Just be safe. No ones gonna randomly ask you why you're alone, and if they do they're company arent doing a good job of entertaining them.

 

I love going alone. I have nothing but great memories at concerts, especially the ones I went to alone.

The positive of going alone is that if you do something embarrassing, it will be around strangers that you won't have to see again. Doing something embarrassing around friends is always vastly more sucky. I go to concerts and comedy shows a lot though. I think it sucks at first but then gets extremely fun.

 

I'm a live music junkie, and go to shows alone all the time recently. I've been to over 10 Phish concerts alone in the past year. Often times traveling far. haha. They're my favorite band, and a big part of my life. It's fun being at a show by yourself, focusing on the music, and not worring about your friends. Phish has a decicated fan base of people who see them over and over again though. Lots people go alone, so its a little more comforting. Basically no one will even notice your alone. They will just see a cute girl having a good time, and think nothing about it. Go and have fun!

 

I went to a concert alone last year and it was totally fine. It was a band that I really loved and that I always wanted to see perform live. There were some 'bro's" sitting next to me that I thought would be annoying but we struck up a nice conversation after I told them it was my first time seeing the band live.

People just fix all of their attention to the music and performers on stage so no one will ever notice you being alone. I hope you have a great time!

 

What is this pre-concert party thing? Sounds like you want to attend that, too, before the show. If it makes you so nervous, why not go there a little later when you're sure the concert's started?

 

It's kinda like a VIP thing. You can go in and get food, merch, and find your seats before everyone gets to the show. I'm not sure if it will be open during the concert so I don't think I can arrive later

 

Yeah.
I have been to countless activities alone and it always make me feel stupid and like an outcast; looking foolish.

I hate it.

 

Exactly why i never go anywhere alone

 

I had to go to a concert alone once when a friend of mine backed out at the very last minute. It was fine and I wouldn't have minded going to other shows alone b/c it would be nice to just focus on the music. I don't have a group of friends with me when I listen to music at home.

 

I just wrote about this a couple days ago

http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/forum/f9/found-the-courage-to-see-a-metal-band-alone-1129890/

Go, you'll be so glad you went but you'll regret it if you skip out. Once the music comes on you won't even remember there are people around you.

 

I've been to countless concerts myself the past maybe 10 years or under,
primarily in my case because all my old college and post-concert buddies
either moved away, got married and had kids and became Boring Old Tossers,
or worse, and other factors. A few of them I lost to drug abuse, attrition,
whatever. Anyway, I don't always mind going to shows alone. I went to one
show four years ago with Robyn Hitchcock and Joe Boyd at Le Poisson Rouge
in NYC and sat at a table with four or five strangers and it was a bit weird,
but they were all nice folks, so it was alright. I also saw Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus etc.) 2x at 2 different venues the past 3 yrs. and I didn't mind being alone cause
always meet other fans, talk to them, etc. at least usually, and the shows
were both great. I saw Big Star in Brooklyn in 2010 alone given that nobody
else I knew was available to attend, or too busy being boring and old and
domesticated with kid and nagging wife to attend. Not my problem. I attended,
and it was totally amazingly great.
But I do sometimes miss having a crew for concerts to go with, I dunno,
it depends. Sometimes you're better off going alone. Anyway jc43,
is that you in that pic to the left? Hawt! What type of show are you
going to anyway?

 

Yuppp that'd be me in the pic And the concert is in a stadium so it's gonna be packed which just makes me more nervous.

