Spontaneous Concerts

I had a company-wide day off of work this past Friday. I had a pretty social week last week and was really looking forward to some alone time Friday but was feeling a little antsy about wanting to go out and do something. I last minute purchased a concert ticket for Friday for a band that I had only discovered a few days prior called The Last Dinner Party.

I've been to a couple solo concerts before, and it's honestly a pretty fun experience. Going to concerts with friends is always super fun, but there is something really nice about going to show alone every once in awhile. There's nothing to plan or coordinate or consider- you just show up and enjoy the music in whatever way you want. Since I had only been listening to The Last Dinner Party for a couple days, it was especially fun to step into this space and be amongst people who were real diehards. It felt really cool to get lost in the excitement and energy in the room and kind of just blend into the fanbase. It was the last show of tour, so there was an extra amount of enthusiasm from the band as well that was really fun.

The opener was an artist named Miss Grit, and I was mesmerized by their performance. The Last Dinner Party was obviously a ton of fun, and the main event, but I was really taken by Miss Grit's performance. Their voice was so beautiful, and I loved the melding of their guitar playing and electronic sounds. I bought a t-shirt from them after the show and left a total fan.

I think it's really empowering to feel comfortable going out alone to things like concerts. It's taken awhile to build that muscle, but it's important to me to continue to do what would normally be social activities alone every now and again. Sometimes I need to indulge in my introverted alone time, but wouldn't want to miss out on cool experiences because of that indulgence.