Would it be a good idea to go to this concert/talk to him?

[Malevolentwasps]

There's a man in my office in a different team who I have felt a spark/attraction with (could just be in my head!)
He smiles a lot at me and says hi, but sadly has never approached me to chat to me in 7 months.
Another colleague told me that somebody in our office was in a band that were quite successful and that they were doing a gig soon.
I asked who this person was and funnily it turns out to be the man I'm attracted to.
However, the man doesn't know I know his name. I would like to attend the gig which is at the end of this month.
Would it be weird if I either messaged him on Teams or approached him in the office to say I've heard about his band/music? Seems a good conversation starter.
However, if he's never come over to talk to me himself yet it doesn't seem a good sign :(

It’s a free country and I’m sure he’d be delighted if you went along to the gig - even if it’s just to fill the room!

Nothing you have said suggests he’s attracted to you but I’d just go anyway if you fancy it - what’s there to lose?

Personally I would find out if he's single first.

I saw him looking at me plenty in the office but no doubt I'll get told on here it's all in my head and I'm deluded - God forbid somebody might fancy me, you know.
I'll go, just feel like I should mention it before, might look strange if I just turn up though he may not even notice me there.

If you want to approach him saying you know his band, maybe listen to them first? Do you actually like them? He doesn't want a fake groupie.
Do you know if he's even single?
Why not go to the gig with another work friend or group, then if he sees you just be friendly.
That way in the office the next day he'll know you and you can chat more naturally. But don't pretend to be some muso or whatever.

Indeed I should!

I would bring it up in a chat first.

When you say he’s in your office, do you mean literally in the same room? If so, why haven’t you spoken yet?

I would go to the gig, then message afterwards pretending that you didn't know he was in the band, and that it was a really great night.

I do like the music, I don't know 100% if he's single unfortunately, so I do need to chat to him first in a casual way.
It's a massive office so we're all scattered all over the place, and not in on the same days.

It's a huge, open-plan office with around 200 people. We don't sit at the same desks and we aren't in the same department, so there are tons of people I've never spoken to.

@Malevolentwasps I'd say you'll find out at the gig, you'll probably meet or see if he has a partner. I think asking trying to find out at work might be awkward. Good looking guy in 'successful' band, popular, also holds down office job. My guess is he's not. But who knows...

You've never spoken to each other, so don't rush into 'is he a dating prospect'.
He might be single. Or he might not think its a good idea to date a co-worker.

Popping up at his gig and doing a "fancy seeing you here!" isn't going to get you anywhere if you can't get around to an actual conversation with him. Engineering a meeting is going to come off a bit odd, I would find it really offputting if someone from my work just turned up in my personal life with no precursor. You need to have a chat to him at work to find out if he's single, make sure he doesn't have a voice like David Beckham (unless he actually looks like David Beckham then I would forgive) and work out if there is any mutual interest at all.
Unless you can do this you'll just be in the same position that you are now after the gig, other than you'll know which instrument he plays. You're no further.

If a man is interested you will be left in no doubt.

He's invited me to the gig! Probably just polite or networking though :(

Instead of pussyfooting around, why not just strike up a conversation rather than expecting him to do the legwork then getting sad when he doesn’t?

You’ll know for sure then, and being that it’s not 1950 anymore men don’t have an issue with a woman making the first move.
Good luck!

I'd take a deep breath, introduce yourself properly and ask if he fancies a coffee. Bite the bullet and get it over with. At least you'll know if he is single before popping up at his gig.

Well, that's nice! Go to the gig, enjoy yourself, tell him it was great, and see what happens.