I'm thinking about taking our to 6.5 year olds (boy and girl) and our 4 year old (girl) to a Carly Rae Jepsen concert. She sings that song "Call Me Maybe". My daughters love that song, but I don't really know any of her other songs. I'm wondering if she is appropriate for that age range. Boy I wouldn't want to take them and she start going all Miley Cyrus on us! Also playing with her is Hot Chelle Rae and the only song I know that they sing is "Tonight, Tonight" which my kids also love.
The tickets are on groupon which is why I'm considering it. My husband just took our 3 big kids to a WWE show this week and he also received 4 free tickets to the home season opener of the ASU football game next week. So he's going to take them to that as well. I just thought maybe since they've got to do these fun things with dad/stepdad, maybe I could do something with the littles.
What do you mom's think? Are they too young for this concert?
Thanks for all your responses. See that's why I asked all you wonderful ladies, because I hadn't thought about a lot of the cons you described. I hadn't thought about the crowd so much as the performance itself. I think I'll just look for something else to do with them.
I really don't have an answer to whether she's appropriate for little ones or not. I just wanted to say thanks for the song-bomb.
I'll be humming "Call Me, Maybe" for the rest of the day. :-D
Eh...she's no Flaming Turnip. ;-)
I think her songs are appropriate, BUT, I have not studied all of her lyrics. You can google her and find the lyrics to her songs online to double-check.
Hot Chelle Rae is better than "The Wanted" with whom she did the first part of her tour.
I'm not sure this is something I would do, especially not with three kids that age. Don't get me wrong... I'm not anti-concert. I took my daughter at 5 to see Stevie Wonder at Taste of Chicago, as well as at 7 to see the Jonas Brothers.
I don't think the content will be inappropriate, but I do think the setting might be..... I would think about these things:
1. I don't think one adult with 3 little kids that age is an ok ratio for a dark, packed arena. You don't have a hand for each child and kids can get separated in an instant. Kids that age don't know their way around and it will be dark and alot of "stuff" going on. I wouldn't be worried about safety (although certainly if they are trying to navigate somewhere on their own they run the risk of being knocked over simply because other kids dancing or moving around don't have a person at that height in their eye-level vision), but I'd be worried about them getting upset and not having a good experience, after spending a bunch of money. Is there another adult that can go with you to chaperone?
2. The concert will be LOUD. I'm guessing it's Comerica Park? Which is outside, so less loud than indoors, but still LOUD. If you go, consider taking earplugs for your kids.
3. what if one has to go the bathroom? All 4 of you will have to leave, go to the bathroom (where even in the tamest of concerts your kids will see scantily clad, drunken teenagers).
Just some things to think about.
My 6 year old daughter loves those two songs too. I've heard a few of her other songs and they seem harmless. Also have see a couple of her music videos with my daughter. I would take my daughter to it. I'm not sure if I would take a 4 year old though. Go on youtube and see if you can see her in concert to get an idea of what she's like.
ETA: The ringtone for my husband is "Call Me Maybe" I did more of a joke a while ago and I laugh everytime he calls.
Not sure if your 4.5 year could take a long and loud concert.. Hard to see the stage when everyone is standing the whole time.
Maybe just your 6 year old. You could at least help her see over the crowd part of the time.
I went with our 6 1/2 year old daughter to see Justin Beiber last November (Carly Rae opened for him ). My sister bought the tickets. I thought that she is too young to be spoiled like that and see such an expensive concert. Well , she was really just kind of freaked out and overwhelmed by it all . She didn't really enjoy it or dance or anything . This past July we went to see One Direction . She loved that because she knew what to expect and it was summer and outdoors. So, I think they are too young still .
I know little about her other than that song makes me smile. I think it was all the funny videos they made lip syncing to it.
If that song is any indication of the rest of her songs I don't think it would be a problem with their age.
I'd take my kiddo's to it :). They are 6, 8, and 10.
They are way too young for any concert. Too loud, too crowded. That is not an age appropriate activity. If you do decide to go, look up their songs on lyrics.com or something first. I have no idea about any of their other songs.
She seems pretty normal and the kids might like it. My daughter always hated being short when I took her to concert. CRJ is 26 years old though, not the 16 years she looks.
If and when my kids were that age, no, I wouldn't have taken them to a "concert." Why?
Because, they find those things TOO noisy. And too crowded.
I mean, even in a restaurant with live music, they find it too loud and want to leave.
We took them once to a kiddie show at a concert hall once. They found it TOO loud.
I mean, liking a song is one thing.
But taking a young kid to a "concert" is another thing.
Too young, too loud, too crowded.
Get a sitter for them so they are comfortable at home while you go out and enjoy the concert.
Buy the CD instead. Too young. Loud, crowded, dark.
It's not really about the lyrics, most of that stuff goes over their heads anyway.
But have you been to a concert lately? I go several times a year, I love live music. But I don't take my kids. They are WAY too loud for little ears. There is often the smell of pot in the air, yes, EVEN in supposedly non smoking venues (okay by me but not really something I would want my young kids around.) It's VERY crowded, some people are clearly intoxicated and/or on drugs. Again, okay by me by NOT for my kids.
Sure there will be many kids and tweens and teens there, but even the teens are often high and dressed like skanks.
In short, no, this is not a scene for children.
