I’m a few weeks removed from taking in another Joyce Manor concert. Every time I catch one I tell myself - “this is going to be the last one you attend. soak it in”.
Then they put out another record that I really like and I start to think about how there’s a handful of songs I haven’t seen them perform live or maybe I have someone in my life that I’d like to expose them to live for the first time and that right there was reason enough for me to take my niece to her 2nd ever concert.
I took her to see the band GHOST a few years ago and that was smashing success. If you’re not familiar with the costume band, they not only dress up in crazy costumes. Their stage show and music slants “satanic” and there’s a ton of pyrotechnics. My niece may grow up to like a lot of pop music or maybe attend a Taylor Swift concert…. she will however be forced to say that her first concert was “Ghost”.
Having her check out Joyce Manor was a real treat. Not only are they an all-time fave of mine, I think they have material that my niece would totally get consumed with. Without fail, Joyce took the stage and captured my niece’s heart and imagination. Outside of getting to stand in attendance with her, it was getting to spend the afternoon with her. Talking about the show and asking her in advance what she looked most forward to. While there she got to experience a number of things for the first time. She saw the crowd form a “pit”. She saw someone crowd surf and get dropped on their head. She also got to see a fellow concert attendee drink too much and then puke all over herself.
I’m not sure how many more concerts we’re going to be attending with one another going forward but I hope we get to fit more in before she gets to an age where she doesn’t want to hang with her Uncle and be seen in public with him.
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