Seeing Music Come Alive: Joys of Going to Concerts

What is your favorite part about going to a concert? Why pay a good chunk of money to pretty much stand and watch people yell loudly into microphones when in actuality you can just listen to the song on your phone, tablet, or computer?


Going to a concert is not just about singing its about the performance, getting that live connection with the songs that are loved. Anyone can turn on a device and listen to a song, but when your at a concert fans are not just listening to a song they are also using their sense of sight to engulf their minds and feelings into the song. For example, today for the first time I saw The Fray in concert and loved it. I obviously was going to like the songs because I've had already heard them, I didn't pay $45.50 to listen to music, I paid to see the performance. Seeing how the band and their opening acts were going to use technology and their stage to make their songs come to life and not just be lyrics coming out of a speaker.

They used lights and plenty of movement to bring life to their performance. They had quite a few poles that illuminated with the beat and rhythm of the music. Slower songs had a slower rhythm while more upbeat, fast paced songs had lots of waves and blinking lights.


My first actual major concert was to Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour in 2011. Of course I went to see her in person but I wanted to see the performance. She made her whole concert a story with videos that went with the dance performances. She made her music come to life in a creative way, sort of like a large movie. Fans left the concert with a creative show that they could remember, I know I will never forget it.


Sometimes the best thing about going to concerts is to just let loose and enjoy being treated as an equal. Tonight I'm going to my second Gavin DeGraw concert. The first concert I went to he not once talked down to us as fans and had open conversation with us, it was like being with an old friend. I've been a fan of Gavin DeGraw since his song was used in the opening of a show One Tree Hill back in 2003. His songs give me a few hours of just release which is always good!


Music is a stress reliever to many and a form of release of the day to day. However, going to a concert is like visiting an old friend, reliving the good old days while catching up on the new. Check out your local concerts and go to one, it will be easy to see what I'm talking about.