Deciding between going to a concert follows a strict set of guidelines. Many questions need to be asked and answered before dropping over a hundred dollars to see your favorite artist of that week. Concerts are an intimate location that connects the viewer and performer on a deeper level. Whether it be smashing body parts in a mosh pit, screaming at the top of your lungs when Beyoncé enters the arena or snapping your fingers to the smooth jazz playing in the background planning and choosing a concert is an important decision. Here is a guideline that should help.
1. Know The Difference Between A Performer and Autotune
Nobody wants to go to a tone deaf performance of your fave and expect them to sound like the radio version. A performer is a person that goes beyond the explicit lyrics in a song, the artist puts on a show that becomes engraved in your head: making it impossible to choose a certain part as your favorite. The difference between a performer and a singer is not only their stage presence but also how they interact with the audience.
2. Do Your Research!
If you watch videos on Youtube or ask friends about certain artists, you will find out interesting information. Like if you go to watch a rapper perform, but they mostly have a backing track in the background for them to walk around, and not actually perform, that is definitely a waste of money.
3. There Are Some People You Can't Miss
This is completely biased, but certain artists that perform live bring a certain energy and excitement that everyone should experience. Beyonce, Journey, and Rage Against The Machine are a few that put their essence into their music and performance and constantly kill all of their performances.
4.Never Go Alone
Grant it, seeing someone you love whether or not you have friends with you means you will always enjoy the music. But always try to find someone that can capture extra pictures and videos of yourself so it can be shared by the both of you.
5. Location Matters!
Please, please, please look where you are sitting. Do not buy a ticket that is close to the exit or so far up that you are basically watching TV the whole time. Having your eyes glued to a screen instead of the actual show makes for a lame experience.
6. Pricing Should Not Make Or Break Your Decision
Just because it is expensive, does not necessarily mean that watching your favorite artist destroy it on stage isn't worth it. Most tours are announced with ample time to raise funds to go. Plan and budget so you can save and have one of the best nights of your life!
Concerts are one of the greatest privileges that a person can live through. Seeing your favorite artist is an unexplainable feeling, so do not take the artist's life for granted. You never know what could happen, a lack of motivation to go on tour again, or god forbid a death, do not put off a concert just because you are not feeling it! Make the most of your life now!
