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Going to gigs on your own
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So the general concensus in the past seems to be that going places alone is good and shows bravery, etcetc. I'm usually not afraid BUT...
The deal is that my friends are very much people that dig the latest trends that is fed to them via MTV and top30 lists on the radio. Nothing wrong with that except that I'm into harder stuff. In September I finally got enough courage to ask a friend if she wanted to go to me to a DnB event and I absolutely loved it, want to do more, etcetc. However, although my friend enjoyed it, it wasn't quite on the same level as I did.
I'm a bit troubled as I would love to go to more events like that, I've come to realise that the scene is quite good and lots of interesting DJs are coming to Iceland. The only thing stopping me is the lack of friends that are into the same and I kinda hold the view that going alone to stuff like this isn't quite the same as going to the movies on your own... I don't know where to pick up techno-loving friends either.
Any views?
The deal is that my friends are very much people that dig the latest trends that is fed to them via MTV and top30 lists on the radio. Nothing wrong with that except that I'm into harder stuff. In September I finally got enough courage to ask a friend if she wanted to go to me to a DnB event and I absolutely loved it, want to do more, etcetc. However, although my friend enjoyed it, it wasn't quite on the same level as I did.
I'm a bit troubled as I would love to go to more events like that, I've come to realise that the scene is quite good and lots of interesting DJs are coming to Iceland. The only thing stopping me is the lack of friends that are into the same and I kinda hold the view that going alone to stuff like this isn't quite the same as going to the movies on your own... I don't know where to pick up techno-loving friends either.
Any views?
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Plus if you go by yourself you might meet some people, then next time you won't be on your own
Take the example of last week... I discovered that two bands (Klaxons and The Holloways) were playing gigs at a little venue on consecutive weekends in late December for the price of £8. And i really REALLY would have loved to have got tickets, so i asked my friend who i know also likes these bands if she wanted to go and she said i don't really know.. This is always means no, i'll come up with an excuse later. The next day we were sitting reading NME and turned to the gig listings page and saw that another band we also really really like but are quite big (Dirty Pretty things) were gonna be playing the Forum, (I would have wanted to go to this regardless of the other gigs) this however was at a venue probably about 10 times the capacity and tickets were £30 each! But she jumped at the chance! So yeah i can empathise.
Sorry this has kinda turned into more a rant about something that annoys me rather than anything relevant to your problem...
I would say though, that it's at least worth a try going on your own. See if you're comfortable with it. It's better than staying at home and missing out. It'll probably be the best way to make friends that like going to the same kinda events too.
I posted this before I left my uni for the city, and on my way here I was listening to a recent mix by DJ Lucca who is DJing here in Reykjavík tonight and if anything I want to go even more now! This is just the kind of music I can dance my arse off throughout the night.
I think I might give it a go! I wouldn't be drinking and can park very close to the venue. If I realise it isn't the same without my friends I'll at least be wiser with that knowledge.
All my mates are into drum and bass, hardcore e.t.c and so am I, always go to raves with my mates....
However I'm also into metal and only a few of mates are too so when I went to see my favourite band of all time KORN (for the second time) none of my mates who like metal had any money so I went alone and I still had a fucking awesome time... I met loads of people, and as I'm so crazy about Korn that it didn't really matter if there I was with anyone or not..the thing that mattered was my favourite band was on stage playing my favourite songs right in front of me...and it rocked! :thumb:
It's shit staying at home because of something like that though. =/
I have never been on my own before, but I think I would still have a good time...
Plus you can just talk to anyone really, especially when your sitting down chilling out.
Still though, I would rather be there with someone...
Maybe I'll be able to convince my friends to check it out with me in the future.
I've been to a breaks night at po na na which was good, Mr Scruff played the music box a couple nights ago, which woulda been fun. also hoping to get some freinds from undergrad uni to come up at some point and maybe explore the warehouse project. Gilles peterson played there the other week which woulda been awesome.
otherwise all sorts of things, but not really into the rave scene to be honest, but liking balaerica, electro, left field, electronica, breaks... lotsa stuff really. I like my nice cocktail bars playing cool music too.
actually, I think my fave thing was chilling out drinking at freinds houses more than anything, houseparties and summer bbq's of course
Cool. did you make friends there to go with next time? That's always a bonus.