#doing stuff alone

tl:dr: 10/10 will do again

The local concert venue will get torn down next year and so far I only took some of my exams there and attended a poetry slam. And because I can't go to any more festivals due to my exams I decided to look up the program.

Surprise, one band I listen to all the time (Nekrogoblikon) will be opening for Dragonforce. (In my opinion) the pairing is pretty wild but Dragonforce was one of my first metal bands and this concert will bring together two different times In my ~music journey~.

Then I started to ask around but they either just attended the Wacken Open Air or were preparing for the Summerbreeze. After some thinking and a lot of doubts, I thought: fuck it! and bought my ticket.

In the past, I went to some festival shows alone but my friends were reachable and I knew they were somewhere. And I could leave at any time if a man decided that anyone presenting female doesn't really listen to metal or that I really needed a partner and got creepily touchy.

But fuck them! I wanted this extra sliver of freedom and the concert was in my city and I could ride my bike to and from the venue.

On the day itself, I was pretty nervous but I spent enough money that I had to go. So I packed my bag got on my bike and got there half an hour before doors were open and apart from some looks everyone left me alone. Got in pretty quick and even though I bought some merch and a drink I somehow ended up in the first row.

It was awesome! I had so much fun! A big factor was that I actually saw the band because no one stood in front of me, but both bands also did great. Definitely one of my top concerts. Somehow I managed to catch a setlist from Nekrogoblikon and even got a photo with the band. In my nervousness, I totally forgot to ask them for autographs on the setlist.

After this, I will definitely go to more concerts alone. The first time is always the hardest but after this, it will get easier. Now the next step would be a concert out of town, but then I would have to take the train, and train stations, alone, at night are still a bit scary.

These were the only pictures I took. I look up the official photographers after the concerts and just save their pictures.

Needed a lot of convincing myself but I finally asked not only for a picture but also a total stranger if he can take it (and handed him my phone).