Daughter says I am being unreasonable

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After some perspective please.
DD 15, says I am being over protective for not allowing her and her friend to attend a gig at a venue on an evening in our city centre without an adult. She says 'but all my friends go to gigs alone'.
Bearing in mind this is Birmingham city Centre for context.
It just doesn't sit right with me. She has her whole adult life to go to gigs etc but while I can protect her, I will.
I don't keep her under lock and key before anyone suggests that, she is allowed out local with her friends.
Aibu?

I went to my first gig with two friends when we were around the same age.
One friends mum dropped us off and picked us up.

If you're dropping off and collecting from the venue then I would let my DCs.

I’ve got a 16 Yr old, autistic DD and she and her 14 yr old friend were allowed to go to a gig on their own last summer. They were taken and collected and all was fine. My DH waited with them in the long queue, as everyone was searched on entry. On the other hand, I have said no alcohol until age 17 so my boundaries about that are stricter than most parents.
This gig was a little different from perhaps what you are talking about because it was at a university, an indie singer/songwriter and she has a massive, female following - DH said most of the queue were female and it was peaceful and a lovely atmosphere. However, there were thousands of people there and they had a brilliant time - my worry was about overwhelm/ sensory issues but I also felt it time to give her more independence.

I think a gig with drop - off and pick-up is much safer than unsupervised house-parties, personally, from a teacher’s perspective now and what I know happens at them. It’s also very difficult to sneak in alcohol or be served with it under-age these days, unlike in my youth, where I could routinely get served in a pub from the age of 14.

They were the days! One thing I really miss about Nottingham!

If her grades aren't good or she's not putting the work in things like this are an excellent bargaining tool!

Say yes you can go if you get your grades up, or do your home work start getting your attainable grades up.. move up a set etc

If she doesn't manage it sell the tickets

@Voice0fReason
Absolutely !!!

@Voice0fReason
If the relationship between mother and daughter is good and it is bargained adequately (treating her with consideration) yes absolutely

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I’d usually say ‘let her go, she’ll be fine’ but it just isn’t safe anymore, just today somebody threw a brick through the window at my child’s Ballet class, a few weeks ago there was a man with a knife. You need to listen to your gut.

And I was spending my weekends at heavy metal gigs at Brixton academy when I was 14. I have a well paid job that allowed me to travel the work and had my first child at 41 whilst in a committed relationship. What's your point?

I view being into live music as a hobby/passion and so I wouldn’t personally want to stifle that interest as long as the environment was safe. Which it should be if it’s in a large gig arena. As another said it might be different if it was in a dive bar. I was going to gigs at this stage and I remember it felt so cool. I’d drop them off and pick them up though and be clear about expectations re alcohol

I don’t see a problem if you pick her up? Mum of DS14 & DD16.