taking a 5 year old to a JLS concert?

fishingcinema

Shoot me down but if you like but i do think some of the comments to the op are a bit harsh, although i do agree with the no votes.

I considered last year to take my then 5yr old to a justin bieber concert as she definatly had and still has bieber fever, she calls him her boyfriend and says when i am older i am going to go on a plane to america because thats where justin bieber lives.

But i quickly re thought taking her when i thought about the noise levels, probable pushing a shoving from excited teenage fans, after all she is happy listening and watching videos on you tube, and though a concert would probably frighten her.

Janepig

You know your child better than anyone, and whether she'd cope, but personally I think 5 is too young. Me and three friends took DD and three friends to see JLS at the Liberty Stadium in June, we got the tickets for them for their 8th birthdays. Can't say there was much of an issue with the noise, although it's a stadium with no roof so that might account for that. As much as they enjoyed the show, there were points at which they were bored, such as when they did a Backstreet Boys medley, because they didn't know the songs! Olly Murs was one of the support acts and as much as I'm not keen on either, I thought he was much better than JLS!

What I was really cross about was the number of !!!!!! up adults that were there, including adults with responsibility for young children. One woman afew rows back from us fell all the way down the concrete steps because she was so hammered, then sat in her seat unable to move for being so drunk and her daughter (aged about 12) sobbed through the whole gig. Other people in our row were constantly back and forth (so we had to move out of the way for them) to either go to and from the bar or the toilet, bar and toilet, toilet and bar. All bloody night long. That really got my goat in what was essentially a "kids" concert. If I'd taken them to a more "adult" concert then I'd have said that was my hard luck and I should have expected it.

Also, I think I'd baulk at spending that much money on a concert ticket for a five year old. I didn't mind too much about the amount I spent on DD as she was 8, and they weren't the most expensive seats, but I went to see Take That two days later and as much as I'd have liked to take her to that, there was no way I was spending that much on a ticket for an 8 year old!! Lol.

Jx

abi-em-mum83

thanks very much for all your replies, some views I may not agree with but I appreciate you all taking the time to reply!
My daughter loves music, is constantly dancing and singing, and I personally dont see JLS as anything unsavoury for a 5 year old! The band is not photgraphed falling out of clubs with slappers, their songs are not raunchy and while ONE of their items they promote is their brand of condoms, my 5 year old never sees any of that. And in my honest opinion, as a parent in todays society, I think its responsible for a band who influence teenagers to promote safe sex, every little helps to keep our teens safe! She listens to their songs, copies their dance moves and wants them to be her friend, I dont see the harm in that! Just a shame she cant watch any music channels without crap like Lady Gaga or the vileness of half naked women dry humping rappers at 9am! She has plenty of other toys, all age appropriate, and is obsessed at the minute with Tangled/Rapunzel! But music/dancing is a big part of her life, and if she enjoys something that I deem appropriate for her, Im not going to stop her! (would be different if they were swearing,or singing about drinking,getting laid etc!)
Anyway after thinking long and hard I have decided not to take her. The concert was on a Friday and I dont mind her having a very odd late night at the weekends 9she'll be up later than the concert for our wedding!) , I had reasearched ear protectors, the stadium is tiered, very close to home and we could afford it. It would of been her main birthday present (I usually spend £75-100 on birthdays, including new clothes/pjs and day out, so £25-£30 for a ticket along with toys, books,puzzles and clothes would be within budget. I wasnt classing my ticket as part of her birthday because I dont mind seeing them!). I would of taken her in after the support acts, and really think she would of been so excited to see them. However my stepdaughters are also big fans, and after discussing it with my oh we agreed it would be unfair to take just my daughter, and we couldnt afford the extra 3 tickets (2 stepdaughters and oh who would have to come, which he wasnt happy about!lol) so we are going to leave it for now.
Now to start planning her tattoo and tummy ring, and buy her that mini skirt........

pigpen

If she likes dance so much is there a streetdance group she could go to instead?

