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What has been your favourite music event/gig/concert?

ThursdayN3xt

I like going to see bands but I’m often put off by the crowds. I like a bit of space and I fixate on people being too close and it messes with my enjoyment of the music.

But the other night I went to see the hip hip, bluegrass band, Gangstagrass and it has to be one of my favourite gigs. Before I go to a gig I worry about getting there, parking, looking like a noob if I haven’t been to the venue before, worrying it’ll be too warm, crowded, noisy, … But the venue was welcoming and everything was easy to find. It was just the right sized crowd for me - people around, but not too close. It wasn’t too warm and the sound levels were just right (no distortion where you can’t actually hear the music). Lighting was right. I felt comfortable all round and it was such a pleasure to be there. I was pleased to enjoy it so much because I’d been looking forward to seeing the band and they were amazing live.

Some of my past gig experiences have been ruined by things not being perfect and then I can’t get over things not being perfection and haven’t been able to fully enjoy the music, so it’s a relief when everything slots into place.

Annnnnd, I didn’t need hours to wind down afterwards - how is that possible?! Usually when I get home from things I can’t switch off. Maybe being comfortable and relaxed meant I didn’t have to wait for the anxiety to subside.

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  • For me it was a big open air concert back in 1985 at the Milton Keynes Bowl with a load of rock bands headlined by Marillion.

    There were about 45,000 people who were all out in the sun, sitting about on the grass bowl of the stadium and just enjoying it. When Marillion came on I was up at the front of the crowd with a friend from uni and we were singing our hearts out.

    The only negative was at the end as there was a lot of crowd surging that quite literally lifted us off our feet and there were a few times it felt like the crush was going to get dangerous, but it passed.

    It was my second big concert but the one before (U2 were headlining at the same venue) was a very wet day so the whole place turned into a muddy swamp which was entertaining enough but it got quite cold.

    I guess finding so many people who shared the same interest and were there just for it made a lot of difference to how enjoyable it was.

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  • For me it was a big open air concert back in 1985 at the Milton Keynes Bowl with a load of rock bands headlined by Marillion.

    There were about 45,000 people who were all out in the sun, sitting about on the grass bowl of the stadium and just enjoying it. When Marillion came on I was up at the front of the crowd with a friend from uni and we were singing our hearts out.

    The only negative was at the end as there was a lot of crowd surging that quite literally lifted us off our feet and there were a few times it felt like the crush was going to get dangerous, but it passed.

    It was my second big concert but the one before (U2 were headlining at the same venue) was a very wet day so the whole place turned into a muddy swamp which was entertaining enough but it got quite cold.

    I guess finding so many people who shared the same interest and were there just for it made a lot of difference to how enjoyable it was.

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