Presenting the definitive guide for concertgoers! Check out the list and make sure to leave any more suggestions below!
Dress
It's important to dress the part or else your whole concert experience is going to be off. You can wear anything you want to a show, but do not try to dress like the band.
Band shirts are also forbidden (this was addressed in the John Favreau and Jeremy Piven hit, PCU).
Vintage band shirts are OK to wear. Vintage band shirts are defined as a shirt from a tour at least 10 years ago. For example, wearing a No Code Pearl Jam tour shirt is OK. Wearing a tour shirt from the Vote for Change tour is unacceptable.
Pregame
Ahhh, the pregame concert festivities. Some consider this as being the most important part of the concert experience. If you're not in a good mindset, you're going to have a shitty show.
Drinking and/or smoking before a show it ritualistic and OK, but being out of control drunk and/or stoned before the show is not OK.
Plan accordingly, if you need a spatula to flip burgers, bring one.
You can bum alcohol from others, but never food.
Public urination is OK. Guys if you see a girl peeing let her be. Starring is sick. Girls if you see a guy peeing, do what you must. If he tries to hide his junk, he's trying to tell you something about his package.
If you need to throw up, make it to a grassy area. There's nothing worse than puke on pavement.
The Show
You're all wound up and ready to go. Now it's time for the show! Make sure you don't spike your own drink.
The beer tent is great, but if you down more than 6 beers in there, you probably shouldn't have spent more than $50 to see the show.
If you're going to sing along with the band, you better know ALL the words.
Cell phone waving during the slow songs is gay. Don't do it. Bring a lighter and go retro-80's style instead.
Cell phone picture taking and video taking are not necessary as well.
Talking on your cell phone is prohibited.
If everyone's sitting and your standing, sit down. If everyone's standing and your sitting, stand up.
Don't like people smoking? Deal with it.
Smoking around people that don't like it? Tell them to deal with it.
Never leave early.
Always cheer for an encore.
After the Show
When the show ends, don't be a douche.
Pushing people will piss them off and likely get you kicked in the groin region.
If traffic is a must exit, sit back and relax with a beer you saved for after the show. It will taste that much better.
Don't stalk the band. It's creepy, unless you're a hot groupie. Then everyone wins, sort of.
Follow the crowd; you'll be with hundreds of people you can relate to the rest of the night.
Don't rush to your car so you'll be first to leave. It never happens and makes you look stupid.
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