There are loads near us and no more than a couple of £s a class.. in fact the one mine attend is free.. and they dont do all the slapper dance moves with the humping etc.. ballet etc is all a bit tame for a 5 y/o and too disciplined for my lot who are super floppy and struggled with the positions but streetdance they love.. they can be her JLS dance lessons!

abi-em-mum83

pigpen wrote: »

If she likes dance so much is there a streetdance group she could go to instead?

There are loads near us and no more than a couple of £s a class.. in fact the one mine attend is free.. and they dont do all the slapper dance moves with the humping etc.. ballet etc is all a bit tame for a 5 y/o and too disciplined for my lot who are super floppy and struggled with the positions but streetdance they love.. they can be her JLS dance lessons!

Hi she actually attends a fab dance class which is 45 minutes long and broken down into a 5 min warm up, then 10 mins each of ballet,tap and hip hop. She absolutely loves this, and I find it keeps her interested throughout the class. We know how short a 4 years attention span is so we find this class is perfect. The hip hop part is a dance to JLS, and like you say theres none of that vile booty shaking or sexuality in it! I think shes too young to concentrate on any one form of dance, would rather she tried them all, and if she wants to take it more seriously in a couple of years she can take a specific class. I actually got pulled up by the dance teacher a couple of weeks ago and asked where my daughter attended dance classes before there, and when I told her she had never had a dance lesson before she was shocked, thinks my daughter has a lot of natural talent! Of course I was beaming from ear to ear, but at this age all I care about is shes enjoying herself!
Appparently a few of her class mates have told her this morning their mummys are taking them to see JLS and shes come home and asked if we can go :-( Ive explained that it costs a lot of pennies and mummy hasnt got it. She seemed content with that for the moment. Hopefully they continue to be so successful and if she likes them again next year or the year after maybe we could save and take her!

Threebabes

I would take her depending on what night of the week it is. I took my two girls to the xfactor concert earlier this year 10 and 7 at the time. They were fine, it was an afternoon performance. It was very very loud. There was a toddler bopping about all over the place having a whale of a time. My friend took her DS who was 8 to see JLS last year. It was a school night and he didnt get to bed until after 12 and he was very tired the next day. X-factor concert is a Monday night next year so Im not taking my girls due to it being a Monday night.

sunshinetours

Threebabes wrote: »

I would take her depending on what night of the week it is. I took my two girls to the xfactor concert earlier this year 10 and 7 at the time. They were fine, it was an afternoon performance. It was very very loud. There was a toddler bopping about all over the place having a whale of a time. My friend took her DS who was 8 to see JLS last year. It was a school night and he didnt get to bed until after 12 and he was very tired the next day. X-factor concert is a Monday night next year so Im not taking my girls due to it being a Monday night.

But OP said she would be literally just turned 5, I think that is te issue many of us have. Your children are that much older and I am sure if the Op had turned up and said her daughter was 8, there may have been some different answers

Anyway she isn't going now

DS4215

We've taken DD to Download Festival (I won tickets) when she was in a pushchair and Leeds Festival a couple of years later - She was (at most) 5 and loved it. Was just looking at taking her to a concert next year but the venue has an age restriction..

Ear protection of some kind and keep well away from the speakers and she'll be fine. Just check with the venue for age restrictions before you buy.

SandC

My thoughts are on concerts, if you are a parent or family who are into gigs and festivals and concerts generally then I'm all up for taking the kids from an early age. It's a family thing and I think it's wonderful to hear of parents including their children in stuff like that.

But for a young child as a one off treat, then I'd say no. The price for one thing is restrictive, for a fifth birthday all you're going to be doing is creating a precedent for big spends on better stuff for many years to come. They have plenty of time to grow up and start badgering and pestering for something special like this when it really is something special to them.

shellsuit

I took my daughter to see Kylie when she was 9, WE loved it

I took her to see Beyonce too when she was 11, that was a fantastic night, we danced and sang (and screamed!) all night.

She has asked to see other people, but they're singers and bands I know are just a phase so I wouldn't waste my money on acts like that.