I Love Going to Concerts

It's Proms season in London. Best time of year. I'm a big fan of the 'late night' proms. I can have dinner at home listening to the main evening one and then going out to the Albert Hall at 10pmish for the later concert - guaranteed to be stimulating, soothing, (or just weird).

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Mugin16 · 46-50, M

Nice. Are the tickets expensive? How long do the concerts last?

Lhayezee · 26-30, F

@Mugin16 Well concerts can vary of course, usually about two hours-plus (the late night ones tend to be a little shorter but it depends really). They CAN be expensive (or at least hard to get) but generally not and as long as you're prepared to risk queuing you can still buy tickets for most even on the door

Mugin16 · 46-50, M

@Lhayezee Thanks for explaining.

Is there a Dresscode?

Lhayezee · 26-30, F

@Mugin16 No that's part of the beauty of it :) The Proms were designed from the outset over 100 years ago to be very 'accessible' (to use a modern word which I hate, but you know what I mean lol)...one of the reason the tickets tend to be pretty inexpensive too (the cheapest tickets are 'promenade' tickets where you are standing where the stalls usually are...swapping what is usually one of the more expensive areas to make it cheap). I mean some people dress up sure but plenty just go in jeans and a tshirt as well. I wouldn't say it's ok to go in your pyjamas but smart-casual is perfectly fine :)

Mugin16 · 46-50, M

@Lhayezee That's very good. It encourages people to attend who normally would not attend such concerts.