Concert Must Haves.

I always used to stress about what to bring to concerts, and would be asking around for ages about what to bring. Now after quite a few shows under my belt, I have a list of my "must have" items for a show. Also, I'm talking about small venue shows, not a show like Warped tour or Bamboozle, that's different.

1. Sharpies
  You never know when you're going to catch your favourite artists. It could be at a meet and greet, or just around the venue. They might not be super ready so make sure you will be for them!
2. CD Booklets//anything you want signed thats small.
  It's important to keep these things small unless you want to be carrying a backpack or big purse into the pit. Carrying around a big bag all night is also just a pain. You most likely want to take photos with people or your friends and having a giant backpack or purse in the shot may not be that appealing. Another thing to remember is that if you want to bring a CD to get sign, you should only bring the booklet. If anything gets smooshed, its probably going to be your CD cracking.
3. Camera
  It doesn't need to be a big fancy Canon 7D DSLR or anything, all you need is something to record your memories with. A cellphone camera works too! Looking back at photos from concerts is one of my favourite things, and having at least one photo from the night is good enough for me.
4. Cellphone
  You never know where the night could take you so having a phone just in case is always a good idea.
5. Post-its
  Small pieces of paper for signatures for friends who couldn't make it, little doodles for yourself, or making a note to yourself about whatever. Post-its are the b o m b.
6. Closed Toe Shoes.
  CRUSHED TOES HURT SO MUCH!! Wear decent shoes. Once I wore not that great shoes to a concert and my feet got stepped on. Not only did it get my shoes all gross, it felt like my toes were getting crushed by a stiletto heel, talk about painful.

Anyways that's pretty much it. Hopefully you liked this post and found it helpful!

-Katrina