14 and 16 year old going to concert by themselves
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Anonymous
| Thread title says it - this is ok, right? Venue is Fedex Field, and an adult will stay in the general area, but not go into the venue for the concert. |
Anonymous
| Who’s performing? |
Anonymous
The Weeknd - concert is tomorrow. I'm clearly not as on top of this as I should have been. Kids are responsible and level-headed. |
Anonymous
| I would be fine with it, but I’d require location tracking and hourly text check ins. |
Anonymous
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1 - if you can send a wireless phone charger do it. Phones will die.
2 - when they exit the arena everything looks the same. have some specific agreed to marker for meeting 3 - have a bunch of water bottles in the car for them for after the concert |
Anonymous
| OP here, and thanks to those of you who responded! We can location track, and kids are responsible with phones. Will check on a wireless charger, that's a great idea. |
Anonymous
| No. Way. 14?!? |
Anonymous
Just curious, why not? |
Anonymous
| Would totally let my 14 and 16 yo boys do this. 16 yo went to The Anthem for a concert with friends recently. |
Anonymous
At 15, I went to see Janet Jackson with a 15 yo friend in matching outfits. 
My mom dropped us off at the stadium, and picked us up (pre-cell phone!) at the allotted time, at the allotted place. The earliest I went to a concert without a parent was 10, with a friend, a 14 yo cousin, and a 17 yo cousin. What do you all think happens? Are your kids not responsible? Do they not follow directions? |
Anonymous
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My parents let me go to a festival out of state at 16, overnight…Different times, plus they were naive.
Anyway, I think this is fine, especially if you’re right there to take them home. |
Anonymous
| I’d insist on going with them — but only because I wouldn’t be able to find an adult to see The Weeknd with me. So yes, I’d let them go alone. |
Anonymous
| I went to see Bruce Springsteen “Born in the USA” tour at 14 with my best friend. What a blast! I would let them go! |
Anonymous
| I was thinking no way but then remembered that I went to the George Michael concert alone with my BFF at 14. I wouldn’t let them go to a music festival but a concert at Fed Ex would be okay. |
Anonymous
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Currently posting from Lollapalooza with my 15 yo and 2 of his friends. I'm glad to have the experience of going to this concert with him and to be able to talk through some safety/ security issues as they arose (from people offering drugs, mosh pits, pot smoke being blown in face, someone passing out next to us at Metallica). I do think after this experience together, I feel confident in him navigating the next concert on his own and I will thankfully never be subjected to heavy metal music again.
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