11 Ways to Have an Awesome Time at a Concert (And Four Bonus Notes from Me)
Here are some helpful hints from Buzzfeed.
1. Bring a friend or go alone.
2. Pay attention to the opening band.
3. Hit the merch table BEFORE the show.
4. Go to the bathroom BEFORE the show.
5. Drinking: when and how much.
6. Find your spot (assuming you don’t have an assigned seat, of course)
7. Make friends
8. Don’t fight.
9. Dance
10. Follow moshing etiquette and safety precautions.
11. Don’t watch the whole show through your cell phone.
Good points. I’d add the following.
12. If it’s a no smoking venue, DON’T SMOKE, fer crissakes.
13. Don’t sing along to every song at the top of your lungs. Other people paid to hear the band, not you.
14. Don’t throw shit.
15. Stay for the encore.
If everyone around you is standing up then stand up. If everyone is sitting down, then sit down. I didn't pay all that money to look at the back of your head!
If you want to stand, then stand. If you want to sit, then don't complain when others are standing. It's a concert! Enjoy yourself!
Don't push to the front, then get upset if you get bumped into…
One of my favourite live bands ever (the Giraffes) used to taunt the crowd and encourage people to throw their drinks at them. At their hometown shows in NYC, it would practically rain up front the entire time.
If you can hear me over the band they're not loud enough. If you don't know all the lyrics don't hate just because Im a bigger fan.
Don't show up 5 minutes before the headliner and try to push your way to the front (and don't complain about how hard it is for you to get to the front when you showed up late)