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Slipknot... would you go with your 15 year old

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surreysnapper · 29/08/2019 17:17

15yo teen desperate to see Slipknot in concert, has never been to a concert and none of the friends are keen on this group.

my question is, would YOU go to the concert with your teen (who wouldn't mind, despite you being a 59 year old gimmerGrin)?

or woukd you let teen go in alone, and you just hang around at nearby restaurant?

or just move on, and hope teen forgets about this?

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swampytiggaa · 29/08/2019 17:20

I’d go with them. Husband took the boychild when he was about 13. Had an amazing time. I was desperately jealous but stayed home with the girls.

Shoxfordian · 29/08/2019 17:21

Yeah my dh would definitely go with his teenager if we had one. Why not go? Might even be fun
Do you like the music?

Stressedout10 · 29/08/2019 17:22

There amazing live so I'd definitely go

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BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 29/08/2019 17:22

I’d go but I’m a Slipknot fan.

lookingatthings · 29/08/2019 17:23

I'd go with my teen if I liked the band. If I didn't, I'd let her go alone if she was happy to. I went to gigs alone at 15 all the time. Still do if there's no one else that wants to go. There's nothing worse imo than going to a gig with someone who doesn't like the music.

If she wants you to go with her thats different.

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surreysnapper · 29/08/2019 17:26

ok, I'm gonna embrace it and release my inner metalheadGrin, if there is one somewhere inside.... tbh I do like a selection of their work but not masses of it - but I'm happy to go and embrace the experience as I wouldn't want to ruin it for my teen.

I suppose I'd getter start ordering a couple of merch tees to wear for the event I will be the oldest there

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lookingatthings · 29/08/2019 17:27

Also metal fans (any sub genre of) tend to be really really friendly.

lookingatthings · 29/08/2019 17:28

I bet you anything you won't be the oldest there op! Have a great time 🤘

HollowTalk · 29/08/2019 17:29

My ex took my kids when they were 11/13 - they loved it!

detectivebird · 29/08/2019 17:30

you definitely won't be the oldest there op! i am jealous - enjoy.

worriedaboutray · 29/08/2019 17:33

Go. My dad went with me when I was 14 stood at the back reading his book at the bar Grin

On a serious note, I was sexually assaulted by a much older man at the same gig. He rubbed his penis against me when I was standing near the front.

The vast majority of metal fans wouldn't do anything like this, but expect a large crowd of men and the associated risks that come with that.

AngeloMysterioso · 29/08/2019 17:37

I’d go, but do my best to stay out of the mosh pit. That shit gets scary.

BobTheFishermansWife · 29/08/2019 17:37

Yes!!! Do it, you'll both have a great time!

My dad went with me to concerts all the time as a teen (and in my early 20s) as he's into the same music as me and I prefer his company for that kind of thing. Pretty sure if I asked him now he'd go to one with me.

mossberry · 29/08/2019 17:38

My DPs (in their sixties) went to see Slipknot in concert last year. They had an amazing time. Go for it Grin

PrincessHoneysuckle · 29/08/2019 17:38

I went to see ub4o with my dad when I was 18,brilliant concert

TrainspottingWelsh · 29/08/2019 17:42

Definitely. Although as a fan myself it’s more that dd gets to come with me to anything like that.

Echo what pps said, metal crews are always a friendly crowd, and would be highly unlikely to notice, let alone care about either your age or whether it’s your scene. But if you hate the idea it’s as safe an environment as any to go alone.

The only thing I would warn him about is moshing. It looks violent but there’s a definite etiquette and it’s self policed. But the only time I’ve ever witnessed any trouble with any metal gig is when the occasional young lad doesn’t understand it, and either gets carried away or misinterprets it and starts defending themselves from what they see as a fight. So even if he says he doesn’t intend to mosh, as it’s quite possible he’ll change his mind, I’d suggest he does some research before, and watches at first if he’s not familiar with that type of atmosphere.

rosedream · 29/08/2019 17:43

My H always went with our S then the dreaded thing happened at about 16 - dad do you mind if you don't come with us.
He felt gutted that their thing together had come to an end - but now some years later they are now going together again.

Rinoa · 29/08/2019 17:44

Definitely go! It'll be an experience neither will ever forget plus you get cool points haha

General0rgana · 29/08/2019 17:44

I would go. But the. I would go without a teen to take!

I wouldn't leave a 15yo there unsupervised. It'll be rowdy and potentially disorienting for a first-timer.

Go, take good ear protection and enjoy it! (Maybe get on the back catalogue on Spotify first!)

There's no way you'd be the oldest there either.

britnay · 29/08/2019 17:45

I'm just kinda shocked that they are still going. They formed... before I was 15... :o

kaytee87 · 29/08/2019 17:46

I'd go with them Smile

kaytee87 · 29/08/2019 17:47

@britnay I know Grin me too.

Jbck · 29/08/2019 17:50

No because I dont like them but have gone with DD1 at 16/17 to other gigs. DH did go to someone he really didnt like with her as her friends didnt want to and she got tickets as a present.
Her tastes are quite eclectic though so Im sure Ill get to more with her.
She and her friend are planning Slipknot and no doubt Im the driver 😂
Go!

NotSoThinLizzy · 29/08/2019 18:06

For me it would depend on if teen is going standing or sitting. And likely to want to go in the mosh pits.

LemonAddict · 29/08/2019 18:08

DH is taking DS. We’re making a weekend in London of it. I’ll be hanging around nearby, drinking wine and reading a book.