Would you take a 9 year old to an Imagine Dragons concert?

[tina.tina]

Oh we do family outings, chosen by the birthday person, pretty much every year, but that is never their "gift" I, personally, just don't think that is very fair---and less so if it is not the case for both kids (ie, the DD would get to do something she would really enjoy along with the family on her brother's birthday).
I just read the OP as her big gift is that she gets to go to the concert and being told who she will take along. I, personally, think that is a bit unfair to her, but then every family is different.

I find it fascinating how people assume things about others. No where did I say that it was her big gift or her only gift or that the concert is on or even near her birthday. Families are definitely different- I told DD that someone said they didn't think it was fair that her brother would get to go to a concert for her birthday and she laughed and said that's ridiculous.

Not if your daughter would rather take her best friend.

If we choose to do this, we would plan to buy a ticket for a friend, too.

 

[Alesia]

I was 10 at my first concert - Alice Cooper. That is still, to this very day, the best show I have ever seen.

 

[monsterkitty]

No, you shouldn't take the 9-year-old to the concert - you should take me instead!

Imagine Dragons is perfect for a first concert!

 

[aprilgail]

If you are going I don't see why you wouldn't bring the 9 year old too. My daughter is 15 and has been going to concerts in NYC on her own with just her and her friends for a couple years now -- I know she would rather go with her friends than have mom or an adult tagging along.

 

[beavismom]

I saw them in concert last year. It was a great show and I didn't see anything that I would find inappropriate for a 9 year old.

 

[AustinTink]

Imagine Dragons should be pretty tame. My DS has been going to concerts with us since he was 8.

 

[Ceila]

I'm surprised that so many people seem to be hung up on the idea that her brother might get to enjoy one of her birthday presents along with her.

 

[bsblady01]

I would say no

 

[NHdisneylover]

I find it fascinating how people assume things about others. No where did I say that it was her big gift or her only gift or that the concert is on or even near her birthday. Families are definitely different- I told DD that someone said they didn't think it was fair that her brother would get to go to a concert for her birthday and she laughed and said that's ridiculous.

If we choose to do this, we would plan to buy a ticket for a friend, too.

"DD(14 in March) told us last night that she would like Imagine Dragon concert tickets for her birthday. I was so relieved because she is so hard to buy for."
The above sentence from the OP is why I interpreted this as a gift. She asked for tickets for her birthday and you were relieved as she is hard to buy for indicated to me that getting her these meant you no longer had to think of what gift to buy. Apparently that is not the right interpretation though.

I was just mentioning something to consider along with considering if the concert is appropriate for a nine ear old (yes, IMO). Honestly, if I were giving a 14 year old concert tickets for a birthday gift the way I would handle it is to give either just a pair of tickets so she could take a friend (if I felt comfortable with her not having an adult there, which would depend on the kid, the venue and how much experience they'd had at concerts, etc) or three tickets, one being for one of the parent to chaperon and the other for the birthday person and a friend of her choice.

Otherwise, for me, we'd just be going to the concert as a family (or perhaps as a birthday activity if it fell very near the actual day) but I wouldn't consider it a gift. It's just one way of looking at things that I thought I would throw out there since the situation presented, seem to me, to indicate this was the major gift (and it is coming from someone whose kids are very close, such that often the "friend" invited would probably end up being their sibling, for something both kids like).

 

[Mizzoufan]

I'd probably just take your daughter and a friend. Let this be her special thing.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

Absolutely!
I took my 10 yo to Katy Perry.

 

[tina.tina]

"DD(14 in March) told us last night that she would like Imagine Dragon concert tickets for her birthday. I was so relieved because she is so hard to buy for."
The above sentence from the OP is why I interpreted this as a gift. She asked for tickets for her birthday and you were relieved as she is hard to buy for indicated to me that getting her these meant you no longer had to think of what gift to buy. Apparently that is not the right interpretation though.

I truly wasn't being sarcastic when I said that I find it fascinating what people assume about others. It's so difficult to convey tone via written word which takes away so much from the meaning of what you say. When you hear something, your mind automatically fills in the missing pieces for you. That's why it's hard to get an accurate description of a criminal from all the observers, for example. Everyone does it subconsciously.

The tickets will not be her only "gift." She is difficult to buy for. Thankfully, she has taken up photography as a recent hobby which has inspired some gift ideas. I believe she has an artistic eye and she took the picture I use as my avatar with the camera on her old phone.

She has a ton of jewelry, clothes, and shoes, a recently redecorated bedroom with a new queen size bed, new desk, antique chest, professional vanity case, large tv, dvd player, game system, couch (she has a large room), a refrigerator, and a hammock swing chair hanging from her ceiling, as well as a laptop and a couple of printer/copiers, ipod, iphone 6plus, kindle, new camera, stereo, beats headphones, Amazon account with money on it, itunes account with money on it, and cash savings. Actually, my relief was that she asked for anything at all. She says feels extremely lucky and doesn't need anything, but she has two sets of grandparents who have been asking for tangible gift ideas for the past month so they can get her something "special."

 

[Colleen27]

I wouldn't think twice about taking a 9yo to a concert. If I was comfortable letting him listen to the band's music I'd be fine taking him to see that band live. I was 8 or 9 for my first concert (Tiffany - anyone remember her? ), my son was about that age when he went to see Rush with his dad, and my older DD was 11 when I took her to her first concert (Jimmy Buffett). I do prefer outdoor venues over indoor with my kids, because it makes the volume less an issue, but earplugs make even arena venues doable.

 

[ColoradoDisneyFreaks]

I wouldn't think twice about taking a 9yo to a concert. If I was comfortable letting him listen to the band's music I'd be fine taking him to see that band live. I was 8 or 9 for my first concert (Tiffany - anyone remember her? ), my son was about that age when he went to see Rush with his dad, and my older DD was 11 when I took her to her first concert (Jimmy Buffett). I do prefer outdoor venues over indoor with my kids, because it makes the volume less an issue, but earplugs make even arena venues doable.

Darnit, now I've got "I Think We're Alone Now" running through my head!