Would you go to a gig tonight?

[thedefinitionofmadness]

We have tickets for a gig for me (or DH) and two teens - very definitely a youth audience, standing/dancing type thing. (though whichever parent will loiter at the back and attempt not to be too embarrassing).

I'm double jabbed and got booster yesterday, DH had his 3 weeks ago, eldest teen single jabbed, younger teen getting their first this week.

Is is totally irresponsible to go?

I wouldn't but only because of the risk of isolating over Christmas. If I was spending Christmas just with my household anyway (or if doing so wouldn't be too bad) then I would go. But in my personal situation I would be stuck at home on my own which would be depressing - as that's what I did last year, too.

Until this morning I would have said go, but both my sisters went to a concert on Friday night and both tested +ve yesterday. Now I'm feeling miserable because I won't see them before Xmas to exchange presents and have to have to my mum for Xmas again (she came to me last year after both my sisters went into tier 4) when I had selfishly been planning a lazy day in front of the fire with a bottle of red wine and probably no Christmas Dinner but instead cheese and biscuits and all my other favourite foods

Depends how worked up you feel about catching covid.

I went out for a boozy lunch in London on Friday and have just had pos LFT so off to get a PCR later. But I'm of the opinion that it's a risk I chose to take and also my parents are of the same approach and aren't worried about seeing us for Xmas.

Presumably the teens are at school all day with hundreds of other teens?

I am the same but then there comes a point where if you aren’t going to do anything you may as well have it. I think it’s the anxiety that covid produces that I hate the most.

100% yes I would go.

I was going to come on and say of course you should go! Given you've just had a booster and data seems to suggest a dip in the immune system in the first 14-28 days, I think I'd probably be more cautious than otherwise.

I'd absolutely go. I haven't had a booster yet.

If you're prepared to catch covid then go ahead

@CheesyFootballsAreEvil

If you're prepared to catch covid then go ahead

Why the snarky tone @CheesyFootballsAreEvil?

Why the snarky tone @CheesyFootballsAreEvil?
I honestly didn't mean it in a snarky tone sorry. I meant that if you are prepared that you might get covid, and you're OK with that, then I don't see why you shouldn't go.

@CheesyFootballsAreEvil sorry am touchy today. I'm very torn. I know it's a personal risk (but as pp said 3 kids in schools whattayagonnado?) but am equally bothered about being generally socially responsible.

But also god knows we need some fun, esp with the general gloomy direction of things.

Reading it back I can see why you thought I was being sparky so my bad!

I get you, it's hard to know also if you cancel this when will you feel safe to go again.

If you have Christmas plans that would be ruined by getting covid then no. But if you are just having a quiet family Christmas at home and don't mind isolating for a bit then go for it. Really depends on what you've got on. Rates are high and these sorts of venues are risky but you're not guaranteed to get it. It's just about calculating risk and thinking about the worse case scenario I think.

I think what Cheesy said is actually very useful. If you don’t mind catching covid - go. If you do mind then don’t go. I would go because I don’t mind if I catch covid - as I’ve no plans over Xmas.

@MilkBread

I think what Cheesy said is actually very useful. If you don’t mind catching covid - go. If you do mind then don’t go. I would go because I don’t mind if I catch covid - as I’ve no plans over Xmas.

Yes this what I was trying to say thank you.

I went to a gig Saturday, had a great time. It did feel like there was a lot of people so be prepared if you haven't been around a lot of people in the last couple years (I'm autistic so don't deal well with crowds anyway). Going to a far more upmarket affair on Thursday.
I'm triple jabbed, I do twice weekly lfts, I did countless pcrs when suffering from an actual cold, I'm going to live life while I can.

Said cold actually affected me far more than covid has anyone I know recently. I was ill on and off for weeks.

Unless you have plans which would be totally scuppered in the next 2 weeks - like a trip to Lapland or last visit to a dying relative. Then I would go and enjoy!

I've got a Pfizer migraine.

So DH might have to take them. DD only 14 so needs an adult to go. Teens very keen but also would cope with not going.

I don't want to be ill or isolating over Xmas, I've not had more than 4 days off in a row since March 2020. And my mum is 83 with an autoimmune condition, so am worried about her too.

@thedefinitionofmadness - I wouldn't but it's up to you. Your booster means nothing yet.

I had standing tickets for a gig last week and chose not to go.
I couldn't trust that the crowd would wear masks and I'll be visiting clinically vulnerable people over the Christmas period so didn't want to take the chance of getting ill or, even worse, accidentally passing it on to someone more vulnerable to such things.

I would. I went to one last Sunday and am going to another this Thursday. My DD and I have been to five since October. Loving being out and about again.

I would definitely go.

We haven't gone. Youngest decided didn't want to, and then eldest didn't want to go with just his dad. Ah well.