I have been going to concerts and festival for ten years. Over the 50 plus gigs I have been to, I have been to two concerts on my own, been lost in the crowd and separated from friends and have been left in the middle of a set in a club. Short gigs on small venues are alright; after all, I am there for the music anyways. But the thought of attending a music festival on my own seemed daunting and ridiculous. Music festivals are magnified concerts filled with not only fellow music lovers but pretentious hipsters who try super hard not to fit in while fitting in. It may seem okay for a lot of people but for an ambivert or an outgoing introvert like me, it's a pretty big thing.
