Colleen Schmucker

For many decades, fans of all ages and across the globe have enjoyed attending concerts, whether it’s a singer’s headlining arena show, an outdoor music festival, or even just a cover band. A slew of dedicated fans, including students here at Wylie High, spend hundreds of dollars to buy tickets and attend their favorite concerts. Though ticket prices continue to skyrocket, this does not stop devoted listeners of artists like Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler the Creator.
While so many enthusiasts spend so much on concert tickets, some people cannot begin to understand why fans are willing to spend such money for a single experience. But concerts can be much more than just a singer on a stage.
Wylie High student, Sadie Ahmad (11), agrees that concerts are worthwhile and rewarding with the experience.
“I love the atmosphere, the excitement of people around me while trying to find seats knowing you’ll soon see your favorite artist and knowing you’ll get to remember this night for the rest of your life,” Ahmad said.
Concerts can also positively affect your body and mind when the act of attending a concert activates neural pathways in your brain associated with happiness and pleasure. People attending concerts also show increased levels of endorphin, resulting in the neural transmission of dopamine.
The people and fellow fans around you at a concert are also psychologically proven to evoke feelings of belongingness in a crowd and enhance our liking of the people around us. Being around people that are alike to you can be very rewarding and Wylie High sophomore, Maggie Frigoli concurs.
“I like to talk to people in my section during a show… it’s always fun to get close during the show,” Frigoli said.
Concerts are very rewarding for fans and are chances to make amazing new memories and exciting experiences. To many fans and lovers of music, the memories are worth the high prices and difficulty and they cherish every moment of live music.
When the artist is singing, somehow a song you have listened to becomes a million times better singly because of a note change or just the overall performance that the artist gives with the song.