Black Sabbath concert HELP!!

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Hello Everyone,

I'm after some advice as I cannot decide how to proceed. A bit of background - I am a parent of 2 boys (DS1 8 and DS2 4) with my ex-husband. He is a rock fan and continually uses the children as a way of attending events that I feel are unsuitable. I generally have a good relationship with him and we have never fought or argued in front of the kids even when we were splitting up.
His most recent events were ACDC (2 years ago when DS1 was only 6!) and Jurassic World. He has shown them both all Star Wars and Harry Potters. He seems to think these sort of things are appropriate for the children however, never informs me of his plans in advance.
The thing I'm after is advice as DS1 has informed me that he is going to see Black Sabbath next year when he is 8. I immediately stated that that was crazy and honestly thought DS1 must of got the wrong end of the stick (I'm always trying to see his POV). However, the ex confirmed it to me this am and now I've now idea how to proceed. Does anyone else think this is a crazy idea and inappropriate. The show is grand granted however, begins with the birth/hatching of the devil and the show has a catalog of breasts and various body parts being shown on the big screen. HELP PLEASE!

It doesn't sound at all suitable, but then he has a history of doing unsuitable things with the children so it's par for the course. Does the venue allow children under 10 to go in? I would be more concerned about the safety/squashing up aspect than the videos, although they would worry me too. What does your son think about going?

One of my favourite sights when I saw sabbath a few years back was a family of 5, kids were about 11, 8 and 5 I'd reckon, all loving it. The oldest dragged the mum off right into the middle of the crowd and left the dad with the little one on his shoulders and the middle lad bouncing away next to him.

However, this was clearly two adults with lots of sense - the smaller kids were at the back, away from crowds, moved straight to the side as the final song was finishing so that the crowds could leave without losing the kids in the rush. It sounds like your ex may not have that sort of logic or sense, but if he's usually reasonable, maybe he'll be sensible? How was he regarding the crowd issues at AC/DC?

As lovelyskin says - check the age limit on the venue. It may not be allowed anyway. Perhaps some explanations to your DS about the language and inappropriate images maybe? He'll possibly be too short to see the screens anyway.

Disclaimer - I may not be the best person to listen to - my first standing rock concert was aged 10.

I don't understand when you say he 'uses the children'?
Do you mean he gets special privileges because he has children at events? I've never heard of this?

I'm not particularly fond of black sabbath but I think it would be pretty cool to go to their concert at any age providing care is taken as Mard describes. I would also expect ear defenders to be worn by under 10s.