My second ever concert, by the same band
Yesterday I went to my second ever concert, by the same band from my first ever concert: 5 Seconds of Summer!
In short, it was a lot of fun! :)
The concert was in Milan, between 3 and a half to 4 and a half hours of driving from my home, depending on traffic. And then back on the same day.
Something silly that happened along the road: when I arrived in the Lombardia region and asked for a cappuccino, they asked me back if I wanted it small, medium or large; I answered medium on instinct. It turned out to be the right choice, because medium is the same size as the cappuccino in the Veneto region, where they do not ask for this information at all.
I arrived that the gates had already been opened for people to enter the venue. That's better than the previous concert, same place but I went by bus which took me 6 hours and then some to get from the station to the venue. That time, I arrived that the gates were still closed and all the people were waiting outside. I did not know how it worked to I had arrive as earlier as possible.
The guest band was South Arcade, the lead singer was pretty and I liked how she moved on stage but their style of music is just not my type. But then again, neither 5SOS' songs are really my "type" as in, they have nothing to do with my lifestyle at all and I can't relate to or understand most of the lyrics. It's just that they make it sound so much fun, that when I sing them suddenly I do understand it all.
The concert was so much fun. I knew all the songs apart from the solo parts, which I've fallen in love with now and have been listening to throughout today. I have to admit that at the start of the concert I was a little unsure of what to do with my hands, it felt like I was just standing there listening to them sing eheh, but by the end I was singing and jumping with the others.
The girl next to me gifted me and the other people around us a bracelet she made for the occasion. I was grateful, I hope she enjoyed the concert. I was a little worried if I was standing in front of her when I stood up and we did bump a couple of times when jumping to the songs. Is just something that stayed in my mind, because I get aware of the people around and don't want to cause annoyance.
Here's some snippets. The solo performance by the lead singer:
And the song Easier, which was the one that made me discover the band back in 2021:
I also have come to realize that the mentality I had when I attended that first concert was not the same as the one I had yesterday, which probably made me enjoy things a lot more. Back then, my state of mind was that I wanted to "not care" about others' thoughts, but it externalized in getting annoyed at the behavior of the people around me. I had also decided back then to not use my phone and just "enjoy the moment" but that also translated in getting annoyed at everyone with their phone out, recording the concert. Honestly, all that was very silly of me. This time, I also "did not care" about other thoughts, which influenced and included my, and only my, actions. Also, I forget things easily as time goes by and having some videos to go back to and relive the moment is quite nice.
When the band returns here again, I want to get the nicer tickets and enjoy the show from closer up.