As a teenager time feels semi-permanent and glacial in the way it moves. This leads us to believe that our life will feel similarly long. As someone who has reached adulthood and the realities of working life, though, you probably notice one thing: the clock moves much faster now!
For that reason, you might find yourself looking back with longing nostalgia for those earlier, carefree years. One common memory to think about is events attended that made you the person you are. For many of us, that includes gigs and concerts. Did you ever go to a gig with your parent(s)? If so, you might have found that it cramped your style. For your guardians, though, it can be a lifelong memory.
While concerts attended as a teen live long in the mind, for a parent attending with a teen it can be incredible. Why? Because you get to see your little child grow into someone with their own tastes, interests, passions, and insights. Taking your kid to their first gig is likely to become a memory that you look at in your mind for decades to come. It can be a good memory, even if many times the parent remembers it more fondly than the child.
Create a memory that is going to last for a lifetime
The reason these gigs live so long in the memory is that they can be the first chance to experience stardom. The same goes for sports; nobody falls in love with their sports team faster than when they attend the match in person. Seeing the work put in on the court/field gives you a much greater appreciation for the commitment and talent involved. The same goes for music.
Listening to an album is good; hearing it live, and seeing the work that goes into every song, elicits a deeper understanding of music. For any parent, giving your child that appreciation of the things they love the most can be gratifying in the extreme.
While you should always make sure you choose something worthwhile for your first parent-child gig, and you want to get good seating/standing arrangements (depending on the genre), you should go regardless. Even something simple like a local band can give your child an appreciation of live music and live performance. It could also be a seminal moment in both of your lives that you look back on with fondness – yes, even as you become a grandparent and your child, once an innocent teen, is now taking their kids to concerts!