Paul with little ones - advice please?
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Hi, I'm so excited to take our daughter to see Paul in Columbus, OH next month. We purchased the Soundcheck tickets. One for me and one for her. She will be 4 years old. We have hearing protection and our seats are 4 rows back on the end so we can easily slip out during Live and Let Die, if needed. Hoping there are other parents out there with little ones who also love Paul and have advice to share.
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Hi, So happy to learn you and your daughter will be attending Paul's Columbus concert!
In the past, other members have requested advice in regard to bringing children to the concert. You may wish you have a look through the following threads: http://maccaboard.paulmccartney.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=86379 http://maccaboard.paulmccartney.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=86574 http://maccaboard.paulmccartney.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=86982 Have a fantastic time! 
AnitaTHANK YOU, (((((PAUL)))))!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!
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Thank you so much Triplets Love Paul!! Great threads...I should have searched first. Hoping to get a shout out from Sir P! Eleanor would be so thrilled.
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lawson:
Thank you so much Triplets Love Paul!! Great threads...I should have searched first. Hoping to get a shout out from Sir P! Eleanor would be so thrilled.
Did you name her after Eleanor Rigby?
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Ha ha. The Eleanor Rigby connection is undeniable... Her entire name is Eleanor Hudson with Hudson coming from my great grandmother. It fits her very nicely.
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At the risk of seeming churlish, or non-understsnding, why would anyone take a four year old to a rock show? I understand choice and free decision, but I don't get it.
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I don't share a negative view of taking a child to a concert, but Paul's shows can be a marathon even for the seasoned concert-goer. You'll probably have a few potty breaks, and your young one may fall asleep during the three hour show. Just be prepared and you'll both be enjoying the show and singing along.
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Soundcheck + concert is a very long day for a 4 yr old. Hopefully she doesn't get too bored during the waiting around times (which there will be some). Unless she's afraid of fireworks/loud noises, I wouldn't be overly concerned with L&LD, since she'll have ear protection. Just let her know what to expect so it doesn't shock or scare her.
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moptops:
At the risk of seeming churlish, or non-understanding, why would anyone take a four year old to a rock show? I understand choice and free decision, but I don't get it.
Well, Robert, on this one I'm with you! Especially the cost! $1500 for a 4 year old who may not remember much years later. (except probably the fire & explosions during Live & Let Die)
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moptops:
At the risk of seeming churlish, or non-understanding, why would anyone take a four year old to a rock show? I understand choice and free decision, but I don't get it.
Having seen the distraction of children under 6 a few rows ahead of me at one of Paul's recent London shows I'm glad I wasn't in that row! In 2007 I saw a Dad and his 8-year old son at Who gig in London and they were having a ball, that to me seemed a good age to start taking kids to a rock show, 4 is just too young! I could say more on this subject, but I 'll leave it at that.
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Nancy R:
moptops:
At the risk of seeming churlish, or non-understanding, why would anyone take a four year old to a rock show? I understand choice and free decision, but I don't get it.
Well, Robert, on this one I'm with you! Especially the cost! $1500 for a 4 year old who may not remember much years later. (except probably the fire & explosions during Live & Let Die)
Ah Nancy, I appreciate you calling me Robert. You're very polite!
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With all due respect, my thoughts are that if someone who has paid $1500 to attend what may be their only sound check and they are sitting next to a four year old who is bored and acting like a bored four year old, they would expect the parent to excuse themselves and take the child out of the area, as to not disrupt the experience for the others. The shows go to late as well, much past a 4 year old's bedtime. The tired cry of a youngster well past their bed time always makes me sad.
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In 2011, I brought my 3 year old to 2 shows at Yankee Stadium. I also brought sound protection for her. We didn't do sound check or anything like that and really didn't arrive to the stadium until close to the start of the show. We sat up in the stands for both shows (the furthest I've ever sat at any Paul shows). It worked out fine. There were a couple of potty breaks, but my daughter had fun while she was awake. She was up dancing and singing along until she was tired and fell asleep. I'd say she was up for the first half of the first show and 3/4 of the second show. She was still small enough for me to carry her in a child carrier on my back so it was easy for me to get around with the crowds with her asleep on my back. I also had good friends with me at the show so that helped. My daughter still talks about the shows. I'm glad I took her. Both of us enjoyed the shows and no one in the audience was disturbed by her attending.
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moptops:
Nancy R:
moptops:
At the risk of seeming churlish, or non-understanding, why would anyone take a four year old to a rock show? I understand choice and free decision, but I don't get it.
Well, Robert, on this one I'm with you! Especially the cost! $1500 for a 4 year old who may not remember much years later. (except probably the fire & explosions during Live & Let Die)
Ah Nancy, I appreciate you calling me Robert. You're very polite!
John: "What was it that first attracted you to me?" Ringo: "Well, you're very polite." 
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Nancy R:
moptops:
Nancy R:
moptops:
At the risk of seeming churlish, or non-understanding, why would anyone take a four year old to a rock show? I understand choice and free decision, but I don't get it.
Well, Robert, on this one I'm with you! Especially the cost! $1500 for a 4 year old who may not remember much years later. (except probably the fire & explosions during Live & Let Die)
Ah Nancy, I appreciate you calling me Robert. You're very polite!
John: "What was it that first attracted you to me?" Ringo: "Well, you're very polite." Well done...WELL DONE!
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love2travel:
With all due respect, my thoughts are that if someone who has paid $1500 to attend what may be their only sound check and they are sitting next to a four year old who is bored and acting like a bored four year old, they would expect the parent to excuse themselves and take the child out of the area, as to not disrupt the experience for the others. The shows go to late as well, much past a 4 year old's bedtime. The tired cry of a youngster well past their bed time always makes me sad.
I agree. At the Lincoln sound check, there was a child dressed in a Sgt Pepper outfit. He looked bored from beginning until end. I didn't see him at the actual concert.
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I'd love to see small children dancing and singing along at a Paul concert. The younger they get into good music, the better it is for everyone. People always complain about modern music. The solution? The Beatles.
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Nancy R:
Well, Robert, on this one I'm with you!
Someone make a note of this. Hell is freezing over.
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HaileyMcComet:
Nancy R:
Well, Robert, on this one I'm with you!
Someone make a note of this. Hell is freezing over.
I was wondering when someone would say that! -
I have taken my two kids to 4 Paul McCartney shows. The first was in Philadelphia in 2010 when my son was 6 and my daughter 8 1/2. The fourth in Albany a year ago July 4th, with St. Louis and Brooklyn in between. I consider them among the best family days we've ever had, as do my children. For the first show, I knew the setlist and played the songs for them that they wouldn't know. He opened that show with Venus and Mars/Rockshow. They LOVED it!. I took photos of the show, including them singing and photos of Paul and made a photo book from Snapfish of the experience. In the back I put a tiny plastic bag to hold the confetti that they ran around trying to catch at the end of the show. Good for you for taking your daughter. Worst case, she doesn't remember it all. Best case, your talking about it 40 years from now. Upside wins!
