Live Music Blog

Now that you have your dream concert tickets, how can you guarantee to have a great night. Well the only way is to plan, What

you may ask needs planning ”I’ve got the tickets” what else is there well what about the venue, eating before or after,

getting there, security and getting home.

Most modern concert venues are extremely large and are capable of holding thousands of people. And almost all of them have

multiple entry and exit points a good idea before you arrive at your venue is to know your entry point the last thing you

need is to be searching for the right door 5 minutes before the start with 2000 other people.

Parking. It is imperative that you have this worked out beforehand you do not want to walk a great distance both before and

after the event or even be looking for parking when you should be in the concert.

Eating before hand is also fraught with danger, what I do is book a restaurant beforehand, at booking I ask them how long

does it takes to get served. After all you don’t want to leave the meal half way through, or worse be late for the show and

remember don’t drink too much as it will impact on those around you and your own enjoyment.

Getting there and home again is always an important consideration, in many venues there is insufficient parking at peak

times, so it is sometimes best to catch public transport check the arrival times and distance to venue from the drop off

point, once again you don’t want to be late. Another great thing about public transport is that you are able to have a couple

of drinks and not drive home which is always a plus.

Security, after a concert I tend to wait at the venue for 15 to 20 minutes so as to let the crowd disperse it is dangerous

when so many people are all trying to leave at the same time. If you are picking up younger concert goers they will be much

easier to see once the crowd has gone. Venue security will still be around at this stage thus making it safer for youngsters,

remember to designate a specific pick up point for them and give them a mobile phone in case a problems arises.

Whilst this is not a definitive list it does show you that there are things to sort out before you depart home to make things

more enjoyable.