On a good
day I measure up to 5’3 which means I am shorter than most people. This is a considerable problem in many social
situations and today I want to talk about gigs.
So this is
it the moment you have been waiting for months for, your feet are throbbing,
back is aching but you can’t contain your excitement because your favourite
band is about to appear on stage so this is all going to be worth it right?
Wrong. If you’re a short arse like me.
To start, I
love going to gigs I absolutely adore live music however, most of the time when
I am standing at a gig I struggle to see. As a result I crane my neck which causes me to have considerable neck pain during and days after
the event.
My second
problem with being a short girl at gigs is that my boobs are elbow height to
most people dancing around me. So the crazed fan to my left hand side not only
fist pumps the air in time to the music they
also elbow my boobs to the time of the music.. Ouch!
My third
problem with being a short girl with gigs is hair, not my hair but other
people’s hair. This is because most
people are of higher altitude than me moreover; their beautiful cascade of long
gorgeous hair falls into my mouth which is not ideal when I am trying to sing
along to my favourite song. 
And the
fourth and final problem with being a short girl at gigs is that is that I feel
like it limits my experience of the gig because I do see less of the action on
stage than everybody else. I don’t get too see the lead singers dance moves and
I especially can’t see what amazing shoes they are wearing. During many gigs I
have felt like I have seen a lot less than everybody else. 
I feel like
this is a problem for many people including myself and I am often torn when
booking gigs because I know the pitfalls of being short but the temptation of
hearing my favourite songs played live tends to defeat me every time. I just
wondered if there was a logical and fair solution to the problem. Should there
be priority standing or short people? Should there be discounted tickets for
people under a particular height? I don’t know if any of these alternatives are
fair but I make one plea. If you are stood at a gig next to or behind a short person
please be considerate towards them and mind your bloody elbows!!
Always,
Lauren
Twitter- @LaurenCats7
Instagram –
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Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27290164-lauren
At the
moment I am reading: Maus By Art Spiegelman
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