Rock Concerts Are Not for Kids

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  Posted by another hockey fan Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:16am PST

  I totally understand and would agree taking your kids should be reserved to at least 10 or older, however, I wish my parents had been hip (no way in hell it would have happened they were the big band era/Frank Sinatra types) and taken me to Woodstock or the Beatles last concert at Candlestick Park (granted I would have only been four and barely six months respectively), so I wouldn't have remembered anything it's the whole "I could have said I was there" moment. So, I live vicariously through my husband who did see the Beatles at age 12 and went to Woodstock at 17. ;-)

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  Posted by leenboost Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:19am PST

  I agree, I have no kids but I sure won't take them to rock concerts, or any concerts that are not for kids. One time my parents went to a rock concert and couldn't find a babysitter so they took me with them. It was pretty loud, and around 15 minutes into the concert the crowd got wild and they even started throwing things at the performers and crowd. I was too young to remember but my mom always tells me this story about how she had to run outside with me while people were throwing cups lit on fire. She said it was the most horrible thing she ever experienced and she feared I would get hurt. After knowing that, I don't think I will ever do that to my kid and I thank my parents they learned their lesson :)

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  Posted by M.J Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:24am PST

  I totally get you there Kate, my passion however is going to musicals like Phantom of the Opera and Wicked. Yes I would love to take my two year old daughter to it, after all she does love the music and all, but out of curtiousness for others, I know better than taking her with me to see them until she is at least 8 or 9 years old and able to behave long enough to watch the show without disturbing others. Sad thing is though, even taking a kid to a kids movie is rough! We took her to her first movie, UP right before it was taken from theaters, she loved it so much she was gasping with delight at every twist and turn, she mimicked the scouts call, and hummed along to the disney theme but overall was not loud at all, just the usual tone everyone else uses at the movies. Strange enough, she was the only kid there, and several adults kept telling us to make her hush. At a kids movie! How ridiculolus is that? What made it worse was some guy sat talking on his phone and no one said anything to him. It wasn't like I had her sitting at a film like public enemies or Harry Potter, I was being respectful and taking her to see a film for kids instead of going to one I was dying to see, and still I ended up getting griped at by other people.

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  Posted by Coug Girl Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:47am PST

  I've been to a U2 concert, and they have such a huge fan base of all ages, it can be a crazy mix. But youngsters do not need to be a part of that. And a 4 year old at a concert that'll last into the night? That doesn't sound responsible to me. And yes, the weed factor ... kids do not need to be there.

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  Posted by realitygirl13 Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:24am PST

  OMG! I was at the same concert (it was amazing.....and Rose Bowl was packed) and my husband and I had the same reaction to ALL the kids that were there! While riding the tram to the concert which yes, the line was an hour and a half! There was a little girl, about 10 years old sitting with her Dad. While her even younger sister and Mother sat across the way. In the middle stood my husband and I and another couple, because there were not enough seats. The other couple were making out like crazy and grabbing each other, I thought it was funny, they obviously just started dating lol, and this little girl had this disgusted look on her face and kept whispering to her father about them, he obviously could say nothing and just told her to turn the other way....yeah he could say nothing to this couple because IT'S AN ADULT CONCERT! Children don't belong there. There was drinking and people smoking pot and cigarettes in our section, it's where adults let loose and go crazy, kids don't need to see that lol...

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  Posted by LiLa Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:48am PST

  It's ok, I went to see WWE Raw back in September, and there was a lady sitting in the back row on the floor with her baby (and when I say baby, I mean, couldn't have been more than a month old!!) It made me sad because those events get LOUD!! I would never take my daughter to a loud event like a concert or sports event like Raw til she's much older!

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  Posted by trxiegirl71 Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:30am PST

  I think that this is for the Parents of the Children to decide, not the general public. After all, the parents pay the same price for the children that they do for themselves. I have 2 Children, 6 and 4, and they have both been to concerts, local venues and large stadium acts as well. We also took our children to see Harry Potter and will be taking our Daughter to see New Moon. My parents took me to concerts when I was little from ZZ Top in Oregon to Willie Nelson in Sacramento. Pleanty of pot smoking there and I am not damaged. Like I say, it is for the parents to decide. I am sorry if my Son, who falls asleep at most concerts, bothers people who are rockin' out right there along beside us.

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  Posted by EW Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:31am PST

  OMG! I couldnt have helped myself by asking those people "what the hell are you thinking?!!!"

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  Posted by cindy Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:36am PST

  I guess I am the odd one here, We have taken my son to some concerts. The latest one was Black Sabbath and Whitesnake. LOL. My husband is older than me and he always vowed that if Black Sabbath came to Ohio we would take our son. Granted he was 6 at that time. People thought we were nuts, hell I thought we were nuts. My son wore ear plugs and had to stand on the back of the other rows seat as everyone was standing the whole time. He was ok with it, but I don't think he cared one way or another. My husband kept telling him, "see you can be a rockstar and be up on stage!" Yes, this is an attempt to fullfill daddy's dreams that were never fullfilled.

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  Posted by cindy Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:39am PST

  Thanks Trixiegirl! Awesome! I am a fulltime working mother and been married to my son's father for 7 yrs. We are responsible and great parents. So we've taken our son to a rock concert or two. I am sorry but my son wants nothing to do with the Wiggles or whatever. He is more mature than most kids his age and we certainly dont shelter him.

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