I went to under 21 clubs starting as a freshman so 14/15. So much fun. Concerts too. Even took the bus to the beach a few times for day trips. Lived right outside of Philly.

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Anonymous wrote:My first four concerts were with my mother (friends joined with some not all four) when I was in 7th & 8th grade. After that I went with friends starting the summer between 8th & 9th. Concerts are fine, no one should be freaking out about dropping their kids at a venue, watching them walk in and picking them up afterwards.

I mean, this completely depends on the venue, but there are a lot that are simply too huge for you to ever get close enough to “watch them walk in.”

I an a different poster but in that case it should be fine to watch them walk towards the venue. The street outside is usually very safe and if you are worried about your kid dotching a concert to get a few hours on the town that’s an entirely different problem.

Safe when we were kids is very different than safe now as we didn't really know if an issue happened as there was not social media like there is now.

Just go with them and get seats a few rows away or get law seats and sit a bit behind them.

The world is safer now than back then. Proven fact. Stop coddling

Anonymous wrote:We let our 14 yo boy go with two friends to Fillmore in SS - they were dropped off and picked up immediately when concert was over.

Filmore security is great and will address many concerns but we've seen some stuff there (that they handled) that I wouldn't want a 14 year old there without an adult. Multiple of us adults had to tell staff before they handled it as they couldn't see what was going on.

I drove my 15 yo and a friend to the U Street Music Hall prior to Covid, stayed with them in line and bought them merch, then left and got myself dinner and stood around outside with the bouncers for about an hour until they decided to leave (on the early side). I felt good about it but did not go very far away and texted with her a few times. Also, the pop artists she saw were not known for wild concerts.

Now she is 17 and we are going to a concert together in the Fall at the 9:30 club. We are both vaccinated. But 17 is a lot different than 14.

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Anonymous wrote:At 14, I would want a parent chaperone. I'd be ok going with a group of friends around age 16.

This if the 16 generally demonstrates good judgement.

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Anonymous wrote:At 14, I would want a parent chaperone. I'd be ok going with a group of friends around age 16.

This if the 16 generally demonstrates good judgement.

Strathmore, Kennedy Center and Wolftrap

I went to concerts with friends no parents when I was 14 and 15, and I think it’s too young. I think 16 is a good age.

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Anonymous wrote:My first four concerts were with my mother (friends joined with some not all four) when I was in 7th & 8th grade. After that I went with friends starting the summer between 8th & 9th. Concerts are fine, no one should be freaking out about dropping their kids at a venue, watching them walk in and picking them up afterwards.

I mean, this completely depends on the venue, but there are a lot that are simply too huge for you to ever get close enough to “watch them walk in.”

I an a different poster but in that case it should be fine to watch them walk towards the venue. The street outside is usually very safe and if you are worried about your kid dotching a concert to get a few hours on the town that’s an entirely different problem.

Safe when we were kids is very different than safe now as we didn't really know if an issue happened as there was not social media like there is now.

Just go with them and get seats a few rows away or get law seats and sit a bit behind them.

This is completely WRONG. In terms of actual safety, there is very little change in terms of stranger incidents between the 1970s and today. It's just public perception has changed - more people are seeing the news on the internet rather than their local papers. More stories are out there, it doesn't mean there are more incidents which statistically there are not.

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Anonymous wrote:My first four concerts were with my mother (friends joined with some not all four) when I was in 7th & 8th grade. After that I went with friends starting the summer between 8th & 9th. Concerts are fine, no one should be freaking out about dropping their kids at a venue, watching them walk in and picking them up afterwards.

I mean, this completely depends on the venue, but there are a lot that are simply too huge for you to ever get close enough to “watch them walk in.”

I an a different poster but in that case it should be fine to watch them walk towards the venue. The street outside is usually very safe and if you are worried about your kid dotching a concert to get a few hours on the town that’s an entirely different problem.

Safe when we were kids is very different than safe now as we didn't really know if an issue happened as there was not social media like there is now.

Just go with them and get seats a few rows away or get law seats and sit a bit behind them.

It’s actually much, much safer now, as by 14, most will have a cell phone to keep in constant contact.

I wasn’t allowed to go when I was 14 either.

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Anonymous wrote:My first four concerts were with my mother (friends joined with some not all four) when I was in 7th & 8th grade. After that I went with friends starting the summer between 8th & 9th. Concerts are fine, no one should be freaking out about dropping their kids at a venue, watching them walk in and picking them up afterwards.

I mean, this completely depends on the venue, but there are a lot that are simply too huge for you to ever get close enough to “watch them walk in.”

I an a different poster but in that case it should be fine to watch them walk towards the venue. The street outside is usually very safe and if you are worried about your kid dotching a concert to get a few hours on the town that’s an entirely different problem.

Safe when we were kids is very different than safe now as we didn't really know if an issue happened as there was not social media like there is now.

Just go with them and get seats a few rows away or get law seats and sit a bit behind them.

It’s actually much, much safer now, as by 14, most will have a cell phone to keep in constant contact.

+1

I have let my tween go with some friends to a low-key concert at Jammin Java in Vienna. I hung out somewhere close and they had a blast.

We let our 14 yo boy go with two friends to Fillmore in SS - they were dropped off and picked up immediately when concert was over.

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Anonymous wrote:My first four concerts were with my mother (friends joined with some not all four) when I was in 7th & 8th grade. After that I went with friends starting the summer between 8th & 9th. Concerts are fine, no one should be freaking out about dropping their kids at a venue, watching them walk in and picking them up afterwards.

I mean, this completely depends on the venue, but there are a lot that are simply too huge for you to ever get close enough to “watch them walk in.”

I an a different poster but in that case it should be fine to watch them walk towards the venue. The street outside is usually very safe and if you are worried about your kid dotching a concert to get a few hours on the town that’s an entirely different problem.

Safe when we were kids is very different than safe now as we didn't really know if an issue happened as there was not social media like there is now.

Just go with them and get seats a few rows away or get law seats and sit a bit behind them.

It’s actually much, much safer now, as by 14, most will have a cell phone to keep in constant contact.

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Anonymous wrote:My first four concerts were with my mother (friends joined with some not all four) when I was in 7th & 8th grade. After that I went with friends starting the summer between 8th & 9th. Concerts are fine, no one should be freaking out about dropping their kids at a venue, watching them walk in and picking them up afterwards.

I mean, this completely depends on the venue, but there are a lot that are simply too huge for you to ever get close enough to “watch them walk in.”

I an a different poster but in that case it should be fine to watch them walk towards the venue. The street outside is usually very safe and if you are worried about your kid dotching a concert to get a few hours on the town that’s an entirely different problem.

Safe when we were kids is very different than safe now as we didn't really know if an issue happened as there was not social media like there is now.

Just go with them and get seats a few rows away or get law seats and sit a bit behind them.