By Christiana Corporon
When I think about the experiences that have been stripped from my generation over the past year because of COVID-19, my mind immediately goes to live music. There is no feeling comparable to when the lights go down in a packed stadium and the crowd erupts into applause for the artist about to take the stage.
Music festivals and concerts are more than simply a two hour performance. The thrill of getting ready with your best friends and rushing to call an Uber to make it to your seats in time is truly indescribable. Perhaps in the darkest moments of quarantine, the one thing that got me through was the memories and videos I had from each concert and music festival I was fortunate enough to attend over the years. The thought that one day I would be able to relive these kinds of moments helped me persevere along with many of my friends.
It’s always been more than just the artist or how much you paid for tickets. It’s about the connections you make with the people sitting behind you in the nosebleeds while you’re waiting for the show to start. These are the moments we often take for granted that truly mean so much.
If you’re anything like me you’ve been desperately clinging onto any form of somewhat live music you can find over the last year. Whether that means rewatching Taylor Swift’s Reputation tour for the thousandth time, tuning into your favorite artist’s Instagram live, or being fortunate enough to attend one of the few drive in concerts artists that artists like Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler have started perform in over the last few months, we must hold onto the things that make us feel alive until we can all be together singing our favorite lyrics at the top of our lungs again.
