Teens at concert without parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gen X crone here, stopping by on my way to the mall with Ashley and Jennifer to say that it's always a good idea to teach your kids to navigate the world as if they didn't have a phone. Pick a specific meeting point rather than just "text me when you get out and I'll come find you." Teach them to ask others for help/directions, and to be smart about choosing who to ask. Teach them to be aware of directional and informational signs, etc.

Because at some point, a kid will drop/lose/not charge/not hear their phone. It is a very useful tool, but it is not a failproof, guaranteed lifeline.

I love all of this

[Anonymous]

Depends on the venue. If the venue is all ages, I would be comfortable with a 15.5 year old going to a concert by herself/with a friend. I have been going to concerts without my parents since I was a freshman in high school.

[Anonymous]

Just know that the Sabrina concert is pretty sexual, all of her new songs are about how horny she is. If you’re fine with that carry-on! But make sure the girls know to never leave each other never go anywhere alone. Had a friend have something scary happened at the anthem one time which is a pretty small venue. Don’t go on the assumption that everyone there is part of the “Taylor Swift crowd“.

[Anonymous]

In the past year, my 15 (now 16) year old son has gone to 4 concerts with friends and no parents. Three of those were at The Anthem, which is a nice venue for this.

[Anonymous]

I went to lollapalooza with my brother and friends at 15. Saw Green Day at 16 and lots of other shows in the Bay Area. All ages shows were happening at libraries and high schools and Gilman Street. We road-tripped to yoyoagogo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the past year, my 15 (now 16) year old son has gone to 4 concerts with friends and no parents. Three of those were at The Anthem, which is a nice venue for this.

The Sabrina concert is in Baltimore, which is what OP asked about.

[Anonymous]

How's the Anthem for teens and concerts? Trying to figure about out letting 3 teens go to Gracie Abrams (assuming us parents get over the sticker shock of the ticket price).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In this thread, replies are helpful, positive and supportive of 15.5 year olds going to concert on own. On this other thread it was a majority hard no, don’t have 14 year kids go alone. Does year and 1/2 make that much difference or is it because the one thread was silent on day of week and how late concert goes and other wasn’t or something else?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1229244.page

That 1.5 years includes some huge developmental leaps.

[Anonymous]

Sabrina is on a Saturday and ends at 10. My 13-yr-old 8th grader is going with three friends. They will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How's the Anthem for teens and concerts? Trying to figure about out letting 3 teens go to Gracie Abrams (assuming us parents get over the sticker shock of the ticket price).

We are letting our 15-year-olds go with the caveat that we know someone who had an unfortunate experience in the bathroom at the anthem. It was a young person that was hit on aggressively by a same gender, older person. We made the girls promise to not leave each other even if one went to the bathroom they all have to go.

[Anonymous]

Great post OP. My 16yo is going to both of these shows next week with friends and I will be going over safety with her!