WHAT MAKES A CONCERT, A KICK-ASS CONCERT?

photo by Talia Craiu

What makes a concert memorable? The one that would leave the audience having post-gig depression for months. The one that would be a conversation starter, in a good way of course. These are a couple of elements that would make a concert good, in my opinion anyway.

1. FRIENDS
Don't get me wrong, going alone to a show could be pretty 'epic' (did I use that word correctly? No? ....appy polly logies y'all). But coming with your best friends, would be even more 'epic'. Your best friends would get you, would have fun with you, would accompany you to stalk the bands, or maybe accompany you to sneak in backstage. Going with friends would be fun, and memorable. "hey remember the time that-" yeah I remember.

2. NEW FRIENDS
For me, one of the best concerts I've been with I make new friends at. My mother always give me this weird look when I say I met a certain friend from a concert, but that's socializing right? Meeting new friends in concert would be the ultimate ice breaker. Obviously you both would have a fascination towards the band or musician you are currently watching, that's one thing in common, and after exchanging number/facebook/email/aim whatever you would realize you guys have more things in common and tada! a new friend.

3. ONE HELL OF A CROWD
I've realized that if the majority of the crowd is unresponsive, or just plain rude, it would bring your mood down. It doesn't have to be the whole crowd, but the more the merrier. Even if you were standing at the right spot with a bunch of seemingly hardcore fans (but sometimes they're not, they just want to have fun) would be one of the key element of a good concert. So if you go to a concert to a band you don't really like, then a) what are you doing there? and b) just have fun and don't bring other people's mood down. Because trust me, if you just stand there being unresponsive or have the case of ACASP (Angry Cross-Armed Statue Phenomena*), it will bring others' mood down. [especially you Indonesian chick in the vampire weekend concert who spent the entire concert looking down at her blackberry, tweeting and bbm-ing... bitch]

4. CONFETTI
Because confetti is awesome. Especially when you weren't expecting it and then BAM! hundreds and thousands of tiny little colorful papers.

5. NO CELL PHONES
In this day and age, highly unlikely.

6. A GOOD BAND THAT YOU ACTUALLY ENJOY EVEN IF YOU ONLY LIKE A COUPLE OF THEIR SONGS
It would be more fun for your experience if you can sing along to the songs the band/musician is playing. And then you find yourself singing along with hundreds of other strangers and think "wow, this is a beautiful moment right here"

7. A BAND/MUSICIAN THAT ACTUALLY INTERACTS WITH AUDIENCE ENOUGH, NOT THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT COME ON STAGE, PLAY AND LEAVE.
the subtitle says it all, right?

Don't get me wrong here, this is just my opinion. You can also have a good time going to a concert alone, these are just some points that I have found in a good concert. Sometimes it doesn't matter what band/musician you're watching either, even if it's your all time favorite musician. I don't know, what do you think are the elements to a good concert?