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I have been to three live concerts in total, the first was Imagine Dragons so obviously that one was massive in a basketball stadium, the next was Wardruna so slightly less massive in a concert hall and the last was Moon Walker in a pretty small venue. So standing through a whole concert kind of sucks and the most recent one didn't even have an option for sitting. And the one that I actually could sit at had the most uncomfortable sets I have ever been in. And despite having silicon ear plugs at the last two, I could understand most of the words being sung with the drums drowning out everything at the Wardruna concert. This was once I might have thought that venue had poor sound balancing but twice in a row? The nice thing about the most recent concert is that the openers offered to chat with fan at their merch tables but since they were in the same room at the on going concert so it never really felt quite enough to talk to anyone. I don't know it feels like everyone else there got way more out of it than me that is a sucky feeling.

Edit: I'm going to bed so won't reply for a while but you answers have been reassuring and helpful.

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It's okay to not like concerts. It doesn't make you less of a music fan, it just means that standing in a very loud and humid room with thousands of moving bodies just isn't your thing.

Every band's performance is going to be unique to their aesthetic, musical style, and fans' general attitude. But the musicians' personal taste and touch makes a big difference. I've been to one Imagine Dragons show. It was a massive space with a shit ton of people, especially in the pit. I can totally see how it would be hell for people with certain sensory issues. Even the band agreed with that, they had ads on the stage displays directing people to noise canceling headphones and breathing space for people with sensory issues. They were very compassionate.

Accommodations exist for a reason, so feel free to ask for them and use them. And again, nothing wrong with saying that it just isn't your favorite way to enjoy music.