I’m too old for this

On Thursday, I went to see McFly in Brussels. It was their first time in Belgium, so I just *had* to be there! Since my friend and I both work as teachers, we could not be there early, so when we arrived, we had to stand at the back. I did not mind this at all though. When I walked in and saw the mass of people at the front and fans needing to be taken to the back because they’d fainted due to all the pushing, I was so glad I wasn’t standing there! Granted, being front row is AMAZING! I’ve queued for hours in the past , I’ve stood front row at gigs and it was always indredibly amazing to be so close to your favourite artist! However, call it growing up, I now rather take my time to get ready so that when I arrive at the venue, I can just walk in easily without being pushed aside by angry & stressed out fans!

Standing at the back though, wasn’t bad at all. It was actually great fun because we had a great view on the entire stage, we could see all four McFly members (although, admitted, my eyes were mostly fixed on the sexiness that is Harry Judd ), but most importantly, we had enough space to move around. We could breathe and we didn’t have sweaty armpits in our face. Heaven!

To be honest, I think I enjoy music and gigs in a different way now than I used to. It used to be all about the people in the band themselves, being close, collecting every single interview and knowing every single thing about the them. That has changed though. I still consider myself a Westlife fan, it’s the band I “care” most about and I’ve been a fan ever since they started. They mean a lot to me and without them, I wouldn’t have met so many great people. But whether I’m front row, or in the far back, whether I missed a certain interview or a new picture, I really don’t care that much anymore. It’s always been about the music, but today, it really is the music and my friends I care most about.

What kinda makes me think though, is the stories I read on this website, www.westlifetards.com. I’m only 24, and I already feel ‘too old’ for all the crazy fan stuff, so I am always VERY surprised to read about mature women in their 30′s, 40′s and even 50′s who act like teenagers around this band, who fight over petty little things and who have competitions going on about how many front rows they have or how many times they’ve met a certain member. I won’t judge them though, if that’s their way of having fun and enjoying life, sure, go ahead! If it makes you happy, that’s good. But isn’t all the screaming and queueing for hours teenager/twenties behaviour? Sure, family, friends and just having a good time should be more important? Or is that just me who thinks like that? I wonder…

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