AM) I went to see Rush on the T4E tour by myself in Boston. It's a shame I didn't know you at the time, but I had to board a train to meet someone just north of Boston and had no idea that Rush was playing the Fleet Center that night until I saw them putting up all the Rush tour shirts. I would have gone with you, particularly since my trip northward was a bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 and on the other hand i can think of several shows that i have been to where i was wish i was alone due to the unfortunate behavior of my friends... i would of gone to more shows solo except that I used to bribe my friends with free tickets if they would be the designated driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULTIPLIED REACTION Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Mar 26 2010, 10:07 AM) QUOTE (MULTIPLIED REACTION @ Mar 26 2010, 11:05 AM) I went to see Rush on the T4E tour by myself in Boston. It's a shame I didn't know you at the time, but I had to board a train to meet someone just north of Boston and had no idea that Rush was playing the Fleet Center that night until I saw them putting up all the Rush tour shirts. I would have gone with you, particularly since my trip northward was a bust. Kelly, are you going to see Rush if they play in Mansfield, Mass this summer? A whole bunch of us from TRF will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintedweed Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I did at least one concert alone and on top took a 4 hour greyhound journey.. It was lynyrd skynyrd .. I must be huge fan of them back then.. or a hippie .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Ya... but I always end up running into people I know at shows so Im usually not alone for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 QUOTE (MULTIPLIED REACTION @ Mar 26 2010, 11:19 AM) QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Mar 26 2010, 10:07 AM) QUOTE (MULTIPLIED REACTION @ Mar 26 2010, 11:05 AM) I went to see Rush on the T4E tour by myself in Boston. It's a shame I didn't know you at the time, but I had to board a train to meet someone just north of Boston and had no idea that Rush was playing the Fleet Center that night until I saw them putting up all the Rush tour shirts. I would have gone with you, particularly since my trip northward was a bust. Kelly, are you going to see Rush if they play in Mansfield, Mass this summer? A whole bunch of us from TRF will be there. Yeah, I might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hell yes! I will go to shows alone especially if I score an awesome floor seat!! I remember seeing The Who alone at the Oakland Coliseum in I think 1991. It was a tenth row center seat, so I ensnared it and went!! Damn, that was the year they had Simon Phillips on drums. He was on his big bad red kit!!! Sweet memories....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Yep, done it more than a few times. Actually saw TFE solo, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Got there early, read my tourbook and then absorbed the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rendclaw Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I saw R30 by myself... Maiden in 1996 alone... I don;t really care one way or the other, since I kind of go off into my own little world the second the lights go down...A former co-worker of mine was a little shocked when he got to Ozzfest in time to catch Maiden and I was THAT into it. Especially after the time when we saw David Lee Roth and he got absolutely *destroyed* in the VIP area before the concert started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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