My Concert Essentials/Hacks

Hey girls and gays how's it going? I hope it's going well and if not then I hope it gets well soon!! Anygays, for this update I thought I'd talk about something I'd say I'm well-education on: concerts. Since 2016, I've been to 24 concerts, with five in 2016, six in 2017, 11 in 2018, and two so far (with six more planned before June) in 2019. Can you believe that? It's so wild to me and I'm so lucky to be able to attend so many great shows, so I thought I'd share some of my very own concert essentials and hacks.

Things I Take to Every Show:

1. Charged phone/portable charger

On days that I don't have school or anything to do leading up to the concert, I'll just charge my phone the hour or so before I leave until it's fully charged (or close) and I'll keep it on the charger as I drive to Dallas. If I have school or something, then I'll just bring a charger with me and plug in my phone during my break or when I sit next to an outlet. Or I just bring a portable charger.

2. A water bottle and snack (leave in car)

Most concerts don't let you bring outside food or drinks in, so I always bring my reusable water bottle and a snack and leave it in my car for after the show. It's always really helpful.

3. Cash

Sometimes when parking downtown you come across a cash-only lot and even though you can usually pay with your card, it doesn't hurt to have cash on hand, even though I hate cash most of the time.

4. Barf bag

Okay listen, this might just be a me thing, but whenever I get nervous I get nauseous, so I always have a barf bag with me. My mom works at a hospital, so she brings me extra whenever I run low. Usually just having one with me calms me down a bit.

5. Essential oils (peppermint)

This goes with the last one, but I always carry peppermint essential oils with me. Sometimes I'll even throw in my lavender oil.

6. Small amethyst crystal

I've started loving crystals and although I don't know about the spiritual/healing properties of all of them, I know that amethyst offers protection and healing, so I've started carrying a small one with me wherever I go.

Concert Hacks:

1. Use a concert tracking app like Songkick/Bandsintown

I also have Spotify send me emails when people I follow come on tour near me. By utilizing these apps, I get emails when people I follow tour in Dallas.

2. Smaller artists = smaller venues = cheaper

This is something that I've really taken advantage of lately. The reason I've been able to go to so many concerts is because a lot of them are in smaller venues and tickets only end up being around $20. Plus, the smaller the venue the closer you feel.

3. Hide your pepper spray in a purse pocket

I don't know if venues will confiscate your pepper spray or not, but I always just hide mine in one of the zippered pockets of the small purse I bring. I don't know if it's a big hack or not, but I've found it helpful.

Let me know if you have any other helpful concert essentials/hacks that I might have missed. Thanks for reading I love you.

~Maddison