The last time I made the idiotic decision to go to a shownot alone, I was forced to leave early because my friend nameless companion managed to secure blackout drunkenness before the first opening band had even finished their set. On the Lyft back home, I vowed to never again let a little thing like forced social interaction get in the way of enjoying a show.
Hopefully you don't need anyone to tell you this, but just in case: Going to shows alone is the only way to ensure you have an even remotely good time. I can't say this enough. In fact, here's a study that suggests everyone is finally catching on to the power of one.
A study of 500 concertgoers conducted by U.K.-based DICE found that 65 percent of people aged 18-24 had recently gone to a show alone, NMEreported. Even better, 98 percent said they'd do it again. Better still, 84 percent said the show simply sounded better when attended solo.
Though reasons given by study participants for solo show-going varied (37 percent, for example, cited difference in taste), we can at least take great comfort in knowing that over half of them are down for ditching everyone they know to start really enjoying shows to their fullest potential.
Not only does the experience give you valuable self-with-self time, but you'll also be more likely to—if collecting even more friends sounds like a pleasurable pastime to you—meet new people, stand/sit wherever the hell you want, and arrive/leave whenever the hell you want.
Put this advice to the test next month at ComplexCon in Long Beach, California:
