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I remember being about 20 and going to a festival type rock concert, and seeing people there with their babies. I thought it was ridiculous and worried about the child's hearing. I now have 2 kids, ages 3 and 5. I am wondering if it is safe to take them to a rock concert at an out door amphitheater, if we sit in the back and they wear ear plugs. I don't really like leaving them with a sitter, and I think we could all have fun together. Opinions?
I would say - depends.....on the music, the time of day etc. I think the first concert we took our kids to was when we took our DD at about 7 to go see James Taylor but it was late and inside. Outdoor concert, not too loud could be ok if your kids aren't going to be running around annoying other concert-goers...
As an earplug expert...... I think you have a good idea, but earplugs may not help much if they're the wrong kind or not inserted right. The best kind are like the memory foam - they "stay squooshed" for a second before they go back to normal. They seem to be the ones that are same size both ends, not tapered. I've really had to shove them into my ear canal in order to block out noise decently. You can't know for sure how well they are working for your kids. Maybe earmuffs?
I'd say it depends on the setting, time, and type of music.
I've taken my toddler to a concert, but it was acoustic guitar type music where we sat on a blanket on the lawn at about 7pm. There were tons of people there with kids.
I'd say it depends on the setting, time, and type of music.
I've taken my toddler to a concert, but it was acoustic guitar type music where we sat on a blanket on the lawn at about 7pm. There were tons of people there with kids.
We have done that before. The band this time is No Doubt. We listen to it in the car, so I think they'd recognize and enjoy some of the songs. We'd be sitting on a blanket on the grass, in the back.
It depends. I would definitly do the ear-plug thing. Or at least bring them just in case.
If the concert is appropriate, I think it's great for kids to have exposure to that.
What is the name of the group you are planning on seeing?
I used to see DMB, in Colorado, where everyone was well-behaved, chilled and having fun, and then I saw them years later in New Haven, and I was horrified at how loud it was, the amount of kids that were there, and how many of them were puking.
Protect their ears if you take them. at least cotton if not earplugs... it does help. I ahve been to many have have te hearing damage to prove it. ringing in your ears is no fun. it never goes away.
I'm in your area so I know which one you are talking about - I know someone taking their teenage daughter and her friends because of Paramore.
My two cents - I've been to a lot of concerts at that venue. If you are on the grass, you are pretty far back but for that age, I would still take ear plugs. It will still be loud. Also, you do have a pretty good chance they will get restless. The angle of the grass area at Fiddler's is not terribly conducive to standing and any concert I've been to there, for the main band, people will stand. Even in the grass area.
Also, be warned, I don't think it sometimes matters who is playing, but the people on the grass area tend to get pretty tanked. Especially the longer the evening goes. After one incident at a concert a few years back with our son (who was about 11 or 12), we vowed never to get grass tickets again. For some reason, the people in seats tend to be better behaved and I think drink less because they spent a lot of money on those seats - they are generally there to listen to the music - not drink.
That's just been our experience, and we go to concerts that are a lot harder than No Doubt. So maybe you won't have these issues - but just be prepared. I have also never been to a concert there where smoking hasn't been an issue - especially in the grass - and they aren't smoking cigarettes....
Paramore will pull in a very different crowd than just the No Doubt crowd.
One last thing - how will they do with it getting late? I went and looked at the start time and it said 7pm - that's usually when doors open (I might be wrong on this one). Concert starts about an hour after that. If that's the case, then No Doubt won't be getting on stage until about 9pm.
I don't think anything at Fiddler's goes very late - 10 or 11 tops....good comments regarding other concert-goers. Definitely stuff to think about with little ones....
So if I decide to go to the concert, I have to endure your 3 and 5 year old? When will the whining start? Will they be seated during the concert, or running around? For heavens sake, hire a sitter.
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