 

actually i was like a week ago, couldnt belive myself i could do tht, bt suddenly 1 evening i just heard music coming out of my window nd next moment was superexcited to go n explore!

n so i went

live music was just soo amazing and loud and alive, nd if its your thing it goues through ur body till bones. so much feels. so cool.

we just stood there in like front row with some lil kid n be like

bt later the crowd rly awakened n we all run at stage n started to bang with hands on it to cheer for performer. then we played the beach ball randomly thru concert too n i just opened more n could actually dance altho i couldnt make my legs move noway for some reason >< tht rly sucked bt it still was alot fun

wasnt only loner or awk person there either! lols actually the most active dancers were some old ladys n some old guy. was pretty funy to watch them sometimes..

before i thought ill just die bt didnt happen

also nobody cares! nobody at all! no stares etc everyone just were in their own things n so

 

I went to a small venue in June by myself. My advice would be to just focus on the music and not really yourself or other people. I mean, that's what a show is all about after all. And if you feel people are judging you for it for whatever reason, just let them. It's their problem, not yours.

 

I had the same situation coming up, but had way too much anxiety just thinking of going alone so ended up basically forcing a friend to come with me by buying their ticket for them - even though they don't know the band

 

Do it do it do it do it!

I often go to concerts on my own, and it's great. I think I was probably nervous the first one or two times, but honestly it gets much easier quickly. I find a good thing about it is I don't have to worry if someone I'm with is enjoying it, or how I am acting around them.

Have a good time. Chances are you will never see anyone there again, so try not to worry too much about them.

 

I haven't been to too many stadium shows in years, I really always preferred
smaller venues, clubs, bars, etc. I saw a few shows a few years back
at places like Madison Square Garden Theater, and Radio City Music Hall,
but that's about it. Saw Roxy Music 2x at those venues, both great shows.
Saw some great shows the past few years at smaller venues in NYC,
Le Poisson Rouge, and The Living Room on Ludlow Street downtown, etc.
Also at City Winery. Love more intimate venues, mainly. I saw Roger
Waters of Pink Floyd once years ago at Brendan Byrne Arena in NJ at Meadowlands,
this was 1984, that was insane, sold out, crazy crowds, and I was forced to
attend alone for various reasons, but I still had a smashing time.
P.S. JC43 you should tell people your age on here, you might get the wrong
kind of attention if you don't.....just a suggestion. I mean if you're quite young, etc.

 

I'm so worried that people will just be judging me because I'm alone or that I'll feel extremely awkward.

This is a big problem I have, too. I'm actually okay with having no friends most of the time. But what makes me anxious is thinking about other people judging me, like wondering why I'm alone and why I'm so quiet. Our concerns might be mostly in our head though. Maybe people are too busy having fun with their friends to even notice we're alone. Or even if they do notice, they probably don't care. :b

 

Bring something to do, a fidget object, an activity for the dull moments, so you aren't just standing there with your arms crossed staring into space.

 

this unless you feel like talking to strangers a lot

 

Please do an update after you go. I'll likely be going to a concert alone in November. I've only been to one concert before, and I went with another person that time. I have minimal concert-going experience AND I'll be going alone, so I'm doubly nervous! It's my favorite band, though, so I'm supah excited. :banana

 

Ah I will! I'll be going in 2 days :O

 

I've only been to a few by myself, I feel out of place because there are so many groups of people together. I see others by themselves at concerts or sports events or restaurants and I don't think anything about them. It just seems kind of humiliating like you're a loser.

 

I'm going to a concert (and meet and greet) next month by myself and I don't give a ****. My friends have a different taste in music from me so they refuse to go, and there's no way I'm missing out. Who gives a **** if you're alone? Will anyone know? Are you going to miss out just because you aren't with a friend?

 

the more you try to get yourself engrossed in the experience, the less anxious you'll feel. enjoy yourself and remember that you're supposed to have a good time.

 

Soooo just got back and it went extremely well I was a little anxious when I first got in but after the music came on and the band came out you just kinda forget all about the other people around you. Plus there was a girl next to me that also came alone and she was super nice I'm glad I didn't miss out on the experience

 

Hooray! :yay I'm happy for you. That's mostly what I'm worried about: the part before the band starts playing. It's cool you ran into another loner. Maybe I'll have such luck.

 

Im glad it went well. I also wanna try going alone to a concert but it had to be of a singer that I really really like.